GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD A:
3. Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 19.137 m [1.00x]
17. Shark (CBS) 11.292 m [3.84x]
30. The Simpsons (FOX) 9.641 m [1.28x]
85. Smallville (CW) 4.745 m [1.00x]
subWC: Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular (NBC) [4.00x]

GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD A:
topWC: Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007 (ABC) last season: 8.790 m [4.00x]
23. Rules of Engagement (CBS) 10.929 m [1.00x]
34. E.R. (NBC) 9.263 m [1.92x]
89. Gossip Girl (CW) 2.609 m [1.28x]
94. Next Great American Band (FOX) 2.773 m [1.00x]

GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD A:
3. Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 19.137 m [1.00x]
midWC: NFL 2007: Monday Night Football (ESPN; replacing NBC entry) 11.221 m [(100/96)x]
36. Big Bang Theory (CBS) 8.777 m [1.00x]
94. Next Great American Band (FOX) 2.773 m [1.00x]
101. CW Now (CW) 0.830 m [1.00x]

GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD B:
23. Rules of Engagement (CBS) 10.929 m [1.00x]
midWC: MOVIE: The Polar Express (ABC) last season: 13.210 m [4.00x]
botWC: Christmas In Rockefeller Center (NBC) last season: 9.432 m [4.00x]
54. 'Til Death (FOX) 6.563 m [1.00x]
101. CW Now (CW) 0.830 m [1.00x]

GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD A:
3. Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 19.137 m [1.00x]
midWC: Frosty The Snowman (first airing) (CBS) last season: 12.701 m [4.00x]
39. Football Night In America (NBC) 8.748 m [1.00x]
94. Next Great American Band (FOX) 2.773 m [1.00x]
97. Aliens In America (CW) 2.119 m [1.00x]

GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD B:
17. Shark (CBS) 11.292 m [3.84x]
24. Boston Legal (ABC) 10.638 m [1.28x]
38. Bones (FOX) 8.775 m [1.00x]
101. CW Now (CW) 0.830 m [1.00x]
subWC: Life (December 3) (NBC) 7.527 m [3.84x]

GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD B:
17. Shark (CBS) 11.292 m [3.84x]
midWC: Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (ABC) last season: 11.052 m [4.00x]
botWC: Christmas In Rockefeller Center (NBC) last season: 9.432 m [4.00x]
94. Next Great American Band (FOX) 2.773 m [1.00x]
101. CW Now (CW) 0.830 m [1.00x]

GARBAGE ROSTER METHOD B:
midWC: College Football 2007: Allstate BCS Selection Show (FOX) last season: 13.348 m [4.00x]
midWC: NFL 2007: Monday Night Football (ESPN; replacing CBS entry) 11.221 m [(100/96)x]
botWC: Clash of the Choirs (NBC) [4.00x]
67. Men In Trees (ABC) 6.323 m [1.92x]
92. Beauty and The Geek 4 (CW) 2.962 m [1.92x]

Here are the FINAL standings of Garbage Game #3:

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

       WCs                             11/26   12/03   12/10   12/17                    Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3
RANK (P:S:W) PARTICIPANT               12/02   12/09   12/16   12/23    TOTAL   METHOD  rank rank rank
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1. (1:0:0) TV-aholic ..............  81.58  321.34  116.47  115.20    634.59    A       2    3    3
  2. (1:0:0) Mork ...................  84.08  321.83  118.62  116.82    641.34    A       3    4    4
  3. (1:0:0) fangs1972 .............. 218.42  124.41  121.15  181.17    645.15    A      10    1    1
  4. (0:0:0) NYHunter ............... 205.00  261.93  219.19   50.09    736.21    A       8    6    8
  5. (0:0:0) patrick555 ............. 259.03  304.08  126.31   52.70    742.11    A      16   11    9
  6. (0:0:0) Statgirl ............... 187.34  253.49  199.61  115.20    755.64    A       7    5    6
  7. (0:0:0) Zedman2 ................ 252.68  306.84  163.54   35.07    758.12    B      14   10   10
  8. (1:0:0) himymfan22 ............. 302.52  255.31  237.36   28.09    823.28    A      17    9   14
  9. (1:0:0) tvratingsjunkie ........ 240.24  421.16  145.90   27.29    834.58    A      11   16   15
 10. (2:0:0) Douglas ................ 255.97  530.71   21.75   35.07    843.49    B      15   18   16
 11. (1:0:0) Obveeus ................ 159.20  411.69  178.19   97.57    846.65    B       5   12   12
 12. (1:0:0) MCMLXXIX ............... 186.62  297.65  146.79  217.22    848.29    A       6    8    5
 13. (3:0:0) WelcomeToK-Ville ....... 528.88  266.50   21.75   35.07    852.20    B      19   19   17
 14. (0:0:0) mushu_jj ............... 145.31  197.64  126.31  388.70    857.95    A       4    2    2
 15. (1:0:0) vlis ...................  79.66  536.24  120.60  121.63    858.13    B       1   15   11
 16. (2:0:0) dumont ................. 612.01  111.74  102.51   49.23    875.48    B      20   17   18
 17. (1:0:0) tvfan300 ............... 244.93  352.13  178.66  148.81    924.53    B      12   13   13
 18. (2:0:0) SW ..................... 218.25  265.10  379.57  148.81   1011.73    A       9    7   19
 19. (1:0:0) Marc Berman ............ 250.71  665.59   99.24   43.25   1058.79    A      13   20   20
 20. (3:0:0) exmalibu ............... 374.04  231.59   80.14  449.75   1135.51    B      18   14    7

