Aug 10, 2020 | Television
Michael Grynbaum has a piece in the NY Times about how the shows that make up Fox News Channel’s evening block (Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham) have become the most-watched hours on all of primetime TV. But he didn’t offer this simple...
Aug 7, 2020 | Picture of the Day, Television
In 1977, Lorne Michaels thought it would be a good idea to take “Saturday Night Live” (then in its second season) to New Orleans right in the middle of Mardi Gras for a live, primetime Sunday night episode. To say it didn’t go well is to say...
Aug 6, 2020 | Blog, Movies, Television
Here are three things I’ve watched recently as we continue sheltering at home… I am sick of movies and TV shows revolving around the sudden disappearance of someone’s wife or daughter (it’s never a son or husband), so when “American...
Jul 27, 2020 | Blog, Television
The highest compliment I can give to anyone in radio or television is to call them A Great Broadcaster. Regis Philbin certainly qualified. Like his hero, Jack Paar, Regis wasn’t known for other talents. He wasn’t a comedian. He couldn’t dance....
Jul 16, 2020 | Television
Alex Trebek posted this video today, with an update on his health (still being treated for stage IV pancreatic cancer) and his hopes of being back in the studio shooting more “Jeopardy!” episodes for the fall season. Unfortunately, I don’t see how...
