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THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW September 19, 1970 - March 19, 1977 168 episodes Starring: Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight, Betty White, Georgia Engel, Cloris Leachman The Mary Tyler Moore Show is a classic sitcom by almost anyone's standards but I would go one step further and say it was more consistently excellent than any other show in television history. Most shows, even the best of them, have dud episodes or dud seasons but not The Mary Tyler Moore Show . Each episode was the highest of quality thanks to incredibly talented writers, directors, and actors. It was a sophisticated show in the 1970s that holds up well in the 2010s with some of the most developed and wonderful characters in sitcom history. Of course at the center of the show is Mary Tyler Moore as the ever-perky, single, working girl Mary Richards. She broke sitcom barriers by being a career woman in her 30s without a husband or children or even a steady boyfriend. But unlike ...

ABC   8:00 Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 CBS 8:00 The Amazing Race (Repeat) Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7 9:00 Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat) Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 10:00 48 Hours Mystery Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 NBC 8:00 Harry's Law (Repeat) Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 9:00 Law & Order: Los Angeles (Repeat) Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5 10:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat) Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 FOX 8:00 Cops Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:00 America's Most Wanted Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9  

ABC 8:00 Supernanny Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do? Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 10:00 20/20 Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 CBS 8:00 The Defenders Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 CSI: NY Viewers: 10.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 10:00 Blue Bloods Viewers: 11.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 NBC 8:00 Who Do You Think You Are? Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 9:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 FOX 8:00 Kitchen Nightmares Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 9:00 Fringe Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 ABC had its usual low-rated Friday night. At 8pm, Supernanny was up two tenths in viewers but even in the demo as it remained at its usual low. At 9pm, Primetime: What Would You Do? was even in viewers but down three tenths in the demo, tying a season low. This show isn't as strong as it was last season. Finally at 10pm, 20/20 was up 1.5 million viewers and three tenth...

ABC 8:00 Wipeout Viewers: 7.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 9:00 Grey's Anatomy Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4 10:00 Private Practice Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 CBS 8:00 The Big Bang Theory Viewers: 12.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8 8:30 Rules of Engagement Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8 9:00 CSI Viewers: 12.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 10:00 The Mentalist Viewers: 14.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8 NBC 8:00 Community Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 8:30 Perfect Couples Viewers: 2.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:00 The Office Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 9:30 Parks and Recreation Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 10:00 30 Rock Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 10:30 Outsourced Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 FOX 8:00 American Idol Viewers: 21.8 million, 18-49 demo: 7.2 ABC continued to have troubles on Thursday night with a declining lineup from 9-11pm. The 8pm hour was a bit up though as Wipeout was up 1.1 mi...

In more renewal news, FOX has renewed the veteran reality show Hell's Kitchen for a ninth and tenth edition. The show, featuring Gordon Ramsey, often flies under the radar but was a solid performer on Wednesday nights last fall with its eighth edition as it averaged 6.3 million viewers and a young skewing 2.9 in the demo on a crowded night. FOX plans to kick off the next edition in late summer and will film the next two editions back-to-back though it's unknown if they will both air during the season next year. This was not a surprising move by FOX and as mentioned the other day, there will be more renewals coming. Some sure bets to join Hell's Kitchen, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, American Dad, Raising Hope , and Glee include House and Bones . Bubble shows such as Lie to Me, Fringe, Human Target, and The Chicago Code might have a tough go of it with high profile series in development including Simon Cowell's X-Factor , a Bones spinoff, and Steven Sp...

ABC 8:00 The Middle Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 8:30 Better With You Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:00 Modern Family Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 4.1 9:30 Mr. Sunshine Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 10:00 Off the Map Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 CBS 8:00 Survivor Viewers: 10.9 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1 9:00 Criminal Minds Viewers: 13.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 10:00 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 NBC 8:00 Minute to Win It Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 10:00 Law & Order: SVU Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 FOX 8:00 American Idol Viewers: 22.7 million, 18-49 demo: 7.9 ABC had another Wednesday of mixed results with its established hits performing well and its new shows struggling. At 8pm, The Middle was up a tenth in viewers and the demo. It's not performing like it was in the fall but holding its own against American Idol and Survivor . But the news was no...

