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Jenny McCarthy Show: “7 Questions” With … Jenny McCarthy

December 20, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Jenny McCarthy says her mission with her new late-night talk show is to “bring sexy back” to the genre. This seems like an eminently attainable goal for the former Playboy centerfold, who describes The Jenny McCarthy Show as “Playboy After Dark meets Watch What Happens Live.” The weekly gabfest, which will feature celebs and comedy segments, will haunt VH1 Fridays beginning Feb. 8. The show will shoot in Los Angeles, but if it’s a big hit and the network wants to make it a daily program, McCarthy says she will insist production move to her hometown of Chicago, where she […]

VH1 airs “Miss U Much” sneak peek this Sunday

November 30, 2012 Lori Acken

If you were young and pop-culture obsessed in the ’90s, Catherine Reitman has your dream job. The 31-year-old actress and comic was tapped by VH1 to go on excellent adventures with some of the era’s most well-known stars, and give viewers a revealing look at what their youthful icons are up to now, in the network’s upcoming series Miss U Much, which debuts with a sneak peek this Sunday, Dec. 2 at 10pm ET. From paddleboarding with Baywatch stud David Chokachi (while not-so-happily wearing the famous red swimsuit) to singing karaoke with Saved by the Bell’s Mr. Belding, Dennis Haskins […]

100 Greatest Kid Stars of the last 20 years

November 19, 2012 Ryan Berenz

100 Greatest Kid Stars on VH1 Nov. 29-Dec. 2 counts down the the biggest names in TV, music and entertainment who burst onto the scene as kids from the past two decades. Child stars in pop culture are like pet alligators. They’re cute when young, but they often get flushed before they grow big. VH1 counts down the top kid stars of the past two decades in the five-part special 100 Greatest Kid Stars, a nostalgic look back at the biggest names in TV, music and entertainment who burst onto the scene as kids. Hosted by Catherine Reitman — daughter […]

MTV nets to premiere new Taylor Swift video

August 28, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

MTV, VH1, CMT and TeenNick will exclusively premiere Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” music video to celebrate the one-week countdown to the 2012 Video Music Awards, MTV announced today. Swift had been previously announced as a performer at this year’s VMAs. Her video will premiere this Thursday, Aug. 30, at 7:49pm ET. Swift will take to the airwaves live at 7:49pm ET on MTV, CMT and TeenNick to premiere the video on the special MTV First: Taylor Swift, where the singer will personally introduce the music video for “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” The […]

New VH1 series shines spotlight on moms who refuse to grow up

July 12, 2012 StayTuned Staff

The latest in bad-parenting television brings us Mama Drama, a new VH1 docuseries from the folks responsible for Jersey Shore. The series showcases the relationship between party moms and their BFF daughters. June Cleavers they are not: These mothers embody a so-called 15/50 mentality — they have the bodies of grown women, but want to act like teenagers. They cling to youth through their young adult daughters — dressing like them, going out to the clubs with them and making drunken nightlife decisions alongside them. So, really, what could be trashier better than putting a bunch of these outrageous ladies […]

VH1 “Uprising” documentary looks back at L.A. Riots

April 30, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

It’s been 20 years since the L.A. Riots — nearly a week (April 29-May 4, 1992) of unrest, looting and rage that erupted in the wake of the acquittal of four LAPD officers (three white, one Hispanic) who were caught on videotape beating black motorist Rodney King. The riots paralyzed Los Angeles and sent racial shockwaves across the country. To recognize the anniversary of the event — which left 54 people dead and over 12,000 arrested — VH1 will premiere the documentary film Uprising: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots at 9pm on May 1. The film is executive-produced and […]

Stevie TV brings YouTube sensation Stevie Ryan to VH1

February 27, 2012 Lori Acken

Stevie Ryan is pencil-thin and pinup-girl pretty, with almond-shaped hazel eyes, a lush pout and cascades of dark, shiny hair. But she’d rather look like you. Especially if you’re a readily parodied part of the pop-culture lexicon. Growing up outside of Los Angeles with a taste for silent films and a longing to entertain, Ryan moved into the city to find her fortune and discovered that she got the most attention from works of her own creation. To fill the time between commercial and print gigs, Ryan began producing comically oddball — frequently NSFW — online videos in her apartment, […]

VH1 breaks up the holidays with “40 Funniest Fails 2”

December 28, 2011 Tom Comi

One reason reality television is so popular is because watching other people figuratively fall on their faces allows us to somehow feel better about ourselves, so imagine the enjoyment of watching someone literally falling on their face. Actually, you don’t have to imagine it, thanks to VH1. Tonight at 9pm ET, the network is rolling out the premiere of 40 Funniest Fails 2, a sequel to an hourlong clip-fest of people taking a spill for our viewing pleasure. Don’t get me wrong, I am never a fan of watching others get physically hurt, but I have to admit that there […]

Kelly Clarkson goes unplugged in VH1 special

November 18, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide Some could argue that the first season of American Idol wasn’t as competitive as the the following years due to its then-obscurity, but nobody can claim that there has been a winner to date with a more powerful voice than inaugural champ Kelly Clarkson. Fans and skeptics alike can find out tonight (11pm ET) when the Texas native takes the stage in a VH1 Unplugged special. For those unfamiliar with the term, unplugged means a scaled-down, acoustic performance with no electric guitars, keyboards or over-amplification. It presents musicians and singers as they are, instead of […]

Mum’s the word: VH1’s “Unplugged: Mumford & Sons” airs Friday

June 21, 2011 Lori Acken

Mumford & Sons is of those bands, the ones that hipster Hollywood types like Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman — and a few music obsessed mortals like my friend Kiki — seem to know about a good year before the rest of us do. But once you finally get on the bandwagon, you’re awful glad to find yourself there. Especially if you think that squeezebox, banjo and stand-up bass never really lost their place in good music. Most folks got their first look at the English power bluegrass (Britgrass? Graygrass?) quartet — made up of Marcus Mumford, “Country” Winston […]