July 29th, 2009 | 2 Comments
TLC has ordered a second season of Cake Boss. The show follows the antics inside a Hoboken, N.J. Italian bakery run by Buddy Valastro. The second season is expected to launch this fall as production has already begun on the new batch of shows. Cake Boss first launched on May 25, and has averaged 2.3 million viewers since its launch. The show has been helped by its lead-in, Jon & Kate Plus 8, particularly given the media frenzy surrounding episodes of that show earlier this summer. Cake Boss became the top-rated food show on cable by the end of July.
Cake Boss finishes up its first season on August 17. TLC will launch another cake-themed series, the competition Ultimate Cake Off, in the 10:00 PM/ET slot on Mondays starting August 31.
July 15th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Building off the success of Cake Boss, cable TV’s #1 food show, TLC takes a bite out of the competition genre with the new series Ultimate Cake Off. Airing as a sneak-peek on August 3, and then continuing weekly starting August 31, each of the series eight episodes pits three different cake artists against each other as they create edible masterpieces in hopes of winning $10,000 and having their cakes featured at a marquee event.
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June 17th, 2009 | 5 Comments
On June 30, TLC will introduce the new series Stager Invasion, hosted by professional stager Lisa Lynch, while bringing back two viewer favorites: Moving Up, hosted by designer Doug Wilson, and Real Estate Pros, featuring real estate expert Richard C. Davis. Moving Up and Real Estate Pros to premiere their seasons on July 21.
Stager Invasion kicks off the property programming block starting Tuesday, June 30 at 8:00 & 8:30 PM. Hosted by professional stager Lisa Lynch, each half-hour episode finds Lisa visiting a house that is on the market by a homeowner with a need to sell, but isn’t getting any interest. Lisa is joined by a staging team to help transform the house using mostly items already part of the décor while battling an 8-hour timeline to get it ready for an open house. Will it sell now that its look has been updated and its appeal has been maximized for the potential buyers?
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April 2nd, 2009 | 12 Comments
TLC announced today that Jon & Kate Plus 8 will return for a fifth season. The popular show that attracted record ratings for its March 23 finale will join a busy roster of returning programs, such as 18 Kids and Counting, A Baby Story, American Chopper, What Not to Wear, and Little People, Big World.
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April 2nd, 2009 | 0 Comments
TLC has secured what it said are the exclusive authorized documentary rights to the story of U.S. Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who became a national hero when he successfully landed a crippled passenger jet in the Hudson River in January, sparing 155 passengers and crew aboard. TLC is planning a late 2009 airdate for the documentary special, which is currently in pre-production.
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March 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment
TLC has ordered a new series called Cake Boss that follows baker Buddy Valastro. His elaborate confections for celebrities like Britney Spears have been featured on shows ranging from Today to The Sopranos. The show will follow the New Jersey-based Valastro and his Italian family as they run Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken. TLC will air the show’s pilot April 19, with the series launching in early June.
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