ABC announces premiere of sixth and final season of “Lost”
The cast of "Lost" - ABC Photo
ABC has announced the premiere of the sixth and final season of “Lost,” with a special all-night event on Tuesday, February 2. A recap special will kick off the night from 7:00-8:00 p.m., followed by the much anticipated two-hour premiere from 8:00-10:00 p.m.
The series will then air in its regular time period – Tuesday nights from 8:00-9:00 p.m., beginning the following week, on February 9.
“Lost” stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Terry O’Quinn as Locke and Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana.
“Lost” was created by Jeffrey Lieber and J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof. Abrams, Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Jean Higgins and Carlton Cuse serve as executive producers. “Lost,” which is filmed entirely on location in Hawaii and premiered on September 22, 2004, is from ABC Studios.
“Dexter”: Who’s Coming to Dinner?
John Lithgow, far left, and Michael C. Hall, far right, in a scene from the "Dexter" Thanksgiving episode - Showtime Photo
“If erring is human, then remorse must be too. Wait, does that make me human?” declared Dexter (Michael C. Hall) at the close of last Sunday’s episode.
After Dexter’s confession to Arthur/Trinity (John Lithgow) about his most recent killing, Arthur felt compelled to reveal his darkest family secrets.
Now the closer Dexter gets to Trinity, the more he realizes that all serial killers are not created equal.
With Thanksgiving approaching, Dexter once again is forced into balancing his family obligations with his ever deadly deepening relationships with Trinity and his bizarrely dysfunctional family.
Turkey Day will never be the same after Dexter and the Trinity Killer share a memorable holiday feast.
♦♦♦ Weekly viewership including DVR and On Demand has pushed “Dexter” over the 4 million mark, so tune in to see what everyone’s watching, if you haven’t caught an episode yet.
To check out a clip from the next episode of “Dexter,” click below.
Sink your teeth into “Vampire Diaries” marathon Dec. 14-18 on The CW
Paul Wesley, left, and Ian Somerhalder in "The Vampire Diaries" - The CW Photo
The CW Network has announced plans for a special “The Vampire Diaries” Marathon starting on Monday, December 14.
This week-long event offers fans the opportunity to relive “The Vampire Diaries” saga from the very beginning and allows the uninitiated the chance to get into one of TV’s breakout hits.
Airing two episodes each night from Monday, Dec. 14 through Friday, Dec. 18 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. beginning with the season premiere episode, The CW will rebroadcast every episode of its smash hit “The Vampire Diaries” in consecutive order across its entire primetime schedule that week.
After just 10 episodes, “The Vampire Diaries” has become The CW’s most-watched and highest-rated series among adults 18-34 this season.
Based on the best-selling series of books by L. J. Smith, The Vampire Diaries is the story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same beautiful girl, and battling to control the fate of an entire town.
Beautiful high school student Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev, “DeGrassi: The Next Generation”) has no way of knowing that the handsome and mysterious new boy in school, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley, “Mad Men”), is a centuries-old vampire.
While Stefan struggles to live peacefully among humans, his older brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder, “Lost”) is the embodiment of vampire violence and brutality.
Now these two vampire brothers ─ one good, one evil ─ are at war for Elena’s soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of the small town of Mystic Falls.
People’s Choice Awards nominees announced, voting for winners open until Dec. 8
New trophy design by Waterford for the People's Choice Awards 2010. Photo by Sonja Flemming - Provided by CBS
The nominations for People’s Choice Awards 2010 have been announced.
Fans voted at www.peopleschoice.com and cast more than 16 million votes to determine the nominees in categories such as “Favorite Movie,” “Favorite Breakout Artist” and “Favorite TV Obsession.”
Winners will be revealed during the live broadcast of People’s Choice Awards 2010 from its new home, the Nokia Theater, L.A. on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. on CBS.
Queen Latifah will host the only major awards show that honors fan favorites in movies, music and television.
Voting at www.peopleschoice.com and www.myspace.com/peopleschoiceawards for all 35 categories will end on December 8, 2009, except for “Favorite New TV Drama” and “Favorite New TV Comedy,” which will remain open for voting until night of show.
