Wed. Sep.21st – Tube Trash

THE BUZZ

…DANCING WITH THE STARS:

– World peace is one thing, but, dancing is another. Say bye to former NBA star Ron Artest, or, Metta Worldpeace, as he is known now. He was the 1st celeb to be eliminated on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.

…TWO AND A HALF MEN:

– Quite a debut for Ashton Kutcher, as close to 28 million tuned in to see his 1st time on the hit sitcom…or, were they really tuning in to see Charlie Harper get killed off. Regardless of the reason, it was the highest rated episode in the 8 year history of ‘Two and A Half Men’.

…CHARLIE’S ROAST:

– People also tuned in to see the Charlie Sheen Roast on Comedy Central. As a matter of fact, with about 6.4 million watching the show, it was the 2nd highest rated show in the network’s history, 2nd only to…a Jeff Dunham Holiday special!

…BUFFY & ALL THEM KIDS:

– Sarah Michelle Gellar returned to her TV roots by appearing on the daytime soap ‘All My Children’ today. She showed up in a wheelchair on her to the psych ward, and recognized an old friend. Her role on the show was back in the 1993-1995. ‘All my Children’ will officially leave the air on ABC this Friday. Sarah will return to her dual role as twins on the CW drama ‘Ringer’.

…TUBE TOPPERS:

– NFL football helped NBC win the ratings week, as their Sunday night’er with the Eagles & Falcons was the top rated show. ‘America’s Got Talent’ and the finale was no.2, followed by ’60 Minutes’, ‘The Emmy Awards’, the new NBC comedy ‘Up All Night’, “Survivor:South Pacific’, & ‘NCIS’ rounding out the top 10.

…THE SIMON FACTOR:

– Simon and Paula are back tonight w/ the 2 hour debut of the ‘X Factor’ on FOX. Cowell was asked whether or not the show would be bigger than ‘Idol’, and here is what he said:

Simon on X-Factor vs. Idol

…TUBE TONIGHT:

CBS –

– Criminal Minds is back tonight w/ it’s season premiere, and likewise for the original ‘CSI’ on it’s new Wednesday time slot. Ted Danson debuts on the show replacing Laurence Fishburne, who left last season. A new Survivor is back, as we wait to see who will join Semhar at Redemption Island for the 1st battle to stay on the Island.

NBC –

– New episodes of ‘Up All Night’ and ‘Free Agents’ are up tonight, and ‘Up All Night’ is being regarded as a 1st episode hit already after a top 10 finish. The new seasons of Harry’s Law & ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ are tonight too.

ABC –

– The new seasons of ‘The Middle’ and ‘Modern Family’ are tonight, and the new mystery series ‘Revenge’ w/ Madelaine Stowe debuts this evening as well.

TV BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES:

– Larry Hagman (‘I Dream of Jeannie’ and JR on ‘Dallas’) 80.

– Ricki Lake (Talk show host & now on ‘Dancing with the Stars’) 43.

– Rob Morrow (‘Northern Exposure’) 49.

– Maggie Grace (‘Lost’) 28. (SEE CLIP)

1957: ‘Perry Mason’ w/ Canadian Raymond Burr debuts.

1970: ‘Monday Night Football’ 1st hits tv on ABC.

FALL PREVIEW: “HART OF DIXIE” – MON. SEP.26TH (CW)

– It’s like the female version of the Michael J.Fox comedy ‘Doc Hollywood’. Rachel Bilson from ‘The O.C.’ returns to the small screen playing big city Dr. Zoe Hart from New York. She is forced to leave the city for a small Southern town. Will I watch it? I think I just might check it out, as it will follow the new season of ‘Gossip Girl’. Here is a preview:

BOOB BABE OF THE DAY:

– One of TV’s hottest babes is the girl who plays the role of Serena on CW’s ‘Gossip Girl’ It’s Blake Lively, lovely, and that’s all you need to know.