The fifth season of “Homeland” is currently airing on Showtime, and for the most part, we feel like it’s doing a pretty good job of throwing Carrie Mathison and company back once more into chaos. Sure, this is a position that she has found herself in many times before, but part of the magic of […]
“Defiance” canceled – Following the news earlier today about the cancellation of “Rookie Blue,” today Syfy announced in a statement that their drama “Defiance” has been canceled after three seasons: “Defiance was a truly groundbreaking series, delivering an immersive, cross-platform experience that transcended the television screen in a way that viewers had never seen before. We are incredibly […]
We’re starting this particular edition of TV quick hits with something a little more serious, and that is Stephen Colbert having an open, candid discussion of the shooting that took place in Oregon on Friday night’s edition of “The Late Show.” This is a moment of clear vulnerability for Stephen, and it comes with him […]
“Unforgettable” is a show that seems to be living up to its name, at least when it comes to the discussions that the producers are having with networks. No one seems to be letting it go! It was canceled once by CBS, then brought back for a summer run, and then canceled there before A&E […]
We are living in the age of the DVR, and with that in mind, live+3 ratings are becoming increasingly important to gauge whether or not a show has the potential to go on past its original episode order. The ratings are in now for “Heroes: Reborn” in this measure, and the two-hour premiere surged all […]
We are now a couple of weeks into the run of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and we are starting to get a good sense of what the host’s strengths and weaknesses are on CBS. He is an extremely smart, gifted performer who comes up with fun jokes and segments, and while he struggles […]
How about this for an interesting interview? A former correspondent for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” has now booked future host Trevor Noah for an interview on his own show. If this does not turn out to be interesting, what would be? Noah has been booked for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” airing on […]
Do some of the comedy bits on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” need to be fleshed out a little more? Probably, but if you ever needed any specific verification as to why Stephen was hired by CBS, we got it with his interview with Joe Biden. One of the calling cards for the longest […]
Back when Stephen Colbert was a part of “The Colbert Report,” it was hard to imagine that any Republican Presidential candidate would want to stop by. Isn’t it clear now that things have very much changed? Today, CBS confirmed the third week of guests for the new “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and the network […]
While it is still to be seen just what sort of ratings “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” is going to produce for CBS in the long-term, we can at least tell you that one night, Colbert was king of the late-night market … and it was not even close. In terms of household ratings […]
