Let's Talk TV

CONGRATS TO "ER" ON YOUR 300TH EPISODE!!

It's not often that a TV show hits the 300th show mark. A big congrats should go out to the writers for keeping ER on as long as it has. Now if the writers strike would end then maybe ER will reach the magic 400. MAYBE?

REAL LIFE 24 FOR KIEFER SUTHERLAND

Now that 24 is on a break, Kiefer Sutherland is anxious to get this show on the road.

Barely two hours after being formally sentenced to 48 days in jail in connection with his September arrest for driving under the influence, the Emmy winner reported to Glendale City Jail to start serving his time, E! Online has confirmed.

Records show that the 40-year-old actor arrived at 5:30 p.m. and 16 minutes later he was in a holding cell waiting to be photographed and fingerprinted.

DANCING WITH THE STARS SHOCKER!

SABRINA & MARK HAD AN EARLY DEPARTURTE IN LAST WEEKS VOTE OFF. (SHOCKING BY THE WAY) GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHO'S LEAVING NEXT AND TAKE OUR POLL.

STUCK WITH REALITY TV FOR A WHILE?

There should be enough scripts for all your favorite shows until the first of the year, but if the strike lasts after that then it will be nothing but reruns and reality TV.

Writers Guild of America board members voted unanimously Friday to begin the strike at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time (3:01 a.m. EST) unless studios offered a better more profitable deal with a bigger cut from video sales and shows sold or streamed over the Web.The union said it would stage its first pickets in New York and Los Angeles after strike captains meet Saturday to finalize details.

The first casualty of the strike would be late-night talk shows, which are dependent on current events to fuel monologues and other entertainment.
"The Tonight Show" on NBC will go into reruns starting Monday if last-ditch negotiations fail and a strike begins, according to a network official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person lacked authorization to comment publicly.
Garth Brooks and Tommy Lee Jones were the scheduled guests.
Comedy Central has said "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" would likely go into repeats as well.
A message left seeking CBS comment on plans for "The Late Show with David Letterman" in New York was not immediately returned Friday evening.
During the 1988 writers strike, Letterman, then host of NBC's "Late Night," and longtime "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson initially went off the air but later returned as the walkout dragged on for 22 weeks and cost the industry about $500 million.

Daytime TV, including live talk shows such as "The View" and soap operas, which typically tape about a week's worth of shows in advance, would be next to feel the impact.

AP Television Writer Lynn Elber contributed to this story.

RATINGS FOR WEEK OF OCT.22-OCT.28

1. (2) "Dancing with the Stars" (Monday), ABC, 21.37 million viewers.
2. (X) World Series, Boston at Colorado (Game 4), Fox, 20.95 million viewers.
3. (5) "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 18.28 million viewers.
4. (3) "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 18.18 million viewers.
5. (4) "House," Fox, 18.11 million viewers.
6. (6) "Dancing with the Stars" (Tuesday), ABC, 18.06 million viewers.
7. (7) "NCIS," CBS, 17.26 million viewers.
8. (X) World Series, Colorado at Boston (Game 2), Fox, 16.95 million viewers.
9. (X) World Series, Colorado at Boston (Game 1), Fox, 16.90 million viewers.
10. (8) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 15.67 million viewers.
11. (10) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 15.05 million viewers.
12. (1) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 14.96 million viewers.
13. (16) "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," ABC, 14.39 million viewers.
14. (12) "Survivor: China," CBS, 14.19 million viewers.
15. (X) World Series, Boston at Colorado (Game 3), Fox, 14.06 million viewers.
16. (13) "Two And a Half Men," CBS, 13.94 million viewers.
17. (15) "CSI: NY," CBS, 13.82 million viewers.
18. (13) "Samantha Who?," ABC, 13.68 million viewers.
19. (X) World Series Pregame (Game 4), Fox, 13.38 million viewers.
20. (20) "60 Minutes," CBS, 13.05 million viewers.

WOW Quite a drop for "CSI" and quite a jump for "Desperate Housewives." I don't think anything is going to catch "Dancing with the Stars."