A complete list of the People’s Choice Awards 2010 nominees is as follows:
FAVORITE TV DRAMA
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grey’s Anatomy
House
Lost
NCIS
FAVORITE TV COMEDY
Desperate Housewives
How I Met Your Mother
The Big Bang Theory
The Office
Two and a Half Men
FAVORITE TV DRAMA ACTOR
Hugh Laurie
Kiefer Sutherland
Mark Harmon
Matthew Fox
Patrick Dempsey
FAVORITE TV DRAMA ACTRESS
Anna Paquin
Blake Lively
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Katherine Heigl
Mariska Hargitay
FAVORITE TV COMEDY ACTOR
Alec Baldwin
Charlie Sheen
Jim Parsons
Neil Patrick Harris
Steve Carell
FAVORITE TV COMEDY ACTRESS
Alyson Hannigan
America Ferrera
Amy Poehler
Eva Longoria Parker
Tina Fey
FAVORITE TV OBSESSION
Dexter
Gossip Girl
The Hills
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
True Blood
FAVORITE TALK SHOW (Mobile Voting Category)
Chelsea Lately
Live with Regis & Kelly
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Tyra Banks Show
FAVORITE SCI FI/FANTASY TV SHOW (Mobile Voting Category)
Heroes
Lost
Supernatural
The Vampire Diaries
True Blood
FAVORITE COMPETITION SHOW
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Survivor: Samoa
FAVORITE ANIMAL SHOW
Animal Cops
Dog Town
Dog Whisperer
It’s Me or the Dog
Rescue Ink Unleashed
FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA
Eastwick
FlashForward
Melrose Place
Mercy
The Forgotten
The Good Wife
The Vampire Diaries
Three Rivers
NCIS: Los Angeles
V
FAVORITE NEW TV COMEDY
Accidentally on Purpose
Brothers
Community
Cougar Town
Glee
Hank
The Cleveland Show
The Middle
Modern Family
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR
Brad Pitt
Hugh Jackman
Johnny Depp
Robert Pattinson
Ryan Reynolds
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway
Drew Barrymore
Jennifer Aniston
Kristen Stewart
Sandra Bullock
FAVORITE ACTION STAR
Christian Bale
Gerard Butler
Hugh Jackman
Shia LaBeouf
Vin Diesel
FAVORITE COMEDIC STAR
Adam Sandler
Ben Stiller
Jim Carrey
Ryan Reynolds
Vince Vaughn
FAVORITE BREAKOUT MOVIE ACTRESS
Anna Kendrick
Emily Osment
Ginnifer Goodwin
Miley Cyrus
Zoe Saldana
FAVORITE BREAKOUT MOVIE ACTOR
Chris Pine
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sam Worthington
Taylor Lautner
Zachary Quinto
FAVORITE ON-SCREEN TEAM
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ˆ Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint & Emma Watson
The Proposal ˆ Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds
The Twilight Saga ˆ Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ˆ Shia LeBeouf & Megan Fox
X-Men Origins: Wolverine ˆ Hugh Jackman, Liev Shreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Will.i.am, Dominic Monaghan & Daniel Henney
FAVORITE FAMILY MOVIE (Mobile Voting Category)
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Up
Where the Wild Things Are
FAVORITE INDEPENDENT MOVIE
(500) Days of Summer
District 9
Inglourious Basterds
Paranormal Activity
Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail
FAVORITE FRANCHISE (Mobile Voting Category)
Harry Potter
Star Trek
The Twilight Saga
Transformers
X-Men
FAVORITE COMEDY MOVIE
17 Again
Bride Wars
He’s Just Not That Into You
The Hangover
The Proposal
FAVORITE MOVIE
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Star Trek
The Hangover
The Proposal
Twilight
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
Eminem
Jason Mraz
John Mayer
Keith Urban
Tim McGraw
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
Beyoncé
Britney Spears
Carrie Underwood
P!nk
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE COUNTRY ARTIST
Brad Paisley
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Rascal Flatts
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE BREAKOUT MUSIC ARTIST
Adam Lambert
Demi Lovato
Kris Allen
Lady Gaga
Susan Boyle
FAVORITE HIP HOP ARTIST (Mobile Voting Category)
Eminem
Flo Rida
Jay-Z
Lil’ Wayne
T.I.
FAVORITE ROCK BAND
Daughtry
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Muse
Paramore
FAVORITE MUSIC COLLABORATION
Good Girls Go Bad ˆ Cobra Starship & Leighton Meester
Lucky ˆ Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Run This Town ˆ Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Life Your Live ˆ T.I. & Rihanna
I’m On a Boat ˆ The Lonely Island & T-Pain
FAVORITE R&B ARTIST
Alicia Keys
Beyoncé
Jennifer Hudson
Mariah Carey
Usher
FAVORITE POP ARTIST
Britney Spears
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
The Black Eyed Peas
FAVORITE WEB CELEB
Andy Samberg
Ashton Kutcher
Miley Cyrus
P. Diddy
Will Ferrell
Krupa and Hough out in “Dancing With the Stars” semifinals
So surprised that Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough were voted off “Dancing With the Stars” tonight and won’t be going to the finals!
