Alan Pergament
Pergament: Olympics ratings lag in Western New York
Vancouver Olympics host Bob Costas referred to Wednesday's performance by American athletes
as "historic." (Updated: 02/20/10 12:14 AM )
Pergament’s night-by-night TV guide to the Olympics
The Vancouver Olympics should dominate television viewing over the next two weeks on NBC. But NBC’s rivals aren’t shying away from competing. (Updated: 02/11/10 8:10 AM )
Pergament: Times are changing for cable users, too
With the arrival of another unpopular rate hike and increased competition, Time Warner Cable wants to get its message out about plans that it expects will please its subscribers. (Updated: 02/08/10 9:04 AM )
Pergament: NBC affiliates are only sure winners in Leno mess
About a year ago, when NBC announced the 10 p. m. Jay Leno experiment, I had this to say about keeping him on its talk show roster after Conan O’Brien took over “The Tonight Show.” (Updated: 01/12/10 7:49 AM )
Pergament: Local news, O’Brien hit by the Leno Effect
Channel 2 News certainly appears to have been hit by the so-called negative (Jay) Leno Effect on local TV news now that the talk show host’s 10 p. m. weeknight show serves as the lead-in for NBC affiliates. (Updated: 10/14/09 8:55 AM )
Pergament: ‘Seinfeld’ cast reunion is a winner;
Who wouldn’t be wildly enthusiastic about a “Seinfeld” reunion even if it is being called an anti-reunion show and actually appears on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”? (Updated: 09/18/09 9:50 AM )
Leno gets NBC’s fall season off to a shaky start
If any community needed a big laugh or two from Jay Leno after the Buffalo Bills lost another Monday Night Football heartbreaker, it was Western New York. (Updated: 09/17/09 11:53 AM )
Kenmore native Howard Lapides manages well in a funny business
In his days as a post-game host on Buffalo Bills radio broadcasts, he was known by the pseudonym Michael O’Shea. (Updated: 09/10/09 7:53 AM )
Pergament: No clues to 'Office' wedding at Falls
I hope all the local fans of NBC’s “The Office” aren’t upset about not being invited to the wedding of Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) and Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) in Niagara Falls. (Updated: 08/21/09 10:26 PM )
Plans in place for new TV show set in Buffalo
PASADENA, Calif.—Paul Blart killed a Fox TV project set in Buffalo, but another one is on the way. (Updated: 08/11/09 1:32 PM )
Rosinski’s career takes another turn
Decades ago, I rated the voice of Tonawanda native Bill Rosinski as the top one in Western New York. (Updated: 08/01/09 6:37 AM )
Pergament: Bourdain finds a ‘masterpiece’ in Buffalo
The cable TV menu is so varied and so full that there is a good chance most Western New Yorkers never have sat down to watch an episode of the Travel Channel series “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.” (Updated: 07/23/09 8:33 AM )
Maguire’s role up in the air
After reading some national stories about Paul Maguire, I was confused about his future as an ESPN college football analyst. It turns out so is Maguire. (Updated: 07/19/09 7:09 AM )
Maguire’s role up in the air
After reading some national stories about Paul Maguire, I was confused about his future as an ESPN college football analyst. It turns out so is Maguire. (Updated: 07/18/09 6:54 AM )
T. O. is showing his softer ‘Terrell’ side
Buffalo Bills receiver Terrell Owens had his popcorn ready during an interview about his hopes for “The T. O. Show” when the VH1 reality series was being filmed in Buffalo. (Updated: 08/24/09 3:40 PM )