Late Night: February 28 - March 6

SNL
March 5: Miley Cyrus and The Strokes


Late Night Guests: Febuary 28 - March 6, 2011


Conan O'Brien
mon: Marisa Tomei, Harland Williams, and Fitz & The Tantrums
tue: Piers Morgan, Emmy Rossum, and Nick Griffin
wed: Chelsea Handler, Anthony Mackie, and Mavis Staples
thu: Emily Blunt, Martha Stewart, and Taio Cruz


Jon Stewart
February 28, 2011: Howard Stern
Tue: Ayman Safadi, Adviser, King Abdullah II of Jordan
Wed: Allison Stanger, Author, "One Nation Under Contract"
Thu: TBA


Chelsea Handler
mon: With her brilliant new album, 21, the fantastic Adele joins us tonight. Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons, comedian Heather McDonald and comedian Josh Wolf
tue: Lil Jon, Shawty Putt and Chuy debut their new music video here tonight. Seriously. Comedian Chris Franjola, comedian Sarah Colonna and comedian Jo Koy
wed: From the new movie Take Me Home Tonight, Anna Faris is here. Comedian Jeff Wild, comedian Natasha Leggero and TV personality Ross Mathews
thu: Isla Fisher is here from the new film Rango. Comedian Brad Wollack, comedian Fortune Feimster and comedian Gary Valentine
fri: From the very funny new film Hall Pass Jason Sudeikis is here. Comedian Chris Franjola, writer Diablo Cody and comedian Ben Gleib


Mo'Nique
Monday: Delroy Lindo, Covelli "Coco" Crisp and music by Kandi Burress
Tuesday: Chris Spencer, Camille Winbush and music by Bun B
Wednesday: Curtis Granderson, Shanola Hampton and music by Busta Rhymes & Reek Da Villain
Thursday: Anthony Mackie, Carolyn Hennesy and music by Arika Kane


Charlie Rose
mon: Mike Huckabee and Nassim Taleb
tue: Amy Chua
wed:-fri: TBA


Stephen Colbert
February 28, 2011: Michael Scheuer, author, "Osama bin Laden"
Tue: Evan Osnos, correspondent, "The New Yorker"
Wed: Harry Connick Jr., "In Concert on Broadway"
Thu: Mark W. Moffett, writer. "National Geographic Magazine"


David Letterman
Monday, February 28: Brian Williams (NBC Nightly News), Trey Parker and Matt Stone (Broadway's "The Book of Mormon"), Zac Brown Band (CD, "You Get What You Give")
Tuesday, March 1: Amanda Seyfried (Red Riding Hood), B.J. Novak (The Office), Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark
Wednesday, March 2: Donald Trump, Vanessa Hudgens (Beastly), Oh Land (CD, "Oh Land")
Thursday, March 3: Robin Williams (Broadway's "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo"), Judy Greer (Mad Love)
Friday, March 4: Howard Stern (The Howard Stern Show), Naughty By Nature (CD, "Anthem Inc.")


Jay Leno
mon: Christina Applegate, "Must Love Cats" Host John Fulton, Michael Franti
tue: Matt Damon, Betty White, Cake
wed: Simon Cowell, Jeff Gordon, Travis Barker featuring Cypress Hill
thu: Jerry Seinfeld, Bailee Madison, Darlene Love
fri: Aaron Eckhart, Christie Brinkley, Thomson Sqaure


Jimmy Kimmel
Monday, February 28: Talk show host Bill Maher, Musical guest Esperanza Spalding
Tuesday, March 1: Emily Blunt (The Adjustment Bureau), Max Irons (Red Riding Hood), Musical guest Aaron Lewis
Wednesday, March 2: Amanda Seyfried (Red Riding Hood), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation)
Thursday, March 3: Radio personality Howard Stern, Musical guest Michael Franti
Friday: rerun


Tavis Smiley
mon: Charles Ferguson
tue: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Smokey Robinson
wed: Bing West
thu: Anthony Mackie and Mark Richard
fri: Susan Jacoby


George Lopez
Monday, Feb. 28: Owen Wilson, Aly Michalka, and Terry Fator
Tuesday, March 1: Cheryl Burke and John Popper & The Duskray Troubadours
Wednesday, March 2: Ron Artest and Future Funk
Thursday, March 3: Topher Grace, Scott Disick, and Cake


Wendy Williams
Monday February 28: The legendary Ruby Dee! Plus, “Days of Our Lives” star Kristian Alfonso.
Tuesday March 1: John O’Hurley stops by and “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant Lil’ Jon!
Wednesday March 2: Wendy’s exclusive interview with Aretha Franklin. Plus, Vanessa Williams stops by.
Thursday March 3: The one and only LaToya Jackson! Plus, singer Marsha Ambrosius performs.
Friday March 4: Reality star Ruby Gettinger! Plus, red carpet doggie fashions.


