Marc Berman has been writing professionally since 1999 and is the author of the “Mr. Television” for Campaign US (www.campaignlive.com). Most recently, Berman was the creator and Editor-in-Chief of website and newsletter TV Media Insights for Cross MediaWorks. From 1999-2011, he was the Senior Editor for Mediaweek and has also written for The New York Daily News, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Emmy Magazine, among others. Berman has also appeared on “Entertainment Tonight,” “Extra,” “Access Hollywood,” “Inside Edition,” “The CBS Evening News,” E!, CNN, CNBC, Fox News and MSNBC.
The CW’s fall season will begin with the two-night telecast of the “iHeartRadio Music Festival” on Wednesday, Oct. 2 and Thursday, Oct. 3. On Sunday of that week will be the launch of “Batwoman” into the season premiere of “Supergirl.” The week of Oct. 7 will feature the majority of the network’s new and returning […]
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 ABC 8:00 p.m. “The Conners” (R) 8:30 p.m. “American Housewife” (R) 9:00 p.m. “Modern Family” (R) 9:30 p.m. “The Goldbergs” 10:00 p.m. “Modern Family” (R) 10:30 p.m. “black-ish” CBS 8:00 p.m. “NCIS” (R) 9:00 p.m. “FBI” (R) 10:00 p.m. “Blood & Treasure” NBC 8:00 p.m. “America’s Got Talent” (two hours) 10:01 […]
Showtime has picked up one-hour dark comedy “On Becoming a God in Central Florida,” starring Kirsten Dunst (“Fargo”) as a woman in relentless pursuit of the American Dream. Also featured will be Théodore Pellerin (“Genesis”), Beth Ditto (“Nocturnal Animals”), Mel Rodriguez (“The Last Man on Earth”) and Ted Levine (“The Silence of the Lambs)”. Created and executive […]
FX has greenlit Ryan Murphy drama “Pose” for a third season on the heels of the record ratings for the season two opener on June 11. The season two debut of “Pose” delivered 1.2 million total viewers and 572,00 adults 18-49 in the Tuesday 10 p.m. ET hour, generating series high ratings in total Viewers, adults 18-34, adults […]
A condensed version of this article is found at Forbes.com Full disclosure: I have been glued to the tube every season watching perennial CBS reality/competition “Big Brother” since it debuted in 2000. And I never miss attending a live eviction show when I am in Los Angeles for the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour. […]
NBC has unveiled the premiere dates for fall 2019 primetime line-up, including new Monday 10 p.m. ET drama “Bluff City Law” and new Thursday comedies “Perfect Harmony” and “Sunnyside.” Aside from drama “The Blacklist,” which opens season seven on Friday, Oct. 4, NBC’s entire regularly scheduled line-up will bow the week of September 24. What […]
Sunday, June 16, 2019 Household Ratings/Share Fox: 5.9/12, CBS: 3.5/ 7, ABC: 2.5/ 5, NBC: 1.7/ 3, CW: 0.3/ 1 Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening: Fox: +392, CBS: + 9, ABC: -17, NBC: -35 Ratings Breakdown: It was an easy Sunday overnight victory for Fox care of the 2019 U.S. Open Golf Championship, which […]
Netflix has greenlit a hidden camera prank series called “Prank Encounters,” which will be produced and hosted by “Stranger Things” star Galen Matazarro. The series is from Ben Silverman and Howard Owens’ Propagate, and it will launch later this year with eight episodes. The logline: Each episode of “Prank Encounters” takes two complete strangers who […]
Monday, June 17, 2019 ABC 8:00 p.m. “The Bachelorette” (two hours) 10:00 p.m. “Grand Hotel” (series premiere) CBS 8:00 p.m. “The Neighborhood” (R) 8:30 p.m. “Man With a Plan” (R) 9:00 p.m. “Gold Friended Me” (R) 10:00 p.m. “Bull” (R) NBC 8:00 p.m. “American Ninja Warrior” (two hours) 10:00 p.m. “Dateline” Fox: 8:00 p.m. “Beat […]
In business, branding works. From sticking a picture of Luke Skywalker on a lunchbox to Beyoncé putting her name on a perfume bottle, it pays to get a familiar name associated with a product. Casinos, both online and land-based, know this to be true, and it has caused a flurry of celebrity-branded to be created […]
