Summer Survival Guide: Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show

Summer Survival Guide: Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show

The TV Addict has a secret.

I’ve been cheating on Homer Simpson with Kevin Pollak.

What’s worse is we met online, it’s happened more than once and oh yeah… did I mention I can’t stop?

Our relationship started a few Sundays back when word got out (via twitter, naturally) that an old friend, Matthew Perry was dropping by Kevin Pollak’s new chat show.

Now I know what you’re thinking, Kevin Pollak has a chat show?

As it would turn out, he does.


Currently shooting in his hometown of Los Angeles in partnership with the internet’s most tireless promoter, Mahalo.com founder Jason Calacanis, kevinpollakschatshow.com shoots every Sunday evening at 8PM est (5PM pst) and features in-depth interviews with actors (including MAD MEN’s John Hamm and THE WEST WING’s Josh Malina), internet personalties (including Diggnation’s Alex Albrecht and The Guild’s Felicia Day) and comedians (including Adam Carolla and Dana Carvey)

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Primetime Ratings: Fox Dances Over NBC's ‘Talent'

Primetime Ratings: Fox Dances Over NBC's ‘Talent':

Fox's So You Think You Can Dance topped NBC's America's Got Talent, giving the network the Wednesday night victory. Dance easily beat out a rerun of Talent in the opening hour of primetime. A new episode of Talent at 9 p.m. closed the margin and gave NBC more viewers but Fox still held onto first in the ratings.
At 8 Fox led the way with a 2.8/10. Wipeout on ABC was second at 2.6/9 and first with 7.8 million viewers. NBC's America's Got Talent rerun came in at 1.4/5, followed by CBS' 1.2/4 for reruns of the New Adventures of Old Christine (1.1/4) and Gary Unmarried (1.3/4). A rerun of America's Next Top Model on the CW drew a 0.3/1.

Fox increased to 3.1/9 in the 9 p.m. hour, with the new episode of Talent jumping up to 2.9/9. NBC beat Fox in viewers 11.3 million to 8.0 million. CBS was next at 1.8/6 for a rerun of Criminal Minds. I Survived a Japanese Game Show came in at 1.4/4 on ABC. The CW came in at 0.4/1 for a Hitched or Ditched rerun.

CBS moved into first at 10 with a 1.7/5 and 8.1 million viewers for a CSI: NY rerun. NBC fell to 1.5/5 for The Philanthropist. ABC's Primetime earned a 1.4/4.

On the night Fox came in at 2.9/10. NBC was next at 1.9/6 and eeked out a win in viewers with 7.68 million to Fox's 7.65. ABC averaged a third-place 1.8/6. CBS delivered a 1.6/5. The CW finished fifth at 0.4/1.

Colbert Report: Jeff Goldblum Dead

Jeff Goldblum Confirms his own Death

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TV on DVD - July 2

ABC readies 'The Fast and the Funniest' competition--The Live Feed

ABC readies 'The Fast and the Funniest' competition--The Live Feed

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Actor Karl Malden Dies at 97

Actor Karl Malden Dies at 97: "Oscar- and Emmy-winning character actor Karl Malden, best known for his TV ..."

Oscar- and Emmy-winning character actor Karl Malden, best known for his TV series "The Streets of San Francisco" and a series of American Express commercials, died of natural causes today at his home in Brentwood, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was 97.
Malden received an Oscar as best supporting actor in 1952 for Elia Kazan's "A Streetcar Named Desire," in which he recreated the role he originated in the Broadway production. Though he was nominated for each of the five seasons of "Street," Malden's Emmy came for the TV miniseries "Fatal Vision." Well-respected in the entertainment community, Malden also served for several terms as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Ratings Archive - May 21, 1990

The great 80' series "Newhart" signed off during this ratings week and was the #1 show. It will go down as perhaps the greatest TV series finale ever.

Today in TV History - July 2

1955 - ABC Television premiered "The Lawrence Welk Show."

FX's Landgraf: Sports Would Change Network's Game

FX's Landgraf: Sports Would Change Network's Game: "There is only one thing FX Networks President-General Manager John Landgraf d..."

There is only one thing FX Networks President-General Manager John Landgraf doesn’t have that could afford his network a shot at challenging his basic cable rivals for the top of the ratings chart: sports.

“I’d love to have a major sports franchise,” Landgraf says. “It’s just a question of which one, and how do you make the economics work? If you look at FX versus TNT to date, we’re up 5%; they’re probably up 4% or 5%. But look at them without sports. Entertainment to entertainment, they’re down 7%; we’re up 5.”

Network Ratings chart for 2008-09 TV Season

Using data supplied by Medial Life Magazine and other web sites, I tracked the ratings trend for the 6 English speaking networks.

Viewers Chart:



18-49 Demo Chart:

Today in TV History - July 1

1934 - The Federal Communications Commission replaced the Federal Radio Commission as the regulator of broadcasting in the United States.

1972 - Michael Jackson appeared solo on "American Bandstand" to mime his hits "Ben" and "Rockin' Robin."

