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“Hot In Cleveland” is #1

Jennifer Stasak — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:53:33 +0000

“Golden Girl” Betty White has been lighting up the silver screen lately, between presenting at the MTV Movie Awards and her stint as a host on “Saturday Night Live”, and this week was no exception. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the TV Land comedy, “Hot In Cleveland,” which co-stars White debuted this past Wednesday to an audience of 4.8 million viewers. This makes the pilot the most-viewed show in TV Land network’s history. “Hot in Cleveland” also managed to beat out the premiere of TBS’ comedy ”Are We There Yet?”

Those who watched the premiere of “Hot In Cleveland” seemed to enjoy White and the rest of the cast:

Nupeskolar3 Love this new show Hot in Cleveland

voiceworkstk @digitalfuton LOVED, LOVED, LOVED HOT IN CLEVELAND!!!

digitalvision That Hot in Cleveland show with Betty White? Yah, I found it funny and will watch again.

melli1023 Hot in Cleveland was so cute. I have to remember to watch it next week!

britt28t Hot in Cleveland. I loove Betty White!!

CraigMcNamara Watched “Hot In Cleveland;” great cast, underwhelming story. Kinda liked the Jane Leeves/Betty White dynamic, though.

Liz_W_chicago Just watched Hot in Cleveland with the amazing Betty White.Wasn’t so sure bc my mom really liked it but it was really good & I like it too.

RuggyBearLA I am LOVING Hot in Cleveland… Only half way through the first epidode and it’s the funniest show I’ve seen in ages!

Katemadeleine If you like good fashioned sitcoms and Betty White then you’ll love ‘Hot In Cleveland’ Check it out!

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Can a Flash Mob Save “Chuck”?

Jennifer Stasak — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:34:33 +0000

Recently, with numerous shows on the brink of being renewed, fans are more eager than ever to save their favorites. The fans of NBC’s spy action/drama series ”Chuck” are no exception. According to The Hollywood Reporter, fans from Chicago, Seattle, and San Diego are planning to demonstrate their support for the show by banding together and forming themed flash mobs on Monday, May 3. A flash mob originally planned for Philadelphia was cancelled due to an uncooperative parks department.

The fans plan on dressing in the show’s fictional “Buy More” store attire – work shirts, name tags, and all. This isn’t the first time that the the fanbase of “Chuck” has staged an event in order to rally support for their favorite show. Last year, around the season finale, fans bought tons of subs from Subway, one of the sponsors of “Chuck,” in order to save the show. This year though, the sponsors aren’t the ones fans are trying convince. The flashmob’s purpose is simple – a persuasive demonstration for potential viewers in hopes that they will rally even more support.

Fans who do not live in the four cities where flash mobs will be held do not have to fret. Those fans can participate on the day of the flashmob by posting “Chuck”-related tweets on their Twitters. Fans can check out all the details of the flashmob events at the “Chuck” fansite.

Tweets and re-tweets are rolling in from fans of the show, encouraging others to participate in the various flash mobs:

RealdealScorp @cdevwill you have to show ur support RT @TheLiveFeed: #Chuck flash mob rally adds Twitter Mob http://bit.ly/cNayJO

crayon78 Let’s do it! Save Chuck! RT @TheLiveFeed: ‘Chuck’ flash mob rally adds Twitter Mob http://bit.ly/cNayJO #chuck

DMPicone Not sure this years efforts will be as effective as last years #Subway one. RT @IMDbTV: ‘Chuck’ fans plan a flash mob: http://bit.ly/a9TzL6

Guildish I plan on joining the Chuck Twitter flash mob on Monday wearing my BuyMore Supervisor shirt! We♥Chuck LIVE Mondays 8pm on NBC.

TNgirlinWA @TVWithoutPity I’m gonna try to do the Seattle flash mob, but I’m doing it to connect with other #Chuck fans as much as anything.

MTortilla There’s going to be a Chuck Flash Mob on Monday (4 cities), cant believe LA is not participating!

