Leno Loses Sidekick/Bandleader
02/16/2010 at 7:41 pm | Posted in Net/Spec | 2 CommentsTags: bandleader, Darius Rucker, Hootie, Hootie and the Blowfish, Jay Leno, Kevin Eubanks, Leno, NBC, The Jay Leno Show, The Tonight Show
Kevin Eubanks has decided to make a change.
After 18 years of being the butt of Jay’s jokes Jay’s bandleader and sidekick, he has decided to leave to pursue other music interests.
On his Twitter page, he has changed his status to “former bandleader of The Tonight Show“.
What’s weird is that NBC issued a statement saying that while Eubanks is indeed pursuing other opportunities, he WILL be back for the first Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2.0 on March 1st. Do they think Eubanks will have enough time to try other things in 13 days?!
What MIGHT happen is he does in fact appear on March 1st, only to have an official sendoff.
So who will be replacing him? If sources are correct, it will be Hootie Darius Rucker.
Then again, for all we know, Jay wanted that job – so NBC paid him off to leave too.
Sorry, I couldn’t help myself (I blame that on Nikki Finke’s hilarious/snarky influence) …
Ellen Has Reason to Dance
02/16/2010 at 7:18 pm | Posted in Net/Spec | 2 CommentsTags: 2014, American Idol, daytime, Ellen, NBC, NBC Local Media Division, Oprah, OWN, Telepictures Productions, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
Ellen got some great news last week:
BURBANK, Calif. (February 10, 2010) – Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (WBDTD) has renewed Telepictures Productions’ Emmy® Award–winning talk program The Ellen DeGeneres Show for three additional seasons on the owned-and-operated television stations of the NBC Local Media Division. The joint announcement was made today by Ken Werner, President, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, and John Wallace, President, NBC Local Media Division.
This will keep her show on through 2014. The timing isn’t very surprising since her American Idol debut (on the first episode of the Hollywood editions) saw the show’s ratings increase by 10% over the same edition last year. The show saw its biggest viewership this season since the premiere.
This move is VERY smart on NBC’s part. They are in a great position to take over that #1 spot (and keep it) once Oprah switches to her cable channel (OWN). And Ellen is a great & strong personality that really has no competition.
Winkler Gets Royal
02/16/2010 at 3:16 pm | Posted in Net/Spec | 1 CommentTags: 2nd, episode, Evan, Hank, Henry Winkler, Royal Rains, season, second, USA, USA Network
Henry Winkler has signed on to join the cast of a successful cable drama.
Winker will play Hank & Evan’s father on USA Network‘s Royal Pains, which will be a recurring character.
The second season – which will be 18 episodes – of the hit USA Network show will air this summer.
Here’s the The Hollywood Reporter‘s description of the show:
Royal Pains … centers on Hank Lawson, a disgraced New York City physician who reinvents himself as the hot new in-demand doctor-for-hire returns in the Hamptons.
Family Getting Some More TLC
02/16/2010 at 3:01 pm | Posted in Net/Spec | 1 CommentTags: Cake Boss, One Big Happy Family, TLC
Recently, we reported about a reality program that TLC had renewed. Since then they have renewed another one!
TLC has renewed One Big Happy Family for a second season, set to air this summer. The second season will be for 12 episodes – double what they ordered for the first season.
The Hollywood Reported describes the family as “an obese family of four that weighs a collective 1,400 pounds“. The reality show deals with how they deal with life in their situation.
CW Gives FOUR Shows Early Renewals
02/16/2010 at 2:40 pm | Posted in Net/Spec | 3 CommentsTags: 15, 16, 18-34, 2010-2011, adults, America's Next Top Model, CW, cycles, Gossip Girl, households, Nielsen, renew, renewed, season, Supernatural, Vampire Diaries, women
The CW announced today that four of their current programs will be back in the fall for another season:
Vampire Diaries – The freshman hit that is the network’s most-watched show in households (averaging 4.6 million viewers) and adults 18-34 (2.5 rating).
Gossip Girl – The CW‘s #1 show in their target demo (W18-34).
America’s Next Top Model – Their long-running reality competition. They will continue to run two cycles each year; one in the fall (cycle 15), one in the spring (cycle 16).
Supernatural – This show will be back for a 6th season. Its current season has seen their ratings increase over the 4th season in adults 18-34 (+8%) and women (+29%). For a show that has become more serialized, that’s HUGE.
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