Oklahoma Alert: Brooks & Dunn perform on “Invitation Only” Friday (Oct. 30) on CMT
Country music duo Brooks & Dunn will perform greatest hits and new music on “Invitation Only: Brooks & Dunn” premiering at 9 p.m. Friday (Oct. 30) on CMT.
The hour-long special was taped in Nashville just days after Ronnie Dunn, a Tulsa native, and Kix Brooks announced their split.
In an informal question and answer session, Brooks & Dunn talk about reaching their decision to part ways after their tour in 2010. They also reminisce about their 20 years together and answer other questions from fans.
The small studio audience was also treated to performances of hits “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” and “My Maria,” “Neon Moon,” new releases “Honky Tonk Stomp” and “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” and more.
–Penny TV
Happy Birthday, Brendan Fehr
Oct. 29, 2009 — Brendan Jacob Joel Fehr, who played Dan Cooper on “CSI: Miami” (2005-08 on CBS), turns 32 today.
He played Michael Guerin on “Roswell” (1999-2002).
His first acting role was as Price Montague in a 1997 episode of “Breaker High.” He was 20.
Best wishes to Brendan and everybody who shares this special day with him.
–Penny TV
SYTYCD news: Season five in Tulsa; why Mia left; first night of dancing
So, what did you think about the first performance show and the two dancers kicked off — Brandon and Ariana? Lisa Potts and I will discuss it tomorrow on our podcast. But leave your comments here and we’ll include your say in the podcast!
Mia dished to People’s “TV Watch” that she does not have cancer, and why she is leaving. Read it here.
Finally, Season Five’s cast (left) comes to Tulsa’s BOK center on Friday. Tickets may still be available.
First Season of “Glee” on DVD Dec. 29
Cast of "Glee" - Fox Photo
(FROM A FOX NEWS RELEASE)
“Glee” Season 1: Road To Sectionals debuts on DVD December 29.
William McKinley High School once had a champion glee club, but now they are floundering. That is when an idealistic Spanish teacher (Matthew Morrison, Music & Lyrics) takes up their cause, vowing to transform the rag-tag group of singers and dancers into champions.
From Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Nip/Tuck,” “Glee” also stars Jane Lynch (The 40 Year Old Virgin), Jessalyn Gilsig (“Nip/Tuck”) and a slew of talented newcomers including Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer.
Featuring the first 13 episodes, “Glee” Season 1: Road To Sectionals DVD will also include the director’s cut of the pilot episode; exclusive behind-the-scenes featurettes; audition videos from the talented cast and the hit music topping the charts at iTunes such as cast versions of Queen’s “Somebody To Love,” Heart’s “Alone,” Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Céline Dion’s “Taking Chances,” Rihanna’s “Take A Bow,” Carrie Underwood’s “Last Name,” Jazmine Sullivan’s “Bust Your Windows,” Kanye West’s “Gold Digger” and REO Speedwagon’s “Can’t Fight This Feeling.”
“Glee” Season 1: Road To Sectionals from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $39.98 U.S/$49.98 Canada. Prebook date is December 2.
“Glee” airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on Fox.
Top 30 Talk Show Guests on TV (Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2009)
Wednesday is when The Oklahoman posts
a list of all the guests (and all the topics) coming up on TV talk shows.
Here are 30 (or more) of the best guests appearing on talk shows airing Thursday through Wednesday (Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2009). For a practically complete list, go to www.newsok.com/tv and click on Talk Shows (located under Resources).
But just like everything else on TV, talk show lineups are subject to change.
