Filed under: Industry, Programming, Pickups and Renewals

I guess it IS complicated.

After having her show supposedly canceled during the first season, Denise Richards is getting a second season of her reality Television show It’s Complicated. By the way, the cancellation was according to Denise. E! did give a response to that rumor.

There are several reasons E! has decided to do this, none of which involve torture. It could be that her high-profile feud with ex-husband and TV star Charlie Sheen (which is slightly dated news particularly since the man remarried) has kept her name in the public light. It could simply be the current nature of the business in which a horrible economy is giving second chances to shows that wouldn’t have been picked up otherwise. It could have just been a tactic by Richards herself to guarantee a second season.

For those who liked the show, you are blessed with Denise Richards once again sharing her life with you. For those who didn’t, watch more Two and a Half Men in protest.

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USA Network has been showing a lot of ads for the new Jeff Goldblum-infused season of Law and Order: Criminal Intent. The new episodes are supposed to start on November 7, but now it looks like the show has been delayed until some time next year.

This morning the network confirmed that the new season of the show won’t start until 2009. They state it will be “early 2009,” but then again they first stated the show would come back on November 6, then November 7, and now there has been another delay. It’s odd that a network would have all of these ads for a show so close to the premiere date and then pull the show for several months. USA hasn’t said why they’ve done this.

This is too bad. Law and Order: CI isn’t a show I watch regularly, but I was looking forward to Goldblum’s debut as a detective. I liked Raines (one of the 27 people around the country, apparently), and I can’t wait to see him be all Goldblum-y in the L&O franchise.

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Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Reality-Free, Mad Men

Among the Hollywood industry insider columnists, Nikki Finke’s hit rate is pretty high, so it’s troubling to read a report from her about the acrimonious contract negotiations between Lionsgate and Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. It’s gotten so bad that Finke is reporting that Lionsgate is calling around looking for someone to replace Weiner as show-runner.

As everyone else in the industry is saying: What the hell?

Mad Men just finished its second season with record ratings. It’s the first basic cable show to win an Emmy for Best Drama, and Weiner is the show’s heart and soul. Believe me when I tell you that it’s his vision and attention to detail that you see in every scene. Weiner gave critics a tour of the sets during the July TCAs, and he was able to speak about the look and feel of the show as easily as he was able to speak about the stories and characters. I can’t imagine anyone else running the show, even if it’s someone that’s already on staff.

Continue reading What the hell? Lionsgate calling around for a new Mad Men show-runner

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Filed under: Industry, Reality-Free

The Obama campaign has put a line in the sand regarding which networks will broadcast its prime-time campaign advertisement air on Wednesday night. The campaign has passed on ABC, which will be showing a new episode of Pushing Daisies against the ad to be shown on CBS, NBC, Fox and Univision at 8 p.m.

If the Obama campaign was going to pass on a network, you’d think it would be Fox since Fox News is the mortal enemy of his political celebration. What does the campaign have against the Home of the Mouse? You can’t get more American than Mickey.

Continue reading Obama ad won’t air on ABC

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Filed under: Industry, Programming, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free

You never heard John McCain or Barack Obama talking about this on the campaign trail.

A lot of people were surprised that The Sarah Connor Chronicles was renewed. Not because it’s a bad show or doesn’t deserve to grow and all that, but just because it wasn’t getting the best ratings (plus it’s on FOX). Now The Hollywood Reporter has a theory: the bad economy is helping these borderline shows.

The theory is that because of the bad economy, combined with the writers strike earlier this year and advertising dollars are down across the board, networks are renewing shows that wouldn’t ordinarily be renewed. Besides The Sarah Connor Chronicles, shows like Knight Rider have gotten orders for more episodes.

Continue reading Was Sarah Connor saved by the bad economy?

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Filed under: Late Night, Industry, Programming, Speak Show, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free

Chelsea Lately is the late night speak show that never gets any attention. That’s probably because it’s on E! and that’s probably a network that Television viewers don’t think about when they think of late night television, but let’s be honest, it’s a lot better than Last Call with Carson Daly (plus it’s on a lot earlier). And Chelsea Handler is a genuinely funny person. Her book of comic essays Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me Chelsea is quite good, though I haven’t read her first book about all of the one night stands she has had. Sounds funny though. She was also on Girls Behaving Badly, but we can forgive her for that.

E! has been impressed with the ratings for Handler’s show and they’ve given it a green light through 2009.

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For CBS, tradition and consistency are the keystones for success. So while CBS Corp. president and CEO Leslie Moonves talked about a few new projects in an interview with TV Week, he also shared the news that the network will be booking more Survivor and The Astonishing Race editions in the seasons to come.

To this I say, hooray! Especially for The Extraordinary Race. There’s a reason this show has won the Emmy so many times. The current race has been terrific. Survivor seems to be having a bounce back season, as well.

I was turned off to the last couple of seasons — China was a drag — but I’m enjoying the current contest. Anytime an antagonist like Ace emerges, that’s good Television to me.

Continue reading CBS is sticking with winners, looking for new ones

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