"Martha" Picked Up For A Third Season

"Martha" the daytime show hosted by Martha Stewart has been picked up for a third season the shows producers NBC -Universal have announced.

"Studio 60" To Be Cancelled Rumors

There are rumors that NBC's high pushed show "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" is to be canceled. The critics have not been kind to the show and the ratings haven't been that stellar so anything is possible. The show is expensive to produce with a large cast and NBC has recently announced that it is cutting costs by putting game shows and less expensive programming such as reality shows in the 8pm hour. After pushing the show so heavily with things such as having the show available on Netflix before its premiere for example it would be a surprise if NBC gave up so easily. Recently NBC has shown repeats of "Friday Night Lights" its other struggling drama on many nights in order to help the show gain viewers. NBC recently ordered three more scripts for "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" and I hope give the show another time slot or at least finish the season before making a decision on the shows fate although in the current market the show could be yanked tomorrow.

Coal Miner & Wife Survive On Amazing Race 10

David the coal miner from Kentucky and his wife Mary last night avoided elimination for the second time on last nights Amazing Race on CBS. On last nights show the couple from Kentucky came in last again but as was the last time this happened this leg was a non elimination leg. On next weeks episode they must come in first or be subject to a thirty minute penalty which could put them out of the race. Last time they were helped by the brothers Erwin and Godwin to survive who is part of a six way alliance called "The Six Pack" but that alliance seems weak. The question concerning the brothers are they helping the others because they don't really care about winning or are they keeping slowing competitors in the race so they will be easier to beat in the end. This show is always interesting and actioned packed and im looking forward to next weeks episode.

Fox News Offering Two Video Podcasts

The Fox News Channel has announced that they are going to release two daily video podcasts. The first one is called "The Flash" and is a 60 second newscast done by the hosts of "Fox & Friends" and will be available in the morning. In the afternoon a second video podcast will be available called "The Fox Report With Shepard Smith." Both podcasts will be available on iTunes as well as Fox sites My Space and Fox News. The shows will also be available on a cell phone for customers of Cingular's Amp'd with video capability.

Clay Aiken To Appear On "Days Of Our Lives"

Clay Aiken the runner up in the second season of "American Idol" will appear and sing two songs on the NBC daytime soap "Days Of Our Lives." The episode is scheduled to be broadcast on December 22nd.

Dick Clark Will Be On "New Years Rockin Eve"

The former host of "American Bandstand" the 76 year old Dick Clark has announced that he will return to host "New Years Rockin Eve" on New Years Eve with Ryan Seacrest. The musical guest from the show will be Christina Aguilera. Dick Clark originated the show back in 1972 and the only year he missed in all that time was in 2004 when he had a stroke.

NBC Refuses Ads For Dixie Chicks Movie

NBC has refused to air the ads for "Shut Up & Sing" a new documentary movie about the controversy surrounding the Dixie Chicks criticism of President George W Bush. NBC said they refused the ads because of its policy of barring ads dealing with public controversy. The new CW network had already said they would not air the ads.

"South Park" Makes Fun Of Steve Irwins Death

The creators of "South Park" Matt Stone and Trey Parker have announced that in an upcoming episode they will make fun of naturalist Steve Irwin's death. The popular host died last month off the coast of Queensland when a stingray barb went through his chest. The episode will have Steve Irwin at a celebrity party hosted by Satan and he will be shown with the barb through his chest. This episode is in poor taste but South Park is known for doing things like this so its not really that big of a surprise, although im sure many people may be offended.

On "Jericho" Tonight An Unwelcome Visitor

On tonights "Jericho" an electromagnetic pulse fries everything with a circuit board which plunges the town in darkness again. People realize they are on there own and must be responsible for maintaining law and order in their town. When Gail's (Pamela Reed) horses are stolen Jake (Skeet Ulrich) knows who the thief is and realizes he must confront a friend from his past. This is one of my favorite shows and can be seen tonight at 8pm on CBS.

"Extreme Makeover" Return Lasts One Episode

ABC's plastic surgery show "Extreme Makeover" only lasted one episode on its return before being yanked by ABC. The show had one low rated airing in its 8pm Friday slot and will be replaced starting November 3rd by "Grey's Anatomy" repeats.

