subject: The Most Watched Programs On Cable Tv [print this page] The advent of cable television has changed the entertainment scenario in most homes today. With the latest technological advances being adopted to enhance the picture and sound quality there is no need to step out of home for quality entertainment. People are now able to sit in the comforts of their drawing rooms and watch their favorite movies, be it all time vintage classics, or the latest block-busters. Popular shows like reality shows, magic shows and fashion shows are jostling for primetime space along with thrilling sporting events and news and weather updates. However, though there are hundreds of thousands of programs on air, there are a few that stand apart and have the highest viewership ever.
One reality show that has viewers hooked to their television sets without fail on every episode is Mrs.Eastwood & Company. It deals with the lives of Dina Eastwood, the wife of the great actor-producer-director and a legend, the evergreen Clint Eastwood. Their daughters Fransesca and Morgan feature in the show as well as the six member vocal group called Overtone, from South Africa that is managed by Dina. The series gives an insight into the daily lives of these celebrities. The familial bonds that are created defy all logic that traits are hereditary and better bonding in the family is due more to blood than understanding.
Another great show that has an international audience is the MythBusters. It is a science entertainment show that features the hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman who scientifically test various myths, rumors, movie scenes, videos and sensational news items. Though the producers are Australian the filming is based in San Francisco with some experimentation that takes place in the workshops of Hyneman in the bay area. Some of the filming was done in Florida for the alligator experiments and parts of Africa for exploding shark and elephant myths. The duo explored the several myths using their rich experience and special effects.
A popular TV show is The Great Escape which is a competition series hosted by Rich Eisen and features three teams of two people each who compete with each other for a prize. The teams are first blindfolded and then led to a unknown location that keeps changing with each episode. They are then locked in cells or detainment zones and are allowed the means to escape like by locating a hidden map and finding the keys or a pair of bolt-cutters. They then need to follow the map and reach the first of the four stages. Each stage will be a challenge by itself and the contestants dont know what to expect at each stage. While progressing from one stage to another they are constantly monitored by guards and spotlights that they need to avoid. After completing all the four stages they need to find out how to reach the Transport Zone which is the final stage to win the prize.
Ballet Pointe is a series that tries to unravel all that happens behind the stage. It looks into the working of one of the highly competitive ballet companies in U.S. It is all about Ballet West that is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The ballet company was founded way back in 1963 by William F Christensen who was its first director. The current director is Adam Sklute who was a dancer, ballet master and associate director with The Joffrey Ballet Company. The series tries to look below the surface of beauty and glamour associated with dance and gets a birds eye view of the dedication, passion and focus that is required to become a successful bal
