Mitt Romney: A Bad Bet? Call it the Holiday Tale of the Dueling Promos. Channel 2 has begun running holiday promos that have had some of my blog readers questioning whether they were inspired by (or copying) the old Channel 4 holiday promos that were noticeable by their absence until this past weekend. Not ...

Morey Amsterdam, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore Perry Mason, Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke want to clear up one of the final mysteries from the November sweeps: How did WBBZ, which airs classic shows, do? The buzz is positive for Owner Phil Arno’s channel. WBBZ is no threat to the Big Four ...

Madonna This is what I’m thinking: What happened to those syrupy holidays promos that Channel 4 traditionally has run this time of year? That’s what some of my blog readers have asked in the last few days. The questions even have come from some readers who have ridiculed the promos that primarily ...

Emily VanCamp CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” has rocked Western New York, while Fox’s “The X-Factor” has fallen like a rock here. Those are two of the stories to come out of the local prime time ratings during the recently-concluded November sweeps. “Bang,” which also went into syndication ...

Jerry Springer Shortly after the Syracuse University child abuse allegations surfaced last month, former basketball player Danny Schayes accurately referred to the circus surrounding some of the media coverage by saying the story “couldn’t be more Jerry Springerish.” You’d have to go to the ...

Dustin Hoffman It turns out that television critics are going to be out of luck when it comes to the Dec. 11 sneak preview of Buffalo native David Milch’s next HBO series, “Luck.” The pay-cable network doesn’t plan to send out a DVD of the pilot before the premiere of the series that stars Dustin ...