ABC 8:00 No Ordinary Family Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:00 V Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 10:00 Primetime: What Would You Do? Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 CBS 8:00 NCIS Viewers: 21.3 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4 9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles Viewers: 18.7 million, 18-49 demo: 3.9 10:00 The Good Wife Viewers: 11.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 NBC 8:00 The Biggest Loser Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 10:00 Parenthood Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 FOX 8:00 Glee Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.4 9:00 Raising Hope Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 9:30 Traffic Light Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 ABC had another lackluster Tuesday night even with the preemption of Detroit 1-8-7 . At 8pm, No Ordinary Family was down two tenths in viewers and tenth in the demo for more series lows. There's no way ABC should be renewing this show as it faded fast and now has bottomed out. At 9pm, though, V was down three tenths in...

ABC 8:00 The Bachelor Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.4 10:00 Castle Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 CBS 8:00 How I Met Your Mother Viewers: 9.3 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5 8:30 Mad Love Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8 9:00 Two and a Half Men (Repeat) Viewers: 11.5 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0 9:30 Mike & Molly Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 10:00 Hawaii Five-0 Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8 NBC 8:00 Chuck Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:00 The Cape Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 10:00 Harry's Law Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 FOX 8:00 House Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.5 9:00 The Chicago Code Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 ABC saw its numbers rise on  Monday night after depressed numbers last week for Valentine's Day. At 8pm , The Bachelor was up a nice 1.1 million viewers and half a demo point for season highs in both categories. This will likely build as its season finale near...

In another renewal announcement, FOX has renewed another of its animated sitcoms - American Dad! for another season. While FOX had already renewed through next season (animated shows take a longer time in production), many thought they may just use it in random timeslots to burn off the remaining episodes after FOX moved it to 7:30pm on Sundays this spring. Instead, they gave it another season, renewing it through 2012-2013, which will be the show's eighth season. This season, airing at both 9:30pm and now 7:30pm, it has averaged a so-so 5.3 million viewers and a 2.5 in the demo. The good news it that it hasn't dropped a ton since moving to 7:30pm. Among animated sitcoms, it joins The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, and Family Guy in renewals. Only the freshman Bob's Burgers remains up in the air. Other FOX renewals are Glee and Raising Hope . Other sure bets for renewal include House, Bones, American Idol, Hell's Kitchen Cops, and America's Most Wanted . Current to...

ABC 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos Viewers: 8.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 8:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Viewers: 9.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.4 9:00 Desperate Housewives Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 3.1 10:00 Brothers & Sisters Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 CBS 7:00 60 Minutes Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 8:00 The Amazing Race Viewers: 9.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.5 9:00 Undercover Boss Viewers: 10.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 10:00 CSI: Miami Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 NBC 7:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 8:00 SNL: Just Commercials Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 9:00 SNL: Backstage Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1 FOX 7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat) Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 7:30 American Dad! Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 8:00 The Simpsons Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 8:30 Bob's Burgers Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 9:00 Family Gu...

NBC has renewed a trio of reality series for the 2011-2012 season. It's not too surprising that these three reality shows were renewed as they are among the more stable performers on NBC's troubled lineup. The long running inspirational weight-loss show The Biggest Loser was among the renewals. Long a staple of NBC's Tuesday nights, last fall's edition was lower-rated but it has perked back up with the Spring Couples edition, the show's 11th. This edition has been averaging 8.5 million viewers and a 3.1 demo through seven episodes, which puts it among NBC's top-rated shows. The show will have to go on without trainer Jillian Michaels, who announced that the current edition would be her last. With NBC's lineup in shambles, this stable two hours has been necessary but if NBC's lineup could get stronger again, it may someday get reduced to one hour. Also renewed was the popular December talent competition The Sing Off . After a so-so debut in December 2...

