Perry Lipton, who is remembered for her roles on dramas “The Mod Squad” and the original “Twin Peaks,” has died. She was 72. Her death from cancer was announced Saturday by Kidada and Rashida Jones, her daughters from a marriage to famed music producer Quincy Jones. “She made her journey peacefully with her daughters and nieces by her […]
Programming Insider contributor Douglas Pucci made his selections for the best and worst television shows of 2017 as a guest on Northwest Iowa’s Y100.1 FM morning show “The Morning Fix” with deejay Scott Nolte. Have a listen:
Showtime’s much ballyhooed revival of serialized David Lynch drama “Twin Peaks” fell flat in the traditional ratings. The two-hour opener kicked-off with just 506,000 viewers and a 0.2 rating in adults 18-49 on Sunday, May 21 from 9:02-10:54 p.m. ET. Comparably, 36 million viewers tuned into the pilot of the original “Twin Peaks” on ABC […]
ABC led the final Sunday night of the 2016-17 traditional TV season with an average of 7.63 million viewers, a 2.2/8 rating/share in adults 18-49 and a 2.6/8 rating/share in adults 25-54. The “Billboard Music Awards” was TV’s most-watched telecast in overall viewers, although the event itself dropped to a 5-year low in total viewership […]
Miguel Ferrer, who played Owen Granger on CBS’ “NCIS: Los Angeles” since 2012, and co-starred with Jill Hennessy on NBC’s “Crossing Jordan,” died yesterday following a battle with throat cancer. He was 61. Ferrer was the son of Academy Award and Tony winner José Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney, and the cousin of George Clooney. […]
From Campaign US: If you are of a certain age, you will likely remember that classic TV murder mystery, “Who killed Laura Palmer?” in season one of ABC’s “Twin Peaks.” Created by David Lynch” in 1990, “Twin Peaks” was quite the rage at the time, and more than a little polarizing. Everyone had an opinion, […]