Jimmy Fallon
mon: Topher Grace and Jim Gaffigan
tue: Isla Fisher and Josh Radnor
wed: Abigail Breslin and Mike Tyson
thu: Miley Cyrus and Michael Stipe
fri: Kathy Bates and Chris Pratt


Craig Ferguson
Monday, February 28: Isaac Mizrahi and Patton Oswalt
Tuesday, March 1: Carla Gugino and Tom Lennon
Wednesday, March 2: Hugh Laurie
Thursday, March 3: Neil Patrick Harris and Tomorrow's Bad Seeds
Friday, March 4: Tim Meadows and Wendy Booker


Carson Daly
Monday, February 28: Nate Corddry, Troupe Vertigo / Off!
Tuesday, March 1: Jason Sudeikis, Elgin James / Freddie Gibbs
Wednesday, March 2: Tom Shadyac, The Voice Project / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Thursday, March 3: Emmy Rossum, Jeff Tremaine / Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Iron
Friday, March 4: Josh Radnor, Death




⋖ February 21-27 | Late Night | March 7-13, 2011 ⋗

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Monday, February 28

Adventure Time



What's On: Monday, February 28, 2011
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Seriously Funny KidsBreak It to Me Gently; Monkey WalksMonday6-7pmLifetime
3.8HouseRecession ProofMonday8pmFOX
1.7ChuckFirst Bank of EvilMonday8pmNBC
3.4How I Met Your MotherChange of HeartMonday8pmCBS
1.0Pretty Little LiarsA Person of InterestMonday8pmFamily
Zeke and LutherZeke's Last Ride season 3 premiereMonday8pmDisney
0.790210Blue NaomiMonday8pmCW
3.5The Bachelor 15week 9Monday8-10pmABC
0.4You're Cut OffGraduation DayMonday8pmVH1
Antiques RoadshowDes MoinesMonday8pmPBS
Ring of Honor Wrestling Monday8pmHDNet
0.3Adventure TimeDeath in BloomMonday8pmCartoon
0.3MADStraight A Team/Gaming's Next Top ModelMonday8:15Cartoon
I'm in the BandChucky's RevengeMonday8:30Disney
2.7Mad LoveThe Kate GatsbyMonday8:30CBS
0.2Regular ShowBenson Be GoneMonday8:30Cartoon
Kid in a Candy StoreSecret Cake RecipesMonday8:30Food
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2.1The Chicago CodeCabrini-GreenMonday9pmFOX
0.6Being HumanI See Your True ColorsMonday9pmSyfy
1.2The CapeRazer series finale [the final episode, Endgame, which was not broadcast, but was released online March 11.]Monday9pmNBC
0.7Gossip GirlEmpire of the SonMonday9pmCW
0.5GreekAgents for ChangeMonday9pmFamily
Love That Girl!Monday9pmTV One
Top GearMonday9pmBBC Am
Diners, Drive-Ins, and DivesFavorites with a TwistMonday9pmFood
0.8Cake Boss: The Next Great BakerSnow Globe, Story Book, and a ScareMonday9pmTLC
DisappearedMonday9pmI.D.
0.4Bad Girls ClubFlo Gets MarriedMonday9-10pmOxygen
The Steve Harvey ProjectSoledad O'BrienMonday9pmCentric
3.3Two and a Half MenrerunMonday9pmCBS
2.2WWE RawBuffalo, NY [2.1 and 2.2]Monday9-11pmUSA
3.4Mike & MollyMike's FeetMonday9:30CBS
0.7All Worked UpMonday9:30Tru
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0.8Bethenny Ever AfterHoppy Trails to You season 2 premiereMonday10pmBravo
2.8CastleCountdownMonday10pmABC
1.8Harry's LawAmerican DreamsMonday10pmNBC
0.5SkinsMonday10pmMTV
Shatner's Raw NerveKevin Nealon; Scott BakulaMonday10-11pmBio
Explorer Lost Mummies of New GuineaMonday10pmNat Geo
Pawn Stars Monday10pmHistory
0.7Fashion Police2011 OscarsMonday10-11pmE!
Cash and CariMonday10pmHGTV
0.7HeavyJill; JohnnyMonday10pmA&E
1.9Hawaii Five-0rerunMonday10pmCBS
Stolen Voices, Buried SecretsMonday10pmI.D.
Tabatha's Salon TakeoverMonday10pmBravo
0.7Lizard Lick TowingMonday10pmTru
0.2The X LifeA Nasty JamMonday10pmVH1
StalkedTeenage ObsessionMonday10:30I.D.
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Conan O'BrienMarisa Tomei, Harland Williams, and Fitz & The TantrumsMonday11pmTBS
Jon StewartHoward SternMonday11pmComedy
Chelsea HandlerAdeleMonday11pmE!
Charlie RoseLakhdar Brahimi and Joseph NyeMonday11pmPBS
Mo'NiqueDelroy Lindo, Coco Crisp, and Kandi BurressMonday11pmBET
Stephen ColbertMichael ScheuerMonday11:30Comedy
NightlineGadhafi interview by Amanpour February 28, 2011Monday11:35ABC
David LettermanBrian Williams, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, and the Zac Brown BandMonday11:35CBS
Jay LenoChristina Applegate, John Fulton, and Michael FrantiMonday11:35NBC
Jimmy KimmelBill Maher, Esperanza SpaldingMondaymidnightABC
Tavis SmileyCharles FergusonMondaymidnightPBS
Wendy WilliamsRuby Dee and Kristian AlfonzoMondaymidnightBET
George LopezOwen Wilson, Aly Michaalka, and Terry FatorMondaymidnight TBS
Jimmy FallonTopher Grace and Jim Gaffigan / GlasserMonday12:35NBC
Craig FergusonIsaac Mizrahi and Patton OswaltMonday12:35CBS
Carson DalyNate Corddry, Troupe Vertigo / Off!Friday1:35NBC


