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Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/weblogsinc/tvsquadhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/ZGv5f6iUHd8/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/dinner-impossible-chef-welcomed-back/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/dinner-impossible-chef-welcomed-back/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a></p><img hspace="4" height="236" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/robertirvine4_500p-700744-1.jpg" alt="Robert I" />Thanks Chef Michael Symon, but your services are no longer needed on <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/22/dinner-impossible-enlists-a-new-chef/"><em>Dinner: Impossible</em></a>. Yes, he's been given the pink slip because it seems the folks at Food Network realize that they may have acted a bit rashly when <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/03/04/chef-irvine-gets-axed/">they changed chefs</a> last April. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_en_tv/people_chef_dismissed">The Food Network has rehired Robert Irvine</a> and will reinstate him as the host of <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/DinnerImpossible/">Dinner: Impossible</a></em>.<br /><br />Apparently, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/19/truth-impossible-chef-robert-irvine-caught-in-a-web-of-lies/">fudging his resume</a> wasn't quite the high crime and misdemeanor it was made out to be. In fact, the network's dramatic reversal is proof positive that <em>Dinner: Impossible </em>has not been the same show with Chef Robert. <br /><br />It's easier to forgive Irvine for padding his credits -- including facts like cooking for the Queen and preparing meals at the White House -- than it was to find as charismatic a star to anchor the weekly show.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/dinner-impossible-chef-welcomed-back/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Dinner: Impossible chef welcomed back</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/dinner-impossible-chef-welcomed-back/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1378530/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/dinner-impossible-chef-welcomed-back/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/ZtbBSEPDSVG0Cc3-nJTTaxpvVTc/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/ZtbBSEPDSVG0Cc3-nJTTaxpvVTc/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=NHykmhPq"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=NHykmhPq" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=QEPaIuuZ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=QEPaIuuZ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/ZGv5f6iUHd8" height="1" width="1"/>Chef Michael SymonChef Robert IrvineChefMichaelSymonChefRobertIrvineDinner ImpossibleDinnerImpossibleEthanIron Chef AmericaIronChefAmericaJennaMarchSurvivorThe Food Networkthe next food network starTheFoodNetworkTheNextFoodNetworkStarAllison WaldmanThu, 20 Nov 2008 20:03:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/dinner-impossible-chef-welcomed-back/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/rPK50tbhpA0/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/90210-make-your-predictions-on-who-sean-really-is-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/90210-make-your-predictions-on-who-sean-really-is-video/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-squad-polls/" rel="tag">TV Squad Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/watercooler-talk/" rel="tag">Watercooler Talk</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/90210/" rel="tag">90210</a></p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/90210henderson.gif" alt="90210" />If you are like me, you started watching The CW's <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/90210/"><em>90210</em></a> out of curiosity and nostalgia but ended up not being able to miss an episode because you wanted to know how evil Naomi could be. You wanted to know what happened to the old <span style="font-style: italic;">Beverly Hills, 90210</span> gang, thanks to Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty guesting on the spin off. And, let's admit it, you also wanted your weekly Rob Estes fix!<br /><br />Now a regular <span style="font-style: italic;">90210</span> viewer, I got interested in the Sean storyline. Sean is the son Harry didn't know he had and who was given up for adoption nearly 22 years ago by Tracy. Was "Sean" someone that was already on the show but under another name? (Early this season, people speculated that Ryan would turn out to be Harry's son.) If not, would the PI hired by Tracy find Sean? Who raised Sean all these years? Who had he become? All questions that were answered in this week's episode. <br /><br />However, the ending of last Tuesday's episode raised a lot of new questions, the main one being: Is Sean, played by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1259068/">Josh Henderson</a>, really Sean?<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/90210-make-your-predictions-on-who-sean-really-is-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>90210: Make your predictions on who Sean really is! - VIDEO</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/90210-make-your-predictions-on-who-sean-really-is-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1378700/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/90210-make-your-predictions-on-who-sean-really-is-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/Soikq_9MJy3ys38VCp8kHTY3z2s/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/Soikq_9MJy3ys38VCp8kHTY3z2s/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=geohv1cn"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=geohv1cn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=BHP0YsE1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=BHP0YsE1" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/rPK50tbhpA0" height="1" width="1"/>Beverly HillsBeverlyHillsJennie GarthJennieGarthJosh HendersonJoshHendersonRob EstesRobEstesShannen DohertyShannenDohertyThe CWTheCwIsabelle CarreauThu, 20 Nov 2008 19:02:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/90210-make-your-predictions-on-who-sean-really-is-video/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/3BKXCVr1xvQ/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/worst-peanuts-special-ever-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/worst-peanuts-special-ever-video/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="183" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/snoopyflashbeagle.jpg" alt="Snoopy" />Here we are in the time of year of the holiday specials. And many of them are Peanuts specials. We've already seen <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/24/fine-living-celebrates-40th-anniversary-of-the-great-pumpkin/"><em>It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown</em></a>, and coming soon are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Charlie_Brown_Thanksgiving"><em>A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving</em></a> (next Tuesday on ABC) and <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/30/festivus-retro-squad-a-charlie-brown-christmas/"><em>A Charlie Brown Christmas</em></a>. Those are the good ones. What you're about to see if a bad one.