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Are You Tired of Twitter Spoiling Television? Will You Join in Our Crusade?

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The TV Addict has had it up to here with Twitter spoilers! For the second consecutive week in a row, an inconsiderate Twitterer (Tweeter?) has needlessly spoiled a piece of entertainment that we hadn’t yet gotten around to watching. Which naturally got us thinking: Wouldn’t it be nice if there was some sort of agreed [...]

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Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Mini-Series’ We’d Love To See

Remember the good old days when November sweeps meant epic, sprawling, mini-series’ like RICH MAN, POOR MAN or NORTH AND SOUTH? Now, the all-important ratings period has been reduced to a special saying farewell to Regis and the Country Music awards. Sure, those seem like awesome ways to kill a couple hours, but we humbly [...]

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The TV Addict Gives Thanks For…

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Sure, we’re all glad to have our health and be surrounded by our loved ones, but being a self-proclaimed TV Addict, it wouldn’t be right for us not to acknowledge the huge role the boob tube plays in our lives! Here’s our list… add your contributions in the comment section!

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Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Holiday Gift Ideas for the TV Addict in Your Life

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With Black Friday just around the corner, we here at theTVaddict.com thought now might be as good a time as any to offer a handful of ideas for that very special TV Addict in your life. Slingbox There is a very good reason why the Slingbox continues to find its way to the top of [...]

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TV Ratings: Friday November 18, 2011 (Everybody Loves Tom Selleck)

VS. = Indicates how show performed versus their previous NEW airing. Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in millions Time Network Show Rating 18-49 VS. 8PM CBS A Gifted Man 8.20 1.3/4 ABC Extreme Makeover: HE 4.67 1.1/4

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What Is This Sudden Obsession With Historical Accuracy on Television?

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Everywhere you look there seems to be an obsession with historical accuracy. Fans, viewers, and TV critics alike are jumping on the bandwagon chastising TV shows for their inaccuracy. Frankly, this is astounding. Since when has television ever been about historical accuracy? The purpose of television is first and foremost to entertain. It is not [...]

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Warning: iPad Ownership May Be Detrimental to Your Television Viewing Habits

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Are you one of the millions of people who have an Apple iPad at or near the top of their wish list this Holiday season? Allow us to offer up a little unsolicited advice from personal experience: The iPad is the worst thing to happen to our television viewing habits since the proliferation of reality [...]

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The Intangibles Killing Television

In today’s television climate, it is nearly impossible to predict what kind of show will be a hit and which will just miss the mark and fade into oblivion.  Shows with sterling pedigrees, all-star casts, brilliant writing and some with double the money of other shows are still unable to reach their audience.  Lots of [...]

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Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Things We’ve Missed As a Result of #Snoctober

Thanks to an unexpected snowstorm hitting New Jersey on Saturday — and the resulting downed power lines — I’ve been without electricity for the past four days. And that means no television. And that means I am extremely depressed. Why? Because of the things I’ve missed as a result. Episode 2 of ONCE UPON A [...]

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Out Top 10 TV-Related Halloween Scares!

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Perfectly timed to coincide with tonight’s festivities comes theTVaddict.com’s our Top 10 List of 10-Related Halloween Scares. Check ‘em out for yourself — at your own risk — after the jump.

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