Madonna Concert Won't Show "Cross Scene" On NBC

The Madonna concert scheduled on NBC on November 22nd will be shown without a scene of her on a mirrored cross with a crown of thorns on her head.

"Latin American Idol" Finale On Thursday

This Thursday is the finale of the first season of "Latin American Idol." This version of "Idol" premiered in July and is shown in 24 countries in Central and South America as well as the Caribbean. The 10 finalists were competing for a Sony BMG recording contract with the final two competing this Thursday night. The show has done so well that plans for a second season are in the works.

Jane Wyatt Dies At Age 96

Actress Jane Wyatt who is best known for being the stereotypical mom in "Father Knows Best" has died at the age of 96. Jane Wyatt had numerous television roles over the years as well as the role of Spocks mother in the movie "Star Trek."

Baywatch DVD sets will have different music, missing episodes

There are two different Baywatch sets coming out in the next few weeks, but according to TV Shows on DVD, the sets will not only be missing a couple of episodes (including "Nightmare Bay" and another ep that marked Pamela Anderson's first appearance), but the theme song will be different! Other music might be replaced too.
read more | digg story

Simpsons take aim at Iraq war in new Treehouse of Horror

You knew they'd have to get around to it sooner or later. The final segment of the upcoming Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" episode on November 5 will take a few not-so-subtle shots at the current conflict in Iraq as aliens Kang and Kodos (who are featured in every "Treehouse of Horror") attack Springfield.
read more | digg story

ABC Wins Tuesday Night

ABC won last Tuesdays rating battle with strong performances from "Dancing With The Stars" and "Boston Legal."

NBC Universal Cuts Jobs

NBC Universal announced Thursday it will cut 700 jobs, abandon MSNBC's New Jersey headquarters and shift spending from traditional broadcast TV to digital entertainment, reflecting both hard times at the network and changing times in the media world.

"Jericho" Message From Homeland Security

The people of "Jericho"receive a message from the outside world its a prerecorded message from Homeland Security telling them to stay put because help is on the way. The power returns to the town and people start to hope that things are becoming more normal. This is short lived as power surges and power lines which go down cause fires to break out all over town. The show airs tonight at 8pm on CBS. Im one of the millions of people that enjoy this new show which is like "Lost" but in a present day town in the Midwest with all the worries of nuclear war and terrorism that are in the news right now. When I first watched the commercials for this show I thought it might be depressing but its not and shows how normal people overcome in extreme circumstances.

"Ugly Betty" Picked Up For Full Season On ABC

ABC has announced that they have picked up "Ugly Betty" for a full season. Ths new show has done well at 8pm on Thursday nights and is very popular with women in the 18-49 age group.

"Rick Steves Europe" Returns To PBS

Popular travel show "Rick Steves Europe" is being relauched on PBS this fall after American Airlines signed a two year underwriting deal with the show. The 70 episode series runs often on 300 PBS stations across 95 percent of the country.

ABC & USA Today Hook Up For Health Coverage

This week ABC and newspapaper USA Today are getting together for coverage of health care in America. The series is called "Prescription For Change: Fixing American Health Care" and will be covered on television and in print from October 13th to 20th. The series will be shown on all ABC's news shows such as "Good Mornning America", "Nightline" and, "World News Tonight" as well as on "ABC News Now", "ABC Radio" and on "ABC.com." The print version will be availale daily in the Life and Money sections of USA Today.

"The Battle For Rome" On Discovery

On November 5th the Discovery Channel will premiere a six hour docudrama called "The Battle For Rome." The show will be shown in two parts on consecutive Sundays on the cable channel.

Ted Danson To Return To Network Comedy

Ted Danson the actor probally best known for playing bar owner Sam on "Cheers" is returning to network television again with a new comedy show. The new show to be shown on ABC is called "Help Me Help You" and in it Ted Danson plays a group therapist. The show right now is planned for a 9:30 pm slot on Tuesdays on ABC.

Steve Irwin's Daughter Will Star In New Show

Bindi the 8 year old daughter of Steve Irwin who was known as "The Crocodile Hunter" will star in a new wildlife show that will be shown on Discovery Kids. The shows title for the moment is called "Bindi: The Jungle Girl."