<br /><br />Whenever there is some hot, hip pop culture trend, you see everyone adopting it. That's why James Bond went into freakin' space in <em>Moonraker</em>. The damn success of <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Wars</span> and other space films. It happened to Snoopy too, in <em>It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown</em>. Yup, Snoopy and Franklin and others donned sweats and break danced in this special from the 80s, as you can see in the video after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/worst-peanuts-special-ever-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Worst. Peanuts special. Ever. - VIDEO</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/worst-peanuts-special-ever-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1378434/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/worst-peanuts-special-ever-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/jppM9WkMEtyerzGFrgqzCnH1IOc/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/jppM9WkMEtyerzGFrgqzCnH1IOc/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=0DXR5TOB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=0DXR5TOB" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=2rlTrJgU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=2rlTrJgU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/3BKXCVr1xvQ" height="1" width="1"/>1980scharlie browndiscoflashbeaglefranklinpeanutssnoopyBob SassoneThu, 20 Nov 2008 18:10:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/worst-peanuts-special-ever-video/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/0CNwxvUwVHA/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/the-cw-ends-its-sunday-night-experiment/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/the-cw-ends-its-sunday-night-experiment/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/ratings/" rel="tag">Ratings</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="98" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="The CW" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/800px-the_cw.svg.png" />It looks like the great experiment has been deemed a failure. The CW is <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996223.html?categoryid=14&amp;cs=1">ending its relationship</a> with Media Rights Capital, who produced its extremely low-rated Sunday night line-up.<br /><br />The idea looked great on paper: rent out Sunday night to an independent content provider and let them reap the advertising rewards. World Wrestling Entertainment uses a similar model when it broadcasts its wrestling product on any given network. Sadly, the concept could not keep up with the sagging ratings of the CW.<br /><br />The contract was terminated when MRC couldn't keep up with payments to the parent network. I doubt they were making that much in terms of advertising dollars either, given that their ratings were among the lowest ever for the network. That's saying a lot.<br /><br />In any case, it's another example of The CW being one step closer to that "going out of business" sale. Perhaps they should simply go back to being <a href="http://www.thewb.com">the WB</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/the-cw-ends-its-sunday-night-experiment/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1378635/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/the-cw-ends-its-sunday-night-experiment/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/sBLrtovOHMUfD8qFNvKAhP8x_QA/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/sBLrtovOHMUfD8qFNvKAhP8x_QA/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=IkaMIiA2"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=IkaMIiA2" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=qp1SQV0Q"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=qp1SQV0Q" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/0CNwxvUwVHA" height="1" width="1"/>Media Rights CapitalMediaRightsCapitalMRCThe CWTheCwBrad TrechakThu, 20 Nov 2008 17:26:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/the-cw-ends-its-sunday-night-experiment/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/m8G4K7cKi3Y/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/spoilers-anonymous/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/spoilers-anonymous/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/spoilers-anonymous/" rel="tag">Spoilers Anonymous</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="102" width="314" vspace="4" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/02/spoilers-anonymous-logo-color.jpg" alt="Spoiler Anonymous" /><br />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 order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tips/">tips form</a> or by emailing us at <strong>tvsquad at gmail dot com</strong> or call and leave a message at <strong>(775) 640-8479 </strong>- your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.<br /><br />This week we have: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="font-style: italic;">Brothers &amp; Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, Lost and<em> NCIS</em></span></strong>.<strong> <em>(SPOILERS FOLLOW!)</em></strong></span><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/spoilers-anonymous/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Spoilers Anonymous</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/spoilers-anonymous/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1378485/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/spoilers-anonymous/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/JwcHsUGtxT2eibfI1BIXvmWGWhw/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/JwcHsUGtxT2eibfI1BIXvmWGWhw/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=ziQKFU0f"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=ziQKFU0f" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=IdabBnMC"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=IdabBnMC" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/m8G4K7cKi3Y" height="1" width="1"/>Brothers and SistersBrothersAndSistersDesperate HousewivesDesperateHousewivesfeatureGossip GirlGossipGirlGreys AnatomyGreysAnatomyHeroesHow I Met Your MotherHowIMetYourMotherLostNCISspoilerIsabelle CarreauThu, 20 Nov 2008 17:02:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/spoilers-anonymous/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/y8mldzzPHZU/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/are-there-any-clues-in-that-new-lost-poster/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/are-there-any-clues-in-that-new-lost-poster/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/" rel="tag">Lost</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/watercooler-talk/" rel="tag">Watercooler Talk</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Lost" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/lostdestinycalls2009.gif" />When the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/01/19/lost-season-4-poster/"><em>Lost</em> season 4 poster was released last season</a>, I took a few minutes to analyze it with you and try to extract clues and spoilers from it. The biggest clues we found in that poster was the skyline of a city reflecting on the water and the number 6, also in the water. Both foreshadowed the Oceanic 6 getting off the island.