What is this, 2012 or 2000? As soap operas become a dying breed (though the renewals of "General Hospital" and "Days of our Lives" provide some solace, along with existing shows "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful"), it's evident that networks need to revamp their daytime lineups and bring in the big guns to compete with the likes of Ellen DeGeneres, Anderson Cooper, and Katie Couric.
Enter Jeff Probst and Ricki Lake, both veterans in the TV hosting game.
Global is hoping Probst and Lake will be a big part of their daytime image overhaul. Probst hit it big when "Survivor" premiered in 2000, while Lake has been a familiar face in the afternoon TV circuit since 1993 with her titular talk show.
"The Ricki Lake Show" will be more of an "Oprah"-like take on the genre. According to a press release sent out by Global TV, "Ricki...
Enter Jeff Probst and Ricki Lake, both veterans in the TV hosting game.
Global is hoping Probst and Lake will be a big part of their daytime image overhaul. Probst hit it big when "Survivor" premiered in 2000, while Lake has been a familiar face in the afternoon TV circuit since 1993 with her titular talk show.
"The Ricki Lake Show" will be more of an "Oprah"-like take on the genre. According to a press release sent out by Global TV, "Ricki...
- 5/1/2012
- by The Huffington Post TV Canada
- Aol TV.
I recently had the pleasure of putting some questions to Canadian actress Ali Liebert, who I (and my long-time Boomtron followers) know best as “Nikki the bartender” from Harper’s Island. We talk about what her current projects are–hint: she has a lot!–and what it’s like working with people who have household name recognition. Read on to find out what she had to say!
Elena Nola: Since I know you from Harper’s Island, I want to start off with a few questions about that. First, simply, what was your favorite part about that series?
My favorite part was forming a friendship with the kind and lovely Elaine Cassidy (Abby Mills). We still hang out whenever I’m in La. Also working with my old friend Ben Cotton was fabulous. Friendships are always the best part of any show. In terms of the actual filming process, shooting...
Elena Nola: Since I know you from Harper’s Island, I want to start off with a few questions about that. First, simply, what was your favorite part about that series?
My favorite part was forming a friendship with the kind and lovely Elaine Cassidy (Abby Mills). We still hang out whenever I’m in La. Also working with my old friend Ben Cotton was fabulous. Friendships are always the best part of any show. In terms of the actual filming process, shooting...
- 5/16/2011
- by Elena Nola
- Boomtron
Filed under: TV Previews
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
8:00 to 9:00
Fox: 'Cops'
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- (120 minutes)
Animal Planet: 'It's Me or the Dog'
Discovery: 'Cops & Coyotes'
Diy: 'Marriage Under Construction'
Hgtv: 'Candice Tells All' and 'Color Splash'
Spike: 'Ufc Unleashed'
9:00 to 10:00
Fox: 'America's Most Wanted'
PBS: 'Austin City Limits' -- Sonic Youth and The Black Keys perform
Animal Planet: 'Pit Pulls and Parolees'
BBC America: 'Primeval'
CNBC: 'The Suze Orman Show'
Discovery: 'Cops & Coyotes'
Food Network: 'Unwrapped'
Hallmark Channel: 'Backyard Wedding' -- (120 minutes)
Hgtv: 'Dear Genevieve'
The Hub: 'Dan vs.' -- 9:30 start
Science Channel: 'An Idiot Abroad' -- 9:30 start for preview episode
Spike: 'Ufc Fight for the Troops' --...