Credit: Travis Yanan, TitanTV, and The Futon Critic

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Sunday, February 27

Oscar Night didn't please critics.



What On: Sunday, February 27, 2011
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1.5 Oscars Red Carpetspecial [video clips]Sunday6pm-8pmE!
1.260 Minutes21st Century Cons February 27, 2011Sunday7pmCBS
0.8DatelineMiracle on the West CoastSunday7pmNBC
4.6Oscars Red CarpetspecialSunday7pm-8:30ABC
1.7SimpsonsrerunSunday7pmFOX
1.6American DadrerunSunday7:30FOX
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2.2SimpsonsrerunSunday8pmFOX
2.1The Amazing RaceI Never Looked So FoolishSunday8pmCBS
1.9NBASunday8pm/5pmESPN
Basketball WivesSunday8pmVH1
0.6Good Luck CharlieSomething's FishySunday8pmDisney
11.8Academy Awards83rd [video clips]Sunday8:30/5:30ABC
0.6Shake It UpHeat It UpSunday8:30Disney
1.8Bob's Burgersrerun Human FleshSunday8:30FOX
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0.2CalifornicationLights, Camera, AssholeSunday9pmShowtime
0.5Big LoveTil Death Do Us PartSunday9pmHBO
Masterpiece Any Human Heart, part 3 of 3Sunday9pm-10:30PBS
1.5Undercover BossrerunSunday9pmCBS
1.2Ax MenTipping PointSunday9pmHistory
Holmes InspectionNo Breathing RoomSunday9pmHGTV
SnappedDarlene GentrySunday9pmOxygen
My Fair WeddingHearts BrideSunday9pmWe
0.5What Chilli WantsFertility and the FutureSunday9pmVH1
2.0Family Guyrerun Road to the North PoleSunday9-10pmFOX
0.9Minute to Win ItrerunsSunday9-11pmNBC
0.5Brandy & Ray JLast WishSunday9:30VH1
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0.4ShamelessIt's Time to Kill the TurtleSunday10pmShowtime
2.0CSI: MiamiStoned ColdSunday10pmCBS
Alaska State TroopersCrime Under the Midnight SunSunday10pmNat Geo
0.9NBASunday10:45/7:45ESPN
The DishSunday10pmStyle
Las Vegas JailhouseSunday10pmtruTV
Weekly with Ed GordonCommon; Musiq Soulchild; Wendy Wilson; Congresswoman Eddie Bernice JohnsonSunday11pmBET
E! After Party2011 Academy AwardsSunday11pmE!
Rich Bride, Poor BrideMore Is MoreSunday11pmWe
Robot ChickenNo Country for Old DogsSunday11:45Cartoon
Jimmy Kimmelspecial After the Academy Awards [after the local news]Sunday~12:05amABC


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Saturday, February 26

An Idiot Abroad



What's On: Saturday, February 26, 2011
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Candice Tells AllThe 3 Cs of Guest Room TransformationsSaturday7:30HGTV
Dan Vs. Traffic Saturday8pmHub
Primevalseason 4 finaleSaturday8pmBBC Am
Treasures of Egypt Secrets of the Valley of the Kings Saturday8pmNat Geo
1.8COPSMorons on Parade #4/rerun of #3Saturday8-9pmFOX
Must Love CatsSoutheastSaturday8pmAnimal
High Stakes Pokerseason 7 premiere, episode 1Saturday8pmGSN
0.9The Pursuit of Happynessmovie 2006Saturday8-11pmABC
0.6Harry's Lawrerun Bangers in the HouseSaturday8pmNBC
0.7The Amazing Racererun Head Down and Hold OnSaturday8pmCBS
Dear GenevieveSaturday9pmHGTV
Cash & CariFine Furniture Estate SaleSaturday8:30HGTV
R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Fear Never Knocks Saturday8:30Hub
NBABulls at BucksSaturday8:30/5:30WGN
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Bruce Bruce: Losin' It stand-up special Saturday9-10pmShowtime
True Jackson, VP Principal for a Day Saturday9pmNick
Being HumanAdam's FamilySaturday9pm-10:15BBC Am
Area 51original movie 2011Saturday9pmSyfy
1.9America's Most Wanted50 States, 50 FugitivesSaturday9pmFOX
Unwrapped Comfy Cozy Saturday9pmFood
Agent Cody Banks movie 2003 Saturday9pmHub
Pit BossShorty Goes Home XL; The Prodigal Son ReturnsSaturday9-11pmAnimal
0.5Law & Order: L.A.rerun Hondo FieldSaturday9pmNBC
0.9Hawaii Five-0rerun Malama Ka AniaSaturday9pmCBS
Secrets from a StylistHollywood Regency Meets Country Club Chic series premiereSaturday9pmHGTV
The Antonio TreatmentThe Asian Bedroom Retreat season 2 premiereSaturday9:30HGTV
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1.248 Hours MysteryHunting HumansSaturday10pmCBS
An Idiot AbroadBrazilSaturday10pmScience
Kidnap & RescueSaturday10pmDiscovery
0.8Law & Order: SVUrerun GraySaturday10pmNBC
The Graham Norton ShowSaturday10:15BBC Am
Film Independent Spirit AwardsSaturday11pm-1amIFC
Fringererun Subject 13Saturday11pmFOX
SNLrerun Anne HathawaySaturday11:30NBC
30 Seconds to Famererun SaturdaymidnightFOX


