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Alyson Hannigan - "How I Met Your Mother" Sitcom - Joss Whedon joins for a musical

Webmaster — 2009-11-19T10:37:04Z

Joss Whedon Visits Alyson Hannigan on set for a Musical Number

Alyson Hannigan tweeted earlier tonight about shooting a musical number for How I Met Your Mother, and the special guest she invited.

alydenisof : I asked Joss to visit today while we were shooting the musical number. He did. Joss + Musical = FLASHBACKS

alydenisof : I have to say I sound MUCH better now !!! (now that nobody is listening)

alydenisof : Luckily Neil does most of the singing !

alydenisof : Anytime I sing, it will be mostly filler.

That last tweet is so perfect, isn't it ? (Hint : It's very similar to a line she sings in the Buffy musical.) Sigh. View Alyson Hannigan's Twitter.

Alyson Hannigan - "Mastercard" Commercial - MasterCard Enlists Peyton Manning For Gift Finder

Webmaster — 2009-11-17T09:11:43Z

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http://www.mediapost.com/publications/ ?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=117472

MasterCard Worldwide is launching a new online tool designed to drive e-commerce by helping online shoppers narrow gift choices based on price and the personality of the recipient.

The Priceless Gift Finder then displays appropriate gift selections, along with ratings and reviews from Amazon.com. Purchases can be made at Amazon.com directly through the Gift Finder. Shoppers have access to a budget calculator to track the cost of gift selections, and can build shopping lists from their lists of Facebook friends (via Facebook Connect), as well as family and friends who are not on Facebook. They can also spread the news about the MasterCard Priceless Gift Finder by posting a URL link to the tool on social networking sites.

The MasterCard Priceless Gift Finder is "hosted" by NFL Quarterback Peyton Manning and actress Alyson Hannigan, who offer humorous "not-so-perfect" gift suggestions to visitors through a series of video vignettes, prior to the tool's actual recommendations.

The 30-second TV spot in built upon the same premise. At a holiday house party, Manning gives teammates Jeff Saturday and Ryan Diem a gift and says, "you'll never guess what it is" — although it is obviously a wrapped football — while Hannigan, at a holiday party "on the set," gives two bald crew members a shampoo gift basket. The spot wraps with the voiceover : "Getting them something they'll actually enjoy. Priceless. This year let Peyton and Alyson help you get the perfect gift at priceless.com."

TV and Web videos were produced by McCann Erickson/New York. The Gift Finder Web site and Facebook application were built by Huge in partnership with MRM Worldwide. MRM Worldwide, in partnership with McCann Erickson, developed the online media banners that also feature Manning and Hannigan. Media is handled by GSD&M Idea City.

For every purchase made at Amazon.com with a valid MasterCard card that comes through the Gift Finder, shoppers will receive a credit for $10 in MP3 downloads from Amazon.com's MP3 store (courtesy of MasterCard).

"The MasterCard Priceless Gift Finder represents a significant focus by MasterCard on driving e-commerce this holiday season," said Cheryl Guerin, senior vice president, U.S. and digital marketing, MasterCard Worldwide, in a statement. "The utility of this tool makes it easy to select these perfect gifts, while tracking a budget and managing a holiday shopping list using social media applications that are already a part of many shoppers' daily lives."

In conjunction with the launch of the MasterCard Priceless Gift Finder, MasterCard released the results of the "National MasterCard Moms Speak Out 2009 Holiday Gifting Survey," which reveals that while they are responsible for the majority of holiday shopping, many moms struggle to find the perfect gift.

The survey reveals that 78% of moms indicate they are responsible for selecting, purchasing and wrapping all the gifts, and tracking the holiday budget. The biggest obstacle moms say they face with holiday gift-giving is staying within their budget (54%), and finding thoughtful and creative gifts (26%). However, even in the face of holiday shopping challenges, 92% of moms feel there is an inner fulfillment when they do find what they consider to be the "perfect gift."

Vote for Alyson Hannigan in the People's Choice Awards 2010

Webmaster — 2009-11-12T20:17:07Z

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http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/votenow.jsp ?pollId=900018

Alyson Hannigan - "How I Met Your Mother" Sitcom - 24 episodes ordered !

Webmaster — 2009-11-05T21:20:51Z

This just in : CBS trims 'Numb3rs,' orders more 'NCIS' and 'Mother'

Numbers-show_lA CBS spokesperson is confirming that the network has cut Numb3rs‘ episode order from 22 to 16. Translation : This is most likely the show's final season.

