Nobody’s Watching According to Jim
I knew I couldn’t go two weeks without bashing According to Jim. So, I have my friends at Nobody’s Watching do it for me.
The Media Notepad: Jim Williams exits CBS Chicago
Also: WFMT names new morning host; Tubi to stream Super Bowl LIX for free; Philly jock removed from air because “she wasn’t funny enough” Jim Williams, a longtime fixture on Chicago television, announced he was stepping down from his 4 p.m. anchor role at CBS Chicago on Thursday as he wraps up a 40-year career. “I hesitate to call it […]
So long,"Jim"
ABC axes According to Jim after eight seasons. So, what do you do to mark the occasion?CELEBRATE! Goodbye to bad TV. Don’t hit your ass out the door, Jim!
Jimmy’s hosting a talk show
Jimmy Fallon is succeeding Conan O’ Brien in the post-Tonight show slot effective in 2009, according to sources. NBC plans to announce the former Saturday Night Live star’s new gig at its upfront presentation (yes, they are having another one) on May 12. O’ Brien is succeeding Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show next year, and plans to […]
Jack meets Jim
Jack meets Jim Today, Chicago’s dumbest radio station meets Chicago’s unfunniest comedian. The “You Don’t Know Jack” promotion from 7:30am – 5:30pm on WJMK-FM (or Jack FM) in Chicago today featured alleged actor/comedian Jim Belushi’s voice tracks promoting the syndication premiere of According to Jim on WGN-Channel 9, tonight at 6pm. Whoopee! What a surprise! Genius idea, isn’t it? F-level […]
T Dog’s Think Tank: “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” renewed – but how?
Renewal of low-rated ABC action drama would not be possible if the network’s parent company didn’t own the show – and it may be a harbinger for things to come regarding network television On the surface, the weak ratings for ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD should have earned the series its cancellation stripes – but didn’t. Why? A few weeks ago, […]
ABC releases 2017-18 schedule
Fourteen new series on tap; many scheduling moves ABC announced its 2017-18 schedule in front of ad buyers during its annual upfront presentation on Tuesday – fourteen new series on tap, including many midseason entries. But the big news (other than the acquisition of American Idol) is the return of Roseanne to the schedule for the first time in nearly […]
Chicago stations gear up for new syndication season
What’s old is new again – from the hosts to even the programming genres It’s time to reshuffle the decks again in Chicago television as local stations prepare to usher in the 2013-14 season. You won’t see as many new daytime talkers this fall as you did in 2012 (three compared to five), but you get two new court entries […]
The Grab Bag: Mendete returns to Philly; Khloe’s out in Dallas
Here’s what in The Grab Bag on this Friday: – One day after Merlin Media re-launched WKQX as an Alternative Rock outlet, the company launched a new news/talk station in Philadelphia Monday with former WBBM-TV and Access: Hollywood anchor Larry Mendete as the centerpiece. Billed as “IQ 106.9” (WWIQ-FM), the station is being touted as an alternative to all-news KYW-AM […]
The Toilet 10 of 2011
And other media misfires of note Scrubbing the commodes for you… the Toilet 10 of 2011 – the worst shows of television and media items sure to make your head stick in one. And away we go. Worst TV Shows of 2011 1. Allen Gregory (Fox). Not only this is the worst show of the year – this is the […]