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
8:00 to 9:00
Fox: 'Cops'
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- (120 minutes)
Animal Planet: 'It's Me or the Dog'
Discovery: 'Cops & Coyotes'
Diy: 'Marriage Under Construction'
Hgtv: 'Candice Tells All' and 'Color Splash'
Spike: 'Ufc Unleashed'
9:00 to 10:00
Fox: 'America's Most Wanted'
PBS: 'Austin City Limits' -- Sonic Youth and The Black Keys perform
Animal Planet: 'Pit Pulls and Parolees'
BBC America: 'Primeval'
CNBC: 'The Suze Orman Show'
Discovery: 'Cops & Coyotes'
Food Network: 'Unwrapped'
Hallmark Channel: 'Backyard Wedding' -- (120 minutes)
Hgtv: 'Dear Genevieve'
The Hub: 'Dan vs.' -- 9:30 start
Science Channel: 'An Idiot Abroad' -- 9:30 start for preview episode
Spike: 'Ufc Fight for the Troops' --...
- 1/22/2011
- by Rich Keller
- Aol TV.
Filed under: TV Previews
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
8:00 to 9:00
Fox: 'Nfc Divisional Playoffs' -- The Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- (180 minutes)
Disney Channel: 'The Suite Life on Deck'
Diy: 'Marriage Under Construction' -- 8:30 start
Hgtv: 'Candice Tells All' and 'Color Splash'
The Hub: 'R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series' -- 8:30 start
9:00 to 10:00
ABC: '2011 Miss America Pageant' -- (120 minutes)
PBS: 'Austin City Limits'
Animal Planet: 'It's Me or the Dog'
BBC America: 'Primeval'
CNBC: 'The Suze Orman Show'
Hgtv: 'Dear Genevieve'
Style: 'Style Star'
SyFy: 'Behemoth' -- (120 minutes) Scientists discover a giant monster in an active volcano.
10:00 to 11:00
CBS: '48 Hours Mystery'
Animal Planet...
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
8:00 to 9:00
Fox: 'Nfc Divisional Playoffs' -- The Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- (180 minutes)
Disney Channel: 'The Suite Life on Deck'
Diy: 'Marriage Under Construction' -- 8:30 start
Hgtv: 'Candice Tells All' and 'Color Splash'
The Hub: 'R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series' -- 8:30 start
9:00 to 10:00
ABC: '2011 Miss America Pageant' -- (120 minutes)
PBS: 'Austin City Limits'
Animal Planet: 'It's Me or the Dog'
BBC America: 'Primeval'
CNBC: 'The Suze Orman Show'
Hgtv: 'Dear Genevieve'
Style: 'Style Star'
SyFy: 'Behemoth' -- (120 minutes) Scientists discover a giant monster in an active volcano.
10:00 to 11:00
CBS: '48 Hours Mystery'
Animal Planet...
- 1/15/2011
- by Rich Keller
- Aol TV.
Filed under: TV Previews, Holiday TV
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
Happy 2011 everyone! If you're tired of the marathons and the bowl games there are a few season premieres this evening. Also, make a note that today marks the transformation of Discovery Health to Own -- the Oprah Winfrey Network.
8:00 to 9:00
PBS: 'Great Performance' -- (90 minutes) The annual concert with the Vienna Philharmonic
Epsn: 'Fiesta Bowl' -- 8:30 start for Connecticut and Oklahoma
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- (180 minutes)
Hgtv: 'Candice Tells All'* and 'Dear Genevieve'*
Nickelodeon: 'House of Anubis'*
Own: 'Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes'*
9:00 to 10:00
PBS: 'Austin City Limits' -- 9:30 start for a performance by Cheap Trick
BBC America: 'Primeval'*
Bio: 'Celebrity Ghost Stories'
CNBC: 'The Suze Ormon Show'
Hub: 'Dan vs.
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
Happy 2011 everyone! If you're tired of the marathons and the bowl games there are a few season premieres this evening. Also, make a note that today marks the transformation of Discovery Health to Own -- the Oprah Winfrey Network.
8:00 to 9:00
PBS: 'Great Performance' -- (90 minutes) The annual concert with the Vienna Philharmonic
Epsn: 'Fiesta Bowl' -- 8:30 start for Connecticut and Oklahoma
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- (180 minutes)
Hgtv: 'Candice Tells All'* and 'Dear Genevieve'*
Nickelodeon: 'House of Anubis'*
Own: 'Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes'*
9:00 to 10:00
PBS: 'Austin City Limits' -- 9:30 start for a performance by Cheap Trick
BBC America: 'Primeval'*
Bio: 'Celebrity Ghost Stories'
CNBC: 'The Suze Ormon Show'
Hub: 'Dan vs.
