GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD B:
22. Shark (CBS) 11.122 m [1.28x]
25. Ugly Betty (ABC) 10.286 m [1.00x]
botWC: Christmas In Rockefeller Center (NBC) last season: 9.432 m [4.00x]
91. Next Great American Band (FOX) 2.863 m [1.00x]
99. Life Is Wild (CW) 1.268 m [1.00x]

GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD B:
midWC: Frosty The Snowman (CBS) last season: 12.701 m [4.00x]
midWC: MOVIE: The Polar Express (ABC) last season: 13.210 m [4.00x]
40. Football Night In America (NBC) 8.709 m [1.00x]
91. Next Great American Band (FOX) 2.863 m [1.00x]
100. CW Now (CW) 0.820 m [1.00x]

GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD A:
topWC: Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day (ABC) 5 People You Meet... dec 5 2004: 18.613 m [(384/97)x]
midWC: Hallmark Hall of Fame: Pictures of Hollis Woods (CBS) nov 26 2006: 12.808 m [4.00x]
botWC: Christmas In Rockefeller Center (NBC) last season: 9.432 m [4.00x]
91. Next Great American Band (FOX) 2.863 m [1.00x]
100. CW Now (CW) 0.820 m [1.00x]

GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD B:
22. Shark (CBS) 11.122 m [1.28x]
25. Ugly Betty (ABC) 10.286 m [1.00x]
28. The Simpsons (FOX) 9.488 m [1.00x]
43. E.R. (NBC) 9.216 m [1.28x]
100. CW Now (CW) 0.820 m [1.00x]

Here are the FINAL standings of Garbage Game #2:

WCs(P:S:W) = WildCards(Played : Still In Use : Waiting to be Played)

       WCs                             11/19   11/26   12/03   12/10                    Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3
RANK (P:S:W) PARTICIPANT               11/25   12/02   12/09   12/16    TOTAL   METHOD  rank rank rank
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1. (0:0:0) SW ..................... 183.42  164.41  204.40  117.43    669.66    B       7    3    1
  2. (1:0:0) patrick555 ............. 161.89   83.38  321.53  110.71    677.51    A       4    1    2
  3. (2:0:0) Mork ...................  94.20  276.41  229.16   94.93    694.70    B       3    4    4
  4. (1:0:0) Douglas ................ 180.46  278.42  218.40   31.01    708.29    B       6    8    8
  5. (0:0:0) tvratingsjunkie ........ 249.63   74.40  274.41  110.35    708.79    B      10    2    3
  6. (1:0:0) tvfan300 ............... 177.15  276.74  218.31   36.73    708.93    B       5    6    7
  7. (0:0:0) TV-aholic .............. 266.76  207.22  140.29  110.35    724.63    B      11   10    5
  8. (1:0:0) himymfan22 ............. 277.86  200.65  148.31  131.80    758.63    B      13   11    6
  9. (1:0:0) AmericanGothic ......... 267.49  186.53  240.00  100.17    794.19    B      12    7    9
 10. (3:0:0) vlis ...................  21.73  528.72  260.09   21.30    832.75    A       1   12   12
 11. (3:0:0) WelcomeToK-Ville .......  21.73  528.72  266.02   21.30    837.78    B       1   13   13
 12. (0:0:0) mushu_jj ............... 220.78  171.71  355.93  108.17    856.58    B       8    5   11
 13. (1:0:0) Zedman2 ................ 247.88  223.33  224.03  196.98    892.22    B       9    9   10
 14. (2:0:0) Statgirl ............... 606.81   53.46  229.16   94.93    984.36    A      16   14   14
 15. (3:0:0) Obveeus ................ 534.34  255.80  173.06   21.30    984.50    A      14   16   15
 16. (3:0:0) MCMLXXIX ............... 590.23  110.11  311.95   74.24   1086.53    A      15   15   17
 17. (4:0:0) exmalibu ............... 612.39  315.14   78.97  162.66   1169.16    A      17   17   16
 18. (1:0:0) fangs1972 .............. 779.99  253.40  143.73  106.97   1284.09    A      18   18   18

Congratulations, SW (ranked #1 last week) for winning Garbage Game #2!

