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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (8/24)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sports, Cable, NBC, Renewals

Megan Wants a Millionaire

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:

CANCELLATIONS

  • I Love Money 3 (VH1)
  • Megan Wants a Millionaire (VH1)

**Both VH1 programs have been pulled as a result of the Ryan Jenkins investigation**

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Emergency! Reno 911! Canceled!

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, Cancellations, Gossip

Reno 911!Time for tears. Cable’s favorite gang of bumbling cops is going off the air. Comedy Central has canceled the largely improvisational , truly one of the funniest shows ever to grace the small screen.

“Won’t be wearing the shorts again,” co-creator and star Thomas Lennon tweeted to fans. “Reno 911! was canceled at 1:30 pm today.”

The series recently finished airing its sixth season, which marked heavy casting changes for the first time in show history. New bits and new faces might have been a death knell for the show, which surprisingly (and still inexplicably) dumped three leading cast members last year.

Reno 911! was a Keystone Cops-type comedy set to a Cops documentary wherein cast members often talked to cameras. It was created by former members of the series The State and had very little scripted dialogue. It will be sorely missed.

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South Park Pilot Available Online

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Cable, Internet

South Park Pilot

Twelve years after hit the airwaves, we are getting a rare opportunity to see the episode that started it all.

For a limited time, SouthParkStudios.com will be streaming the original pilot that launched the iconic Comedy Central series. The entirely handmade episode - it’s amazing what you can do with construction paper! - was hand-animated primarily by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

The video, which was the basis for “Cartman Gets An Anal Probe,” will contain an additional four minutes of footage not seen in the series premiere.

Every other episode from the comedy’s 13 seasons can already be viewed via South Park’s website.

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Futurama No Longer a Cartoon of the Past

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, FOX, Gossip, Video


Following in ’s footsteps, Comedy Central will reprise a FOX cartoon that was canceled - six years ago!

, created by Matt Groening and dropped off the FOX prime time schedule in 2003 after four seasons, will have another day in the sun…er, space. The comedy, set in 2999, has sparked high DVD sales and plenty of syndication attention.

Enough, apparently, to warrant another run. The cable network has of the animated comedy, which are expected to air in 2010.

It’s not the first time FOX has made a mistake. Family Guy was can canceled by the network, but returned after three years of great success on the Cartoon Network.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (6/9)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Food & Home, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, Bravo, Cable, Syndication, Top Chef, Renewals

Important Things with Demetri Martin

Here’s an update on the shows you’ll be seeing more of in the months to come:

RENEWALS

  • Hannah Montana (Disney) - Season 4
  • Important Things with Demetri Martin (Comedy Central) - Season 2
  • Just for Laughs (ABC) - Season 3
  • Monster Garage (Discovery) - Season 6
  • Rachel Ray (Syndicated) - Seasons 5 & 6
  • Sonny with a Chance (Disney) - Season 2
  • Top Chef (Bravo) - Season 6

(To get a look at TV Envy’s Summer Programming Schedule, click here.)

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NASA to Announce Module Name on Colbert Report

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Cable

Stephen ColbertAfter weeks of waiting, the time has finally come. On tonight’s episode of , NASA will officially reveal what the new international space station module will be named.

This announcement is of particular interest to fans of the Comedy Central program because they played a role in the final decision. After comparing the adminstration’s previous four suggestions - Serenity, Legacy, Earthrise and Venture - to organic teas, host Stephen Colbert encouraged his viewers to submit write-in votes. When the naming contest ended, ‘Colbert’ had bested the 2nd place finisher by 40,000 votes.

Unfortunately, Stephen’s personal victory won’t guarantee him bragging rights in outer space. Although opinions were solicited, NASA reserved the right to pick the final name. So how does Colbert feel about the matter? “I certainly hope NASA does the right thing. Just kidding. I hope they name it after me,” he said in a statement.

Astronaut Sunita Williams will be the guest on this evening’s show.

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Kanye West Admits to Being a ‘Gay Fish’ on South Park

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Cable, Video


UPDATE: You can read Kanye’s response to the episode here.

Hate being the only one who doesn’t get the joke? So does .

On last night’s episode of South Park (which can be seen in its entirety here), the rapper is the only person in the country doesn’t understand the laugher Cartman and Jimmy created. (Q: “Do you like fishsticks?” A: “What are you - a gay fish?”)

Believing the joke is on him, an embarrassed West eventually resorts to murder before finally making peace with the marine life.

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Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer Clash on Daily Show

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, Cable, Daily Show, The, Video


After a week-long media battle, in which anchors from several different networks weighed in, and Jim Cramer enjoy a much-anticipated meeting on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show.

Stewart has recently focused on many of Cramer’s predictions and bits of advice, which he provides through his CNBC show Mad Money.

“I understand that you want to make finance entertaining, but it’s not a [expletive deleted] game,” Stewart sassed Cramer near the top of the interview. “I can’t reconcile the brilliance and knowledge that you have of the intricacies of the market with the crazy [expletive deleted] I see you do every night,” he said a few minutes later.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (3/11)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, HBO, Cancellations, Renewals

Life on Mars

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:

RENEWALS

  • In Treatment (HBO) - Season 2
  • Real Chance of Love (VH1) - Season 2
  • Rita Rocks (Lifetime) - Season 2
  • The Sarah Silverman Program (Comedy Central) - Season 3
  • Shear Genius (Bravo) - Season 3

CANCELLATIONS

  • Life on Mars (ABC) - **The show will finish its Season 1 run**

(To get a look at TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule, click here.)

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Laughs and Duets for Stephen Colbert’s Christmas

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Music, Specials, Cable, Editorial


Last night, Comedy Central aired ’s Christmas special for the first time. Did you miss this medley of duets, special guests and conservative comedy? A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All airs again Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and probably many more times before December is through.

This celebration of spirit began with a song and a plea from the funny pundit himself, a new ditty he hopes will become a standard so that many holiday-time royalties will go to him. At one point, the song blatantly begs for money to feed Colbert’s children. Throughout the number, Colbert struts around in fur-covered boots and lots of red. It was, from beginning to end, totally hilarious.

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