Writers Guild Contract Expires On Oct. 31

Their contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers expires Oct. 31.
The writers' unions are demanding that they be paid higher residual fees for films and television shows on DVD. They are also asking that pay schedules be set up for other digital outlets, such as the Internet and mobile phones.
So far, the AMPTP has been unreceptive to those concerns, according to various published reports. In the case of new media, producers want to get a better sense of how programming for the Web and cell phones will be valued by the marketplace.
Several scripted television shows would be unable to air new episodes in the second half of the TV season, depending on how long a potential strike lasts. As a result, reality shows -- which do not require union writers -- might become even more ubiquitous on U.S. television.
The last Writers Guild strike occurred in 1988.
David B. Wilkerson is a reporter for MarketWatch in Chicago.

What could this mean for all our favorite shows? Alot of the shows we love will run out of episodes by early next year, so I'm sure we all hope they come to some sort of agreement very soon.

The Amazing Race

Amazing Race fans can thank Hugh Jackman, since his show "Viva Laughlin" got canned The Amazing Race will air on Nov. 4th at 8:00p.m. on CBS

check out the teams @ http://alpha.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race12/

Please tell us what you think about team #1 "The Dating Goths"

"LOST" Star Arrested For DUI !

Daniel Dae Kim, who plays Jin, is the last cast member to be arrested for DUI, reports The Honolulu Advertiser.While most of the details haven't been released, the newspaper reports that the 39-year-actor was arrested around 3 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in Oahu, Hawaii, where the show is filmed. He was booked at the Honolulu Police station and was released at 5:05 a.m., when a silver SUV whisked him away.

Other cast members have run into problems on the island as well. Cynthia Watros and Michelle Rodriguez were both busted for DUI, while Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was arrested for driving without a license.

What happens on the set of LOST?
Must be something in the water on that island. LOL

Say Goodbye To "Viva Laughlin"

CBS canceled the Hugh Jackman series after two dismal showings -- a special premiere on Thursday and a time slot premiere Sunday.
Sunday night, the series based on the BBC format managed a sorry 6.8 million viewers during the 8 p.m. hour. It shed almost a third of its audience between the first and the second half-hour.
CBS will air a rerun of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" in the time period this week before bringing back the slot's last year occupant "The Amazing Race." The reality veteran will return for a 12th cycle November 4.

Is A Possible Writers Strike Looming?

Members of Hollywood's film and television writers union have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike anytime after their contract expires at the end of the month.
More than 5,000 members of the Writers Guild of America cast ballots, with 90 percent voting in favor of authorizing the strike, the union said Friday evening. Members voted Thursday.
"Writers do not want to strike, but they are resolute and prepared to take strong, united action to defend our interests," guild President Patric Verrone said in a news release. "What we must have is a contract that gives us the ability to keep up with the financial success of this ever-expanding global industry."

What would a strike mean for the shows that haven't been picked up for the season yet?

Was "VIVA LAUGHLIN" a FLOP?

The Hugh Jackman-Lloyd Owen musical drama, which follows a fictional Nevada casino, had the best lead-in on television in "CSI." But "Viva Laughlin" (8.8 million) came in third place at 10 p.m. against a veteran "ER" (10 million) as well as ABC's freshman "Big Shots" (8.3 million), neither heavy hitters by any measure."Grey's Anatomy" (17.7 million) won in adults 18-49 against "CSI" (20.8 million) at 9 p.m. "Grey's" was down 10% week-to-week while "CSI" rose 5%. "The Office" (8.5 million) dropped 6% from last week. The 8 p.m. hour was won by "Survivor: China" (13.4 million), which was down 6%, while "Ugly Betty" (9.7 million) declining fell 11% and both "My Name Is Earl" (7.2 million) and "30 Rock" (6.3 million) were down.

Good News TV Fans!

Private Practice on ABC has been picked up for the rest of the season with 9 additional episodes coming.

CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory and CBS drama The Unit have been picked up with an additional 9 episodes as well.

ABC Wins Primetime Wednesday

ABC won primetime Wednesday as freshman series "Pushing Daisies" and "Private Practice" won their time slots though both were down from last week."Private Practice" remained the night's top show in adults with 11.8 million viewers according to preliminary estimates released Thursday by Nielsen Media Research. But "Private Practice" was down more than a half-million viewers, though it saw a slight improvement in its second half hour.

