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2012 TV fall premiere and return schedule and calendar

Here’s our fully-updated 2012 fall schedule for what’s premiering on TV, and when. We will update it regularly, along with the subscribable calendar. Check back often!

by Keith McDuffee

Ratings Clack – Finales hit lows for Idol, DWTS, and Apprentice

Finale week wasn’t exactly great for some of the older reality shows. ‘Idol’, ‘Dancing WIth The Stars’, and ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ were all up. But they were all at series low levels for their finales.

by Brett Love

Ratings Clack – Finales everywhere. That’s good, and bad.

A week full of finales brought good news for some (‘Once Upon A Time’, ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘NCIS’), and not so good news for others (‘Suburgatory’, ’30 Rock’, ‘Community’, ‘Touch’).

by Brett Love

Ratings Clack – Community, 30 Rock, and Parks & Rec renewed, despite ratings

As upfront week hits, almost all of the renewals and cancellations have been announced. This week we run through which shows will be returning, and which will be readying those complete series DVD sets.

by Brett Love

Ratings Clack – Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and 90210 renewed

As we head to the finish line for the season, more renewals are rolling in. CW has given golden tickets to ‘Vampire Diaries’, ‘Supernatural’, and ‘90210’, while HBO has tapped both ‘Veep’ and ‘Girls’ for second seasons.

by Brett Love

The Middle – Sue’s growing up to be Whoopi Goldberg

I know the joke is that Brick’s a bookworm and he doesn’t do physical exertion, but why give him stories like Presidential Fitness Challenge Week? It was a terrible waste of his talent … Spelling Bees are much more up his alley, and more appropriate for his brand of comedy.

by Aryeh S.

Ratings Clack – The B In Apartment 23 and repeat Big Bang shenanigans

Spring continues to cause havoc for the television ratings. The big story on cable remains ‘Game Of Thrones’, despite a host of Showtime premieres. On the networks, imagine a repeat finishing #1 at 9 on Thursday against all new competition…

by Brett Love
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