That Was Fast
Well, we’re barely two weeks into the Fall television season, and we’ve already had our first cancellation (Fox’s Head Cases); now, we have our first schedule change, courtesy of our friends at the once-high-and-mighty-and-now-just-sad-and-pathetic NBC.
Effective this Wednesday, NBC will flip the time slots of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart and E-Ring. E-Ring will now air at 8:00, while Martha gets the unenviable task of facing off at 9:00 against that juggernaut known as Lost.
Will any of this help? Maybe a little, but not much. A lot of Martha’s female reality audience was being siphoned away by UPN’s America’s Next Top Model, so in theory a move out of that time slot should only be a good thing for Martha… except for the fact that she’s being pushed into what is arguably prime time’s most competitive time slot. Sorry, Martha – you probably just won’t fit.
As for E-Ring… the competition at 8:00 is much less severe, and allows for a much clearer opening for a drama of this type. This move can only help. And let's face it: this Fall, NBC needs all the help that it can get.
Ellen DeGeneres… Eat Your Heart Out
Has it been a year already since the last PEG Awards? The answer to that question is “yes,” as the fifth annual Rhode Island PEG Awards ceremony was held last night. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the PEG Awards, allow me enlighten you. You’re familiar with the Emmy Awards, right? The awards for excellence in television? Okay - good. Well, the PEG Awards are just like the Emmy Awards, except that they’re handed out for excellence in “public access” television (and no, that’s not an oxymoron). At this point, I should probably admit that the phrase “just like the Emmy Awards” is maybe just a a bit of an exaggeration. But I digress. For those of you who are wondering, "PEG" actually stands for Public, Education, and Government access television.
I was back for another go-round as host of the awards show (my fourth year, in fact), and all seemed to go well: I showed up sober, I didn't fall off of the stage, and I somehow managed not to offend too many people. Unfortunately, my planned comedy bit with Eva Longoria had to be scrapped, as Ms. Longoria chose not to attend. Go figure.
Anyway... most of the winners were present to accept their awards, and only a handful of people had to be “played off” of the stage (you know - the dreaded music!) for overly-long acceptance speeches.
The ceremony will be telecast soon (I’ll keep you posted on the dates and times), and you KNOW that you don’t want to miss it. You do know that… don’t you??
Effective this Wednesday, NBC will flip the time slots of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart and E-Ring. E-Ring will now air at 8:00, while Martha gets the unenviable task of facing off at 9:00 against that juggernaut known as Lost.
Will any of this help? Maybe a little, but not much. A lot of Martha’s female reality audience was being siphoned away by UPN’s America’s Next Top Model, so in theory a move out of that time slot should only be a good thing for Martha… except for the fact that she’s being pushed into what is arguably prime time’s most competitive time slot. Sorry, Martha – you probably just won’t fit.
As for E-Ring… the competition at 8:00 is much less severe, and allows for a much clearer opening for a drama of this type. This move can only help. And let's face it: this Fall, NBC needs all the help that it can get.
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Ellen DeGeneres… Eat Your Heart Out
Has it been a year already since the last PEG Awards? The answer to that question is “yes,” as the fifth annual Rhode Island PEG Awards ceremony was held last night. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the PEG Awards, allow me enlighten you. You’re familiar with the Emmy Awards, right? The awards for excellence in television? Okay - good. Well, the PEG Awards are just like the Emmy Awards, except that they’re handed out for excellence in “public access” television (and no, that’s not an oxymoron). At this point, I should probably admit that the phrase “just like the Emmy Awards” is maybe just a a bit of an exaggeration. But I digress. For those of you who are wondering, "PEG" actually stands for Public, Education, and Government access television.
I was back for another go-round as host of the awards show (my fourth year, in fact), and all seemed to go well: I showed up sober, I didn't fall off of the stage, and I somehow managed not to offend too many people. Unfortunately, my planned comedy bit with Eva Longoria had to be scrapped, as Ms. Longoria chose not to attend. Go figure.
Anyway... most of the winners were present to accept their awards, and only a handful of people had to be “played off” of the stage (you know - the dreaded music!) for overly-long acceptance speeches.
The ceremony will be telecast soon (I’ll keep you posted on the dates and times), and you KNOW that you don’t want to miss it. You do know that… don’t you??
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