Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
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Jay Leno Officially Gets Tonight Show
TMZ is now reporting that NBC has officially made the deal with Jay Leno that will take him back to hosting The Tonight Show at 11:35. This completely seals the fate of Conan O'Brien who had refused to move out of that time slot and follow a half hour Leno. After the Olympics Leno will be back in late night with the full hour that he had wanted and as such there will be no changes to Jimmy Fallon or Carson Daly's shows. There are a few rumors out there now regarding how quickly Conan will b...
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Conan O’Brien Leaving The Tonight Show
After NBC announced plans to move Jay Leno back to 11:35 all eyes have been on Conan O'Brien who had the big decision to make. He could either do "The Tonight Show" at 12:05 or leave the network. He has chosen to do the latter, and while monetary details aren't being specified by him it is believed that he will be owed $80 million in the process. So what is to come next? According to his statement he has no offers on the table at the moment. Apparently he will negotiate the buy-out of his c...
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Chuck Performs Well While Heroes Tanks
After premiering very well the focus turned to how Chuck would hold up in its standard time slot on Monday nights at 8pm. There was thought that going head-to-head with House along with CBS' monster comedies and The Bachelor would eat into its ratings, but it appears that the competition provided by a huge Simpsons ratings draw on Sunday was comparable to what it faced on Monday night. Chuck pulled in 7.3 million viewers and had a strong 2.6 showing in the 18-49 demo. Those numbers provided...
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Simon Cowell Leaving ‘American Idol’, Launching ‘X Factor’
Variety is reporting that Simon Cowell will leave American Idol after this season to bring The X Factor to the U.S. Cowell will serve as an executive producer and judge on the show. Cowell took the stage during Fox's portion of the TV Critics Assn. press tour and confirmed that he would leave "Idol" after this season, in order finally bring Brit TV sensation "The X Factor" to the states. 'Where we have come to and agreed is that X Factor will launch in America in 2011, with me judging t...
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Chuck Premiere Gets Encouraging Ratings
Things were not optimistic when it came to having a third season of Chuck. Ratings were mediocre despite the show being beloved by its fan base. That was displayed when the fans basically saved the show by supporting its sponsors. With NBC struggling immensely due to the Jay Leno fiasco they brought the show back even earlier than anticipated and increased the number of episodes ordered for the season. Promotion has been strong with NBC recognizing the potential and knowing they need it to do ...
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NBC Moving Leno Back to 11:30
TMZ is reporting that NBC will be moving Jay Leno back to 11:30 meaning that Conan O'Brien may be on the way out. This will take place after the Winter Olympics in February. Apparently right now it is unknown whether Leno's show will be the typical hour or if it will be a half hour. It if is the latter it is possible it would then be followed by Conan. However this could open up the possibility of Conan leaving and finding a show on a different network The 10pm weekly Leno show has been dee...
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Survivor Heroes vs Villains Cast List
CBS has officially unveiled the roster for Survivor: Heroes vs Villains. While the list of participants was leaked a while back they just made public all 20 who are taking part. The first All-Stars season was considered by many to be disappointing but early buzz on Heroes vs Villains is that it could end up being considered as one of the best seasons. Four previous winners have returned: Parvati, Sandra, JT and Tom. Some of the other notables include Russell from the just completed season, ...
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Lost ‘Last Supper’ Promo Image
With the sixth and final season of Lost less than a month away ABC is starting to promote the show more heavily. Though they will not show a single second of footage from the season beforehand they have put together a bunch of promos airing on TV and now this 'Last Supper' image featuring the characters from the show. Click the image above to view a larger version. Everything related to Lost has meaning so surely the photo will be analyzed for possible insight for the coming season. The...
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