Adam Lambert slams Gene Simmons over gay comments

American Idol star Adam Lambert has fired back at criticism he received from Gene Simmons, calling the Kiss star "obnoxious" and "a dick".

Simmons criticised Lambert for 'coming out' as a gay man shortly after Idol wrapped in May claiming the big reveal would hurt his career.

Lambert ended weeks of speculation by declaring his sexuality just days after he lost the 2009 show finale to Kris Allen and Simmons insisted he should have kept the information to himself, because his homosexuality will now overshadow everything he ever does.

The Kiss star said, "He killed his career because now the conversation is not about his talent but about his sexual preference. He's done."

But, as he prepares to debut his first album, Lambert begs to differ - blasting Simmons in a new Rolling Stone interview.

He rages, "He's (Simmons) obnoxious, and what a hypocrite - all he talks about is his sex life.

Today in TV History, November 18

1992 - The 100th episode of "In the Heat of the Night" aired.

1998 - The 100th episode of "Party of Five" aired on FOX.

1998 - The 100th episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" aired.

POLL: Three Rivers/Cold Case Swap Time Slots, Any Difference?

CBS is going to re-arrange Sunday night this week(11/22). To test the waters, CBS will be swapping "Three Rivers" and "Cold Case" to see if either show is improved by the slot change.

Cold Case will be seen at 9pm ET, followed by Three Rivers.

Today in TV History, November 17

1968 - NBC-TV cut away from the final minutes of a New York Jets-Oakland Raiders game to begin a TV special, "Heidi," on schedule. The Raiders came from behind to beat the Jets 43-32.

This game is memorable largely because the NBC television network terminated the broadcast in the Eastern and Central time zones with 65 seconds left to play in the game in favor of broadcasting a pre-scheduled two-hour airing of Heidi, a new made-for-TV version of the classic children's story. (The telecast included commercial breaks; the actual film ran 104 minutes.)

With the Jets leading 32-29 with only 65 seconds left in the game, NBC executives attempted to reach their broadcast operations unit to extend coverage of the game but were unable to reach them in time to delay the cutover or reinstate coverage before the game ended. In the meantime, the Raiders came back and scored 14 points, winning 43-32. As a result, no fan following the match on TV was able to see Oakland's comeback live. The complaints to the network indicated a new height of popularity for the game in the United States.

Lorenzo von Matterhorn

Who is Lorenzo von Matterhorn? Everyone is wanting to know. I want to know.

Lorenzo Von Matterhorn was born somewhere in Switzerland in the spring of 1974. The exact date and circumstances of his birth are unknown since he was immediately placed in a basket and tossed in a river. Young Lorenzo rode the pristine Alpine glacial melt waters for hundreds of miles until a young Milanese woman discovered the basket along the banks of the river Po. Some say it was this first early journey to Milan that fueled both his love of exploration and fashion. The woman would raise Lorenzo as her own, naming him Lorenzo after her father and giving him the surname Von Matterhorn to reflect his Swiss heritage as well as his uncommonly large penis. (NTKG Reporting)

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Today in TV History, November 16

1968 - The 100th episode of "Hogan's Heroes" aired.

1997 - The 100th episode of "X-Files" aired on FOX.

ABC closing in on 'Charlie's Angels'

ABC is close to giving a pilot order to a modern version of the classic 1970s TV actioner "Charlie’s Angels."

Josh Friedman, who recently adapted the "Terminator" franchise for his Fox series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," is onboard to write and exec produce the new "Angels."

Also involved are original "Charlie’s Angels" producer Leonard Goldberg, who launched the series with Aaron Spelling in 1976, as well as Drew Barrymore, who starred in and produced the 2000 film version and its sequel. Sony Pictures TV is the studio.

Insiders said that ABC Entertainment Group topper Steve McPherson is particularly high on this project.

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Cable TV Ratings for Week Ending November 8, 2009

Cable TV ratings for the week ending November 8, 2009.

