Thursday, May 29th, 2008 This
week Rick Kushman discusses the season finale of Lost, a new show on
USA Network (In Plain Sight), and returning cable programs.
Thursday, March 13, 2008 This week Ed Crane and Amy Lewis discuss the HBO mini-series on John Addams with Rick Kushman. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, February 21, 2008 The 80th annual Acadmey Awards this Sunday on ABC. Finally a award's show complete with writers, actors, directors, studio exec's and the ever important red carpet. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, February 14, 2008 Writers returned to work yesterday, what is it going to take to get shows up and running again? Some shows went on without writers, A Daily Show, The Tonight Show, Etc... How will those shows change? Rick answers all these questions and more. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, February 8, 2008 Rick Kushman talks to Amy and Kelly about the ratings for Superbowl Sunday coverage, he also covers the impending end to the writer's strike. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, January 31, 2008 The new season of "Lost" premiere's tonight - It's just the beginning of a lot of very entertaining television you can see in the coming days ... including a sporting event that has become kinda popular. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, January 24, 2008 Fox's latest reality show "Moment of Truth" premiering last night after American Idol. The show straps a willing participate to a lie detector and asks them personal questions. The more they answer truthfully, the more money they get. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, January 10, 2008 The writer's strike continues to have a negative effect on TV. TV channels scramble to develop programs and many of their offerings are not that good according to Sac Bee TV Critic, Rick Kushman. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, January 3, 2008 Late night talk show hosts return to the air last night. Leno, Conan-without writers, David Letterman, Ferguson-with writers. Rick simply explains how Letterman's situation differs from other late night hosts. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, December 13, 2007 The Golden Globe nominations out this morning in LA. Some of the surprises on the TV side, include no Sopranos for best drama and no The Office for Comedy. But these could all become a mute point come January 13th if the current Writers strike is not resolved. Sacramento Bee TV Critic Rick Kushman, discusses these issues. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, December 6, 2007 Rick discusses the ongoing writers strike as well as new research released about how TV viewers use their DVR devices. Rick discusses these viewing habits and the implications. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, November 29, 2007 Music to the ears of striking Broadway workers. An agreement was reached last night between striking stagehands and Broadway producers. Members of the writers guild of America and TV and movie studios go back to the bargaining table today, with hopes of saying the same thing in the near future. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, November 15, 2007 Rick talks about the list of 50 greatest TV icons published by TV Land and Entertainment Weekly. Rick, Kelly and Amy debate the top 50. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, November 8, 2007 More programs shutdown due to the writers strike. Now "24" stops showing new programs. Rick Kushman answers the vital question, is there any end in sight? Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, November 1, 2007 Members of the Writers Guild are set to meet tonight to decide if they will walk off the job. Their contract expired last night after talks deadlocked over the writers' demand for more money for DVD and Internet sales. They've already authorized a strike but for now, the union has not called a walkout. Rick breaksdown the situation with the KFBK Morning Show. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, October 18, 2007 Kelly & Amy discuss Discovery channel's "Man vs. Wild" with Rick. The show follows its star, Bear Grylls, surviving the elements outside on his own with little or no supplies. Viewers are impressed with his abilty to survive and thrive in the worst elements, but there is a growing controversary over whether or not the show is staged. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, October 4, 2007 Rick Kushman discusses the implications of DVR technologies on primetime programming and rating systems. The change in technology has altered viewing habits as well as advertiser’s response to them. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, September 27, 2007 A new season is in full flight and new and old television shows go head to head to stay on top of the ratings. Kelly & Amy ask Rick's opinion on the following shows...Bionic Woman, Chuck, Journeyman...among others... Rick Kushman Interview
Monday, September 20, 2007 New shows for the fall season are debuting all over the place this week and next, but it's an old favorite back for a second season that's been dominating your tube all week. OJ on Trial 2.0, OJ returns after 13 years with many of the same characters, new charges and in a fresh new city... Las Vegas! Rick Kushman Interview
