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When does a niche network give up its niche?

June 10, 2011 StayTuned Staff

It’s hard to overestimate the influence that niche networks have had on us in recent decades. Thinking back to when cable TV was in its infancy and the concept was still pretty new, one might recall thinking, “How could you fill x number of hours of programming a day with _________?” (Remember — not all networks were 24 hours a day back then. That’s right, kids — television used to sign off at night!) But somewhere out there, someone had the idea to take a boatload of existing programming content, run it on the air and see what sort of […]

Bravo invites you to “Rocco’s Dinner Party” June 15

June 8, 2011 Lori Acken

By Lori Acken Follow @ChannelGuide He didn’t exactly heat up the dance floor on Season 7 of Dancing With the Stars — but studly celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito sure knows how to entertain his pals with ambience and cuisine. Now Bravo has your invitation to his exclusive and swank soirees, courtesy of the network’s newest competition series, Rocco’s Dinner Party, premiering June 15 at 11pm ET/PT (the show moves to Wednesdays at 10pm on the 22nd). In each specially-themed episode, three talented chefs from all walks of culinary life — from restaurant all-stars to self-taught prodigies — will battle to […]

Royal Watch: Today’s (and tomorrow’s) royal wedding programming (4/28-29)

April 28, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Lori Acken It’s almost here! Today and tomorrow networks really go into overdrive with coverage related to the royal wedding, and coverage of the event itself. APRIL 28 The Making of a Royal Wedding — TLC, 8pm ET What does it take to pull off a once-in-a-lifetime event? Join TLC as we see some of the amazing choreography of logistics and details from security to dresses to meals as Britain prepares to host the wedding of the century. Countdown to the Royal Wedding — TLC, 9pm ET Royal experts and TLC’s Clinton Kelly and Randy Fenoli host a two-hour […]

Bravo serves up another season of Top Chef Masters

April 6, 2011 StayTuned Staff

by Athena Voulgaropoulos Bravo’s Top Chef Masters returns for its third season on Wednesday, April 6 at 11 pm ET/PT with a brand-new format and new award-winning chefs hungry to compete for the title of “Top Chef Master” and win $100,000 for their charity. This season, 12 world-renowned chefs battle for culinary glory in some of the toughest challenges ever seen on the series, including the infamous restaurant wars. In a change from the previous two seasons, the masters will no longer be judged on a five-star rating scale, but in elimination-style challenges similar to the tried-and-true format of the […]

Top Chef cooks up a 20-city tour

March 17, 2011 Lori Acken

By Lori Acken Talk about your fancy shmancy meals on wheels! Beginning April 15th, Bravo’s top-rated, Emmy and James Beard Award-winning show, Top Chef, takes to the road for its fourth annual “Top Chef: The Tour.” The free event provides fans in 20 cities across the country to meet popular “chef’testants,” learn secrets about their favorite show, and — for the first time in the tour’s history — witness a live, interactive cook-off between two former chef’testants judged by local celebrities and audience members. But there’s more to “Top Chef: The Tour” than just food — there’s fun and games, […]

“Top Chef” burns itself in the Bahamas

March 14, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi One of the best reality shows on television is Top Chef, because it forces its contestants to think on their feet and cook food under the most dire of situations. But the producers last week tried to get a little too cute for their own good, and it very well could have put the fire out on what was arguably the best season ever to that point. Top Chef: All-Stars (Bravo, Wednesdays, 10 pm) is a compilation of some of the best contestants in the show’s history, so we knew we were going to be in for […]

Bravo’s upcoming “Platinum Hit” hits South By Southwest

March 9, 2011 Lori Acken

By Lori Acken Platinum Hit, Bravo’s answer to American Idol for folks who write the songs the whole world (or at least someone who might make it a chart-topper) sings is bringing it’s show to Austin’s South By Southwest music frenzy, even before the series’ TV debut. Hosted by Jewel and judged by erstwhile Idol judge Kara DioGuardi along with a plethora of celebrity guests, Platinum Hit follows 12 musicians as they battle through weekly challenges that require them to write and perform lyrics from multiple musical genres. In the end, one ultimate hitmaker will write themselves a musical ticket […]

Kathy Griffin puts “D-List” to bed

February 2, 2011 Tom Comi

It might be an understatement to say that comedian Kathy Griffin isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, but the recent announcement that she will no longer be doing her series My Life on the D-List left me a little sad. And then I couldn’t help but chuckle a little at the irony that a show about a bottom-of-the barrel celebrity would end its run because the celebrity decided it was time. That’s right, this wasn’t Bravo’s call to end the popular reality show; it was all Griffin. “It was a tough, because I think of D-List as pretty much my baby […]

Bravo’s “Inside The Actors Studio” lands Jim Carrey after 17 years of trying

January 5, 2011 Lori Acken

From Bravo: Bravo starts the year off on a high note as Golden Globe-winner Jim Carrey, one of the most sought-after guests in “Inside the Actors Studio” history, takes the hot seat on Monday, January 10th at 8pm ET/PT. Host James Lipton first invited Carrey 17 years ago to appear on the show and on the night of the memorable taping, told the audience Carrey is worth the “17 years of foreplay.” Leaving no stone unturned, Lipton courses through Carrey’s early days as a class clown in school to the janitorial job he had to take in order to support […]

Bravo announces new real-time Twitter initiative

December 7, 2010 Lori Acken

From Bravo: Expanding on its robust offerings of real-time engagement tools such as the Talk Bubble and the interactive iPad app Bravo Now, Bravo Media collaborated with Twitter to launch @BravoTV, a real-time social media experience and interactive site where fans can engage with each other 24/7 about their favorite Bravo shows and Bravolebrities. Additionally, TelevisionWithoutPity.com will launch Talk Without Pity, a social media dashboard for the TV junkie, where users can find, consume, and participate in real-time virtual watercooler buzz surrounding their favorite programs and performers. The announcement was made by Lisa Hsia, Senior Vice President of Bravo Digital […]