New Clip From Wonder Woman February 28, 2009 11:14 pm
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Check out a brand new clip from Warner Brothers’ upcoming DVD/Blu-ray film Wonder Woman. The film will be released on Tuesday, March 3rd.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, February 27, 2009 February 28, 2009 5:49 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Friday
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Six Promo Clips from Rescue Me Season Five February 27, 2009 8:04 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in FX, Television, Video Clips.Tags: Rescue Me
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Here are six new promos for the upcoming fifth season premiere of FX’s Rescue Me, which is just a little over five weeks away (Tuesday, April 7th at 10:00pm).
Click through the jump to check out the other six. (more…)
Watchmen Character Profiles To Premiere on NBC Networks February 27, 2009 5:12 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, NBC Universal, News, Television, Warner Brothers.Tags: NBC, Sci Fi, USA Network, Watchmen
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NBC Universal has announced that video profiles for six characters (Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, Ozymandias, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre II and The Comedian) from Zack Snyder’s Watchmen will air during the programming of shows on NBC, USA and SCI FI, gearing up for the film’s theatrical release on March 6, 2009.
NBC has released a short preview clip on NBC.com giving us a taste of what’s the come (watch the clip embedded below):
Vodpod videos no longer available.
Here’s the schedule of what’s planned:
March 1: Clip montage featuring Dr. Manhattan airs exclusively during National Treasure on USA Network.
March 2: Clip montage featuring Rorschach airs exclusively during Heroes on NBC.
March 4: Clip montage featuring Ozymandias airs exclusively during Ghost Hunters International on SCI FI.
March 5: Clip montage featuring Nite Owl airs exclusively during Battlestar Galactica on SCI FI.
March 5: Clip montage featuring Silk Spectre II airs exclusively during Burn Notice on USA Network.
March 5: Clip montage featuring The Comedian airs exclusively during 30 Rock on NBC.
Following their network airings, the clips will be available for viewing on nbc.com/watchmen.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, February 26, 2009 February 27, 2009 4:12 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Thursday
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American Idol’s second elimination episode led Fox to a win last night, but it wasn’t as dominate a performance as one may have suspected and the episode drew a season-low 20.66 million viewers. That was a decline of 17% (among viewers) from last week’s first elimination episode, and 21% in adults 18-49 rating.
Following American Idol was an original episode of Hell’s Kitchen which managed to post better retention levels than the last time it aired out of an episode of American Idol.
In second place was CBS, whose best performance of the night was among households, where it just barely lost out to Fox (8.8 vs. an 8.7 rating). The network was paced by the night’s second-most watched show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which with Grey’s Anatomy in repeat, managed a slight increase in viewers (+5%). The show underperformed in A18-49 rating, however, tying with Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen with a 4.4 rating for the hour.
ABC aired an almost full night of repeats (Ugly Betty was new), but still managed a third place finish (ahead of NBC) among households and viewers.
Platinum Dunes Moving Foward with Friday the 13th Follow-up February 27, 2009 2:47 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, New Line, News, Platinum Dunes.Tags: Friday the 13th
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New Line and Platinum Studios have announced that they are moving forward with a follow-up to their recent Friday the 13th update. THR’s Risky Biz Blog reports that the film “is expected to be not a sequel so much as a follow-up”. Explained further, they add that “the new picture is expected to use elements of the original franchise more as a jumping-off point than as a template.”
Despite a steep 80% drop for its second weekend, Friday the 13th has grossed a very respectable $56.6 million domestically ($71.9 million worldwide). It’s the second-best performing movie in the franchise, lagging behind 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason crossover ($82.6 million domestically and $114.9 million worldwide).
Top Chef Season Five Finale Second-Highest-Rated Episode Ever February 27, 2009 2:36 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Bravo, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Cable TV Ratings, Top Chef
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UPDATE: I’ve added the Bravo press release, which I missed earlier, and updated the article to reflect a more complete ratings picture.
The original article follows below.
Wednesday’s Top Chef season five finale on Bravo drew a 2.5/4 HH rating/share, 3.74 million viewers and a 2.1/6 adults 18-49 rating/share, becoming the show’s second-highest-rated episode. The episode grew 11% over last year’s finale and was just one-tenth of a point behind season 2’s record high. The 2.1 A18-49 rating translates to 2.77 million viewers in the demo, making for an incredibly impressive 74% of its total audience.
