Aug 2012
Casey Norton leaving WFAA8; former weekend anchor partner Debbie Denmon takes career turn, too
08/31/12 06:40 PM
Earlier this summer, Casey Norton and
Debbie Denmon were WFAA8's weekend anchor duo. Now
he's leaving, too, while Denmon shifts careers but
stays in D-FW. Details on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Convention ratings wrapup
08/31/12 01:13 PM
Fox News Channel again called the
ratings tune in D-FW on closing night of the
Republican National Convention. For our climactic
breakdown -- until the Democrats come calling next
week -- take a quick excursion to the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Not completely wild about "Dirty Harry'' (but would the convention really have been better off without him?)
08/31/12 10:11 AM
I've thoroughly digested Clint
Eastwood's performance on closing night of the
Republican National Convention. And rather than speak
my mind to an empty chair, I've written at length
about it on the Network News & Reviews page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
A&E's Coma proudly presents its case as worst miniseries ever
08/30/12 03:36 PM
The two-night remake of Coma
premieres Labor Day on A&E. Oscar-winners Ellen
Burstyn, Richard Dreyfuss and Geena Davis are in it,
as is veteran scenery-chewer James Woods. But Woods
understandably doesn't have the energy here, leaving
poor Lauren Ambrose of Six Feet Under fame to
tote lots of the load. Our review of one of Tony
Scott's last celluloid contributions is right here.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Sorting out last night's Cowboys, convention, Rangers ratings
08/30/12 01:29 PM
The Dallas Cowboys played their last
pre-season game Wednesday night opposite the 9 p.m.
hours of Republican convention coverage on ABC, CBS,
NBC, PBS, Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC.
So who won? Well, they both did in a way. Get all the breakdowns in our latest D-FW Nielsen ratings "snapshot."
Also on unclebarky.com, Cowboys QB Tony Romo boldly -- and effectively -- states his case in a new sports gear ad. And Robin Roberts begins her extended medical leave from ABC's Good Morning America.
Ed Bark
So who won? Well, they both did in a way. Get all the breakdowns in our latest D-FW Nielsen ratings "snapshot."
Also on unclebarky.com, Cowboys QB Tony Romo boldly -- and effectively -- states his case in a new sports gear ad. And Robin Roberts begins her extended medical leave from ABC's Good Morning America.
Ed Bark
From meltdown to motherlode: Sheen's Anger Management gets big last laugh
08/29/12 12:58 PM
For a while there he wasn't "winning"
under any circumstances. But now Charlie Sheen is
swimming anew in cash, provided he can stay on track
for at least two more years. Get the details of his
Anger Management deal on our Network News & Reviews page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
GOP convention bombs on opening night -- except on Fox News Channel
08/29/12 11:25 AM
Fox News Channel did something quite
extraordinary in D-FW Tuesday during the 9 to 10 p.m.
convention coverage window in which it faced off
against cable rivals CNN and MSNBC plus big broadcast
networks ABC, CBS and NBC. Get the details in our
latest ratings "snapshot" on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Chris Matthews: once again he just can't help himself
08/28/12 04:10 PM
MSNBC blowhard Chris Matthews again
has injected himself into the political discourse.
Not on behalf of poor blacks, but to further serve
the greater glory of himself. Let's play hardball with this guy while
also emphasizing that this isn't political. Yeah,
like that'll do any good.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Now it's NBC5's turn: Return of the two-headed weatherman
08/28/12 01:47 PM
NBC5's David Finfrock, dean of D-FW's
weathercasters, made his first joint appearance with
his 10 p.m. successor Monday. Shades of WFAA8's Troy
Dungan-Pete Delkus combo? Yes. Commentary and a
picture on our Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Also, Monday was back-to-school day in D-FW. And early morning local newscasts love this time of year after a dose of summer ratings doldrums. See our latest "Local Nielsen Ratings Snapshot" to see which station lured the most eyeballs.
Ed Bark
Also, Monday was back-to-school day in D-FW. And early morning local newscasts love this time of year after a dose of summer ratings doldrums. See our latest "Local Nielsen Ratings Snapshot" to see which station lured the most eyeballs.
