Daemon’s TV Quick Updates

“AMERICAN IDOL” AUDITIONS START SOON

Think you have what it takes to be an AMERICAN IDOL? Then pack your stuff up because the auditions for Season 7 are about to start.

July 30: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego CA
August 6: Texas Stadium, Dallas TX
August 10: Qwest Center, Omaha NE
August 14: TBA, Atlanta GA
August 18: North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston SC
August 22: AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami FL
August 27: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia PA

Auditions are open to 16- to 28-year-olds as of July 28. Details are at americanidol.com.

Source Americanidol.com

TBS GOES HD

TBS will be joining the HD train on September 1st.

Some of the shows slated to air in HD are My Boys, The Bill Engvall Show, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, and old shows like Seinfeld, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and Sex and the City will also be included.

In addition, TBS will also present exclusive coverage of the Major League Baseball’s Division Series Playoffs and the National League Championship Series in high-def.

TBS will broadcast in 1080i HD and use Dolby Digital 5.1. All of its programming will be presented in 16:9 format (including commercials), this means no more switching between formats.

Source The Futon Critic

NO MORE “FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS” REPEAT ON NBC

After putting repeats of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS to air on Friday night, in order to gain new fans, NBC has taken the show off its schedule.

According to Nielsen’s ratings, Friday Night Lights repeats only averaged a 0.9 rating among adults 18-49.

An NBC spokesman said the network still hopes to re-air “Lights” in late August or early September in order to better take advantage of the planned DVD release of the first season.

The network also mentioned that it might bring the show back as a marathon.

Source TV Week

OLIVER PLATT ON “NIP/TUCK”

Oliver Platt has landed a recurring role in NIP/TUCK for five episodes. He will play Freddy Prune, the producer of a TV show on which Sean and Christian are consultants.

Source The Hollywood Reporter