Television Blog

AMCTV.com has launched four, five-minute “The Walking Dead” original webisodes titled “Cold Storage,” developed, produced and directed by Emmy Award-winning special effects master Greg Nicotero, according to a news release. This is the second consecutive year for AMCTV.com to present...

  In conjunction with the seventh season premiere of “Dexter” on Sept. 30, Showtime Networks has kicked off two new digital initiatives allowing fans more access to their favorite show. Last night, the first-ever official “Dexter” podcast was presented and provided a...

Fox’s comedy-filled Sunday nights begin anew at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 with the season premiere episodes of “The Simpsons,” “Bob’s Burgers,” “Family Guy,”  and “American Dad.” “The Cleveland Show” debuts at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21. Episode summaries, provided by Fox, are...

  As a longtime “Dexter” fan, I was less than thrilled with last season’s finale involving Dexter’s (Michael C. Hall) sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) catching him in the act of his secret serial-killing ways. The most appealing aspect of the series to me was that...

  (A version of this story was published Sept. 28, 2012 in the Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.) Actors sometimes draw from personal experiences to help convey feelings onscreen, but that method can be challenging when a scene involves witnessing a creature transform into a human. This...

President and CEO of KSBI-TV Vince Orza has announced “Rodeo Opry” will be shown to a national audience tomorrow. “Rodeo Opry” will air on The Pursuit Channel on Dish Network (Channel 240) and DIRECTV  (Channel 608) at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. The program will be available to...

  With Emmy Award wins Sunday night for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress (Claire Danes), Outstanding Lead Actor (Damian Lewis) and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff ), “Homeland” is getting its second season off to a great...

  Thirteen designers from past seasons of the Emmy Award-nominated reality series “Project Runway,” including Oklahoma’s Kayne Gillaspie, are returning to compete in the second season of Lifetime’s “Project Runway All Stars.” Debuting at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, the show...

  “My Dad’s Killer,” the 25th season premiere episode of “48 Hours,” centers on a daughter’s journey for justice for the death of her father and his fiancée after spending a decade of believing they were murdered by her mother, according to a news release. Hailey Sisco is...

  The Cinemax action drama “Strike Back” airs at 9 p.m. Fridays, and the synopsis for this week’s (Sept. 28)  episode, provided by the network, is as follows: Fueled by the Lutulu shooting, community unrest continues to spread through South Africa and north to Zimbabwe. ...

Casting has begun on the midseason reality competition series “The Job,” CBS announced today in a news release. Details on the show and casting information, provided by CBS, are as follows: The series, produced by Emmy Award winners Michael Davies (“Who Wants to be a Millionaire”) and...

  To see who’s behind the door to greet Kalinda (Archie Panjabi) and to preview the first three minutes of “The Good Wife” season premiere, click here.

  The year is 2036 and the “Fringe” unit is battling to save mankind as the fifth and final season of the Fox sci-fi drama begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28. Those advanced beings the Observers have taken over and it’s up to Olivia (Anna Torv), Peter (Joshua Jackson), Walter (John...

  For October, “The Living Room with Gerry Bonds” radio program centers on the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. The first segment of the show features Oklahoma Heritage Association President Shannon Rich, who talks about the 85-year history of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Audio clips of some of the...

The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) Board of Directors has chosen Daniel L. Schiedel as the network’s new executive director, according to a news release. Schiedel takes over the position Nov. 5, replacing John McCarroll, who retires Sept. 28. OETA Deputy Director of Finance...

  USA Network has announced the renewal of three of its hit dramas, “Covert Affairs,” “Royal Pains” and “White Collar,” for additional seasons. The three shows rate among the summer’s top 10 scripted series overall in cable in the 18-49 demographic, according to a news release....

  Western State College’s Herschal Crow Fine Arts Center is joining with OETA-The Oklahoma Network and the Oklahoma Conservation Partnership to host an advance screening of the upcoming PBS documentary “The Dust Bowl” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. Dust bowl survivors featured in the...

AMC, home of the hit drama “The Walking Dead,” and the American Red Cross have formed a partnership for the “The American Red Cross Zombie Blood Drive” campaign, which begins today and runs through Oct. 22. Celebrities supporting the campaign include Peter Jackson, The Black Keys, Joel...

  “The Good Wife” returns for its fourth season with an episode aptly titled “I Fought the Law.” When Alicia’s (Julianna Margulies) son Zach (Graham Phillips) is pulled over by a state trooper for what appears to be illegitimate cause, she and Zach work together to right the...

This fall TV season is an unusual one, with NBC previewing some of their new shows during the Olympics this summer and giving early starts to others, while some networks, particularly ABC and The CW, aren’t premiering some of their fall shows until October, or, in at least couple of cases, even...