What’s more realistic, Survivor and The Amazing Race or 24 and CSI? What’s more ironic, House and Grey’s Anatomy or Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty? Still rather see American Idol or Lost? Can any TV series ever outdo Oprah? For TV show rants and the Emmys, eyes on the screen.
- PM to explain security measures on TV (The Nation – Thailand’s English news)
Prime Minister will go on TV Sunday morning to explain the government’s security measures. His weekly programme will be broadcast live from 11th Infantry Regiment where the Peacekeeping Operation Centre is located. - Tory MPs turn tables on TV bid to lure them into fake lobbying jobs (Daily Mail: World News)
Impressionist Rory Bremner’s TV show was last night linked to an elaborate attempt to entrap Tory MPs into accepting cash for ‘fixing’ lucrative contracts. - Pay less for Pay-TV? (Straits Times)
A SWITCH to cheaper prices for pay-TV viewers now? Customers and analysts are betting that the new government mandate for pay-TV operators StarHub and SingTel to carry each other’s content will lower costs for viewers.
TV Shows
- TV quiz show to feature high school teams from Quincy, Randolph and Hingham (The Patriot Ledger)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2) will premiere “High School Quiz Show” on March 22. A new episode will air every Monday time until May 24, with the finals airing in June. - Fontana man is a winner on ‘Make Me A Millionaire’ TV show (Fontana Herald News)
A Fontana man was the big winner this past week on “Make Me A Millionaire,” the California Lottery’s TV game show. Donald Guy successfully completed his Lucky Penny game and claimed a $30,000 prize in lieu of a car. - MediaNotes: ‘Colbert Report’ best show on TV by far (Alameda Times-Star)
I WATCH A LOT of bad TV. It’s part of being a TV critic.But you do need something to balance things out, to restore faith in TV’s small creative community that is actually producing good work.
TV Series
- Sao Paulo: Series Saturday practice report (Motorsport.com)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Saturday, March 13, 2010) – Verizon Team Penske driver Will Power topped the speed charts as IZOD IndyCar Series teams began preparations for the inaugural São Paulo Indy 300 on the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. - ‘Amazing Race’ continues, two new series premiere and Ted Danson returns to ‘Damages’: TV picks (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The new shows are Fox comedy “Sons of Tucson,” starring Tyler Labine, and FX drama “Justified,” starring Timothy Olyphant. - Celebrity chef Flay signs onto TV series (UPI)
LOS ANGELES, March 13 (UPI) — U.S. celebrity chef Bobby Flay reportedly signed on to serve as a judge on the new TV series “America’s Next Great Restaurant.”…
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