Showing posts with label CNNHL. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 30, 2008

theRecap: Prison Break news to lose a head over

Welcome back to theRecap, our weekly feature where we shift through all the gossip to bring you the actual news of the TV week goneby. (And there is a lot of gossip and speculation, too.) Here's what you might have missed:

Prison Break to bring back someone
One of the many people to have died on the popular FOX thriller will be alive and well when the fourth season kicks off next fall. If you don't want to know who it is, please, move to a cave. Because this will be one of the big stories talked about when the new season premieres, and will be heavily hyped. (Spoiler-fillde Story)
Related: Women's Prison Break spin-off still planned. (Same spoiler-filled story)

Juliet Darling not so Dirty Sexy

Samaire Armstrong will not be returning to Dirty Sexy Money next season in a full-time capacity. She is expected to still be in the show, just as a recurring character. (Source)

David Alan Grier's Chocolate News
A new Comedy Central show, David Alan Grief's Chocolate News, has just been given the greenlight by the cable network. The show will take a humorous look at pop culture. The show is expected to premiere in Summer 2009. If the title stays the same, I will be amazed. (Story)

Daytime Emmy's 'court' a new category

The annual awards ceremony celebrating the best in television has added a new category: Best court show. (Story)

FOX refuses to pay 'arbitrary' FCC fine
The FOX broadcasting company is refusing to pay the FCC $91,000 in fines related to Married with Children episodes. (I know! How many college students even know what Married with Children even is?) But the FCC says that sexual activities depicted warrant the fine. (Story)

CNNHL adds comedy
CNN Headlines News will take after FOX News Channel and try their hands at some weekend comedy with Not Just Another Cable News Show, a half-hour program program in the same line as Weekend Update and The Half Hour News Hour. (Story)

NUMB3RS LOS3S 1
Diane Farr will be leaving the spelling-challenged NUMB3RS next season. (Story)

Dollhouse gets a big cast...
...And it's probably filled with newcomers you never heard of. But, it's Joss Whedon, so they are probably excellent actors and actresses. I hope. (Story)

Idol castoff update
This week saw Chikizie get the boot.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Super Tuesday: Election Coverage


For a majority of the country, Tuesday is election day. 22 states are holding primaries or caucuses in the race to become a party's presidential candidate. The day is described as a "make it or break it" event for campaigns all across the board. And with no clear front-runners on the Republican side and a bitter rivalry between the two front contenders on the Democratic side, this is one exciting, unpredictable election to watch. Even though Michigan held their primary already (even if our delegates will count or not), the results of "Super Tuesday" will be exciting to watch. Here are what the news outlets are planning for coverage:

NBC - NBC will have the shortest election special, from 10-11pm ET. Brian Williams, Tim Russert and Tom Brokaw will all anchor, with Ann Curry giving exit poll results. Williams will also be anchoring a one-hour edition of Nightly News at 6:30pm ET.
ABC - Live coverage begins at 8pm ET with Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos. Kate Snow, Cynthia McFadden and others will contribute throughout the night.
CBS - Coverage begins at 9pm ET with Katie Couric, Bob Schieffer and Jeff Greenfield. Scott Pelley, Anthony Mason and others will give news and insight throughout the night.
FOX - No election coverage; new editions of American Idol and House will air.
PBS - Jim Leher hosts coverage from 10pm until midnight.
The CW - Just kidding.
FOX News Channel - Nighttime programming will be hosted by Brit Hume, accompanied by Chris Wallace, Martha MacCallum, Megyn Kelly and Bill Hemmer, with their team of Washington correspondents reporting in throughout the night.
CNN - Wolf Blitzer will anchor along with Lou Dobbs, Anderson Cooper, Soledad O'Brian and John King, plus the DC team. Larry King will also anchor coverage at midnight. Expect CNN's pop-up graphics to make an appearance once again throughout the night. Bill Schneider will be reviewing polling data.
CNN Headline News - Glenn Beck and Richelle Carry will offer insight and news from the campaign trail. At 11pm, the Showbiz Tonight team will take a look at the elections from Hollywood's eyes.
MSNBC - Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann will be anchoring from 6pm until 2am. Brian Williams, Tim Russert and Tom Brokaw, Lester Holt, David Gregory and Chuck Todd will also be stopping by for insight and analysis.
CNBC - Coverage from 7 until 9 from Larry Kudlow, getting reaction from the markets on the results.
MTV - Reports from "citizen journalist" will bring updates throughout regular programming during the night.