TV Worth BloggingTV Worth Blogging:2008-08-25T20:36:48ZCopyright (c) 2008, University of IllinoisExpressionEnginetag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:08:25If PBS Doesn't Do It, Who Will?tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.49862008-08-25T19:47:00Z2008-08-25T20:36:48Z
Yet, there's one programming decision on which I hope we can agree: the commercial broadcast networks' lack of interest in the Democratic and Republican National Conventions is appalling.
]]>Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Cheftag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.47592008-08-14T19:34:00Z2008-08-15T01:00:21ZThe Godfather, among many others.
]]>PBS Cleans Uptag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.41482008-07-17T17:29:00Z2008-07-17T17:34:59Z
]]>How Do You Solve a Problem Like Click & Clack?tag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.40322008-07-11T19:39:00Z2008-07-11T19:55:30ZCar Talk would take the form of an animated sitcom, I'll admit that my first reaction was "Wha...?" It certainly wasn't an obvious choice. Yet, while I thought that it sounded like a crazy idea, such off-the-wall thinking does result in unexpected success from time to time. Take the McGriddle sandwich for instance. (No, please, take it.) And no one wants to be the one who said "I'm sorry, Mr. Lucas, but no one will want to see your movie about robots...Star Wars, you call it?"
]]>Putting on the Dogtag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.35402008-06-09T19:17:00Z2008-06-09T20:27:44ZFetch! It was quite a tail tale!
]]>Showcasing PBS - Final Reporttag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.25622008-05-15T17:56:01Z2008-05-15T18:46:35Z
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]]>Showcasing PBS - Tuesday Afternoontag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.25282008-05-13T20:39:00Z2008-06-09T17:15:43ZThe Electric Company and the announcement of a new host for Masterpiece Mystery!
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]]>Carried Awaytag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.23122008-04-22T18:47:00Z2008-04-22T19:52:51ZCarrier, a major public television event. Airing over five nights from Sunday, April 27 through Thursday, May 1, Carrier brings you face-to-face with the young crew members of the nuclear naval vessel, the U.S.S. Nimitz. The miniseries was shot aboard the aircraft carrier during a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf and back.
While there's plenty of military hardware on view, the real story of Carrier is the people who serve aboard this floating community, from fresh-scrubbed sailors to elite fighter pilots. You'll hear, in their own words, their thoughts about duty, family, patriotism and their mission to Iraq.
]]>Controversial Reverend to Meet Bill Moyerstag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.23112008-04-22T18:29:00Z2008-04-22T18:47:38ZBill Moyers' Journal, airing on WILL-TV at 8:00 pm Central Time. It's another example of how newsmakers trust public television to engage in thoughtful, substantive conversation.
]]>More Ratings Goodness for WILL-TVtag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.21022008-03-29T15:53:00Z2008-03-29T16:08:11Z
]]>"10 Sisters" Rock Memphis, Spook Erietag:http://will.illinois.edu/tvworthblogging,2008:/19.21012008-03-29T15:35:00Z2008-03-29T15:53:21Z10 Sisters: A True Story debuted on WILL-TV in February 2007, it was a huge hit with a Nielsen rating of 8.5. (A rating point is equal to one percent of the total potential audience in a given television market. In the 500-channel TV universe of today, an 8.5 rating is very, very good.)
What's even more surprising about 10 Sisters is how well this Central Illinois story travels now that it's airing on public TV stations across the country. It had Memphis all shook up when it recently aired on WKNO-TV to the tune of a 2.5 rating. While that's a solid performance, it was downright scary in Erie, Pennsylvania when the sisters scored a 4.9 rating for WQLN-TV!
Congratulations to Tim, Alison and the cast and crew of 10 Sisters: A True Story!
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