- 1/1/2011
- by Rich Keller
- Aol TV.
Filed under: TV Previews
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
Good night if you're a college football fan or admirer of the made-for-tv movies Hallmark Channel and SyFy pump out on Saturday nights. If you're not a fan of either it's probably time to catch up with the DVR.
Primetime College Football Games
ESPN2: South Carolina at Clemson -- 7:00 start
Espnu: Mississippi State at Mississippi -- 7:00 start
Versus: Oregon State at Stanford -- 7:30 start
Espn: Georgia Tech at Georgia -- 7:45 start
ABC: Notre Dame at USC -- 8:00 start
8:00 to 9:00
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- (180 minutes)
Animal Planet: 'Your Pet Wants This, Too!'
Disney Channel: 'The Suite Life on Deck' and 'Wizards of Waverly Place'...
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
Good night if you're a college football fan or admirer of the made-for-tv movies Hallmark Channel and SyFy pump out on Saturday nights. If you're not a fan of either it's probably time to catch up with the DVR.
Primetime College Football Games
ESPN2: South Carolina at Clemson -- 7:00 start
Espnu: Mississippi State at Mississippi -- 7:00 start
Versus: Oregon State at Stanford -- 7:30 start
Espn: Georgia Tech at Georgia -- 7:45 start
ABC: Notre Dame at USC -- 8:00 start
8:00 to 9:00
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- (180 minutes)
Animal Planet: 'Your Pet Wants This, Too!'
Disney Channel: 'The Suite Life on Deck' and 'Wizards of Waverly Place'...
- 11/27/2010
- by Rich Keller
- Aol TV.
Filed under: TV Previews
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
Primetime College Football (all games start at 8:00)
ABC: Notre Dame at Boston College
CBS: Florida at Alabama
Espn: Penn State at Iowa
ESPN2: Either Stanford at Oregon or Washington at USC
8:00 to 9:00
Fox: 'Cops'
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- (180 minutes)
Animal Planet: 'Dogs 101'
Nick: 'iCarly' and 'True Jackson, VP'
Tlc: '48 Hours: Hard Evidence'
The Weather Channel: 'Storm Riders'
9:00 to 10:00
Fox: 'America's Most Wanted'
PBS: 'Austin City Limits'* -- Season 36 begins with a performance by Jimmy Cliff
CNBC: 'The Suze Orman Show'
Diy: 'Renovation Realities'*
Sundance: 'Iconoclasts'*
SyFy: 'The Graves' -- (120 minutes) Two pop-culture obsessed sisters end up in an abandoned mining town where they spend time taking pictures and drinking tea.
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
Primetime College Football (all games start at 8:00)
ABC: Notre Dame at Boston College
CBS: Florida at Alabama
Espn: Penn State at Iowa
ESPN2: Either Stanford at Oregon or Washington at USC
8:00 to 9:00
Fox: 'Cops'
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- (180 minutes)
Animal Planet: 'Dogs 101'
Nick: 'iCarly' and 'True Jackson, VP'
Tlc: '48 Hours: Hard Evidence'
The Weather Channel: 'Storm Riders'
9:00 to 10:00
Fox: 'America's Most Wanted'
PBS: 'Austin City Limits'* -- Season 36 begins with a performance by Jimmy Cliff
CNBC: 'The Suze Orman Show'
Diy: 'Renovation Realities'*
Sundance: 'Iconoclasts'*
SyFy: 'The Graves' -- (120 minutes) Two pop-culture obsessed sisters end up in an abandoned mining town where they spend time taking pictures and drinking tea.
- 10/2/2010
- by Rich Keller
- Aol TV.
