MiamiHerald.com: TV & Radio

‘Hockey Musical’ didn’t even score in Canada

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

The movie, about a hockey phenom (with Olivia Newton-John as his mother), was very Canada-centric, according to several reports from up north. So it was shown in theaters in Canada, where it reportedly did not do well — although its Facebook page has comments from some fervent fans. And it has been released on DVD; you can find it for sale at Amazon.com’s Canadian branch, www.amazon.ca.Q. I haven’t seen Pat Buchanan, a regular on MSNBC, for some time. What has become of him?

National Geographic documentary on Concordia disaster airs Sunday

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:12 EST

Italian Cruise Ship Disaster: The Untold Stories, the first documentary on last month’s sinking of the Costa Concordia, will air at 7 p.m. Sunday on the National Geographic Channel.

‘Live!’ producer: Moving forward day by day

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

You can’t hurry love. Nor, according to the producer of Live! With Kelly, can you hurry up selection of a TV co-host.

Fox cancels medical drama, House

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42 EST

Fox is cancelling House, the popular medical drama, Variety is reporting.

Hollywood Reporter: Despite low ratings, ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’ renewed by Bravo

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:02 EST

The Real Housewives of Miami is being given a second chance.

ABC’s ‘River’ relies on tired scare tactics

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

ABC’s paranormal thriller The River sinks some genuinely creepy moments into a muddy pool of tired scare tactics.

Dr. Oz’s health effort nets 1 million participants

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:48 EST

Television already has The Biggest Loser. Dr. Mehmet Oz is looking for the biggest number of losers.

Univision, Disney look at English news channel

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:53 EST

Univision and Disney are in talks to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday.

Super Bowl ads? Seen ’em all

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:35 EST

I almost smiled during that Super Bowl ad where the dog goes on a diet so he can slip out his pet door and chase a Volkswagen. Almost. And if I hadn’t already seen it 30 times on the Internet...

NBC’s ‘Smash’ is a guilty pleasure. VERY guilty.

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

Smash. 10-11 p.m. Monday. WTVJ-NBC 6.

Maya Angelou hosts Black History Month special

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

Author and activist Maya Angelou hopes for a time when Black History Month will no longer be needed to explain the contributions of African-Americans.

‘Storage Wars’ star started out in produce

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

According to his A&E biography, “since the age of 15, Barry has made a name for himself as an antique collector.” He told AOL TV last year that he was also “in the produce business for 20-25 years, and I retired about four years ago. I just was traveling around the world and enjoying life, really. The way this opportunity came along was a close friend of mine, Thom Beers, who is the creator of the show, was over one night. I don’t know, we were having a few drinks. He said he was working on something with these storage lockers, and would I like to be a part of it? And basically that’s sort of how things unfolded.”

`How I Met Your Mother’ enjoying best year ever

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

The mysteries that surround the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” extend to co-creator Craig Thomas’ office on the Fox studio lot.

South Beach club crowd stumbles into politics at “Morning Joe” broadcast

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:48 EST

Bring a political talk show to South Beach before dawn on a Monday, and you’ll get a rowdy audience. But club-goers aren’t alway addicted to politics. “Who is Newt Gingrich?”

Super Bowl ads? Seen ’em all

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:35 EST

I almost smiled during that Super Bowl ad where the dog goes on a diet so he can slip out his pet door and chase a Volkswagen. Almost. And if I hadn’t already seen it 30 times on the Internet...

NBC’s ‘Smash’ is a guilty pleasure. VERY guilty.

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

Smash. 10-11 p.m. Monday. WTVJ-NBC 6.

New Super-PACs flooding the airwaves with political ads

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:03 EST

Special-interest-group spending on TV ads has skyrocketed in the first presidential race since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturned a ban on campaign spending by corporations and labor unions, a study released Monday says.

WSVN, DirecTV reach deal

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:29 EST

A corporate spat over money that kept WSVN-Fox 7 off DirecTV’s satellite dishes for nearly two weeks ended Thursday when the two sides signed a deal on retransmission fees.

Cable TV’s mad-as-hell guy comes to South Florida

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:02 EST

MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan, who made his mark with a wild rant against — well — everything, is doing his show from Miami Beach. Keep your head down.

Video daze: Confused TV execs gather on Miami Beach

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:07 EST

As TV executives gather on Miami Beach for their annual convention, no one knows where their industry is going.

A short — very short — truce between WSVN, DirecTV

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:44 EST

Television viewers, who’ve mostly been collateral damage in the contractual crossfire between WSVN-Fox 7 and DirecTV over the past week, caught a break Thursday when WSVN announced it will lift its blackout of DirecTV satellite dishes Sunday night to air an NFL playoff game and American Idol special.

Reporter’s age-bias win reversed

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

An appellate court tossed a jury award of nearly $1 million to former WSVN-Fox 7 reporter Marilyn Mitzel.

WSVN, DirecTV still slugging it out

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:15 EST

The scorched-earth financial battle between WSVN-Fox 7 and DirecTV continued Wednesday, with WSVN blacked out for a fifth straight day on the satellite company’s dish-shaped antennas, and no cease-fire in sight.