Ed Bark
Tom and Jerry: Guess whose Cowboys commercials were better
08/27/12 05:06 PM
Your marginal enjoyment of Saturday
night's pre-season Cowboys game may have been waylaid
by owner Jerry Jones' latest Papa John's pizza
commercial. In which he raps.
Do they really expect this to sell pies? The first coach fired by Jones -- Tom Landry -- likewise did a singing commercial a generation ago. That one wasn't exactly a chart-topper, but Landry did score big with another, still terrific ad for American Express. You can compare and contrast by watching all three on our Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Do they really expect this to sell pies? The first coach fired by Jones -- Tom Landry -- likewise did a singing commercial a generation ago. That one wasn't exactly a chart-topper, but Landry did score big with another, still terrific ad for American Express. You can compare and contrast by watching all three on our Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Sticky wiki: not true that Wheel, Jeopardy! vacating CBS11 for Fox4
08/27/12 12:06 PM
It would be a pretty big programming
deal if Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! and
Inside Edition all moved from CBS11 to Fox4,
starting on Labor Day. Both stations' wikipedia pages
said that was the case, but your friendly content
provider has prompted some quick edits. Details are
on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Also, get the ratings for the weekend's Cowboys game -- and the Rangers three games, too -- in our latest D-FW Nielsen "snapshot."
Ed Bark
Also, get the ratings for the weekend's Cowboys game -- and the Rangers three games, too -- in our latest D-FW Nielsen "snapshot."
Ed Bark
GSN scores biggest audience ever with American Bible Challenge
08/27/12 09:43 AM
GSN (formerly Game Show Network) put
itself on the national ratings map Thursday night
with the largest viewership in the network's 17-year
history. Drawing 'em in was the first episode of
The American Bible Challenge, in which Team
Minnie's Food Pantry of Plano, TX emerged as
the show's first winner and advanced to the
semi-finals. Details are on the TV Bulletin Board page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Coming soon to Waxahachie: the Dale Hansen Football Classic
08/24/12 02:28 PM
Dale Hansen, dean of D-FW sports
anchors, now has been around long enough to have a
high school football event named after him. Get the
details on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Also, the Texas Rangers stay on a summer-long ratings roll -- except when the Olympics were on. See how dominant they've become in our Tues.-Thurs. ratings "snapshot."
Ed Bark
Also, the Texas Rangers stay on a summer-long ratings roll -- except when the Olympics were on. See how dominant they've become in our Tues.-Thurs. ratings "snapshot."
Ed Bark
Lifetime lands Harvey Keitel for Fatal Honeymoon
08/24/12 11:28 AM
Robert De Niro and Al Pacino haven't
yet succumbed to Lifetime movies. But now Harvey
Keitel has. The man who once knew the glory of
Mean Streets and Reservoir Dogs is
aboard Fatal Honeymoon Saturday night (Aug.
25). His remains are reviewed here.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
New venue for WFAA8 alums Debbie Denmon, Iola Johnson
08/23/12 05:36 PM
Former WFAA8 anchor Debbie Denmon,
whose contract wasn't renewed last month, belatedly
has discovered that her last deal with the
Dallas-based station didn't have a standard issue
non-compete clause. So she's free to be on the air
anywhere she wants in D-FW. The first move will allow
her to be on the same latter day TV page as her
girl-hood idol, trailblazing WFAA8 anchor Iola
Johnson. Get the details and read an interview with
Denmon on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Veteran reporter Cynthia Vega leaves WFAA8 while ex-CBS11 newsman Keith Garvin quickly finds a new home
08/23/12 03:53 PM
Cynthia Vega, best known for her live
street reporting on WFAA8's Daybreak, has left
the Dallas-based ABC affiliate after a 12-year
stretch. You can find more right here.
