Friday, April 26, 2024

Television

The Emmys Are More or Less Over: HBO Donates the Money it Spends on Lavish Annual Party to LA COVID Charity

The Emmy Awards will be presented, but not in the usual way. For one thing, there will be no lavish glamorous HBO after party...

Daytime Emmy Award Nominations Are Here: Valerie Bertinelli, Alex Trebek, Susan Seaforth Hayes Among Most Buzzed About

The Daytime Emmy Award nomination were announced today, the day after CBS said they'd carry a virtual version of the Emmys on June 26th....

CBS Will Air the Daytime Emmys, Bringing them Back To TV After Many Years, Because They’ve Run out of Shows

Content really is king. CBS has obviously run out of things to air on the network. So they're bringing back the Daytime Emmys. That awards...

Uptown Records Founder Andre Harrell will Get a Special Tribute This Sunday May 24th on BET

Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell, who died suddenly at age 59, will get a special tribute show this Sunday on BET at 9pm. Among...

Sunday Cable Ratings: In a Race Among Quality Scripted Shows, “Billions” Beats “I Know This Much” But Michael Jordan Trumps All

I am celebrating a victory for my favorite show that can be seen on a television set. "Billions," now in season 5, won a three...

WalMart Commercial Perfectly Resurrects Sam & Dave’s 1966 Perennial, Timeless “Hold On I’m Coming”

Wal Mart is blanketing our airwaves with a great commercial dedicated to health care workers and first responders. There's an unmistakable song playing through...

Fred Willard, From “Fernwood” to Forever, a Comic Genius Who Shied Away from the Spotlight

Fred Willard was one of the greats. It wasn't just that he was funny-- he was-- but he didn't push it. His sense of...

CBS Will Replace the Tony Awards with the Movie of “Grease,” A Show That’s Never Won A Tony Award

"Grease" is the word. The movie of "Grease" will air on CBS on Sunday, June 7th in place of the Tony Awards. Ironies abound. "Grease"...