Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
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This Season Expected To Be Heroes Last
While there have been no official statements regarding the future of Heroes its ratings and deterioration of fan support has it in critical condition. Recent episodes have brought series ratings lows and even though it targets the 18-49 demo with its content it has performed mediocre at best in that regard. The quality dropped like a rock after the first season and it hasn't been able to recover. It has also seen its budget continually trimmed and the latest episode had one of the most laugh...
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TNT Cancels Raising the Bar
TNT has a pretty good track-record with their original programming. Series such as The Closer, Leverage, Hawthorne, and Saving Grace have contributed to the success and maturity of the cable channel. Raising the Bar appeared to be another hit when it debuted with a then record 7.7 million viewers. However when the second season premiered with only 3.8 million that was considered a disappointment and the ratings throughout the season did not recover. Yesterday TNT announced that they have can...
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Promo Trailer for Human Target
Fox has released a promo trailer for the new series Human Target. Starring Mark Valley, Jackie Earle Haley, and Chi McBride the show is based on the DC Comic. It follows the cases of a unique private contractor who interferes with murder attempts by impersonating the intended victims. Human Target premieres on Sunday January 17th at 8pm followed by the first two hours of the new season of 24. It then moves to its normal time on Wednesdays at 9pm. ...
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FlashForward Shuts Down Production
In the past few weeks concern has been raised over the status of FlashForward. Ratings have dropped to levels that brought the future of the series into question. Having ordered a full season it seemed that ABC was at least committed to letting the story play out. That confidence was intended to make viewers feel more comfortable investing in a show long-term after a few years where new series were yanked out from under them before even providing any closure. However viewers have been losing...
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Chuck Returns in January
There has been a lot of discussion and speculation regarding when the third season of Chuck would premiere. NBC's original plan was to start it in March after the Olympics were through. However with the cancellation of both Southland and the end of Trauma in sight the network had openings in its schedule to fill. Along with that was the encouraging development that came when word leaked of six more episodes being ordered in addition to the 13 already planned. Chuck will now officially pre...
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Lost Season 6 Gets Premiere Date
ABC has released the information that fans of Lost have been waiting for by announcing details on the premiere and the time slot for the sixth and final season of the series. Lost will debut on February 2nd with a recap episode at 8pm followed by the two hour premiere from 9pm-11pm. From then on the season will air at 9pm on Tuesday nights. Originally the season was believed to have a start date on January 20th. The move to 2/2 likely means the show will stay on throughout the Olympics...
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Lost Season 6 Poster
ABC has released the official poster for the sixth and final season of Lost. Click the image above for the full version of the poster. This is about the only thing that will be available to analyze as the network is not going to show a single second of footage or have any discussion on details relating to the season before it begins on January 20th. Certainly with a show like Lost images such as this carry some symbolism and could provide some hints as to the fate of the characters. Locke...
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’2012′ and ‘Zombieland’ Coming to FX
According to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has secured the television rights to 2012 and Zombieland. Even though FX has premiered other blockbusters in the past, this is still pretty significant news considering how well 2012 did this past weekend. Appropriately, the Sony movie will make its debut on the basic cable network in the beginning of 2012. In addition to "2012," FX has acquired another Sony film that opened at No. 1 this fall, the horror comedy "Zombieland," which will be availabl...
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