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A Reality Show (and maybe Shark Tank) Is ABCs Best Option Tue at 9:

ABC comedy Tuesday did come in 4th as expected and while it didn’t drop that much from their DWTS lead, considering NBC massives lead at 8p and New Girl‘s steady 2.7, there’s not much room for the other ABC comedies … Continue reading

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Why THE VOICE Works and The X FACTOR Doesn’t:

The Voice has 4 mega talents who have all been recording/touring artists as well as singer/songwriters for years. They all seem to genuinely like each other, even politely dogging on each other the way brothers and sisters do. The Blind … Continue reading

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Gordon Ramsay To Rescue Fox Monday? (And Other Monday Ratings Thoughts):

Lots of people are expecting Touch or Fringe to assume the 9p Monday slot soon on FOX, but honestly, that’s just running in place with a 1 something rating. My guess is some Gordon Ramsay show will assume the slot since it … Continue reading

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Random, Rambling Thoughts On The Cusp Of A New TV Season:

I have always admired Nigel Lythgoe as a producer, regardless of my feelings of American Idol at a given time. I was especially impressed when upon reclaiming the job after a hiatus, he immediately jettisoned the unnecessary 4th judge. That’s … Continue reading

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Fall Preview: 1 Big Question For Each of The Big 4:

Will The Big Bang Theory be TVs #1 show? Definitely. The Big Bang Theory has been one of the biggest hits on TV the last few seasons but its numbers kicked in to another gear beginning last January. It’s most … Continue reading

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Scheduling Thoughts: ABC

The 2012-2013 season begins September 24th and the broadcast networks will be finalizing premiere dates in the next few weeks. It’s a very unorthodox fall with 4 Presidential debates and Election night messing with scheduling. It presents an interesting situation … Continue reading

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Post Upfront Thoughts And Suggestions:

FOX – This schedule pretty much worked out how most of us expected. The only thing that surprised is me is that FOX is leading with Raising Hope instead of putting it at 8:30 and beginning the night with new … Continue reading

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The Scheduling Nightmare Facing The Nets This Fall:

The 2012-2013 TV Season begins September 24th and normally the rollout of new and returning shows can sometimes be a crazy obstacle course for network programmers and schedulers as they attempt to get new shows sampled amidst the rival networks big … Continue reading

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X Factor is no Idol & Nets Shouldn’t Fear Scheduling New Shows Against It

Last Summer, most everyone that works in the TV biz and active fans of the medium were expecting FOX to have another “death star” on their hands with X Factor. Idol had just beaten the odds, shook up the judges panel … Continue reading

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Early Upfront Thoughts – ABC:

ABC had a great development season last year. The network launched new drama hits Once Upon A Time and Revenge. They launched two new comedy hits in Suburgatory and Last Man Standing. Several of their midseason shows look like they … Continue reading

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