Josef Adalian

  • ‘VH1 Killer’ Jenkins Dead in Canada

    Ryan Jenkins, the former VH1 reality show contestant suspected in the murder of model Jasmine Fiore, has been found dead in Canada, CNN and ABCNews.com reported Sunday evening.   Jenkins was found dead in a hotel in British Columbia, the news network said, citing Canadian police sources.   The death of Jenkins comes just days…

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  • Leslie, Harvey & Quentin: A Love Story

    Harvey Weinstein’s not the only Hollywood mogul doing a little jig over the bitchin’ box office numbers for "Inglorious Basterds."   Leslie Moonves has reason to be happy, too.   That’s because "Basterds" is the first big movie covered under the massive seven-year, 95 film output deal CBS Corp.’s Showtime signed with The Weinstein Company…

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  • Reality TV: On Trial, Again

    The finger pointing is already starting in the matter of "Megan Wants a Millionaire."   VH1 has decided, at least temporarily, not to air the remaining episodes of the reality show. That’s because one of the contestants, Ryan Jenkins, has suddenly become a murder suspect.   (UPDATE: ‘Megan’ has been canceled, permanently, according to an…

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  • Oprah Cookin’ Up New Black Eyed Peas Promo

    The Black Eyed Peas appear determined to make their summer smash "I’ve Got a Feeling" the Most Ubiquitous Song in TV Marketing. Ever.   First, CBS licensed the track to tout its fall lineup. Ads began popping up in June with the song playing over scenes from new and returning Eye series.   Around the…

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  • New ‘Fringe’ Promo Pumps Mystery

    Fox is out with a new preview spot for season two of "Fringe" featuring the show’s cast talking up the mystery behind the show. Are there any hints about plotlines hidden in the footage from the show? Check it out and judge for yourself:

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  • ‘Runway’ Fashionably Huge for Lifetime

     Lifetime made it work.   "Project Runway" returned to the airwaves on a new network Thursday with its best premiere numbers ever. It also gave Lifetime its best premiere numbers ever.   The fashion-based reality show drew 4.2 million overall viewers and a 3.3 household rating. The latter figure is up 32 percent from the…

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  • Whoa, ‘Brother’: The Truth About Chima

    "Big Brother" host Julie Chen never misses a chance to tell viewers (and contestants) to "expect the unexpected" when it comes to the CBS reality show.   This season, she really meant it.   The past two weeks of "Big Bro" have been among the most tense, action-packed and unpredictable in the history of the…

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  • ‘Big Brother’ Scoop: A Grande-Sized Finale

    CBS is giving "Big Brother" fans more to love– and Jay Leno something to fear.   The network has decided to double the show’s Tuesday, Sept. 15 season finale, expanding it from one hour to two, insiders close to the production confirm. The grande-sized "Brother" will air live from 9-11 p.m., with Julie Chen set…

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  • Trailer: Showtime’s New Gun-Lovin’ Reality Show

    Guns: They’re not so bad after all!   That seems to be the message behind Showtime’s upcoming hidden camera reality series "Lock N Load," at least according to a new trailer for the series.  The spot makes the show look wacky and lighthearted; gun owners are just fun-loving Americans who like the feel of deadly…

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  • ‘FlashForward’ Art: Now with 100% More Charlie

    ABC is out with a new one-sheet for it big tentpole drama "FlashForward," and it features the first images of new addition Dominic Monaghan. The "Lost" star joined the cast of "FF" over the summer. The new poster features all a Disney EPCOT-style globe made up of images from the show, with postage-stamp size images…

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  • Octo-bomb? Eight’s Not Enough to Fill Fox with Ratings Love

    Octo-bomb? Not quite, but Fox’s two-hour special featuring Octomom Nadya Suleman didn’t exactly deliver in the ratings. In other words, Octo-yawn. The two-hour event averaged an unimpressive 1.6/5 among adults 18-49 and 4.4 million viewers from 8-10 p.m. Wednesday, according to preliminary national Nielsen data. That number sounds weak– and it is– but put in…

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  • There’s Something Funny Going on at FX

    Earlier this month, FX chief John Landgraf said he was determined to add more laughs to the network’s lineup. He wasn’t kidding. FX has handed out series orders to half-hour projects, "Louie" and "The League," with at least one scheduled to premiere as soon as this fall, according to published reports in Daily Variety and…

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  • Oprah, Whitney. Whitney, Oprah.

    Whitney Houston’s comeback express has just booked a major stop: "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Winfrey today said Houston will be the guest on the Sept. 14th edition of her talk show. That also happens to be the 24th season premiere of "Oprah."   In a posting on Oprah.com, Winfrey called the booking "the most anticipated…

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  • NBC Cleaves to ‘Heroes’

    NBC today released new art for the upcoming season of "Heroes." The one-sheet is generous in its portrayal of a bosom-y Claire. Producers have hinted, by the way, that young Claire will get in to some girl-on-girl love sometime this season. Here’s a look at the poster:  

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  • Lifetime to ‘Diva’: We Want More!

    Lifetime has given a early second season pickup to "Drop Dead Diva," the hit new drama from creator Josh Berman and exec producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.   According to industry insiders, the network has ordered 13 additional episodes of the Sony Pictures Television-produced hour, which stars Brooke Elliott and Margaret Cho. "Diva" has…

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