BILL GREEN

• STAY TUNED: NBC's Thursday offerings fails to draw viewers Published 05/25/2012 at 3 p.m.

  ;This was the first and probably the last season for 'The Firm.' This is a continuation of the Tom Cruise movie by the same name. It's an ongoing series and every episode is needed to follow the story. Although it ...

• STAY TUNED: Southwest Florida goes national Published 05/18/2012 at 3 a.m.

  Bill Green looks at the crazy decisions on which TV series get to return in the fall and which do not.

• STAY TUNED: Southwest Florida heavy on local TV news Published 05/04/2012 at 11 a.m.

  Bill Green's Stay Tuned appears in Saturday Neapolitan. He writes about TV-related news in Southwest Florida.

• STAY TUNED: TNT viewer has the blues Published 04/27/2012 at 4 a.m.

  TNT and I are BFFs. I was honored to have the cable network link to last week's article about actor Tony Denison of "The Closer" — and the upcoming new series "Major Crimes." As a result, I was thrilled to ...

• STAY TUNED: Tony Denison on the end (of "The Closer") and new beginnings ("Major Crimes") Published 04/20/2012 at noon

  Bill Green's TV column: This week, all the theories on "The Closer's" finale and some news about its spinoff. You may know him as "Crime Story's" Ray Luca or "The Closer's" Detective Andrew Flynn. You may have been riveted by ...

• STAY TUNED: Sofia Vergara is everywhere, but where is Drew Steele? Published 04/14/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Sofia Vergara is everywhere. And never was that more apparent than during last week's "Saturday Night Live," where she was in nearly every skit and half the commercials. In addition to being a "Modern Family" cast member, Vergara is currently ...

• STAY TUNED: Once upon a time – Naples' Kristen Morse bright part of Lite 93.7 FM's new morning show Published 04/06/2012 at noon

  Have you ever met someone who had the perfect job for their personality? One that fit them to a tee? Naples resident Kristen Morse, half of the new morning team on Lite 93.7 FM radio, happens to be one of ...

• STAY TUNED: 'Close' call, SeaWorld TV and crazy obsessions Published 03/23/2012 at noon

  So we're all pretty sure nobody on their deathbed says, "I wish I'd watched more TV." Studies suggest the typical American watches an average of four hours per day, and I cannot refute that too much with my own experience. ...

• STAY TUNED: Lou Dobbs - A man for all seasons Published 03/16/2012 at 12:29 p.m.

  Bill Green's Stay Tuned appears in Neapolitan on Saturday. He writes about local TV news in Southwest Florida for the Naples Daily News.

• STAY TUNED: Latest NBC 2 addition has impressive credentials Published 03/09/2012 at 4 p.m.

  NBC 2 recently announced that an Emmy Award-winning anchor and reporter will be joining their ranks as a primary weeknight anchor. Peter Busch is currently the weekend anchor at KPHO in Phoenix, Arizona. Busch also reports for the station, winning ...

• STAY TUNED: WINK TV's Jim Farrell dissects Florida's wild weather Published 10/21/2011 at 12:36 p.m.

  Bill Green talks to weather veteran Jim Farrell about Florida's always-fascinating weather patterns.

• Craig Wolf planea combatir despido por la NBC-2 Published 05/20/2011 at 5:06 p.m.

  Apenas pasa una semana sin que alguien me escriba para preguntarme sobre el ex presentador ejecutivo de noticias para NBC-2, Craig Wolf.

• STAY TUNED: The badly-needed return of SIMON Published 03/05/2011 at 2:38 p.m.

  “American Idol” fans, are you going through Simon Cowell withdrawal? I know I am. Patrick Nolan will be Parade grand marshal for the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

• STAY TUNED: With new jury mix, ‘American Idol’ moves Published 11/24/2010 at 2:19 p.m.

  When it premieres Jan. 19, the new season of “American Idol” will be the most radically altered season since its debut. New rules, new judges and a new airing pattern are just some of the changes to expect. Gone are ...

• Stay tuned: Your thoughts on cable news Published 11/12/2010 at 4:25 p.m.

  After seeing our readers’ poll last week on cable news, the one in which Fox News won decisively.

• STAY TUNED: The fall of our discontent Published 10/08/2010 at 8:50 a.m.

  The new fall season is off to an abysmal start. “Hawaii Five-O” is the only new show that made the top 20 this week. And it was down. “Five-O” premiered with 14.2 million viewers. In its second week, it earned ...

• STAY TUNED: Truth seekers replace con men on Fox Published 10/01/2010 at 12:16 p.m.

  It’s no lie; “Lone Star” is history. After just two episodes, the show about a con man trying to turn his life around (sort of) has won the distinction of being the first series of the new season to be ...

• STAY TUNED: Forget 2012, “World” ends Friday Published 09/04/2010 at 6 a.m.

  “As The World Turns,” which began just two years after this market’s CBS affiliate, WINK, signed on in 1954, will depart the airwaves next week. The last episode is at 2 p.m. Friday. “World” and “Edge of Night” were the ...

• Bill Green: Of endings and new beginnings Published 07/22/2010 at 3:03 p.m. 1 Comment

  If you’ll allow me a little self indulgence … October 2006: I visited Marco Island for the very first time. As I crossed the Jolley Bridge, as many people have before and since, I fell in love. I decided to ...

• Bill Green: City manager firing ... I have some questions Published 04/22/2010 at 4:42 p.m. 16 Comments

  Whether you’re a fan of embattled City Manager Steve Thompson or not, the actions by City Council Monday night, especially those of Chairman Frank Recker, should be of great concern to you. On that note, I have some questions.

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