ABC   8:00 Wipeout (Repeat) Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 Movie: Over the Hedge Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 CBS 8:00 CSI: NY (Repeat) Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8 9:00 Criminal Minds (Repeat) Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1 10:00 48 Hours Mystery Viewers: 6.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 NBC 8:00 Harry's Law (Repeat) Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 9:00 Law & Order: Los Angeles (Repeat) Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6 10:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat) Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 FOX 8:00 Cops Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:00 America's Most Wanted Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

ABC 8:00 Supernanny Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do? Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 10:00 20/20 Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2   CBS 8:00 The Defenders Viewers: 8.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 CSI: NY Viewers: 10.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 10:00 Blue Bloods Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 NBC 8:00 Who Do You Think You Are? Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 9:00 Dateline NBC Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6 FOX 8:00 Kitchen Nightmares Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 9:00 Fringe Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 ABC had a very sleepy Friday night with its low-rated lineup. At 8pm, Supernanny was down four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from its last airing two weeks ago for season lows. This show is more than ready to end and is bringing down the whole night. At 9pm, Primetime: What Would You Do? was up a tenth in viewers and three tenths in the demo, which is...

ABC 8:00 Wipeout Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 9:00 Grey's Anatomy Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7 10:00 Private Practice Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 CBS 8:00 The Big Bang Theory Viewers: 12.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.7 8:30 $#*! My Dad Says Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 9:00 CSI Viewers: 13.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9 10:00 The Mentalist Viewers: 15.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.0 NBC 8:00 Community Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 8:30 Perfect Couples Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 9:00 The Office Viewers: 6.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3 9:30 Parks and Recreation Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 10:00 30 Rock Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 10:30 Outsourced Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 FOX 8:00 American Idol Viewers: 22.2 million, 18-49 demo: 7.6 9:00 Bones Viewers: 9.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3 The downward ratings trend continued on Thursday night as ABC was down across the board. At 8pm,...

ABC 8:00 The Middle Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3 8:30 Better With You Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8 9:00 Modern Family Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 4.3 9:30 Mr. Sunshine Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6 10:00 Off the Map Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 CBS 8:00 Survivor Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 9:00 Criminal Minds Viewers: 12.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.2 10:00 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Viewers: 13.1 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3 NBC 8:00 Minute to Win It Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 10:00 Law & Order: SVU Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 FOX 8:00 American Idol Viewers: 23.2 million, 18-49 demo: 8.2 On a crowded Wednesday night, ABC's entire lineup was down but some shows were down more than others. At 8pm, The Middle was down nine tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo, posting a season low in total viewers as it had to deal with competition from Survivor and American Idol . At...

CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR Starring: Forest Whitaker, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Kelly, Beau Garrett, Matt Ryan, Kristen Vangsness Created by Chris Mundy and Edward Allen Bernero Written by Rob Fresco, Directed by John Terlesky CBS has had lots of success spinning off its procedurals to new successful editions and now they try it again with the spinoff of the popular Criminal Minds - the very similar Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior . Though the pilot had the storyline of Without a Trace with its abduction/vanished person storyline, the dialogue and feel of the show was pure Criminal Minds . Centered on a different profiling team of the FBI B.A.U., it is led by the Unit Chief Sam Cooper (Forest Whitaker). The rest of the team was not flushed out very much except for Michael Kelly as Agent Simms who is on shaky ground after killing a sex offender, but awarded a permanent special agent status after showing restraint in the field. The remainder of the team (Janeane Ga...

ABC 8:00 No Ordinary Family Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5 9:00 V Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 10:00 Detroit 1-8-7 Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2 CBS 8:00 NCIS Viewers: 19.4 million, 18-49 demo: 3.6 9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles Viewers: 16.8 million, 18-49 demo: 3.3 10:00 The Good Wife Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0 NBC 8:00 The Biggest Loser Viewers: 7.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7 10:00 Parenthood Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9 FOX 8:00 Glee Viewers: 10.5 million, 18-49 demo: 4.2 9:00 Raising Hope Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.2 9:30 Traffic Light Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 It was a rough night all around for the broadcast networks on Tuesday night but ABC's low-rated lineup was the lowest as usual. At 8pm, No Ordinary Family was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. This is a series low in viewers and once again ties the low in the demo. There doesn't seem to be any chance this show will g...