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Cougar Town is amusing. Not as good as United States of Tara or Weeds, though. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 08/10/2009 07:13:01 PM
I like my comedies dark or cerebral. CT is neither, but it's good for now.

First it was FOX's "Glee" and "The Cleveland Show", now CBS has given full season orders to "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "The Good Wife" which have become the two highest rating new Fall dramas of the season.


I watch none of these.

I liked the premiere of Glee, but haven't had a chance to see the newer Fall episodes. I'm having trouble getting into the Cleveland Show because I hate the voices of both the sons.


I don't really want to watch Glee. But we had this conversation before. I'm worried it will be another Freaks and Geeks.

On the whole networks are giving their new shows a little bit of breathing room to flourish it seems with only one outright cancellation so far ("The Beautiful Life" ). New shows also looking likely to get full season orders are "The Vampire Diaries", "Modern Family, "Cougar Town" and "FlashForward".


I wanted to like Vampire Diaries, but its a pale comparison to True Blood. I like Cougar Town. It really is remarkable how much better shows on cable can be that don't have to subscribe to network standards. They should get rid of network standards and just give ratings to everything and let parents decide what their children can watch after 8pm EST.

More on the fence are several of the new sitcoms including "Hank," "The Middle" and "Community" which all need a few more weeks to play out but are looking likely to get the full season order.


Saw one episode of The Middle. Disliked it. And I hear Hank sucks.

Shows that definitely need to pick up viewership or face the axe soon include "Accidentally on Purpose," "Brothers", "Eastwick," "The Forgotten," "Melrose Place", and reality series "Shark Tank".


Watched 3 episodes of MP. Stopped. Can't do it. It's not that good. Watched 1 episode of Eastwick. Very bad.


The most notable trend this season is that viewers don't want any more medical dramas with all three new hospital-themed shows "Mercy," "Three Rivers" and "Trauma" premiering to dismal numbers and unlikely to last more than a few weeks each. Existing medical hits "House" and "Grey's Anatomy" however have improved on drops from last year.


I finally gave up Grey's Anatomy. It had become banal. Didn't care about any of the rest.

Several pre-existing shows aren't going too well with "Castle," "Cold Case," "Dollhouse," "Fringe," "Gary Unmarried," "Heroes," "Law & Order," "New Adventures of Old Christine," "Parks & Recreation," "Smallville" and "Til Death" all losing decent sized shares of their audience and have dropped to their lowest ratings yet. Renewals beyond this season look highly uncertain, and in some cases they may not last out the current season.


Don't watch any of that.

I'm way behind on Heroes, too. So I can't really lobby for its continued existence. Pretty sure I've seen all of Season 1 and 2... and I'm tentative about the latter half of 2. Wish I had more money for DVD sets.


I stopped watching Heroes in the middle of Season 2. Bored.

Other pre-existing shows however are holding steady or improving on their numbers meaning they'll not just last until May but are pretty certain to be be back next season. These include "90210," "American Dad," "The Big Bang Theory," "Bones," "Criminal Minds," all three "CSI" shows, "Desperate Housewives," "Family Guy," "Ghost Whisperer," "Gossip Girl," "How I Met Your Mother," "Law & Order: SVU," "Lie to Me," "Medium," "The Mentalist," "Numbers," "The Office," "One Tree Hill," "Private Practice," "The Simpsons," "Supernatural" and "Two And A Half Men".


I watch DH, GG, and the Simpsons of those. Happy to read about their good numbers.

"30 Rock" and "Ugly Betty" don't return until next week.


We all know UB will die on Fridays on network TV. Its where they send shows to retire before death.


These are the shows I watch, From Sunday to Friday that are on network TV(also watch Greek, Top Chef, Project Runway, Models of the Runway and now Stargate Universe).

Simpsons
Desperate Housewives
The Amazing Race
Gossip Girl
The Biggest Loser
America's Next Top Model
Cougar Town
Survivor
FlashForward
Ugly Betty (starting Oct.16)

Apparently I am a reality TV whore. 7 Reality shows. Much easier to watch shows where I know none of the characters will come back next season.
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American Network TV... Who is Doing Well and Who Needs More Viewers TaskmasterJack - 08/10/2009 05:07:20 PM 838 Views
Really...The Cleveland Show?? Brian - 08/10/2009 05:16:10 PM 460 Views
I can't stand the show either... MightyYT - 08/10/2009 06:45:44 PM 469 Views
Re: I can't stand the show either... TaskmasterJack - 08/10/2009 06:52:12 PM 396 Views
He shows up in a couple of episodes... MightyYT - 09/10/2009 12:41:49 AM 462 Views
About Cleveland scalius - 08/10/2009 08:55:42 PM 466 Views
I hear if Dollhouse tanks on Saturday then it's gone Monkey - 08/10/2009 05:30:06 PM 486 Views
You mean Friday, right? Craig - 08/10/2009 11:48:26 PM 480 Views
Oops Monkey - 09/10/2009 07:07:49 AM 488 Views
So you're the reason the ratings are so poor! False information! Craig - 10/10/2009 06:25:27 PM 477 Views
I don't know why they think Castle will draw particularly well against MNF... silly. Jacob - 08/10/2009 06:25:51 PM 489 Views
I think they should move Castle to Tuesdays at 9 MightyYT - 08/10/2009 06:48:04 PM 488 Views
Cougar Town is amusing. Not as good as United States of Tara or Weeds, though. The Shrike - 08/10/2009 07:13:01 PM 493 Views
I'd agree about the network standards, but... Legolas - 08/10/2009 07:41:10 PM 436 Views
Shows do not work that way here. Aside from the Eastern/Central pairing, The Shrike - 08/10/2009 09:07:35 PM 450 Views
Ah, that makes more sense. Legolas - 08/10/2009 10:00:28 PM 452 Views
I'm unsure. Something like American Idol? I dont know what the cutoff times are or how they do it. The Shrike - 09/10/2009 05:03:59 AM 416 Views
I hope Dollhouse and Fringe start to improve soon. Dreaded Anomaly - 08/10/2009 07:41:37 PM 481 Views
FlashForward, woohooo! ironclad - 08/10/2009 07:46:51 PM 487 Views
Re: American Network TV... Who is Doing Well and Who Needs More Viewers mapthis - 08/10/2009 08:04:30 PM 493 Views
Dollhouse needs a new network. I'm sure that ABC or CBS, even NBC, could make this show popular. Bryce - 09/10/2009 06:40:27 AM 559 Views
If FOX drops it, I think its best chance for ratings success would by the SyFy Channel. TaskmasterJack - 09/10/2009 06:31:53 PM 480 Views
Re: American Network TV... Who is Doing Well and Who Needs More Viewers Browncoat Emma - 09/10/2009 11:02:11 AM 673 Views
I've watched Community for the last 3 weeks. Sareitha Sedai - 09/10/2009 09:34:56 PM 491 Views
American Network TV still exists??? And people watch it? Tom - 09/10/2009 10:04:03 PM 433 Views
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