- Ad Age has an interesting article on how Gossip Girl actually is successful, but the Nielsen ratings don’t show it. It is based on a study by Optimedia, which created “Content Power Ratings.” The Nielsens rank Gossip Girl as the 125th most popular show but Optmedia argues it should be 14th based on all the ways it engages an audience (as opposed to just through watching TV).
- Chuck, executive produced by Josh Schwartz (executive producer, Gossip Girl; The O.C.) was renewed by NBC.
- Beverly Hills 90210 will start from the beginning on SoapNet tomorrow. With the recent scheduling changes, the episodes will air at 11am and noon and then repeat at 4 and 5pm.
- The new issue of Us Weekly has an interview with Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) and hubby Dean McDermott on their vow renewal, plus lots of pictures, including one of Tori with brother Randy Spelling (Ryan, Beverly Hills 90210) and mother Candy Spelling (wife of Aaron, executive producer, Beverly Hills 90210).
- The New York Times has an interview with Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) about his work with Calvin Klein.
- Ausiello says “The CW is said to be strongly considering renewing both One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected for 12 episodes apiece.” But he has a very important disclaimer at the top: “The below info is purely speculative and should by no means be taken as gospel.”
- There’s a feature on Jana Kramer (Alex, One Tree Hill) in the June issue of Maxim. Warning: NSFW!
- TodayOnline.com has an interview with Joshua Jackson (Pacey, Dawson’s Creek) and some others, mostly about Fringe.
- Carolyn Hennesy (Mrs. Valentine, Dawson’s Creek) received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work on Days Of Our Lives General Hospital.
News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210
11 05 2010- Last night’s One Tree Hill (2.1 million rounded up) and Gossip Girl (1.8 million rounded up) both rose a tiny bit in the ratings compared to last week, though Gossip Girl’s raise was teeny tiny.
- Mark Schwahn (creator, One Tree Hill), Mike Grubbs (Grubbs, One Tree Hill) and some others, under the name Nashville Skyline, co-wrote the song Carry You Home, which will play in the season/series finale’s coda next Monday.
- Lee Norris (Mouth, One Tree Hill) will be the guest on ArtistsOnDemandRadio next Monday after the season/series finale airs.
- TVByTheNumbers.com’s two writers believe One Tree Hill has a 60 or 75 percent chance of renewal.
- E! Online has a spoiler regarding William (Billy Baldwin, Gossip Girl), which you can file under “Thank you, Captain Obvious. This is Gossip Girl we’re talking about.”
- The Dartmouth has an interesting article on the suckiness of Gossip Girl, particularly when compared to The O.C.
- PopEater has an interview with Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) mostly about her singing career.
- Movieline.com has a pretty good interview with Laura Harring (Elizabeth, Gossip Girl).
- Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna, 90210) is now on Twitter. I’ve added her to the Twitter Directory.
- WPIX has a spoilish video interview with Lowndes.
- Korbi has a spoilish video interview with Trevor Donovan (Teddy, 90210).
- The CW Source has a spoilish video interview with Diego Boneta (Javier, 90210).
- Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) is reportedly in a salary dispute with Summit Entertainment regarding Breaking Dawn and his role could be recast.
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Categories : 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill
News Roundup: One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and 90210
29 04 2010- Next week is Tweet Week on The CW.
- TVByTheNumbers.com listed some of the things One Tree Hill has working for and against it in terms of renewal/cancellation. If you’ll recall, I did this back in January looking at some of the other factors.
- Be sure to check out the latest Talking Gossip After Dark podcast, featuring a contribution from moi.
- I was pretty fascinated by this Forbes article “Why China Loves Gossip Girl.”
- Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) will be going to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on behalf of Fox News.
- 24/Savvy has a cooking segment with Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl).
- A Nightmare on Elm Street, featuring Kellan Lutz (George, 90210), will open in theaters tomorrow.
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Tags: 24/Savvy, 90210, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Chace Crawford, China, Forbes, Fox News, George, Gossip Girl, Kellan Lutz, Kelly Rutherford, Lily, Nate, One Tree Hill, Talking Gossip After Dark, The CW, TVbytheNumbers.com, White House Correspondents Dinner
Categories : 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill
News Roundup: 90210, One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl and Dawson’s Creek
28 04 2010- Last night’s 90210 (1.5 million viewers) rose slightly in the ratings compared to its last episode.