Here’s a bit more from the Bravo press release:
This season, “Top Chef: New York” averaged 2.14 million adults 18-49 and 3.02 million total viewers. Versus season four, the show is up 18 percent in adults 18-49 (vs. 1.81 million) and 19 percent in total viewers (vs. 2.54 million). Season-to-date, the series ranks No.1 for all cable entertainment in its Wednesday 10 p.m. time period among adults 18-49 and total viewers, and with the finale, the series also marked its fifth consecutive week of gains in those demographics.
The full press release, which also includes data for The Real Housewives of Orange County, follows after the jump. (more…)
Tiger Woods Return to Golf Draws Record Audience for Golf Channel February 27, 2009 1:41 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Golf Channel, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Sports, Television.Tags: Cable TV Ratings, Golf, PGA, Tiger Woods
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Tiger Woods fans weren’t the only ones happy about the return of the golfer after a lengthy off-season due to injury/surgery. The golfer’s return to competition on Wednesday at the Accenture Match Play Championship generated a 1.8 rating for the Golf Channel. The network drew an average of 1.7 million viewers, the most for any round of a tournament it has televised.
Web traffic was high as well, with GolfChannel.com recording a record 3.3 million page views and PGATour.com nearly 24 million page views.
Source: NY Times
Drew Barrymore A Candidate to Direct ‘Eclipse’? February 26, 2009 10:27 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Rumors, Summit Entertainment.Tags: Drew Barrymore, The Twilight Saga's Eclipse
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Here’s another wild rumor. EW.com is reporting that Summit Entertainment is talking to a select group of directors, including actress-turned-helmer Drew Barrymore, to direct the third installment in the Twilight franchise, ‘Eclipse’. Barrymore recently finished her directorial debut, Whip It! starring Ellen Page.
Film Synopsis
As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death.
The Twilight Saga’s Eclipse is scheduled to hit theaters on June 30, 2010.
Green Lantern Casting Rumor February 26, 2009 10:20 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Rumors, Warner Brothers.Tags: Anton Yelchin, Green Lantern
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Here’s an odd casting rumor for the title character of WB’s Green Lantern project. According to Latino Review, Sam Worthington was unavailable due to his role in Clash of Titans, Ryan Goslin passed on the role and Emile Hirsch also just passed:
So the producers are looking at every young up and coming actor in Hollywood” INCLUDING a name I at first found peculiar, but it grew on me and I wanted to share it with you guys.
Anton Yelchin.
Yelchin has certainly landed some high profile roles recently — Kyle Reese in Terminator Salvation and Chekov in Star Trek — but I can’t quite picture him in the role of Hal Jordan/Green Lantern.
Green Lantern hits theaters on December 17, 2010.
New Star Trek Photo February 26, 2009 10:07 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News, Photos.Tags: Star Trek
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The April issue of Total Film Magazine, which goes on sale March 5th, features an extensive look at Trek (both past and present). The magazine has four collectible covers, featuring Chirs Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Eric Bana (nero) and Zoe Saldana (Uhura). The site also released a brand new photo from the film which I’ve included above. Click to see a higher res version at Total Film.
Star Trek hits theaters on May 8, 2009.
Action Comics #1 To Be Auctioned Online February 26, 2009 7:34 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Comics, News.Tags: Action Comics #1, Superman
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A rare copy of Action Comics #1, the first comic to feature Superman, will be put up for auction on Friday. Action Comics #1 was published in June 1938 and is considered by most experts to be the world’s most valuable comic book. Estimated value is about $126,000.
“It’s the Holy Grail of comic books,” said comic expert Stephen Fishler, who created the 10-point grading scale that has become the industry standard for evaluating comic books.
“This is the one that started it all. There was no such thing as a super hero before it. No flying man. Comics weren’t even that popular. It’s the single most important event in comic book history,” he said.
Fishler, founder of New York‘s Metropolis Collectibles, will manage the auction of the comic at www.comicconnect.com.
The unidentified seller says he bought the comic in 1950 when he was 9 years old. Price? 35 cents. Lucky, lucky guy.
The auction begins on Friday, February 27th and will conclude on Friday, March 13th.
via Yahoo! News
Groening Leaving Door Open for More Futurama Episodes February 26, 2009 7:21 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Blu-ray, Comedy Central, DVD, Movies, News, Television.Tags: Futurama, Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder, Matt Groening
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While the fourth Futurama DVD/Blu-ray movie Into the Wild Green Yonder, which came out this past Tuesday, was suppose to be the final movie, creator Matt Groening tells CNN that he isn’t quite ready to say goodbye yet:
“We have a great relationship with Comedy Central and we would love to do more episodes for them, but I don’t know. Maybe,” Groening said. “I think one of the factors will be how well this DVD sells, because of these troubled times where everybody’s gnashing their teeth and biting their nails.”
