Monthly Archive: May 2012

May 27

Dear NBC, Please Spin-off “Queen of Jordan” from “30 Rock”

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Even though there have only been two episodes of the extremely hilarious “Queen of Jordan”  - based episodes on 30 Rock out of 125 total, those two episodes have a very strong fan base. The two “Queen of Jordan” episodes – the first one in season 5, and the second one during this season (season 6) …

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May 27

TBS’ “Men at Work” is the Bro Show that TV Needs

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This TV season was the ultimate battle of the sexes, and the woman reigned victorious in their quest to beat the men in the comedy world. This season was filled with woman-centric sitcoms that grew into hits like CBS’ 2 Broke Girls, Fox’s New Girl, and even NBC’s Whitney was enough of a hit to …

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May 26

Tuesday Night Comedy Battle: Which Network Will You Be Watching?

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I think the 2012-2013 television season will go down as the official season where comedies make a comeback. It’s way too early to tell which ones will succeed and fail within weeks, but it’s always fun to speculate. In total, 16 new comedies will premiere next season including a whopping seven new entries from NBC, …

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May 26

Ratings for Thurs, May 24th: “Duets” Beats “SYTYCD” in Total Viewers, “TBS’ “Men at Work” Debuts Solid

Fox won the first night of the official TV summer season with the season premiere of So You Think You Can Dance (6.23 million viewers, A18-49: 2.4) – Down 25% compared to last year. CBS placed second in the 18-49 demo with an all-repeat lineup of The Big Bang Theory, (8.27 million viewers, A18-49: 2.3), …

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May 26

First Look: NBC’s “Animal Practice”

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To sum things up, this show is basically Scrubs in an animal hospital. Animal Practice stars Justin Kirk (Weeds) as Dr. George Coleman, a veterinarian who has a very unorthodox way of running his practice. Dr. Coleman has a knack for interacting with animals, but that doesn’t translate over to his interactions with humans, as he …

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May 24

What were the Top 10 Shows and Trends of the 2011-2012 Season?

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As the 2012-2013 season officially came to a close on Wednesday night with the lowest-rated season finale of American Idol since the summer of 2002, the heartfelt and emotional season finale of Modern Family, and the suspenseful and shocking season finale of Revenge, it’s time to look at the season as a whole. What shows and networks …

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May 24

Complete Fall Network Schedule

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Complete fall 2012 TV schedule, via DeadlineTV.com Share this:

May 24

Ratings for Wednesday, May 23rd: “Idol” Goes on Top – Despite Being Down vs. Last Season’s Finale

On the last official night of the 2011-2012 season, Fox claimed victory thanks to the season finale of American Idol (20.71 million viewers, A18-49: 6.1). Idol was the top show of the night, however, the finale was down 31.46% compared to last seasons finale.  ABC was way back in second place with the season finale …

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May 24

My Thoughts on ABC’s Fall Schedule – Why Their Sunday Nights May Be the Best of the Entire Night of the Week

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ABC is entering the 2013-2013 season in third place, once again, and executives are hoping that some of their new shows debuting in the fall and spring will pick the Disney-owned network out of third place and help them battle CBS and Fox in the ratings. After seeing their schedule, and some of their new …

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May 23

First Look: Fox’s “The Mindy Project”

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First off, kudos to the Fox executives who made the fast executive decision to the name of this comedy from It’s Messy to The Mindy Project. I see how the show could be called the former, since Mindy Kaling’s character is an OB/GYN, and her work/professional life is indeed messy, but that’s just not a …

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