Krupa has been consistently good and Hough’s choreography and guidance have been outstanding as usual – their waltz this week was amazing.
I was expecting Donny Osmond or Kelly Osbourne to go – thought Donny probably should’ve because his first dance last night was lacking quite a bit to be desired – guess that’s why the fans vote, right?
Think Mya has the best shot to win it all next week, but after tonight, I’d say that disco ball trophy is pretty much up for grabs!
– Melissa Hayer
Keys, Lewis and Bee Gees perform on Nov. 17 “Dancing With the Stars Results Show”
Alicia Keys - AP Photo
After a night of semifinal performances, the three couples making it to the finals will be announced on “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show,” Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Appearances will include:
♦♦♦♦ Twelve-time Grammy ® Award winner Alicia Keys making her television debut performance of her new single, “Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart,” from her upcoming fifth album, “The Element of Freedom,” available worldwide on December 15.
♦♦♦♦ Multi-platinum artist and three-time Grammy ® nominee Leona Lewis performing her first single, ”Happy,” from her brand new album, “Echo,” set for release on Tuesday, November 17th on J Records/Syco Music.
♦♦♦♦ With over 200 million records sold worldwide, Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb from the legendary Bee Gees taking to the “Dancing with the Stars” stage with their hit, “You Should Be Dancing,” to celebrate their 50th Anniversary and the release of their new hits collection, “The Ultimate Bee Gees.” Professional dancers Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower and Artem Chigvintsev will accompany them.
♦♦♦♦ Professional dancers performing a themed dance number to Fergie’s song, “Be Italian,” from The Weinstein Company’s film “Nine,” in theaters everywhere Christmas Day
♦♦♦♦ Season 8 favorite Melissa Rycroft returning to the ballroom floor for a special dance performance.
By evening’s end one couple will be eliminated, as determined by a combination of the judges’ scores and viewers’ votes. Who among the following four teams will leave the ballroom floor?
• JOANNA KRUPA (model) and partner, Season 7 champ DEREK HOUGH..
• MYA (award winning singer) and partner DMITRY CHAPLIN.
• KELLY OSBOURNE (reality star) and partner LOUIS VAN AMSTEL.
• DONNY OSMOND (showbiz legend) and partner KYM JOHNSON.
“Worst Cooks in America” to Debut on Food Network in January
This January, 12 of the most hopeless cooks in the country will compete in a high-stakes elimination series in “Worst Cooks in America.”
At stake for the last two standing is the chance to cook for a panel of esteemed culinary critics and win the grand prize of $25,000.
Premiering Sunday, Jan. 3 at 9 p.m., the five-week series will put the “recruits” through a culinary boot camp led by two acclaimed chefs: Anne Burrell, host of Food Network’s Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, and Beau MacMillan, executive chef at elements in Phoenix.
Under the tutelage of Chef Anne and Chef Beau, the recruits are split into two teams. They learn valuable culinary skills from their team leaders, which are then tested in a series of high-pressure challenges.
Based on their performances, the recruits will be narrowed down each week until two are left standing to face the final challenge: prepare a three-course, restaurant-quality meal for a panel of food critics that thinks the dishes have been prepared by chefs Anne and Beau.
On the line are the chefs’ professional reputations and $25,000 for the newly-crowned kitchen hero. The winner will be revealed during the finale on Monday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m.
REELZCHANNEL Hosts “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Theme Week
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" - Summit Entertainment Photo
In conjunction with the premiere of the highly-anticipated movie “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”on Nov. 20, REELZCHANNEL—TV About Movies® will be hosting a theme week with shows dedicated to the frenzied fans of Twilight.
REELZCHANNEL is on Channel 238 on DirecTV and on 299 on Dish Network.
Red carpet premieres, press junkets and fan events will be featured as well as special editions of Leonard Maltin’s Secret’s Out, Twilight Weekly: Spotlight and Movie Mob.
New York to Los Angeles, New Moon Week on REELZCHANNEL includes footage from the following events:
♦♦♦ LOS ANGELES, CA – Twilight Weekly: Spotlight host Naibe Reynoso covering the official premiere at the Village Mann Theater & official junket at The Four Seasons Hotel.
Reynoso also set to cover New Moon Live! Podcast, featuring Twilight Lexicon, the Official Twilight Facebook, TwilightSeriesTheories.com and TwilightSource.com. Three actors are rumored to make guest appearances.
