Posts Tagged ‘2014-15 TV season’
 

 

THE SKED: CW Kicks Off Renewal Season

  The Upfronts are still 3 months away, but CW has charged ahead and issued renewals for–mostly–its hit series, with new seasons ordered for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE ORIGINALS, SUPERNATURAL, ARROW and REIGN.  ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Finale Review: “Justified”

  After a season or two where it seemed as though JUSTIFIED had run past its best days, burdened with villains and tangents unworthy of it, Graham Yost’s crime drama returned with a vintage 6th and final saga that br...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “The Originals”

  THE ORIGINALS:  Monday 8PM on CW THE ORIGINALS, that gloomier and more gothic cousin of The Vampire Diaries, essentially revolves around an endless turf war, the territory at issue being New Orleans.  (The show itself ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “American Crime”

  AMERICAN CRIME:  Sunday 9PM Midseason on ABC THE FACTS:  John Ridley, this year’s Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar winner for 12 Years A Slave, has written a serialized crime drama very specifically about race, in w...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Pilot + 1 Review: “One Big Happy”

ONE BIG HAPPY:  Tuesday 9:30PM on NBC Previously… on ONE BIG HAPPY:  Luke (Nick Zano) and lesbian best buddy Lizzy (Elisha Cuthbert) have followed through on their vow to try and have a baby together if neither is with ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Eye Candy”

  EYE CANDY:  Monday 10PM on MTV – If Nothing Else Is On… MTV has been on a good run with its scripted programming lately, including strong shows like Finding Carter and Faking It; even the now-canceled Happyl...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Pilot + 1 Review: “Cristela”

  CRISTELA:  Friday 8:30PM on ABC Previously… on CRISTELA:  Law student Cristela (series co-creator Cristela Alonzo) works as an intern at a firm run by partner Trent Culpepper (Sam McMurray), alongside his bubbleh...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Pilot + 1 Review: “Weird Loners”

  WEIRD LONERS:  Tuesday 9:30PM on FOX Previously… on WEIRD LONERS:  Out-of-work womanizer Stosh (Zachary Knighton) has just moved in with his odd cousin Eric (Nate Torrence) in Eric’s house, which is next do...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Friday

  Fridays aren’t the most exciting night on the broadcast network schedule, but there are some interesting changes coming next fall.  We’re following our predictions for Monday,  Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Bill Hader

  Bill Hader’s return to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE had everything:  a singing monologue; a celebrity cameo (from Harvey Fierstein); a more-than-cameo assist from Kristen Wiig (Hader’s co-star in the current The Ske...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Finale Review: “Parks & Recreation”

  The final hour of PARKS & RECREATION was more conceptual than one might have expected, in a way that made it feel more like an epilogue than a conclusion.  Written by series co-creator/showrunner Michael Schur and s...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Pilot + 1 Review: “Black-ish”

  BLACK-ISH:  Wednesday 9:30PM on ABC Previously… on BLACK-ISH:  Dre Anderson is a successful ad agency executive who lives well with his lovely anesthesiologist wife Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross), teen children Juni...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: News From FOX, NBC, TNT, TBS

  Nothing so far today matches yesterday afternoon’s high-profile pick-ups by NBC and FOX, but there’s nevertheless some news as we approach next week’s Upfronts: FOX Amid speculation that the network wil...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Outlander”

  OUTLANDER overcame a shaky conceptual start to become a thoroughly compelling historical romance, and probably the best original series Starz has aired thus far.  There’s still something fundamentally odd about th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: CBS Renews Most Of Its Schedule; “The Good Wife” Survives Again

  CBS is the most stable of the major broadcast networks, and honcho Les Moonves had stated last week that he expected to launch only around 2 dramas and 2 comedies in the fall, so unsurprisingly, the network has followed ...
by Mitch Salem