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News, 2010-2011 Season


News Archive: 2010-2011 Season

March 2011
❁ Renewed: Fringe (22 eps.)
❁ Renewed: Futurama (26 eps.)
❁ Axed: Lights Out
❁ Renewed: Dan Vs., R.L. Stine's Haunting Hour and a bunch of other Hub shows
❁ Renewed: Real World (2 cycles)
❁ Renewed: Onion News Network (IFC)
❁ Renewed: SouthLAnd (TNT, 10 ep.)
❁ New Queen of Daytime: "Of the 155 markets in which Oprah is not being replaced by a newscast, more than 80, including two of the Top 5, went with Dr. Oz in the Oprah slot, more than all other talk shows combined." | Oprah finale May 25
Paul Reiser gets 8:30 starting April 14
✪ Renewed: Community, Parks, and The Office
✪ Netflix gets original for the first time, orders 26 episodes of Kevin Spacey series
✪ Antonio “L.A.” Reid chosen as X Factor judge
✪ Renewed: Being Human (Syfy)
✪ FOX Summer Schedule: Hell's Kitchen, MasterChef, SYTYCD, and reruns
✪ Renewed: Face Off (Syfy)
✪ Renewed: Last Call with Carson Daly
✪ Renewed: Joan Knows Best (We)
✪ Tompkins and Scharpling Developing Show for Comedy Central
Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition to debut Monday, May 30 at 10pm
✪ Renewed: The Bachelor / Bachelorette
Terra Nova won't premiere in May
✪ TNT Sets Summer Premiere Dates
The Whitest Kids U' Know Return April 15 at 10:30
✪ Renewed: Survivor (2 cycles)
✪ Sheen Fired for "Moral Turpitude"
✪ Law & Order: L.A. Returns Monday, April 11, at 10pm
✪ Renewed: How I Met Your Mother (two seasons)
✪ Elton John to host SNL April 2
Take the Money and Run sent to summer March 4
✪ IT'S ALLWAYS SUNNY IN SHEENSVILLE USA, CAMPER March 1
✪ Alyssa Milano to play Christian Slater's ex-wife in Breaking In, starting with the second episode (April 13)
✪ Renewed: Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys (Sundance)
✪ Ralph Macchio, others to compete on Dancing with the Stars


