Fox renews ‘Bones’ for one more season

Posted May 3, 2011 by Walt Belcher

Updated May 3, 2011 at 10:12 AM

It was a close call but Fox and the producers of “Bones: finally cut a deal for at least one more season of the romantic thriller.

The network and 20th Century Fox TV made the announcement this morning but star David Boreanaz already confirmed it in a Twitter note Monday night that “Season 7 is GO for Bones.”

Even though “Bones” has good ratings it has become costly to produce because the cast gets raises every season and its been on six years.  At last report, Fox was still haggling over the future of “House.”
Here is the official release issued today:

FOX has renewed the hit series BONES for a seventh season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.

“BONES is creatively fresh, it’s a rock-solid player every time it airs and this season it has helped us win on Thursday nights for the first time in our history,” said Reilly. “Hart Hanson and the fantastic cast and crew, as well as the millions of loyal BONES fans, make this show really special, and I’m excited to have it on our air for another stellar season.”

In the all-new “The Signs in the Silence” episode, airing Thursday, May 5 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), a 15-year-old Jane Doe, who is hearing impaired and unable to communicate, is found on the streets covered in blood and wielding a knife, leading the team to believe she is responsible for a recent murder. Meanwhile, Angela keeps Hodgins in the dark regarding the details of her pregnancy.

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Geraldo Rivera Gets Excited Over Bin Laden Death

Posted May 2, 2011 by Walt Belcher

Updated May 2, 2011 at 11:13 AM

Geraldo gets excited

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Will American Skip Royal Wedding Coverage? New Survey Finds Little Interest

Posted Apr 28, 2011 by Walt Belcher

Updated Apr 28, 2011 at 07:27 AM

  Is the media more excited about the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton than the American public?

A new survey finds a majority of news consumers (78 percent) say they have not been paying much attention to the media build-up to Friday’s wedding. Interest may increase Friday but given the early morning ceremony it’s likely many won’t be saying “I do” to the coverage.

The survey this week by the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that 64 percent said there has been “too much” coverage of the royal couple and the pending wedding.

Even so the PEJ projects a “sizeable” audience, especially older women. About a third of women 50 and over said they planned to watch.

In a sampling of 1,000 adults, only 8 percent said they were watching the pre-weddng coverage “very closely” with 13 percent watching “fairly closely,” while 25 percent were slightly interested. And 63 percent said they weren’t following the coverage.

However, most people will see at least a replay of the events because television will be saturated with coverage on Friday.

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Keith Olbermann to return to TV in June

Posted Apr 26, 2011 by Walt Belcher

Updated Apr 26, 2011 at 09:47 AM

Ex-MSNBC host Keith Olbermann’s new show on Current willdebut on June 20 at 8 p.m. 
He says the title will be the same as his former show - “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.” 
We guess that was not considered NBC “intellectual property.”

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Jane Lynch of “Glee” Coming to Tampa Area

Posted Apr 26, 2011 by Walt Belcher

Updated Apr 26, 2011 at 09:27 AM

 

“Glee” co-star Jane Lynch, a former Sarasota resident, is helping raise money for a Palmetto High School rowing team.
 
  She plays the tough, self-center cheerleader coach Sue Sylvester on TV but Lynch has a soft heart when it comes to helping o the Palmetto High School Rowing Club.

In addition to donating $15,000 of her own money, the Golden Globe winner is coming to Parrish in May for a fund raiser.  She will be honored at a brunch on Saturday, May 14, held at the River Wilderness Clubhouse off Fort Hamer Road in Parrish. Tickets cost $50, with all proceeds going toward the purchase of boats, oars and rowing machines for the team.

Lynch’s wife , Lara Embry, is a former employee at Carter Psychology Center in Bradenton, and former rowing partner of Palmetto coach Trish Jackson.

  Embry , a former medal-winning member of a rowing team, has said she wants to help the rowing club.

The $50 brunch ticket will also include one of 2,000 numbered golf balls that are to be dropped from a helicopter on the River Wilderness golf course. A grand prize of $25,000 will be awarded to the ticketholder whose ball lands closest to the designated pin. Second- and third-place prizes of $5,000 and $1,000, respectively, will also be presented.

There will also be a silent auction featuring signed memorabilia from Glee cast members at the brunch, which starts at 9 a.m. The ball drop will occur at 10 a.m.

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