I'm hearing Flashpoint will likely take over the Friday 10 p.m. timeslot in February, although there's been no official confirmation of that.

In related news, CBS has upped the episode orders of How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, NCIS : LA, CSI : Miami, and Two and a Half Men from 22 to 24, while requesting one additional episode of Criminal Minds, CSI : NY, The Big Bang Theory, The Good Wife, CSI, and The Mentalist, bringing their totals from 22 to 23.

Alyson Hannigan Says Satyana's First Flight Was ‘Awesome'

Webmaster — 2009-10-06T08:57:09Z

Baby's first flight is a stressful experience for almost every parent, and it was that same stress which led Alyson Hannigan to tweet the masses last week in search of help.

“I was really nervous,” she admitted during a recent visit to The Late Show with David Letterman. “I went on my Twitter and asked for advice.” What she received in response ranged from bad — “some people said ‘Leave her at home' or ‘Put her in the overhead compartment,'” Alyson revealed — to good.

“Someone [recommended], and I actually did follow it, ‘Hand out earplugs to all the people around you and say, ‘I hope you don't need these, but just in case, here you go !””

As it turns out Alyson's gesture was well-received indeed ; Although 6-month-old Satyana was “awesome” on the plane, the same could not be said for a toddler several rows back who spent the entire flight “screaming,” Alyson recalled.

Satyana is the first child for Alyson, 35, and her husband Alexis Denisof.

Alyson Hannigan is on "Late Show with David Letterman" tonight

Webmaster — 2009-09-29T19:47:25Z

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http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/

Alyson Hannigan - "How I Met Your Mother" Sitcom - Season 5 to premiere on September 21, 2009

Webmaster — 2009-08-21T20:12:53Z

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, which was recently nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for the 2008-2009 season, begins its fifth season on Monday, Sept. 21 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT). - News / Sitcom 2005-09 : "How I Met Your Mother"

Alyson Hannigan - "How I Met Your Mother" Sitcom - 5x01 "Definitions" - Read The Sides

Webmaster — 2009-08-05T11:08:11Z

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http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-i-met-your-mother-episode-501.html

Alyson Hannigan - "How I Met Your Mother" Sitcom - Season 5 arrives on September 21, 2009

Webmaster — 2009-06-29T19:09:07Z

Monday, Sept. 21

8 pm How I Met Your Mother
8:30 pm Accidentally on Purpose (new series)
9 pm Two and a Half Men
9:30 pm The Big Bang Theory (new time)
10 pm CSI : Miami

Alyson Hannigan - "How I Met Your Mother" Sitcom has been renewed !

Webmaster — 2009-05-20T16:09:05Z

CBS is rearranging its Monday laffers and moving frosh hit “The Mentalist” to Thursday - but will otherwise head into fall with a schedule that once again sticks with stability.

Eye execs, who announced their new lineup Wednesday morning, aren't known for making many rash moves during the annual spring rite of scheduling, and this year was no exception.

“We think it's a strong schedule that strikes a great balance between new faces and existing stars, classic franchises and new twists, and some great scheduling,” CBS Entertainment prexy Nina Tassler told reporters at a morning press briefing.

Eye's schedule also includes the acquisition of “Medium,” which left NBC after a tussle between the Peacock and producer CBS TV Studios ; as well as three new dramas and one frosh comedy.

Net's biggest play comes on Thursday, where “Mentalist” will move to the plum slot behind “CSI” for its sophomore run. Move is seen as a way for CBS to attempt to turn the decent player into another solid staple for the net.

CBS scheduling topper Kelly Kahl said the net saw a chance to “take the No. 1 new show this year and pair it with the No. 1 show on TV and try to create a superblock.”

Eye also hasn't had much luck in recent seasons launching new shows behind “CSI” - last year's stabs in the hour, “Eleventh Hour” and “Harper's Island,” didn't return.

“On a night with a higher profile and higher HUT (homes using television) levels, there's certainly a chance we could bust (‘The Mentalist') into becoming a top five show,” Kahl added.

While “The Mentalist” move had been predicted, CBS' decision to play switcheroo on Monday nights was probably the biggest surprise coming out of the Eye's new lineup.

This is a network that loathes moving things that are generally working, and CBS had a power Monday night this season with “The Big Bang Theory” at 8 and “Two and a Half Men” at 9.

But CBS wants to turn “Big Bang” into a mega-hit of “Two and a Half Men” proportions - perhaps to eventually move it to a new night.

