Television

Hwy 61 Roadhouse Owner Talks Diners, Drive-ins and Dives Episode, Meeting Guy Fieri

In December 2012 Hwy 61 Roadhouse & Kitchen (34 South Old Orchard Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-968-0061) appeared on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Since its initial airing, the episode has replayed a handful of times each month, with four airings slated for April, including tonight at 8:30 ... More >>

In Defense of New Girl (Hear Us Out...)

Happy Birthday Stan Kann, the St. Louis Organ Great and Late-Night Vaccum Comedian

Stan Kann's websiteSt. Louis native Stan Kann was already a celebrated organ player before he became a comedic presence on talk shows​For most part, people in the entertainment business become famous by harnessing a single skill. They achieve notoriety through singing, dancing, acting, spoon-p ... More >>

Top 7 Arrested Development Foods That Should Be Real

In the event that you've just returned from an extended stay at an ashram in Bangalore, eschewing all creature comforts in favor of a daily regimen of meditation, hot yoga and colon cleanses, Gut Check has news for you: Quill.com, an offshoot of the Staples chain of office-supply suppliers, has gone ... More >>

Music That Sticks to Your Ribs

Will This Year's World Series Have The Worst TV Ratings Ever?

Black nor white: Cardinals in the World Series doesn't necessarily mean poor TV ratings.​You hear it each time the Cardinals enter the World Series. "Oh, the television execs must be dying! A mid-market team in the series? Ratings will be horrendous!" Yes and no. That dire prediction proved to be ... More >>

Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!

2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, September 17. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

The Gap Ruins Four Food Trends in One Leap

On Friday we thought Applebee's killed the food truck trend dead. But it was only the beginning. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydishThe Gap puts tacos in jeans. ​ Meet Pico de Gap, a taco truck operated by The Gap in Los Angeles. Because having a trillion brick and mortar stores isn ... More >>

CNN Adds Dana Loesch In Effort to Become More Political, Save Ratings

Dana Loesch: Does she have the right (wing) stuff to save CNN?​The original cable news network (a.k.a. CNN) announced yesterday that it has hired St. Louis Tea Party co-founder Dana Loesch for its 2012 election coverage. The contract is the latest coup for Loesch, who -- in just a few years' time ... More >>

Food TV Sees First Decline in Viewership

Food TV's popularity is waning. The New York Post says that the network's 2010 numbers showed the first decrease in the network's history. In the fourth quarter of 2009, viewership plunged 10.3 percent among viewers ages 25 to 54. The slide continued with 3.3 percent in the second quarter and 4.5 pe ... More >>

Fox News Sues Robin Carnahan Over Campaign Commercial

Excerpt from the Fox News interview.​Saying that a campaign advertisement compromises its "apparent objectivity," Fox News yesterday filed suit against Robin Carnahan's senate campaign over a commercial that uses footage taken from the broadcaster.The lawsuit stems from an interview Congressman Ro ... More >>

Calling All St. Louis Reality TV Wannabes, HGTV Wants You for My First Place

​Now that pseudo-reality TV show The Hills is over forever, and Dancing With the Stars is done waltzing until the fall, where are we supposed to get our reality-TV fix? (Other than the dozens of other reality TV shows still airing new episodes, that is.) It's like they say in that philosophic ... More >>

Yo Gabba Gabba!'s co-creator talks about the show's success (and hometown boy DJ Lance Rock)

Wash. U. Student Nick Yozamp Doesn't Know Biblical Kings, but Still Wins $100,000 on Jeopardy!