BEST GUESTS
••Pamela Anderson (“Stacked”), Nov. 3 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Julie Benz (“Dexter”), Nov. 3 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Valerie Bertinelli (“Touched By an Angel”), Nov. 2 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Jack Black (“Gulliver’s Travels”), Nov. 2 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Matthew Broderick (“Wonderful World”), Nov. 3 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Frank Caliendo (“Frank TV”), Oct. 30 on “The Jay Leno Show”
••Jim Carrey (“A Christmas Carol”), Oct. 30 on “Good Morning America”; Nov. 2 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Josh Charles (“The Good Wife”), Oct. 30 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Daniel Craig (Broadway’s “A Steady Rain”), Oct. 29 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••John Cusack (“2012″), Oct. 30 on “The Jay Leno Show”
••Ted Danson (“Bored to Death”), Nov. 2 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Cameron Diaz (“The Box”), Nov. 4 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••George Eads (“CSI”), Nov. 2 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Susie Essman (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Oct. 29 on “The Bonnie Hunt Show”; Oct. 30 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
••Jimmy Fallon (“Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”), Oct. 30 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Carrie Fisher (“Star Wars”), Oct. 29 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Gina Gershon (“Everything She Ever Wanted”), Oct. 29 on “Today”
••Jessalyn Gilsig (“Glee”), Oct. 29 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Whoopi Goldberg (“The View”), Oct. 29 on “Rachael Ray”
••Former Vice President Al Gore, Nov. 3 on “Late Show With David Letterman”; Nov. 4 on “The View”
••Lauren Graham (“Arlen Faber”), Oct. 30 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Tom Hanks (“Angels & Demons”), Oct. 29 on “Late Show With David Letterman”
••Paris Hilton (“The Simple Life”), Oct. 30 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Joshua Jackson (“Fringe”), Nov. 4 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••Randy Jackson (“American Idol”), Oct. 29 on “Oprah Winfrey”
••Kathryn Joosten (“Desperate Housewives”), Nov. 2 on “The View”
••Heidi Klum (“Project Runway”), Oct. 29 on “Oprah Winfrey”
••Emeril Lagasse (“Emeril”), Nov. 3 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Adam Lambert (“American Idol”), Oct. 29 on “Oprah Winfrey”
••Denis Leary (“Rescue Me”), Oct. 29 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
••Blake Lively (“Gossip Girl”), Oct. 29 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”), Nov. 2 on “Late Show With David Letterman”; Nov. 4 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Derek Luke (“Trauma”), Oct. 29 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Jenny McCarthy (“Wieners”), Nov. 2 on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
••Reba McEntire (singer), Nov. 3 on “Live With Regis and Kelly” and “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Tim McGraw (singer), Oct. 29 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
••Ewan McGregor (“Amelia”), Nov. 2 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
••Mo’Nique (“Steppin: The Movie”), Nov. 3 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”; Nov. 4 on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”
••Jennifer Morrison (“House”), Nov. 2 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Masi Oka (“Heroes”), Oct. 30 on “Last Call With Carson Daly”
••Regis Philbin (“Live With Regis and Kelly”), Oct. 30 on “Late Show With David Letterman”
••Amy Poehler (“Parks & Recreation”), Nov. 4 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
••Mary Lynn Rajskub (“24″), Oct. 31 on “Talkshow With Spike Feresten”
••Sam Rockwell (“Everybody’s Fine”), Oct. 29 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Jason Schwartzman (“Bored to Death”), Oct. 29 on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
••John Stamos (“ER”), Nov. 3 on “The View”
••Taylor Swift (singer), Oct. 29 on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”; Nov. 2 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Wanda Sykes (“The Wanda Sykes Show”)(pictured above), Oct. 29 on “Today” and “The View”; Oct. 30 on “Today” and “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
••Tegan and Sara (singers), Nov. 2 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
••Paul Teutul Sr. (“American Chopper”), Nov. 3 on “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien”
••Aisha Tyler (“Archer”), Nov. 3 on “The View”
••Carrie Underwood (“American Idol”), Nov. 2 on “Late Show With David Letterman”; Nov. 3 on “Good Morning America”
••Scott Wolf (“V”), Nov. 2 on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”
Top 20 Talk Show Topics on TV (Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2009)
Wednesday is when The Oklahoman posts a list of all the topics (and all the guests) coming up on TV talk shows.
Here are TV Editor Penny Soldan’s Top 20 picks for shows airing Thursday through Wednesday (Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2009). For a practically complete list, go to www.newsok.com/tv and click on Talk Shows (located under Resources).
But just like everything else on TV, talk show lineups are subject to change.
