Kevin Bacon (left), with Fox programming chief Kevin Reilly at Tuesday night’s Fox TCA press tour party Usually at this time of year I’m completely immersed in the winter Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Ca. The bi-annual TV industry confab gets slammed as the “Batan Death March with cocktails” but it really is the
Ever wanted to make your own Fox network Christmas card? Now you can with this handy little app, send to critics this week via email. You can choose which Fox stars you want to party with om your card. I chose all the Canadians, ‘natch.This gift of festive cheer follows a terrible bit of timing
The Mindy Project (above) is one of three new network shows airing tonight. The new and returning premieres are:8 p.m. Dancing with the Stars Results Show (ABC, CTVTWO) 8 p.m. NCIS (CBS, Global) 8:30 p.m. Ben and Kate (Fox, City) NEW 9 p.m. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Global) 9 p.m. New Girl (Fox, City) 9:30 p.m. The Mindy Project (Fox, City) NEW 10 p.m.
Why the guy from UPS thinks I’m Rupert Murdoch The 2012-13 primetime network television season officially begins Monday, right after Sunday’s Emmy Awards.My UPS and FedEx delivery guys already know that. They’ve been bringing boxes, padded envelopes and other mailers to my door non-stop since the start of the month.This is the time of year
It’s not that The Mob Doctor or Revolution are bad shows. They’re just so, well, meh.The Mob Doctor, which debuts tonight at 9 p.m. on Fox (it snuck on a day earlier on CTV, where it will occupy the old Desperate Housewives slot), has an engaging enough cast. Jordana Spiro (Must Love Dogs) plays Grace,
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