Plus, CBS11 anchor-reporter Keith Garvin, whose last day at the station was Monday, Aug. 20th, will be on the air in Houston next week. More details on his quick turnaround also are on our Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Plus, CBS11 anchor-reporter Keith Garvin, whose last day at the station was Monday, Aug. 20th, will be on the air in Houston next week. More details on his quick turnaround also are on our Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
WFAA8's John McCaa agrees to new deal amid sea of "legacy" anchor switches
08/22/12 05:20 PM
There's been significant movement
lately among D-FW's long-term news personality
mainstays. But count on WFAA8 anchor John McCaa to
stay in place and stick around for a while. Under a
new deal he'll continue to anchor the ABC affiliate's
5, 6 and 10 p.m. weekday newscasts. More details and
a refresher course on what's been happening lately
are on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Godly without being gooey: GSN's American Bible Challenge game show an appealing way to do good
08/22/12 02:12 PM
GSN's The American Bible
Challenge premieres Thursday (Aug. 23) with Jeff
Foxworthy hosting and Plano's appealing Team Minnie's
Food Pantry spotlighted. Lord knows this could have
been done very badly. But it's instead the best new
game show in years -- whatever your beliefs. Our
review is here.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Another end of an era (but not for a while yet): NBC5 meteorologist David Finfrock signs last contract with NBC5, begins making way for newcomer Rick Mitchell
08/22/12 10:46 AM
NBC5 meteorologist David Finfrock, who
joined the Fort Worth-based station in 1975, is
beginning to phase out his iconic career. For
starters, newcomer Rick Mitchell will be taking his
spot on weekday 10 p.m. newscasts. All the details,
plus another significant weathercaster change, are on
the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
NBC's The Office will be shutting down after coming season.
08/21/12 02:08 PM
The upcoming 2012-'13 TV season will
be the last for The Office, executive producer
Greg Daniels said in a teleconference Tuesday. Here's
Variety's detailed blow-by-blow
report of what else was said.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
A tale of two shifts: Nightline being pushed behind Kimmel while also getting Friday prime-time slot
08/21/12 01:55 PM
Overall it's a demotion. After nearly
33 years in the same time slot, Nightline will
be pushed back an hour early next year to make room
for ABC's Jimmy Kimmel to go head-to-head with Jay
Leno and David Letterman. But the house that Roone
Arledge and Ted Koppel built will get a weekly
prime-time fling as part of the deal. Details and
analysis are on our Network News & Reviews page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
CBS11 reporter Jay Gormley still dreams of a Hollywood happy ending
08/21/12 01:41 PM
Jay Gormley, veteran nightside
reporter for CBS11, continues to write scripts and
make movies in hopes of someday hitting it big. He's
been at this for a decade now. An update on what's
happened and what's happening is on our Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Katie does Dallas and WFAA8; Michael J. Fox doing NBC in a big way
08/20/12 06:38 PM
Katie Couric has been in D-FW Monday
to tape promos for her upcoming talk show
Katie, which premieres Sept. 10th at 4 p.m. on
WFAA8. She also dropped in for a few seconds on the
station's 5 p.m. newscast. Just long enough for wily
Uncle Barky to squeeze off a frame grab to include
among other local TV tidbits. They're all on the
Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Plus, Michael J. Fox signs a big new deal to do a sitcom for NBC, the network that made him a star three decades ago. Details are on the Network News & Reviews page.
Also, I tweeted this earlier -- puff-puff -- between another busy day of local and network TV goings-on. But anyway, former Facts of Life star Lisa Whelchel, now 49, will be a castaway on CBS' Survivor: Philippines this fall. The network says she lives in Dallas. But she was born in Littlefield, TX, lived in Fort Worth for a while and says on her official website that the "Lisa Whelchel Office" is in Flower Mound. Close enough.
Ed Bark
Plus, Michael J. Fox signs a big new deal to do a sitcom for NBC, the network that made him a star three decades ago. Details are on the Network News & Reviews page.
Also, I tweeted this earlier -- puff-puff -- between another busy day of local and network TV goings-on. But anyway, former Facts of Life star Lisa Whelchel, now 49, will be a castaway on CBS' Survivor: Philippines this fall. The network says she lives in Dallas. But she was born in Littlefield, TX, lived in Fort Worth for a while and says on her official website that the "Lisa Whelchel Office" is in Flower Mound. Close enough.
Ed Bark
Phyllis Diller no longer among the living
08/20/12 03:24 PM
Phyllis Diller, whose merciless jabs
at herself were often punctuated with a trademark
cackle, died Monday at age 95. Her standup act was a
staple of an earlier generation cavalcade of variety
hours, Bob Hope specials and late night talk shows. A
clip of her first-ever TV appearance, with Groucho
Marx, is on our Network News & Reviews page.
Also, the weekend D-FW Nielsen ratings, including Saturday night's Cowboys game, are in the house.