How I Meet Your Mother Tonight On CBS At 8

On tonights episode of "How I Met Your Mother" Lilly moves in with Barney. The question is can Barney handle the new situation and the feeling that Lilly has stripped him of his singlehood. The episode airs tonight at 8pm on CBS.

FOX Fires Baseball Broadcaster

FOX has announced they have fired baseball broadcaster Steve Lyons for making a racially insensitive comment on the television broadcast of Game 3 of the American League championship series. The comment was about colleague Lou Piniella's Hispanic heritage.

"Smallville" Ratings Up This Week On CW

This past Thursdays episode of "Smallville" on the CW network had 4.9 million viewers which was up 9% week to week in the 18-34 demo group. This is good news for "Smallville" on the most competitive night of the week.

"Grey's Anatomy" Beats "CSI" On Thursday

In the Thursday night ratings battle "Grey's Anatomy" on ABC beat "CSI" on CBS. "Grey's Anatomy" was the top rated show for the night with 22.8 million viewers but "CSI" wasn't far behind with 21.6 million, overall CBS won the night. The "CSI" episode also included an appearance by K-Fed or as he is more known Britney Spears husband. He didn't have a lot of lines to say and, he did okay in the show.

Dan Hedaya To Guest Star On "Monk"

Dan Hedaya a Emmy nominated actor who is probally best known as Nick Tortelli on "Cheers" will guest star on the USA show "Monk" as Adrian Monks father. The special holiday edition will air on cables USA Network on Friday November 17th at 10pm.

"Trump" The Animated Series Coming?

Premiere Publishing Group the company that produces Trump Magazine has announced that they plan to make a animated show based on Donald Trump and his executives. Michael Jacobson the CEO of Premiere has said he has interest from major animation houses and television networks in producing the show. The show is planned to go in production in the first quarter of 2007. This has to be one of the most unusual ideas for a animated show in a while and it will be interesting to see if it happens.

ABC Adds Its Shows Music Videos To V Cast

ABC has announced a deal with Verizon Wireless to show music videos from such ABC shows such as "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Lost" on its cell phones on its V Cast service. The music videos include clips from the shows set to popular music from artists such as Brian Mc Fadden and the band The Fray.

Stargate SG-1 LIVES!

MGM has given a green light for the show's creators to produce two direct-to-DVD movies based on SG-1.
read more | digg story

"Law And Order" New Episode Tonight At 10

Tonight at 10pm on NBC is a new episode of the long running crime drama "Law And Order." In tonights episode a young middle eastern man dies in an apparent hate crime. The suspect in this case played by Bernardo Peya hires a high powered lawyer to defend him and have the case thrown out.

NBC's - "It's Your Show"

NBC has created a new user-generated content project called - "It's Your Show", which might be your chance in becoming the next Steven Spielberg. There is a weekly winner and from those winners will come the ultimate winner, awarded a cash prize and the video will be shown on television.
read more | digg story

"Capital City" Pilot Picked Up By CW

The creator of "Commander In Chief" Rod Lurie is having his 2004 pilot of a show called "Capital City" picked up by the CW after ABC had rejected the show. The show is about a young womens journey through the congressional landscape in Washington.

"Jericho" Gets Full Season Pick Up By CBS

CBS has announced that they have ordered a full seaon of shows for its new drama "Jericho." The apocacalyptic dramas has averaged 11.3 million viewers during its four airings to date. The CBS order for 9 episodes now brings that total episodes to 22 this season. The only other new show to get a full season commitment so far is "Heroes" on NBC.

Chad Lowe To Join "24" Cast

Actor Chad Lowe is joining the cast of FOX's "24" when it returns for its sixth season in January. The Emmy Award winning actor will play a character called Reed Pollock a savvy political figure in the show. The new season of "24" will return with a two-night, four hour event.

NBC's "Raines" Adds New Cast Member

NBC's midseason replacement show "Raines" has signed former "New York Undercover" star Malik Yoba to be a member of the cast.

"Baywatch" To Return To Television In 2007

Reruns of "Baywatch" are going to return to televsion screens in 2007 according to Freemantle Media and Litton Entertainment the owners of the show. All 109 episodes will be available to stations across the country under a three year license deal.

