WINTER TV SEASON PREMIERES CONTINUE
We are knee deep in the Winter TV season now and all of the shows are throwing their wildest plot lines at us. Lance Armstrong admitted on Oprah that he DID take steroids, THE CARRIE DIARIES surprised my co-premiere partner Jenna Stroh and I with some deep adult emotions yet keepin' it CW fun, Face Off returned hot as ever, 2 BROKE GIRLS launched with one of it's best episodes (and shake-ups), and the drama continues behind the scenes with the great axe looming over certain shows. If you didn't hear yet, fans of HAPPY ENDINGS and APT. 23 be wary that ABC yanked both programs off the air yesterday without word. All their scheduled episodes are now in a shake-up which is STUPID considering there are 10 episodes of each waiting to be aired while reruns take over. In any case, there is no point discussing cancellations this early in the game but where is stands APT. 23 is axed with HAPPY ENDINGS holding on by a shriveling string (CRIES ALL NIGHT). But on with the premieres!
*THE WAY TV WORKS
-Did you know that 3 is the magic number when it comes to TV? A basic TV show needs more than 3 seasons to be purchased for syndication (ex. TBS buys Friends and Family Guy, etc. so you can watch it all the time). What might save most of your fav shows is that if something is in it's third season (like Happy Endings), the network will choose to give it a final fourth season just so it can be sold to other cable channels to be broadcast perpetually every week. So if something gets saved it may not be because it's so popular, it may just be because syndication makes so much money for a network, it's too good of a deal to pass up.
*The Returners denotes that your fav show is back with new episodes
Sunday - January 20th
*IN HONOR OF - There is nothing new on tonight so I find it important to pay tribute to HAPPY ENDINGS for getting yanked off the air tonight. It's a sad day when something like this happens: the show you love the most gets put into a limbo where you want to cry because you think it's getting canceled but then you want to punch ABC executives because they won't say anything... Here's to hoping this show can pull off the Season 4 syndication pull that Cougar Town got. I love you!
Also don't miss:
Reruns of Honey Boo Boo special on TLC!
The Returners: Special Note: Shark Tank is now pulling reruns after REVENGE.
Monday - January 21st
*HIGHLY RECOMMENDED- January's hottest show premieres this week with FOX's THE FOLLOWING. If you haven't heard, this show promises to bring the violence of cable to a broadcast network. It's twisted, violent, gory, and scary so be forewarned. If you are a fan of American Horror Story and Hannibal, this is their baby. It follows Kevin Bacon chasing after an Edgar Allen Poe serial killer and promises to be at the center of any controversy this season.
Also don't miss:
BIGGEST LOSER of course! (and the inauguration of our president!)
The Returners:
Tuesday - January 22nd
*BRAND NEW SERIES - The reality genre continues as Food network style programming enters primetime. This latest competition will have hopeful chefs creating an entire dish but only allowing the judges to taste one spoonful - the perfect bite.
Wednesday - January 23rd
Also don't miss:
The season finale of PARENTHOOD is tonight!
The Returners:
*HOT FINALE - The FANTASTIC AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM on FX reaches it's conclusion tonight with it's finale episode of the season. As a miniseries, that means this is the last time we will see the amazing characters that inhabit Briarcliff and the World surrounding it. But how will it all end?!?!?! Fans rest assured, season 3 has already been greenlit.
Thursday - January 24th
*BELOVED SERIES - Lifetime premieres it's new season of Project Runway tonight!
Also don't miss:
The series finale (last episode ever) of LAST RESORT on ABC.
The Returners:
GLEE finally returns tonight on FOX from holiday hiatus!Friday - January 25th
*HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - The final season of STARZ popular SPARTACUS franchise premieres tonight on premium cable. It's the final of 4 seasons and promises to pull out all the stops.
Saturday - January 26th
*Adam Levine is set to host SNL tonight!
Sunday - January 27th
*HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - Awards season continues! We've seen the Critics Choice, the Golden Globes, and now it's time for the even funnier (so funny it's on TBS) Screen Actor's Guild Awards! The SAG is always a good time because it's all about the actors which is honestly that only thing audiences care about so tune in and enjoy another night of glamour, red carpets, and surprising speeches.
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK AS WE DELVE INTO THE BRAND NEW WINTER TV SEASON
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