<br /><br />It's time to resume our investigation, this time, with <a href="http://www.docarzt.com/2008/11/19/lost-season5-official-poster/">the season 5 official poster</a> (see right, bigger version after the jump) which I've found at DocArzt's Lost Blog.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/are-there-any-clues-in-that-new-lost-poster/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Are there any clues in that new Lost poster?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/are-there-any-clues-in-that-new-lost-poster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1378488/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/are-there-any-clues-in-that-new-lost-poster/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/RuauF_jZdTQ8CwIJ2fMaHOL-7rw/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/RuauF_jZdTQ8CwIJ2fMaHOL-7rw/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=vOV4NZU0"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=vOV4NZU0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=JrpP1ChF"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=JrpP1ChF" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/y8mldzzPHZU" height="1" width="1"/>ABCEvangeline LillyEvangelineLillyMatthew FoxMatthewFoxOceanicposterTerry OQuinnTerryOquinnIsabelle CarreauThu, 20 Nov 2008 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/are-there-any-clues-in-that-new-lost-poster/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/zQl0inbCIMo/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/whats-on-tonight-kath-and-kim-eleventh-hour-its-always-sunn/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/whats-on-tonight-kath-and-kim-eleventh-hour-its-always-sunn/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/what-to-watch-tonight/" rel="tag">What To Watch Tonight</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><ul> <li><img hspace="4" height="310" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/mckidd20081111.gif" alt="Grey's Anatomy" />At 8, ABC has a new <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Ugly Betty</span>, then new episodes of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Grey's Anatomy</span> and<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Life on Mars</span>.</li> <li>CBS has a new <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Survivor</span>, followed by new episodes of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">CSI </span>and <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Eleventh Hour</span>.</li> <li>NBC has new episodes of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">My Name Is Earl</span>, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Kath &amp; Kim</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Office</span>, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">30 Rock</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">ER</span>.</li> <li>FOX has a new <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Kitchen Nightmares</span> at 8.</li> <li>The CW has a new <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Smallville</span> at 8, then a new <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Supernatural</span>.</li> <li>TBS has four great episodes of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Friends </span>starting at 8.</li> <li>TCM has 1925's <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Phantom of the Opera</span> at 8, followed by 1923's <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Hunchback of Notre Dame</span>.</li> <li>Also at 8: Cartoon Network has a new <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chowder</span>.</li> <li>At 9, PBS has a new <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Live From Lincoln Center</span>.</li> <li>Food Network has another <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Dear Food Network: Thanksgiving </span>special at 9.</li> <li>HGTV has a new <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Rate My Space</span> at 9.</li> <li>At 10, FX has the season finale of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</span> at 10, followed by a new <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Testees</span>.</li> <li>There's a new <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Tim Gunn's Guide To Style</span> on Bravo at 10.</li> <li>At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Sarah Silverman Program</span>.</li> </ul> <br />Check your <a href="http://tvlistings.aol.com">local TV listings</a> for more.<br /><br />After the jump, the late night talk show listings.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/whats-on-tonight-kath-and-kim-eleventh-hour-its-always-sunn/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>What's On Tonight: Kath and Kim, Eleventh Hour, It's Always Sunny</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/whats-on-tonight-kath-and-kim-eleventh-hour-its-always-sunn/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1377553/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/whats-on-tonight-kath-and-kim-eleventh-hour-its-always-sunn/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/wuxKEvuFt6vL9ILSRQvbY-U2xpI/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/wuxKEvuFt6vL9ILSRQvbY-U2xpI/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=RokeTbLJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=RokeTbLJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=YpAbT2ud"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=YpAbT2ud" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/zQl0inbCIMo" height="1" width="1"/>30 rockcarson dalycharlie rosecolbertconan obriencraig fergusoncsidear food networkeleventh hourergreys anatomyits always sunnyjon stewartkimmellate night talk showslenolettermanlife on marsmy name is earlnovember 20 2008sarah silvermansurvivortesteesthe officetim gunnBob SassoneThu, 20 Nov 2008 16:05:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/whats-on-tonight-kath-and-kim-eleventh-hour-its-always-sunn/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/KQtw4MlIrwM/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/what-if-heroes-wasnt-a-serialized-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/what-if-heroes-wasnt-a-serialized-show/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="300" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Sylar" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/09/heroes_080922.jpg" />Everyone seems to have an idea on how <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span></a> can be improved. I think it's still good, but ratings are down, fans are fleeing, and it's probably not a show new fans can get into. Now <a href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/931/931067p1.html">creator Tim Kring has an idea</a>.<br /><br />For next season, he'd like to see more self-contained episodes instead of a long continuing storyline over the entire season. He talked about what he intended to do with the show and what the future might hold at the Creative Screenwriting Expo last weekend. He wanted to give NBC a show like <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Lost</span></a> or <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/"><span style="font-style: italic;">24</span></a>, one with a serialized storyline that would have fans coming back each week. Now he says he's not sure if that was the right decision, describing those shows as "an absolute bear to do." He thinks that the way that people watch TV nowadays is a lot different than just three years ago, because of DVRs and online viewing and all that, and that has changed how viewers watch serialized dramas since they don't watch them live every week.