Overpowered TV ratings tabulator Nielsen admitted to fucking up months and months of ratings last week and told broadcast networks that they would re-crunch the numbers. In those updated numbers, CNN reliable source Brian Stelter reports, ABC World New Tonight's hard-fought ratings victory over NBC Nightly News and Brian Williams' jawline wasn't a win after all.
Jimmy Fallon might be getting all the late night attention this week, but his new competitor Jimmy Kimmel has one thing Fallon doesn't. Thanks to ABC's direct ties with Disney and therefore Marvel, Kimmel was able to air The Guardians of the Galaxy trailer on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night.
Bad news for gay Americans who dream of rose ceremonies and finding love in hot tubs on network television: Juan Pablo Galavis, the latest Bachelor imbecile, believes a gay bachelor would be "too hard for TV," mostly because gays are "more perverts, in a sense."
SPOILER ALERT: Don't read if you'd like to spend the next few months of your life surprised by the twists and turns of Juan Pablo's terrible "romantic" journey.
"Men At Work is hiring, and they need a diversity staff writer."
Lionsgate wants to open a theme park for children about children killing children; Matthew McConaughey's drawl is being celebrated in Palm Springs; Cynthia Nixon is such a Miranda; and Kristen Schaal hopes to slay you in her new ABC comedy.
Girls finds more ways to grate; Entourage is finally going to be turned into a movie; the latest Breaking Bad meme is hilarious; Jimmy Kimmel may have sparked an international incident.
Getting Bill Murray to do your movie only costs a tiny bit more than getting him to come to your kegger; There's a happy ending for Eliza Coupe (sorry, sorry); Sean Hayes is the last person to realize having a show on NBC actually is worse than having no show at all; The Scandal recaps are coming from within the building.
It costs $326,260 to air a 30-second commercial on The Big Bang Theory. Breaking it down further, that is $10,875.33 a second. To put that in perspective, the average American makes $52,100 a year, which is $25.04 an hour, 41 cents a minute, and less than a cent per second. The Big Bang Theory makes almost 2 million times more than you at any given moment.
For jaded TV viewers, the best part of premiere season isn't searching for the gem of a new show that might save network television in the battle against cable. It's the schadenfreude that comes from gleefully placing bets ahead of time on what show will find itself axed first—that's the real fun! And this year, that distinct honor went to ABC's drama Lucky 7.
Which overhyped show should you watch? In Showdowns, Defamer's Beejoli Shah and Gawker's Rich Juzwiak tackle the tough issues: Which show each night this week sucks the least during the premiere season of this "Golden Age of Television."
Which overhyped show should you watch? In Showdowns, Defamer's Beejoli Shah and Gawker's Rich Juzwiak tackle the tough issues: Which show each night this week sucks the least during the premiere season of this "Golden Age of Television."
Which overhyped show should you watch? In Showdowns, Defamer's Beejoli Shah and Gawker's Rich Juzwiak tackle the tough issues: Which show each night this week sucks the least during the premiere season of this "Golden Age of Television."
No more quirky mockumentaries for Universal Television. Greg Daniels, the man behind NBC's The Office and Parks and Recreation, has severed ties with his longtime studio in a fit of pique: Apparently, he's upset that none of his projects over the last two years have made it to series, and for that he blames UTV.
