Oct 27th, 2004 · Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews Comedy Central's new animated series Drawn Together. He says the crass humor of the show is effective at satirizing both today's rash of reality TV and saccharine cartoons of yesteryear.
Oct 21st, 2004 · No food for you! The Center for Consumer Freedom is airing a humorous television ad featuring the Soup Nazi made famous on the TV sitcom Seinfeld. The group is encouraging people to take more responsibility for their weight. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne.
Oct 19th, 2004 · A San Francisco man has created a universal remote control that offers only one function: the 'off' button. His keychain device, TV-B-Gone, is designed to extinguish televisions in public places. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and inventor Mitch Altman.
Oct 18th, 2004 · Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews Cold Turkey, a new reality show on Pax TV that puts 10 chain smokers under one roof, and presses them to quit smoking. A.J. Benza hosts.
Oct 10th, 2004 · Telenovelas are melodramatic soap opera mini-series that have become the identifier of Spanish-language television. Telemundo, in an attempt to cater to its Latino audience living in the United States, has become the first U.S. Spanish network to fill 100 percent of its programming with shows it has produced. Catrin Einhorn reports.
Oct 8th, 2004 · Commentator Steven Ivory shares with us what his life was like when he lost his television set.
Oct 6th, 2004 · Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews two new television documentaries about the world of hip-hop, both produced by music mogul Russell Simmons. VH1's And You Don't Stop and Court TV's Hip-Hop Justice are set to air Wednesday night.
Oct 2nd, 2004 · Television preacher T.D. Jakes has released a film called Woman Thou Art Loosed -- the story of a woman who was molested as a young girl. Jakes has enlisted clergy to get their congregants into the movie theaters. Janet Heimlich reports.