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/what-if-heroes-wasnt-a-serialized-show/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>What if Heroes wasn't a serialized show?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/what-if-heroes-wasnt-a-serialized-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1378481/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/what-if-heroes-wasnt-a-serialized-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/CoMKvSTCT2sNiXYEQMhUMOQl7tY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/CoMKvSTCT2sNiXYEQMhUMOQl7tY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=1jmFV8li"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=1jmFV8li" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=OeWtA1OR"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=OeWtA1OR" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/KQtw4MlIrwM" height="1" width="1"/>adrian pasdarfugitiveshayden panettiereheroeshirohrgmasi okamilo ventimiglianbcrobert forstersave the cheerleaderserialized showssylartim kringvillainszachery quintoBob SassoneThu, 20 Nov 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/what-if-heroes-wasnt-a-serialized-show/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/7iPc4ZyhBek/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/true-blood-growing-faster-than-the-sporanos/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/true-blood-growing-faster-than-the-sporanos/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/ratings/" rel="tag">Ratings</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="182" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/trueblood3.jpg" alt="True Blood HBO Paquin Moyer" />It's no big secret. People love their movies and TV shows based on vampire book series -- romantic vampire book series, to be exact. Proof of that will be <a href="http://www.popeater.com/movies/article/teen-shrieks-galore-at-twilight-premiere/251882">crowding your local multiplex</a> this weekend thanks to the release of <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span>, the teen vampire flick based on Stephenie Meyer's inescapable best-seller. (I'll guess I'll wait another week to catch <span style="font-style: italic;">Role Models</span>. Navigating through a sea of rabid teenage "Twilighters" isn't worth it. Sorry, Paul Rudd.)<br /><br />Want more proof of the popularity of blood suckers? HBO execs are saying their freshman vampire series <span style="font-style: italic;">True Blood</span>, also based on a series of novels, is <a href="http://www.popeater.com/article/vampire-fascination-helps-hbo-to-well/251579">developing an audience faster than <span style="font-style: italic;">The Sopranos</span></a>, aka one of the most financially successful cable series in the history of TV. Michael Lombardo, HBO's chief of West Coast operations, says that <span style="font-style: italic;">The Sopranos'</span> viewership numbers grew slowly. The big ratings jump didn't come until season two. But <span style="font-style: italic;">True Blood</span> has fared better, with a 66 percent jump in Sunday night viewership since its premiere in September.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/true-blood-growing-faster-than-the-sporanos/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>True Blood growing faster than The Sopranos</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/true-blood-growing-faster-than-the-sporanos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1378117/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/true-blood-growing-faster-than-the-sporanos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/S9KesySULarXWyXq2613LbLc6_k/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/S9KesySULarXWyXq2613LbLc6_k/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=WTfgm3EC"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=WTfgm3EC" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=BY47ndSf"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=BY47ndSf" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/7iPc4ZyhBek" height="1" width="1"/>alan ballAlanBallhboratingssix feet underSixFeetUndersopranostrue bloodTrueBloodMike MoodyThu, 20 Nov 2008 12:10:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/true-blood-growing-faster-than-the-sporanos/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/BjVNT-OtEgU/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/80s-tv-hunks-for-the-thirty-something-teenybopper/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/80s-tv-hunks-for-the-thirty-something-teenybopper/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lists/" rel="tag">TV Squad Lists</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cheers/" rel="tag">Cheers</a></p><img hspace="4" height="314" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/jack-wagner.jpg" alt="Jack Wagner" />All this month, AOL TV is publishing their list of <a href="http://television.aol.com/insidetv/2008/11/04/tvs-50-hottest-hunks-ever/">TV's hottest hunks of all time</a>. That's a lot of hunks, but probably they won't all be memorable to you -- or to me.<br /><br />Because when were you swooning over TV hunks? When you were a teenager, of course. Unless you are really, really immature. But seriously, I am guessing that beyond the age of 16 or so, you probably didn't plaster any <span style="font-style: italic;">Teen Magazine</span> pin-ups on your bedroom walls. <br /><br />As a teenager of the '80s, I surely had my favorite TV hunks. Yep, they were plastered on my bedroom walls, too: imagine hunk wallpaper and you've got the idea. So who on TV mingled amongst the movie actors of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brat_Pack_(movies)">Brat Pack</a>?<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/80s-tv-hunks-for-the-thirty-something-teenybopper/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>'80s TV hunks for the thirty-something teenybopper</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/80s-tv-hunks-for-the-thirty-something-teenybopper/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1363712/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/80s-tv-hunks-for-the-thirty-something-teenybopper/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/8w7bjnscOe9crjtkNS-x9NaY1hs/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/8w7bjnscOe9crjtkNS-x9NaY1hs/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=U5GJvAwe"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=U5GJvAwe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=AXuNGCQG"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=AXuNGCQG" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/BjVNT-OtEgU" height="1" width="1"/>80saol tvAolTvbruce willisBruceWillisdon johnsonDonJohnsonfeaturedhunksjack wagnerJackWagnerjamison parkerJamisonParkerjohn stamosJohnStamoslorenzo lamaLorenzoLamamark paul gosselaarMarkPaulGosselaarmatthew