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SHAMELESS! LAW & ORDER: SVU! JERSEY SHORE! Our TV Addict Week in Rewind

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Biggest Surprise: Despite the fact that the first half of SHAMELESS’ season had us wishing those poor Gallagher kids were more of a “Party of 6,” not-quite-father-of-the-year-candidate Frank deserves some serious credit for owning up to sleeping with son Lip’s not-quite-girlfriend Karen by taking his “golden shower” like a man. Best Blowoff: After Ina Garten [...]

2 Posted in Dexter, Elizabeth Mitchell, Featured, Law & Order, Mad Men, Showtime, Week in Rewind

Your TV Tech Fix: Would You Pay a Premium to See a TV Show Before It Aired?

Fifty years ago the mere idea of being able to click a button on a remote control and have whatever you wanted to see appear on your screen instantly was nothing more than a pipe dream. Today, what was once impossible almost seems inevitable. Video on Demand (VOD) services have been around for a long [...]

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WonderCon 2011: 5 Lessons Learned From TNT’s FALLING SKIES Panel

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As we inch closer and closer to its June 19th premiere, it should probably come as little surprise that the marketing campaign for TNT and executive producer Steven Spielberg’s FALLING SKIES is kicking into high gear. That said, what certainly did come as a surprise, at least to this TV Addict who knew very little [...]

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TV Ratings: Friday April 1, 2011 (CHAOS Premieres, Barely)

Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in millions Time Network Show Rating 18-49 8PM CBS CHAOS 6.52 1.0/4 NBC Who Do You Think You Are? 5.93 1.2/5

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Morning Static: THE OFFICE, CASTLE, TRUE BLOOD & More!

• Laugh Break: Stephen Colbert Sings ‘Friday’ with The Roots! • First Look: Dunder Mifflin Sabre welcomes Will Ferrell to THE OFFICE. • Rockin’ News! Gene Simmons to guest on CASTLE. • Pilot Watch: Christopher Lloyd and Burt Reynolds land gigs. • Mark Your Calendars: HBO sets summer premiere dates for TRUE BLOOD, CURB YOUR [...]

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On TV Tonight: April 1, 2011

NET 8PM 8:30PM 9PM 9:30PM 10PM 10:30PM ABC Shark Tank 20/20 CBS CHAOS CSI: NY Blue Bloods CW Smallville (R) Supernatural (R) FOX Kitchen Nightmares (R) Fringe (R) NBC Who Do You Think You Are? Dateline NBC MISC Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon) Degrassi (TeenNick/MuchMusic) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO/HBO Canada)

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Share Your TV Quotes of the Week

It’s Friday and if you’re a frequent visitor to theTVaddict.com — you know what that means! Time to post your FAVORITE TV QUOTES OF THE WEEK! New to theTVaddict.com? No idea what I’m talking about? Simply post your favorite quotes of the week in the comments below and check back Sunday to see the winners. [...]

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April TV 2011: Print and Download Your Calendar Here!

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Thanks to a slew of high profile premieres (AMC’s THE KILLING! HBO’s, HBO’s GAME OF THONES, Britain’s ROYAL WEDDING, among others) and the return some much-missed friends (COUGAR TOWN, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, RAISING HOPE, to name a few), what was once known as the calm before the proverbial May sweeps season finale storm is no [...]

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TV Ratings: Thursday March 31, 2011 (GREY’S ANATOMY Hits the Right Note Ratings Wise)

Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in millions Time Network Show Rating 18-49 8PM FOX American Idol 19.98 6.0/19 CBS The Big Bang Theory 11.69 3.6/12

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Morning Static: MAD MEN, GREY’S ANATOMY, INBETWEENERS & More!

• Good News: AMC, Lionsgate and Matthew WIner have reached a deal to bring back MAD MEN for two, possibly three years. Bad News: Starting in March of 2012. • Shonda Rhimes Blogs: “I can’t wait to do a musical episode of this show.” • To panned Oscar hosts in a pod, James Franco and [...]

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