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It was another very holiday week on television, with schedules full of repeats and seasonal specials. CBS was the only network that really tried, and it paid big dividends. With all new programming on Monday through Thursday the network won all 12 hours in viewers, and 11 of them in the demo. Of course, just […]
Believe it or not, we have reached the mid-point in the 2009-10 television season. Unlike the past few years, this season may turn out to be one of the most successful. Thanks in part to some new and old comedies. After years of shunning comedy scripts for proceurals and serialized dramas, the networks have filled their schedules with some laughs rather than sobs.
In the period known as “Back in the Day”, the period between December and the first few weeks of January were full of reruns. These days, everyone, including the original Big Three, launch a whole new set of shows that totally mess up your viewing schedule.
The biggest premiere last week came from cable, as AMC finally released their modern take on The Prisoner. I had been planning for months to make a comparison between that and media-darling Mad Men. I always find the amount of coverage that Mad Men is able to generate, despite the fact that its latest season […]
Again! Again, The Vampire Diaries kills off a main character. Now, before you go getting your panties all in a bunch about me putting a spoiler before the jump in my post, just relax. I won’t say another word about it until it’s safe. A ton happened in this episode, which kind of sucks because […]
After the dramatic entrance of V last week, there were no similar big splash stories to lead things off this week. Then, as I was perusing the year-ago numbers, something occurred to me. It’s quite possible that FOX could improve both Monday and Thursday at 9:00 if they swapped Fringe and Lie To Me. If […]
“Aren’t you going to let me in?” – Logan to Jenna, on her doorstep Sometimes it’s entertaining to make fun of The Vampire Diaries. Between Stefan’s brooding and Damon’s Dr. Evil impersonations, it can sometime elicit eye-rolls. And don’t even get me started on how some weak, teenage girl cries in every episode. But when […]