Congratulations, TV-aholic (ranked #3 last week) for winning Garbage Game #3!

The winning roster was the following:

3. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
midWC: Frosty The Snowman (first airing) (CBS)
39. Football Night In America (8:00) (NBC)
94. Next Great American Band (FOX)
101. CW Now (CW)

The runner-up roster, by Mork, (ranked #4 last week) was the following:

3. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
midWC: Frosty The Snowman (first airing) (CBS)
39. Football Night In America (8:00) (NBC)
94. Next Great American Band (FOX)
97. Aliens In America (CW)

The 3rd place roster, by fangs1972 (ranked #1 last week) was the following:

6. House (FOX)
15. Samantha Who? (ABC)
botWC: In God's Name (CBS)
64. 30 Rock (NBC)
99. Life Is Wild (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 #3:

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 ( > )

                                       11/26   12/03   12/10   12/17
 * SHOWS CHOSEN                        12/02   12/09   12/16   12/23    TOTAL   SECTION  RANK
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * 30 Rock ..................... NBC   32.68   39.56   44.22    0.00    116.45    sub     64
 * Aliens In America ...........  CW    7.12    1.50    7.80   12.08     28.50    sub     97
 * Barbara Walters: 10 Most Fasc ABC    0.00 [442.54]   0.00    0.00    442.54    topWC (ABC)
 * Beauty and The Geek 4 .......  CW   21.25   17.75    0.00    0.00     39.01    sub     92
 * Big Bang Theory ............. CBS   45.99   29.94   49.51   50.78    176.21    bot     36
 * Bones ....................... FOX [ 75.04]  59.58   33.58   39.42    207.61    bot     38
 * Boston Legal ................ ABC    0.00   72.59   81.38   71.75    225.72    mid     24
 * Christmas In Rockefeller Ctr  NBC  244.56    0.00    0.00    0.00    244.56    botWC (NBC)
 * Clash of the Choirs ......... NBC    0.00    0.00    0.00  336.00    336.00    botWC (NBC)
 * College Football: BCS Select  FOX  251.70    0.00    0.00    0.00    251.70    midWC (FOX)
 * CW Now ......................  CW [  4.62][  1.02][  5.65]  10.46     21.75    sub    101
 * E.R. ........................ NBC  113.72  106.44    0.00    0.00    220.16    bot     34
 * Family Guy .................. FOX   46.27   64.81   81.62    0.00    192.70    bot     31
 * Football Night In America 8pm NBC   42.03   55.85 [ 73.30]  62.50    233.69    bot     39
 * Frosty Snowman first airing   CBS    0.00  157.18    0.00    0.00    157.18    midWC (CBS)
 * Gossip Girl .................  CW [ 24.44]  11.95    0.00   18.64     55.03    sub     89
 * Grey's Anatomy .............. ABC   28.14   91.95   21.42   17.63    159.14    top      3
 * Hallmark HOF: Hollis Woods    CBS  272.91    0.00    0.00    0.00    272.91    midWC (CBS)
 * House ....................... FOX   89.80   48.31   44.26   49.17    231.54    top      6
 * I Want A Dog For Xmas, CBrown ABC    0.00    0.00  220.56    0.00    220.56    botWC (CBS)
 * In God's Name ............... CBS    0.00    0.00    0.00  132.00    132.00    botWC (CBS)
 * King of the Hill ............ FOX    0.00   73.00 [127.15]   0.00    200.15    bot     37
 * Law & Order: SVU ............ NBC [108.84][114.12]  39.00    0.00    261.95    mid     18
 * Life (Dec 3) ................ NBC    0.00  138.84    0.00    0.00    138.84    subWC (NBC)
 * Life Is Wild ................  CW    9.41    1.66    0.00    0.00     11.07    sub     99
 * Men In Trees ................ ABC    0.00   54.43   26.02    0.00     80.45    sub     67
 * MOVIE: Polar Express (2004)   ABC  222.94    0.00    0.00    0.00    222.94    midWC (ABC)
 * Next Great American Band .... FOX    6.78 [ 15.33][ 16.10]  24.61     62.82    sub     94
 * NFL 2007: Monday Night Fball ESPN [101.09][159.41]  54.12 [113.75]   428.36    midWC (CBS)
 * NFL 2007: Monday Night Fball ESPN [101.09][159.41]  54.12 [113.75]   428.36    midWC (NBC)
 * The Office .................. NBC   20.21   14.81   27.36   21.99     84.37    sub     43
 * Radio City Christmas Spectac  NBC  164.00    0.00    0.00    0.00    164.00    subWC (NBC)
 * Rules of Engagement ......... CBS [105.76]  89.34   83.14    0.00    278.24    mid     23
 * Samantha Who? ............... ABC   86.53   34.88   32.66    0.00    154.08    mid     15
 * Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town ABC    0.00  250.15    0.00    0.00    250.15    midWC (ABC)
 * Shark ....................... CBS    0.00  264.21    0.00    0.00    264.21    mid     17
 * Simpsons .................... FOX   40.05   57.29 [109.63]   0.00    206.96    bot     30
 * Smallville ..................  CW    8.05    7.70   14.85    9.66     40.27    sub     85
 * 'Til Death .................. FOX   34.12   21.38   13.72   38.77    107.99    sub     54
 * Ugly Betty .................. ABC   26.67   87.04   19.65    0.00    133.36    bot     29

