Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, July 25, 2008 July 26, 2008 7:35 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, July 24, 2008 July 25, 2008 2:52 pm
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Comic-Con 2008: ABC Family’s “The Middleman” Panel + Season Shortened to 12 Episodes July 25, 2008 12:43 pm
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ABC Family’s panel at Comic-Con 2008 for The Middleman featured Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Matt Kesslar. Natalie Morales offered a recorded message that she couldn’t attend. Here are the highlights courtesy TV Squad.
- Some scenes from upcoming episodes were screened.
- The season finale is filled with the Middleman screaming profanity, complete with blackout-out bleeps.
- Asked by an audience member why the odd 10pm timeslot, Javier responded that ABC Family doesn’t believe the show jives with the rest of the programming, and that it’s a better fit later in the evening.
According to TV Squad, that’s pretty much all that was presented at the panel. Pretty disappointing.
In other news, TV Squad is reporting that the first season has been shortened from 13 episodes to 12.
Javier posted on his Live Journal site Radio Free Javi that the reason for the reduction in episodes is that though critical response has been strong and the network loves it, the ratings haven’t been all that great, adding that the decision to drop the 13th episode was a joint one between him and the network.
The Middleman airs Monday night’s at 10pm on ABC Family.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, July 23, 2008 July 24, 2008 1:57 pm
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“Jennifer’s Body” Poster July 23, 2008 6:35 pm
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20th Century Fox has released a one-sheet movie poster for the horror/comedy Jennifer’s Body from Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody. Check it out after the jump. Kinda surprising that the poster bares a remarkably similar resemblance to the just-released True Blood HBO series poster.
Synopsis
Demon possession, devilish cheerleaders, and Satanic rock stars are all on the chopping block with this horror comedy from the production team behind Juno. Screenwriter Diablo Cody provides the script, with producing duties handled by Jason Reitman and Dan Dubiecki. The story centers on an impish high-school student (Amanda Seyfried) who has to protect her town against her best friend, Jennifer (Megan Fox), who after being bedeviled by an evil rock band, develops a taste for human flesh. Girlfight’s Karyn Kusama directs the Fox Atomic production.
Jennifer’s Body hasn’t been dated yet, but will release this year.
Top 10 Broadcast and Cable TV Ratings (July 14-20, 2008) July 23, 2008 4:17 pm
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Here are the top 10 programs for the past week (July 14-20) for both broadcast television and cable.
Top 10 Broadcast TV Ratings (Viewers)
- Fox MLB All-Star Game – FOX – 14.54M
- America’s Got Talent – NBC – 12.79M
- Fox MLB All-Star Game Pregame – FOX – 10.37M
- Criminal Minds (R) – CBS – 9.26M
- So You Think You Can Dance-WED – FOX – 9.01M
- CSI (R) – CBS – 8.92M
- Wipeout – ABC – 8.65M
- CSI: NY (R) – CBS – 8.60M
- So You Think You Can Dance-THUR – FOX – 8.40M
- Two and a Half Men (R) – CBS – 8.40M
Top 10 Cable TV Ratings (Viewers)
- Home Run Derby – ESPN – 9.12M
- The Closer – TNT – 7.81M
- Home Run Derby Pregame – ESPN – 6.03M
- Monk – USA – 5.64M
- Avatar – Nick – 5.59M
- Saving Grace – TNT – 5.16M
- Pysch – USA – 4.89M
- Burn Notice – USA – 4.87M
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent – USA – 4.83M
- WWE Raw – USA – 4.79M
Source: Nielsen Media
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, July 22, 2008 July 23, 2008 2:21 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, July 21, 2008 July 22, 2008 2:50 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, July 20, 2008 July 21, 2008 3:47 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, July 19, 2008 July 20, 2008 5:15 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, July 18, 2008 July 19, 2008 2:15 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, July 17, 2008 July 18, 2008 2:00 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, July 16, 2008 July 17, 2008 7:16 pm
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ABC Reveals Fall 2008 Premiere Dates July 16, 2008 7:24 pm
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ABC has unveiled their schedule for the upcoming fall 2008 season. Check it out after the jump. Also, my Fall 2008 Programming Guide has been updated to reflect the additions. Click here to download it (which as always, can be found on my 2008/2009 Television Page).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, July 15, 2008 July 16, 2008 3:49 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, July 14, 2008 July 15, 2008 3:17 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, July 13, 2008 July 14, 2008 10:05 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, July 12, 2008 July 14, 2008 11:25 am
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, July 11, 2008 July 12, 2008 5:09 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, July 10, 2008 July 11, 2008 2:39 pm
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“The Dark Knight” Continues To Impress Critics July 10, 2008 6:12 pm
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Just eight more days folks! That’s all that stands between now and the release of The Dark Knight. With that in mind, I thought it might be a good idea to take a quick sampling of what the critics, the few so far, who have seen The Dark Knight are saying about it.
Rotten Tomatoes has the movie at a perfect 100% (11 Fresh, 0 Rotten). Here’s a sampling from their selection of reviews.
This is not a Batman movie — this is a 2008 version of The Untouchables with The Batman as Elliot Ness, The Joker as Al Capone, and much better toys.
David Poland, Hot Button
Martin Scorsese’s The Departed. Michael Mann’s Heat. Brian de Palma’s The Untouchables. And now, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight can join the ranks as one of the best crime dramas in modern movie history.
Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com
The Dark Knight is not only the best film I have seen this year, but quite possibly the best superhero movie ever made.
Brad Miska, Bloody Disgusting
Daring and uncompromisingly different from previous incarnations of Batman, Nolan hasn’t redefined the superhero genre as much as created an unforgettable piece of crime fiction within the context of that realm.
Edward Douglas, ComingSoon.net
And over at MetaCritic.com, the film is currently at an equally impressive 97% (from four reviews):
Beyond dark. It’s as black — and teeming and toxic — as the mind of the Joker. “Batman Begins,” the 2005 film that launched Nolan’s series, was a mere five-finger exercise. This is the full symphony.
Richard Corliss, Time
Enthralling…An ambitious, full-bodied crime epic of gratifying scope and moral complexity, this is seriously brainy pop entertainment that satisfies every expectation raised by its hit predecessor and then some.
Justin Chang, Variety
Bale again brilliantly personifies all the deep traumas and misgivings of Batman’s alter ego, Bruce Wayne. A bit of Hamlet is in this Batman.
Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
No fair giving away the mysteries of The Dark Knight. It’s enough to marvel at the way Nolan — a world-class filmmaker, be it “Memento,” “Insomnia” or “The Prestige” — brings pop escapism whisper-close to enduring art.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The Dark Knight hits conventional and IMAX theaters on July 18, 2008.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, July 9, 2008 July 10, 2008 3:35 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, July 8, 2008 July 9, 2008 7:35 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, July 7, 2008 July 8, 2008 4:50 pm
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Photos [Update] July 7, 2008 6:22 pm
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Update: Added a few newly released photos from Warner Brothers.
A new batch of photos from this November’s next installment in the Harry Potter series, The Half-Blood Prince, have been released courtesy USA Today. Check out the photos after the jump.
Synopsis
Adolescent wizard-in-training Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for another year of schooling and learns more about the dark past of the boy who grew up to become Lord Voldemort in this, the sixth installment of the film series that originated from the writings of author J.K. Rowling.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theaters on November 11, 2008.
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