Ed Bark
Also, the weekend D-FW Nielsen ratings, including Saturday night's Cowboys game, are in the house.
Ed Bark
Parental unit alert: here comes MTV's The Inbetweeners
08/20/12 01:05 PM
Adapted from a same-named hit British
series, MTV's The Inbetweeners premieres on
Monday, Aug. 20th. As a high school comedy, it's par
for the coarse -- and then some. But it's got a few
bright spots, too. Our review is here.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
CW33 anchor Walt Maciborski latest to relocate
08/17/12 01:58 PM
Walt Maciborski, who has co-anchored
Dallas-based CW33's 9 p.m. weeknight newscasts since
February of 2009, will be leaving to anchor at
another Tribune-owned TV outlet. Details are on the
Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Plus, Thursday night's D-FW Nielsen ratings are more intriguing than usual. That's because of a Fox network pre-season NFL game that sunk Fox4's 9 p.m. newscast and pushed the 10 p.m. much deeper into the night while rival stations were all over the West Nile virus-tied airplane spraying. So what prevailed from 10 to 10:30 p.m. -- the dregs of the Bengals-Falcons game or the competing breaking news coverage on NBC5, WFAA8 and CBS11? Take a look.
Also, we have a review of BBC America's first original scripted series for these shores, the Civil War era cop drama Copper. You can find it right here.
Ed Bark
Plus, Thursday night's D-FW Nielsen ratings are more intriguing than usual. That's because of a Fox network pre-season NFL game that sunk Fox4's 9 p.m. newscast and pushed the 10 p.m. much deeper into the night while rival stations were all over the West Nile virus-tied airplane spraying. So what prevailed from 10 to 10:30 p.m. -- the dregs of the Bengals-Falcons game or the competing breaking news coverage on NBC5, WFAA8 and CBS11? Take a look.
Also, we have a review of BBC America's first original scripted series for these shores, the Civil War era cop drama Copper. You can find it right here.
Ed Bark
WFAA8's Campos wrapping up 22-year tenure as 6 p.m. co-anchor
08/17/12 09:21 AM
The Friday, August 17th 6 p.m.
newscast on WFAA8 will be Gloria Campos' last as a
regular co-anchor at that hour. Beginning on Sept.
4th, she'll be a part-timer with only the 10 p.m.
newscast on her docket.
An interview with Campos, who was D-FW's first Hispanic anchor of weekday evening newscasts, is on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
An interview with Campos, who was D-FW's first Hispanic anchor of weekday evening newscasts, is on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
CW33 names Larissa Hall its new Director of Content (also known as news director)
08/16/12 05:27 PM
Another change hit Dallas-based CW33
Thursday, this time right near the top. Larissa Hall,
who has been senior producer of Tribune Company's
comedy-infused Eye Opener, will now be heading
the entire newsroom. Details are on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Plus, a trio of D-FW television news briefs are posted in a separate entry on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Plus, a trio of D-FW television news briefs are posted in a separate entry on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Grammer's back in Boss
08/16/12 11:28 AM
Season 2 -- and quite possibly the
last -- of Starz's Boss begins on Friday, Aug.
17th. We review it here while also taking an
unbiased look at star Kelsey Grammer's claim that
he was snubbed by Emmy voters because he's openly
a Republican. Meanwhile, the Hollywood Foreign
Press Association earlier gave him a Golden Globe
for the same role.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Anchor-reporter Keith Garvin leaving CBS11
08/15/12 08:51 PM
This has been a busy summer for
anchor-reporter departures in D-FW. The latest is
CBS11 anchor-reporter Keith Garvin. Details are on
the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Also, we review the latest in a long line of star-seeking but seldom star-making singing competitions. A closer look at The CW's The Next is on the Network News & Reviews page. It premieres on Thursday, August 16th.
Ed Bark
Also, we review the latest in a long line of star-seeking but seldom star-making singing competitions. A closer look at The CW's The Next is on the Network News & Reviews page. It premieres on Thursday, August 16th.
Ed Bark
Latest from The CW -- "Oh Sit!
08/14/12 02:06 PM
The free-falling CW network has a new
obstacle course game show with a "Sit List" included.
It's Oh Sit!, and our damn review is right here.
