MIKE ON TV: Sharing TV's Best and Worst of 2014 on "Access Hollywood Live"

On the Dec. 21 edition of "Access Hollywood Live," I chatted with hosts Billy Bush and Kit Hoover about the best and worst of TV in 2014. Watch below!

MIKE ON TV: Discussing Golden Globe Nominees on "Access Hollywood Live"

I was up early on Thursday chatting up "Access Hollywood Live" hosts Billy Bush and Kit Hoover about this year's Golden Globes TV nominations. Watch as I chastise them for not watching "Orphan Black" -- and I let Billy Bush know I'm comfortable enough with my marriage to watch Showtime's "The Affair" with Maria!

Here I am talking about the drama nominees and snubs:



And here I am chatting about comedy -- or the lack thereof.

MIKE ON TV: Discussing the Honey Boo Boo Scandal on "Access Hollywood"

TLC quickly, and smartly, pulled the plug on "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" after it was revealed that the show's matriarch, "Mama June," was dating a convicted child molester (one who allegedly molested her own daughter). "Honey Boo Boo" had already been declining in the ratings, making TLC's decision even more of a no-brainer. I talked to "Access Hollywood" on Monday about TLC's actions and what it meant for the show.

PRIMETIME EMMYS 2014: The View from Backstage

OK, so it wasn't the most exciting Emmy Awards telecast ever. "Breaking Bad" and "Modern Family" duplicated last year's drama and comedy wins. Most of the other winners were also repeat winners. But Seth Meyers' monologue was solid, Billy Crystal's tribute to Robin Williams touching, and Billy Eichner a highlight. I talked to "Late Night with Seth Meyers" executive producer Mike Shoemaker, who also produced this year's Emmycast, to get some backstory on the show -- read all about it here.

And some snapshots from backstage, where I once again watched the show from the Emmy press room:


Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus tells the crowd how she and Bryan Cranston came up with a bit for this year's telecast.


"The Colbert Report" wins for outstanding variety series again. Next year, Stephen's new show could be competing against his old one.


Louis C.K. tells us how he got to meet and later become friends with the late Robin Williams (who appeared in an episode of "Louie").


Jessica Lange, a winner for "American Horror Story: Coven."


Emmy winner Sarah Silverman tells the press she's not stoned. And that she's enjoying her work on "Masters of Sex," helped by the fact that she's "f--ing the star" (Michael Sheen).


A year after not getting a nomination, Juliana Margulies wins the Outstanding drama actress Emmy.


Noah Hawley, Warren Littlefield and the rest of the "Fargo" producers celebrate their Outstanding Miniseries win.


Rivals "Entertainment Tonight" and "Access Hollywood" sit right next to each other in the entertainment TV magazine row backstage.


"Jimmy Kimmel Live's" Guillermo could be seen walking around the press room all night.


Outside the L.A. Live area, bicyclists who made the trek to the Emmys gather.


One more shot of the bikes.
"Modern Family" star Eric Stonestreet participates in an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video on the street behind the Nokia. First, the setup.


Then, the ice water pour!


And finally, the chilly aftermath.

NBC News Needs an NBC History Lesson

Oh NBC News, how can you get your own history so wrong? First off, that stock photo you used in the pic above (taken from NBC News' website and an on-air story it did for NBC Nightly News) isn't from NBC's Burbank studio. It's NBC's original Los Angeles home ("NBC Radio City") at Sunset and Vine, demolished in 1964 and replaced by a bank.

But more importantly: NBC didn't "shutter" its Burbank lot this weekend. It sold the lot several years ago, but continued (and continues) to lease space from the new owners. The network's NBC Entertainment unit already moved to Universal City a few years ago. Left behind were KNBC, "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," NBC News' L.A. operations, "Days of Our Lives," "Access Hollywood" and a handful of other NBC offices. But NBC Burbank has already been renamed "The Burbank Studios" by its new owners. In other words, NBC Burbank has been a distant memory for a while now. The only thing changing? NBC News is finally moving into Universal. That's it. I believe "Days" and "Access" still shoot at The Burbank Studios for now. Which means, little actually changed this weekend. I wish I didn't need to explain NBC's history to NBC News!

Here's the piece that NBC Nightly News ran, featuring those errors:



Previously on Franklin Avenue:

Farewell to Beautiful Downtown Burbank (October 2007)

End of An Era: NBC Ends Its Burbank Studio Tour (July 2012)

Get Over It, Burbank: You Were Going to Lose "The Tonight Show" No Matter What (March 2013)