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Originally posted by Julie:

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Originally posted by TV-Fanatic:

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Originally posted by Julie:

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:
I've watched MF and you are right, not that funny tonight. Still need to watch CT.

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Originally posted by lopez:
Cougar Town was hilarious tonight, much better than Modern Family IMO.

Good thing I opted for Glee tonight then, which was meanwhile a great episode. Some great comedic moments mixed in tonight. IMO, one of the best (and funniest) of the series. I also gotta give props to Old Christine tonight - for having a very low key storyline with Christine dating Dave Foley's character, it was a good episode, while adding a big storyline twist at the end (I don't wanna give it away!). Hopefully up against a Modern Family repeat it did okay.

You only watch one or the other? So it ain't so!

No, usually I opt to watch the ABC comedies, then watch Glee sometime online. But Glee has been excellent lately, and now I'm probably going to watch the ABC comedies online and watch Glee live. Modern Family/Cougar Town have really been losing me lately, though. The Middle, meanwhile, is turning out to be my favorite of the block - what a great little show that has turned out to be.

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Originally posted by WlcmZapataTexas:
This is quite a drop from the Sunday ratings for The Prisoner.

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Originally posted by TravisYanan:
Tuesday cable finals

The Prisoner (120 minutes)
- 0.947 million viewers
- 0.6/1 HH
- 0.3/1 A18-49

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Originally posted by pisher:

Same pattern we keep seeing when a famous show of this type is remade--initial curiosity, then growing indifference.

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Originally posted by pisher:
Amazing but true--when Patrick McGoohan was making The Prisoner, his backers wanted him to make MORE episodes. He didn't want to--he only had so many stories he wanted to tell about this character, and he didn't want to water it down, and get mired in formula & repetition. So he compromised and shot a few extra episodes, but not nearly as many as they wanted.

The Prisoner is what television could have been.

THIS Prisoner is what television has mainly become.

Just a number.

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Originally posted by WlcmZapataTexas:
Looking back, I can't think of a single show that benefitted from a pairing with Lost. Lost tends to have an audience that is independent of everything else.

Sorry but I also have to disagree with the pairing of Lost and V. I don't think it's a good idea based on their previous history. ABC tried a sci fi night with Lost and Life On Mars. The idea was that two male skewing sci fi like shows would work well together. Unfortunately, the flow never happened and I don't think ABC would like to try that again. I think that V and Lost need to be on two seperate nights.

The best idea in my opinion is Lost Wednesdays at 10 PM. It fills up a spot that is weak and will be a good end cap to the night. It also could bring some attention back to the comedies before it. With V, I would move it to Tuesdays at 9 PM once Idol cuts down to an hour in March (around top 10 when it goes to one hour). I would have Dancing with the Stars Tuesdays at 8 PM (I don't think there will be much of a cross between the two audiences) and Happy Town would replace The Forgotten at 10 PM. Before The Olympics I'd run Wife Swap or True Beauty or comedy repeats/Better Off Ted/Scrubs and The Forgotten. I think relaunching the night in March makes more sense since there is a break for The Olympics and it ends up being only about four weeks of programming.

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Originally posted by Julie:
And, they probably need to air it with Lost. If they want the show to last past this season, it'll need some help.

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Originally posted by Julie:
Ally McBeal is one of the best shows FOX ever put on the airwaves, and is in my opinion one of the greatest dramas of all time. I can't even tell you enough how much I'm enjoying my Complete Series DVD, and how I remembered just how good, just how true and real and emotionally-connected this show really is.

Please, no. The CW has gone WAYYYYYY too far this time. You cannot just revive a show like Ally McBeal. NO ONE could EVER play the role like Calista Flockheart did. Ever. If The CW were to ever revive a show like Ally, and cast someone like Hilary Duff in the role, that would truly be the nail in the coffin for The CW.

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Originally posted by morrigan:
I liked Ally McBeal well enough at the beginning, sadly the after a few years I started hating Ally/Calista but still loved all of the supporting characters/actors.

I hope this is just a rumor or The CW is going for the feel of the show, the quirky/outragous dramady without actually being bringing back Ally McBeal.

I think The CW needs to stop poching FOX's old hits and try to find something new and interesting.

TV-Aholic - I like your idea about a werewolf teen drama based on the Twilight series..you never get good stories revolving around werewolves.

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Originally posted by Julie:
Ally McBeal is one of the best shows FOX ever put on the airwaves, and is in my opinion one of the greatest dramas of all time. I can't even tell you enough how much I'm enjoying my Complete Series DVD, and how I remembered just how good, just how true and real and emotionally-connected this show really is.