perryMatthewPerrymicheal j foxMichealJFoxparker stevensonParkerStevensonscott baioScottBaioted dansonTedDansontom selleckTomSellecktony danzaTonyDanzaDebra McDuffeeThu, 20 Nov 2008 11:23:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/80s-tv-hunks-for-the-thirty-something-teenybopper/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/XuFwUs6bi7M/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/top-chef-show-your-craft/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/top-chef-show-your-craft/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/food-home-diy/" rel="tag">Food/Home/DIY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a></p><img hspace="4" height="314" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/nup_110895_0231-1.jpg" alt="Tom Colicchio" /><em>(S05E02) </em>And as the contest resumes, the 17 chefs have now been whittled down to 15 as episode two unfolds. After watching the second installment of <em>Top Chef</em> New York, it's clear this is going to be a good season. <br /><br />Tough competitors, great location -- and they're using it effectively -- and at least so far, realistic challenges that are testing their mettle. <br /><br />Interestingly, the chefs haven't figured out that there's strength in numbers. Instead of playing it smart through this week's episode, a couple were downright suicidal in their approach. More on that after the jump.<br /><br />Back in the suite, Euro-boys Stefan and Fabio have become brothers in arms. Or is the bromance more of a love story? It's hard to tell, but Stefan eyes Fabio as his main competition and they seem to have bonded over the fact that they are the two chefs with accents.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/top-chef-show-your-craft/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Top Chef: Show Your Craft</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/top-chef-show-your-craft/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1377514/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/top-chef-show-your-craft/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/x4t89208IDiqNfXSXR8EFrYLN6k/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/x4t89208IDiqNfXSXR8EFrYLN6k/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=KnWPCcfd"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=KnWPCcfd" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=lYb3olXp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=lYb3olXp" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/XuFwUs6bi7M" height="1" width="1"/>Craft restaurantCraftRestaurantNew YorkNewYorkPadma LakshmiPadmaLakshmiseason fiveSeasonFiveTom ColicchioTomColicchioTop ChefTopChefAllison WaldmanThu, 20 Nov 2008 10:08:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/top-chef-show-your-craft/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/iudqE7rLBVk/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/abc-family-assembles-10-things-cast/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/abc-family-assembles-10-things-cast/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="215" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Ethan Peck" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/10-things-peck.jpg" />It's taken nearly 10 years, but the feature film <em>10 Things I Hate About You</em> is <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ice47db4422c0d0664e043c073bc5af00">being made into a TV show</a>. Well, a pilot anyway. We'll see if it goes the distance. This project has a few things going for it: <br /><br />1) It's on <a href="http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Home/page_Home">ABC Family</a>, which has done a fabulous job with their programming. Have you watched the network lately? This is edgy stuff that's like the next step up from <a href="http://www.nick.com/">Nickelodeon</a> and <a href="http://home.disney.go.com/tv/">Disney Channel</a>: <a href="http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Lincoln-Heights/page_Detail"><em>Lincoln Heights</em></a>, <a href="http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Greek/page_Detail"><em>Greek</em></a>, and <a href="http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Secret-Life-Of-The-American-Teenager/page_Detail"><em>The Secret Life of the American Teenager</em></a> top the list. <br /><br />2) The cast is great. Some you might have heard of, others not: Lindsey Shaw, Meaghan Jette Martin, Kyle Kaplan, Nicholas Braun and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669656/">Ethan Peck</a>. That's him, pictured. He's the grandson of Gregory Peck, and he kind of looks like him, doesn't he?<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/abc-family-assembles-10-things-cast/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>ABC Family assembles 10 Things cast</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/abc-family-assembles-10-things-cast/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1377778/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/abc-family-assembles-10-things-cast/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/1SbdNyY1_RI-YHwvjips6kMgXjo/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/1SbdNyY1_RI-YHwvjips6kMgXjo/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=zGiLpTIe"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=zGiLpTIe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=JGCSfVQK"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=JGCSfVQK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/iudqE7rLBVk" height="1" width="1"/>10 things i hate about you10ThingsIHateAboutYouabc familyAbcFamilyethan peckEthanPeckgreeklincoln heightsLincolnHeightsthe secret life of the american teenagerTheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenagerJane BoursawThu, 20 Nov 2008 09:08:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/abc-family-assembles-10-things-cast/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/TxoEELPHaBA/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/and-the-highest-rated-show-in-comedy-central-history-is-vi/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/and-the-highest-rated-show-in-comedy-central-history-is-vi/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="215" width="250" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/jeffdunham1.jpg" alt="Jeff Dunham" />You would think that the highest-rated <a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/">Comedy Central</a> show of all-time would either be an episode of <a href="http://www.southparkstudios.com/"><em>South Park</em></a> or one of the nightly news satire programs, <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/"><em>The Daily Show</em></a> or <a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/home"><em>The Colbert Report</em></a>. It's actually none of those. The biggest audience-getter was a Christmas special featuring various puppets.<br /><br />The Sunday debut of <a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/CA6615590.html"><em>Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special </em>grabbed 6. 6 million viewers</a>. <em>South Park</em> held the record before and is now in second place.