http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/ Radio and TV, TV Q&A, Reality TV, TV Editor Rob Owen's Tuned In Journal en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:09:53 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208111-66.stm?cmpid=radiotv.xml INDIANAPOLIS -- Three decades after his Coke commercial won advertising's version of the Oscar, Joe Greene and his No. 75 Steelers jersey make a comeback in another Super Bowl spot on television. The new commercial relies heavily on the old one, only the Coke bottle has been replaced by a container of Downy Unstopables laundry product. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 12:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208084-67-0.stm?cmpid=radiotv.xml If Snooki and JWoww need a place to live, Jersey Shore will welcome them with open arms. Jersey Shore, Pa., that is. The Central Pennsylvania Film Office wants the stars of MTV's "Jersey Shore" reality show to come to the tiny borough in northcentral Pennsylvania or to nearby Williamsport to shoot a planned spinoff of their gym-tan-laundry lifestyle. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208085-67-0.stm?cmpid=radiotv.xml Sharon Needles' debut on "RuPaul's Drag Race" was dead-on. The season 4 premiere Monday was the highest in Logo history for a series, a 50 percent increase over last season's opener. It scored a 0.6 rating in the premiere adult 18-49 demo, with 481,000 total viewers across various broadcast and social media platforms. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12034/1207766-67.stm?cmpid=radiotv.xml Characters Unite, USA Network's public service campaign created to address social injustice and cultural divides, visited Clairton High School in November with Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward for its latest special, "NFL Characters Unite," which will air on USA at 7 p.m. Feb. 10. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12034/1207759-67.stm?cmpid=radiotv.xml Black History Month programming continues on WQED-TV Sunday with four documentaries: "Wylie Avenue Days" (3 p.m.), set during the prime of Pittsburgh's Hill District in the 1930s-50s; "Barbershops: PA Stylin" (4 p.m.), hosted by Chris Moore; "Torchbearers" (5 p.m.), about local civil rights pioneers; and "Secrets of the Dead: Slave Ship Mutiny" (8 p.m.), the 1766 story of a Dutch slave ship's Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12034/1207760-67-0.stm?cmpid=radiotv.xml Original online TV programming gets a boost this month as several big-name tech companies make a push into territory that historically has been the realm of TV programmers. These new series look like traditional TV shows, but you won't find them on a broadcast or cable network. They're shows made to be viewed online and via broadband streaming. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207456-67.stm?cmpid=radiotv.xml PASADENA, Calif. -- CBS's "NCIS" remains the No. 1 scripted drama this season and next week it hits the 200-episode mark, quite an achievement for a series that didn't become an indisputable hit until about five years into its current nine-season run. Generally, TV shows are either successful out of the gate or grow into hits over the course of a season or two. Five years to become a hit? Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500