We assume that many of you awoke this morning to find out the news that HBO has struck a deal with Sesame Workshop to be the home for the next five seasons of “Sesame Street,” and your first reaction may have been surprise. The show has been such a staple of public television on PBS, so […]
There were a few assorted stories announced today at NBC’s TCA Summer Press Tour panel that are not necessarily substantial enough for a full feature here at CarterMatt, but they are still definitely worth noting and discussing in this article. Jimmy Fallin’s new contract – The host of “The Tonight Show” has signed an extension that […]
Here is a report that we certainly did not envision happening for you tonight: It is starting to look as though HBO may be able to wrap up “Deadwood” in a way that it was always intended. According to TVLine, there are some potential talks starting to surface now about giving the beloved series, canceled […]
Thanks to the TCA Summer Press Tour and a variety of other stories coming out in primetime, there has been a heck of a lot going on. As a result, there were a few stories that slipped through the cracks today. We’re here to do our best to try and correct that. “Twin Peaks” news – […]
There were a variety of different subjects discussed by Showtime during the network’s TCA Summer Press Tour panel today, but let’s focus this article on one simple fact here: The long-term future for a pair of our favorites in “Penny Dreadful” and “Homeland.” So why are we even talking about the longevity of the former, […]
As it turns out, there may be more interest in “Bachelor in Paradise” than we first thought during the show’s premiere week! After getting off to somewhat of a slow start, the romantic competition (if there is such a term) rose to a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic Monday night. This is a pretty […]
As an actor, of course Benedict Cumberbatch is very much interested in exploring just about every avenue of performing that he possibly can. This is a man who cares about the art of what he is doing first and foremost, but it just so happens that along his path of doing so, he became an […]
After several presentations and lengthy Q&As, the Television Critics Association on Saturday night officially handed out some trophies courtesy of their annual TCA Awards. It is a tremendous occasion for many shows, and while there are not too many direct connections between this particular show and the Emmys, it does serve at least as a […]
Isn’t this proving itself to be quite the miserable summer when it comes to TV series? You would really love to see something get over the hump and really produce some wonderful ratings, but instead what we are witnessing almost constantly here are disappointments, one right after the next in the ratings. For the latest […]
We knew that there would be attention surrounding the GOP Presidential debate on Fox News Thursday night, but who knew it was going to deliver the sort of earth-shattering ratings that it did? Last night’s debate drew a total of 24 million viewers to the cable news network, making this not only the biggest primary […]
