Tonight NBC premieres "Are You There, Chelsea?" a new series co-produced by Chelsea Handler and based on one of her memoirs. --- The Paley Center has unveiled the full lineup of shows to be featured at PaleyFest2012. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

With 90+% repeats on TV we're rehashing another glorious year of TV coverage here at LAist. Check out our favorite moments/stories of the year, thank you for your support. --- Tonight we suggest you check out comedian Felipe Esparza's special on Showtime. more ›

PaleyFest announces 2012 dates. --- AMA is this Sunday and we have the Red Carpet embed hosted here. --- Sarah Silverman and Jeff Goldblum deserve Emmy nods for their appearances on "The League" last night. --- Check out the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

TBS has cancelled "Lopez Tonight" after Conan's bump causes dramatic ratings slide. --- PaleyFest Family focuses on Disney Channel and Cartoon Network this weekend. --- Great new eps of "Louie," "The Green Room," "Chelsea Lately," "Childrens Hospital," & "NTSF:SD:SUV" tonight. more ›

Please check out our PaleyFest2011 video interviews with Jimmy Fallon who was being honored last Friday night for "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" and G4's Chris Hardwick who was moderator for the evening. Fallon dropped some hints for upcoming shows and Hardwick let us in on his many developments. --- We're happy to announce the return of nightly listings of TV shows in addition to the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

If you want to watch your favorite shows this weekend DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS. Check out our TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan to see what's really up. Also, please check out our interviews with cast members of HBO's "Eastbound & Down" whome we interviewed last night at PaleyFest. more ›

The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan: "The Big Bang Theory," "Fierce Funny Women," "Man vs. Wild" (Borneo), "Archer," "Conan" (Actor Seth Rogen; media personality Wendy Williams; Lykke Li performs), "Lopez Tonight" (Actor Paul Reubens; Actress Emanuelle Chriqui), "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" (Comic Wanda Sykes; actor Kevin McKidd) more ›

Today we present our round up of interviews from last night's PaleyFest "White Collar" night: Matt Bomer, Tiffani Thiessen, and Willie Garson. We also have our TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan and some event/news tidbits, including some great live events starring TV comedians we'll be checking out in town tonight and tomorrow. more ›

As mentioned in the interview with USA's "White Collar" star Matt Bomer that we posted earlier today, we will be going to the "White Collar" PaleyFest2011 night tonight at 7pm at the Saban Theare in Beverly Hills. Tweet your questions for the cast to @TheTVJunkie. Below this post find the video clips of our interviews from over the weekend. Although the "True Blood" panel played to a capacity crowd there are still some tickets left for other events, check the Paley Center website. more ›

Matt Bomer is the star of USA's "White Collar" which airs on Tuesdays at 10pm _and_ it's the focus program of tonight's PaleyFest2011 at the Saban Theatre. We had the chance to catch up with Bomer a few weeks ago for this interview and we eagerly anticipate what he, his castmates, and the show creators will reveal tonight at PaleyFest. more ›

The much-anticipated PaleyFest2011starts tonight at the Saban Theatre with a focus on AMC's "The Walking Dead," Saturday will feature the incredibly popular "True Blood" from HBO. Tweet us your questions for cast/writers. --- This weekend also features the premiere of Chelsea Handler's 'mocku-reality' show "After Lately" (on Sunday at 11pm). --- Please review the news, listings, and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

As we mentioned yesterday, the lineups for PaleyFest2011 have been finalized with the following cast, writer, producer, creator, producers, and showrunners scheduled to attend their respective panels. The only changes to the following lists will be the addition of more panelists as well as moderators. PaleyFest2011, run by the Paley Center for Media, will run from March 4th to March 17th at the Saban Theatre. more ›

The full lineup of shows at PaleyFest2011 has been finalized - get your tickets sooner than later because this year the festival expects a surge in attendance. --- Last night on ABC Shelley Long and Matt Dillon wowed with their "Modern Family" guest spots but "Mr. Sunshine" had a huge dip in viewers. Is _only_ 7 million viewers enough for ABC? --- Please check out our video interview with character actor Len Lesser who died yesterday at age 88. --- Also check out tonight's TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan & listings. more ›

