LOS ANGELES, Calif.–The pace of this TCA press tour is a killer but one thing is for sure–it is packed with fun things to do. One highlight came tonight as critics were shuttled from the Pasadena TCA playpen to downtown LA for a special screening of the first episode of the new X-Files. The six-episode
Look–up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s those Supergirl ratings! Despite a lame lead-in (Minority Report, shrinking to 415,000 off an awkward shift to 7:30), the comic book-inspired CBS series got off to a flying start Monday on Global, drawing an overnight, estimated 1,709,000 2+ viewers from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
A lot of shows this fall seemed designed to cut through the “too much TV” clutter by offering a connection or two to the past. They’re built around familiar stars (Don Johnson from Blood & Oil, John Stamos from Grandfathered, The Muppets), familiar concepts (Heroes Reborn, Fuller House, The Muppets), familiar movie titles (Minority Report, Limitless,
In a shocker, Ricky Gervais cleaned up at the 67th Annual Emmy Awards Sunday Night. Yes he did. The proof is right on the right–there he is with one of his 14 Emmy statuettes. Well deserved, mate. Actually, no he didn’t. He just grabbed one award and waved it around so people would blog that
Pardon me for sounding like an old coot, but Fox seemed to err this week with their cheeky promotional send-out to North American TV critics. The network has always been aggressive generous when it comes to the showy little tchotchkes they ship north along with DVD screeners (in spite of the fact that the switch
On Monday, Fox announced its new schedule for fall. You can find their full details here. Short order “event” series and comic book cross overs continue to emerge as the network survival strategy. That the reality/talent show ship has sailed is signaled with the announced demise of American Idol, for six straight seasons the most-watched
Take it from Colm Feore: classically-trained actors make the best super villains. Feore, who drew raves for headlining as King Lear last season at Stratford, guest stars Monday night as future Batman villain The Dollmaker on Gotham (8 p.m. ET on CTV and Fox). This is Feore’s second appearance on the series as Dr. Dulmacher. The
The Last Man on Earth is one of my favourite new comedies. Fox has it Sunday nights at 9:30 p.m. ET. It is off to a promising start on Fox but so far no Canadian network has picked it up. It stars Will Forte as the bearded mook who somehow, two years after a world-wide virus outbreak,