DJStrat @LittleChuckFan okay perfect! I wish we lived near a flash mob city. looks like fun. Chuck fans are the best

twheresweevil I feel like I should have heard about this sooner, but I haven’t. AWESOME. RT @IMDbTV: ‘Chuck’ fans plan a flash mob: http://bit.ly/a9TzL6

tisISAM CHUCK Chicago Flash Mob is at 21 people so far. I am so pumped. Keep spreading the word, nerd herd.

AgentGambit44 I can’t wait to get my #Chuck flash mob on come Monday. Then to cap it off with another epic episode of #Chuck…love #Walkertowski

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Fox To Air Music-Themed Week

Amanda Arntson — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:01:26 +0000

As “American Idol” is getting down to its best contestants and “Glee” is set to return to Fox soon, the network has decided to air a week of music-themed episodes of its most watched shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Musical components will be added to the storylines of “Bones,” “Fringe,” “House,” “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” and several of Fox’s other popular shows for the week of Thursday, April 29 to Wednesday, May 5.

During the middle of that week, on May 2, ”Family Guy” will celebrate its 150th episode, and for the celebration there will be an extended episode with special musical numbers.

Here’s what Tweeps thought of Fox’s upcoming music-themed week.

HottestMessEver Family Guy’s musical scenes are pure evil.

alleyzoey3 I wish every problem in life could be supplemented with a jaunty musical number like on Family Guy. How fun would that be?!

elbowglitter To celebrate the return of Glee, all Fox shows will have a musical number that week? Kind of awesome.

ChannelGuide Fan-favorite and never-before-seen musical numbers from “Family Guy” will air as part of the series’ 150th episode on May 2.

fsnfeed Family Guy musical number fans rejoice! Half-hour special May 2nd!! http://bit.ly/bhnXXV

kennethchilds So if Fox make it’s shows sing, will they shut Idol up for a week too? I can’t stand this musical era , and I love musicals. Go figure.

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Super Bowl–Commercials And All–Sets TV Record

Bobby Pellegrino — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:33:15 +0000

According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, 106.5 million viewers tuned in to watch the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, making it the most-watched TV program in U.S. history.

Sunday’s game surpassed the 27-year-old record held by series finale of “M*A*S*H,” which drew 105.97 million viewers–albeit when the nation’s popular was significantly smaller.

And while millions of viewers watched the two best teams in the NFL clash for supremacy, the advertisers brought their best game, providing some of the most creative commercials of the year. Nearly 60 commercials, at $2 million to $3 million per 30 seconds, aired during the game, according to USA Today.

According to USA Today’s Ad Meter, a Snickers commercial featuring Betty White and Abe Vigoda being tackled to the ground during a game of backyard football captured the spot for best-liked commercial.

Other big hits during the night were a pair of Dockers and CareerBuilder back-to-back commercials that featured men in corporate environments wearing nothing but their underpants.

Doritos and Bud Light also had some great commercials and took second and third place in the ranking with ads that saw a vengeful dog place an electric collar on its cruel owner and a man living in a house made entirely out of cans and bottles of Bud Light.

Coca Cola rounded out the top five with an ad that featured a sleepwalker traversing the African plains at night wearing nothing but his…underpants.

The supposedly-controversial Tim Tebow ad sponsored by Focus on the Family flew way under the radar and scored in the bottom quarter among USA Today Ad Meter panelists.

The Twitterverse had mixed reactions about the commercials, but opinions mostly favored the Doritos and Bud Light Ads:

cfwmarcomm Not the best year for Superbowl ads. Only a few really hit the mark.

RichDiezel hadn’t seen all the doritos superbowl ads til now….the samuri and little boy smacking dat dude are the funniest ones hands down

ISPMedia @Kurtissl I watched it on Fox – how those players can still walk after a game is beyond me .. and the ads. Love that Superbowl!

Igaaboo @KidKaz I don’t understand why ppl get excited about ads for the superbowl, any other football game you’d complain about the ads.

urbanjade This years superbowl ads not very awe inspiring wat happened america?

CoCoa505 im finally watching the first part of superbowl,,, hell yea im late … i just wanna see sum of the game n connercials heehee

touraj Eating a bag of Doritos after a 2 year hiatus. I guess the superbowl ads do work!

