Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke-Charvet, above, with their all-stars BEVERLY HILLS, CA–ABC had seven of the 12 competitors for Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars before critics Friday at press tour–but only one got the lion’s share of the questions.Bristol Palin was asked about everything from her family’s growing involvement in reality television to would
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee says he loves Rookie Blue and is looking to add more scripted–and perhaps Canadian–co-productions onto his schedule next summer.“Those co-productions are super smart,” he said in Friday’s post-executive session press tour scrum. “They’re cheap, they get watched around the world but they’re high quality. It’s a good model
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Called on the Graysons today in the Hamptons but they weren’t home. Damn–I wanted to borrow some Grey Poupon!Actually, I was down in Manhattan Beach, south of Inglewood, with dozens of other TCA journalists as well as some international press. We were shuttled in to the Raleigh Studios soundstage where the ABC hit
This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson asks if Sarah Palin really was at the NBC TCA party Tuesday night. You Betcha, Scott. The former Alaskan governor was there in all her high heeled glory.And a fine looking woman she is too. She’d make a fine real estate agent.NBC did not post any photos of Palin on
Standing by her man. Lisa Rose/NBC BEVERLY HILLS, CA–These bleary eyes have seen strange sights but the strangest I ever did see, was the night Sarah Palin stole the show from a monkey and NBC.And I’ve seen some strange sights. I’ve seen grown men struggle to get a usable quote from Ozzy Osbourne. I’ve seen
Kiefer Sutherland is always a big “get” at press tour. Mindful of early support from critics, he faithfully showed up to promote 24 at press tour sessions and was always immediately mobbed. Touch is a new series he’s proud of, so once more into the breach.He was top of my list to talk to at
Reid, Spears, Lovato, Cowell, Hungadunga and McCormick BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Last summer, the buzz about The X Factor made it sound like the biggest thing to hit TV in years. Then it arrived and, well, shrunk.So it was almost cruel to see Britney Spears, Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell, along with L.A. Reid, blown up huge
Reilly calls Carey: already phoning it in BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Forget that J-Lo stays story–Mariah Carey has been signed to be the diva judge next season on American Idol.Fox network entertainment president Kevin Reilly made the announcement today before critics at the TCA press tour, squashing a rumour started just two sessions earlier that Jennifer Lopez