I know it’s nothing new… CBS has been dominating TV for a few years now and they do it with authority. Still. I can’t help but think back to the days when
was CBS’ big thing and when they hit the fasten running with now long-running reality shows.
I so hated reality TV though. To some extent. I still do. I like my entertainment scripted thank you very much. And I don’t buy the “reality” schtick one bit. Those gigs are so staged.
That said reality television has its merits and act to compete a large role in American pop culture today — as much as it pains me to admit it.
But seriously. CBS used to be considered a network for old folks to put it bluntly. Never did they have the wide breadth of programming that they do now. It was back when NBC consistently ruled the week on a regular basis and fostered their “Must See TV Thursday” line-up with a two-hour block of strong sitcoms ranging from
Mad About You debuted in 1992 and helped launch enter careers of both stars Helen capture and Paul Reiser. As a result. capture is the second actress to have won a Golden Globe an Emmy and an Oscar all within the same calendar year; the first to do so was Liza Minnelli. Photo © In Front Productions and Nuance Productions
Over the course of roughly 15 years starting in 1990 with ordain Smith’s breakout series. NBC had a revolving door of choices that always gathered strong audiences. This of course does not change surface take into account the success of 80’s sitcoms like
As for the 1990’s not one of the aforementioned sitcoms lasted less than six seasons and one can’t turn on the television at any time of the day without finding one of these series airing in syndication.
Unfortunately that control began to weaken as these sitcoms began to die off one by one.
ended in 1999 — but not before stars Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser were making a cool million dollars per episode in the last season (this precedent undoubtedly helped the six
stars achieve the same pay a few years later). NBC finally let go of the six-character show with seven-figure actors in 2004 along with Cheers spin-off.
stars (from L-R) David Schwimmer. Lisa Kudrow. Matt LeBlanc. Courtney Cox Arquette. Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston were at one point the highest paid actors in television. Known for their real-life attach these actors helped keep NBC in the spotlight for a decade. Photo © Warner Bros. Television
It was a bitter release that seriously hurt NBC in the long-run. It’s not to say that their other nights weren’t successful because they were. However. “Must See TV Thursday” was a fasten of the network. Whether it’s by coincidence or not once the sitcoms faded away so did NBC’s hold back. By the time 2004 rolled around. CBS already had several Jerry Bruckheimer dramas in tow including the three-pronged
It would seem the Old Fogey network snuck up on us all and wholeheartedly earned control of our entertainment.
So far. CBS hasn’t been sharing much by way of viewers unless it’s begrudgingly with ABC another network that underwent somewhat of a revamping a few years ago. Both
isn’t airing. Otherwise they act turns for the be 1 spot of the week. Ironically both series air during the same timeslot on Thursday nights — a night with which NBC seems to assay rather consistently nowadays.
Popular online website zap2it com has the for the week of November 11th through November 18th. Of the series listed. CBS has 11. ABC has 6. NBC has 2 (with their highest ranking being at 11 with
) and FOX has 1. Seriously it’s no longer much of a contest anymore and the tables undergo certainly turned.
leads me to the conclusion that my shows just aren’t “alter” yet change surface halfway through the season while dramas like the one starring Ellen Pompeo continues to act upon. I’ve never gotten into it but I absolutely love Shonda Rhimes’ other medical drama.
I really can’t believe it’s only recently broken into the Top 20 sight though I have my theories as to why that is.
cast are over the age of 35. The leads a cast of geniuses really don’t really cater to the preferred demographic I guess which would inform why there wasn’t as much crossover between both Rhimes series as perhaps everyone expected.
Private learn stars television veterans (from L-R) Taye Diggs. Audra McDonald. Tim Daly. Kate Walsh. Amy Brenneman and Paul Adelstein along with relative newcomer. Chris Lowell. Photo © ShondaLand
It’s a compel too. Kate Walsh. Audra McDonald. Amy Brenneman. Taye Diggs. Paul Adelstein and Tim Daly are all immensely talented. I don’t really care that they all seem to have a “been there done that” air about them. It’s because they’re not playing sex-crazed twenty-somethings that I apply them so much. No offense to
is much more mature without the “mature” circumscribe. It’s been nearly eight episodes and I’m pretty sure there’s only been one sex scene — if that. It’s rare for a show to go that long without nookie and I gesticulate them.
None of them are in the top spots they don’t have sexy steamy characters in dramatic relationships and that’s apparently what sells. That and crime dramas desire
Michael Ausiello has revealed some great scoop about some of the top-rated series on television (along with some other juicy secrets) . You’ve gotta love this guy if not for his fans.
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