2013-2014 Television Season

[JasonC]

The Blacklist got a full season order. I still need to watch the second episode.

Excellent.

[JackFetch]

This article has some interesting numbers about this Fall tv season so far.

DVR playbacks are up 17% from last year, and Big Bang Theory(yeah I know some of you hate that show) is now the most DVR'ed show passing Sunday Night Football.

NBC has crawled out of the gutter to become the number one network for the 18-49 age bracket.

Duck Dynasty, a show on A&E about a family that made their fortune making duck calls, was the number 10 show out of every show on tv last week. It's not listed here but I looked it up, the season premiere had 11.8 million viewers. That's fucking insane.

[JackFetch]

We are Men has been cancelled. Yeah, huge shock I know. I haven't see a show with that many talented people be so horrendous in awhile.

[JasonC]

THE BLACKLIST has now been permanently transferred to my 'To Watch' list. Still not sure about S.H.I.E.L.D.

[JackFetch]

I want to get excited about The Blacklist, but it's nothing special.

[NightAngle04]

Spader really carries it.

[JackFetch]

Yeah, but I just see Robert California.

[JackFetch]

Who's on the verge of being canceled?

Welcome to the Family - NBC

Betrayal - ABC

Hostages - CBS

Ironside - NBC

Sean Saves the World - NBC

The Michael J. Fox Show would be but they already committed to a full season.

http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/cancelation-clock-is-ticking-for-a-handful-of-first-year-series-1200727821/

[JasonC]

I actually like Ironside. Blair Underwood is doing a brilliant job, even though I can't help compare it to the original.

[dc20willsave]

Ironside and Welcome to the Family are canceled. Community premieres January 2nd.

[JasonC]

Curses.

[dc20willsave]

Dad's just been picked up for a full season. I keep telling myself it still might get canceled. Its still good, its still good.

[JasonC]

Agents of SHIELD is off my 'must watch' list.

[JackFetch]

Fox announced their Winter premieres.

Bold new legal drama RAKE debuts with a special two-night event beginning Sunday, Jan. 19 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT), following the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, and continuing with its time period premiere on Thursday, Jan. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Making his broadcast television series debut, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Greg Kinnear ("Little Miss Sunshine," "The Kennedys") plays a brilliant and frustratingly charming criminal defense attorney, whose chaotic and self-destructive personal life often gets in the way of his professional one.

Beginning Saturday, Jan. 11 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT), ANIMATION DOMINATION HIGH-DEF will feature LUCAS BROS. MOVING CO. and GOLAN THE INSATIABLE. In LUCAS BROS. MOVING CO., the stand-up comedy of New York-based identical twins Kenny and Keith Lucas (The Lucas Brothers) gets animated. The twins run a moving company, and no matter what happens around them, they always remain totally, bizarrely unfazed. GOLAN THE INSATIABLE is the story of a mighty godlord from an alternate universe who arrives in the small town of Oak Grove, where his only friend is a 10-year-old goth girl named DYLAN. As previously announced, on Saturday, Nov. 23 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT), as part of a special ANIMATION DOMINATION HIGH-DEF lineup, LUCAS BROS. MOVING CO. and GOLAN THE INSATIABLE will preview, prior to their January launch.

As previously announced, new Army-set comedy ENLISTED debuts Friday, Jan. 10 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Written and created by Kevin Biegel ("Cougar Town," "Scrubs") and starring Geoff Stults ("The Finder"), Chris Lowell ("Private Practice," "Veronica Mars") and Parker Young ("Suburgatory"), ENLISTED is a single-camera comedy about an older sibling who returns home to reconnect with his two brothers and lead a group of misfits on a small Florida Army post.

This spring, new comedies SURVIVING JACK and US & THEM will debut on FOX; series premiere dates to be announced. From Emmy Award nominee Bill Lawrence ("Scrubs," "Cougar Town") and set in 1990s Southern California, SURVIVING JACK stars Emmy Award nominee Christopher Meloni ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") as a man becoming a dad, as his son (Connor Buckley, "Deception") becomes a man, in a time before "coming of age" was something you could Google. SURVIVING JACK is set to air on Thursdays (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) for eight weeks, following AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-8:30 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) results shows. New ensemble comedy US & THEM will also join the schedule in the spring. Starring Emmy Award nominee Jason Ritter ("Parenthood") and Alexis Bledel ("Mad Men," "Gilmore Girls"), and based on an award-winning BBC series, the series follows a young couple, whose path to happily-ever-after is complicated by the screwed-up circus of people closest to them.