"Smith" first failure of Fall

Smith, CBS' elaborate caper drama starring Ray Liotta and Virginia Madsen, has the unwanted distinction of being the first new series canceled.
read more | digg story

Update: Battlestar Galactica NOT going to NBC

Jessica Nevarez in the publicity department of NBC Universal officially says, "It is an online rumor that someone started and it is absolutely false."
read more | digg story

Jerry Lewis On "Law & Order SVU" Tonight

Tonight Jerry Lewis guest stars on "Law & Order Special Victims Unit" at 10pm on NBC. He is playing Munch's (Richard Belzer) homeless uncle who is the main subject in a double rape-homicide. "Law & Order Special Victims Unit" is a well written and acted show and after a strong episode last week this one is worth a look.

Katie Couric Slips in Ratings For Fifth Week

For a fifth week in a row ratings to "CBS Evenning News" with Katie Couric have dropped. Katie Couric moved from NBC's "Today Show" to take over the helm of the "CBS Evenning News" on Labor Day and got 13.6 million viewers for the premiere; Since that high point viewership has been steadily sliding to last weeks 7.04 million viewers, behind ABC World News Tonight at 7.97 and NBC Nightly News at 8.56 million viewers.

Battlestar Galactica Premiere Ratings Down

The third season premiere of Battlestar Galactica on Friday night had had 2.2 million viewers which was down from 3.5 million for last seasons premiere. The show which was on from 9 to 11 pm was the number one cable show on Friday. Rumors are still going around that NBC plans to use Battlestar Galactica as a midseason replacement show for the network. If the rumors are true it will be interesting to see if the lower ratings for the season premiere change NBC's decision to show it on the NBC network.

Paris & Nicole Together Again?

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie have agreed to do a fifth season of "The Simple Life" where they will play camp conselors. This is according to producer Jon Murray who announced this to the Associated Press. The 25 year old women were also seen having dinner together at Dana Tana's Steakhouse in Los Angeles so it looks like the public feud is over. Because of their feud the forth season of "The Simple Life" was filmed with each of them seperately.

"ABC News Now" To Be Shown In India

The ABC news service ABC News Now which shows content from ABC News such as World News and Nightline will be distributed outside the United States for the first time. The channel has been picked up in India by Dish TV which is that countries largest digital television provider.

Gas Station Television Adds Coupons

The Television Beat covers all kinds ot television from broadcast, cable, saterlite and even iptv but this story is about Gas Station TV. Gas Station TV is those small screens in gas station pumps that show news or other television programs. Well now they are going to install coupon machines that print out coupons tied to on screen promotional messages that can be printed on demand from the screen and used at the gas station. I don't think this will take off for home use but it is a unique way to entice people to buy the product shown on the television screen.

"WWE Raw" 3 Hour Reunion Tonight At 8 PM

Tonight is the season premiere of "WWE Raw" on the USA Network at a special time of 8pm. The show is a three hour reunion special celebrating the one year anniversary of "Raw" returning to the USA Network. Since returning to USA Network from its former home Spike TV, "Raw" has been averaging 2.6 million viewers in the 18-49 age group. To help celebrate tonight will be wrestlers from all three of the WWE's hit shows "Raw", "Smackdown" and "ECW" will be on hand as well as special guests.

"Smith" May Be Cancelled By CBS

CBS hasn't announced it yet but things don't look good for the drama "Smith." The show which already had been yanked from the schedule has had its webpages and all mention of the show removed from CBS.com.

"South Park" Still Strong After Decade

The second half of the 10th season of "South Park" has garnered good ratings for Comedy Central. The first new episode of the second half of the season, last Wednesday night had 3.4 million viewers and was the series biggest mid season launch since 2000.

Picture Of K-Fed On "CSI"

This a picture of Kevin Federline who calls himself K-Fed but is better known as being married to Britney Spears. This picture is from his upcoming appearance on CSI where he gets in the face of one of the regular cast. This episode of CSI can be seen this Thursday October 12th at 9pm on CBS. Don't know how he will do, but from the preview video clip i've seen he doesn't look too bad.

"Smith" Pulled From CBS Schedule

After three airings CBS has pulled from its schedule its new show "Smith." The show is still in production but got weak ratings for the premiere episode and has got worse for the last two outings. For the moment CBS has annouced that they will run repeats of the original "CSI" as well as "Criminal Minds" in that slot. "Smith" was a criminal drama with lots of action and had big stars Ray Liotta and Virginia Madsen in it. CBS hasn't announced when or if the show will return yet.

