11.19.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
When I heard that Jennifer Lopez will pay homage to the iconic Celia Cruz at the upcoming American Music Awards, it got me thinking: because of JLo’s Latin tribute at this all-American event, many more Latinos are bound to tune in to the awards show, so then should American audiences turn around and tune into this year’s Latin Grammys? Read More
10.2.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
Colombian superstar Juanes is set to rock television screens across the country as he headlines the season premiere of “Austin City Limits.” Read More
09.28.2013 | By Jack Rico |
This coming Monday at 10AM, one of the coolest shows on daytime television is returning. It’s not on CBS, NBC or ABC. It’s on cable TV and it’s on VH1. The show is called Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan. How do I know this? I have been on the show since its inception back in 2010 when it used to be a one week show promoting the Critics Choice Movie Awards, and its very creative producers, as well as its beautiful lead host, have infused daytime TV with the type of programming one usually watches late at night. It’s the best counter-programming to everything else at that time and the results are some of the more captivating TV you’ll see in daytime. I mean, even my mom who is 66, can’t stop watching it. It’s contagious, and dare I say – addictive TV. Read More
09.23.2013 | By Jack Rico |
Looks like Lifetime’s new Latina themed show Devious Maids is a bonafide hit and a bonafide hit with Hispanics too as 19% of them in total viewers nearly doubles that of Lifetime’s primetime average. In other words, 9.5% of Hispanics watch other Lifetime programming vs. 19% of them watching Devious Maids. You can attribute the success of the show to specific themes: Latina protagonists, Latino themed situations, guilty pleasure escapism and a sexy Latin vibe to the show has really become a point of engagement TV for Hispanics. Who knows how many others are watching on an iPad or On Demand added to the ratings success. Read More
09.19.2013 | By Jack Rico |
Eva Longoria is at it again. According to Deadline.com, the “Desperate Housewives” star is producing another telenovela from Latin America, this time for ABC. The network acquired the US rights to the popular Venezuelan telenovela “Pura Sangre”. The English language title will be “Trust“. Read More
09.12.2013 | By Jack Rico |
The 1-4-0: The third season of ‘The X- Factor’ brings the same grand production, excitement and talented singers as years before, but word is out how much value the new judges will add. Read More
09.11.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
America, get ready to have your Wednesday and Thursday nights rocked by one of Mexico’s hottest artists — they surely don’t call her “La Chica Dorada” (The Golden Girl) for no reason. Tonight at 8 p.m., singer Paulina Rubio makes her English-speaking-television debut as a judge on the third season of “The X Factor” where she will join Kelly Rowland, Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell. Read More
09.11.2013 | By Jack Rico |
I have been saying it for years now! Bob Odenkirk‘s character in ‘Breaking Bad’, Saul Goodman, is one of the best characters on TV and to prove it, AMC is now giving him his own new show!
Here is the official word from AMC: Read More
09.11.2013 | By Mariana Dussan |
Jon Stewart has made his comeback to “The Daily Show” after a 12-week hiatus. During the first eight weeks of his absence John Oliver, Senior British Correspondent for the show, took over for the role of host while Stewart traveled to Jordan to make his directing debut with “Rosewater.” Read More
09.10.2013 | By Jack Rico |
My good friend Jim Shearer, host of VH-1’s Top 20 Countdown, emailed me last week and asked if I would be a part of his weekly Breaking Bad podcast called “Yinz Luv” to discuss this past weekend’s episode. I said of course, but none of us were ever thinking that we’d be discussing what I believe to be THE BEST episode in Breaking Bad history. Read More