February 2011

✪ Renewed: Episodes and Shameless (Showtime) February 28
Gadhafi interview with Amanpour to be spread over World News, Nightline, and GMA
✪ Renewed: Bachelor Pad (ABC)
✪ Renewed: Hot in Cleveland (TV Land) February 28
NBC's The Voice airs 9-11pm on Tuesday, April 26 and May 3; gets The Biggest Loser's slot starting May 10
✪ Elton John to host SNL April 2
✪ Don Johnson to play Beverly Hills hairdresser in NBC dramedy pilot
✪ David Krumholtz joins NBC's Playboy pilot
✪ Beverly D'Angelo joins NBC sitcom pilot
20/20: Charlie Sheen bumps Detroit 1-8-7 March 1
No Ordinary Family cut to 20 episodes; ends April 5
✪ 2½ Men done for this season
✪ Renewed: Hell's Kitchen (2 cycles)
✪ Netfix making big closed-captioning/subtitles effort
Parker-Spitzer now In the Arena without Parker
✪ Renewed: Our America (OWN)
✪ Robbie Benson cast in NBC sitcom pilot, Brave New World
✪ David Krumholtz (Numb3rs) joins NBC's Playboy pilot
✪ Beverly D'Angelo joins NBC's Whitney Cummings sitcom
✪ Renewed: Todd Margaret (IFC, 6 eps.) February 24
✪ Renewed: Hell's Kitchen February 24
✪ ABC keeps Oscars through 2020 February 24
✪ X Factor audition schedule February 24
✪ Canceled: Glory Daze, TBS, February 24
✪ TV movie and miniseries Emmys merge February 24
✪ Renewed: American Dad February 23
✪ Amazon adds streaming service February 23
✪ CBS/Netflix make back catalog deal February 23
✪ ABC Family orders The Lying Game February 23
✪ Larry King refuses to fade away
✪ Kiefer Sutherland joins FOX drama pilot February 21
✪ Minnie Driver joins CBS drama pilot February 21
✪ Dave Foley joins CBS sitcom pilot February 18
✪ Tim Allen finally picks a pilot February 17
✪ ABC revives Billboard Music Awards from a 4-year coma February 17
✪ Lifetime throws Seriously Funny Kids out of primetime, to 11pm, where even fewer kids and parents will see it February 17
American Dad given two more chances February 16
2½ Men goes back into production Feb. 28 for 4 more episodes, for a total of 20 February 16
✪ James Van Der Beek to star as himself in ABC sitcom pilot February 16
✪ Dumb IBM computerbot wins Jeopardy February 16
✪ Uncle Leo from Seinfeld dies February 16
✪ Laura Prepon cast as young Chelsea Handler in NBC sitcom pilot February 15
✪ Hulu Plus adds hundreds of Criterion movies
✪ Renewed: Portlandia (IFC, 10 eps.) February 12
Nightline's Egypt coverage pushes Kimmel rerun to 12:30 Friday February 11
✪ Renewed: Top Gear (History)
$100 million seed money for Oprah channel is now $239 million February 11
Comedy Central orders 8 episodes of Sports Show With Norm Macdonald
✪ Renewed: Meteorite Men (Science)
✪ A look at Super Bowl 45's demos, 111 million viewers
✪ Sean McManus becomes chairman of CBS Sports, Jeff Fager becomes chairman of CBS News, and David Rhodes brought in as president of CBS News
Outsourced novelties now being produced by Johnson Smith Co.
✪ Renewed: The League (FX)
✪ Lifetime orders Against the Wall and Exit 19
✪ Olbermann headed to Current TV; in related news, Dan Rather still on some channel named HD Net
X Factor age limit 12, winner to get $5 million contract
✪ Norm Macdonald to start hosting GSN's High Stakes Poker February 26
Beavis and Butt-Head returning, because Mike Judge doesn't have anything else to do
Louis Theroux specials begin airing on BBC America March 1
Law & Order: Criminal Intent and In Plain Sight to air Sundays starting May 1 on USA
✪ Hosni Mubarak interview extends Nightline to 12:30 Thursday
Chase pulled, after Minute to Win It hit 3.0 in its slot
✪ NewsCorp looking to offload MySpace; hopefully MyNetworkTV goes with it
✪ Dave Foley appears on WTF
✪ Renewed: Top Chef: Just Desserts
Daily Show and Colbert Report return to Hulu, as Viacom enters Hulu Plus
✪ NBC cuts The Cape to 10 episodes
✪ Renewed: NCIS
Friday Night Lights to air April 15 to July 8 on NBC
✪ Renewed: Animal Hoarding and Pit Bulls and Parolees
✪ REELZ gets Kennedys, will premiere April 3
✪ NBC cuts The Cape to 10 episodes
✪ CBS orders two more episodes of Rules of Engagement, likely to order more episodes of other sitcoms to cover 2½ Men hiatus
Dancing with the Stars returns March 21