Filed under: TV Previews
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
If you have any DVR leftovers from the summer now is the time to watch them. Start Monday, you'll need all of the space you can get!
Syndication Premieres (Check your local listings)
'Brothers & Sisters'
'Ugly Betty'
8:00 to 9:00
ABC: Saturday Night College Football -- Three hours
Fox: 'Cops'
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- Three hours
Animal Planet: 'Cats 101'
ESPN2: College Football -- Either Notre Dame and Michigan State or Texas and Texas Tech
Diy: 'Sarah's House' -- 8:30 start
Logo: 'Logo Docs'*
Military Channel: 'Horse Sense and Soldiers'
NatGeo: 'Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond' -- In 2210, scientists investigate the collapse of the most-powerful civilization in history; two hours
Style: 'How Do I Look?...
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
If you have any DVR leftovers from the summer now is the time to watch them. Start Monday, you'll need all of the space you can get!
Syndication Premieres (Check your local listings)
'Brothers & Sisters'
'Ugly Betty'
8:00 to 9:00
ABC: Saturday Night College Football -- Three hours
Fox: 'Cops'
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- Three hours
Animal Planet: 'Cats 101'
ESPN2: College Football -- Either Notre Dame and Michigan State or Texas and Texas Tech
Diy: 'Sarah's House' -- 8:30 start
Logo: 'Logo Docs'*
Military Channel: 'Horse Sense and Soldiers'
NatGeo: 'Collapse: Based on the Book by Jared Diamond' -- In 2210, scientists investigate the collapse of the most-powerful civilization in history; two hours
Style: 'How Do I Look?...
- 9/18/2010
- by Rich Keller
- Aol TV.
Filed under: TV Previews
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
If nothing on tonight's schedule interests you perhaps reruns of 'Numb3rs' and 'Criminal Minds' might. Both premiere in syndication today. Check your local listings.
7:30
ABC: 'Nascar Racing' -- The Air Guard 400 from Richmond; three-and-a-half hours
8:00 to 9:00
CBS: 'U.S. Open Women's Final' -- Two hours
Fox: 'Cops'* -- Season 23 premiere and 800th episode!
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- Three Hours
Animal Planet: 'Dogs 101'*
Nick: 'iCarly' and 'True Jackson, VP'
Style: 'How Do I Look?'
9:00 to 10:00
Fox: 'America's Most Wanted'* -- Season 24 premiere
BBC America: 'Being Human'
Bio: 'Celebrity Ghost Stories'
CNBC: 'The Suze Orman Show'
Hallmark: 'Fairfield Road' -- A Boston man falls for a small-town...
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
If nothing on tonight's schedule interests you perhaps reruns of 'Numb3rs' and 'Criminal Minds' might. Both premiere in syndication today. Check your local listings.
7:30
ABC: 'Nascar Racing' -- The Air Guard 400 from Richmond; three-and-a-half hours
8:00 to 9:00
CBS: 'U.S. Open Women's Final' -- Two hours
Fox: 'Cops'* -- Season 23 premiere and 800th episode!
Univision: 'Sabado Gigante' -- Three Hours
Animal Planet: 'Dogs 101'*
Nick: 'iCarly' and 'True Jackson, VP'
Style: 'How Do I Look?'
9:00 to 10:00
Fox: 'America's Most Wanted'* -- Season 24 premiere
BBC America: 'Being Human'
Bio: 'Celebrity Ghost Stories'
CNBC: 'The Suze Orman Show'
Hallmark: 'Fairfield Road' -- A Boston man falls for a small-town...
- 9/11/2010
- by Rich Keller
- Aol TV.
Filed under: TV Previews
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
I haven't suggested catching up on your DVR shows in awhile. However, time to bring that idea back for this evening.
8:00 to 9:00
ABC: 'Saturday Night College Football'* -- Lsu vs. North Carolina
Style: 'How Do I Look?'