RobynBradley Not offended. You? RT @GalleyCat Bud Light Super Bowl Ad Offends Book Clubs, Literary Bloggers, and Readers http://is.gd/7WmUY

gab3334 And belated I suppose: What’s more offensive? Super Bowl ads of ppl in underwear or Tebow and his mom ?

KevinDeveau I just watched every super bowl commercial. Aside from Bud light and Dorrito’s most of them were real snoozers.

ifreethought loves that the Focus on the Family/Tim Tebow commercial tied last in views at Super Bowl. Could we call that an aborted marketing effort?

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“Avatar” Breaks Domestic Box Office Record

Shari Weiss — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:47:46 +0000

King of the world and now king of America! According to The Hollywood Reporter, James Cameron’s “Avatar” broke the domestic box office record by earning $601.1 million. The previous record of $600.8 million was set in 1998 by Cameron’s other blockbuster film, “Titanic.”

The sci-fi flick’s latest achievement came after box office receipts for Tuesday were totaled, the same day the film garnered nine Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Last month “Avatar” bested the global box office record, which was also previously held by ‘Titanic.” Without adjusting for inflation, the film is considered to be the highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide and now in America as well. The Hollywood Reporter also notes tickets for 3-D films cost more and regular ticket prices have risen since “Titanic” was in theaters.

Tweeters spread the news and shared their opinion:

Christopher404 Never saw it, doesn’t look amazingRT @nicoletrottier: titanic is the best movie. sucks that avatar beat it in box office. was it even good?

talcon Worst movie ever. RT @comingsoonnet: Avatar passes Titanic at the domestic box office http://bit.ly/dy9rYt

iamluigee I still think Titanic is the best-est!!! RT @eonline: Avatar Takes Titanic’s Last Titanic Record! http://bit.ly/bnLTcB

reginus ‘Avatar’ Eclipses ‘Titanic’ for No. 1 All Time Gross…‏Don’t know what to think. Leo will always be #1 for me!!

HelenLOVEFiLM Avatar beats Titanic to highest grossing film of all time. Are we happy about this?

JulianGrey AVATAR has officially sunk Titanic at the Domestic Box Office!!! YAY for AVATAR

michaeljwrite Avatar beats Titanic’s boffice record, called the new Star Wars. Analogy is apt, Star Wars wasn’t the best film of its year, either.

stevejpulaski James Cameron’s “Avatar” just beat James Cameron’s “TItanic”. Further down the list is James Cameron’s “T2″. Even further is JC’s “Alien”.

Louie_Moo Yes it is official avatar is the #1 movie of all time, it sinks titanic in just 47 days domesticly

AndersEnder About time. RT @ThatChrisGore Avatar now number 1 all-time at boxoffice. Sinks Titanic domestic record in 47 days with $601 million.

spin_doctor09 Something that makes me very happy in light of Avatar becoming the highest grossing film: Titanic – 14 nom. Avatar – only 9 nom

hallac Why has Avatar done so well so quickly compared to Titanic? Today’s ticket prices (esp for 3D) is almost twice as much as in 1997

JimmyTheGhost AVATAR is the #1 movie of all time. “Beating Titanic in less than two months a hell of a thing, even with inflation and the 3D price bump.”

samtroy I saw Avatar, it does not deserve to be top grossing, thankfully including inflation it’s only 21st.

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ABC To Air “Bachelor” Wedding

Amanda Arntson — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:25:45 +0000

Is everyone ready for a wedding? We haven’t seen a “Bachelor” or “Bachelorette” wedding since Trista Rehn and Ryan Stutter tied the knot on ABC in 2003, but The Hollywood Reporter says we’ll soon get another as “Bachelor” couple Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney tie the knot on the network next month.

The two-hour event, entitled “The Bachelor: Jason and Molly’s Wedding,” will air on March 8. The show will not only include the ceremony, but will take viewers through the planning, dress fitting and bachelor and bachelorette parties. And, of course, the show wouldn’t be complete without past “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” participants on the guest list.

“Bachelor” devotees may recall Mesnick actually rejected Malaney and proposed to Melissa Rycroft in the show’s finale. In the follow-up special, Mesnick infamously broke up with Rycroft and asked Malaney for a second chance. Now their wedding could smash the ratings, considering their previous relationship drama and that the last wedding special drew in more than 17.1 million viewers.

