For the Best Limited Series, you’ve got the powerhouse American Horror Story: Freak Show destined for a nomination, with Olive Kitteridge being its primary competition. American Crime could score a nod here, which seems more likely than either Secrets and … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Best Limited Series/TV Movie
Some heavy hitters here. Richard Jenkins for Olive Kitteridge, Chiwetel Ejiofor for Nightingale, and Ricky Gervais for Derek, should all get nominations. The last two spots… maybe Mark Rylance for Wolf Hall, or Adrien Brody for Houdini. There’s also Bill … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Best Actor/Actress In A Movie/Mini/Limited Series
There are a ton of people in the running for these categories. First, in the Supporting Actor category, Bill Murray should be considered a frontrunner for Olive Kitteridge. From Wolf Hall, both Damien Lewis and Jonathan Pryce are in the … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Supporting Actor/Actress In A Movie/Mini/Limited
Bad Judge actually managed to retain 100% of its demo audience in Week 2. The show pulled in 5.2M and a 1.3 in the demo. It led into A To Z which dropped to 3.6M and 1.0 in the demo. … Continue reading ‘Bad Judge’ Retains Week 1 Audience, ‘A To Z’ Drops
Bad Judge and A To Z might be around a lot longer than Selfie and Manhattan Love Story. The two sitcoms debuted to better ratings on Thursday, with low expectations. Bad Judge had 5.9M viewers and a 1.3 in the … Continue reading NBC’s Sitcoms Debut Better Than Expected
Shonda Rhimes had three dramas on ABC Thursday, and they all did extremely well. Grey’s Anatomy started off the night with 9.8 million viewers and 3.0 in the demo, followed by Scandal with 11.9 million viewers and 3.8 in the … Continue reading Shonda Rhimes Owns Thursday
It’s almost time to start watching a slew of new shows. Which ones will be hits? It’s a good thing you asked. My list is organized based on premiere date. UTOPIA- I originally thought this would be a bust, but … Continue reading It’s Almost Fall TV Season…
The fall season is a little over a month away. Networks have shown off their product at the Television Critics Association conference, as well as the handful that are premiering at Comic Con. My predictions are only of the fall … Continue reading Fall TV Snap Judgments
SUNDAY: ABC is essentially playing it safe, and keeping Sunday Night intact. American Crime will swap for Resurrection at midseason. Resurrection was a buzzy drama that started seeing a ratings decline. Not waiting till midseason is probably a smart move. … Continue reading Fall TV: A Night By Night Comparison Of What May And May Not Work
Here are my snap judgements in relation to FOX’s Upfront Presentation today. 1) American Idol is being reduced to about 37 hours next season, down from 60. They are killing the “results show”. Kevin Reilly still believes American Idol will … Continue reading Interesting Tidbits From FOX’s and NBC’s Upfront
Viola Davis- How To Get Away With Murder (ABC Drama) The two-time Oscar nominee has somehow been lured to a TV regular gig, not on a cable or pay network. This is a huge deal for ABC, yet somehow they … Continue reading Stars You May Not Know Are In TV Pilots For Next Season
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