http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com Sat, 25 May 2013 15:44:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/favicon.ico http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/02/arrested-development-uncanceled/105701/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/02/arrested-development-uncanceled/105701/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:44:56 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=105701 Hope? Or Fantasy?]]> 74 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/27/forget-about-the-ratings-a-2010-2011-season-wrap-up/94087/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/27/forget-about-the-ratings-a-2010-2011-season-wrap-up/94087/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 20:22:05 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=94087 How did the 2010-2011 season treat you?]]> 266 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/21/poll-how-long-before-lone-star-is-pulled-from-foxs-schedule/64459/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/21/poll-how-long-before-lone-star-is-pulled-from-foxs-schedule/64459/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:49:26 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=64459 How long do you think it will last?]]> 169 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/23/what-will-you-be-watching-this-fall/60742/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/08/23/what-will-you-be-watching-this-fall/60742/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:48:41 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=60742 By now you have probably seen promos for most, if not all, of the new fall shows...]]> 120 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/05/30/what-would-you-rename-cougar-town-2/51983/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/05/30/what-would-you-rename-cougar-town-2/51983/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 15:40:47 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=51983 How would you rename ABC's Cougar Town?]]> 160 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/17/breaking-bad-renewed/48921/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/17/breaking-bad-renewed/48921/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:34:12 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=48921 So claims a "darn reliable source"...]]> 32 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/12/conan-is-going-to-tbs-november-11th/47986/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/12/conan-is-going-to-tbs-november-11th/47986/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:56:15 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=47986 Update: full press release from TBS. In the age of Twitter, no one has an exclusive on this sort of thing, but here's what TVMoJoe has to say: The news is being announced on the same day O'Brien opens a nationwide live comedy tour in Eugene, Oregon. It's also the opening day of the National [...]]]> 4 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/12/dvr-alert-gleeks-make-sure-to-schedule-your-recording-to-go-over-15-minutes/47964/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/12/dvr-alert-gleeks-make-sure-to-schedule-your-recording-to-go-over-15-minutes/47964/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:17:11 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=47964 @maskedscheduler has warned a few times now to extend your recording by 5-15 minutes due to American Idol overrun.  Better safe than sorry!]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/07/breaking-bad-season-3-ratings/47698/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/07/breaking-bad-season-3-ratings/47698/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:40:44 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=47698 Bookmark this post for updates... Since I'm interested enough to make the effort, here is a table for the third season ratings of AMC's Breaking Bad. I assume that since Robert and Bill do not regularly post these ratings, I'm one of the few interested, but I know when the season premiere ratings were posted [...]]]> 41 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/01/29/parks-and-recreation-renewed-for-a-3rd-season/40530/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/01/29/parks-and-recreation-renewed-for-a-3rd-season/40530/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:48:24 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=40530 NBC has given Parks and Recreation an early third season renewal.]]> 303 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/11/08/why-im-not-watching-glee/32969/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/11/08/why-im-not-watching-glee/32969/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:28:05 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=32969 I like quirky shows. I do. And I wanted to like Glee. I even sort of liked the pilot last season. I didn't love it, but I liked it well enough to commit to trying it in the fall. When it returned, I hated it. Oh, there are certain charming aspects, and of the three [...]]]> 526 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/10/05/hulu-comcast/29598/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/10/05/hulu-comcast/29598/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:54:28 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=29598 The LA Times today has an article that poses the question of whether Comcast gaining a controlling share of NBCU will put Hulu's currently free content in jeopardy. "Would Comcast put an end to the Hulu model of using the Web to distribute free TV content?" asked Michael Nathanson, senior media analyst at Sanford C. [...]]]> 32 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/19/biggest-disappointment-with-this-season-so-far/27668/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/19/biggest-disappointment-with-this-season-so-far/27668/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:14:22 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=27668 I know the season hasn't actually even begun yet, but I already know what my biggest disappointment is: Dollhouse's premiere date. For anyone who doesn't keep up with the Jewish holidays, today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. Yesterday, while I was checking the premiere dates for all the fall shows, I discovered that [...]]]> 154 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/03/youtube-in-talks-to-charge-for-movies/26186/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/03/youtube-in-talks-to-charge-for-movies/26186/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:36:17 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=26186 The news is all over the place that YouTube is in talks with several studios, including Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Sony Corp., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. about charging for movie rentals on YouTube. If this works, will this mean the infrastructure will finally be in place to start charging for streaming [...]]]> 19 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/02/things-i-learned-at-nbcs-community-qa/26035/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/02/things-i-learned-at-nbcs-community-qa/26035/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:18:31 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=26035 Tuesday night I attended a Community screening and Q&A with cast and producer[...] ]]> 120 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/01/for-fans-of-nbcs-community/25922/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/01/for-fans-of-nbcs-community/25922/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:43:29 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=25922 have a question about NBC's new comedy Community? Post your questions in the comments in the next few hours[...]]]> 35 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/05/11/tv-still-not-dead/18433/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/05/11/tv-still-not-dead/18433/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 15:20:43 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=18433 99 percent of viewing in the past year was done on a "traditional" television set; less than 5 percent of TV viewing was DVR playback; and YouTube, Hulu and all other Web/cell phone media accounted for less than 1 percent of viewing. [...]]]> 92 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/11/pilot-prospects-for-2009-2010-season/16115/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/11/pilot-prospects-for-2009-2010-season/16115/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:03:00 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=16115 Bill and Robert have both stated on several occasions that they don't follow pilot prospects very closely, or at all. But from the comments, several people, myself included, are very interested. So here are some handy links to each network's pilots:[...]]]> 326 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/04/the-curious-case-of-30-rock/15925/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/04/the-curious-case-of-30-rock/15925/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:38:54 +0000 Julia http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=15925 30 Rock is a fan’s favorite example of a low rated show that seemed destined for the chopping block but ended up renewed a couple times and then saw a ratings surge. And since it’s on NBC, fans of shows like Chuck and Life might see this as a beacon of hope. But, I’m sorry to tell you that you’d be mistaken.[...]]]> 403