Please, no. The CW has gone WAYYYYYY too far this time. You cannot just revive a show like Ally McBeal. NO ONE could EVER play the role like Calista Flockheart did. Ever. If The CW were to ever revive a show like Ally, and cast someone like Hilary Duff in the role, that would truly be the nail in the coffin for The CW.

                                                     # 1       # 2       # 3       # 4       # 5
 Time  Net  Program                                   NY        LA       CHI       PHI       DAL
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 8:00  ABC  V                                      5.5/ 9    5.1/ 9    7.5/12    7.1/11    4.6/ 8
 9:00  ABC  Dancing With The Stars results        12.1/19   10.2/17   13.9/22   11.9/17    8.6/14
10:00  ABC  the forgotten                          4.5/ 8    3.5/ 7    6.6/10    6.3/10    4.8/ 8

 8:00  CBS  NCIS                                  10.5/17    6.8/12   10.0/16   14.8/22   10.8/18
 9:00  CBS  NCIS: Los Angeles                      7.0/11    5.5/ 9    8.4/13   12.9/19    8.2/13
10:00  CBS  The Good Wife                          9.4/16    6.5/13   11.3/18   11.0/17    7.7/13

 8:00  NBC  Merry Madagascar                  (S)  3.7/ 6    1.7/ 3    4.3/ 7    3.5/ 5    4.2/ 7
 8:30  NBC  Biggest Loser                          3.6/ 6    2.8/ 5    6.0/10    3.9/ 6    4.6/ 7
10:00  NBC  The Jay Leno Show                      2.0/ 3    3.7/ 7    4.7/ 7    4.1/ 6    4.7/ 8

 8:00  FOX  So You Think You Can Dance             3.3/ 5    3.0/ 5    2.8/ 4    3.1/ 5    3.8/ 6

 8:00   CW  90210                                  1.5/ 2    1.0/ 2    1.6/ 3    1.6/ 2    1.2/ 2
 9:00   CW  Melrose Place (Heather Locklear)       1.8/ 3    1.0/ 2    1.7/ 3    0.8/ 1    1.1/ 2

 8:00  MNT  Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?     1.4/ 2    1.1/ 2    1.2/ 2    2.4/ 4    0.7/ 1
 8:30  MNT  Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?     2.3/ 4    1.2/ 2    0.9/ 1    1.8/ 3    0.9/ 1
 9:00  MNT  Deal or No Deal                        1.3/ 2    0.5/ 1    1.1/ 2    1.2/ 2    0.4/ 1
 9:30  MNT  Deal or No Deal                   (R)  1.2/ 2    0.5/ 1    0.9/ 1    1.1/ 2    0.5/ 1

 7:00  ION  Ghost Whisperer                   (R)  1.0/ 2    0.6/ 1    0.7/ 1    0.3/ 1    0.8/ 1
 8:00  ION  Ghost Whisperer                   (R)  0.4/ 1    0.6/ 1    0.3/ 0    0.3/ 1    0.2/ 0
 9:00  ION  Criminal Minds                    (R)  1.0/ 2    0.2/ 0    0.7/ 1    1.6/ 2    0.7/ 1
10:00  ION  Criminal Minds                    (R)  1.3/ 2    0.4/ 1    1.3/ 2    1.3/ 2    1.0/ 2
11:00  ION  Criminal Minds                    (R)  1.0/ 2              0.5/ 1    1.2/ 2    1.1/ 2


                                                     # 6       # 7       # 8       # 9       #10
 Time  Net  Program                              SF/OAK/SJ     BOS       ATL     WSH DC      HOU
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 8:00  ABC  V                                      2.9/ 5    5.1/ 8    8.2/12    6.9/11    5.1/ 9
 9:00  ABC  Dancing With The Stars results         9.1/17    7.6/12   12.5/18    9.0/15   11.1/17
10:00  ABC  the forgotten                          3.3/ 7    4.4/ 9    6.1/10    4.6/ 8    6.2/10

 8:00  CBS  NCIS                                  11.2/21   13.9/23    9.0/13    9.3/15    8.8/15
 9:00  CBS  NCIS: Los Angeles                      6.5/12   11.0/18    7.4/11    8.1/13    6.8/10
10:00  CBS  The Good Wife                          6.8/15    8.4/16    5.7/ 9    7.5/14    6.4/10

 8:00  NBC  Merry Madagascar                  (S)  1.8/ 3    3.4/ 6    4.7/ 7    3.6/ 6    3.8/ 6
 8:30  NBC  Biggest Loser                          3.6/ 7    6.1/10    4.4/ 6    6.1/10    4.3/ 7
10:00  NBC  The Jay Leno Show                      3.1/ 7    4.2/ 8    4.5/ 7    4.7/ 9    3.3/ 5

