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  • Primetime Ratings From Thursday 9/17
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    Posted September 18th, 2009 at 12:16 pm 18 Comments »
    While Fox won the very competitive night of Thursday September 17th, Survivor: Samoa debuted with 11.5 million viewers making it the highest rated show of the evening. Survivor remains a lucrative show for CBS, though the 19th season premiere was down from last season by over two million viewers. The season premiere of Fringe drew 8 million viewers which was down slightly from the series premiere, however that was a much hyped two hour event and it is now in a much more competitive time s...
  • Premieres 9/17 – What Did You Think?
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    Posted September 18th, 2009 at 7:46 am 10 Comments »
    Representing the first big night of season premieres, Thursday September 17th had the return of Fringe, Survivor, and The Office. It also introduced the new show Community which follows The Office on NBC. Fringe quickly became one of my favorite shows in its first season, and last night it kept that momentum going. The ending brought about another twist that, while I thought it might happen because of an earlier scene it still rattled me based on the impact it will have. The opener for th...
  • Fringe Season 2 Season Premiere
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    Posted September 17th, 2009 at 6:31 pm 16 Comments »
    The season premiere of Fringe airs tonight at 9pm on Fox. The first season I was immediately hooked on the show and it improved and really hit a groove as the season went on. It has a nice balance of overriding mystery and mythology while keeping itself inviting to people who haven't followed it from the start. For those who may not have watched through the first season I won't go into the twist at the end but that will definitely be the focus of this season as the characters react to what it...