PaleyFest tickets are on sale - see what shows are available! See our highlights from last night and our predicted highlights for this weekend in addition to our Must-Watch Plan and listings. more ›

The Paley Center for Media has announced some of the lineup for PaleyFest2011. Shows to be highlighted include "The Walking Dead," "True Blood," "Freaks and Geeks"/"Undeclared" Reunion, and "American Idol." --- Read the full post to see our list of DVDs from the Roger Corman Cult Classics, new Channel Zero and Greg Proops podcasts, and the Must-Watch picks of the night. more ›

Brittany Curran plays Lucy Tranelli, the daughter of Ray Romano's character, Joe Tranelli, in TNT's excellent "Men of a Certain Age" (aka #MOACA) which just finished its first season a few weeks ago. We met and interviewed Curran just after the SAG awards and were very happy to see that she was going to be part of PaleyFest2010's "Men of a Certain Age" panel on the 12th. We asked her a few questions to find out from a first-timer, what it's like to be a part of a panel being honored at PaleyFest. more ›

This weekend is all about HBO's new mini-series, "The Pacific" (see the promo above), which is also being renamed by some as "Band of Brothers - Part Deux". What made "Band of Brothers" so compelling was that we followed the same group of guys, Easy Company, throughout Europe, which made the storyline somewhat easier to follow. It was also incredibly interesting because these were true stories about real people, many of whom are still alive. more ›

Here's a photo summary of our experiences last week at PaleyFest's "Community", "Dexter", and "The Vampire Diaries" nights. more ›

On Saturday March 6th, 2010, at the Saban Theatre, the Paley Center for Media's PaleyFest2010 held its "Vampire Diaries" night to honor the series from the CW. We managed to get a few words in with Paul Wesley aka Stefan Salvatore, and Nina Dobrev aka Elena Gilbert & Katherine Pierce. Fans had been lining up to spend most of the day in rain showers as they waited for the show to start at 7pm. more ›

Although Michael C. Hall, who is still receiving cancer treatments, did not walk the red carpet to speak to the press last night, he received a standing ovation as he walked onto the stage at the Saban Theatre for the Paley Center for Media's PaleyFest2010 "Dexter" night. The standing ovation was a first for PaleyFest as noted by this observer and several others in the crowd. more ›

Sometimes it's not until one sees a group of creators, producers, and talent onstage together that the reasons why a TV show is so good becomes so incredibly apparent. At PaleyFest2010's "Community" night at the Saban Theatre... more ›

TV fans, the Paley Center for Media's PaleyFest, February 26th to March 14th, is upon us, giving you the chance to see panels of cast and show creators from: "Modern Family", "Lost", "NCIS", "Community", "Dexter", "Cougar Town", "The Vampire Diaries", Seth MacFarlane, "Breaking Bad", "Flash Forward", "Men of a Certain Age", "Glee", and "Curb Your Enthusiasm". more ›

G4's "Attack of the Show" host Olivia Munn will be gracing the cover of the January 2010 Maxim, here's a behind-the-scenes video. more ›

This year's annual William S. Paley Television Festival (also known as PaleyFest) will feature some LAist favorites. The up close and personal television event is sponsored by the Paley Center for Media, and begins April 10 at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome. Tickets go on sale to the public Sunday at 9 a.m. and they're likely to sell out within 24 hours, if not sooner. Most PaleyFest events treat fans to clips from each program (sometimes never-before-seen material) and include a panel discussion with questions from a moderator and the audience. In addition, each panel page on the PaleyFest website now includes an option for fans to submit questions prior to the event. This year's lineup is a strong one and it features: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 90210, True Blood, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Dollhouse, The Big Bang Theory, The Mentalist, Desperate Housewives, Unaired Pushing Daisies Episodes, Battlestar Galactica, The Hills, Big Love, Fringe and Swingtown. more ›

PaleyFest08 announced today that they’re hosting an X-Files retrospective with series creator Chris Carter and executive producer Frank Spotnitz on March 26. But if that doesn’t bust out your inner Mulder or Scully, then how’s this? Attendees will also get a sneak peek at The X-Files sequel planned for a summer release. more ›