Here is what you can look forward to seeing on the major and cable channels throughout February, including new and returning shows as well as made-for-TV movies: February – Breaking Bad will continue its marathon of back-to-back episodes every Wednesday night February 4 – The Defenders will move to its new time slot on Friday nights at 8 PM on …

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS CBS has acquired 7 more episodes of the Canadian series Flashpoint, now giving it 13 episodes for the summer. Meanwhile, cable network ION has purchased the repeat rights to all 62 episodes of Flashpoint, but it is not clear when ION will air these repeats. It looks like …

Imagine that you are fresh out of college and living in Los Angeles for only 3 weeks, when you end up landing a job that you found in one of the trades (i.e., one of the industry magazines). Now imagine yourself as one of the executive producers for one of the most talked about shows on television, partnered with one …

Hi, my name is Rueben and I am a confirmed tv-oholic. As far back as I can remember, my best friend has always been that glowing orb that sits in the middle of the living room called the television set. Yeah, I know, that sounds crazy; but I was one of those kids who had a major childhood illness, which …

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS Syfy has renewed Sanctuary for a 4th season, giving the series a 13-episode order and a presumed fall 2011 premiere. The premiere date for the new A&E series Breakout Kings has been changed to March 6 at 10 PM. The drama follows an unconventional partnership between the U.S. …

Last month the non-profit organization IBG, Inc. sponsored a special conversation series featuring Life Unexpected Executive Producer Liz Tigelaar and the show’s stars Kristoffer Polaha (who plays Baze) and Shiri Appleby (who plays Cate). The moderator for the event was E! Online’s Meg Masters, who introduced the panel guests and started off the event with asking each member a big …

Now that we are at the halfway point for the current television season, the networks have meet with the Television Critics Association, talking about their programming, announcing early renewals and confirming rumored cancellations. They have also introduced new shows that we can expect to roll out over the next few months. And, as you can surmise from the title of …

Around this time every year, pilot season arrives with hundreds of potential projects being filmed; but very few will actually make it on the air at the major and cable networks. And, of those few pilots that make it to series, even fewer will succeed with the viewing audience. To say the least pilot season is a tough time of …

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week: TELEVISION NEWS On Monday, ABC Family has renewed Pretty Little Liars and The Secret Life of the American Teenager for new seasons. Meanwhile, ABC picked up Castle, Private Practice and Grey’s Anatomy for new seasons. The new HBO series Game of Thrones will debut on the cable network on April …

Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on Executive Producer and Writer Gretchen J. Berg. Gretchen was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and she always knew she wanted to be a writer. She met her long-time writing partner Aaron Harberts while attending Northwestern University in Chicago, as they went through a Creative Writing for the Media program that …