http://www.channelguidemagblog.com Our writers comment on the state of TV Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:54:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Stacey Harrison [caption id="attachment_18135" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="© Scripps Networks"][/caption] Having covered HGTV for the past couple of years, I've seen more than a few shows pitched as something completely different for the network. While sometimes you can chalk that up to clever marketing, it happens to be oh-so true in the ... http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2010/03/12/edgy-designer-gives-hgtv-the-antonio-treatment/ By Ryan CBS will again have full coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, with live coverage on CBS and online at March Madness On Demand. The preliminary CBS TV schedule is below (first-round matchups to be announced March 14). CBS SPORTS 2010 NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BROADCAST SCHEDULE Thursday, March 18 Noon-5:00 PM - ... http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2010/03/11/where-to-watch-the-2010-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament/ From Military Channel: MILITARY CHANNEL SALUTES LOYAL AUDIENCES WITH FIRST EVER VIEWER'S CHOICE MONTH - Military Channel's Online Polls Open Thursday, March 11 for the "Battle of the Branches" Pitting the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard Against Each Other - [caption id="attachment_18086" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Wil Willis in Military Channel's hit ... http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2010/03/11/military-channel-to-present-viewers-choice-month-in-april/ By Ryan CBS announced its plans for Sunday's NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday special, airing March 14 at 6pm ET on CBS. Here's the full press release from CBS: CBS SPORTS TOGETHER WITH CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK BREAK DOWN THE BRACKETS WITH THREE HOURS OF NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTION SHOW COVERAGE CBS Sports Broadcasts ... http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2010/03/11/ncaa-tournament-selection-sunday-live-on-cbs/ By Ryan Hard to believe, but NCAA Tournament time starts again, with the announcement of the tournament field on Sunday, March 14, and the first round beginning on Thursday, March 18. CBS will again cover the tournament, with Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg its top announcing team. More details from CBS: CBS ... http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2010/03/11/cbs-announces-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-broadcast-teams/ From AMC: March 10, 2010 - New York, NY - Mattel, Inc., Lionsgate,  and AMC announced today the launch of four Barbie® Collector Mad Men dolls available to consumers July 2010. Designed by Barbie designer Robert Best, the Mad Men Barbie doll line features key players from the Sterling Cooper Advertising ... http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2010/03/10/mad-men-barbie-dolls-planned/ By Jeff Pfeiffer It might not be the most unlikely TV show-to-video game adaptation I've seen (that distinction probably still falls to the Atari 2600 version of M*A*S*H), but it's up there. This July, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is releasing a game based on ABC's The Bachelor for Wii and Nintendo ... http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2010/03/05/will-you-give-a-rose-to-the-bachelor-video-game/ From E!: Los Angeles, CA, March 4, 2010 - E! Entertainment Television announces "Autographs to Help Haiti," the online charity auction that will support the large scale relief operations currently underway to aid the victims of the Haiti disaster.  In addition, celebrity photos will be taken during E!'s Live From the ... http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2010/03/04/e-auctions-celeb-autographs-photos-for-haitian-and-chilean-relief-efforts/ [caption id="attachment_17984" align="alignright" width="300" caption="1989's Ski Patrol"][/caption] LOS ANGELES, CA - March 3, 2010 - To celebrate the upcoming MGM release of Hot Tub Time Machine (in theaters March 26), the studio's high-definition (HD) channel MGM HD will transport its viewers back to the '80s with a special "HD Time Machine" ... http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2010/03/03/mgm-hd-80s-movie-marathon-promotes-hot-tub-time-machine/ By Ryan GOLF CHANNEL is launching a new reality series following pro golfer John Daly on Tuesday, March 2 The series looks a Daly as he looks to reinvent his golf game — and his life — by quitting drinking and losing weight. From GOLF: GOLF CHANNEL CHRONICLES GOLFER JOHN DALY’S ROAD ... http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2010/03/02/being-john-daly-premieres-march-2-on-golf-channel/