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What's Brewin' in TV - 'Royal Pains' picked up, Dr. Horrible to Host SNL and More!

5 Jan 2009
  • USA officially picked up "Royal Pains" starring Mark Feuerstein and ordered 11 episodes on top of the 2 hour pilot.  This is the first "doctor show" for the network as Jeff Watchel (exec VP of programming at USA) puts it. He says it's not a medical show because it's more "personal and offbeat".  No word yet on it's premiere date. source
  • It was just announced that new Showtime series "United States of Tara" starring Toni Collette ("Little Miss Sunshine") will be viewawble 2 weeks before the premiere on Netflix.  They did the same with "Californication" last year and it must have gone well because now they want to do it all the time. source
  • If you're a wrestling fan, well you know there's plenty of shows to watch every week with RAW, Smackdown!, TNA, ECW and so on.  Well, if you still think you're not getting your fill, you're in luck!  WGN America is coming into the ring with WWE Superstars!  This will be a mashup of the heavy hitters and divas from the entire WWE line up and is scheduled to air on Thursdays.  source
  • This just in!  Neil Patrck Harris (y'know...Doogie.  Or Dr. Horrible.) is going to host Saturday Night Live!  He had a super 2008 with his internet fame, Golden Globe and Emmy noms, now it looks like 2009 is going to be just as good for him.  It was leaked that he may appear a few weeks ago but NBC made it official today.  His show will air live this coming Saturday with musical guest Taylor Swift. source

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'True Beauty' Premieres Tonight - Who's Who

5 Jan 2009
"True Beauty", which premiere's tonight at 10pm eastern on ABC, is the newest project of producers Ashton Kutcher and Tyra Banks. The show asks what true beauty really is and attempts to redefine the concept. 

The trick?  The contestants believe they're only being judged on their looks, but they're really being watched for their "inner beauty". 

Let's meet the contestants:
  • Ashely Michaelson is a 21 year old Designer's Assistant from Rochester, NY with a background in pageants and a desire to live the life of a socialite.  She says people didn't get along with her in High Schoo because she is so pretty.
  • Billy Jeffrey is a 31 year old Chippendale's dancer from Lewiston, ID who also happens to run a vitamin shop franchise.  He can't hold down a relationship and claims it's because women don't get his drive to achieve his personal goals.
  • Chelsea Bush is a 21 year old model from Brentwood, TX who also has a pageant background. She's a southern belle who appears sweet, but she claims to have a mean girl side. 
  • CJ Miller is a 26 year old barista from LA.  He claims to be very intelligent and charming and uses his looks to get the girl to pay the bill.  He also writes books on relationships for women, researching the subject personally. 
  • Hadiyyah-Iah Sa'id is a 23 year old receptionist/audio engineer from Minneapolis, MN.  She rates herself a 20 out of 10 and claims she can get along with everyone....even if it's fake.
  • Joel Rush is a 26 year old imaging software salesman from Tampa, FL.  He's a party guy who admits he married his wife because she's "as hot as me, so she can relate to what I go through."
  • Julia Anderson is a 23 year old magician's assistant from Dallas, TX.  A former pageant winner of Miss Teen Texas in 2002 and Miss Grapevine 2008, she admits to being a hypocrite at times and considers it to be a quality...not a weakness.
  • Laura Leigh is a 21 year old model from Staten Island, NY.  A self proclaimed "drama queen", she is totally obsessed with her appearance and says she'd sell out her best friend for a million bucks.
  • Monique Santiago is a 21 year old Go Go Dancer from NY, NY.  She's the dancer with a brain who reads National Geographic and Scientific America for fun.
  • Ray Seltz is a 29 year old artist from San Diego, CA.  When people tell Ray he's beautiful, he assumes they want something from him, so he can be a little harsh.  Money is very important to him...must be why he gave up his job as an engineer to be an artist? 
So, will you watch tonight's premiere?  I know I will.  I'd like to see what the show makes these "beauties" do.

Watch "True Beauty" tonight at 10pm eastern on ABC.

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Don't Forget to Tivo - Monday 1/5

5 Jan 2009
Basic:
  • ABC has the season premiere of The Bachelor at 8 and series premiere of at 10True Beauty
  • CBS has repeats of The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week and CSI: Miami
  • NBC has the series premiere of Superstars of Dance at 8 and a new Momma's Boys at 10
  • Fox has College Football
  • CW has the returns of Gossip Girl at 8 and One Tree Hill at 9
Cable:
  • BBCA has a new Top Gear at 8
  • FAM has the season premiere of The Secret Life of an American Teenager at 8
  • FOOD has a new Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives at 10
  • HGTV has a new Property Virgins at 8, Dear Genevieve at 8:30 and Buy Me at 10:30
  • HIST has the special Seven Signs of the Apocalypse at 9
  • LIFE has a new Rita Rocks at 8:30 and DietTribe at 10
  • MTV has a new Bromance at 9, The City at 10 and the series premiere of Daddy's Girls at 10:30
  • SCI has a new Ecopolis at 9 and How Do They Do It? at 10
  • TLC has a new Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9
  • USA has a new WWE Monday Night RAW at 9

     - Season Premiere       - First Run     - Series/Special Premiere
All times are Eastern

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Don't Forget to Tivo - Sunday 1/4

