In the realm of reality shows with questionable audience interest, Dance Moms lives in a special place that makes its popularity especially difficult to understand. Generally, the arena of reality television I like to refer to as the "negative viewership" branch is split into two groups - the screaming, and the odd. I say negative viewership, because by and large (one hopes) people aren't … [Read more...]
The shows you get out of Lifetime can be pretty hit or miss. That's generally a good thing as far as I'm concerned. You either love Drop Dead Diva, or you hate it, and I for one appreciate the "not for everyone" approach to show design. It's a recipe that gets trickier when you're venturing out into the massively overpopulated world of crime shows though, and Lifetime's new efforts, The Protector … [Read more...]
It's hard to believe that it's already that time again, but Project Runway is kicking off another season July 29th at 9:00pm. Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Michael Kors, and Nina Garcia are back again, and this time they've been super-sized. The show will run 90-minute episodes this season. 17 new contestants will take a run for the money, and the show will again be backed by loads of online content, … [Read more...]
In its first season, Drop Dead Diva won over quite a few fans, and on June 6th the Lifetime show is returning to pick up where the cliffhanger-ish first season left off, and feature a lot more guest stars - (Rosie O'Donnell, Ricki Lake, Vivica A Fox, Chad Lowe, Nancy Grace, Kellie Martin, Faith Prince, Sharon Lawrence, Devon Gummersall and David Denman). The series, which garnered critical … [Read more...]
Few things on television could be considered more of a sleeper hit than Army Wives. That's true both in terms of its sleeperness, being a fairly targeted theory without tons of hype on Lifetime, and its hitness, managing pretty solid ratings through several seasons. The drama that unfolds while watching the lives of those dealing with Army Base life has had critics taking notice and fans making … [Read more...]
