After five months, Jay Leno leaves prime time tonight, returning his “magic” to late night.
Tag Archives: Television
Undercover Boss: Advertainment’s Fourth Wave [Corporate America]
So we assume you saw Undercover Boss last night, CBS’ big new reality show that got the plum post-Super Bowl spot? Amazing, was it not? Televised entertainment has now completed its long, winding…
Farewell M*A*S*H: More Americans Watched the Super Bowl Last Night Than Anything Ever [Bowled Over]
Just-in Nielsen numbers confirm that last night’s broadcast of the Indianapolis Colts vs. the (winning) Nawlins Saints was the highest-rated television broadcast in US history, with 106.5 million…
HBO Launches The Nikki Finke Show [Ripped From The Headlines]
HBO is developing a comedy about “a powerful female online showbiz journalist with a no-holds-barred style.” We called our pal Nikki to ask if it’s about her. It was, as always, a delightful…
Fanookers and Doormats: Sprucing Up TV’s Gay Characters [Omg Makeover]
AfterElton put together a sadly hopeful little roundup of “gay” TV pilots currently in various stages of development today. It got us thinking about the current slate of gay folks on TV, and wishing…
Jared Kushner Expands His Unsuccessful Newspaper Empire [Media Crack]
In your foreboding Thursday media column: Jared Kushner has a bright idea, Howard Zinn’s reputation impugned, David Letterman plays a funny joke, and Janice Min somehow survives being rich as…
Ten Things You Should Know Before Going on The Daily Show [Television]
Ever wonder what going on the The Daily Show is like? Here’s a rundown from recent guest Ethan Watters, author of Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche. This post was first…
Today Show Loves What the Scientologists Are Doing in Haiti [Disasters]
Ignoring plenty of reporting here about quackery and profiteering, the Today Show ran an absolute blowjob today on Scientologists in Haiti. They’re “often doing the work no one else wants to do.”…
Oprah Oprah Oprah [Oprah]
Oprah is quitting her show next year to build her cable network, but have no fear: that network will feature a reality show about the final season of Oprah’s show. And a show called “Miracle…
Ugly Betty Got Cancelled Because American Television Is Broken [Getting Ugly]
ABC finally euthanize Ugly Betty. It used to be one of the best shows on TV, but the network system’s intractable greed and antiquated system ruined it. Can’t we have term limits for TV…