LOS ANGELES: The three American Idol finalists earned nearly uniform votes of confidence Wednesday from the show’s judges. Now it’s the audience tally that will determine which two compete for glory in next week’s finale.
CBS adds four new series, moves “Men,” “Mentalist”
ABC adds 10 series to 2012-13 lineup; drops “Missing,” “GCB,” others
By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer ABC plans to add 10 new series to its schedule in 2012-13, including four in the early fall. It is shaking up the schedule on most nights. For example, scheming soap Revenge will move to 9 p.m. Sunday, between Once Upon a Time and the new 666…
Fox moving “Glee” to Thursdays, making Tuesdays all-comedy, putting sports on Saturday night
May 14, 2012 Leave a Comment Filed under: Featured, Featured 2, On Screen, Rich Heldenfels, Television
ox announced five new series — three comedies and two dramas — for its 2012-13 season on Monday. But the biggest news may be its moving Glee from Tuesdays to Thursdays in the fall.
‘Swamp People’ cast member Mitchell Guist dies
‘Survivor: One World’ winner crowned
Derrik J. Lang AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES: Survivor: One World should have probably just been called Survivor: Kim’s World. Kim Spradlin not only won the CBS reality competition’s $1 million grand prize Sunday, the crafty 29-year-old bridal shop owner from San Antonio, Texas, also brought the alliance that she helped form at the game’s…
‘Housewives’ says farewell with grace and humor
NEW YORK: There was nothing desperate about this finale. ABC’s Desperate Housewives concluded its rocky, racy and macabre eight-season run with a tidy, affectionate send-off.
Casinos and Popular Culture: Often a Good Bet
May 14, 2012 Leave a Comment Filed under: Featured, Featured 2, On Screen, Rich Heldenfels, Television
Every time a new casino opens in a place like Cleveland, the ancient aura of a casino fades a little.
Johnny Carson more than just a TV memory
In a new documentary about talk-show legend Johnny Carson, comedian Drew Carey describes his first appearance on Carson’s Tonight Show and begins choking up.
Fox moving “Glee” to Thursdays, making Tuesdays all-comedy, putting sports on Saturday night
Fox announced five new series — three comedies and two dramas — for its 2012-13 season on Monday. But the biggest news may be its moving Glee from Tuesdays to Thursdays in the fall. The musical comedy-drama, set in a fictional high school in Lima, Ohio, will also have a “show within the show” component…
Seeking a comeback, NBC bets heavily on comedy
New releases on DVD, Blu-ray — May 15
Productions coming to DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday include: Blu-ray — 1900, Born Yesterday (Melanie Griffith), Bringing Down the House, Father of the Bride/Father of the Bride Part II (Steve Martin), Terminal Velocity, The War (Ken Burns documentary series) and White Squall. Titles below with an asterisk are also being released on Blu-ray. Movies —…
Video: AIDs documentary, Oscar-nominated performance, Heigl misfire among new DVD/Blu-ray titles
Around the remote: Television picks for the week of May 13-19
Don’t miss: The week is stuffed with season finales, so many that we couldn’t squeeze them all in. But we weren’t about to ignore the swan song of a milestone show. Desperate Housewives, which is ending its eight-year run, clearly was past its prime a long time ago. But that doesn’t take away the fact…