Star Wars TV Series Coming Soon!

George Lucas said Tuesday he is planning a live-action television series spinoff of the "Star Wars" film franchise. Lucas told The Los Angeles Times he has "just begun work" on the series, which will not include the films' major characters Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader.

I'm pretty excited to see what this series will be like, although I must say I'm a little apprehensive on what it will be like without Luke and Vader. What are your thoughts?

Prime-time ratings from Oct.8 thru. Oct.14

1. (1) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 19.79 million viewers.
2. (2) "Dancing with the Stars" (Monday), ABC, 19.62 million viewers.
3. (3) "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 19.04 million viewers
4. (4) "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 18.89 million viewers.
5. (5) "House," Fox, 18.03 million viewers.
6. (17) "60 Minutes," CBS, 17.23 million viewers.
7. (7) "Dancing with the Stars" (Tuesday), ABC, 16.36 million viewers.
8. (7) "NCIS," CBS, 16.36 million viewers.
9. (12) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 14.55 million viewers.
10. (9) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 14.45 million viewers.
11. (11) "Survivor: China," CBS, 14.22 million viewers.
12. (14) "Cold Case," CBS, 13.88 million viewers.
13. (9) "Without a Trace," CBS, 13.62 million viewers.
14. (17) "CSI: NY," CBS, 13.43 million viewers.
15. (14) "Two And a Half Men," CBS, 13.02 million viewers.
16. (31) "Deal Or No Deal" (Wednesday), NBC, 12.58 million viewers.
17. (20) "Brothers & Sisters," ABC, 12.51 million viewers.
18. (14) "Private Practice," ABC, 12.42 million viewers.
19. (21) "Law And Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC, 12.30 million viewers.
20. (19) "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," ABC, 12.23 million viewers.

Poll Results!!

Our readers have voted and with 68% of the votes Big Shots wins the best new show on TV.

Surprise! Surprise! Grey's Anatomy wins our poll for best returning show.

Tell us your ideas for our next polls.

Why everyone loves Dancing with the Stars?

This show takes the #1 spot in the ratings week after week with over 20 million viewers. It's pretty crazy that all it takes is a few celebs dancing it up to take the other #1 CSI. Wow who knew? Gotta love it. Right? We know we love the show, but want to hear how it compares with the other shows you watch.

Women's Murder Club Season Premiere!

Tonight at 9:00 on ABC is the highly anticipated premiere based on author James Patterson's novels. A lot of buzz surrounding this show, so let your thoughts be known and tell us whether or not it's worth watching.

New shows likely to hang around.

Gossip Girl on the CW has already been picked up for a full season of episodes.

Pushing Daisies and Private Practice on ABC are looking very strong in the ratings.

Cane on CBS and Chuck on NBC have ordered 3 more scripts which boads well for them.

Bionic Woman on NBC has seen mixed reviews but should stick around this season.

Bad news for K-Ville and The Big Bang Theory as K-Ville is up against Heroes and Big Bang Theory must compete with the hottest show on TV Dancing with the Stars.

Life on NBC is still up in the air so if you like it then tell everyone to watch as it's a very good show.

Ratings in from last week !

Dancing w/ the Stars on Monday (ABC)
CSI (CBS)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
NBC Sunday Night Football
Dancing with the Stars the results (ABC)
House (FOX)
NCIS (CBS)
CSI: Miami (CBS)
Criminal Minds (CBS)

"LIFE" was his sentence...

Quite impressed with the first 2 episodes of this new show... very Zen-like!! Did anybody check this show out??

Bring them back or not?

What shows do you want to see return and which ones do you want to go away for good???

What shows are you watching this season?

Whatcha' watchin' these days?? Let us know what days you're channel surfing and what days the DVR or TIVO is on fire.

Friday Night Lights back tonight on NBC!

There are many people speculating that "Friday Night Lights" needs to pick up more viewers to stay on the air. So tune in to NBC tonight at 9:00 and let us and everyone else know what you think of the show and why it should stay on the air.