Tweeps had a variety of reactions to ABC’s plans:

leannerenee80 They’re NO Trista and Ryan. Jason still sucks! RT @chrisbharrison: Happy to announce we’ll be televising Jason and Molly’s wedding!

atxqt whaaaaaaaaaaat, Bachelor’s Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney are getting married on TV! get out

megdoe Can`t belive Jason and Molly are having a tv wedding! That should be interesting and cheesy!

tarabarnes @chrisbharrison Make sure to get a close-up of Jason putting the ring on Molly’s finger . . . then changing his mind and taking it off.

Markette88 @chrisbharrison Yay…I’m happy for Molly and Jason and also that you will be hosting their nuptials.

megraa abc airing another bachelor wedding?! i could not be more excited about this!!! can’t wait! hahaha

andrea_lange stupidly excited that there’s another Bachelor Wedding special coming up

misskellyxoxo @christinawrites jason and molly gets on my nerves!!!

calisara Molly and Jason from the Bachelor getting married on ABC. Am not a fan of this.

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“Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” Cross Paths Again

Jennifer Stasak — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:43:57 +0000

The Twitterverse was abuzz Thursday night as ABC aired a “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” crossover event. Characters from “Grey’s” appeared on “Practice” and vice versa, allowing for the intersection of storylines–particularly in the form of dramatic medical issues and sexual tension.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “crossover dominated Thursday night in the ratings,” with “Grey’s Anatomy” having more than 12 million viewers while “Private Practice” had 11 million.

This was not the first time the writers have mixed the two shows, but the vast majority of viewers seemed to love the episodes, with only a few fans feeling less than thrilled:

JaimieWallace wow. grey’s anatomy is terrible.

MomofCandE Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice crossover was sooo good!

BrittneLee Dear Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, Thursdays are better because of you.

beccaluvsjb Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice were so good tonight! Oh how I’ve missed thursday night TV.

Coopley1 I did enjoy grey’s anatomy and private practice.. another evening of good tv..

leavingforparis Grey’s Anatomy was SO…Grey’s Anatomy (that’s a bad thing). Private Practice on the other hand was fabulous! Need more Eric Dane on there.

deedraguidry So the Grey’s Anatomy/Private Practice crossover event worked…I guess I’m going to start watching Private Practice!

EchoOwl Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice crossover event was the SHIZZ!

TwitJustBecause Grey’s Anatomy had better come up with something better….come on!

ccrainato OMG. Grey’s Anatomy & Private Practice were phenomenal. The end of GA was so compelling & then all of PP was intense! Thanks @shondarhimes!

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“Heroes” Most Pirated Show of 2009

Bobby Pellegrino — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:46:47 +0000

NBC’s “Heroes” sits atop the list of the most pirated TV shows of 2009, totaling more than 6 million illegal downloads per episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The news marks a new trend in TV viewership as this is the first year the total amount of downloads for some shows has exceeded the viewership total from when the program was broadcast on network television. TorrentFreak, a site that tracks downloads, suggests the increased piracy might be the result of viewers in other countries having to days, weeks or sometimes months before the episode is broadcast on their local television stations.

Rounding out the top 5 of the most pirated shows in 2009 are: “Lost,” “Prison Break,” “Dexter” and “House.”

A look at “Heroes”-related tweets shows several in the Twitterverse are among those downloading the show or spreading the news:

eoghann_feed Heroes, Lost, Prison Break, Dexter Top Most Pirated TV Shows of 2009: Save the downloads, save the planet. [...] http://bit.ly/7vtmCR

Tshizzle28 Finished downloading heroes but with the amount of workload for the next two weeks looks like I wont be able to watch it yet

JennaGreen11 @zejester oooh I love Heroes!!!

robertlutherjr watching heroes online

StonerMoses420 So who’s watching heroes still ?

andrewducker Heroes is a hit—as the most pirated TV show that is http://bit.ly/7TF9pv

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NBC Plans New Cooking Competition

Tiffany Lew — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:12:46 +0000

NBC is launching a culinary competition from “Top Chef” producers Magical Elves, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The show, which will be called “United Plates of America,” promises to be unprecedented as it will not only test the competitors’ cooking, but also their ability to market a restaurant concept and manage a staff. Their efforts must impress a panel of investors from both the business and cooking industries.

