Television

CBS Gives Full Season Orders to ‘Unforgettable’ and ‘Person of Interest’

CBS has given full season orders to its freshman dramas Unforgettable and Person of Interest, but no word on its struggling medical drama A Gifted Man.

Unforgettable is a police procedural starring Poppy Montgomery (Without a Trace) as Carrie Wells, a female police detective with a medical condition giving her the ability to remember everything she has been through, literally. Since its very respectable premiere (14.09 million viewers) the show has dominated its Tuesday (10 PM EST) time slot even if the acceptable ratings, hovering between 2.5 and 2.9, have not been particularly impressive by CBS’s standards.

Hulu to Stream All Primetime Shows From The CW

According to TV Guide, the CW has signed a five-year deal with Hulu to bring all its primetime TV shows to the streaming video website. The agreement only covers current season episodes, which will be available through the site premium service Hulu Plus.

The news comes not long after the four-year deal between the CW and Netflix, announced earlier this month, covering the streaming of all shows from the CW, but excluding current seasons that will only be available to Hulu users starting later this year with Gossip Girl, Hart of Dixie, 90210, Ringer, America’s Next Top Model, The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle, Nikita and Supernatural.

Parks and Recreation – Meet ‘n’ Greet

Even a week is too long to be without
Parks and Recreation, so it’s return after this briefest of
hiatuses is still much anticipated. For the most part, “Meet ‘n’
Greet” met that unwarranted expectation with a Halloween bash at
the Dwyer’s. Though Leslie’s failed attempt at schmoozing some local
businessmen didn’t earn quite as many laughs as the costumed soiree,
it wasn’t dry enough to bring down this episode, which proved to be a
strong return for the series.

While Leslie was unsuccessfully
courting the small business vote, the real fun was happening at Andy
and April’s, and an unwilling Ben’s, Halloween extravaganza. Right
from the opening, the storyline was drawing laughs for April’s
macabre list of party supplies. I don’t know what “blood orphans”
are either, Andy, and I think that’s probably for the best. Things
really started cooking once everyone donned their costumes, well
except for Ben.

Television’s Most Terrifying Moments

Halloween is just
around the corner, so I thought there would be no better way to
prepare for the festivities than by looking back at some of the
scarier moments TV has given us over the years. Whether they were
shocking, frightening, or just all around disturbing, this collection
is the stuff of nightmares. So join me, if you dare, as I journey
into the the more haunting side of television. Someone cue the
maniacal laughter.

There has always been something truly unsettling
about taking the innate innocence of a child and flipping it on its
head. The only thing worse than a monster is a child monster; and
little Anthony Fremont was certainly that. The idea is simple, give
a young boy godlike powers and the malice to use them strictly for
his own enjoyment.

Homeland Renewed for Season Two

Homeland has officially been picked up for a second season by Showtime.

The cable network has ordered an additional 12 episodes of the drama series, which stars Damian Lewis and Claire Danes. Danes plays Carrie Mathison, a CIA officer who becomes convinced that former prisoner of war Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) has been turned by terrorists and is key to an upcoming attack on U.S soil.

DirecTV Subscribers In Danger of Losing Fox’s Cable Networks

It isn’t the first and it won’t be the
last, but another carriage dispute has broken out, this time between
satellite provider DirecTV and Fox Networks. The stalled
negotiations could mean subscribers will be without any of Fox’s
cable stations come November 1^st. The deadline is a
result of DirecTV holding out against a supposed license-fee increase
of 40% by Fox. Though the loss of FX will certainly have the biggest
impact if a deal is not reached, subscribers will also lose National
Geographic Channel, Fuel TV, Speed, Fox Movie Channel, Fox Soccer,
Fox Deportes, and the host of Fox regional sports networks.

AMC Renews The Walking Dead For a Third Season

The news comes as no surprise to anyone
following the ratings for The Walking Dead, which have only
improved over the breakout success of the first season.
Nevertheless, it was made official that AMC has ordered a third
season of their zombie infested series. No official start date has
been announced, but another October premiere is a safe bet.

After drawing in 7.3 million total
viewers for the second season premiere, and then retaining 6.7
million of them for the following episode, the announcement from AMC
president Charlie Collier was all but a forgone conclusion. “Today
we are pleased to announce that the ‘dead’ shall live as we
proudly renew The Walking Dead for a third season on AMC and
globally with our terrific partners at Fox International Channels,”
said AMC’s head honcho.