January 2011

✪ OWN to start airing What Would You Do? reruns January 30
✪ Comcast/NBCU officially merged January 29
✪ Tribune wants Kennedys
2½ Men put on hiatus, but not to retool it in the hopes of making it funny
✪ Charlie Callas, talk show guest, dies
✪ ABC will try to save No Ordinary Family with Lucy Lawless
✪ ABC orders Missing for summer
✪ CW delays Friday's episodes one week
✪ HuluPlus launch publicity helps increase Netflix's 4Q revenue 34%
✪ Renewed: The Talk
✪ Lori Loughlin and Ryan Eggold leaving 90210 January 26
SOTU: President makes Boehner cry with 'American Dream' rhetoric
✪ Hannah Storm re-signs with ESPN
✪ Rusty Wallace on ESPN through 2014
Jersey Shore season 4 in Italy
✪ Oscar nominations
✪ ABC orders 13 episodes of Canadian/U.K. series Combat Hospital for summer
✪ Jack LaLanne finally kicks
✪ TNT wants more of The Closer
✪ Steelers, Packers to play poorly in Super Bowl
✪ Abrupt Departures: Olbermann | Bromstad
✪ Stations to fill Oprah void with more newscasts
Flashpoint to air 13 more on CBS before moving to ION
Wipeout to run through March
✪ Ebert to wear fake chin and beard on TV, no longer resembles Orville Redenbacher
✪ (Longer) Kimmel moving start time to midnight on January 31 and (shorter) Nightline getting 13 primetime specials
✪ Renewed: The Next Great Baker
✪ USA orders two new series: A Legal Mind and Necessary Roughness
✪ University of Texas/ESPN to make a channel out of 1 football game and 8 basketball games this Fall
✪ Cast of Amazing Race losers announced
✪ Renewed: The A-List: New York
✪ Regis to retire in the summer
✪ NBC/Comcast Merger Approved
✪ NBC Scheduling Shake-up: Parenthood staying on Tuesdays, Law & Order: L.A. on hiatus, America's Next Great Restaurant to air Sundays, The Marriage Ref in limbo, and Harry's Law will likely run 13 instead of 6 episodes
✪ Renewed: Sanctuary
✪ Discovery's FitTV gets upgraded to Fit & Health on February 1
✪ Watch this week's Episodes, Shameless, and Californication.
✪ Tim Goodman at TCA: FOX | ABC | NBC | Oprah | cable | PBS
✪ Renewed: Californication
✪ Watch Portlandia on hulu a week before it premieres on IFC
✪ Freaks of Celebrity Apprentice announced
✪ David E. Kelley basically says Harry's Law is doomed
✪ NBC/Comcast merger could be approved January 25.
✪ Renewed: Wendy Williams
Off the Map pilot gets second chance--after Grey's Anatomy tonight (1/13)
✪ Skeet Ulrich, Regina Hall, and Megan Boone leaving Law & Order: L.A.
✪ Showtime rejects Kennedys drama too (joining History, HBO, Epix)
✪ Watch the pre-empted Cougar Town on Hulu
✪ Obama in Tucson cuts through primetime
The Game returns with a 3.6
✪ Renewed: The Big Bang Theory for three years
Terra Nova premieres May 23 & 24
✪ Last of the Nelsons dies
✪ Cable company map
SNB Apr-May schedule
✪ Vitale on ESPN through 2015
✪ American Idol jan-feb schedule
✪ Top 25 Rated Programs of Fall
✪ Renewed: Raising Hope
✪ Top 25 Rated Programs of Fall 2010
✪ Renewed: Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family, Castle, The Middle, and Cougar Town
✪ Week: NBC 3.2, FOX 2.6, ABC & CBS 2.3
✪ Week: Top 25 Cable Programs
✪ The Bastard Machine is up and running.
✪ Renewed: Mad Men - season 5
✪ Renewed: The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Pretty Little Liars
✪ Suze Orman getting OWN show
✪ Canceled: The D-List
✪ Kennedys drama rejected by History
✪ Kathy Griffin to make four more Bravo stand-up specials January 5
✪ Renewed: Hardcore Pawn for a 3rd season, 13 episodes January 3
✪ Renewed: Spongebob Squarepants for a 9th season, 26 episodes January 3



December 2010

Kimmel on ABC through 2013 December 13
✪ ABC/Disney content to stream on Netflix December 8
✪ AMC orders Hell on Wheels about constructing the Transcontinental Railroad December 15
✪ Renewed: Taboo, Locked Up Abroad, and Expedition Great White, ten episodes each December 8
✪ Joel McHale on E! through 2013 December 6


November 2010

Early Show gets new cast
✪ Renewed: The Young and the Restless through 2014 November 29
✪ Renewed: Adventure Time, MAD, and Regular Show November 29
✪ Leslie Nielsen dies November 28
✪ Super Bowl half-time: Black Eyed Peas November 25
✪ Adult Swim orders NTSF: SD: SUV November 23
✪ Renewed: Singing Bee (CMT) November 21
✪ Renewed: Pair of Kings November 19
✪ FOX orders Breaking In November 19
Starz orders Boss, starring Kelsey Grammer November 18
✪ Canceled: Medium November 18
✪ VH1 orders Mob Wives November 18
2½ Men reruns on Tribune stations through 2021 November 17
✪ Canceled: Dark Blue November 16
✪ Mayim Bialik becomes a regular on Big Bang Theory November 15
✪ Comcast's NBCU boss Steve Burke chooses Bob Greenblatt, Ted Harbert, and Pat Fili-Krushel to run NBC November 17
✪ Gaspin out at NBC November 15
✪ NBC orders 8 episodes of unscripted dating series Love in the Wild for summer November 14
✪ Renewed: Simpsons, through 2012, to episode 515 November 11
✪ Lou Dobbs signs with Fox Business Channel November 10
✪ Gene Shalit leaving Today Thursday November 9
✪ Nancy O'Dell to take Mary Hart's seat on E.T. November 8
✪ Renewed: Days of Our Lives for two years November 8
✪ Renewed: The Walking Dead, 13 episodes
✪ ABC orders Expedition Impossible (not to be confused with Bruckheimer's Take the Money and Run) November 4