TIVO and DVR on OVERDRIVE tonight!!

Thanks to the cable gods for the DVR and TIVO on nights like tonight! Grey's Anatomy at 9:00 on ABC, CSI at 9:00 onCBS, and The Office at 9:00 NBC. How do you choose?

Private Practice and Bionic Woman head to head at 9:00

Let's see who takes it this week... Private Practice held its own last week coming in at #10 in the ratings, although Bionic Woman was only a million viewers behind at #15.

Private Practice on ABC @9:00
Bionic Women on NBC @9:00

Much anticipated Pushing Daisies premieres tonight !

The long wait is over for some. The much hyped Pushing Daisies premiere starts tonight at 8:00 on ABC. Not sure what to think so let us know your feedback when the show is over.

Top 20 primetime shows from lastweek

1.CSI, CBS 25.22 million viewers
2.Dancing with the stars, ABC 21.25 million viewers
3.Greys Anatomy, (Thursday), ABC, 20.93 million viewers.
4. (4) "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 19.32 million viewers.
5. (X) "Dancing With the Stars" (Tuesday), ABC, 18.51 million viewers.
6. (5) "House," Fox, 18.31 million viewers.
7. (6) "Heroes," NBC, 16.97 million viewers.
8. (X) "Dancing With the Stars" (Wednesday), ABC, 16.81 million viewers.
9. (8) "Without a Trace," CBS, 16.68 million viewers.
10. (9) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 15.08 million viewers.
11. (6) "NBC Sunday Night Football," NBC, 15.01 million viewers.
12. (10) "Private Practice," ABC, 14.41 million viewers.
13. (10) "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," ABC, 14.25 million viewers.
14. (12) "Survivor: China," CBS, 14.15 million viewers.
15. (12) "Bionic Woman," NBC, 13.91 million viewers.
16. (12) "NCIS," CBS, 13.89 million viewers.
17. (16) "Cold Case," CBS, 13.71 million viewers.
18. (15) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 13.58 million viewers.
19. (17) "Brothers & Sisters," ABC, 12.83 million viewers.
20. (20) "60 Minutes," CBS, 12.82 million viewers.

ABC wins first week ratings!!

Thanks to Grey's Anatomy and a surprising start to Private Practice ABC takes the first week by less than 100,000 viewers over CBS. Of course Dancing with stars didn't hurt either.

CAVEMEN

The big Cavemen premiere tonight at 8 on ABC . Not sure how this show will do. Very interested to hear feedback on what everyone thinks.

CANE

Alex begins his reign as president and CEO of Duque Rum and presents his plan for a Florida-based ethanol refinery to the Senator despite Frank's opposition to the plan. Meanwhile, Alex must also deal with the repercussions of his plot to murder Quinones.

Tonight at 10 on CBS

A "Lost" reference in tonight's episode of Chuck?

We were watching Chuck tonight and heard something strange. During the show they were going through the government secrets inside Chuck's head,when they got to one he referred to as Oceanic Flight 815 . The same flight as the one that crashed on the show Lost. Pretty weird considering Chuck is on NBC and Lost is on ABC. Did anyone else catch this?

Heroes

Monday at 9pm ET on NBC As Parkman investigates the death of a hero, another is attacked by the same sinister force. (Watch a preview clip.) Claire continues to have problems “laying low” at her new high school and Micah and Niki leave Las Vegas. Elsewhere, Mohinder is ordered to track down the Haitian and Peter tries to remember who he is in Ireland.

Dancing with The Stars

Monday at 8pm ET on ABCIt’s Week 2 of America’s favorite dancing competition, and a week after model Josie Maran was the first celebrity sent home, the men and women are back to competing on the same night. This week, get ready for the mambo and the quickstep. Early front-runners Sabrina Bryan and Helio Castroneves look to continue their momentum and can Wayne Newton kick up his dancing shoes and survive another week?

Chuck

Monday at 8pm ET on NBCAs Chuck continues to come to grips with his new spying life, tension builds between his recently appointed partners, and he must decide which of them to trust. This becomes very difficult when a scientist that was trying to remove all the government secrets from his head is killed, and both Casey and Sarah blame the other for the murder.