 8:00  FOX  So You Think You Can Dance             4.8/ 9    3.3/ 5    5.2/ 8    4.6/ 8    1.8/ 3

 8:00   CW  90210                                  0.5/ 1    1.8/ 3    1.9/ 3    1.1/ 2    1.4/ 2
 9:00   CW  Melrose Place (Heather Locklear)       0.6/ 1    0.9/ 2    1.2/ 2    0.8/ 1    1.3/ 2

 8:00  MNT  Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?     1.7/ 3              2.9/ 4    0.5/ 1    1.6/ 3
 8:30  MNT  Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?     1.3/ 2              2.8/ 4    0.6/ 1    1.3/ 2
 9:00  MNT  Deal or No Deal                        0.9/ 2              1.5/ 2    0.5/ 1    0.7/ 1
 9:30  MNT  Deal or No Deal                   (R)  1.1/ 3              1.0/ 1    0.9/ 1    0.6/ 1

 7:00  ION  Ghost Whisperer                   (R)  0.6/ 1    0.9/ 2    0.5/ 1    0.4/ 1    0.2/ 0
 8:00  ION  Ghost Whisperer                   (R)  0.2/ 0    1.4/ 2    0.7/ 1    0.3/ 1    0.5/ 1
 9:00  ION  Criminal Minds                    (R)  0.5/ 1    0.8/ 1    0.8/ 1    1.0/ 2    0.4/ 1
10:00  ION  Criminal Minds                    (R)  0.7/ 2    0.7/ 1    0.9/ 1    1.1/ 2    1.3/ 2
11:00  ION  Criminal Minds                    (R)  0.4/ 1    0.7/ 2    0.5/ 1    0.9/ 2    1.1/ 2


                                                     #11       #14       #15       #25       #64
 Time  Net  Program                                  DET     TAM-StP  MIN-StPl     IND    FtMy-Npl
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 8:00  ABC  V                                      7.8/13    4.6/ 7^^  5.7/ 9    5.7/ 9    7.1/10
 9:00  ABC  Dancing With The Stars results        13.0/20    9.7/14^^ 10.6/17   10.1/15   10.7/16
10:00  ABC  the forgotten                          4.8/ 8    4.8/ 8^^  4.7/ 7    4.7/ 8    3.8/ 6

 8:00  CBS  NCIS                                  10.0/16   13.2/19   14.1/23   12.6/19   14.6/21
 9:00  CBS  NCIS: Los Angeles                      8.2/12   10.0/14   10.7/17   10.2/15   12.2/18
10:00  CBS  The Good Wife                          7.1/12    7.8/13   12.0/19    8.6/14   10.5/18

 8:00  NBC  Merry Madagascar                  (S)  4.7/ 8    4.2/ 6    6.1/10    5.9/ 9    3.9/ 6
 8:30  NBC  Biggest Loser                          6.4/10    4.7/ 7    7.5/12    6.1/ 9    4.5/ 7
10:00  NBC  The Jay Leno Show                      6.2/11    3.5/ 6    5.9/ 9    4.4/ 7    4.3/ 7

 8:00  FOX  So You Think You Can Dance             4.5/ 7    5.3/ 8    4.9/ 8    3.3/ 5    3.4/ 5

 8:00   CW  90210                                  1.3/ 2    1.0/ 1    1.3/ 2    2.0/ 3    1.4/ 2
 9:00   CW  Melrose Place (Heather Locklear)       1.2/ 2    1.6/ 2    1.0/ 2    1.2/ 2    1.6/ 2

 8:00  MNT  Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?     2.0/ 3    1.2/ 2    2.7/ 4    0.6/ 1    0.4/ 1
 8:30  MNT  Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?     1.3/ 2    1.1/ 2    2.5/ 4    0.8/ 1    0.5/ 1
 9:00  MNT  Deal or No Deal                        0.6/ 1    0.9/ 1    1.9/ 3    0.3/ 0    0.2/ 0
 9:30  MNT  Deal or No Deal                   (R)  0.8/ 1    1.3/ 2    2.0/ 3    0.7/ 1    0.1/ 0

 7:00  ION  Ghost Whisperer                   (R)  0.4/ 1    0.4/ 1    0.4/ 1    -.-/--
 8:00  ION  Ghost Whisperer                   (R)  0.3/ 0    0.2/ 0    0.3/ 1    -.-/--
 9:00  ION  Criminal Minds                    (R)  0.5/ 1    1.0/ 1    1.5/ 2    -.-/--
10:00  ION  Criminal Minds                    (R)  0.6/ 1    1.4/ 2    1.8/ 3    0.1/ 0
11:00  ION  Criminal Minds                    (R)  0.6/ 1    0.8/ 2    1.1/ 2    0.4/ 1

        ^^  Combined rating of this market's two ABC affiliates