Benjamonster's TV

For the first time, I will be presenting an extended end of season awards show. It will have some similarities to the Emmys in terms of categories and eligibility but will of course be completely based on my preferences and what I have watched. The pandemic allowed me to catch up and see shows I would never had been able to at the end of a season before (the only good thing about the pandemic!) I do plan to keep up with these now that I've caught up on so many so there will be future awards. Hopefully it will be in July 2021 but we'll see how many shows are actually able to air new episodes before then and that depends on when things go back into production. I'm hoping that will all happen soon! Here are the rules for eligibility: - Shows had to have aired the majority of its season between June 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020. - A show is considered eligible if I watched at least three episodes of it. Most of them I have watched the full season, but three episodes is the cuto...

ABC is the last of the big five broadcast networks to unveil their fall plans. They are adding three new series to the schedule (the most of any of the networks) and are following the ABC and CBS lead of not really coronavirus-proofing their schedule. None of their shows on the schedule have episodes in the can so they are banking on being able to resume filming in time to air new episodes at some point in the fall. Like the other networks, they readily admitted fall might not mean September this year. So time will tell which networks ended up being smarter - ABC/CBS/NBC or FOX/CW because they went with very different plans. MONDAYS 8:00 Dancing with the Stars (29th edition) 10:00 The Good Doctor (4th season) ABC Mondays look the same for a fourth consecutive year with Dancing with the Stars and The Good Doctor . These are shows that probably can find a way to go into production. Dancing with the Stars , like all competition shows, can be creative in how its presented and The Good...

NBC unveiled its fall schedule today, more than a month later than they typically would. They have decided to go the CBS route instead of the NBC route. That is to say they are not "coronavirus-proofing" their schedule the way that FOX and the CW have. They are instead gambling that they can get back into production sometime this summer and have programming ready for fall. To be clear, fall does not necessarily mean the third week of September but it does appear that NBC thinks they can get shows on sometime before January. That might be reasonable given the green light in California to resume filming although many hurdles remain. Like all networks, NBC has a very conservative plan especially with new shows as none of their pilots have completed filming. MONDAYS 8:00 The Voice (19th edition) 10:00 Manifest (3rd season) Perhaps one of the biggest beneficiaries of the shutdown and lack of pilots was Manifest . Not only did it get renewed for a third season but it actually ...