May 22, 2013

‘Rickey Smiley Show’s’ Ray J: Sitcoms are ‘Hard Work’ (Audio)

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*After putting in work for several years on two VH1 reality shows, Ray J is back in his scripted element with a role on TV One’s “The Rickey Smiley Show,” based loosely on the real life of popular radio personality and comedian Rickey Smiley. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Smiley stars as an Atlanta DJ [...]




‘Rickey Smiley’ Premiere Gives TV One Record Ratings

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*TV One has announced that its new original series “The Rickey Smiley Show” delivered the highest rated premiere in the history of the network. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The comedy’s Tuesday, 9 p.m. debut drew 621,000 homes and earned 468,000 viewers among the coveted 25-54 crowd. The second original episode at 9:30 p.m. improved [...]




TCA Summer 2012: TV One’s Rickey Smiley Show, R&B Divas, Save Our Son

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*TV One took its turn at the TCA press tour Wednesday to present three new shows: a scripted sitcom, a reality series about R&B singers and a docu-series that follows attempts to save young black men headed down the wrong path. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Premiering in September is the original comedy series “The [...]




Defamation Lawsuit Allowed Against Rickey Smiley

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*A federal judge has refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against comedian and radio host Rickey Smiley from a security claiming the entertainer called him gay on “The Rickey Smiley Show.” According to courthousenews.com , the security guard, Henry Robinson, had apparently irked Smiley by trying to take a picture with him twice. Robinson claimed [...]