4 Jan 2009
Basic:
  • ABC has a new Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at 8, Desperate Housewives at 9 and Brothers & Sisters at 10
  • CBS has a new Million Dollar Password at 8, Cold Case at 9 and The Unit at 10
  • NBC has the specials Saturday Night Live Sports Extra at 8 and (meet the dancers, competition premieres tomorrow) at 9 Superstars of Dance
  • Fox has a repeat of 24: Redemption at 8
  • CW has Trail of the Pink Panther at 8
Cable:
  • E! has a new The Girls Next Door at 10 and Snoop Dogg's Father Hood at 10:30
  • FOOD has a new Challenge at 8, Ultimate Recipe Showdown at 9 and Iron Chef America at 10
  • HGTV has a new House Hunters at 9, House Hunters International at 9:30 and Property Virgins at 10:30
  • HIST ha a new Seven Deadly Sins (Pride) at 8 and the special Nostradamus: 2012 at 9
  • NatGeo has a new In the Womb: Dogs at 8 and In the Womb: Cats at 9
  • VH1 has the premiere of Rock of Love Bus at 9

     - Season Premiere       - First Run     - Series/Special Premiere
All times are Eastern

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Kathy Griffin In Trouble After New Years Rant

3 Jan 2009
Kathy Griffin and Andersoon Cooper co-hosted a special live telecast of Times Square on New Years Eve and shortly after the ball dropped, Griffin used some choice words that got her in some hot water.

Apparently the star of "My Life on the D-List" got into it live with a heckler. 

"Shut up! Why don't you get a job, buddy?" she told the heckler. "You know what, I don't go to your job and knock the d----s out of your mouth."

CNN was quick to go to commercial and the comment was later edited out for a rebroadcast.  Griffin claims she didn't know they were live at the time and if you've watched her show at all, well I'd like to believe her.  She's crass, no doubt, but I just can't picture her jeopardizing her relationship with Cooper.

CNN probably won't get much more than a wrist slap since there are no FCC rules regarding cable cussing.

Check out how it went down:




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'Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr' Returns Tonight With Sharks!

3 Jan 2009
Dangerous Encounters - Jurassic Shark
Brady Barr holds onto a sixgill shark
photo courtesy of National Geographic Channel

Tonight at 8pm eastern on "Dangerous Encounters: Jurassic Shark", Dr. Brady Barr searches for one of the largest and most ancient sea creatures, the sixgill shark.  The goal is to learn more about where the 16 foot, 12,000 lb. giants live, migrate and how they behave since they currently have very little information.  Oh, and also find out why they have 6 gills instead of the usual 5. 

The search takes place in Central America, 1,700 feet under water in a homemade submarine.  Yep...homemade and apparently very attractive to the sharks as they come straight to the sub, even trying to take a nip out of it.   

Following that, Brady heads to the Seattle Aquarium where he is able to scuba dive with the sharks himself and later, to Hawaii where he joins biologist Dr. Dean Grubbs to discuss what they know about these amazing creatures.

The new episode airs tonight at 8pm eastern on National Geographic Channel. This kicks off 4 new episodes airing every Saturday in January.  Look out for next weeks new episode, "Dangerous Encounters: Croc Crisis"!

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Don't Forget to Tivo - Saturday 1/3

3 Jan 2009
Basic:
  • ABC has Happy New Year, Charlie Brown at 8 and Sleepless in Seattle at 8:30
  • CBS has the premiere of Game Show in My Head at 8 & 8:30, and repeats of Cold Case and 48 Hours Mystery
  • NBC has NFL Football and a repeat of Saturday Night Live at 11:30
  • Fox has repeats of Cops and a new America's Most Wanted at 9 and a repeat of MadTV at 11
  • CW has local programming
Cable:
  • APL has a new Underdog to Wonderdog at 8 and It's Me or the Dog at 9
  • HGTV has a new Deserving Design at 8 and Color Splash at 9
  • HIST has a new Seven Deadly Sins (Anger) at 9
  • NatGeo has a new Dangerous Encounters With Brady Barr at 8 and Break it Down at 9
  • TLC has a new My First Home at 9

     - Season Premiere       - First Run     - Series/Special Premiere
All times are Eastern

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John Travolta's 16 Year Old Son Dies

2 Jan 2009
John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston's 16 year old son, Jett, passed away suddenly today.  They were on a family vacation in the Bahamas and first reports are that he had a seizure after falling and hitting his head in the bathtub.

Jett had suffered seizures in the past and was rumored to be autistic, though the family denied it saying he suffered from something called Kawasaki disease.  It's an inflammatory disorder of the artery walls that can lead to heart disease.

An autopsy will be done on Monday to determine what exactly happened to young Jett.  No matter what the cause, this is a terribly sad situation and my thoughts go out to their family.

No matter what the situation, I'm heart broken to hear this news. 

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USA Promos Are Awesome - 'Monk' and 'Burn Notice'

2 Jan 2009
Incase you haven't seen the newer promos for two of my favorite shows, "Monk" and "Burn Notice", I figured I'd share them with you here.  Check 'em out!

Monk as Magnum:


Badass Burn Notice:

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Don't Forget to Tivo - Friday 1/2

2 Jan 2009
Basic:
  • ABC has a repeat of Wife Swap at 8, Supernanny at 9 and a new 20/20 at 10
  • CBS has repeats of Ghost Whisperer and NUMB3RS
  • NBC has a new Deal or No Deal at 8 and Lipstick Jungle at 9
  • Fox has College Football
  • CW has repeats of Everybody Hates Chris and The Game
Cable:
  • E! has a new The E! True Hollywood Story (Howie Mandel) at 9 and The Soup at 10
  • HIST has a new Seven Deadly Sins (Greed) at 9
  • NatGeo has a new Dog Whisperer at 8
  • SCI has a new Colossal Construction at 8, How it's Made at 9, Brink at 10 and How It's Made: Remix at 10:30
  • SciFi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 9 and Sanctuary at 10
  • STARZ has a new Crash at 10
  • TLC has a new What Not to Wear at 9 and Miss America: Countdown to the Crown at 10
  • TRAV has a new Most Haunted USA at 10

     - Season Premiere       - First Run     - Series/Special Premiere
All times are Eastern

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