Tlc: 'Dateline: Real Life Mysteries'
9:00 to 10:00
Fox: 'America's Most Wanted'
CNBC: 'The Suze Orman Show'
Discovery: 'Soul Survivor'
Hgtv: 'Antonio Treatment' -- 9:30 start
NatGeo: 'America's Wild Spaces'
Style: 'Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?'
Tlc: 'Dateline: Real Life Mysteries'
We: 'The Cupcake Girls'
10:00 to 11:00
CNBC: 'Til Debt Do Us Part' -- Two episodes
Discovery: 'Surviving Death'
Fox News: 'Geraldo: Celebrating 40 Years'
MSNBC: 'Lockup Special Investigation'
Style: 'The Dish'...
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
I haven't suggested catching up on your DVR shows in awhile. However, time to bring that idea back for this evening.
8:00 to 9:00
ABC: 'Saturday Night College Football'* -- Lsu vs. North Carolina
Style: 'How Do I Look?'
Tlc: 'Dateline: Real Life Mysteries'
9:00 to 10:00
Fox: 'America's Most Wanted'
CNBC: 'The Suze Orman Show'
Discovery: 'Soul Survivor'
Hgtv: 'Antonio Treatment' -- 9:30 start
NatGeo: 'America's Wild Spaces'
Style: 'Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?'
Tlc: 'Dateline: Real Life Mysteries'
We: 'The Cupcake Girls'
10:00 to 11:00
CNBC: 'Til Debt Do Us Part' -- Two episodes
Discovery: 'Surviving Death'
Fox News: 'Geraldo: Celebrating 40 Years'
MSNBC: 'Lockup Special Investigation'
Style: 'The Dish'...
- 9/4/2010
- by Rich Keller
- Aol TV.
Toronto -- U.S. and British shows came up big as nominations for the Banff World Television Awards were unveiled Sunday.
U.S. producers will dominate the best continuing drama category, with nods for ABC Studios' "Criminal Minds," and one each for Warner Bros. Television's "Fringe" and "The Closer." ITV Productions snagged a nomination for BBC's "The Street."
In the best comedy category, the Brits will put up ITV Studio's "FM: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" against American contenders "Curb Your Enthusiasm" from HBO, ABC Studios' "Scrubs," and Warner Bros. Television's "Two and a Half Men."
Also contending in the juried comedy category is the Canadian sitcom "Little Mosque on the Prairie" from Westwind Pictures, and the Finnish series "Living It Up!" from Filmiteolissus Fine Ltd.
Elsewhere, the BBC will dominate the TV movie competition, with nominations for BBC Productions' "A Short Stay in Switzerland,...
U.S. producers will dominate the best continuing drama category, with nods for ABC Studios' "Criminal Minds," and one each for Warner Bros. Television's "Fringe" and "The Closer." ITV Productions snagged a nomination for BBC's "The Street."
In the best comedy category, the Brits will put up ITV Studio's "FM: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" against American contenders "Curb Your Enthusiasm" from HBO, ABC Studios' "Scrubs," and Warner Bros. Television's "Two and a Half Men."
Also contending in the juried comedy category is the Canadian sitcom "Little Mosque on the Prairie" from Westwind Pictures, and the Finnish series "Living It Up!" from Filmiteolissus Fine Ltd.
Elsewhere, the BBC will dominate the TV movie competition, with nominations for BBC Productions' "A Short Stay in Switzerland,...
- 4/11/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thank goodness that despite all the suckage 2009 has wrought, one thing remains dependable in this godforsaken world: Cable marathons on Christmas. Yes, the holidays once again bring us the greatest gift of all, hit after hit of addictive movies to watch instead of actually sharing the spirit of the season with other human beings. The beauty of the movie marathon is that you don't even have to look at a schedule to know when you have to turn on the TV to catch the likes of A Christmas Story and Night at the Museum -- because they'll be playing on...
- 12/24/2009
- by Jennifer Armstrong
- EW.com - PopWatch
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