Please note the following adjustments:

old: 15. Samantha Who? (ABC) 13.665 m [1.00x]
new: 15. Samantha Who? (ABC) 13.665 m [1.28x]

old: 18. Law and Order: SVU (NBC) 11.709 m [1.00x]
new: 18. Law and Order: SVU (NBC) 11.709 m [1.28x]

old: 23. Rules of Engagement (CBS) 10.929 m [1.00x]
new: 23. Rules of Engagement (CBS) 10.929 m [1.28x]

old: 25. The OT (FOX) 10.286 m [1.28x]
new: 25. The OT (FOX) 10.286 m [1.92x]

old: 28. Deal or No Deal (NBC) 9.446 m [1.00x]
new: 28. Deal or No Deal (NBC) 9.446 m [1.28x]

old: 35. Ghost Whisperer (CBS) 9.258 m [1.92x]
new: 35. Ghost Whisperer (CBS) 9.258 m [3.84x]

old: 49. Crimetime Saturday (CBS) 6.837 m [1.28x]
new: 49. Crimetime Saturday (CBS) 6.837 m [3.84x]

old: 50. My Name Is Earl (NBC) 7.857 m [1.00x]
new: 50. My Name Is Earl (NBC) 7.857 m [1.92x]

old: 51. Dirty Sexy Money (ABC) 8.817 m [1.00x]
new: 51. Dirty Sexy Money (ABC) 8.817 m [1.28x]

old: 64. 30 Rock (NBC) 6.616 m [1.00x]
new: 64. 30 Rock (NBC) 6.616 m [1.28x]

old: 93. Reaper (CW) 2.768 m [1.00x]
new: 93. Reaper (CW) 2.768 m [1.28x]

old: subWC: According To Jim (ABC) dec 2006: 5.619 m [1.92x]
new: subWC: According To Jim (ABC) dec 2006: 5.619 m [3.84x]

old: subWC: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) 8.080 m [0.96x]
new: subWC: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) 8.080 m [1.28x]

old: subWC: Big Shots (ABC) 8.169 m [1.28x]
new: subWC: Big Shots (ABC) 8.169 m [3.84x]

Go to Game #53 for selected detailed ratings and the show grid that was available for this game.

Congratulations TV-aholic!

Way to go TV!

Congratulations, TV-aholic!

Bye bye to the consecutive games scoring streak.

Congratulations to... ME (TV-aholic) for winning the third game of the PIF Challenge, Garbage Edition.

Check out the PIFC Garbage Award Web site for all the current standings, stats and more.
Game #65 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 ........................ 48
 2. TV-aholic ...................... 47
 3. patrick555 ..................... 46
 4. SW ............................. 42
 5. Mork ........................... 42
 6. MCMLXXIX ....................... 24
 7. Statgirl ....................... 21
 8. tvfan300 ....................... 20
 9. tvratingsjunkie ................ 18
10. himymfan22 ..................... 16