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Originally posted by TV-aholic:
Great information Douglas!!!!

But, I will be the lone voice in disagreeing that Criminal Minds was the Worse choice. May not have been the better choice for CBS, but not a horrible one either.

CBS feels that CM could be the next CSI (right or wrong), so why not give a boost to a show that is beginning to trend upward.

CM is now reaping the benefits of that post SB airing. Its numbers are up from last spring, and approaching numbers from last fall, which is great considering most shows this season are showing 10-20% declines in viewership.

Obviously, Alias was the worst choice, for a veteran series. I might even go as far as saying the 2005 combination of The Simpsons/American Dad was a bad Idea. As the ratings show, people jumped ship once The Simpsons was done, and its numbers are among the lowest of all time.

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Originally posted by Douglas:
At the time, though, when ABC was in its doldrums, Alias was one of the few shows on the network generating buzz, despite anemic ratings. I don't blame the network presidents at the time, Susan Lyne and Lloyd Braun, for putting it on at that prime spot to jump start its numbers although even then, the show's fortunes were doomed when it aired at 11:00pm on the East Coast. (ABC could have refrained from airing a Penn & Teller skit and another Bon Jovi song after the Super Bowl!)

I admit that this show was one of my favorite dramas this decade so have that view in mind for this statement: it was the best scripted episode to ever air after the Super Bowl. Very action-packed, although it took just one episode to destroy an underground spy organization, when it seemed like an impossible task in the many episodes prior.

Now, how could you go wrong when the first thing you saw after Super Bowl XXXVII in January 2003 was this scene?!? (Viewer discretion is advised)

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Originally posted by TV-aholic:
Obviously, Alias was the worst choice, for a veteran series.