Archive for May 21st, 2009

Wednesday’s “American Idol” finale once again revealed that the franchise is the most popular non-sports property on television. It also, unfortunately, revealed that the show is not as universally-appealing as it once was. The episode averaged a mere 28.8 million viewers for the two-hour grand finale, which makes it one of the least-watched “Idol”... »

The official schedule announcement for The CW’s 2009-10 season confirmed Wednesday’s speculation about the planned schedule. “Melrose Place,” “Vampire Diaries” and “Beautiful Life” were picked up for the fall, with “Melrose” joining “90210″ on Tuesdays, “Vampire Diaries” teaming with “Supernatural” on Thursdays and “Beautiful Life” benefitting from the “Top Model” lead-in on Wednesdays. “Parental... »

The biggest non-sports television event of the season commands great media and fan attention; this year’s “American Idol” also attracted a diverse cast of entertainment celebrities and former “Idol” contestants, all of whom watched live as Arkansas native Kris Allen defeated Adam Lambert to become the eighth “Idol” winner. Arrival and press room photos from... »

Upfront week might bring television news to the forefront, but it does not cause film studios to delay making casting decisions. Variety reports that “Scrubs” star Zach Braff is nearing a deal to effectively take over upcoming comedy “Swingles.” Braff is negotiating to direct, rewrite and star in the film, which follows a man who, after... »

While it took several days for The CW to finally confirm rumors that it had picked up “Melrose Place,” “Beautiful Life” and “Vampire Diaries,” once the announcement finally came, it did not take long for insiders and television critics to determine the network’s tentative fall schedule. The CW will officially announce its fall lineup later... »

Though the formalities of the “Denver Debacle” have finally been given a resolution–WWE will hold both RAW and SmackDown! at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA–WWE’s interest in playing off the “WWE vs. Denver Nuggets” theme has not come to a close. WWE has announced its “answer” to the Los Angeles vs. Denver Nuggets... »

The eighth season of “American Idol” is officially over, and America has selected its fourth male winner. But, while those who followed the various Idol blogs, prediction websites, fan clubs and message boards, might have anticipated tonight’s outcome, the result was undoubtedly a shock to the general public. In what will definitely be called... »