Discovery Networks’ Giddy Murder and Bigfoot Searching
It could have been any number of things that suddenly turned things dark at press tour Thursday. The sheer oddball of cable offerings, the creeping effects of two weeks at…
Aaron Sorkin Faces ‘Newsroom’ Foes
My bit of theater at the end of the contentious Aaron Sorkin “Newsroom” panel Wednesday was to echo a key scene in the show’s premiere. I scratched out a sign…
HBO’s Icons of the ’60s: Tippi Hedren, Ethel Kennedy
HBO may have missed out on “Mad Men,” but they had two icons of the 1960s on panels at press tour Wednesday in Beverly Hills. Tippi Hedren, who was plucked…
On ‘The Price is Right’ Set
Stepped back in time Tuesday to visit the tiny, garishly decorated studio where “The Price is Right” has been running nearly 40 years. On a visit organized for the TV…
Mamie Gummer: A Dork as Doc
“Emily Owens M.D.” is the first starring role for Mamie Gummer, the expressive daughter of Meryl Streep and sculptor Don Gummer. But, she told reporters at the TV Critics press…
Jeff Probst Getting Into Talk Show Biz
When Jeff Probst invites his audience into the studio of his new daytime talk show, he won’t say “Come on in, guys.” He’ll leave that “Survivor” catchphrase for the islands,…
Award Show and No Shows
It stands to reason that an awards show for television show would begin to be dominated by thanks delivered by video. So it was for Louis C.K., thanking the Television…
Saturday TV: Whole Lotta Games
The games begin in earnest, and after a huge audience for Friday’s opening ceremony, the other networks quietly beg off, even more than they do already in the dead of…
Couric Readying for Daytime ‘Katie’
In the post “Oprah” world, daytime TV has been littered with new personalities trying out hour long shows. But Katie Couric, who brings her own “Katie” to daytime Sept. 10,…
ABC News Takes Victory Lap With Bumps
ABC News chief Brian Sherwood likes to address the press away from the podium, with a wireless microphone that allows him to roam the stage and gesture with both hands.…