Sarah Shahi is getting a new Life within the NBC Universal family.
Shahi, who starred in NBC’s Life the past two seasons, has landed the title role in USA’s pilot Facing Kate. She’ll be playing a lawyer who, after getting a divorce, shifts careers and becomes a mediator, the HR says. Sitcom veteran Michael Sardo (Wings, [...]
The fates of Chuck and Law & Order may still be up in the air, but NBC was definitive about one on-the-fence show at its upfront presentation Monday: Life will not get a third season.
“It will not be coming back,” was NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman’s short and to-the-point statement on the show’s fate, which came [...]
The ratings for Life’s Wednesday debut this week weren’t great, but they were good enough to earn the show a full season on NBC.
The network announced late Friday that it’s picking up nine more episodes of the second-year cop show, which stars Damian Lewis. The move comes after the series showed signs of ratings improvement [...]
Now that the strike is over, you probably want to know when your favorite “scripted” television shows will be coming back to the air with new episodes. The networks have quietly begun outlining plans to salvage what’s left of the current TV season and here is what they have come up with…
***However, schedule is subject [...]
So it obviously took long for me to come up with thoughts on 2007. But it was difficult to do,.2007 wasn’t a good year for television. It had numerous things going against it. There were the cancelled shows (Rome, Deadwood, Thief) that I felt should have made return engagements this year which left [...]
I know you have been waiting for this. It’s only been two weeks since the new TV season really got underway, but I have been relatively quiet so far. I know you all want to know what I think of the new shows. Well that is why I am writing this today. 21 new shows [...]
With the official premiere week behind us, it’s time to take a look at the new shows and see which ones should get the axe and which will get the TIVO season pass (Hey! It rhymes!). Yes, some shows have yet to debut, but with the bulk already on the air, it’s as good a [...]
Life is about Charlie Crews, a cop turned convict turned cop again. It’s the story of a man who was framed for a crime who tries readjust to living life in the free world, and his new role as a police detective.
For Fans Of – Any of USA’s detective shows (Monk, Psych [...]
The other day a conference call was held by NBC for one of their new shows premiering next week, Life. Press from around the world got the chance to talk to the creator of the show, Rand Ravich, and the star of the show, Damian Lewis. Last year, NBC had tremendous success promoting Heroes in [...]
Yeah, so I’m back and now we’re getting to the meet of my week. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are traditionally days when things ramp up and I’m juggling programs.
So let’s jump right into it.
TUESDAY
Tuesday is going to be a busy day. It’s got four new shows that I’m hopeful about, [...]
Last month another TV season ended. It was another interesting one. But who exactly came out on top? Which shows climbed to the top of the mountain and looked down at all of its fallen foes in “TV Rerun Hell”? Which shows got cut too soon and which shows surprised us all? What [...]
Okay, so when I reviewed CanWest Global and E!’s actual Upfront presentation on Friday, I told you that I would tell you why I had to use my superpowers to check out all the screeners.
After attending the presentation, I rushed over to Global to pick up my screeners and watch them all to give you [...]
Everything entertainment.
That’s what the E! network has stood for since its inception in 1987, when it initially launched as Movie Time (a low-budget station that simply aired old movie trailers). In 1990, the network was renamed to E! Entertainment Television and since that time, the station has revolutionized celebrity coverage, emphasizing the latest gossip, [...]