1991 - Court TV began airing.

Today in TV History - June 30

1952 - CBS debuted "The Guiding Light."

Supreme Court Nixes Challenge to Network DVR Roll Out

Supreme Court Nixes Challenge to Network DVR Roll Out

Cablevision has cleared the final legal hurdle in its fight to bring network DVR service to its subscriber base, as the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a challenge from television networks and Hollywood studios alleging the remote-storage architecture violates copyright laws.

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POLL: If Anything, What original Programming will you Watch on Saturday Nights this Fall?

Saturday Nights are waste land for the Boradcast Networks. Yet, they still schedule the night.

If Anything, What original Programming will you Watch on Saturday Nights this Fall?

Today in TV History - June 29

1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on Steve Allen's TV show. He sang the song "Hound Dog" to an actual basset hound.

1970 - NBC aired the "Liza Minnelli Special."

The Simpsons: Worth More on Hulu than Fox

The Simpsons: Worth More on Hulu than Fox

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Today in TV History - June 26

1959 - CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow interviewed Lee Remick. It was his 500th and final guest on "Person to Person."

Today in TV History - June 25

1951 - The first commercial color TV program was a show presented on CBS using the FCC-approved CBS Color System. The public did not own color TV's at the time.

1966 - "Dark Shadows" began running on ABC.

1985 - ABC’s "Monday Night Football" began with a new line-up. The trio was Frank Gifford, Joe Namath and O.J. Simpson.

FOX Wins season in C3 ratings

The regular broadcast season ended last month with Fox at No. 1 in 18-49s and CBS No. 1 in households.

But it’s only this week that media buyers are seeing the networks’ rankings on the measure used in negotiating ad buys, C3, or live viewing plus three days of DVR playback.

And on this all-important measure, Fox’s lead in 18-49s over the other Big Four networks was even wider.

Fox had a 3.2 C3 rating for the season from last September through May, a 23 percent advantage over CBS, according to a Magna analysis of Nielsen ratings.

CBS had a 2.6. ABC had a 2.5 and NBC had a 2.3 rating.

By comparison, in live-plus-same-day ratings, the most common measure, Fox finished with a 3.6 rating, 16 percent ahead of CBS, which had a 3.1. ABC finished the season with a 2.9, while NBC had a 2.8.

And in live-plus-seven-day program ratings, Fox had a 3.6 rating in 18-49s, a 16 percent advantage over CBS. CBS had a 3.1. ABC had a 2.9 and NBC had a 2.8 rating.

Still, Fox posted a 9 percent decline in C3 ratings from the prior year, the first in which such ratings were available.

Media buyers and sellers only agreed a couple of years ago to use C3 as currency in negotiations, replacing live program ratings.

CBS was the only network to post an increase in C3, up 4 percent. ABC was down 4 percent and NBC was down 8 percent.

These ratings are coming out just as media buyers are looking for leverage in upfront negotiations, and they could come in handy as networks attempt to impose rate increases over the prior year.

from medialifemagazine.com

Today in TV History - June 24

2002 - Connie Chung debuted her prime-time news program on CNN.

TV on DVD - June 23

Ed McMahon, Dead at 86

Ed McMahon, one of the great wingmen in show business history and an essential, elemental and indispensable part of Johnny Carson's act for over thirty years, died last night (6/22/09). He'd been hospitalized since February for pneumonia, and had been diagnosed with systemic bone cancer. The news was just announced on "The Today Show." He died at the UCLA Medical Center.

First Look: FOX's "Human Target"

HUMAN TARGET: Christopher Chance is a detective-bodyguard hired by people in danger to eliminate threats.

POLL: What will You Be Watching each Night, at 10pm?

This is the third week of polls on what you will be watching, hour by hour, this fall.

This week, we will look at the 10:00pm hour of each night.

For the 9pm Poll Results, CLICK HERE

For the 8pm Poll Results, CLICK HERE

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Results:

Monday:

25 (37%) - (ABC) Castle
23 (34%) - Nothing
10 (14%) - (CBS) CSI: Miami
9 (13%) - (NBC) Jay Leno Show

Tuesday:

19 (35%) - (CBS) The Good Wife
16 (29%) - Nothing
14 (25%) - (ABC) The Forgotten
5 (9%) - (NBC) Jay Leno Show

Wednesday:

18 (39%) - (ABC) Eastwick
13 (28%) - Nothing
8 (17%) - (NBC) Jay Leno Show
7 (15%) - (CBS) CSI: NY

Thursday:

28 (57%) - (CBS) The Mentalist
7 (14%) - (ABC) Private Practice
13 (26%) - Nothing
1 (2%) - (NBC) Jay Leno Show

Friday:

20 (43%) - Nothing
12 (26%) - (CBS) Numb3rs
11 (23%) - (NBC) Jay Leno Show
3 (6%) - (ABC) 20/20

Today in TV History - June 22

1961 - The final episode of "You Bet Your Life"/"The Groucho Show" was aired.

2001 - The final episode of "Xena: Warrior Princess" aired.