On April 5th (next Monday), the Top Five will be announced, along with the rules for voting-in a "Twitter Wildcard." On Wednesday (April 7th), the Twitter Wildcard will be announced and added to the short-list of contenders. Finally, on Friday, April 12th, the winner will be announced on E! News, Daily 10, and (of course) online.
There are 20 entries, including several surprises (to me, anyway) and several shows I've never even heard of (Accidentally on Purpose?). I thought Castle was a big hit - hell, I know it was a big hit - but apparently, its ratings have been sliding. However, ABC is showing it at least twice a week, so those ratings aren't accurate. Those numbers also fail to include viewers, like myself, who watch it on Hulu. Castle is a great show - truly one of the better things on network TV - and it's still performing pretty well, despite a slight dip in the numbers.
V also got off to a strong start, unfortunately ABC did with it what it does with all of its sci-fi/Lost-type shows: Quickly stalled-out. As one infrequent viewer said, "It started off great, then went nowhere." But V is an excellent follow-up to the original, which holds-up very well, and if ABC gives it even half the chance they've given the inferior FlashForward, they might actually have more than just another hit on their hands - the first V is a classic, by any standard, and if this remake can come anywhere near the original's quality and passion, it may well become a classic in its own right.
Both of these are ABC shows, both were affected by the Olympics, and though Castle continued with new shows, V was put on hiatus until the games ended. Now that the Winter Games are over, it's going to take a few weeks for viewers to find these shows again. In the case of Castle, they may be confused as to which night it actually runs; new episodes of Castle air on Monday nights at 9pm, CST, and reruns on Friday nights at the same time. I may be wrong, but it may air on other nights at 9:00/10:00p EST, as well. V airs Tuesdays at 9pm, CST, following DWTS and Lost and both are available on Hulu.
Now: If you aren't watching Chuck, WTF is wrong with you!? If I had to rank the top three network TV shows, it would look like this:
- Supernatural
- Chuck
- Castle
As much as I love Castle and V, I really don't think we need to worry about them - at least not yet. Their ratings may have slipped a bit, but everyone's just now getting back to their regular TV-viewing, which was interrupted by the Olympics. V needs some votes, but Chuck is the show for which I am most concerned. Follow the links throughout the post to watch clips and full episodes.
Chuck is truly one of the better shows on TV these days, and I'm really not sure why more people haven't latched-on to it. It's become a cult hit amongst the Nerdery, as well as the dread Hipster crowd, and while that's okay (and definitely Chuck's target audience), Chuck is a lot like Buffy the Vampire Slayer in that it transcends genre; there's something for everyone on Chuck, but few know it because they're too busy watching House, which quit being interesting like three years ago!
Anyway, go vote!
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
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