Plus, the Dallas Cowboys opened their 2012 pre-season on a soccer score note with Monday night's 3-0 win at Oakland. How were the ratings? All the details are on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Plus, the Dallas Cowboys opened their 2012 pre-season on a soccer score note with Monday night's 3-0 win at Oakland. How were the ratings? All the details are on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Collection Intervention comes to the rescue of Star Wars hoarder among others
08/13/12 04:24 PM
Syfy's new Collection
Intervention is another variation on
Hoarders, but with neater stuff. Our review is here.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
The Who, what and where (primarily The Who) of NBC's Closing Ceremonies idiocy
08/13/12 12:47 PM
NBC made another inexplicable
programming judgement Sunday, buzz-killing a joyous
Olympics Closing Ceremony by relegating The Who's
closing performance to late night in favor of a
monkey show. Details are on the Network News & Reviews page.
Also, Jim Lehrer signs up for his record 12th presidential debate, with a newswoman in the moderator mix for the first time in 20 years.
Ed Bark
Also, Jim Lehrer signs up for his record 12th presidential debate, with a newswoman in the moderator mix for the first time in 20 years.
Ed Bark
Reporter Giselle Phelps calls it a day at CW33
08/11/12 12:41 PM
Another news staffer has left the CW33
building. This time it's reporter Giselle Phelps.
Details are on our Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
War games: NBC's Stars Earn Stripes arriving after 21-gun Olympic promo campaign
08/11/12 12:30 PM
NBC's Stars Earn Stripes fires
up Monday after an all-out promotional assault during
the network's Summer Olympics coverage. The two-hour
premiere was belatedly made available for review
Friday. Our take is here.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Fox's Hotel Hell gives Gordon Ramsay a fourth chance to spew
08/09/12 04:01 PM
Monday brings tempestuous Gordon
Ramsay's fourth series for Fox. The network's biggest
overall star this time ventures into different
territory with Hotel Hell. But his mouth is
same-old, same-old. Our review is here.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Keri Russell a KGB spy in first series since Felicity; D-FW ratings for Dallas season finale
08/09/12 01:05 PM
Former Felicity star Keri
Russell, who once upon a time sent a tremor through
prime-time by cutting her curly hair, will return to
series TV for the first time since then as a KGB spy.
Details are on our TV Bulletin Board page, which also
has another tasty tidbit.
Plus, TNT's Dallas ended its first season Wednesday night -- opposite the Olympics. How'd it do in D-FW? All the info. is on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Plus, TNT's Dallas ended its first season Wednesday night -- opposite the Olympics. How'd it do in D-FW? All the info. is on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Major Crimes a quality continuation of The Closer
08/08/12 04:30 PM
Kyra Sedgwick and The Closer
bow out Monday after seven seasons on TNT. No
worries, though, Most of the supporting cast returns
in the Mary McDonnell-powered Major Crimes.
Our review is here.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Monkey shines in NBC's Animal Practice
08/08/12 12:49 PM
NBC's second sneak preview of a new
fall comedy comes Sunday after the Olympic closing
ceremonies, when Animal Practice arrives early
with a full episode. Crystal the Capuchin monkey
steals the show, but is it petty theft amid too much
lame human interaction? Our review is here.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
Season ending, season beginning for two long-running Dallas serial dramas
08/07/12 05:05 PM
Season One of TNT's Dallas
wraps with a cliffhanger Wednesday night while the
city's even longer-running serial drama, the Dallas
Cowboys, get ready for their exhibition season
kickoff Monday.
CBS11/TXA21 will be home to all four pretend games, and the schedule is on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Plus, enjoy one of the late Marvin Hamlisch's latter day appearances, from the studios of WFAA8's Good Morning Texas. And thrill to a 1982 KXAS-TV newscast open while learning what became of the day-glo "Action News" logo behind the anchor desk.
Also, Monday's D-FW Nielsen ratings are in.
Ed Bark
CBS11/TXA21 will be home to all four pretend games, and the schedule is on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Plus, enjoy one of the late Marvin Hamlisch's latter day appearances, from the studios of WFAA8's Good Morning Texas. And thrill to a 1982 KXAS-TV newscast open while learning what became of the day-glo "Action News" logo behind the anchor desk.
Also, Monday's D-FW Nielsen ratings are in.
