Michael Starr has covered television at The Post since 1995.
Ex-anchor/reporter Carol Iovanna has inked a deal with Kaufman Films (the “Real Housewives” franchise”), which will work with Iovanna’s Illumination Productions (“Journey Out of Silence: The Heather Whitestone Story”)...
February 05, 2010 12:47 AM
I don't know if this can be attributed to anything in particular -- or if it's just an aberration -- but several networks, including HGTV, Nickelodeon, Disney XD and USA are reporting their best-ever January numbers...
February 03, 2010 12:00 AM
"Saturday Night Live" trouper Andy Samberg will migrate south to his network's prime- time schedule when he guest-stars in an up coming episode of NBC's "Parks and Recrea tion." In the episode, Samberg will play Carl,...
February 01, 2010 12:00 AMMorning TV: The Saturday "Early Show" (Erica Hill, Chris Wragge) is up 14 per cent in "boomers" (adults 35-54) vs. last year. And "Good Morning Amer ica" is set for early February sweeps with key author seg ments:...
January 29, 2010 12:00 AMIn all the hand-wringing and spilled ink (including yours truly) over the Jay Leno/Conan O'Brien fiasco, much was made of O'Brien's numbers among young viewers, and how important that demo is to late night. It's...
January 27, 2010 12:00 AM
Some news, of late Kudos to "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for its hilarious parody of Ken Burns' "The Civil War" — with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien and Jeff Zucker as the key players in the "The Late Night War." On that note,...
January 25, 2010 1:55 AMKyle Okposo had last scored a goal on Nov. 14, which was 19 games ago. The assist, best anyone around the Islanders can remember, was by Anders Kallur, the coach was Terry Simpson and the Islanders were a tough ticket....
January 22, 2010 12:00 AMConan O'Brien's $30 million-plus divorce from NBC reminds me of that classic line from ABC's "The Odd Couple" about the word "assume"(Felix: "When you assume, you make an ass of you and me!"). So let's not jump the...
January 20, 2010 12:00 AM
"America's Got Talent" judge Piers Morgan says he'd listen if "American Idol" producers approached him about replacing Simon Cowell next season -- and says he'd like to work with Cowell on US TV (they're both judges...
January 20, 2010 12:00 AM
Disney XD is about to an nounce the premiere of a new series, "Kick Buttowski -- Suburban Daredevil," a 2-D animated show premiering Feb. 13 (8:30 a.m.) between two new episodes of "Phineas and Ferb." The 'toon follows...
January 18, 2010 12:00 AMThe intrepid David Fishof is teaming with Mark Burnett and VH1 for a four-part series, "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp," based on David's camp (of the same name) in which everyday people perform in concert with real-life...
January 15, 2010 12:00 AM
Former "SNLer" Chris Parnell, who co-stars in FX's new animated series, "Archer," says he's waiting to hear about a proposed Comedy Central sitcom in which he'd co-star with Jon Heder ("Napoleon Dynamite"). "If it...
January 13, 2010 12:00 AMConan O'Brien had five years to savor his even tual "Tonight Show" triumph -- and only seven months to watch it all crash and burn. With NBC confirming what was virtually a no-brainer these past few days -- that it...
January 11, 2010 12:00 AM
Newly minted "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer is in Kabul, from whence she'll report tonight and to morrow (6:30 p.m./Ch. 7) on "Afghani stan: Where Things Stand." Sawyer is scheduled to inter view Gen. Stanley...
January 11, 2010 12:00 AMJay Leno must be getting some satisfaction out of seeing the suits at NBC -- a fourth-place network whose bosses fail upward at an alarming rate -- choke on a piece of humble pie. I mean, they did pull off the...
January 09, 2010 12:00 AMHere's some Jay Leno news that has nothing to do with The Chinned One's future at NBC. The BBC is releasing "Top Gear 11" and "Top Gear 12" on DVD this Tuesday. The Leno connection? Jay is featured in Season 12,...
January 08, 2010 12:00 AM
Regis Philbin says the emphasis was on "walking, walking, walking" while he recovered from hip-replacement surgery last month. "I had a doctor over at the Hospital for Special Surgery who insisted I walk every day...
January 06, 2010 12:00 AMI come not to praise Dick Clark, nor to bury him. Just to put his annual poststroke New Year's Eve appearances in perspective. There's no doubt that Clark's insistence on doing the telecast has been a...
December 27, 2009 12:00 AM
'Archer" reminds me of the guy who laughs too much at his own jokes -- knowing they're not as funny as he'd like you to believe. This adult-skewing animated spy spoof, which premieres Jan. 14 (10 p.m.) on FX, has...
December 26, 2009 12:00 AM
David Brent redux? Ricky Gervais says he hasn't totally ruled out a return of David Brent, the buffoonish boss he created for the BBC's "The Office" (which spawned a worldwide franchise, including NBC's version...
December 23, 2009 12:00 AMSteve Schirripa's Leo Boy kewitch gets a major story line beginning Jan. 4 on ABC Family's "Secret Life of an American Teenager" with a sudden turn involving his girlfriend (played by Jenni fer Coolidge). Steve was...
December 21, 2009 12:00 AMDepartures . . . "Access Hollywood" co-anchor Nancy O'Dell is leaving after 13 years. Her last show is tonight (7:30/ Ch. 4). O'Dell leaves with two years left on her contract, according to radaronline.com. O'Dell...
December 18, 2009 12:00 AM
There's been some talk show news lately -- "The Bonnie Hunt Show" ending after this season, "The Doctors" renewed through 2012 -- but one name you haven't heard is Valerie Bertinelli. Back in 2008, on the heels of...
December 16, 2009 12:00 AM
There weren't many TV surprises in Nielsen's year- end "Top Ten" list, but I was intrigued to see that Syfy's "Battlestar Galactica" bene fited the most from "time shifted" recording, increasing its viewership by 59...
December 14, 2009 12:00 AM"Cops" creator John Lan gley is happy to talk about the continued success of his Fox series, now in its 22nd season -- but it's his "Cops" racing team, which recently triumphed at the Baja 1000 in Las Vegas, that's...
December 11, 2009 12:00 AMThe folks at WEtv's "The Locator" are steamed over "Find My Family" executive pro ducer Tom Forman's claim in The Post that his show -- a new rival to "The Locator" -- has "always succeeded one way or another" in...
December 09, 2009 12:00 AMRay Romano, whose new TBS series, "Men of a Certain Age," premieres tonight, will also star in the second-season opener of Golf Channel's "The Haney Project" (pro duction has just started in Or lando, Fla.). Romano's...
December 07, 2009 12:00 AMSteven Seagal's box-office drawing power has dimin ished -- but maybe he's found a new home on TV. The premiere of A&E's "Ste ven Seagal Lawman" aver aged 3.5 million viewers Wednesday (10-11 p.m.), a new record for an...
December 04, 2009 12:00 AMCharlie Gibson's last day in the "World News" anchor chair will be Dec. 18 -- and ABC seems hell-bent on mak ing the transition to Diane Sawyer as low-key as possi ble (avoiding the hoo-ha that accompanied Katie Couric...
December 02, 2009 12:00 AMBeyonce proved to be just a little more popular than Paul McCartney, at least to TV viewers on Thanksgiving night. ABC's "Beyonce: I Am . . . Yours" averaged 5.1 million viewers at 9 p.m. -- about half- a-million more...
November 30, 2009 12:00 AM
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