October 2010

✪ Canceled: Big Love, after next season October 28
✪ Renewed: Eastbound & Down and Bored to Death October 27
Medium's season cut to 13 episodes, cancellation likely; FOX's Ride-Along renamed The Chicago Code October 26
✪ Shepard Smith on FOX News through 2013 October 26
✪ ABC gives full-season orders No Ordinary Family, Detroit 1-8-7, Better with You October 25
✪ MSNBC hires Cenk Uygur as substitute anchor October 22
✪ CBS orders full seasons of Hawaii Five-0 and Mike & Molly, and orders more episodes of Blue Bloods, Shit My Dad Says, and The Defenders October 21
✪ Netflix 3Q revenues rose 31% to $553 million October 20
✪ NBC orders full seasons of Chuck, Chase, and Outsourced October 19
✪ Tom Bosley dies October 19
✪ FOX O&O stations buy Modern Family reruns October 18
✪ ABC pushes V to January 4 and Mr. Sunshine to next year, will premiere Skating with the Stars on November 22 October 18
✪ Conan's Universal studio to become KNBC/NBC News bureau October 17
✪ Barbara Billingsley dies October 16
✪ ABC orders winter Wipeout October 12
✪ FOX orders animation: 6 episodes of Napoleon Dynamite and 7 episodes of Allen Gregory October 11
✪ KCET in L.A. leaves PBS January 1 October 8
✪ Renewed: Sons of Anarchy season 4
✪ Kentucky Derby on NBC through 2015
✪ Renewed: Haven October 7
FOX orders full season of Raising Hope October 7
✪ Canceled: Huge (ABC Family ) October 4
✪ FOX International to debut The Walking Dead in 120 countries in early November October 3
The Cristina Show ended September 25, after 21 years on Univision
✪ Stephen J. Cannell dies October 1


September 2010

✪ Comic Greg Giraldo dies September 29
✪ Canceled: Lone Star September 28
✪ Renewed: White Collar, Psych, and Royal Pains (USA) September 28
✪ Max Weinberg won't play TBS September 27
✪ Zucker's legacy September 27
✪ Jeff Zucker to leave NBC after Comcast merger September 24 | Comcast chooses Steve Burke as NBCU CEO September 26 | Zucker's Shaky Tenure September 26
✪ Documentary crew finds Himalayan mountain tigers September 25
✪ Eddie Fisher dies September 23
24/7 to cover NHL Winter Classic/Pens/Caps September 23
✪ FCC looking into shoe mascots NickToon Zevo-3 September 22
American Idol officially chooses Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez September 22
At the Paley Center coming to PBS October 1 September 22
Law & Order: Criminal Intent given one final season, on USA September 22
✪ D.C. Ent. film division moving to Burbank September 21
✪ Renewed: Big C and Weeds (Showtime) September 20
✪ ABC orders 6 episodes of midseason's Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition for next season. September 19
✪ Canceled: My Boys (TBS) September 15
✪ Renewed: Hawthorne (TNT) September 14
✪ Renewed: Glades (A&E)



Credit: Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, TV By the Numbers, and Variety

Friday, February 25

Portlandia finishes its first season.



What's On: Friday, February 25, 2011
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0.3Hall of Game AwardsFriday7pmCartoon
1.0SmallvilleFriday8pmCW
1.2The DefendersNoland v. Galloway PharmaceuticalsFriday8pmCBS
1.6Kitchen NightmaresDavideFriday8pmFOX
1.2Who Do You Think You Are?Kim CattrallFriday8pmNBC
1.0SupernannyDemott FamilyFriday8pmABC
Washington WeekFriday8pmPBS
0.9NBAFriday8pm/5pmESPN
Working ClassPay BackFriday8-9pmCMT
1.0WWE Smackdown[highest Syfy rating]Friday8-10pmSyfy
Fish HooksFish FloatersFriday8:30Disney
Need to KnowFriday8:30-9:30PBS
0.1Regular Show Friday8:45Cartoon
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1.5FringeSubject 13Friday9pmFOX
1.8CSI: NYThe UntouchableFriday9pmCBS
1.0SupernaturalFriday9pmCW
1.3Primetime: What Would You Do?Feb. 25, 2011Friday9pmABC
1.4DatelineBeauty and the Beast Mystery and Deadly RivalsFriday9-11pmNBC
Degrassi: TNGThe Way We Get By, part 2Friday9pmTeenNick
Flying Wild: AlaskaFriday9pmDiscovery
Modern MarvelsBuilt by HandFriday9pmHistory
The Injustice FilesThe Ghosts of BogalusaFriday9pmI.D.
Fatal AttractionsFriday9pmAnimal
0.4Say Yes to the Dress[0.4 and 0.5]Friday9-10pmTLC
0.1Friday Night FightsFriday9pmESPN 2
The Steve Harvey ProjectFriday9pmCentric
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0.8Spartacus: Gods of the ArenaThe Bitter End season finale [is renewed, new season scheduled for January 2012]Friday10pmStarz
0.4MerlinThe Castle of FyrienFriday10pmSyfy
0.6The SoupFriday10pmE!
Onion News NetworkCyber AttackFriday10pmIFC
1.520/20Feb. 25, 2011Friday10pmABC
Killed by Coyotes?specialFriday10pmNat Geo
Confessions: Animal HoardingCarol/DonnaFriday10pmAnimal
0.9Gold Rush: AlaskaFull Disclosure special Friday10pmDiscovery
0.3D.C. Cupcakes [0.4 and 0.3]Friday10pmTLC
1.7Blue BloodsAge of InnocenceFriday10pmCBS
PortlandiaBlunderbuss season finale (is renewed for 10 episodes)Friday10:30IFC
0.4Fashion PoliceFriday10:30E!
0.7NBAFriday10:45/8:45ESPN
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Camelotseries premiereFriday11pmStarz
Charlie RoseFriday11pmPBS
Comedy Central PresentsFriday11pmComedy
Comedy Central PresentsFriday11:30Comedy
Chelsea HandlerDonald SchultzFriday11pmE!
NightlineFebruary 25, 2011Friday11:35ABC
David LettermanMatthew Morrison (Glee); Jeff Altman; Jessica Lea MayfieldFriday11:35CBS
Jay LenoEmily Blunt, Jackson Murphy, and Darlene LoveFriday11:35NBC
Jimmy KimmelrerunFridaymidnightABC
Wendy WilliamsThomas GibsonFridaymidnightBET
Tavis SmileyKern and Annette Gordon-ReedFridaymidnightPBS
Funny or Die PresentsFridaymidnightHBO
Jimmy FallonJason Sudeikis, Amanda Heard, Cyril RenaudFriday12:35NBC
Craig FergusonMelissa Leo and Phil KeoghanFriday12:35CBS
Carson DalyLudo Lefebvre / Janelle MonaeFriday1:35NBC