Ed Bark
TNT's Dallas wraps up Season 1 Wednesday with -- what else? -- a cliffhanger
08/06/12 06:10 PM
No spoilers are coming. But I've seen
this season's final episode of Dallas, whose
cliffhanger "will leave everyone shocked and on the
edge of their seats," says a network publicity
release. Well, not quite. But not bad either. We take
a closer look on the Network News & Reviews page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
New Matthew Perry sitcom sneaking into view (with NBC doing little to apprise viewers)
08/06/12 01:22 PM
NBC promos within the Olympics keep
saying that the new Matthew Perry comedy, Go
On, is coming on Sept. 11th. Which might leave
most viewers surprised to learn that the network is
sneak-previewing the full first episode on Wednesday,
Aug. 8th after that night's Olympics coverage. Review
copies have been sent to TV critics, so here's our review.
Plus the weekend D-FW Nielsen ratings also are in.
Ed Bark
Plus the weekend D-FW Nielsen ratings also are in.
Ed Bark
NBC5 flashes investigative superpowers in new Olympics promo
08/03/12 03:10 PM
For many years the only gumshoes at
Fort Worth-based NBC5 were shoes -- that stepped in
gum. But a showy new promo airing during the summer
Olympics hails a new bloodhound unit headed by
reporter Scott Friedman. The 30-second spot and our
commentary are on the Dallas-Fort Worth TV page.
Ed Bark
Ed Bark
NBC5's Newy Scruggs has his moment -- of zen
08/03/12 12:09 PM
NBC5 sports anchor Newy Scruggs popped
up Thursday night during The Daily Show's
climactic "Moment of Zen." Get the details and the
video on our Dallas-Fort Worth TV page, where
you'll also find the local Nielsen numbers for
Thursday night's Olympics vs. Rangers faceoff.
Plus, check out The Wall Street Journal's high-larious "Homemade Highlights" video of Thursday's Olympics competition. Definitely worth a short jaunt to the Network News & Reviews page.
Ed Bark
Plus, check out The Wall Street Journal's high-larious "Homemade Highlights" video of Thursday's Olympics competition. Definitely worth a short jaunt to the Network News & Reviews page.
Ed Bark
The late Gore Vidal had a TV life, too (and not just opposite William F. Buckley)
08/02/12 12:28 PM
Gore Vidal had a surprising TV output
over the years. We recount his small-screen teleplays
while also revisiting an old interview tied to the
1988 miniseries Lincoln, adapted from Vidal's
bestselling book. It's all on the Network News & Reviews page.
Also, Wednesday's D-FW Nielsen ratings found three local 10 p.m. newscasts caught in a buzzsaw of the Olympics on NBC and a near-miracle comeback by the Texas Rangers on Fox Sports Southwest.
Ed Bark
Also, Wednesday's D-FW Nielsen ratings found three local 10 p.m. newscasts caught in a buzzsaw of the Olympics on NBC and a near-miracle comeback by the Texas Rangers on Fox Sports Southwest.
Ed Bark
NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage still racking up big ratings while detractors rake away
08/01/12 06:50 PM
NBC's latest tape-delayed prime-time
approach to the Olympics isn't hurting the Peacock in
the pocketbook so far. But critics are still mounting
their charge on #NBCFail. We take a look and venture
opinions on the Network News & Reviews page.
Tuesday's D-FW Olympics/Rangers ratings also are in. And since it's another change of the month, July is now being archived on some of unclebarky.com's busiest pages.
Plus, please remember to make the amazon.com buys you were going to make anyway by first clicking through an Amazon ad on any unclebarky.com page. Pennies from heaven ensue, helping this site in a very small way (believe me) to keep bringing you D-FW's only independent look at both the local and national TV scenes.
Thanks again for our patronage and support.
Ed Bark
Tuesday's D-FW Olympics/Rangers ratings also are in. And since it's another change of the month, July is now being archived on some of unclebarky.com's busiest pages.
Plus, please remember to make the amazon.com buys you were going to make anyway by first clicking through an Amazon ad on any unclebarky.com page. Pennies from heaven ensue, helping this site in a very small way (believe me) to keep bringing you D-FW's only independent look at both the local and national TV scenes.
Thanks again for our patronage and support.
Ed Bark