- 90210 is included in a list of 15 TV Show Remakes That Were Utter Disasters. You know where I stand. 😉
- Kellan Lutz (George, 90210), who is now on Twitter, is MTV’s Hump Day Hottie.
- WorldScreen.com has a short (NSFW) interview with Jason Priestley (Brandon, Beverly Hills 90210) about Call Me Fitz.
- The fan-planned rally in Wilmington for One Tree Hill has been rescheduled for next weekend.
- Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl) is among PEOPLE’s Most Beautiful 2010.
- Katie Holmes (Joey, Dawson’s Creek) will play Jackie Kennedy in the History Channel miniseries The Kennedys.
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Tags: 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Brandon, Call Me Fitz, Dawson's Creek, George, Gossip Girl, History Channel, Hump Day Hottie, Jackie Kennedy, Jason Priestley, Jessica Szohr, Joey, Katie Holmes, Kellan Lutz, MTV, One Tree Hill, PEOPLE, The Kennedys, Twitter, Vanessa, Wilmington, WorldScreen.com
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill
News Roundup: Gossip Girl, The O.C., 90210 and Dawson’s Creek
16 04 2010- So glad I’m back to contributing Gossip Girl recaps to the Talking Gossip After Dark podcast! Make sure you check it out!
- This week’s Gossip Girl made TVGuide.com’s list of Top Moments of The Week for the Most Tearful “IDo” with Blair (Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl) telling Chuck (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl) “this is the end” for them.
- The Gossip Girl season 3 DVD hasn’t been officially announced yet and there isn’t a release date but you can check out the cover art and pre-order it from Amazon.
- The Gossip Girl tour of New York City will allow moms to go free Mother’s Day weekend.
- CNN has their Connector Of The Day video interview with Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl).
- PEOPLE.com has a short article on Taylor Momsen (Jenny, Gossip Girl) filming the music video for The Pretty Reckless’ Make Me Wanna Die.
- Beauty & The Briefcase, starring Hilary Duff (Olivia, Gossip Girl) and Chris Carmack (Luke, The O.C.), will air Sunday night on ABCFamily.
- Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210) filmed a PSA for the World Society for the Protection of Animals.
- Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) will be on The Ellen DeGegeres Show Monday with hubby Dean McDermott. Duff was on today.
- Shawn Christian (Wayne, Beverly Hills 90210) spoke a little bit about the show in an interview with We Love Soaps. Never knew he was asked to stick around in season 1o! He also discusses being on Summerland, which starred Lori Loughlin (Debbie, 90210), and working with Roger Howarth (Professor Hetson, Dawson’s Creek).
- Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) is in talks to star in the action flick Deathgames.
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Tags: 90210, ABCFamily, Beauty & The Briefcase, Beverly Hills 90210, Blair, Chace Crawford, Chris Carmack, Chuck, CNN, Connector Of The Day, Dawson's Creek, Dean McDermott, Deathgames, Debbie, Donna, Ed Westwick, George, Gossip Girl, Hilary Duff, Jenny, Kellan Lutz, Leighton Meester, Lori Loughlin, Luke, Make Me Wanna Die, Mother's Day, Nate, New York City, Olivia, PEOPLE.com, Professor Hetson, PSA, Roger Howarth, Shawn Christian, Summerland, Talking Gossip After Dark, Taylor Momsen, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The O.C, The Pretty Reckless, Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Tori Spelling, TVGuide.com, Valerie, Wayne, We Love Soaps, World Society For The Protection Of Animals
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, The O.C.
News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and More
14 04 2010- Be sure to check out The CW’s site for all the new video content this week.
- Last night’s 90210 (1.45 million viewers) rose a small bit in the ratings compared to last week.
- TVGuide.com has a short and somewhat spoilish video interview with Tristan Wilds (Dixon, 90210).
- Dustin Milligan (Ethan, 90210) appears in the first webisode of Point Of No Return (or is it just called Ghostfacers? I’m confused), a Supernatural spin-off, which will launch tomorrow on The CW’s site.
- Interview Magazine has an, um, interview with Kellan Lutz (George, 90210).
- Gossip Cop busted a story from Star claiming Candy Spelling (wife of Aaron, mother to Tori and Randy) offered Tori Spelling (Donna, Beverly Hills 90210) $10 million to divorce her husband, Dean McDermott. As you might expect, it’s not true.
- Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) is working as a guest editor for Grazia, a British fashion publication, this week.
- MTV has a short and somewhat spoilish video interview with Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina, Gossip Girl).
- Kristin is reporting that One Tree Hill has a “better than 50/50” chance at renewal and that it looks like OTH and Life Unexpected, starring Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek), will get 13-episode orders, though nothing is known for sure.
- USA Today has a Save Our Shows survey, where you can pick “keep,” “drop,” or “don’t care” for shows that are on the bubble, including OTH and LUX.
- Olivia Wilde (Alex, The O.C.) has been cast in the movie Butter.
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Tags: 90210, Aaron Spelling, Alex, Britain, Butter, Candy Spelling, Chace Crawford, Dean McDermott, Dixon, Donna, Donna Martin Silver, Dustin Milligan, Ethan, George, Georgina, Ghostfacers, Gossip Cop, Grazia, Interview Magazine, Jack, Kellan Lutz, Kerr Smith, Kristin, Life UneXpected, LUX, Michelle Trachtenberg, MTV, Nate, Olivia Wilde, One Tree Hill, OTH, Point Of No Return, Randy Spelling, Save Our Shows, Star Magazine, Supernatural, The CW, The O.C, Tori Spelling, Tristan Wilds, TVGuide.com, USA Today
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, The O.C.
News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl and The O.C.
2 03 2010- Have you taken the TDW Survey yet?
- Be sure to check out The CW’s site for all the new video content this week.
- PEOPLE.com has 90210 spoilers.
- SF Weekly has a great feature called Ten Bands That Have Rocked 90210, highlighting memorable music moments from Beverly Hills 90210 and 90210.
- ABC’s Dancing With The Stars bio for Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills 90210) mentions she’ll be paired with Mark Ballas and she has a book called Bad Ass coming out.
- Kristin and PopWrap have very spoilish interviews with Stephanie Savage (executive producer, Gossip Girl). She also makes a comparison to The O.C., which she also EPed.
- Kellan Lutz (George, 9021o), Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl), Josh Schwartz (creator, Gossip Girl; The O.C.), and Paul Wesley (Donnie, The O.C.) were named Fun Fearless Males for 2010 by Cosmopolitan.
- Don’t believe this Hollywood Life “exclusive” that Westwick is buying a house for Jessica Szohr (Vanessa, Gossip Girl). Gossip Cop (full disclosure: my current employer) says it’s not true.
- EW.com has an interview with Benjamin McKenzie (Ryan, The O.C.) about Southland with a subtle dig at The O.C.
- TVGuideMagazine.com posted a feature article on McKenzie. This may be the one in the magazine. This one has a nicer comment about The O.C.
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Tags: 90210, ABC, Bad Ass, Benjamin McKenzie, Beverly Hills 90210, Brenda, Chuck, Cosmopolitan, Dancing with the Stars, Donnie, Ed Westwick, EW.com, Fun Fearless Males, George, Gossip Cop, Gossip Girl, Hollywood Life, Jessica Szohr, Josh Schwartz, Kellan Lutz, Kristin, Mark Ballas, Paul Wesley, PEOPLE.com, PopWrap, Ryan, SF Weekly, Shannen Doherty, Southland, Stephanie Savage, TDW, The CW, The O.C, TVGuideMagazine.com, Vanessa
Categories : 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Gossip Girl, The O.C.
News Roundup: 90210, One Tree Hill and Dawson’s Creek
22 02 2010- EW.com gave Kellan Lutz (George, 90210) a B+ for his Calvin Klein underwear ad campaign.
- Examiner.com spoke with the some of the One Tree Hill cast about their participation in the Wilmington police fundraiser this past weekend.
- Korbi has a video interview with Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek). Warning: the beginning almost warrants an X rating.
- The Fresno Bee has an article on Oliver Hudson (Eddie, Dawson’s Creek) and Rules of Engagement, which also stars Bianca Kajlich (Natasha, Dawson’s Creek).
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Tags: 90210, Biancka Kajlich, Calvin Klein, Dawson's Creek, Eddie, EW.com, Examiner.com, Fresno Bee, George, Jack, Kellan Lutz, Kerr Smith, Korbi, Natasha, Oliver Hudson, One Tree Hill, Rules of Engagement, Wilmington
Categories : 90210, Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill
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