Click Here to go to the New Blog on BuffaloNews.com 12 Mar 2013 | 06:47 am

This Blog Will Be Delivered Elsewhere on Tuesday 8 Mar 2013 | 05:59 pm

With apologies to the late Richard Nixon, I want Tina, Steve, J. Myrle, Tom, Bob, Dave and Doug to know they won’t have me to kick around anymore. At least not in this forum. This is my final blog for...

ABC’s Kimmel Needs a Boost Here on Channel 7 7 Mar 2013 | 06:11 pm

Jimmy Kimmel told me in early January that he has never been to Buffalo. After looking at the local late-night ratings for the February sweeps, he might consider coming here on his next publicity tour...

“Dallas” Shooting, “Following” Escape and “Amazing” Shot Connection 5 Mar 2013 | 06:57 pm

This is what I’m thinking: Who shot J.R. Monday night on TNT’s new version of “Dallas”? Somehow, I doubt as many people care as did back in the day 33 years ago when the series was a Friday night hit ...

Ch.2 Scores on Weekends; “Amazing Race” Couple in Jeopardy 4 Mar 2013 | 05:54 pm

Here are some more interesting things to note about Western New York viewing patterns after the just- concluded February sweeps. Channel 2 News Owns the Weekends: The NBC affiliate dominated at 6 p.m....

Ch.2 Dominates News Early, Ch. 4 Late 1 Mar 2013 | 06:25 pm

Channel 2 News is the big winner at 6 a.m. and from 5 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. Channel 4 News remains the leader in the late evening newscasts. And Channel 7’s Eyewitness News has seen big percentage ga...

Ch.4′s Segal Gives a Classy “Wake Up!” Goodbye 28 Feb 2013 | 06:47 pm

I’ve got to hand it to former Channel 4 meteorologist Amelia Segal. She sure can keep a secret. It wasn’t until a day before her departure from WIVB-TV that just about everybody inside her station lea...

Lessons Learned About Constitution, Twitter and Arrested Development 27 Feb 2013 | 06:50 pm

  The semi-annual Television Critics Association press tour can be quite an educational experience. I can’t tell you how many times I said to myself over the course of a week in Pasadena, Calif. last ...

Oscars Gain Here; TWC Rate Hike Explained 26 Feb 2013 | 06:34 pm

Despite the complaints about the edginess or crudeness of host Seth MacFarlane and how long it took to get around to giving out the top awards, the local ratings for the Oscar telecast Sunday improved...

Call Them the Love or Hate Oscars 25 Feb 2013 | 06:24 pm

  Well, at least “Oscar” host Seth MacFarlane gave us something to write and talk about Sunday night. The rest of the evening was as dull and boring as a bad Bills game in the 2012 season. If you read...