Ed Martin's Watercooler TV

	About Ed Martin Ed Martin has written about television and Internet programming for several Myers publications since 2000, including The Myers Report, The Myers Programming Report, MediaVillage and, at present, MediaBizBloggers on JackMyers.com. A member of the Television Critics... more
MTV Proves It's Still a Driving Force in Popular Culture - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers By Ed Martin After twenty years of attending presentations by networks to the advertising community I cannot recall a single one that did not include speeches by executives extolling the results of recent research about their network's growth and potential, not to mention their future programming plans.... more
How “Lost” Can Reward Viewers and Strengthen Broadcast Television (Hint: Look to “Doctor Who”) - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers By Ed Martin If not for the inescapable influence of Fox’s American Idol, I would choose ABC’s Lost as the top show of the last decade.   more
Jay's In. Conan's Out. But NBC's Nightmare is Far From Over - By Ed Martin By Ed Martin What a month NBC is having. I can't remember a time when a broadcast network has been so thoroughly trashed by its own talent, in primetime and in late night, on its own air! During the last two weeks, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno seized every opportunity to belittle their... more
TCA Tour Reinforces the Power and Excitement of Broadcast Television - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers By Ed Martin If there is one big take-away from the Winter 2010 Television Critics Association tour it's that broadcast television can still stir up more excitement in more ways than any other medium. At the very start of the tour, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler didn't... more
FX Brings TCA to a Memorable End with a Hot New Series and a Riotous New Take on NBC's Conan O'Brien Blunder - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers By Ed Martin FX yesterday closed out the cable portion of the Winter 2010 Television Critics Association tour with a presentation on behalf of an upcoming show that generated more interest among critics and reporters than any other new scripted series seen here since the tour began. The ... more

More Ed Martin's Watercooler TV TCA Tour Reinforces the Power and Excitement of Broadcast Television - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers FX Brings TCA to a Memorable End with a Hot New Series and a Riotous New Take on NBC's Conan O'Brien Blunder - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers TCA’s Cable Triumph: Discovery and HBO Reveal the Programs of the Year - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers PBS at TCA: Sir Patrick Stewart on Shakespeare, Hollywood Hierarchies, “Star Trek” and the Psychological Impact of Reality Television - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers ABC at TCA: Steve McPherson on the End of Lost and the Drama at NBC - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers TCA: Simon Cowell Rocks Fox; Plus More on Leno and "24" Returns - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers NBC's Leno Mess Dominates the Opening Days of TCA - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers A Nod to TV's Past While Contemplating Its Future - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers "Dexter," "Lost," "Battlestar Galactica," "Mad Men" and More: The Ten Best TV Shows of 2009 - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers "Supernatural," "The Middle," "Attack of the Show," "The Real World" and More: The Top 10 List You Won't See Anywhere Else, 2009 Edition - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers archive