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Live—No, Taped—from New York (and Los Angeles), It's…

By James Poniewozik

You’re a once-powerful, now struggling TV network, one of whose many, many problems is a late-night comedy show, still pulling in viewers but widely regarded as mediocre for most of the past decade or two. What’s the solution? More of it! Twice–no, three times as much! To be fair, Saturday Night Live is still capable [...]

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Tuned InComments closedUncategorized | 2100 days ago

Live—No, Taped—from New York (and Los Angeles), It's…

By James Poniewozik

You’re a once-powerful, now struggling TV network, one of whose many, many problems is a late-night comedy show, still pulling in viewers but widely regarded as mediocre for most of the past decade or two. What’s the solution? More of it! Twice–no, three times as much! To be fair, Saturday Night Live is still capable [...]

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Tuned InComments closedUncategorized | 2100 days ago

Upfronts Week: Here Comes Another Perfect TV Season

By James Poniewozik

Tuned In will be spending this week at the upfronts — the week, once every year, when the broadcast networks rent out Manhattan venues like Radio City Music Hall and Lincoln Center to unveil their fall schedules to their advertisers. There are musical numbers, skits and plenty of song-and-dance, at least the variety that involves [...]