The winning roster was the following:

21. Law and Order: SVU (NBC)
25. Ugly Betty (ABC)
38. Big Bang Theory (CBS)
91. Next Great American Band (FOX)
100. CW Now (CW)

The runner-up roster, by patrick555, (ranked #2 last week) was the following:

4. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
midWC: Frosty The Snowman (CBS)
40. Football Night In America (8:00) (NBC)
91. Next Great American Band (FOX)
99. Life Is Wild (CW)

The 3rd place roster, by Mork (ranked #4 last week) was the following:

midWC: Frosty The Snowman (CBS)
midWC: MOVIE: The Polar Express (ABC)
40. Football Night In America (8:00) (NBC)
91. Next Great American Band (FOX)
100. CW Now (CW)

If you have any questions about how the points were given to a show, please post

Thanks all for participating!


Here are the shows that were available in Garbage Game #2:

The shows that at least ONE of us picked are marked with an ASTERISK ( * )

The shows which received a bonus for a particular week has its points surrounded with BRACKETS ( [ ] )

The shows that still await OFFICIAL ratings are marked with an ARROW ( > )

                                       11/19   11/26   12/03   12/10
 * SHOWS CHOSEN                        11/25   12/02   12/09   12/16    TOTAL   SECTION  RANK
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Bachelor:After the FinalRose  ABC [512.60]   0.00    0.00    0.00    512.60    topWC (ABC)
 * Big Bang Theory ............. CBS   44.89   46.40   30.21   49.95    171.45    bot     38
 * Boston Legal ................ ABC    0.00    0.00  110.13  123.47    233.60    bot     27
 * Christmas In Rockefeller Ctr  NBC    0.00  244.56    0.00    0.00    244.56    botWC (NBC)
 * Chuck ....................... NBC   72.14 [ 83.37][ 91.51]   0.00    247.03    sub     52
 * Crowned: Mother/All Pageants   CW    0.00    0.00    0.00   52.00     52.00    subWC ( CW)
 * CW Now ......................  CW    5.51 [  4.67][  1.03][  5.71]    16.93    sub    100
 * E.R. ........................ NBC    0.00  114.31  106.99    0.00    221.29    sub     43
 * Football Night In America 8pm NBC [ 66.45]  36.93   51.72   65.13    220.23    bot     40
 * Frosty Returns .............. CBS    0.00    0.00  140.16    0.00    140.16    botWC (CBS)
 * Frosty The Snowman .......... CBS    0.00    0.00  157.18    0.00    157.18    midWC (CBS)
 * Grey's Anatomy .............. ABC   64.38   28.24   92.28   21.49    206.38    top      4
 * Hallmark HOF: Hollis Woods    CBS    0.00  272.91    0.00    0.00    272.91    midWC (CBS)
 * K-Ville ..................... FOX   27.31    0.00   22.87   37.04     87.22    subWC (FOX)
 * Law & Order: SVU ............ NBC [ 79.65][ 85.83][ 90.00]  30.76    286.24    mid     21
 * Life Is Wild ................  CW    8.82    6.35    1.12    0.00     16.29    sub     99
 * MOVIE: The Polar Express .... ABC    0.00  222.94    0.00    0.00    222.94    midWC (ABC)
 * Next Great American Band .... FOX   16.22    6.57 [ 14.84][ 15.59]    53.22    sub     91
 * NFL 2007: Monday Night Fball ESPN   55.90 [ 98.87][155.92]  52.93    363.62    midWC (NBC)
 * Oprah: Albom's For 1 More Day ABC    0.00    0.00  245.12    0.00    245.12    topWC (ABC)
 * Pushing Daisies ............. ABC   47.84   89.45    0.00   48.11    185.41    botWC (ABC)
 * Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABC    0.00    0.00  250.15    0.00    250.15    midWC (ABC)
 * Shark ....................... CBS  118.27    0.00  134.12    0.00    252.39    mid     22
 * Simpsons .................... FOX   59.84   31.79   45.48 [ 87.03]   224.15    bot     28
 * Supernatural ................  CW    0.00    5.41    6.74   19.93     32.08    sub     89
 * Ugly Betty .................. ABC   37.16   20.94   68.31   15.42    141.83    mid     25
 * The Unit .................... ABC  135.40  132.82    0.00    0.00    268.23    mid     24