[dc20willsave]

CBS has ordered a pilot for a How I Met Your Mother spin-off, How I Met Your Dad. I'll follow new characters with the bar being the hold-over between the two series.

[Stavros]

Argh! It's Scrubs season 9 all over again.

[SuaveStar]

Argh! It's Scrubs season 9 all over again.

Well, the current series of How I Met Your Mother is the series 7 of Scrubs then. Same good characters, but something about the show just doesn't feel right.

[JackFetch]

Shows likely to be canceled:

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Betrayal

Dracula

Dads

Shows on the bubble:

Super Fun Night

Trophy Wife

Revenge

The Michael J. Fox Show

Sean Saves The World

X-Factor (this show took a nose dive for some reason)

Bones

Mindy Project

Glee (they already said they are doing another final season but who knows with these ratings)

Raising Hope

The Mentalist (although it looks like this might be the final season anyways)

Beauty and the Beast

Carrie Diaries

Other notes:

Parks and Recreation is doing pretty bad ratings, but it's still the highest rated comedy on NBC.

Agents of SHIELD is dropping like a rock, but they aren't going to cancel it anytime soon.

[Venneh]

Dracula is a ten episode contained series.

[Missy]

If Agents of SHIELD continues to fall, I wonder if they'll move it to Netflix.

[Dan]

If Agents of SHIELD continues to fall, I wonder if they'll move it to Netflix.

The day and date ratings aren't awesome, but I understand the plus-sevens are still decent.

[dc20willsave]

And that's the thing. A lot of executives are still living in a state of mind where the overnight ratings are god and I can understand that train of thought but we don't live in that age anymore. Plenty of people just don't have the time to devote to watching a certain show every week at the same time, especially when we don't have to rely upon something as unreliable as the VCR. The Networks and the Advertisers should embrace Hulu and their online streaming sites. People can't skip ads and they can watch an episode multiple times, increasing the number of views. Unluckily, most execs don't care because, in their day, we could get the Flintstones to sell cigarettes to kids and why can't we do that anymore and who took my teeth?

[JackFetch]

The main thing is to make the show better. It's still considered a comic book show, but doesn't feel like one. It's boring people who expect nonstop action and special effects.

[Dan]

And that's the thing. A lot of executives are still living in a state of mind where the overnight ratings are god and I can understand that train of thought but we don't live in that age anymore. Plenty of people just don't have the time to devote to watching a certain show every week at the same time, especially when we don't have to rely upon something as unreliable as the VCR. The Networks and the Advertisers should embrace Hulu and their online streaming sites. People can't skip ads and they can watch an episode multiple times, increasing the number of views. Unluckily, most execs don't care because, in their day, we could get the Flintstones to sell cigarettes to kids and why can't we do that anymore and who took my teeth?

Luckily, Nielsen is finally going to count streaming numbers beginning this month. We probably won't know the effect for a little while, but those viewings are finally going to be counted. And with the exception of CBS, the major networks actually own Hulu, so they clearly have a vested interest in getting this right. And they have to know how many people watch on their homepages, especially now that (as you said) you can't get away from their embedded commercials.

[JackFetch]

ABC has announced their midseason premiers:

