Momma’s Boys, the NBC dating-show-with-a-twist from Ryan Seacrest, has a bold statement to make about prejudice in our supposedly postracial, melting-pot society: it’s still a great way to get a lot of attention for an otherwise dull reality show.  The premise of the show—basically an MTV dating premise adapted to a broadcast-network audience—is that three [...]

The Detroit News and Free Press made official today that they’re dramatically cutting back their emphasis on the paper part of newspaper, cutting out home delivery of the paper four days a week and shifting resources to online. Not Tuned In’s usual area of coverage but these are my hometown (well, home metro-area) papers, and [...]

Problem one: Your network has the Super Bowl in a year in which the economy is whimpering in the fetal position, and it’s getting hard to sell ads. Problem two: nobody is watching your primetime lineup. Double disaster? Or two great tastes that taste great together?  NBC is hoping for the latter, intending, according to [...]