Has it really been three years since the end of The Shield? Fred and Ethel Mertz from I Love Lucy finally get some recognition and the Ab Fab ladies are back for the holidays. Check out these bits of TV news and and more…
The Today Show
A couple months ago, NBC pulled their late-night Poker After Dark show after the sponsor, Full Tilt Poker, was accused by federal prosecutors of fraud. The network’s been rerunning the fourth hour of Today, starring Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, in its place at 2am. Interestingly, it’s been performing pretty well and drew about 683,000 viewers a couple weeks ago. With this extra airing, Today makes up 20% of NBC’s daytime schedule.
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The organization has announced nine new inductees for the Academy’s Hall of Fame. They are reality show producers Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray, former Disney head Michael Eisner, Sabado Gigante game-show host Don Francisco, The Jeffersons’ Sherman Hemsley, lighting designer Bill Klages, sitcom creator Chuck Lorre, and I Love Lucy duo Vivian Vance & William Frawley. The 21st annual induction ceremony will be held on March 1st at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
RIP, Peter. You and the rest of the Big Valley..."
