TV Hot Spot: Trailer

ABC: Sunday 4th May Promo!

Post by: Sal


Source: ABC & YouTube

Promo:




Take Care,

Sal

TV Hot Spot: News

Reality Hosts Get Emmy Category!

Post by: Sal


Source: Zap2It


Ryan Seacrest, Phil Keoghan, Tyra Banks and their reality-hosting brethren have been granted entry into TV's awards ...

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has added a new category to honor their work. The inaugural award for "Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program" will be presented at 60th Primetime Emmys this fall. The awards are scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 21 on ABC.

"Reality television has become such an integral part of television and our culture, so it only made sense for us to create this new, highly competitive category," says John Shaffner, chairman and CEO of the academy.

The Emmys divide unscripted shows into two categories -- the "reality program" category encompasses shows like "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Penn & Teller: Bulls**t!" (both nominees last year), while the "reality-competition" slate includes shows with game elements, a la "Project Runway" or perpetual winner "The Amazing Race."

The hosting category won't make that distinction, so nominees could include anyone from "Home Edition's" Ty Pennington to " American Idol" host Seacrest. They won't, however, include Seacrest's foil Simon Cowell: The TV academy says only "proactive 'master of ceremony host[s]" are eligible, while judges and "reactive participants" are not.


Take care,

Sal

TV Hot Spot: News

ABC Re-Ups Reality Series!

Post by: Sal


Source: Zap2It

ABC has picked up "Dancing with the Stars" and four other unscripted series, solidifying its schedule for 2008-09.

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Supernanny," "Wife Swap" and "America's Funniest Home Videos" will all return next season as well. The reality-show orders come on the heels of nine scripted-series pickups for the fall, giving ABC a good measure of stability in a year when pilot development is likely to be more unpredictable than usual.

Missing from the list is "The Bachelor," although odds of that show returning are probably pretty good as well. A new edition of the show is scheduled to begin in mid-March, and its spin-off "The Bachelorette" will be back in the summer.

None of the pickups is a huge surprise. "Dancing with the Stars" trails only FOX's "American Idol" in total viewers this season and is also a top 10 show in the key adults 18-49 demographic. "EM: Home Edition" also ranks in the top 20 among total viewers and adults 18-49.

The overall ratings for the other three shows are more middle-of-the-pack but have been solid utility players for the network. "Videos" runs second to "60 Minutes" in its Sunday timeslot, while "Supernanny" and "Wife Swap" have both improved their time periods over the corresponding nights last season.


Take Care,

Sal