THE ASSETS

"The Assets" is an eight-part limited series based on the real life events of CIA counter-intelligence officer Sandy Grimes (Jodie Whittaker). The year 1985 serves as the backdrop to the final showdown of the Cold War when Sandy and her partner Jeanne Vertefeuille (Harriet Walter) vowed to find the mole who would turn out to be the most notorious traitor in US History, Aldrich Ames (Paul Rhys). Sandy is in a race against time to save the Soviet intelligence officers from being caught and killed. Living her own double life at home, this beautiful wife and mother vowed to stop at nothing until she uncovered the truth. "The Assets" will look inside the true, personal stories of the conclusion of the Cold War as told by the keepers of the nation's secrets: the CIA. "The Assets" stars Paul Rhys ("Borgia") as Aldrich Ames, Jodie Whittaker ("Venus") as Sandy Grimes, Harriet Walter ("Babel") as Jeanne Vertefeuile, Stuart Milligan ("Jonathan Creek") as Paul Redmond, Julian Ovenden ("Downton Abbey") as Gary Grimes, Christina Cole ("Casino Royale") as Louisa, and Ralph Brown ("Withnail and I") as Lawrence Winston. "The Assets" is based on the book "Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed" by Sandy Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuile. Morgan Hertzan, Rudy Bednar and Andrew Chapman executive produce the series. "The Assets" is produced by Lincoln Square Productions.

THE BACHELOR

Juan Pablo Galavis, the sexy single father from Miami, Florida, is ready to find love. He'll have his own opportunity to find his wife and stepmother to his daughter when he stars in the 18th edition of "The Bachelor." With his Spanish accent, good looks, salsa moves and undying devotion for his daughter, Juan Pablo, 32, was a fan favorite on the ninth edition of "The Bachelorette." Sadly, Bachelorette Desiree Hartsock couldn't see a future with Juan Pablo and sent him home from Barcelona. Although he was blindsided by not getting a rose, the experience of being on "The Bachelorette" opened his eyes to the possibility of finding a real, everlasting love. He witnessed firsthand how it worked with Desiree, and has decided that he can't give up on love and on giving his daughter, Camila, what she wants more than anything else in the world - a brother and a sister to complete their family. Juan Pablo is ready and hopeful that he'll find love and the missing puzzle piece to fulfill his family here on "The Bachelor." Hosted by Chris Harrison, "The Bachelor" is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss and Martin Hilton are the executive producers.

KILLER WOMEN

Of all the notorious lawmen that ever patrolled the violent frontier, none are more storied than the Texas Rangers. Ballsy and badass Molly Parker (Tricia Helfer) is one of the first women to join this elite group of law enforcement agents. From executive producer Sofía Vergara ("Modern Family") and creator Hannah Shakespeare ("The Raven"), "Killer Women" takes us inside the dangerous world of the Texas Rangers from a female perspective. Molly is committed to finding the truth and seeing justice served. In a male-dominated world, she is aided by her sixth sense for why women kill -- rarely out of hatred, usually for what they love. Standing squarely behind her is her boss, Company Commander Luis Zea. Molly also has the support of her loving family, including her brother Billy and his wife Becca. On the verge of getting divorced from her narcissistic husband, Jake, Molly relishes her newfound freedom as she begins an affair with a sexy, dangerously handsome DEA agent, Dan Winston. "Killer Women" stars Tricia Helfer as Molly Parker, Marc Blucas as Dan Winston, Marta Milans as Becca Parker, Michael Trucco as Billy Parker, and Alex Fernandez as Luis Zea. "Killer Women" is produced by ABC Studios. Hannah Shakespeare ("The Raven") and Ed Zuckerman ("Law & Order") serve as executive producers/writers, along with executive producers Sofía Vergara ("Modern Family"), Martin Campbell ("Casino Royale"), Ben Silverman ("The Office"), and Luis Balaguer ("Viva Hollywood!") on the series.

MIND GAMES

With a little bit of science, a dash of con artistry, plus a smattering of Jedi mind tricks -- brothers Ross (Christian Slater) and Clark Edwards (Steve Zahn) can tailor a plan to influence any life-altering situation, thereby making their clients' dreams come true and their nightmares go away. They are partners in The Edwards Agency, an unusual business based on the belief that people's decisions are influenced by their environment in ways they're not aware. Clark is a former university professor and world-renowned expert in the fields of human behavior, psychology and motivation. But Clark has mood swings which are a result of him not taking his meds for a bipolar condition, sometimes resulting in quirky, manic episodes. Older brother Ross, a brilliant schemer recently out of prison after a two-year stint for fraud, has come up with the business model that he believes can make him and his team millions of dollars. Although his energy is infectious, his tactics can be questionable and his strategies border on the illegal. Now, if he can just avoid letting his manic brother from going off the rails... Their team of master manipulators include the serious Latrell Griffin (Cedric Sanders); the geeky, trust fund baby Miles Hood (Gregory Marcel); Samantha "Sam" Gordon (Jaime Ray Newman), an ex-con who Ross met during his court mandated group therapy and rehabilitation sessions; Megan Shane (Megalyn Echikunwoke), a former infomercial actress; and Beth Scott (Katherine Cunningham), Clark's former grad student with whom he had an affair. "Mind Games" stars Steve Zahn as Clark, Christian Slater as Ross, Megalyn Echikunwoke as Megan, Gregory Marcel as Miles, Jaime Ray Newman as Sam, and Cedric Sanders as Latrell. Written and executive-produced by Kyle Killen, the series is also executive-produced by Keith Redmon, Timothy Busfield and Donald Todd. "Mind Games" is a 20th Century Fox Television production.

