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Morning Static: UGLY BETTY, PARENTHOOD, Sarah Palin & More!

• Brace yourself, for a braces-free UGLY BETTY! • Are ABC’s stars jumping the sinking ships that are DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES and BROTHERS & SISTERS? The Hollywood Reporter certainly thinks so. • Pilot Watch:

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Good News, Bad News: THE SIMPSONS, AMERICAN IDOL, Conan O’Brien & More!

Good News: When Lisa’s classmates ostracize her for being an overachiever, coming to her defense is none other than First Lady Michelle Obama. Bad News: Voiced by Angela Bassett, in the March 21 episode of THE SIMPSONS entitled “Stealing First Base” Good News: Bigwig AMERICAN IDOL and FOX executives totally read theTVaddict.com!!! Bad News: Thus, [...]

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Watch, PVR, Pass: Wednesday March 3, 2010

GARY UNMARRIED (8:30PM CBS) Gary tries to get Tom a spot on the wrestling team by challenging the coach, who… wait for it… also happens to be his high school nemesis to a match. Needless to say, hilarity ensues.

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Defying GLEE’s Hiatus: We Catch Up with Star Jessalyn Gilsig

Simply put, our life sucks without GLEE. Which is why, in an effort to help fans keep holding on until the show’s much anticipated April 13 return — we at thetvaddict.com, in lieu of uploading a killer shower rendition of ‘Can’t Help Fight This Feeling,’ which let’s face it nobody needs to see — will [...]

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TV Ratings: Tuesday March 2, 2010 (PARENTHOOD Premieres to Respectable Ratings)

Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in millions Time Network Show Rating 18-49 8PM FOX American Idol 21.88 7.8/22 CBS NCIS 19.37 4.0/11 NBC The Biggest Loser 7.83 2.9/8 ABC Lost (R) 4.26 1.4/4 CW 90210 (R) 820,000 0.4/1 9PM FOX American Idol 23.45 8.6/21 CBS NCIS: Los Angeles 15.15 3.2/8 ABC Lost 9.02 3.9/10 NBC The Biggest [...]

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The ABC Promo Department Needs to get LOST

Look, it’s one thing for ABC’s marketing department to pique fan’s interest with an exciting teaser for next week’s episode, it’s another thing entirely to flat out lie. Which is why, whomever is responsible for the above promo for last night’s episode of LOST needs to put a stop to the blatant false advertising. Unless [...]

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Morning Static: GAME OF THRONES, Sarah Palin, Hulu & More!

• Sarah Palin is funny… intentionally. • Winter is coming, HBO officially green-lights GAME OF THRONES. • The day the laughter died, Viacom to take DAILY SHOW and COLBERT off Hulu. • Mark you calendars, WAREHOUSE 13 to premiere on July 13. • Bailey’s love interest goes OFF THE MAP, with Jason George joining the new [...]

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Why DVD and Foreign Sales Won’t Save Your Favorite Show

With apologies in advance to Greg “HEROES is well received all over the world” Grunberg, not to mention fellow TV Addicts who are pinning their favorite show’s renewal chances on ancillary revenue, we’ve got some bad news for you: Foreign and DVD sales are probably not going to be saving your ‘on-the-bubble’ show anytime soon. [...]

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Watch, PVR, Pass: Tuesday March 2, 2010

AMERICAN IDOL (8PM FOX, 7PM CTV in Canada) The “top” 10 boys “perform.” PARENTHOOD (10PM NBC, CityTV in Canada) With tonight’s premiere of PARENTHOOD comes something we haven’t done since May of 2009: Suggest a television show for you to watch at 10PM on NBC. Weird.

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TV Ratings: Monday March 1, 2010 (Olympic Lustre Wears Off for NBC)

Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in millions Time Network Show Rating 18-49 8PM ABC The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love 14.29 4.9/13 CBS How I Met Your Mother 10.48 3.9/11 NBC Chuck 6.70 2.4/6 FOX House (R) 6.40 2.1/6 CW Life Unexpected (R) 1.44 0.6/2 8:30PM CBS Rules of Engagement 9.81 3.5/9 9PM CBS Two and [...]

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