"Heroes" Picked Up For Full Season

NBC has ordered nine more episodes of its new show "Heroes" bringing the show up to a full season of 22 episodes. The show has performed well in the ratings with an average of 13.5 million viewers for the first two episodes. The show is about normal people who find out that they have super natural powers. This show was a big risk for NBC but it seems to have found its audience and it looks like the pre premiere internet promotion of the show helped it.

New Show Planned From David E Kelley

David E Kelley the creator of such shows as "Alley Mc Beal" and "Boston Legal" has announced that he plans to produce a police drama for 20th Century Fox.

CW Monday & Sunday Line Ups To Flip

In an interesting move the new CW network has announced that it is flipping its Sunday line up with its Monday line up, this move will happen on October 9th.

"Reno 911" Picked Up For Fifth Season

Comedy Central has announced that the spoof cop show "Reno 911" has been picked up for a fifth season because of a strong fourth season.

"Eureka" Picked Up By Sci fI Channel

The Sci Fi Channel has announced that it has picked up the show "Eureka" for a second season. The show is now scheduled to go back in production next spring with new episodes to be shown next summer.

Its Official "Kidnapped" Is Cancelled By NBC

Its now official NBC has announced that the show "Kidnapped" has been cancelled. The show will shut down production after the last of the 13 episodes ordered are completed. NBC said they are working with the shows producer Sony Pictures TV to wrap up the story line. The show has had ratings trouble from the start so its cancellation is not a surprise.

"Heroes" To Be Edited To Avoid Law Suit

NBC will edit out a scene from last week's "Heroes" in which a cheerleader shoves her hand in a garbage disposal to prove to herself that she is invincible. The scene will be cut from any repeats of the show to avoid a possible lawsuit by the disposal maker.
read more | digg story

"Kidnapped" May be Cancelled

According to the Hollywood Reporter the NBC show "Kidnapped" may be cancelled and be shut down after the original 13 episodes have been aired. The show starring Timothy Hutton and Dana Delany looking for their kidnapped teenage son has struggled in the ratings. The show was 67th in last weeks ratings with 6.3 miilion viewers which was down from 7.6 million from its premiere. I haven't seen this show I watched the previews and it didn't seem that interesting to me and judging by the ratings I guess I wasn't the only one who thought that.

CBS Orders More Episodes of "The Unit"

CBS has announced that they have picked up additional episodes of "The Unit" their military themed drama. The original order was for 13 episodes this year, but the new order brings that total up to 22 episodes. The show got a 13.2 million viewers in its latest outing and averaged 15 million last year. This wasn't a show I watched last year but have seen it this year and must say its a very good show. It shows the lives of wives and family at a military base as well as the members of "The Unit" a top secret military group as they do there missions around the world. So the show is a mixture of drama with some intense action scenes and some very good acting, definetly worth a look.

BBC America Now In Over 50 Million Homes

BBC America has announced that they are in over 50 million homes in the United States now. The cable channel has also said that their ratings are up 12% in total viewers and up 16% in adults 25-54 over last year.

Outdoor Life Network Becomes Versus

Comcast has renamed their cable network OLN with a new name, the new name is Versus. OLN or Outdoor Life Network was a channel which was known for its hunting and fishing shows. The name was licensed from the Outdoor Life Magazine which has similar content. Over the last year the channel has evolved with new programming such as the NHL and reruns of such shows as Survivor and the Amazing Race. I guess the old name didn't fit quite so well but Comcast is qucik to point out that the old hunting and fishing shows will continue to be apart of the channel.

"Christine" Picked Up For Full Season On CBS

The Emmy award winning "The New Adventures Of Old Christine" has been picked up for a full season of 22 episodes on CBS. CBS had ordered 13 episodes of this show for its second season but because of strong ratings increased the number. Last weeks show had 13.6 million viewers while last years average was 12.5 million viewers. The show starring ex Seinfield cast member Julia Louis Dreyfus seems to be building in to a solid member of CBS's Monday night comedies.