Groening adds that they feel like they’ve offered “an emotionally satisfying conclusion” to the saga but “we did leave the door open just a bit in case we get renewed.”
Into the Wild Green Yonder, on DVD and Blu-ray as of this past Tuesday, will also air on Comedy Central, who own the rights to the series, over four parts.
Star Trek The Experience Exhibit in Las Vegas To Reopen May 8th February 26, 2009 7:04 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News.Tags: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Experience
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SCI FI Wire has confirmed TrekMovie’s report on a Las Vegas Sun article that a contract has been signed with CBS/Paramount to reopen the Star Trek The Experience exhibit in Las Vegas. It will reopen on May 8 with with a new restaurant and retail shop to coincide with the opening of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek.
Here’s a bit of the reporting from SCI FI Wire:
Journalist Mark Hansel, who writes for In Business Las Vegas, has seen the contracts signed by studio officials, Neonopolis owners and the city of Las Vegas. “I have seen the contract, and I know that the city redevelopment manager met with CBS officials in New York to seal the deal,” said Hansel, who has covered the downtown redevelopment for years for In Business and the Las Vegas Sun. “They are hoping that there will be some sort of premiere event at the time of the movie opening that will be out here. Obviously, the big premiere will be in Hollywood, but they hope to have something out here, too.”
The costumes, the historic timeline, models of the ships and other items at the Star Trek Experience exhibit will be moved to a museum that is planned for the new location, but much of the exhibit probably wouldn’t be opened until the end of 2010.
“I wouldn’t expect the cool stuff for about a year,” Hansel said. “A lot of it also depends on the popularity of the movie and how well it does, but the trailer looks like it’s going to be pretty great.” He added: “The price is going to be cheaper, maybe $20 or $25, and there may be package deals or year-long memberships, that kind of thing.”
‘The Experience’ was closed in September 2008. Head on over to SCI FI Wire for more details.
Fox Renews The Simpsons For Two More Seasons February 26, 2009 6:38 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Fox, News, Renewals, Television.Tags: The Simpsons
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Fox has ordered two additional seasons of The Simpsons, bringing the animated comedy through its 22nd season and making it the longest-running series in primetime television history. The 44-episode order will bring the episode count to 493.
The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
CBS Orders Two More Editions of Survivor February 26, 2009 6:30 pm
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CBS has ordered two more editions of its hit reality series Survivor to be broadcast during the 2009-2010 season. They will mark the 19th and 20th editions of what is broadcast television’s longest-running reality competition series. Jeff Probst will continue as a host.
“I am happy to be able produce two more editions of survivor for our loyal fans,” said Mark Burnett, Executive Producer of SURVIVOR. “Our show stands for high quality family entertainment and all of us on this team will continue to deliver on this promise.”
“We have a unique relationship with our audience,” said Jeff Probst, host of SURVIVOR. “They tell us what they like and we listen. It’s worked for 18 editions and we’re looking forward to delivering two more satisfying seasons!”
The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
Jerry Seinfeld Returning to NBC For Reality Series February 26, 2009 6:10 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in NBC, News, Television.Tags: Jerry Seinfeld, The Marriage Ref
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NBC today announced a new comedy-reality series created by comedian and producer Jerry Seinfeld. Seinfeld has partnered with Ellen Rakieten, a 23-year veteran of The Oprah Winfrey Show for the project.
According to the press release, the new series, tentatively titled The Marriage Ref, will feature opinionated celebrities, comedians and sports stars who will candidly comment, judge and offer different strategies for real-life couples in the midst of a classic marital dispute.
The announcement was made by Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, who promises that viewers “will love this highly relatable new comedy.”
Describing the new series, Seinfeld said, “This is not a therapy show, it’s a comedy show. After nine years of marriage I have discovered that the comedic potential of this subject is quite rich.”
The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
First Look: Denzel Washington in Book of Eli February 26, 2009 6:00 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Photos.Tags: Book of Eli, Denzel Washington
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The first photo of Denzel Washington in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Allen and Albert Hughes-directed film Book of Eli, has been published by Entertainment Weekly.
Film Synopsis
In a post-apocalyptic America where the once-picturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man (Denzel Washington) fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo Albert and Allen Hughes (From Hell and Dead Presidents). Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, and Ray Stevenson co-star in the Warner Bros. production.
Book of Eli is scheduled to hit theaters on January 15, 2010.