The winner will receive a restaurant chain that opens in four locations throughout the U.S. on the night of the show’s finale. The show’s panelists and premiere date have not been announced.

Tweeps are rejoicing at the news of a new cooking competition:

jessicalundberg Very interesting idea RT @AnnikaStensson: Restaurant chain is grand prize in NBC’s new “United Plates of America” show: http://bit.ly/1rcj25

cwolpe top chef fans rejoice, they’re making an entire series out of “restaurant wars”- NBC orders ‘United Plates of America

FrenchTwistDC Watch out @BravoTopChef, new NBC reality series “United Plates of America” cooks up serious competition http://bit.ly/7Ue2aR

Imageglow Love the name of the new show “United Plates of America” http://bit.ly/91jnEm

srplunkett RT @TwitRestaurants: Restaurnt reality TV “United Plates of America” – http://tinyurl.com/yefup6h Winner gets 4 restaurants!. sign me up?

yourtable Thinking about auditioning for United Plates of America, the new reality show with a 4-store rest. chain as grand prize.

FortSmithEats Interesting RT @ZagatBuzz NBC’s newest cooking show, United Plates of America, will give away a four-restaurant chain http://bit.ly/fcUkB

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Popular Twitter Account to be Made into a TV Show

Sonja Whipp — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:39:02 +0000

“Will and Grace” creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick are producing a television show for CBS based on content from the popular Twitter account “Sh*t My Dad Says,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. If the show makes it on the air, it will be under a more family appropriate title.

Twenty-nine year old Justin Halpern created the @Sh*tMyDadSays account after he moved back in with his 73-year-old father. Halpern documents his father’s humorous and blunt comments through tweets. Halpern’s account has proved to be popular in the Twitterverse as he has acquired more than 700,000 followers.

Though Halpern has a strong following, some tweeps are skeptical that his content can sustain a TV show:

amccaf1 “Twitter user ‘Sh*t My Dad Says’ gets CBS deal” http://tinyurl.com/yjelkub Can’t see how this would work as a TV show…

RunsWthSizzors Congrats to the “Sh*t my dad says” guy who landed the TV deal. He deserves it. That is some of the funniest stuff I’ve heard in a long time.

jasongrote RT @brittonlowe: Very jealous about “Sh*t My Dad Says” getting a tv deal. I had that title first, he just added “Says” to it.

JamesOliverInLA If the Sh*t My Dad Says guy can get a TV deal, who’s going to be the first to pitch a #PINKMAIL show? #confabtweets

sveta85 Unbe-f*ckin-lievable Justin Halpern Twitter account “sh*t my dad says” gets a TV deal..sh*t MY parents say gets me NOTHING except more sh*t

ItsBeepBeepUHo Sh*t my dad says is getting a tv show?!?!??!?!?!? #whywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhy

aaron_warman twitter account “sh*t my dad says” is being turned into a tv show. total mind blown.

mtrstephen omg sh*t my dad says just got a tv deal not sure how long it will last or how well it goes to tv but that is cool

wikimurph RT @bob_barrie: Twitter user “Sh*t My Dad Says” gets CBS TV deal. I love America. http://bit.ly/1NoVfU

ShanniSanFranni Heard that the Twitter account “sh*t my dad says” might become a tv show. I rec following them, it’s really funny

TheWaterboarder old new, but Sh*t My Dad Says get TV deal? WTF? Not a one of their tweets has ever even made me smirk. SMDS is the opposite of comedy.

raypruit I don’t know what the big deal is. Sh*t that MY dad says is on TV all the time, now that MSNBC re-runs To Catch a Predator on the weekends.

blackavar Didn’t the “Sh*t My Dad Says” guy already have a TV show? Wasn’t it called “All In The Family?” Maybe “King of Queens?”

HrzMatt How did the Sh*t My Dad Says Twitter page get a TV show? The Tweets aren’t that good.

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