Filed under: Other Comedy Shows , Programming , Celebrities , Reality-Free Remember way back when the news came that comic Demetri Martin was going to get his own weekly show on Comedy Central, one that would be produced by Jon Stewart and his...

 

Filed under: OpEd , TV Squad Polls , How I Met Your Mother , Chuck , Reality-Free I usually hate reruns. Hate 'em. You've built some momentum watching a show, especially when the season starts, then suddenly you're faced with an episode from last...

 

Filed under: Industry , Programming , Pickups and Renewals , Reality-Free You never heard John McCain or Barack Obama talking about this on the campaign trail. A lot of people were surprised that The Sarah Connor Chronicles was renewed . Not...

 

Filed under: Other Drama Shows , Cancellations , Reality-Free That was fast. If this were a newspaper, the ink would barely be dry on my previous post about the dismal ratings for The Ex List . Now, the die has been cast: CBS has canceled The Ex...

 

Filed under: Heroes , Episode Reviews , Reality-Free (S03E07) Have you noticed how quickly an episode of Heroes goes by? It's not a bad thing, but it just goes to show you how much they pack into each episode. It helps that they're juggling forty...

 

Filed under: OpEd , Episode Reviews , Chuck , Reality-Free (S02E05) I knew it! Others have thought video games were nothing but mind-numbing entertainment that produced a generation of nerds, dweebs, and creators of Red Bull. But they were...

 

Filed under: Celebrities , Dancing With The Stars , Episode Reviews , Episode Recaps (S07E12) It's time to head back to the ballroom, and week 6 brought with it another change to the format. In addition to one regular performance from each...

 

Filed under: OpEd , Episode Reviews , Reality-Free , Gossip Girl (S02E08) "I have an itch only Chuck can scratch." - Blair Are we to assume the cat and mouse game between Blair and Chuck is finally over now that they both agreed it wasn't time to...

 

Filed under: TV on DVD , Reality-Free Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow. Wow, if you bought all of the complete series sets being released this week you'd have a great start for your TV DVD collection: NewsRadio, The Flintstones, The...

 

Filed under: TV Squad Polls , Interviews , Celebrities , Heroes , Reality-Free On Heroes, Peter Petrelli ( Milo Ventimiglia ) and Hiro ( Masi Oka ) have been both allies and enemies as they fight to save the world ... even though sometimes,...

 

Filed under: Late Night , Industry , Programming , Talk Show , Pickups and Renewals , Reality-Free Chelsea Lately is the late night talk show that never gets any attention. That's probably because it's on E! and that's probably a network that TV...

 

Filed under: Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free Bravo has election-themed episodes of The West Wing all day until 10pm. At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, then new...

 

Filed under: Programming , Nip/Tuck , Video , Reality-Free The wait is finally over. After having its last season cut short from 22 episodes to 14 due to the WGA Strike, Nip/Tuck is set to return in January 2009 and FX has been airing some great...

 

Filed under: Industry , Programming , Reality-Free For CBS, tradition and consistency are the keystones for success. So while CBS Corp. president and CEO Leslie Moonves talked about a few new projects in an interview with TV Week, he also shared...

 

Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows , Industry , Programming , Reality-Free It sounds like the title of an mid-90s game show on Nickelodeon, but it's actually the title of a new syndicated adventure series from Sam Raimi . Wow,...

 

Filed under: Celebrities , Reality-Free Joss Whedon has posted an update on the status of his new, upcoming show Dollhouse on his blog, Whedonesque . Basically, it's suffering from the "network interference syndrome" that has plagued so many other...

 

Filed under: OpEd , Desperate Housewives , Episode Reviews , Reality-Free (S05E05) "A night full of surprises." - Mary Alice about McCluskey's surprise birthday party Mirror, Mirror on the wall, please tell me who's the most secretive of them...

 

Filed under: Episode Reviews , Reality-Free , Mad Men (S02E13) In 1962, President Kennedy threatened to fire the missiles of October, facing down with Russia over the nuclear launch sites in Cuba. On last night's season finale of Mad Men, creator...

 

Filed under: Programming , Ratings , Reality-Free As Jason wrote the other day, this has been a strange TV season thus far, with only two shows having been given the pink slip. That said, I think CBS's The Ex List is not long for this world....

 

Filed under: Dexter , Episode Reviews , Reality-Free (S03E05) The predictability of Dexter really comes into play in tonight's episode. All season, they've been setting us up for things that took place tonight. I've always said that although...

 

Filed under: OpEd , The Amazing Race , Episode Reviews (S13E05) "His haircut makes him look like Teen Wolf." - Either Kelly or Christy about Dallas. Kelly and Christy's impressions of Dallas not withstanding, I think that Dallas and Toni are the...

 

Filed under: Industry , Reality-Free It was the first theatrical release of the franchise. The first two were direct-to-television movies on the Disney Channel. However, High School Musical 3 stomped the competition with a $42 million opening and...