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/and-the-highest-rated-show-in-comedy-central-history-is-vi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>And the highest-rated show in Comedy Central history is ... - VIDEO</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/and-the-highest-rated-show-in-comedy-central-history-is-vi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1377577/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/and-the-highest-rated-show-in-comedy-central-history-is-vi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/yxPW4drXAoZpT_rbAHmD2DkFo7o/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/yxPW4drXAoZpT_rbAHmD2DkFo7o/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=0ZtCIyAX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=0ZtCIyAX" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=OgUfv2oO"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=OgUfv2oO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/TxoEELPHaBA" height="1" width="1"/>cable ratingscomedy centraljeff dunhams very special christmas specialnetwork ratingssouth parktv ratingsxmasBob SassoneThu, 20 Nov 2008 08:07:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/and-the-highest-rated-show-in-comedy-central-history-is-vi/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/eNLxb_EE_JQ/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/pushing-daisies-oh-oh-oh-its-magic/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/pushing-daisies-oh-oh-oh-its-magic/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pushing-daisies/" rel="tag">Pushing Daisies</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><em><img hspace="4" height="183" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/24_pushingdaisies-1.jpg" alt="Pushing Ds" />(S02E06) "You can't sugarcoat that turd." </em>-- The Great Herrmann to Ned<br /><br />Magic and the macabre, a recipe for a perfect <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pushing-daisies/"><em>Pushing Daisies</em></a> episode. This one also had the virtue of <a href="http://www.fredwillard.com/">Fred Willard</a> doing a terrific guest star turn as "The Great Herrmann." Considering how misused Fred has been on some other shows (<a href="http://www.fox.com/backtoyou/"><em>Back to You</em></a> last season, for instance), it was refreshing to see him really shine here. His heart-to-heart with Ned, making Ned feel uncomfortable emotions because of the memories of his father's abandonment, was a high point of the show.<br /><br />Ned accepts an invitation to watch his half-brothers -- Maurice and Ralston, the family Ned didn't know he had -- at The Conjurer's Castle. Their act is called "Two for the Show," and they're actually illusionists. Later on, their sleight of hand expertise helps solve the case.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/pushing-daisies-oh-oh-oh-its-magic/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Pushing Daisies: Oh Oh Oh...It's Magic</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/pushing-daisies-oh-oh-oh-its-magic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1377532/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/pushing-daisies-oh-oh-oh-its-magic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/GJMKddPJKmK0Ni_a_HVl6wSxWEw/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/GJMKddPJKmK0Ni_a_HVl6wSxWEw/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=A3xtcNUU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=A3xtcNUU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=aJE5KAsn"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=aJE5KAsn" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/eNLxb_EE_JQ" height="1" width="1"/>ABCBack to YouBackToYoubrothersDwight DixonDwightDixonFred WillardFredWillardillusionistsmagicmagiciansPushing DaisiesPushingDaisiesStephen RootStephenRootAllison WaldmanThu, 20 Nov 2008 00:15:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/pushing-daisies-oh-oh-oh-its-magic/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/OwARUw40HSI/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/if-youre-a-call-girl-showtime-wants-to-hear-from-you/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/if-youre-a-call-girl-showtime-wants-to-hear-from-you/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="182" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Showtime" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/07/shologo200.jpg" />Showtime is looking for call girls.<br /><br />The cable network is developing a <a href="http://reversecowgirlblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/former-fox-prexy-seeks-call-girls.html">new documentary series</a> (Link NSFW) about the world's oldest profession. They're looking for call girls to live in a Hollywood mansion and have cameras film their every, um, move. Not sure why this is called a documentary and not just a reality show. If it's a true documentary then I don't think they'd go the <span style="font-style: italic;">Big Brother</span>/<span style="font-style: italic;">Real World</span> route; they'd just film their real lives and what happens to them. Seems the show is having a hard time finding cast members.<br /><br />There's no title for the series yet, but I have a few suggestions.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/if-youre-a-call-girl-showtime-wants-to-hear-from-you/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>If you're a call girl, Showtime wants to hear from you</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/if-youre-a-call-girl-showtime-wants-to-hear-from-you/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1377261/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/if-youre-a-call-girl-showtime-wants-to-hear-from-you/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/jsckxb_ItYj4j5QOFrTm_MOaCdY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/jsckxb_ItYj4j5QOFrTm_MOaCdY/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=15F26MdE"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=15F26MdE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=dlFfJDbo"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=dlFfJDbo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/OwARUw40HSI" height="1" width="1"/>call girlshollywood mansionreality showshowtimeBob SassoneWed, 19 Nov 2008 17:16:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/if-youre-a-call-girl-showtime-wants-to-hear-from-you/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/aUc8OzqWJqE/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/whats-on-tonight-private-practice-ufc-unleashed-south-park/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/whats-on-tonight-private-practice-ufc-unleashed-south-park/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/what-to-watch-tonight/" rel="tag">What To Watch Tonight</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><ul> <li><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="0" align="right" alt="Life" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/11/life.jpg" />At 8, ABC has a new<strong><em> Pushing Daisies</em></strong>, then new episodes of <strong><em>Private Practice </em></strong>and <em><strong>Dirty Sexy Money</strong></em>.</li> <li>CBS has a new <strong><em>Old Christine</em></strong>, followed by new episodes of <strong><em>Gary Unmarried</em></strong>, <em><strong>Criminal Minds</strong></em>, and<strong><em> CSI: NY</em></strong>.