Television Critics Association

Fringe, Dollhouse, 90210 and More: A Summer 2008 TCA Recap

Ed Martin | Posted 07.24.2008 | Home


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Be sure to check out full coverage of the TCA at Ed Martin Live at TCAIt was a Television Critics Association tour like no other. For the first time i...

Gossip Girl and 90210: The CW's Day at TCA

Ed Martin | Posted 07.21.2008 | Business


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Critics enjoy picking on Gossip Girl because its television ratings are very small, even though its demographics are young and desirable.

Emmy Glory: Mad Men, Damages, Monk & More Make This a Big Year for Basic Cable

Ed Martin | Posted 07.18.2008 | Entertainment


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For the first time in Emmy history scripted basic cable series broke through into the category of Outstanding Drama Series, with nominations for Mad Men and Damages.

TCA Terror! When Publicists Attack!

Ed Martin | Posted 07.17.2008 | Home


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I have watched a number of personal publicists express extreme displeasure with journalists during my almost 20 years of covering TCA tours, but I hav...

Something Major to Happen to Katherine Heigl's Character on Grey's Anatomy and It's Not Death... Yet.

Ed Martin | Posted 07.17.2008 | Home


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Be sure to check out full coverage of the TCA at Ed Martin Live at TCASomething major is going to happen to Katherine Heigl's character, Dr. Izzie Ste...

Damages! The Shield! Rescue Me! FX Reveals Hot Details about New and Returning Series at TCA

Ed Martin | Posted 07.16.2008 | Home


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Be sure to check out all the TCA Coverage at Ed Martin Live at TCAFX yesterday was surely the envy of every basic cable network when it commandeered a...

Fox Day at TCA: Old Industry Issues Resurface, with Little Fanfare

Ed Martin | Posted 07.15.2008 | Entertainment


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If the opening day of the broadcast portion of the 2008 Summer Television Critics Association tour is any indication, the critics and journalists in attendance don't seem to be fired up about anything.

Cable & PBS Deliver Powerhouse Presentations at Television Critics Association

Ed Martin | Posted 07.14.2008 | Entertainment


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I can't believe that the newspaper, magazine and Web-reading public collectively cares more for the latest unproven broadcast sitcom than it does for the myriad of marvelous offerings on cable television.

On the Road at the 2008 July Television Critics Association Tour

Ed Martin | Posted 07.09.2008 | Home


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After a brutal year that saw its annual January tour cancelled because of the Writers Guild of America strike and its membership battered by newsroom ...