Please note the following adjustments:


old: 6. House (FOX) 17.893 m [1.28x]
new: 6. House (FOX) 17.893 m [1.00x]

old: 19. Cold Case (CBS) 12.934 m [1.28x]
new: 19. Cold Case (CBS) 12.934 m [1.92x]

old: 22. Shark (CBS) 11.122 m [1.28x]
new: 22. Shark (CBS) 11.122 m [1.92x]

old: 24. The Unit (CBS) 11.139 m [1.28x]
new: 24. The Unit (CBS) 11.139 m [1.92x]

old: midWC: Private Practice (ABC) 12.383 m [1.00x]
new: midWC: Private Practice (ABC) 12.383 m [1.28x]

old: 29. Amazing Race 12 (CBS) 12.101 m [1.00x]
new: 29. Amazing Race 12 (CBS) 12.101 m [1.28x]

old: 37. Bones (FOX) 8.718 m [1.28x]
new: 37. Bones (FOX) 8.718 m [1.00x]

old: 43. E.R. (NBC) 9.216 m [1.28x]
new: 43. E.R. (NBC) 9.216 m [1.92x]

old: 51. My Name Is Earl (NBC) 7.835 m [1.28x]
new: 51. My Name Is Earl (NBC) 7.835 m [1.92x]

old: 52. Chuck (NBC) 7.881 m [1.00x]
new: 52. Chuck (NBC) 7.881 m [1.28x]

old: 53. King of the Hill (FOX) 7.288 m [1.00x]
new: 53. King of the Hill (FOX) 7.288 m [1.28x]

old: 56. Crimetime Saturday (CBS) 6.638 m [1.28x]
new: 56. Crimetime Saturday (CBS) 6.638 m [1.92x]

old: 58. Las Vegas (NBC) 7.761 m [1.28x]
new: 58. Las Vegas (NBC) 7.761 m [1.92x]

old: 59. Big Shots (ABC) 8.169 m [1.92x]
new: 59. Big Shots (ABC) 8.169 m [3.84x]

old: 65. Bionic Woman (NBC) 9.695 m [1.92x]
new: 65. Bionic Woman (NBC) 9.695 m [3.84x]

old: 67. Life (NBC) 7.618 m [1.28x]
new: 67. Life (NBC) 7.618 m [1.92x]

old: 68. Kitchen Nightmares (FOX) 5.938 m [1.28x]
new: 68. Kitchen Nightmares (FOX) 5.938 m [1.00x]

old: 71. Scrubs (NBC) 6.601 m [1.28x]
new: 71. Scrubs (NBC) 6.601 m [1.92x]

old: 77. Friday Night Lights (NBC) 5.662 m [1.28x]
new: 77. Friday Night Lights (NBC) 5.662 m [1.92x]

old: 80. Journeyman (NBC) 6.859 m [1.00x]
new: 80. Journeyman (NBC) 6.859 m [1.28x]

old: 86. Smallville (CW) 4.778 m [1.00x]
new: 86. Smallville (CW) 4.778 m [1.28x]

old: 89. Supernatural (CW) 3.099 m [1.00x]
new: 89. Supernatural (CW) 3.099 m [1.28x]

old: 94. Reaper (CW) 2.812 m [1.00x]
new: 94. Reaper (CW) 2.812 m [1.28x]

old: 99. Life Is Wild (CW) 1.268 m [1.00x]
new: 99. Life Is Wild (CW) 1.268 m [1.28x]

old: subWC: K-Ville (FOX) 5.935 m [0.96x]
new: subWC: K-Ville (FOX) 5.935 m [1.28x]

Go to Game #52 for selected detailed ratings and the show grid that was available for this game.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Douglas,

Congratulations SW!

Thanks, himym. It's been such a long time since I even came close to winning anything that I should have known it would be the Garbage Game. Oh well, I'll take what I can get!

Way to go SW!

Congratulations to Douglas (#1) and SW (#2) for winning the first two games of the PIF Challenge, Garbage Edition.

Check out the PIFC Garbage Award Web site for all the current standings, stats and more.
Game #63 and the February Sweeps Game of the PIFC is now live. Also, Don't forget abou the New, Great game... The Daily Game

Top 10 Players for the PIFC Garbage Award

1. Douglas ......................... 42
1. SW .............................. 42
3. patrick555 ...................... 35
4. Mork	............................ 22
5. MCMLXXIX ........................ 20
5. tvfan300 ........................ 20
7. TV-aholic ....................... 17
8. exmalibu ........................ 11
8. Statgirl ........................ 11
8. tvratingsjunkie ................. 11