Marc Berman

Marc Berman is the founder and Editor-in-Chief for Programming Insider, the online destination for network, cable, digital and syndication. Berman has written for a wide range of publications, including Forbes, CBS Watch, Next TV, PromaxBDA, Newspro, Campaign US, The New York Daily News, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Emmy Magazine, and C21 International. He has also appeared on “Entertainment Tonight,” “Extra,” “Access Hollywood,” “Inside Edition,” “The CBS Evening News,” E!, CNN, CNBC, Fox News and MSNBC.

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Lou Taylor Opens up About Indie Film, Life as an Altar Boy, and What It All Means

by Marc Berman July 24, 2021, 7:18 am Comments are off
Five friends head to a cabin in the woods for a good time away from home, only to stumble upon something more than slightly demonic. It’s a tale as old as, well, the original Evil Dead (1981) and as joyfully fresh as its 2013 remake starring indie icon, Lou Taylor. Originally debuting as an actor on Broadway […]

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Three Reasons to Switch Payroll Providers

by Marc Berman July 24, 2021, 6:58 am Comments are off
Change can be a great thing, but sometimes, what you hoped for isn’t always what you recieve. If your latest choice of payroll software has left you feeling like you made the wrong decision, don’t despair—there’s light at the end of the tunnel! Just as you switched from your previous processes to your current one, […]

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Today in History: Saturday, July 24, 2021

by Marc Berman July 24, 2021, 12:01 am Comments are off
Television Short-lived daytime talk show “America Alive!,” hosted by Jack Linkletter, debuted on NBC in 1978. Bruce Jenner (now known as Caitlyn Jenner) was one of the show’s traveling co-hosts…CBS sitcom “Morton & Hayes,” produced and hosted by Rob Reiner, began its six episode run in 1991…Real people took on the role of detectives to solve a fictional double homicide in the […]

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How Purposeful Chatbots Can Help Different Business Departments

by Marc Berman July 23, 2021, 4:52 pm Comments are off
Chatbots are important for every fast-paced business because that’s how the customers are helped according to their unique needs. However, not all chatbots are designed equally and quality also varies from one provider to another. But again, how do you which chatbot is purposeful? With this article, we are sharing the benefits and purpose of […]

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Tribeca Film Festival is Blushing Over John Lasseter’s Animated Space Adventure Short

by Marc Berman July 23, 2021, 1:01 pm Comments are off
Skydance Media, responsible for feature-length films such as Jack Reacher, World War Z, Terminator Genisys, True Grit, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Star Trek Beyond, and dozens more, has revealed the first look at Blush, a short film created in partnership with Apple TV+. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film festival this past June 13th […]

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Thursday Ratings: Summer Staple ‘Big Brother’ Lifts CBS to Victory

by Marc Berman July 23, 2021, 12:26 pm Comments are off
Thursday 7/22/21 Fast Affiliate Ratings Total Viewers: CBS: 2.41 million, ABC: 2.03, NBC: 1.68, Fox: 1.43, CW: 821,000 Adults 18-49: CBS: 0.5 rating/4 share, ABC and Fox: 0.3/ 3 each, NBC: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1 Summer CBS staple “Big Brother” at 8 p.m. led the night in both total viewers (3.68 million viewers) and […]

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Tagged with: Beat Shazam, Big Brother, Good Girls, Holey Moley, Love Island, Making It, The Hustler, The Outpost, Walker, When Nature Calls With Helen Mirren
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Today in History: Friday, July 23, 2021

by Marc Berman July 23, 2021, 8:41 am Comments are off
Television: Half-hour western “The Gene Autry Show,“ featuring the singing cowboy, began its six season run on CBS in 1950. Pat Buttram (pre con artist Mr. Haney on “Green Acres”) was his sidekick…The first Arby’s restaurant opened in 1964 in the town of Boardman, Ohio. Owners Forrest and Leroy Raffel wanted to call their restaurants “Big Tex”, but that name was already used elsewhere…Vanessa Williams relinquished her Miss […]

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What Should You Use to Get Beautiful Eyelashes?

by Marc Berman July 23, 2021, 8:40 am Comments are off
Different things that are needed to be incorporated in getting the perfect face are certainly one of the few things that every person is looking out for. Particularly women are very conservative and way more proactive about treating their skin and facial hair differently in comparison to men. For them, even the smallest of details […]

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Netflix Orders Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali Documentary

by Marc Berman July 23, 2021, 7:31 am Comments are off
Netflix has greenlit a documentary called “Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali” from “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris and his production company Khalabo Ink Society. The film, which will be available for streaming on Thursday, September 9, features never before seen archival footage and the story behind the friendship between the civil rights leader and the […]

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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics on NBC Begins the Festivities

by Marc Berman July 23, 2021, 12:01 am Comments are off
Friday, July 23, 2021 ABC 8:00 p.m. “Shark Tank” (R) 9:00 p.m. “20/20” (two hours) CBS 8:00 p.m. “Secret Celebrity Renovation” 9:00 p.m. “Love Island” 10:00 p.m. “Blue Bloods” (R) NBC 8:00 p.m. 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Opening Ceremony) Fox: 8:00 p.m. “WWE Friday Night Smackdown” CW: 8:00 p.m. “Charmed” (season finale) 10:00 p.m. “Dynasty” PBS: […]

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Tagged with: 20/20, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Blue Bloods, Charmed, Darcey & Stacey, Dynasty, Feels Like Ishq, Love Island, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Mind for Design, Music Box, Roswell: The Final Verdict, Secret Celebrity Renovation, Shark Tank, Sky Rojo, Ted Lasso, WWE Friday Night Smackdown