Program           Network    Viewers    18-49   HH Rating
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Greek             ABC Fam      0.66      0.3      0.5
Lincoln Heights   ABC Fam      1.11      0.3      0.6
Mad Men               AMC      2.32      0.8      1.5
Mad Men Post Show     AMC      1.34      0.5      0.8
Monica:Still Standing BET      1.14      0.6      0.8
Million $ Listing   Bravo      0.84      0.5      0.6
Kathy Griffin       Bravo      0.92      0.5      0.6
Top Chef            Bravo      1.71      0.9      1.1
Real Housewives/ATL Bravo      2.44      1.3      1.7
Real Housewives/OC  Bravo      2.34      0.9      1.4
Secret Girlfriend  Comedy      1.60      0.9      1.0
South Park         Comedy      2.82      1.5      1.7
Tosh.0             Comedy      1.20      0.6      0.8
Mythbusters     Discovery      1.82      0.8      1.2
Girls Next Door        E!      1.84      1.0      1.3
Keeping Up/Kardashians E!      3.17      1.7      2.0
MNF (NO v ATL)       ESPN     12.37      5.1      7.7
NCAA Football Thur   ESPN      2.34      0.7      1.6
NBA: CLV v NYK       ESPN      1.73      0.7      1.1
NBA: SA v POR        ESPN      1.42      0.7      1.0
Next Iron Chef       Food      2.37      0.9      1.5
Always Sunny /PHIL     FX      1.99      1.3      1.1
Nip/Tuck               FX      2.17      1.1      1.5
Sons of Anarchy        FX      3.52      1.8      2.2
The League             FX      1.41      0.9      0.8
Bored to Death        HBO      0.63      0.3      0.4
Curb your Enthusiasm  HBO      0.98      0.3      0.6
SpongeBob:           Nick      7.66      1.3      4.1
Fanboy & Chum Chum   Nick      5.78      0.9      3.2
RealWorld/Road Rules  MTV      1.50      0.9      1.0
The City              MTV      1.51      0.9      1.1
The Hills             MTV      1.99      1.2      1.4
Californication       SHO      0.76      0.4      0.5
Dexter                SHO      1.76      0.9      0.9
Ultimate Fighter    Spike      2.46      1.4      1.6
Destination Truth    SyFy      1.92      0.8      1.2
Ghost Hunters        SyFy      2.73      1.3      1.6
Sanctuary            SyFy      1.42      0.5      1.0
Stargate Universe    SyFy      1.63      0.7      1.1
House of Payne 9:00   TBS      2.32      1.0      1.3
House of Payne 9:30   TBS      2.57      1.0      1.5
Meet The Browns 9:00  TBS      2.88      1.2      1.6
Meet The Browns 9:30  TBS      2.76      1.1      1.6
Kate: Her Story       TLC      3.80      1.7      2.6
Little People 8:30    TLC      2.41      0.9      1.5
Little People 8pm     TLC      2.11      0.8      1.4
Monk                  USA      4.27      1.1      2.6
White Collar          USA      3.85      0.9      2.5
WWE RAW - 10pm        USA      4.91      1.8      2.9
WWE RAW - 9pm         USA      5.01      1.7      3.0

Cable TV Ratings for Week Ending November 1, 2009

Cable TV ratings for the week ending November 1, 2009.