Credit: Travis Yanan, TitanTV, and The Futon Critic

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Thursday, February 24

Thurgood special on HBO



What's On: Thursday, February 24, 2011
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1.8CommunityIntro to Political ScienceThursday8pmNBC
7.2American Idol20 semifinalists announcedThursday8-10pmFOX
1.3Vampire DiariesThursday8pmCW
3.8The Big Bang TheoryThe Toast DerivationThursday8pmCBS
Naked ScienceBirth of the Grand CanyonThursday8pmNat Geo
National Geographic SpecialAfrica's Thunder RiverThursday8pmWild
2.2WipeoutFamily NightThursday8pmABC
1.3NBAThursday8pm/5pmTNT
WWE SuperstarsThursday8pmWGN
2.8Rules of EngagementJeff DayThursday8:30CBS
1.4Perfect CouplesHouseThursday8:30NBC
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ThurgoodspecialThursday9-10:45HBO
3.2The OfficeTodd Packer [series low rating]Thursday9pmNBC
1.1Royal PainsListen to the Music season finaleThursday9pmUSA
3.4Grey's AnatomyNot ResponsibleThursday9pmABC
2.7CSITurn On, Tune In, Drop Dead [series low rating]Thursday9pmCBS
0.8NikitaThursday9pmCW
0.6Man vs. WildThursday9pmDiscovery
Million Dollar ListingThursday9pmBravo
Selling New YorkThursday9pmHGTV
Police Women of CincinnatiThursday9pmTLC
0.5TNA ImpactThursday9-11pmSpike
The Steve Harvey ProjectThursday9pmCentric
2.4Parks and RecreationIndianapolisThursday9:30NBC
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2.330 RockTGS Hates WomenThursday10pmNBC
0.5ArcherDouble FeatureThursday10pmFX
2.3Private PracticeTwo Steps BackThursday10pmABC
2.8The MentalistThursday10pmCBS
0.7Fairly LegalBelieversThursday10pmUSA
4.0Jersey ShoreThursday10pmMTV
Out of the WildVenezuela 2Thursday10pmDiscovery
Ultimate FactoriesMercedes BenzThursday10pmNat Geo
0.7Beyond Scared StraightThursday10pmA&E
This Old House HourL.A. Project, Part 5Thursday10pmPBS
Nightmare Next DoorThursday10pmI.D.
1.4OutsourcedTake This Punjab and Shove It [series low rating]Thursday10:30NBC
1.2NBAThursday10:30/7:30TNT
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Conan O'BrienStephen Merchant, Cory MontiethThursday11pmTBS
Jon StewartAustan GoolsbeeThursday11pmComedy
Chelsea HandlerJason SudeikisThursday11pmE!
Charlie RoseOscar SpecialThursday11pmPBS
Mo'NiqueBrandon T. JacksonThursday11pmBET
Stephen ColbertMike HuckabeeThursday11:30Comedy
NightlineFebruary 24, 2011Thursday11:35ABC
David LettermanRand Paul, Bright EyesThursday11:35CBS
Jay LenoMeredith Vieira, HansonThursday11:35NBC
Eagleheart#108ThursdaymidnightCartoon
Jimmy KimmelOwen Wilson, Kelly Ripa, and AdeleThursdaymidnightABC
Tavis SmileyMike Huckabee and George SchlatterThursdaymidnightPBS
George LopezThursdaymidnightTBS
Wendy WilliamsSallie from "Heavy"ThursdaymidnightBET
Jimmy FallonWilliam H. Macy and Michael ShowalterThursday12:35NBC
Craig FergusonForest Whitaker and Teresa PalmerThursday12:35CBS
Carson DalyFred Armisen, David Seidler / Broken BellsThursday1:35NBC


Credit: Travis Yanan, TitanTV, and The Futon Critic

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