</li> <li>NBC has new episodes of <em><strong>Knight Rider</strong></em>, <strong><em>Life</em></strong>, and <strong><em>Law &amp; Order</em></strong>.</li> <li>FOX has a new <strong><em>Bones</em></strong> at 8.</li> <li>The CW has a new <strong><em>America's Next Top Model </em></strong>at 8, then a new <em><strong>Stylista</strong></em>.</li> <li>PBS has a new installment of<em><strong> Monarchy </strong></em>at 8.</li> <li>Discovery has two new episodes of <strong><em>Time Warp</em></strong> at 8, followed by new episodes of <strong><em>Mythbusters </em></strong>and <strong><em>Prototype This!</em></strong></li> <li>Also at 8: History Channel has a new <strong><em>Modern Marvels</em></strong>.</li> <li>At 9, Lifetime has the movie <strong><em>The Tenth Circle</em></strong>.</li> <li>Food Network has the special <strong><em>Dear Food Network: Thanksgiving Desserts </em></strong>at 9.</li> <li>Spike has a new <em><strong>UFC Unleashed </strong></em>at 9, followed by a new <strong><em>Ultimate Fighter</em></strong>.</li> <li>At 10, Comedy Central has a new <strong><em>South Park</em></strong> at 10, then a new <strong><em>Chocolate News</em></strong>.</li> <li>Bravo has a new <strong><em>Top Chef</em></strong> at 10.</li> <li>FX has a new <strong><em>Sons of Anarchy</em></strong> at 10.</li> <li>A&amp;E has two new episodes of <strong><em>Parking Wars</em></strong> at 10.</li> </ul> <br />Check your <a href="http://tvlistings.aol.com">local TV listings</a> for more.<br /><br />After the jump, the late night talk show listings.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/whats-on-tonight-private-practice-ufc-unleashed-south-park/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>What's On Tonight: Private Practice, UFC Unleashed, South Park</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/whats-on-tonight-private-practice-ufc-unleashed-south-park/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1376169/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/whats-on-tonight-private-practice-ufc-unleashed-south-park/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/FoJJ-BywzCx90RgvdOd9_jvuZr8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/FoJJ-BywzCx90RgvdOd9_jvuZr8/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=w6VF9Va9"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=w6VF9Va9" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=Gx5hIo2R"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=Gx5hIo2R" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/aUc8OzqWJqE" height="1" width="1"/>americas next top modelcarson dalycharlie rosecolbertconan obriencraig fergusoncriminal mindscsi nydirty sexy moneyjon stewartkimmelknight riderlate night talk showslaw and orderlenolettermanmonarchymythbustersnovember 19 2008old christinepushing daisiessmileysouth parktop chefBob SassoneWed, 19 Nov 2008 16:03:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/whats-on-tonight-private-practice-ufc-unleashed-south-park/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/OF4C1JPFF2U/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/heres-a-sneak-peek-at-the-new-cupid-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/heres-a-sneak-peek-at-the-new-cupid-video/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="199" width="250" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/cupidcast.jpg" alt="Cupid" />Fans might remember the original TV show <a href="http://television.aol.com/show/cupid-1998/761776/main"><span style="font-style: italic;">Cupid</span></a>, which starred Jeremy Piven long before <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/entourage/"><em>Entourage</em></a> made him a household name and he won a bunch of Emmy awards. It was about a seemingly ordinary guy who might just have been the magical guy who gets lovers together (or maybe he was just crazy). There's a new version coming to ABC from <em>Veronica Mars</em> creator Rob Thomas, and the trailer for the show is after the jump.<br /><br />This one stars Bobby Cannavale, and it seems to be...quirkier than the original? Not that the original wasn't quirky, but there was something very down to earth about it. This one seems like it might be forcing that quirkiness. I'm not sure if it's going to be a comedy, a drama, or the dreaded dramedy, so I'll throw it in both categories. It has a good cast though.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Studio 60</span> fans will recognize Sarah Paulson. I'm sure her character will be just as beloved in this show as she was in that one.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/heres-a-sneak-peek-at-the-new-cupid-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Here's a sneak peek at the new Cupid - VIDEO</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/heres-a-sneak-peek-at-the-new-cupid-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1377198/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/heres-a-sneak-peek-at-the-new-cupid-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/kNtZnvthCXWfGxp7yAA2a4viLLM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/kNtZnvthCXWfGxp7yAA2a4viLLM/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=1lod6bL4"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=1lod6bL4" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=c1noZbBn"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=c1noZbBn" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/OF4C1JPFF2U" height="1" width="1"/>abcbobby cannavalecupidjeremy pivenrob thomassarah paulsonBob SassoneWed, 19 Nov 2008 15:11:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/heres-a-sneak-peek-at-the-new-cupid-video/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/DiJuohWNG04/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-shows-ive-been-watching-and-you-should-check-out-too-v/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-shows-ive-been-watching-and-you-should-check-out-too-v/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lists/" rel="tag">TV Squad Lists</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="194" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Whatever, Martha" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/09/whatever-martha-pr.jpg" />I think that in the most grossly general way, TV shows can be separated into three groups: the shows that get a ton of viewers and everyone knows about (<em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol/">American Idol</a></em>, <em>Two and a Half Men</em>,<em> <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/">Lost</a></em>, etc), shows that don't get quite as many viewers but are well-known anyway (<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/30-rock/"><em>30 Rock</em></a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/burn-notice/"><em>Burn Notice</em></a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/mad-men/"><em>Mad Men</em></a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-shield/"><em>The Shield</em></a>), and a third category of shows that are more niche. They're probably on cable or public television and may even be on at odd times. They have their fan base, but a lot of people probably don't even know they exist.