MIXOLOGY

One bar. One night. Ten single people. Welcome to Mix, a high-end bar in Manhattan's trendy meat-packing district. Recently dumped by his fiancée, Tom (Blake Lee) hasn't been out on the town in a decade. His best friends, handsome, confident Cal (Craig Frank) and fast-talking Bruce (Andrew Santino), are throwing Tom back into the dating pool whether he likes it or not. Tom's first encounter is with Maya (Ginger Gonzaga), an attorney who's as beautiful as she is brutal -- before long, Tom is in tears. After that, it only gets worse. Rounding out Mix's chic crowd is Maya's engaged-for-now friend, Liv (Kate Simses), aggressive single mom Jessica (Alexis Carra), Jessica's gorgeous and chic frenemy Fabienne (Frankie Shaw), bubbly cocktail waitress Kacey (Vanessa Lengies), dark, mysterious bartender Dominic (Adan Canto) and failed internet entrepreneur Ron (Adam Campbell), who's having the worst night of his life. "Mixology" stars Adam Campbell ("Epic Movie") as Ron, Adan Canto ("The Following") as Dominic, Alexis Carra ("Incredible Girl") as Jessica, Craig Frank ("8.13") as Cal, Ginger Gonzaga ("Legit") as Maya, Blake Lee ("Parks and Recreation") as Tom, Vanessa Lengies ("Glee") as Kacey, Andrew Santino ("Punk'd") as Bruce, Frankie Shaw ("Blue Mountain State") as Fabienne and Kate Simses ("What's Your Number") as Liv. "Mixology" was written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore ("The Hangover," "21 and Over"), and is executive-produced by Lucas, Moore, Ryan Seacrest, Nina Wass, Adam Sher and Ira Ungerleider. It's directed by Larry Charles ("Seinfeld," "Entourage," "Borat"), and is produced by ABC Studios.

RESURRECTION

The people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to reappear. An 8-year-old American boy (Landon Gimenez) wakes up alone in a rice paddy in a rural Chinese province with no idea how he got there. Details start to emerge when the boy, who calls himself Jacob, recalls that his hometown is Arcadia, and an Immigration agent, J. Martin Bellamy (Omar Epps), takes him there. The home he claims as his own is occupied by an elderly couple, Henry (Kurtwood Smith) and Lucille Langston (Frances Fisher), who lost their son, Jacob, more than 30 years ago. While they look different, young Jacob recognizes them as his parents. Those closest to the family try to unravel this impossible mystery, including Sheriff Fred Langston (Matt Craven), whose wife Barbara, drowned 30 years ago while trying to save Jacob. But this boy, who claims to be the deceased Jacob, knows secrets about his own death that no one else knows -- secrets that Fred's daughter, Maggie Langston (Devin Kelly), will begin to investigate and discover to be true. "Resurrection" stars Omar Epps ("House") as J. Martin Bellamy, Matt Craven ("Crimson Tide," "A Few Good Men") as Fred Langston, Devin Kelley ("Chernobyl Diaries," "The Chicago Code") as Maggie Langston, Frances Fisher ("Titanic") as Lucille Langston, Kurtwood Smith ("That '70s Show") as Henry Langston, Sam Hazeldine ("The Raven") as Caleb Richards, Samaire Armstrong ("Entourage," "The O.C.") as Elaine Richards, Mark Hildreth ("Dragon Ball Z") as Tom and Landon Gimenez as Jacob. Written by Aaron Zelman ("Damages," "The Killing"), "Resurrection" is executive-produced by Aaron Zelman, JoAnn Alfano, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Jon Liebman, Brillstein Entertainment and Plan B. The pilot was directed by Charles McDougall. "Resurrection" is produced by ABC Studios.

