You couldn’t avoid that Michael Jackson memorial yesterday even if you were hiding out in front of your laptop. According to Neilsen Media Research, an overnight estimated 31 million Americans watched yesterday afternoon’s memorial service. It was broadcast live over 19 networks, including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC as well as CNN, Fox News and
A faulty Internet connection has kept TVFMF off line this weekend (something to do with the digital conversion?). Sorry about that. Rogers is looking into it. Catch up postings to follow.
Jimmy Fallon looked a little more relaxed on night two of his Late Night debut. Having his old SNL Weekend Update pal Tina Fey next to him as a guest probably didn’t hurt.Letting New York mayor Michael Bloomberg goof on Fallon’s first night jitters was a smart move. The Facebook faces in the crowd bit
Hurricane Hazel McCallion helped storm the Rick Mercer Report to a seasonal high, scoring 1,289,000 viewers last night. The 88-year-old Mississauga mayor was the latest Canadian icon to goose Mercer’s numbers, with both Nancy Green (1,262,000 in January) and Don Cherry (1,169,000 in November) also driving the weekly CBC comedy series to new heights.Getting a
The first podcast of 2009 over on CHML’s Scott Thompson Show takes a look at the best and worst on TV of 2008. You can listen in here.This was the year that the smug, superior look was smacked clean off the faces of network programming executives. What does it all mean in 2009? I’m off
There is so much fallout still falling out over NBC’s surprise announcement this week that Jay Leno is moving to 10 p.m. that is is hard to know where to start. It’s good news for ABC’s Nightline, which is beating Leno and David Letterman and now won’t be ditched to make room for Jay. It
This week on TV Talk with CHML’s Scott Thompson, we review last night’s U.S. presidential election coverage, including that bizarre hologram effect that beamed Will I. Am aboard the CNN studio. Sometimes change can go too far.Maybe the hologram trick worked: an estimated 71 million Americans watched last night’s election coverage, with CNN (7,687,000) besting
Arrested Development fans, rejoice. Fox has officially ordered a new series from Mitchell Hurwitz.It is one of six new shows the No. 1 broadcaster in the United States unveiled today in New York at their annual upfront before advertisers.There is no sign, however, of Intelligence on the network’s new schedule. Creator Chris Haddock (above with