Friday
The only thing worth mentioning on Friday night is the second season of Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse". Though it started off shaky at the beginning of it's debut season, it eventually caught momentum in the last handful of episodes and I now find myself pretty invested in the world of actives and dolls. There are some really interesting philosophical and practical conversations to be had at The Rossom Corporation and I'm anxious to see where they lead. With four kiddos in my home between 4 and 10, I've also briefly flirted with watching "Suppernanny"..... wait, I mean "Supernanny", though I suppose we could use a supper nanny as well..... point being, I imagine at the end of the day it would be like watching "The Dog Whisperer" where you marvel at the magic man who can communicate with dogs, and then as soon as you try his tactics, your miniature dachshund urinates all over the couch.
The color coded breakdown:
Green = Will be programmed on my DVR
Blue = Not for me, but feel free.
Red = Move along, nothing to see here.
8PM
ABC - Supernanny
CBS - Ghost Whisperer
CW - Smallville
Fox - Brothers
NBC - Law & Order
8:30PM
8:30PM
FOX - 'Til Death
9PM
ABC - Ugly Betty
CBS - Medium
ABC - Ugly Betty
CBS - Medium
CW - Top Model (repeats)
Fox - Dollhouse
NBC - Southland
10PM
ABC - 20/20
CBS - Numb3rs
NBC - (Can't believe it but yes once more it's) Jay Leno
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Saturday
This "repeats" show must be pretty amazing to have two networks airing it on the same night! It must be like a Presidential address or something....
Fox - Dollhouse
NBC - Southland
10PM
ABC - 20/20
CBS - Numb3rs
NBC - (Can't believe it but yes once more it's) Jay Leno
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Saturday
This "repeats" show must be pretty amazing to have two networks airing it on the same night! It must be like a Presidential address or something....
Keep it moving...
Nothing to see here...
The color coded breakdown:
8PM
ABC - Saturday Night College Football
CBS - Repeats
Fox - COPS
NBC - Dateline NBC
9PM
Fox - America's Most Wanted
NBC - Repeats
10PM
CBS - 48 Hrs. Mystery
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Sunday
The color coded breakdown:
8PM
ABC - Saturday Night College Football
CBS - Repeats
Fox - COPS
NBC - Dateline NBC
9PM
Fox - America's Most Wanted
NBC - Repeats
10PM
CBS - 48 Hrs. Mystery
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Sunday
The two longest running prime-time entertainment shows of all time occupy my time on Sunday nights. The Simpsons is entering season 21 and AFV is crotch shotting it's way into it's 2oth. Both shows still make me laugh out loud (seriously, it's rare, but it happens) and I'm glad to see that some shows still embrace who they are enough to realize that sometimes evolution leads to extinction, and "if it ain't broke don't fix it" is the key to longevity. Speaking of not being broke, another season of "The Amazing Race" will be kicking off on Sunday nights and should be a blast. The race remains one of the only reality shows that includes "teamwork" as part of the equation all the way through. It's an added dynamic that makes for extremely compelling TV. Not much else here for me, I've never really gotten "The Family Guy" thing, and Extreme Home Makeover is great TV, but gives me too much trouble with commandment 10. I also gave up on Cold Case in the "great procedural purge of 2008" so there is no interest there either.
The color coded breakdown:
7PM
7PM
ABC - America's Funniest Home Videos
CBS - 60 Minutes
Fox - The OT
NBC - Football Night in America
CBS - 60 Minutes
Fox - The OT
NBC - Football Night in America
8PM
ABC - Extreme Home: Makeover
CBS - Amazing Race
Fox - The Simpsons
8:30PM
Fox - The Cleveland Show
ABC - Extreme Home: Makeover
CBS - Amazing Race
Fox - The Simpsons
8:30PM
Fox - The Cleveland Show
NBC - Sunday Night Football
9PM
ABC - Desperate Housewives
CBS - Three Rivers
Fox - Family Guy
9:30PM
Fox - American Dad
10PM
ABC - Brothers and Sisters
CBS - Cold Case
Weekend's Total: One hour drama, One half hour sit-coms, Two 1 hour Reality, 3.5 Hours
Final Total: 9 hours drama, 3 hours comedy, 9 hours Reality, 1 hour Musical = 22 hours
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DOH! 22 hours. 1 hour to cut before we can call it a day. "Modern Family" would be at the bottom of my list and would make an easy cut, but I hesitate to cut any new shows out of the mix and really there isn't much else in the half hour category to cut so I'd be off on my numbers. Plus I'm already running low on my comedy for the week so it makes more sense to cut something reality or drama. It might also be useful in this situation to see where my DVR is on overload (it can only record two things at once) and cut something there. The two slots where "three's a crowd" are Thursday (8PM, SNL/Parks - Survivor - FlashForward) and Monday (8PM, SYTYCD - Biggest Losser - Shark Tank). I'm not cutting any of the Thursday stuff (I'll catch SNL and Parks on Hulu) which leaves Monday.
9PM
ABC - Desperate Housewives
CBS - Three Rivers
Fox - Family Guy
9:30PM
Fox - American Dad
10PM
ABC - Brothers and Sisters
CBS - Cold Case
Weekend's Total: One hour drama, One half hour sit-coms, Two 1 hour Reality, 3.5 Hours
Final Total: 9 hours drama, 3 hours comedy, 9 hours Reality, 1 hour Musical = 22 hours
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DOH! 22 hours. 1 hour to cut before we can call it a day. "Modern Family" would be at the bottom of my list and would make an easy cut, but I hesitate to cut any new shows out of the mix and really there isn't much else in the half hour category to cut so I'd be off on my numbers. Plus I'm already running low on my comedy for the week so it makes more sense to cut something reality or drama. It might also be useful in this situation to see where my DVR is on overload (it can only record two things at once) and cut something there. The two slots where "three's a crowd" are Thursday (8PM, SNL/Parks - Survivor - FlashForward) and Monday (8PM, SYTYCD - Biggest Losser - Shark Tank). I'm not cutting any of the Thursday stuff (I'll catch SNL and Parks on Hulu) which leaves Monday.
Hmmmm....
I've got it. Here's what happened... uh, sorry... channelling Monk there for a second. Here's what I'll do. Since "The Biggest Loser" is already a bloated show (ironic, eh?) and nothing really exciting seems to happen until the weigh ins, I'll cut the first hour of The Biggest Loser, and bingo, we are in business. Of course then midseason hits with "Chuck", "Better off Ted", "30 Rock" and "The Celebrity Apprentice" and the process begins anew.
Until then, DVR away my friends!
I thought NUMB3RS got cancelled?
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