Program           Network    Viewers    18-49   HH Rating
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Greek             ABC Fam      0.68      0.3      0.5
Greek             ABC Fam      0.77      0.4      0.5
Lincoln Heights   ABC Fam      0.76      0.2      0.5
Mad Men               AMC      1.78      0.7      1.2
BET Hip Hop Awards    BET      3.91      1.8      1.9
Monica:Still Standing BET      2.78      1.4      1.6
Flipping Out        Bravo      1.09      0.6      0.8
Real Houswives/ATL  Bravo      2.81      1.5      1.8
Top Chef            Bravo      3.04      1.7      1.9
Jeff Dunham Show   Comedy      2.33      1.0      1.4
Secret Girlfriend  Comedy      1.38      0.7      1.0
South Park         Comedy      2.57      1.3      1.7
Tosh.0             Comedy      1.28      0.6      0.9
Dirty Jobs      Discovery      2.31      0.9      1.4
Mythbusters     Discovery      2.26      1.0      1.4
Girls Next Door        E!      0.96      0.5      0.7
MNF (PHL v WASH)     ESPN     12.77      5.2      8.1
NCAA Football Fri   ESPN2      2.54      0.7      1.7
NCAA Football Sat    ESPN      4.01  
NCAA Football Thur   ESPN      2.26      0.7      1.5
NBA: CHI v BOS       ESPN      1.54      0.6      1.1
NBA: DAL v LAL       ESPN      2.13      1.0      1.5
Always Sunny/PHIL      FX      1.35      0.8      0.8
Nip/Tuck               FX      2.20      1.1      1.4
Sons of Anarchy        FX      3.39      1.8      2.1
The League             FX      0.99      0.6      0.6
Bored to Death        HBO      0.72      0.4      0.4
Curb your Enthusiasm  HBO      0.98      0.4      0.6
Project runway   Lifetime      3.25      1.4      2.1
RealWorld/Road Rules  MTV      1.39      0.9      1.0
The City              MTV      1.35      0.8      1.0
The Hills             MTV      2.05      1.2      1.4
Californication       SHO      0.82      0.4      0.5
Dexter                SHO      1.88      0.9      1.0
Ultimate Fighter    Spike      2.46      1.5      1.6
Crash               Starz      0.16      0.1      0.1
Destination Truth    SyFy      2.14      0.9      1.3
Ghost Hunters        SyFy      3.06      1.4      1.8
Sanctuary            SyFy      1.61      0.5      1.1
Stargate Universe    SyFy      1.97      0.8      1.3
Cake Boss 10pm        TLC      2.30      1.0      1.5
Cake Boss 10:30       TLC      2.28      1.0      1.5
Jon & Kate + 8        TLC      3.03      1.4      2.0
Little People 8:30    TLC      1.98      0.8      1.3
Little People 8pm     TLC      1.67      0.7      1.1
NBA: Cavs v Celtics   TNT      4.02      1.7      2.6
NBA: LAC v LAL        TNT      3.36      1.6      2.1
NBA: SA v CHI         TNT      1.34      0.5      0.9
NBA: DEN v POR        TNT      1.49      0.7      1.0
Monk                  USA      4.69      1.0      2.9
White Collar          USA      5.08      1.2      3.1
WWE RAW - 10pm        USA      5.75      3.3      2.1
WWE RAW - 9pm         USA      5.42      2.1      3.3
Real Chance of Love 2 VH1      2.50      1.2      1.7
No Excuse w/ Master P VH1      1.45      0.8      0.9

Ratings Archive - July 23,1990

POLL: Is Moving UGLY BETTY to Wednesdays a good move for ABC?

Sources have confirmed that ABC will be moving Ugly Betty to Wednesday Nights, at 8pm ET. Is this a Good move for both ABC and Ugly Betty?

We see the writing on the wall that HANK will be gone ASAP, but what will happen with THE MIDDLE? Where will it go?


Voting is on your right and leave comments below.

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RESULTS

5 (41%) Yes - ABC and Ugly Betty will do great
0 (0%) NO - Ratings will suffer for both
7 (58%) Doesn't Matter - Ugly Betty is a gonner after the season

Today in TV History - November 9

1973 - Cat Stevens made his national TV debut on ABC's "In Concert."

1975 - David Bowie appeared on Cher's CBS TV show.

'Wanda Sykes' Off to Good Start

'Wanda Sykes' Off to Good Start:

By Rick Kissell, Daily Variety -- Broadcasting & Cable

Fox's new latenight skein fronted by Wanda Sykes is off to an encouraging start, with Saturday's bow outperforming the net's delivery with "Mad TV" in the timeslot a year ago.

The premiere of "The Wanda Sykes Show" averaged 2.2 household rating/5 share in Nielsen's metered-markets from 11 p.m. to midnight, up 16% from "MAD's" fourth-quarter average meters (1.9/4) and double what Spike Feresten's show did last winter (1.1/2).

Today in TV History, November 8

1965 - The soap opera "Days of Our Lives" debuted on NBC.

1979 - The program, "The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage", premiered on ABC. The show was planned to be temporary, but it evolved into "Nightline" in March of 1980.

UFL Ratings on Versus

The United Football League is a brand new leage designed to develop players for a possible shot at the NFL. The league has 4 teams in its first year, California, Las Vegas, New York and Florida. Games are televised on both Versus and HDNet.

Below are the October games numbers from Versus. Thanks to SonOfTheBronx for the ratings info

October 8, 2009
California Redwoods vs Las Vegas - 205,000 viewers

October 22
California Redwoods vs Florida Tuskers - 127,000 viewers

October 29
California Redwoods vs New York Sentinels - 94,000 viewers


The UFL Championship Game will be held on the Day After Thanksgiving, November 27th on Versus, at 3:00pm ET