TOP TOPICS
••Halloween safety gadgets, Oct. 29 on “Today”
••Effectiveness of hand sanitizers and soap, Oct. 29 on “Good Morning America”
••Thanksgiving travel deals, Oct. 29 on “The Early Show”
••Disaster survival, Oct. 29 on “The Dr. Oz Show”
••Daily dose of baby aspirin, Oct. 29 on The Dr. Oz Show”
••Making seasonally colored candles, Oct. 29 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Toning, tightening and repairing the female body, Oct. 29 on “The Doctors”
••Noninvasive eye-lift, Oct. 29 on “The Doctors”
••Halloween drinks for adults, Oct. 30 on “Today”
••Money-saving Halloween tricks, Oct. 30 on “Good Morning America”
••Common travel mishaps, Oct. 30 on “The Early Show”
••Turning a home into a haunted house, Oct. 30 on “The View”
••Healthy treats, Oct. 30 on “Rachael Ray”
••Macabre makeup tips, Oct. 30 on “The Martha Stewart Show”
••Dangers of smoking while pregnant, Oct. 30 on “The Doctors”
••Eliminating teeth discolorations, Oct. 30 on “The Doctors”
••Promising new treatment for migraine, Oct. 30 on “The Doctors”
••What doctors do not want people to know, Nov. 2 on “Today”
••Dealing with skin issues, Nov. 3 on “Today”
••What restaurants do not want people to know, Nov. 4 on “Today”
Happy Birthday, Lexi Ainsworth
Oct. 28, 2009 — Alexandra
Danielle Ainsworth, who plays Kristina Davis on “General Hospital” (2 p.m. on ABC), turns 17 today. She was born in Oklahoma’s Mercy Hospital.
She played Tillie on two episodes of “Gilmore Girls” (2005-06).
Her first acting role was as Kaitlin Ronson in a 2005 episode of “Medical Investigation.” She was 13.
Best wishes to Lexi and everybody who shares this special day with her.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Lexi Ainsworth at The 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards held at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. (ABC/ADAM LARKEY)
“The Doctors” are seeking everyone’s opinion for daytime talk show
Last month, “The Doctors” came back for a second season of medical talk on daytime TV.
Although there are plenty of health concerns to address these days, the show’s producer’s want everyone’s input on topics to talk about this season.
To make a suggestion for the show, go to www.producethedoctors.com. Lots of viewers have already submitted ideas for the show, and voting on topics that matter the most may also catch the attention of the show’s producers.
Debbie from Wichita submitted an idea for a show about varicose veins, and that segment aired a few weeks ago. Other topics being considered for upcoming episodes include alternative medicines, women’s health, parenting and suggestions for celebrity guests.
So produce an idea for “The Doctors” and/or vote on an idea for the show. Then tune in at 3 p.m. weekdays on KWTV-9 in Oklahoma City to learn about medical topics that are on a lot of people’s minds.
–Penny TV
Happy Birthday, Kelly Osbourne
Oct. 27, 2009 — Kelly Michelle
Lee Osbourne, who is a contender on “Dancing With the Stars” (7 p.m. Mondays on ABC), turns 25 today.
She played Debora Tynan on “Life As We Know It” (2004-05).
Her first TV appearance was on a 1998 episode of “Behind the Music.” She was 14.
Best wishes to Kelly and everybody who shares this special day with her.
–Penny TV
Pictured at right: Kelly Osbourne arrives to the 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards on Sunday Oct. 11, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Katy Winn)
SYTYCD: Billy Bell drops out due to illness!
Thanks to our friends at SYTYCDism.com, we’ve heard that Fox released a statement about Bell’s departure:
Top 20 dancer Billy Bell has left SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE due to illness and will be replaced by Brandon Dumlao, 21, a Hip Hop dancer from Concord, CA. Dumlao will join the Top 20 this week as they compete on the first two-hour performance show Tuesday, Oct. 27 (7 p.m.) on FOX.
“We are disappointed that Billy cannot continue dancing in the competition on the advice of his doctor and wish him a speedy recovery,” said executive producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe. “However, we are fortunate that Brandon Dumlao has agreed to return.”
Dumlao joins previously announced finalists – Phillip Attmore, Channing Cooke, Ariana Debose, Ashleigh Di Lello, Ryan Di Lello, Russell Ferguson, Mollee Gray, Karen Hauer, Kevin Hunte, Jakob Karr, Noelle Marsh, Pauline Mata, Kathryn McCormick, Legacy Perez, Bianca Revels, Peter Sabasino, Ellenore Scott, Victor Smalley and Nathan Trasoras – as they compete to become America’s Favorite Dancer.
