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Producers Guild of America Awards: Winners
Awards, awards, awards….this time it was the Producers’ Guild of America which dished out its prizes in film and television.
The TV winners were:
The Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television – Comedy:
30 Rock beat Californication, Entourage, The Office and Weeds.
The Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television – Drama:
Mad Men beat Breaking Bad, Dexter, Lost and True Blood.
The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Non – Fiction Television:
60 Minutes beat Deadliest Catch, Intervention, Kathy Griffin: My Live on the ‘D’ List …
So what’s been your summer gem?
The other week a journalist asked me for some quotes on how our TV summer season was faring and I pointed out that historically, the 09 / 10 season has offered an abundance of choice -at least compared to when we had just 5 channels, half of which were stuck on sport.
This year the amount of content has boomed, thanks to our extra digital channels.
But when the article appeared in print, readers hit back saying summer is still a dead zone. I got slammed. Well, it is if you stick with …
Timeshifted ratings: What we’re watching later on
Supernatural, Private Practice, Survivor, Stargate: Universe, Californication, Bones, Cold Case, Fringe and Top Gear are the top shows we are recording and watching later, according to early figures released by OzTAM.
Since December 27 OzTAM has begun adding Timeshifted, or Consolidated, figures to its Ratings in a major change to its survey data. It tallies the programmes that are watched up to 7 days after their live airing, now known as the “Overnight” figure. Homes with OzTAM People Meters are now recognising what is watched on recording equipment including PVRs, DVRs and …
July 09: MasterChef triumphs, THIS afternoon, Chaser’s War ends.
July:
Jeff Goldblum watches Today’s obituary
Nine News boss: “We’re back!!”
ABC & WIN combine for giant playout centre
Second chance for Tom, Poh & Justine
Mr Squiggle turns 50!
Mark Ferguson signs with Seven
BBC axes Robin Hood
Seven tops local content list
‘Roscoe’ retirement at year’s end
O’Loughlin admits to bottle battle
New producer takes charge of THIS afternoon
Tim Bailey -rain, hail or hecklers
Twittering with the Stars
Nine expands programming team
Chris Bath: “I am taking over” from Ross
Tahnee named Australia’s Next …
Cable dramas lead Producers Guild Awards
The Showtime cable channel in the US is leading the nominees in the Producers Guild Awards.
It has several nominations lead by True Blood, Californication, Weeds, Dexter, and This American Life.
The Producers Guild of America represents over 4,000 producers. Here are their picks:
Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television – Comedy
NBC’s “30 Rock”
Showtime’s “Californication”
HBO’s “Entourage”
NBC’s “The Office”
Showtime’s “Weeds”
Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television – Drama
AMC’s “Breaking Bad”
Showtime’s “Dexter”
ABC’s “Lost”
AMC’s “Mad Men”
HBO’s “True Blood”
PGA Producer of the Year Award in Non-Fiction Television
CBS’s “60 Minutes”
Discovery Channel’s …
Hung
This year we’ve seen several US cable series that are short run, quality pieces that remind us all the good stuff is not coming out of network television. United States of Tara, Nurse Jackie, and although it’s longer, True Blood.
Hung is about to join their ranks.
The HBO series depicts Ray Drecker (Thomas Jane), a down and out Detroit high school basketball coach, divorced from his wife, trying to keep his family of two kids together and not doing a very good job of it.
It opens with metaphorical images of a decaying …
Returning: Californication
It was originally set down for the first week of TEN’s summer, but now it’s coming in the second.
Californication’s third series will air from 10:05pm Wednesday December 9th.
Following Karen’s move to New York, Hank does his best to raise daughter Becca by himself. To make matters worse, Becca’s new best friend Chelsea has a fondness for sex, drugs and trouble.
That pushes TEN Late News back to 10:40pm, The 7PM Project rpt at 11:25pm and The Late Show with David Letterman to 11:55pm.
TEN has also pulled plans for Karaoke High (again) to …
Letterman upgraded
You blogged. They listened… (we’re gonna have to drop the overuse of that one soon).
TEN has seen sense on Letterman.
It’s now moved it back to follow on from the late night run of The 7PM Project.
From Monday November 30 the rule of thumb will now be:
TEN Late News with Sports Tonight
The 7PM Project rpt
The Late Show with David Letterman.
Those replays of show like Medium, Numb3rs, Law & Order: CI etc will now follow Letterman. The downside is Nurse Jackie geta a 1:00am slot. Can’t have it all I guess…
There are …
Supernatural back for TEN’s summer
New episodes of Supernatural, The Office, Numb3rs, Law and Order, Californication, Glee and Futurama are coming to TEN over summer.
The network has revealed its first week of programming for the non-ratings season, beginning November 29th.
It will premiere Family Guy spin-off, The Cleveland Show and launch new Jenna Elfman comedy Accidentally on Purpose.
White Collar, which premieres on November 25th, continues.
It will also repeat The Simpsons, Merlin, Little Britain USA, Bondi Vet, Lie to Me, Rules of Engagement, Law and Order: CI.
TEN airs US game shows Don’t Forget The Lyrics and, for the …
No risk for 20-TEN
A year ago when TEN unveiled its programming for 2009 it brazenly shocked the nation when it said Big Brother would be replaced by a cooking show. And it promised other local titles including Talkin’ ’Bout Your Generation, Guerilla Gardeners, Bondi Vet and even some that never eventuated: Australia’s Hidden Genius and Undercover Boss.
Unveiling its 2010 titles last night in Melbourne, TEN programmer David Mott played it both safe and sure, only promising one new local title, the Junior Masterchef spin-off. …
Californication, Flashpoint renewed
Just don’t tell a certain family association….
Showtime has renewed Californication in the US for a fourth series.
The third season opened to strong ratings of 1.2 million cable viewers for its two opening-night airings -up 57% from the previous season .
So far TEN is yet to announce whether it is proceeding with the series. It was absent from a mid year Press Release about returning titles. Too many ACMA slaps…?
Meanwhile CBS has renewed Canadian-produced Flashpoint for a third series, with 13 more episodes. It was already picked up by Canada’s CTV.
The series, …
Rick Springfield on Californication
80s icon Rick Springfield has an upcoming role in the current US season of Californication.
The Aussie ex-pat plays himself and concedes the amorous character is closer to his successful years in his late 20s and early 30s. “I was a bit of a predator,” he admits.
In this clip he still looks very good for his age. Clearly he has been working out, but where does he get that hair?
Pamela Adlon who plays Charlie’s wife, Marcy, says “I can’t wait to fake have sex with him.”
Look out for Kathleen Turner too……