<br /><br />That's what this list is, the five shows that I've been enjoying lately, away from the more mainstream shows that I watch every week (<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-mentalist/"><em>The Mentalist</em></a>, <em>30 Rock</em>, <em>Lost</em>, <em>Mad Men</em>, <em>Burn Notice</em>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/chuck/"><em>Chuck</em></a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><em>Heroes</em></a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-simpsons/"><em>The Simpsons</em></a>, <em>60 Minutes</em>). They're quirky, interesting, and they're probably shows you should check out too.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-shows-ive-been-watching-and-you-should-check-out-too-v/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Five shows I've been watching (and you should check out too) - VIDEOS</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-shows-ive-been-watching-and-you-should-check-out-too-v/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1376070/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-shows-ive-been-watching-and-you-should-check-out-too-v/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/DmNcmpiwAphfWXIXVMWk1B_KNmo/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/DmNcmpiwAphfWXIXVMWk1B_KNmo/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=ClSph1sD"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=ClSph1sD" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=tsBAfpne"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=tsBAfpne" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/DiJuohWNG04" height="1" width="1"/>americas test kitchenchallengecnbccooks countryfeaturedfine living networkfive shows you should be watchingfood networkpbsspikesuze ormanunsolved mysterieswhatever marthaBob SassoneWed, 19 Nov 2008 14:05:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-shows-ive-been-watching-and-you-should-check-out-too-v/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/bTrmvuJAu9w/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/patricia-heaton-signs-with-abc-for-new-sitcom/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/patricia-heaton-signs-with-abc-for-new-sitcom/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><em><img hspace="4" height="202" width="250" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/patriciaheaton1.jpg" alt="Heaton" />Everybody Loves Raymond</em> star <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081119/tv_nm/us_heaton_3">Patricia Heaton has signed with ABC</a> to star in a pilot for a new sitcom.<br /><br />The series, titled <em>The Middle</em>, centers on a family in the Midwest, and Heaton will play the mom. I know, that's a really generic description. I might as well say Heaton will play a human being in a comedy that will feature humor and talking.<br /><br />Ricki Lake was originally cast in the role when the show was first developed a couple of years ago, but things changed later when the network wanted Heaton in the lead role and held the show until a deal with Heaton was finalized. That means the show has been on hold since even before Heaton starred in the short-lived FOX comedy <em>Back To You</em> with Kelsey Grammer. A lot of people thought that show would come back for a second season since it got OK reviews and had two big names attached. But <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/13/back-to-you-producer-never-wanted-to-be-on-fox-anyway/">FOX canceled it</a> and now Heaton has a new job.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/patricia-heaton-signs-with-abc-for-new-sitcom/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1377050/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/patricia-heaton-signs-with-abc-for-new-sitcom/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/vF0-NAzC2LNvdO9_RkwB0L82yEg/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/vF0-NAzC2LNvdO9_RkwB0L82yEg/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=yzP4rFvq"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=yzP4rFvq" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=ydsiUJ05"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=ydsiUJ05" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/bTrmvuJAu9w" height="1" width="1"/>abcback to youeverybody loves raymondpatricia heatonricki lakethe middleBob SassoneWed, 19 Nov 2008 12:43:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/patricia-heaton-signs-with-abc-for-new-sitcom/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~3/3QBH_S9Qhzc/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-reasons-to-watch-smallville-this-season/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-reasons-to-watch-smallville-this-season/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/smallville/" rel="tag">Smallville</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lists/" rel="tag">TV Squad Lists</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><div align="left"><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="273" border="0" align="top" alt="Smallville's Clark Kent, Tom Welling" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/11/smallvillewellingfortress1.jpg" /><br /></div> <div align="left">Not watching <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/smallville/"><em>Smallville</em></a> this season? I hear you. <br /></div> <br />Michael Rosenbaum's Lex Luthor is history, the great John Glover is no longer chewing the scenery, and the last few seasons seemed to stretch the "Young Man of Steel" concept about as far as it could go. If you're like me, you stopped DVR-ing <span style="font-style: italic;">Smallville</span> even before last season's dismal Kryptonite gum episode, "<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/03/13/smallville-hero/">Hero</a>," which brought the show's penchant for product placement to an all time low. But, for me, <em>Smallville</em> has always been like a Quarter Pounder value meal from McDonalds -- cheesy, full of fat and empty calories, but wholly familiar and comforting. That's probably why I tuned in to watch this season's opener back in September, and I'm glad I did.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-reasons-to-watch-smallville-this-season/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Five reasons to watch Smallville this season</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-reasons-to-watch-smallville-this-season/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1373925/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-reasons-to-watch-smallville-this-season/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/40fbB_kPUHHkSlYZUzKWHbkLSUU/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/40fbB_kPUHHkSlYZUzKWHbkLSUU/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=P1v43qeM"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=P1v43qeM" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?a=jzTXYSmC"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/weblogsinc/tvsquad?i=jzTXYSmC" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tvsquad/~4/3QBH_S9Qhzc" height="1" width="1"/>cassidy freemanCassidyFreemanerica duranceEricaDurancefeaturedjustin hartleyJustinHartleymichael rosenbaumMichaelRosenbaumsam witwerSamWitwersmallvillesupermantom wellingTomWellingMike MoodyWed, 19 Nov 2008 11:54:00 ESThttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/19/five-reasons-to-watch-smallville-this-season/