"The Class" & "How I Met Your Mother" To Flip

CBS has announced that it will push its struggling new comedy "The Class" to the 8:30pm slot and move "How I Met Your Mother" from its current 8:30pm slot up to 8:00pm. The move wasn't that big of a surprise and hopefully more people will watch "The Class."

"Friday Night Lights" Struggles In Debut

The new critically acclaimed drama about high school called "Friday Night Lights" on NBC ended up in third in last nights ratings. The premiere episode ended behind the first hour of "Dancing With The Stars" on ABC and NCIS on CBS. "Dancing With The Stars" won the battle with 18.3 million viewers and close behind was "NCIS" with 15.5 million viewers and Friday Night Lights had only 7.2 million viewers.

"Jericho" Search For Outside Life Begins At 8PM

Tonight on a new episode of "Jericho" on CBS, Jake (Skeet Ulrich) is one of four search parties to see if there is any life outside of Jericho. The four search parties head out in different directions towards the major cities surrounding "Jericho." Each group of people will radio back any information they get. It will be interesting to see if they meet any other survivors or are they the only ones left. "Jericho" airs tonight at 8pm et/pt on CBS.

Fox offers shows on MySpace, TV sites

The new service, Fox On Demand, will be advertising-supported and will offer shows such as "Prison Break," "Justice" and "Bones" on MySpace and on Web sites in 24 U.S. markets where News Corp. owns TV stations.
read more | digg story

Nickelodeon Maintains Number One Position as Top Cable Network

Network Shows Tremendous Growth in Digital Space in Third Quarter 2006 with Broadband Video Sites Garnering Triple Digit Increases, Online Offerings Showing Double Digit Gains, and Record Highs on VOD.
read more | digg story

Katie Couric Slips in Ratings

CBS is putting a brave face on Katie Couric's ratings as the CBS Evening News slipped to third place last week.
read more | digg story

Spike TV's Series Blade is Cancelled After One Season

THEOcracy has learned that Spike TV's series Blade has been cancelled after one season. The site has reposted a message from Jill Wagner, who plays Krista Starr on the program.
read more | digg story

The Bachelor Rome 2 Hour Premiere Tonight

Tonight at 9pm on ABC is the return of "The Bachelor " this time its set in Rome, Italy. A total of 25 women will head to Rome for a chance to win the heart of this years bachelor Prince Lorenzo Borghese. In a twist this time two surprise women from Italy will be added to spice up the mix of this the ninth season of the show. The ratings for the show have been lower in resent outings so maybe the Italian locations will generate more interest in the show.

ABC Orders Pilot For "Parental Guidance"

ABC has announced that they have ordered a half hour pilot for a new comedy series called "Parental Guidance." The setting for the show is parents of kids who live the same way as when they were 25 and, this show explores how that effects their kids. In recent years the half hour comedys outside of CBS's Monday night have struggled. The idea for this show doesn't sound that exciting but it will be interesting to see how they make it entertaining.

Braff Leaving 'Scrubs' for Big Screen

Zach Braff loves making movies so much, he's going to quit his role in "Scrubs" to concentrate on his film career.
read more | digg story

"Ugly Betty" Wasn't Ugly In Ratings

The new ABC show "Ugly Betty" put up good ratings numbers in its premiere outing. The show an english language version of a Spanish telenovela about an unattractive office worker drew 16.3 million viewers in the 18-49 age group.

American Idol Rewind Premieres In Syndication

Yesterday I watched the first edition of a new show called "American Idol Rewind" which is shown in syndication in 96% of the country. The show is a clip show of moments over the years of "American Idol," tied together by video from Ryan and the judges as well as producers and others involved with the show. This first episode included a never seen before clip of Kelly Clarkson from her audition in Dallas. This show will appeal to "American Idol" fans and will hold them over until the next season of "American Idol" starts.

NBC CEO Not Happy With "Kidnapped" Ratings

Bob Wright the CEO of NBC has said he is not happy with the ratings for the new NBC show "Kidnapped." The show had 7.5 million viewers for the premiere and this weeks viewership had dropped to 6.3 million viewers. The drop is huge for a show from one week to the next and doesn't bode well for the show. The show had a lead in for 7 million from the previous show "The Biggest Loser" but didn't even keep all that audience.