Coming to your screen this week: Eight premieres (including Project Runway Season 9 and the return of ThunderCats), two season finales, beloved guest stars galore, and the arrival of Shark Week! As a supplement to the fresh features and reporting TVLine has coming your way, here are 37 programs to keep on your radar.
Monday, July 25
8/7c Eureka (Syfy) | Geek out! Both Wil Wheaton and Stan Lee guest star this week.
8 pm How I Met Your Mother (CBS) | Did you know Robin Sparkles once hosted a kiddie space show?
9 pm Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC) | This is the one that riffs on Broadway’s Spider-Man disastercal.
Monday, July 25
8/7c Eureka (Syfy) | Geek out! Both Wil Wheaton and Stan Lee guest star this week.
8 pm How I Met Your Mother (CBS) | Did you know Robin Sparkles once hosted a kiddie space show?
9 pm Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC) | This is the one that riffs on Broadway’s Spider-Man disastercal.
- 7/25/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
In 2009, the number of leading lesbian characters on primetime broadcast TV doubled — from one to two.
Out of the estimated 600 lead and supporting characters on network TV, seven of them of are lesbian or bisexual. And of those seven, five of them kissed women last year. And of those five, three of them made out during Sweeps.
Things looked bleak at the beginning of the year, but with the growing trend of lesbian brides getting gunned down or cheating on their wedding days, and the continued trend of bisexual characters only expressing their same-sex attraction during Sweeps, and the loss of Showtime's lesbian drama The L Word, we're ending the year on a downward spiral in terms of lesbian visibility.
Scripted Television: Broadcast
Primetime
The most surprising story in 2009 was the relationship between Callie Torres (played by Sara Ramirez) and Arizona Robbins (played by Jessica Capshaw) on Grey's Anatomy.
When...
Out of the estimated 600 lead and supporting characters on network TV, seven of them of are lesbian or bisexual. And of those seven, five of them kissed women last year. And of those five, three of them made out during Sweeps.
Things looked bleak at the beginning of the year, but with the growing trend of lesbian brides getting gunned down or cheating on their wedding days, and the continued trend of bisexual characters only expressing their same-sex attraction during Sweeps, and the loss of Showtime's lesbian drama The L Word, we're ending the year on a downward spiral in terms of lesbian visibility.
Scripted Television: Broadcast
Primetime
The most surprising story in 2009 was the relationship between Callie Torres (played by Sara Ramirez) and Arizona Robbins (played by Jessica Capshaw) on Grey's Anatomy.
When...
- 12/16/2009
- by stuntdouble
- AfterEllen.com
Tina Fey added another Emmy to her collection, this time for her hugely popular impersonation of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Surprisingly, though, PBS' miniseries "Little Dorrit" emerged as the top winner during Saturday's Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic collected four awards, the most of any program.
Overall, there isn't a clear front-runner going into Sunday's Primetime Emmys, with seven programs -- including HBO's heavily nominated "Grey Gardens" and "Generation Kill," Fox's "American Idol" and ABC's canceled dramedy "Pushing Daisies" -- nabbing three Creative Emmys apiece.
It was business as usual in the network tally Saturday, when HBO led the pack with 16 statuettes, followed by NBC with 11 wins and ABC and Fox with 8.
On the heels of one of its most-talked about seasons, NBC's venerable sketch comedy series "Saturday Night Live" won both acting comedy awards.
Fey was...
Surprisingly, though, PBS' miniseries "Little Dorrit" emerged as the top winner during Saturday's Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic collected four awards, the most of any program.
Overall, there isn't a clear front-runner going into Sunday's Primetime Emmys, with seven programs -- including HBO's heavily nominated "Grey Gardens" and "Generation Kill," Fox's "American Idol" and ABC's canceled dramedy "Pushing Daisies" -- nabbing three Creative Emmys apiece.
It was business as usual in the network tally Saturday, when HBO led the pack with 16 statuettes, followed by NBC with 11 wins and ABC and Fox with 8.
On the heels of one of its most-talked about seasons, NBC's venerable sketch comedy series "Saturday Night Live" won both acting comedy awards.
Fey was...
- 9/12/2009
- by By R. T. Watson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's a good day for funny people, especially if your name is Tina Fey or Seth MacFarlane.
Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.
MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.
Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as...
Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.
MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.
Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as...
- 7/16/2009
- CinemaSpy
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