Nick Yozamp on television Friday afternoon. He won $100,000 during the college week for Jeopardy!​It will be quite awhile before Nick Yozamp is ever in jeopardy of missing a rent payment.The 20-year-old biology major at Washington University has just won the 2010 Jeopardy! College Championship and ... More >>

Sen. Kit Bond Steals the Show on The Daily Show

Longtime Missouri Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond, a stalwart Republican, has said more than a few things in his lengthy political career to draw the comedic wrath of Daily Show host Jon Stewart. In April, for instance, he claimed that punishing those responsible for Bush-era torture policies was som ... More >>

Ryan Seacrest Seeks St. Louis Talent, Hard-Luck Cases for New TV Show

Ryan Seacrest​Yesterday I spoke with a casting director for a new television show produced by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest. The show is to be called "Chance" and is scheduled to debut on a yet-to-be-named cable network late this fall. Before then -- on September 19 -- the show will arrive in ... More >>

Video: Sesame Street Martians Do M.O.P.'s "Ante Up"

A few weeks ago, I was going to post this video of Sesame Street aliens the Yip-Yips discovering radio. But today, my pal Jack posted the following on his Facebook feed, and I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. So, um, Sesame Street's Yip-Yip martians busting a move to M.O.P. Language NSFW, unless you h ... More >>

KDHX Management Weighs In on Fate of Station's Talk Shows

livinginstereo.comAfter posting a story yesterday afternoon on possible formatting changes at KDHX (88.1 FM), I got a call from the station's co-executive director, Nico Leone. Here's the status of the station's evening talk shows per Leone: As speculated, the KDHX's programming committee is conside ... More >>

KDHX May Eliminate Evening Talk Shows

Note: This post updated here.Talk show hosts at KDHX (88.1 FM) are meeting tonight at a south St. Louis home to discuss upcoming programming changes at the community radio station (and perennial RFT Best of St. Louis winner).The impromptu gathering comes three days before the hosts are supposed to m ... More >>

Unreal gets down with Macy's and the Illuminati, checks in at a Young and the Restless casting call and laughs at the Bible with a Wash. U. engineering prof

Good Reads

Alton Brown on books on food

Muppet Gone to Heaven

Veteran bluesman Bobby Rush charms China, while B-Sides makes a mixtape for Elmo the Muppet’s life.

The Morning Brew: Monday, 9/10

Beer, Guns and Big Bird

Unreal gets down to brass tacks with the NRA, Anheuser-Busch and Big Bird, shares an intimate Keith Urban moment and cries bloody Murder.

Our top DVD picks for the week of June 6:

The Addams Family: Season One (MGM)

Kelly Clarkson

:30 p.m. Monday, July 24. UMB Bank Pavilion (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights).

Old-Fashioned Love Songs

Looking for the perfect songs for Valentine's Day? Yeah, we're not going to help you out at all.

Brownsville

Celeb chef Alton Brown is just here for more food (and he'd like to see you, too)

Drop-Kick Gorgeous

Bad timing and institutional racism kept Gary Jackson out of pro wrestling's spotlight. But he's got St. Louis in a hammer lock.

Letters

Week of October 6, 2004

Sentimental Journey

Unreal cares enough to send the very best; plus, we get our five minutes of TV fame and continue the hard-hitting sandwich reportage

Mars Needs Muppets

Sesame Street looks spaceward

Black Is the New White

Angry comedian Lewis Black is worried about St. Louis' mold count

Your New Friends?

NBC hopes Coupling is its next hitcom, which bugs the show's biggest fans

Fear Factor

2002 proved that TV has no shame at any hour

Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

The Terrorists Are Winning

Truth, justice and the American soap opera are under attack at the West County Y

Chasing the Young

WB11 and its girl-power anchor team are diving after a younger demographic. Will they belly-flop or win?

Net Loss

The government killed TV, and Hollywood's begging it to revive the corpse

Open Sesame

A new exhibit lets youngsters get up close and personal with their favorite TV show

Emmy or Not to Emmy?

That's been the long, hard decision for TV academy chairman Bryce Zabel

Affair of the Harp

Master harmonica player Toots Thielemans blows into St. Louis

Good Cop, Bad Cop

Denis Leary is on The Job, but can ABC find him an audience?

Home Movies

Point-Less

Fast Forward

A day in the life of TV station KSDK leaves one observer gasping for breath as the need for speed vies with sound news judgment

Sleeping with the Enemy

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is finding common cause with some local television newscasts.

Clean Sweep