 

Filed under: Programming , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit. ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, then new episodes of...

 

Filed under: Reality-Free , Mad Men So how are you celebrating the season finale of Mad Men tonight? I'm doing it the same way I do it every single Sunday night at 10, with a Mad Men party! Of course, my party consists of me and an alcoholic...

 

Filed under: OpEd , Saturday Night Live , Episode Reviews , Reality-Free (S34E06) I'm not one of the hardcore Mad Men fans out there, but from what I've seen, the show is slick as hell. Never would I have expected Don Draper to be so funny, so...

 

Filed under: Saturday Night Live , Celebrities , Reality-Free How appropriate! Amy Poehler has given birth to her first child today, a baby boy . He is now officially known as Saturday Poehler Arnett. No, just kidding. The baby's name hasn't been...

 

Filed under: Programming , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free At 8, FOX has Game 3 of The World Series. NBC has a new America's Toughest Jobs at 8. ESPN2 has College Football, Notre Dame vs. Washington TCM has Psycho at 8....

 

Filed under: Programming , Law and Order , Reality-Free Does the return of Law and Order to the weekly NBC lineup strike a "welcome back" chord, or does it mean that the Peacock needs a boost in the ratings from a tried and true player? I think...

 

Filed under: Programming , Saturday Night Live , Reality-Free You missed all of the Saturday Night Live Weekend Update specials that aired over the last three Thursdays, huh? And, you refuse to watch them online over your 128KB phone line...

 

Filed under: News , Celebrities , Reality-Free Don't tell Keith Olbermann -- he of the Countdown special commentaries -- but CNN's Anderson Cooper is the Edward R. Murrow of our era . That's according to Lisa DePaulo of Elle, but the popularity...

 

Filed under: Celebrities , Reality-Free This has been a bad week to be a celebrity. Beyond the fame and money, of course. Let's start with the most serious injury/sickness on the list and work our way down from there. Gale Harold , who plays Teri...

 

Filed under: Industry , Programming , Project Runway , Reality-Free Kelly told you recently about NBC's legal attempt to block Project Runway from going to their Bravo channel over to Lifetime (Lifetime paid $150 million to air the show for the...

 

Filed under: Programming , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free Bravo has a Swingtown marathon all night. At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and 20/20. CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then...

 

Filed under: Site Announcements , Reality-Free The folks at our sister site Cinematical are working hard to give you news and reviews of the best -- and worst -- the silver screen has to offer. Here are some of their latest musings on the latest...

 

Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows , Programming , OpEd , Pickups and Renewals , Reality-Free Well, this was probably inevitable. With the success of A&E's Paranormal State hanging over the heads of the SciFi Channel, the network...

 

Filed under: Programming , Doctor Who , Reality-Free Straight from the BBC : the first two minutes of the Doctor Who Christmas special titled "The Next Doctor" will be shown on the BBC Children In Need special on November 14. Obviously, this goes...

 

Filed under: OpEd , TV Squad Lists , Reality-Free Judy McGuire writes a column titled "The Frisky," and in her latest she lists the four types of TV guys that women should avoid . She singles out Chuck Bass ( Gossip Girl ), Hank Moody...

 

Filed under: Other Drama Shows , Casting , Reality-Free You see this picture? That's Christopher Egan in NBC's new midseason drama Kings. He'll be playing a David-like character -- as in David versus Goliath -- when the series debuts later this...

 

Filed under: OpEd , Saturday Night Live , Episode Reviews , Reality-Free Well, that concludes Saturday Night Live's three week run of "Weekend Update Thursday." There were some good jokes here and there, including tonight's especially strong cold...

 

Filed under: Programming , Reality-Free CBS has a killer Monday night lineup. The sitcom block from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., followed by the very popular CSI: Miami consistently delivers in the Nielsens. The only vulnerable, flexible and soft spot is...

 

Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous , Reality-Free This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we'll supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in...

 

Filed under: OpEd , Grey's Anatomy , Episode Reviews , Reality-Free (S05E05) "Interns - the other white meat." - Alex I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a kidney today! The rare opportunity of being able to perform a domino procedure has finally...

 

Filed under: Episode Reviews , Reality-Free , Life on Mars (S01E03) Sam Tyler and company have to investigate a murder at a park in Queens. At least, I'm pretty sure the park was in Queens. Sam said he grew up near there and the Vietnam Vet that...

 

Filed under: OpEd , The Office , Episode Reviews , Reality-Free (S05E04) (Warning: Spoiler's ahead!) Was it just me, or did tonight's Office feel like a sweeps episode? Look how much was crammed into it: Holly and Michael's first (and, er, second)...

 

Filed under: OpEd , Survivor , Episode Reviews (S17E06) "Don't you mistake my tears for weakness!" - Crystal This is a weird season of Survivor , isn't it? Sure, we've had lopsided tribes and constantly losing tribes in previous seasons. Yes,...