New Wolverine Photo and Poster February 26, 2009 5:54 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movie Posters, Movies, Photos.Tags: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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A new photo (pictured above, click to enlarge) from and French poster (posted after the jump) from X-Men Origins: Wolverine have turned up online at StarkIndustries.ru and Allocine.fr.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits North American theaters on May 1, 2009. (more…)
First Look at H2 February 26, 2009 3:53 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Photos.Tags: H2, Rob Zombie
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The first photo from the set of Rob Zombie’s Halloween sequel, H2, has been released. The film has been shooting in Georgia for three days. The photo (pictured above–click to enlarge) features Scout Taylor’s Laurie Strode being taken into an operating room.
Zombie wrote the following on his blog:
“Well, we made it through the first three days. Everything is going great. This film is going to blow away my last trip to Haddonfield. Ultra gritty, ultra intense and very real. Here is a sneak peek of Laurie moments after being wheel in to the ER.”
H2 hits theaters on August 28, 2009.
Principal Photography Starts For Dead of Night February 26, 2009 3:46 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News, Platinum Studios.Tags: Dead of Night
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Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Platinum Studios Inc. have announced that principal photography on Dead of Night has begun. The film is based on the best-selling Italian comic book series, Dylan Dog, created Tiziano Sclavi and published by Italy’s Sergio Bonelli Editore.
The comic book has sold more than 56 million units worldwide and has been translated into 17 languages since its debut in 1986. Principal photography is taking place in New Orleans, Louisiana.
via ComingSoon.net
Michael Rady First To Be Cast in Melrose Place February 26, 2009 3:40 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in News, Television, The CW.Tags: Melrose Place, Michael Rady
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Michael Rady (Swingtown) has become the first actor to board the new Melrose Place pilot for The CW. THR reports that the actor landed the job on Wednesday morning, a day after The CW officially greenlit the pilot for the update, which will be directed by David Guggenheim.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, February 25, 2009 February 26, 2009 1:18 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Wednesday
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Fox’s two-hour edition of American Idol blew away the competition, with its average audience of 24.25 million viewers beating the combined audience of its next three competitors (CBS, ABC and NBC — 24.07M) and nearly all four of the remaining major networks (including The CW it barely lost out 24.81M vs. 24.25M).
Now that’s what you call a dominant performance.
Despite being very far back in second, CBS’s two original programs, Criminal Minds at 9:00pm and CSI: NY at 10:00pm, managed to either stay firm against the ‘Idol’ competition (in the case of Criminal Minds which dipped just 4% from last week’s total audience) or improve slightly against its aired competition (CSI: NY was up single digits and the most-watched program at 10:00pm).
ABC was hurt most on a week-to-week basis with the added competition at the 9:00pm hour by way of American Idol. Lost, which hit season high’s last week, dipped back down by double-digits (although its ratings may change some when the finals are released–UPDATE below). Life on Mars was flat from the week prior (but again, we won’t really know the show’s true performance until the final nationals are released).
Note: Finals put Lost at a 5.9/9 HH rating/share, 10.05M viewers and a 4.4/11 A18-49 rating/share. That’s better than the fast affiliates, but not by too much. The finals for Life on Mars were a 3.2/5 HH rating/share, 4.88M viewers and a 1.7/5 A18-49 rating/share. That was much worse than the fast affiliates.
Over on NBC, the network made the correct call in airing an hour of what normally would have been the second hour of Tuesday night’s Biggest Loser at 8:00pm. While the show was below average, it proved to be a solid secondary option against American Idol and improved upon last week’s time slot performance (an original episode of Knight Rider) by 64% among viewers and a whopping 120% in the demo, yet another indication at the poor performance of Knight Rider.
Biggest Loser led into an original episode of struggling Life. The show failed to reach 5 million viewers, but, surprisingly, showed some week-to-week growth among A18-49 (+13%). It’s performance in the demo was still weak (a 1.7 rating), but it’s certainly worth noting that the show is up 31% in the demo over the last three weeks.
Rounding out the evening, The CW aired low-performing repeats of Privileged and 90210, with neither show managing to top 1 million viewers. Yes, that’s pathetic.
Full ratings and breakdown’s, including week-to-week comparisons, etc., follow after the jump.
Three New Up Character Posters February 26, 2009 3:28 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movie Posters, Movies.Tags: Up
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Three new character posters from Disney/Pixar’s Up have been released. The three, pictured above, come from ComingSoon.net, AICN and /Film. Click the links to check out high-res versions of the posters.
Up hits conventional and Disney 3D theaters on May 29, 2009.
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