Monday, September 17, 2007 Last night's Emmys broadcast may have been the least-watched in history. According to preliminary Nielsen figures, the audience was about 13 million viewers. That's three million fewer than watched last year, and below the record low of 13.8 million from three years ago. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, August 16, 2007 While the major TV networks are using the summer months to sing karaoke and play games, the cable channels are putting out a whole bunch of dramas. Damages, Saving Grace, Mad Men, Burn Notice, Army Wives, to name a few, are all helping to raise the bar for cable TV. Sacramento Bee TV Critic Rick Kushman joins Kelly and Amy to talk about it. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, August 9, 2007 Rick joins the KFBK Morning News to talk about what's happening on TV. This week marks the one year countdown to the Beijing Olympics. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, August 2nd 2007 Whoopi Goldberg joins "The View"... Drew Carey takes over for Bob Barker... and cable TV has some good offerings right now. Fresh from a press junket in Beverly Hills to tell us all about it is Sacramento Bee television critic Rick Kushman. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, July 26th 2007 Rick talks with Kelly and Amy about the upcoming fall television season. Rick also suggests the possiblity of labor issues due to the ammount of revenue generated from outside sources such as DVD's and iTunes-type services. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, July 19th 2007 Rick talks about the Emmy Nominations...from the Sopranos to Heroes. Why some are nominated and others aren't. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, July 5th 2007 Kelly and Amy talk with Rick about what's happening on the TV set this summer. In particular, Rick focuses on the new caveman show based on the popular TV commercials and Paula Abdula's new "reality" show to name a couple. Rick Kushman Interview Thursday, June 28th 2007 As if being one of the three judges in the most popular show on television (American Idol) wasn't enough, now former pop star Paula Abdul will be getting her own show on the Bravo Channel. So, do we really need another show focused on a celebrity's life? Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, June 21st 2007 The Networks are using the summer "down time" to reflect... reflect on good shows, bad shows and across the board ratings going in the wrong direction. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, June 14th 2007 TV is rolling out it's summer reality shows, "Top Chef ", "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D list", "The Age of Love", and "Hell's Kitchen". Rick joins Kelly and Amy to give his opinions on the landscape of summer TV. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, June 11th 2007 The reactions heard across the country by fans of the long-running HBO mafia drama "The Sopranos" ranged from the bewildered to the angry to the speculative. The show suddenly went to black as North Jersey's most famous mobster clan met at a diner while Meadow Soprano tried to parallel park outside. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, May 24th 2007 Green Day covering John Lennon's Working Class Hero, one of the many different acts to perform last night as American Idol pulled out all the stops for their season finale. But Idol wasn't the only one wrapping up their show this week, 24, Heros and lost all puttin another season in the can. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, May 21st 2007 It's that special time of year for TV viewers... when all of their favorite shows pull out all the stops with their cliffhanger season finales. Sacramento Bee TV critic Rick Kushman takes a look at some of the shows wrapping up this week. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, May 17th 2007 As some long time series like Sopranos and The King of Queens come to an end this month, studios are announcing what shows are coming up next fall. With that also comes D-day for the shows that the critics love but ratings don't. For NBC Scrubs and Friday Night lights get another year, but for Studio 60 on the Sunset strip the curtain has dropped for the final time. Kelly and Amy discuss this topic with Sacramento Bee television critic Rick Kushman. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, May 10th 2007 Rick discusses which television shows will or will not make it on next fall's lineups. Rick makes predictions on shows like, "Friday Night Lights" and "Studio 60". Rick also talks about his new book, "A Movable Thirst". Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, May 3rd 2007 You may have noticed your TIVO filling up lately with new episodes of your favorite shows, that's because Tuesday signaled the beginning of May Sweeps. All the networks making the big push to finish off the season in hopes of winning the all important ratings war. Sacramento Bee TV critic Rick Kushman discusses sweeps with Kelly and Amy. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, April 26th 2007 American Idol giving back last night raising money to feed the hunger in American and Africa. Also giving back to their contestants, allowing all six to return for another week in the spotlight. Joining Kelly and Amy was Sacramento Bee TV Critic Rick Kushman to talk about it. Rick Kushman Interview
Thursday, April 19th 2007 In his inaugural Sacramento Bee segment interview on KFBK, Rick talked "American Idol". Amy and Kelly discussed everything from the notorious Sanjaya to the staying power of this phenomenal franchise. Rick Kushman Interview
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