I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here Turns Into a Nightmare for NBC
Were Heidi and Spencer tortured?
Posted 06/04/09 in Vulture
Priorities
Ben Silverman Simply Cannot Be Late to Tonight’s Lakers Game
He moved a meeting from his home in Pacific Palisades so he could make the tip-off.
I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here: Ben Silverman’s Latest Folly
You didn't think it was possible, but the show is working overtime to devalue Ben Silverman's already tenuous grip on fame.
What Can We Expect From Conan O’Brien’s First Night As Host of the Tonight Show?
Outside of Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam, well, we're not too sure!
Posted 05/26/09 in Vulture
Managing for Margins
CBS Wins 2008–2009 TV Ratings Race, While NBC Places Fourth
Good thing Ben Silverman is "managing for margins and not for ratings."
NBC Upfronts: Ben Silverman Declares War on Repeats, Makes Peace With Obama
Perhaps most surprising of all, he restrained himself from going off on Nikki Finke!
Posted 05/18/09 in Vulture
Ben Silverman
Let History Be the Judge of Ben Silverman, Says Ben Silverman
"I'd like to think time will tell, because you can't really judge your programming skills in a strike-shortened, 18-month period."
Posted 05/15/09 in Vulture
Ben Silverman
Ben Silverman’s Topless Jam Session Was for the Children
'It is unfortunate that this celebration of a very worthwhile charity had to be taken out of context and weaponized.'
NBC Renews Last Call, Commitment to Desk-Based Entertainment
He's only a tenth of a point behind Kimmel!
TV Pilot Season Proves to Be Dicey For Female Protagonists
Unless you're a doctor, detective or ghost whisperer, that is.
Posted 05/12/09 in Vulture
Gladiators
Unpopular Gladiator Show to Become Stupid Movie
Says an optimistic producer: 'I look forward to creating a compelling story that launches a whole new set of characters.'
Posted 05/11/09 in Vulture
American Idol
American Idol Achieves the Silvermanian Ideal
Despite a loss of five million viewers, the show's profits are way up over the last three years.
Posted 05/05/09 in Vulture
Cost Savings
The Jay Leno Show Promises 98 Percent Fewer Murders in the 10 p.m. Time Slot
Ben Silverman says "down with crimetime"!
Posted 05/04/09 in Vulture
Ben Silverman
Surprise! NBC to Have New Shows This Fall
Ben Silverman announced a portion of NBC's fall prime-time lineup to advertisers this morning.
Posted 05/04/09 in Vulture
Ben Silverman
Cheap Weekend Update Specials to Fill Space on NBC This Fall
Just like the ones that carried it through last year! (Except this time without the benefit of a concurrent presidential election to make people interested.)
Posted 05/01/09 in Vulture
Ben Silverman
Ben Silverman Misses Second Party
Fun-loving NBC wunderkind (and Vulture hero) Ben Silverman unexpectedly no-showed at an event last night, missing a party for the second time in less than four months.
Ben Silverman Misses Rare Chance to Tell Donald Trump, ‘You’re Fired!’
We can only hope this means Jim J. Bullock will be returning to television soon!
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