Fear Factor (tv program)

Reviews: The stunt-challenges begin in '72 Hours' and 'The Hero'

I suppose it has something to do with summertime, these extreme stunt-challenge contests in which people do physically difficult, psychologically intimidating things in the hope of winning big money. Anyway, they're back. Two premiere Thursday on TNT:...

Tags: TNT (tv network), Panama, Dwayne Johnson, Unrest, Conflicts and War, America's Got Talent (tv program)

Bun Lai, Miya's Sushi Get Star Turn on 'Saturday Night Live'

If you watched this past Saturday's season finale of "SNL," one headline on the "Weekend Update" segment (with returning special guest Amy Poehler) may have caught your attention. "A sushi chef in Connecticut is planning to use cicadas this summer in...

Tags: Travel Channel (tv network), Saturday Night Live (tv program), Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Invasive Species

TV, movie shoots get inside track at Irwindale Speedway

A loud screeching sound echoed across the oval racetrack as a driver burned rubber, revving the engine of a silver Mercedes-Benz and spinning the vehicle a full 360 degrees while kicking up a cloud of dust and smoke. This wasn't a stock car race, but...

Tags: NASCAR, Entertainment, Bankruptcy, Stock Car Racing, Manufacturing and Engineering

"Bachelor' recap, Crazy Tierra and two-on-one time

What a night! "Nights like tonight, I'm not sure my wife is in there," Sean said. Me either, Sean! On tonight, part one of "The Bachelor's" special two-day event, Tierra and the drama surrounding her reigned supreme. We head to Montana, for what...

Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Television Industry

Letters to the editor: Readers focus on politics

Vote  no on Petoskey mayor term extension Editor: As a former member of the Petoskey City Council I am uniquely familiar with the motivation behind the city council's effort to increase the mayor's term of office from one year to three years. Aside...

Tags: Republican Party, Business, Finance, Elections, Politics

NBC sets Fall 2012 TV schedule

RedEye

NBC announced its 2012-13 primetime schedule Sunday that capitalizes on the popularity of "The Voice" by launching a new fall edition of the singing competition series. The network also plans to add six new scripted series in the fall and four at mid-...

Tags: Fashion Star (tv program), Game Shows, Best Friends Forever (tv program), Bent (tv program), The Voice (tv program)

Have your 2011-12 TV shows been canceled?

RedEye

CBS has canceled "CSI: Miami" after 10 seasons, making it the first show in the "CSI" franchise to end. With the networks announcing their Fall 2012 TV schedules this week, I thought I'd create a master list of the current shows that have been canceled or...

Tags: Ringer (tv program), The CW (tv network), Best Friends Forever (tv program), Game Shows, Bent (tv program)

'Fear Factor' donkey semen episode airs on Danish television

December 2011 schedule of TV premieres and specials

RedEye

In the real world, December means holidays. In the world of TV, you add a word to that: special. Here's a look at some of the season and series premieres this month, but more importantly, the specials. And most of those are holiday specials. And most,...

Tags: Holidays, Chelsea (Staten Island, New York), NBC (tv network), Dick Clark, HBO (tv network)

Taking the bang out of pressure cooking

Los Angeles Times

A quick look at my home kitchen and you might think I was an avowed minimalist. One pot, a few saucepans and a cherished cast-iron skillet. A cupboard of bakeware and bowls and counter space for just a few appliances. All the gadgets that can fit in one...

Tags: Top Chef (tv program), Steroids, YouTube, Recipes, Los Angeles Times