 

Filed under: Smallville , Episode Reviews , Reality-Free (S08E06) So we the audience get to learn a little more about Davis "Doomsday" Bloome. To begin, to no surprise to anyone, he's a killer. It seems that this version of Doomsday (as opposed to...

 

Filed under: Industry , OpEd , Cancellations , Pickups and Renewals , Reality-Free Has anyone else noticed the lack of hair trigger cancellations thus far this season? We're a good month or more in now and only Opportunity Knocks and Do Not...

 

Filed under: Video , 30 Rock , Reality-Free Last week we mentioned that a lot of people were wondering where the season premiere of 30 Rock was? Fans thought that NBC might want to take advantage of Tina Fey's Emmy wins/Sarah Palin work and air...

 

Filed under: Casting , Reality-Free Call it stunt casting gone bad...or a good idea on paper that failed to produce anything interesting on film. I'm speaking, of course, of La Diva Lohan's mini-arc on Ugly Betty as Kimmie, Betty's high school...

 

Filed under: Video , Celebrities , Reality-Free I recall a time when Ron Howard was diligently trying to distance himself from the two television icons that made him famous: Opie Taylor and Richie Cunningham (from The Andy Griffith Show and Happy...

 

Filed under: Programming , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, then new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Life on Mars. CBS has a new Survivor at 8, followed by new episodes of CSI and Eleventh Hour....

 

Filed under: Industry , Programming , Ratings , Reality-Free No, NBC isn't thinking about giving the show another season, but they are definitely thinking about making this current last season of the show last just a little bit longer . How are...

 

Filed under: OpEd , Lost , Video , Reality-Free A promo for the upcoming fifth season of Lost has popped up online, giving fans something to talk about during the long hiatus. I'm still reeling from all the cliffhangers and surprises from the...

 

Filed under: Programming , Reality-Free I don't know about you, but in these tough economic times, I've contemplated trimming my TV budget. You know, scaling back the premium channels to save a few bucks ... But there's at least one important reason...

 

Filed under: Other Drama Shows , OpEd , Reality-Free It's a rare occasion that I re-trace my steps and openly admit that I was wrong. Typically, I stick with my gut and I'll fight you until I'm blue in the face. But it takes a big man to recognize...

 

Filed under: Episode Reviews , Dirty Sexy Money (S02E03) We already know what it's like to be a Darling: lavish parties, vast conspiracies, and emotional outbursts. This week's episode gave us some insight into what it's like to be a George: same...

 

Filed under: Celebrities , Reality-Free Did you hear the news? Lily from How I Met Your Mother is pregnant! What? Oh, you mean ... never mind. I misspoke, lost in my fictional friends' lives for a moment. Let me try this again: Alyson Hannigan,...

 

Filed under: Episode Reviews , Pushing Daisies , Reality-Free (S02E04) "Where are you living anyway?" - Ned to Emerson Did you realize that this week's Pushing Daisies episode is actually only the 13th installment of the refreshing series? I...

 

Filed under: The Simpsons , Video , Reality-Free Hasn't The Simpsons already spoofed It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on one of its many "Treehouse of Horror" episodes? You would think it would be a natural for them and it would have been...

 

Filed under: Other Drama Shows , Industry , Programming , Ratings , Reality-Free Looks like the NBC black hole time slot of Monday at 10 p.m. is about to swallow another victim. My Own Worst Enemy , the new Christian Slater spy series that I'm...

 

Filed under: TV Royalty , Video , Celebrities , Reality-Free Have you been keeping track of The Shatner Project ? It's a series of videos that Boston Legal star William Shatner has been doing with his daughter Liz. In one he talked about not...

 

Filed under: Video , Interviews , Celebrities , Reality-Free Jason O'Mara is the star of the new ABC drama Life on Mars , but the show features a few other actors who look even more familiar ... such as Michael Imperioli , otherwise known as...

 

Filed under: Programming , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free At 8, FOX has the first game of The World Series. ABC has a new Pushing Daisies at 8, then new episodes of Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money. CBS has new...

 

Filed under: Casting , Reality-Free Alec Baldwin is a very complicated, very smart, and very talented guy. In two interviews just a month or so apart this fall, he was complaining about his career , contemplating other things he wanted to do with...

 

Filed under: Sports , Industry , Programming , Cancellations , Reality-Free If you've been used to getting your dose of fighting action on CBS Saturday nights, you're going to have to look some place else. CBS has canceled its popular Saturday...

 

Filed under: OpEd , Reality-Free , Mad Men While we continue to wait for creator Matthew Weiner and some of the actors of Mad Men to re-sign for a third season of the show (really, I'm not worried at all, it will happen), let's talk about this...

 

Filed under: OpEd , Saturday Night Live , Celebrities , Reality-Free Remember back at the beginning of the season when Senator Barack Obama was going to be on the premiere of Saturday Night Live but had to bow out because of Hurricane Ike? At the...