♦♦♦ KNOXVILLE, TN – Jeremy Parsons covering the New Moon Charity Premiere to support Variety the Children’s Charity in Knoxville.
♦♦♦ NEW YORK CITY, NY – Jessica Gueco (TwiCon correspondent for REELZCHANNEL) is covering a New Moon party from the Vintage Irving in NYC.
♦♦♦ PHOENIX, AZ – Online bloggers, Cullen Boys Anonymous, covering New Moon Rising Over Arizona with special guest Kiowa Gordon, who plays Embry Call in New Moon.
♦♦♦ ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Movie Mob host Travis Oscarson doing First Fans from the Century 24 theaters, getting fan reactions after the late-night premiere.
♦♦♦ PORT ANGELES, WA – Online bloggers, Dazzled by Twilight, covering the release on behalf of Forks, Wash.
♦♦♦ SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Naibe Reynoso covering the The New Moon Experience fan gathering, hosted by Twilight Moms and Events by Alice.
♦♦♦ SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Online bloggers, Twilight Lexicon, covering New Moon movie premiere in Salt Lake City.
♦♦♦ SAN FRANCISO, CA – Online bloggers, Twilighters Anonymous, covering New Moon release party with a special surprise virtual guest.
The REELZCHANNEL New Moon Week programming kicks off on Monday, November 16. Details of the specials include:
♦♦♦ Hollywood Dailies –Monday-Friday at 6 p.m.
Each day this week REELZCHANNEL will be one-on-one with the stars of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. They’ll talk about how being involved with the Twilight saga has changed their lives. REELZCHANNEL will also be speaking with new actors from the movie, including Michael Sheen, who plays the head Volturi vampire.
♦♦♦ Leonard Maltin’s Secret’s Out– Friday, Nov. 20 at 5:30 p.m.
The renowned movie critic shares hidden movie gems with scene-stealing and star-making performances. For New Moon Week, Maltin highlights past movies from the cast and director of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” as well as a recent vampire movie that missed the hype. Movies on the show: “I Am Sam,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Birth,” “Sweet Land,” “About a Boy,” “Skins,” and “Let the Right One In.”
♦♦♦ Movie Mob –Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8 a.m.
With its mushy love story, sparkly vampires, and GQ models morphing into canines, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” is the perfect movie target for the Mob. Tune in to hear fans with webcams from around the country give their candid reviews of the much-hyped sequel and watch for some surprise guests in honor of the release.
♦♦♦ Twilight Weekly: Spotlight -Monday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m.
It’s almost time Twilight fans! This week “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” hits theaters, but before hitting theaters, check out REELZCHANNEL for one-on-one cast interviews with host Naibe Reynoso and the likes of Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. There will also be interviews with members of the Volturi, the Wolfpack and the Cullens.
♦♦♦ Saturday, Nov. 21 starting at noon-7 p.m.
Catch 14 back-to-back episodes today and recount REELZCHANNEL’s Twilight adventures from covering the first-ever TwiCon convention to being the first-ever media contact with the Quileute Tribe.
♦♦♦ Monday, Nov. 23 at 5 p.m.
What did the fans think? Watch this episode for a special-edition box-office recap when REELZCHANNEL shows you what went down across the nation for the premiere of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.” There will be reactions from the red carpets in Los Angeles to blogger parties in New York.
♦♦♦ Movies & Music- Monday-Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Every episode this week will feature a music video from a band associated with the Twilight series, including Paramore and their hit “Decode” from the Twilight soundtrack. Throughout the week, fans vote at reelzchannel.com to select their favorite video and on Friday, the winner will be revealed in a special New Moon episode where music videos will be shown from Twilight-inspired bands like the Mitch Hansen Band, 100 Monkeys and the Bella-Cullen Project.
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” stars on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Nov. 20
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" - Summit Entertainment Photo
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” welcomes “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner to the show Friday, November 20 on ABC at 12:06 a.m.
Coinciding with the release of the Twilight film franchise’s second installment, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” in theaters on the same night, the three stars will make their first interview appearance together on Kimmel’s couch.
Kimmel also welcomes a special musical appearance by platinum selling rock band Death Cab for Cutie as they perform music from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon’s” original motion picture soundtrack, including the single “Meet Me on the Equinox.”
First Season of “Glee” on DVD Dec. 29
Cast of "Glee" - Fox Photo
“Glee” Season 1: Road To Sectionals, debuting on DVD December 29, is filled with beloved characters and sensational musical numbers.
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.
