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Snap Judgments: SMASH, PRIME SUSPECT, THE PLAYBOY CLUB, GRIMM, AWAKE, THE FIRM, WHITNEY, UP ALL NIGHT, FREE AGENTS, ARE YOU THERE VODKA? IT’S ME CHELSEA

smash

SMASH According to the Official NBC Description: SMASH is a musical drama that celebrates the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater as it follows a cross-section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire — to be a “Smash.” The series centers on a desire to create a Broadway musical based on [...]

4 Posted in Featured, NBC, upfront

FOX Unveils 2011-12 Primetime Schedule

Snap judgments, photos and video to come, but until then, enjoy this first look at FOX’s just announced 2011-12 Primetime Schedule — with new shows as per usual highlighted in orange — after the jump.

5 Posted in Fox, upfront

Morning Static: THE DAILY SHOW, TWO AND A HALF MEN, 2011-12 UPFRONTS & More!

• Spotlight: THE DAILY SHOW’s Wyatt Cenac. • Psssssst! Wanna Build a Fall Schedule? Fox’s Scheduling Chief reveals the strategies. • NBC Schedule Analysis: Modest Ambitions FTW! • Is 2011 the Year that Network TV Gave Up on Geeks? Discuss. • Funny Business: Ashton Kutcher may be good news for TWO AND A HALF MEN.

0 Posted in Morning Static

On TV Tonight: Sunday May 15, 2011

NET 8PM 8:30PM 9PM 9:30PM 10PM 10:30PM ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Desperate Housewives CBS Survivor: Redemption Island Survivor: Redemption Island Reunion FOX The Simpsons Bob’s Burgers Family Guy Cleveland Show NBC Minute to Win it Celebrity Apprentice MISC Game of Thrones (HBO, HBO Canada) The Killing (AMC)

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NBC Unveils 2011-12 Primetime Schedule

Snap judgments, photos and video to come, but until then, enjoy this first look at NBC’s just announced 2011-12 Primetime Schedule — with new shows as per usual highlighted in orange — after the jump.

13 Posted in NBC, upfront

It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Our One Teensy Little Problem with SMALLVILLE’s Super Finale

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After 10 seasons of defeating a seemingly never-ending parade of evildoers, it should come as no surprise that Friday’s SMALLVILLE series finale had Clark Kent finally meeting his match. That said, what should come as a surprise was that he failed to overcome the most menacing, the most terrifying and the most powerful villain of [...]

6 Posted in Featured, Smallville

Your Favorite TV Quotes of the Week

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Your TV Tech Fix: Hands On With Monsoon’s Slingbox Competitor

Sling Media carved the path for place-shifting and remains the dominant player, but that hasn’t stopped others from trying to get in on the action. Well, one other at least. Monsoon Multimedia, founded by the same guys who created Dazzle back in the 90s, started competing in space several years ago with their lineup of [...]

1 Posted in Your TV Tech Fix

TV Ratings: Friday May 13, 2011 (Super Numbers for SMALLVILLE Series Finale)

Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in millions Time Network Show Rating 18-49 8PM CBS Flashpoint 7.19 1.3/5 ABC Shark Tank 4.97 1.3/5

0 Posted in Nielsen Overnight TV Show Ratings

Morning Static: BONES, STARGATE UNIVERSE, RINGER & More!

• Pilot Pickuppalooza: CBS picks up J.J. Abrams/Michael Emerson Drama, Kat Dennings sitcom. • Interesting: 5 hit shows that survived a Charlie Sheen-esque casting shuffle. • BONES post-mortem: Ryan Cartwright on Vincent Nigel Murray’s you know what! • Refreshingly Candid Alert! Syfy explains to fans why STARGATE UNIVERSE couldn’t go on. • From the Department [...]

4 Posted in Morning Static