SUBURGATORY

Single father George Altman (Jeremy Sisto) was doing his best to raise his sixteen-year-old daughter Tessa (Jane Levy) in the big city. But when he discovered a box of condoms in her bedroom, he moved her to a more wholesome and nurturing environment: the suburbs. Only behind the beautiful homes and perfect lawns of Chatswin lurk the Franken-moms and Red Bull-guzzling teens who have nothing in common with Tessa and George. It's a whole new world, one that makes George wonder if they haven't jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire. In seasons one and two, with the help of suburbanites like flirty hot mom Dallas (Cheryl Hines), alpha neighbors Sheila and Fred Shay (Ana Gasteyer and Chris Parnell), and awkward classmate Lisa (Allie Grant), George and Tessa learned to navigate the pitfalls of suburban life. With time, they realized life in Chatswin wasn't so bad. Once you got past the plastic smell. This season, George and Tessa find themselves more at odds with bucolic Chatswin than ever before. George struggles to once again navigate life as a single suburban dad after a tumultuous breakup with Dallas. While Tessa, abandoned by her mother at the start of her senior year, no longer has any interest in trying to fit in. So she and George recommit to walking amongst the suburban hordes without becoming them. Only Chatswin's pull is stronger than they anticipated. Elsewhere, after the Shays' beloved son Ryan heads off to college, they welcome an unexpected new addition to the family, one that is a new thorn in Lisa's side. Luckily, she can focus her attention on Malik as they take their relationship to new heights. And Dallas deals with both the loss of a relation and her relationship with George. But no one suffers from the break-up more than Dalia (According to Dalia). And it only amplifies her feud with Tessa. And when a new, calm Noah (Alan Tudyk) emerges after intensive anger management therapy, it enrages George. The show stars Jeremy Sisto as George Altman, Jane Levy as Tessa Altman, Cheryl Hines as Dallas Royce, Allie Grant as Lisa Shay, Ana Gasteyer as Sheila Shay, Chris Parnell as Fred Shay, and Carly Chaikin as Dalia Royce. Emily Kapnek ("Hung") writes and executive-produces this bitingly ironic single-camera comedy. Patricia Breen also writes and executive produces the series along with co-executive producer Andrew Guest. It is produced by Warner Bros. Television.

THE TASTE

One blind spoonful could change everything. Now in its second season, "The Taste" returns with a new two-hour format. In this exhilarating cooking competition series, "The Taste" puts 16 culinary competitors, who range from home cooks and professional chefs to everything in between, in the kitchen where four of the world's most notable masters of the food world judge their creations based on a blind taste. In this pressure-packed contest, a single spoonful can catapult a contender to the top or send them packing. "The Taste" features no-holds barred chef Anthony Bourdain, British food star Nigella Lawson, expert chef/author Ludo Lefebvre and author, chef/restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson. These four culinary superstars and "Taste" mentors will coach a team of four competing pro and amateur cooks chosen from a nationwide casting call, as they vie to create the best tasting dish in a state of the art kitchen. Each week the groups will face team and individual challenges with a variety of culinary themes through several elimination rounds. At the end of each episode, the mentors will have to judge the competitors' dishes blind, with no knowledge of whose creation they're sampling, what they're eating, how it was prepared or whom they could be sending home. "The Taste" is from Kinetic Content and is executive-produced by Chris Coelen, Matilda Zoltowski, Emma Conway, Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson and Brian Smith who is also the director.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2
8:00-10:00 p.m. "The Taste"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "The Assets"

MONDAY, JANUARY 6
8:00-10:00 p.m. "The Bachelor"

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Killer Women"

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Suburgatory"

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
9:30-10:00 p.m. "Mixology"

SUNDAY, MARCH 9
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Resurrection" (New Time)
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Revenge" (New Time)

TUESDAY, MARCH 11
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Mind Games"