There will be a sexual switch-up on True Blood this season, and now we're eager to find out who. Also today: Russell Crowe is moving to a different planet for a while, a deserving actress gets a big role, and the Oscars will never be the same again.
The moment has arrived: Congressman Anthony Weiner's naked penis picture has gone public. But how does it rank in the great history of dong shots? Resident genital experts Maureen O'Connor and Brian Moylan give their reviews of some famous celebrity dick pics.
A whopping 16.4 million people watched Oprah's final episode, besting even the prime-time competition for the week, but her highest-rated show remains "Why I Love Older Women" from 1993. And that, ladies and gentlemen, will be her legacy.
In your tragic Tuesday media column: Rush Limbaugh's ratings tank, Andy Borowitz is plagiarized, Bloomberg View is set to launch, today's Adweek argument, and you online readers of the NYT aren't worth jack.
For the first time in 20 years, the number of American homes with TV sets in them has gone down.
Much to a beleaguered network's joy and relief, last night many Americans pressed their big buttons and swiveled their space chairs around to watch The Voice, the Peacock's needlessly elaborate new singing competition.
HBO's newest epic, Game of Thrones, lured nearly 5 million viewers into its magical realm on Sunday night. That gave the cable network for people who think they're too smart for regular TV an opportunity to play its favorite game: the instant series renewal.
Guess some people don't mind being told what to watch as much as I do. Cable's new crop of prestige dramas—AMC's The Killing, Reelz' The Kennedys, and Showtime's The Borgias—all performed rather well last night.
Preliminary ratings for last night's Oscar broadcast indicates it was down 7% from last year's audience of 41.7 million viewers. Several awards shows recently saw an uptick in ratings but it appears the Oscars are immune. Let's blame James Franco.
About 26.5 million people tuned into see just which way Lady Gaga was born at the Grammys last night. That's the show's largest audience since 2001. That also means a record number of people saw Justin Bieber lose. Perfect!
In your opportune Tuesday media column: Sean McManus leaves as head of CBS News, HuffPo bloggers timidly call for pay, Bill O'Reilly is full of shit, NYT correction of the day, magazine circulation drops, a new editor at the Chicago Reader, and how much can you trust your free guest blog content?
Yesterday's broadcast of the Super Bowl netted 111 million viewers, breaking last year's record of 106.5 million viewers. Those lousy advertisers got their money's worth!
Though ratings dropped 50% in its second week, the much-maligned series Skins, MTV's adaptation of a British series about drugging, sexing kids, will not be canceled. Network execs say they're standing by the show. Standing, awkwardly trying to hide boners.
As expected, ratings for Piers Morgan's CNN show plunged after its first episode. Well...good effort.
Piers Morgan's CNN talk show debuted last night with 2.1 million viewers, compared to a 657,000 average in that time slot last quarter. (Although reviews sucked.) Thanks, Oprah fans! Unfortunately, Piers, it's all going to be downhill from here.
The year-in-television is off to an auspicious start, with last night's Craigslist Killer movie becoming Lifetime's fifth-highest rated film ever, and ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars landing in their all-time top-five. Bonus: TMZ on TV has been renewed until 2014!
"Americans watched more television than ever in 2010." U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
The Weinstein Company recently appealed the NC-17 rating given to its Oscar-bait film Blue Valentine, assigned because Ryan Gosling goes down on Michelle Williams in one scene, and they've won! The film will be R-rated now, no cuts necessary.
Aw, moose turds. As expected, Sarah Palin's Alaska, the former governor's TLC reality show, dropped 40% in the ratings from week one to week two. It still nabbed 3 million viewers on Sunday, good for cable, but it's no mega-hit.
The (ridiculous) premiere episode of Sarah Palin's Alaska was the most-watched debut in TLC history with 5 million viewers—which is huge for cable. All you liberals tuning in hoping for a trainwreck aren't helping!
