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Daily Archives : Sep 19, 2013

‘The CBS Dream Team, It’s Epic!,’ a New Three-Hour Saturday Morning Programming Lineup, Premieres Saturday, Sept. 28

Press release from CBS, Sept. 19, 2013: CBS’s new Saturday morning programming lineup, THE CBS DREAM TEAM, IT’S EPIC!, premieres Saturday, Sept. 28, on the CBS Television Network. The three-hour FCC educational/informational compliant programming block consists of six new half-hours…

CBS Reinvents Saturday Mornings, Rolls Out All-New Programming Lineup

CBS is reinventing its Saturday morning programming, rolling out a lineup of new shows accompanied by a catchy tagline: "The CBS Dream Team, It’s Epic!" The new lineup consists of six all-new half-hour FCC Educational/Informational-compliant programs aimed at viewers age…

How to Tell the ‘Homeland’ People From the CIA at the Showtime Drama’s D.C. Premiere

Showtime’s "Homeland" chose Washington, D.C., where much of the action takes place in the hit drama series, as the site for its third-season premiere — a choice that had cast members and producers from the show mingling with Beltway insiders…

What’s the Worst Scripted Program of 2013? Worst Actor and Actress? Website Names the ‘Winners’

An Olympic athlete was among the big "winners" as some of the worst programs and performers on prime-time TV were presented with the not-so-coveted Golden Trashcan. Swimmer Ryan Lochte won two "Bennie Awards," handed out by the Hollywood Temp Diaries…

Ryan Lochte a Double Gold Medalist for Televised Awfulness at 2013 Bennie Awards — Olympian Earns Worst Reality TV Show and Worst Reality Male

Press release from the Hollywood Temp Diaries: Hollywood, CA — The Hollywood Temp Diaries (http://www.tempdiaries.com) announced the winners of the fourth annual Bennie Awards — recognizing the worst in prime time TV. While Ryan Lochte may be a winner in…

CBS’s Season Premiere/Season Finale Lineup Wins Wednesday Night

CBS wrapped up one major reality franchise’s summer season and launched another one’s fall season Wednesday night, winning the prime-time broadcast ratings in the process, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the 90-minute opener…

ABC Wins Battle for New Comedy

ABC has prevailed in what’s being reported as a "competitive situation," landing a new comedy project from one of the creators of "The New Normal," Deadline.com reports. The network bought the single-camera comedy from Ali Adler, the co-creator of NBC’s…

When Worlds Converge: CIA and TV Folk Mix It Up at ‘Homeland’s’ Washington Premiere (Minor Spoiler Alert)

Much goes on inside the Beltway, but it’s not often that a high-profile premiere of a movie or television show takes place within Wi-Fi range of the nation’s capitol. But Washington, D.C., was indeed the perfect location that pay cabler…

Stars of TV’s Highest-Rated Sitcom Angling for Raises — Reportedly Looking to More Than Triple Their Current Pay

The stars of broadcast television’s top-rated comedy are maneuvering to pump up their paychecks. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that "The Big Bang Theory’s" Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco are all looking for big raises for their…

Cops Shut Down TV Show Production After Gun Battle Gets a Little Too Real

The police shut down production of a major drama series after receiving calls from area residents about a gun battle — a scripted scene for the show that apparently was a little too realistic. TMZ.com reports that the New York…