TCA Press Tour
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TCA 2010: Showtime Orders 'The Borgias,' 'Episodes'Melissa Grego (Broadcasting & Cable), January 9, 2010Showtime announced two new series orders at the Television Critics Association press tour Jan. 9 in Pasadena, Calif. . More
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TCA: Emmys Trio Defends Changes to Awards TelecastMelissa Grego (Broadcasting & Cable), August 3, 2009CBS screened a roughly-edited sample clip how the so-called "time-shifted" Emmy categories will play in this year's kudofest, based on a real award given out on last year's telecast, during its TCA press tour session Aug. 3 dedicated to the awards show. More
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TCA: Taking Critics DNAThomas Umstead, August 3, 2009National Geographic Channel's Television Critics Association Tour panel session last Wednesday resembled more CSI than Explorer, as the network, which debuts its special The Human Family Tree later this month, asked writers to submit their DNA. More
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TCA: King Hitting The 'Wall' For 'Daily Show' LaughsThomas Umstead, August 3, 2009CNN's John King doesn't mind a good laugh - even if it's at his expense. In fact, the news network's chief national correspondent said he is perfectly OK with Comedy Central's Jon Stewart making fun of him and CNN's infamous "magic wall." More
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TCA: Cable Dominates TCA AwardsThomas Umstead, August 2, 2009
Cable shows won the lion's share of Television Critics Association Awards during a star-studded ceremony Saturday night in Pasadena.
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TCA: Many Happy Returnsby R. Thomas Umstead, August 1, 2009The buzz out of the Television Critics Association summer cable session was as much about returning high-profile cable series as it was about new programming. More
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TCA: HBO Renews ‘Hung,' ‘True Blood,' ‘Entourage'By Thomas Umstead, July 30, 2009
Home Box Office will bring back its summer Sunday Night lineup in 2010, renewing freshman series Hung, sophomore series True Blood and Emmy-nominated comedy series Entourage.
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TCA: ‘Jon & Kate' Sticking TogetherMelissa Grego (Broadcasting & Cable), July 30, 2009TLC president and GM Eileen O'Neill opened her network's session at TCA Thursday afternoon with a statement that the show will go on for Jon & Kate Plus 8, the hit show that has been on hiatus since series stars Jon and Kate Gosselin announced that they are divorcing. More
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TCA: Animal Planet Gets InvestigativeAlex Weprin (Broadcasting & Cable), July 30, 2009Following the success of its Michael Vick and "puppy mill" specials, Animal Planet is starting a quarterly investigative journalism franchise, Animal Planet Investigates. More
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TCA: Nat Geo Readies For 'Expedition Week'By R. Thomas Umstead, July 29, 2009Tribal headshrinkers, killer sharks, and a potentially habitable Mars are some of the subjects National Geographic Channel will explore as part of its second annual "Expedition Week" set for November. More
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TCA: ESPN Sets 30th Anniversary 'SportsCenter' SpecialBy R. Thomas Umstead, July 29, 2009On the eve of ESPN's 30th anniversary on Sept. 7, network veteran sportscasters Chris Berman, Bob Ley and John Saunders will host a special edition of SportsCenter. More
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TCA: Carradine, Perrine Crash Starz SeriesStephanie Robbins (Broadcasting & Cable), July 29, 2009Keith Carradine and Valerie Perrine are joining the cast of Starz's Crash. More
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TCA: Joan Rivers Takes Shots At Leno, DukeR. Thomas Umstead, July 29, 2009Actress/comedienne Joan Rivers was in rare form Wednesday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, taking shots at Jay Leno and Celebrity Apprentice personality Anne Duke while pitching her new TV Land series More
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TCA: MTV Aspires To Inspire With Reality Series PairR. Thomas Umstead, July 29, 2009MTV will continue its move toward more inspirational and aspirational content with the launch of two new reality series. More
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TCA: CNN's Klein: 'Our Journalistic Quality Is Higher' Than EverR. Thomas Umstead, July 29, 2009CNN tried to put some distance between itself and its cable new competitors with regard to the way it covers news, even if true viewership numbers tell a different story. More
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TCA: Travel Drives Into Reality Competition GenreThomas Umstead, July 28, 2009The Travel Channel will embark on its first reality competition adventure with the fall launch of Streets of America: The Search For America's Worst Driver. More
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'The Shield' Tops TCA NomineesStuart Levine (Variety), June 4, 2009FX's The Shield, which ended its seven-season run in November, is the most-nominated show for the upcoming Television Critics Assn. Awards. More
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Putting on a (No-)Show at TCAby R. Thomas Umstead, Programming Editor, January 24, 2009The Winter Television Critics Association Tour staged a comeback this month after last year's version was cancelled due to the crippling Writer's Guild of America strike in early 2008. The two-week tour involves 200 or so somewhat curmudgeonly television writers who get to question, criticize and at times hobnob with celebrities and network executives from nearly two dozen broadcast and cable n... More
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TCA '09: Jonas Brothers Head to Class in New Disney SeriesLinda Haugsted, January 16, 2009Los Angeles-Want to fill up a room early in the morning? Schedule the Jonas Brothers for your TCA press presentation. More
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TCA ’09: Falco Cuts Carmela Ties For 'Nurse Jackie'By Linda Haugsted, January 14, 2009Los Angeles -- Edie Falco has left HBO and her role as a Mafia wife behind for Showtime and a turn in a comedy Nurse Jackie. More
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