Tag Archives: Television

The success of SuperStar, the Arab world's answer to American Idol, is a pulsating arrow pointing in the right cultural direction.

...the whole pop culture industry is pretty much a monster of our own making.

In the world according to Oprah, Oprah is infallible and you forget that at your peril.

Signs new multiyear deal for The Jerry Springer Show.

Murder and mayhem on the coast of Maine

My cold-weather Olympic fever is beginning to kick in as I picture that fresh HD feed flowing through the old box with relentless, precise abandon as the world’s finest skiers, skaters, and sliders gather in Torino, Italy, in just a few weeks to strut their chilly stuff. The NBC Universal …

A recap and review of the first episode of the second season of Jake In Progress, "The Lying, The Watch, and Jake's Wardrobe."

Ted Koppel, his hair, and much of his staff from ABC’s Nightline, signed a three-year deal yesterday with the Discovery Channel — the home of sharks and choppers — to produce and host at least six long-form specials per year “examining major global topics and events.” A 42-year veteran of …

We learned a few weeks ago that Chris Rock would not be returning to host this year’s Oscar telecast and today the other shoe dropped: show producer Gil Cates announced comedian, author and Daily Show major-domo Jon Stewart will host the 78th Academy Awards telecast, his first such stint. “My …

Monday nights on ABC are sure to be a hit with Emily's Reason's Why Not, Jake In Progress, and The Bachelor, all premiering January 9.