As a result, the Eye said it's shifting the show back behind “Two and a Half Men,” where it got its start, in order to pump its numbers up higher.

“Our first priority was to punch ‘Big Bang' into the stratosphere a bit,” Kahl said.

The shuffle also puts “How I Met Your Mother” back in the lead-off 8 p.m. slot. The show occupied that same position a few years ago, but Kahl admitted that the net “threw it to the wolves” that early in the show's life.

Now, he said, “Mother” has developed a stronger and loyal following, enough that it was ready to once again kick off Mondays.

Tassler and Kahl said they also believed “Mother” will also be called upon to help launch new Jenna Elfman comedy “Accidentally on Purpose,” which will air at 8:30.

On Tuesdays, Eye will continue to kick off “NCIS,” and lead right into spinoff “NCIS : Los Angeles.”

That's a night CBS is especially bullish on, now that all three of its major competitors are airing reality from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Then there's the big “Medium” shift from NBC to CBS, which came only after a substantial blowup between the two congloms.

Peacock had offered a 13-episode pickup for “Medium,” but CBS TV Studios - which has a 22-episode deal with star Patricia Arquette - was looking for a full-season order.

When NBC wouldn't budge, the the Eye opted to move the show to its own network, where “Medium” was seen as a natural fit with Friday night's “Ghost Whisperer,” as well as returnee “Numbers.”

“If ‘Ghost Whisperer' and ‘Numbers' had an offspring, it would be ‘Medium,'” Tassler said.

The give-and-take between CBS and NBC got heated yesterday, as CBS TV Studios took the unprecedented step of issuing a press release denouncing NBC's decision not to pick up the show for a full season as “inexplicable.”

Eye insiders said the studio took the unusual step of issuing the release after taking offense at comments NBC Entertainment/Universal Media Studios co-chair Ben Silverman made to reporters earlier on Tuesday.

“We didn't see any letters or chatter for those shows,” Silverman said of “Medium” and another canceled Peacock series, “My Name is Earl.” “And we didn't see any creative momentum.”

As for CBS' new dramas, besides the “NCIS” spinoff, there's also “The Good Wife,” which winds up on Tuesdays and “Three Rivers,” which will run on Sundays. New Bruckheimer drama “Miami Trauma” will hold for midseason.

Also on the bench for midseason : Canadian co-productions “Flashpoint” and “The Bridge” (which is new), as well as laffer “Rules of Engagement” and reality entries “Arranged Marriage” and “Undercover Boss.”

Among the Eye's canceled shows, Tassler said the network looked at potentially turning critically acclaimed but low-rated “Worst Week” into a multi-camera laffer, but ultimately passed. And she said decision to cut “Without a Trace” and “The Unit” repped a “difficult choice.”

“It was sad to see them go,” she said.

Eye execs held back their punches on NBC's decision to air “The Jay Leno Show” weeknights at 10 p.m.

But CBS honcho Leslie Moonves, who opened the press event, called the scheduling “a real sea change.”

“There's going to be more share available at 10 p.m. for people who put on great dramas and that's what we do year after year,” Moonves said.

As for the upfront marketplace, Moonves said he's “bullish” about an uptick in the advertising marketplace.

“I really think we're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel,” he said.

Here's a look at CBS' fall schedule :

Monday
8 p.m. - "How I Met Your Mother"
8:30 p.m. - "Accidentally on Purpose" (new comedy)
9 p.m. - "Two and a Half Men"
9:30 p.m. - "The Big Bang Theory"
10 p.m. - "CSI : Miami"

Tuesday
8 p.m. - "NCIS"
9 p.m. - "NCIS : Los Angeles"
10 p.m. - "The Good Wife" (new drama)

Wednesday
8 p.m. - "The New Adventures of Old Christine"
8:30 p.m. - "Gary Unmarried"
9 p.m. - "Criminal Minds"
10 p.m. - "CSI : NY"

Thursday
8 p.m. - "Survivor"
9 p.m. - "CSI : Crime Scene Investigation"
10 p.m. - "The Mentalist"

Friday
8 p.m. - "Ghost Whisperer"
9 p.m. - "Medium"
10 p.m. - "Numbers"

Saturday
8 p.m. - Drama repeats
9 p.m. - Drama repeats
10 p.m. - "48 Hours Investigations"

Sunday
7 p.m. - "60 Minutes"
8 p.m. - "The Amazing Race"
9 p.m. - "Three Rivers" (new drama)
10 p.m. - "Cold Case"