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Josef Adalian joined Vulture as West Coast editor in 2010 and has been covering the television industry since 1992, including a decade at Variety. He also writes Buffering, a newsletter about the streaming wars.

  1. fall tv 2014
    Can Thursday Night Save Network TV?Even in an age of time-shifting and digital watching, one night still matters.
  2. theme week
    Why 1994-95 Was One of Network TV’s Last Truly Great SeasonsAll week long, Vulture will be revisiting the season that gave us Friends, ER, and My So-Called Life.
  3. tv
    Wait, Why Are the Emmys on a Monday This Year?And what’s up with the ceremony being in August?
  4. your tv ratings explained
    So Why Exactly Was Halt and Catch Fire Renewed?Patience, people.
  5. pilots 2014
    Tina Fey’s Fox Pilot Cabot College Is DeadShe was producing alongside her 30 Rock partner Robert Carlock.
  6. renewals
    The Leftovers Renewed for Season 2Insert “not disappearing†joke here.
  7. tv ratings
    Ratings: Outlander Premiere Numbers Are Nae BadA second-season order seems like a reasonable outcome.
  8. money
    Why the Big Bang Cast Deserves Even More MoneyThey’ll make upwards of $100 million over the next three years. CBS still got off cheap.
  9. tv ratings
    Sharknado 2 Ratings Jump 3.9 Million Shark FansThat’s a lot of viewers.
  10. shondaland
    Watch Promo for ABC’s Thursday Shondaland BlockShe’s taking over the entire night.
  11. jump the snark
    Why Syfy Wins No Matter How Sharknado 2 Does in the RatingsThe network is living every week like it’s Sharknado 2 week.
  12. chat room
    Chris Carter on His New Projects and The X-Files“Hold on a second. [Looks at phone] I just got a text message from David Duchovny.â€
  13. your tv ratings explained
    Understanding Under the Dome’s Underwhelming RatingsThere’s a crack in the Dome’s numbers, but is the show doomed?
  14. full circle
    Fred Savage to Direct The GoldbergsFull circle.
  15. tca summer press tour 2014
    There Might Be Another Maya Rudolph Show in the WorksAt NBC.
  16. tca summer press tour 2014
    Amazon’s New Dramedy Will Be Binge-WatchableAll ten episodes of Transparent will be available for streaming at once come late September. 
  17. how we watch tv today
    Time-Shift Heroes: Orphan Black and Other TV Shows That Thrive BelatedlyGreat show! (I’ll watch it later.)
  18. analysis
    Why Is Yahoo Sinking Millions of Dollars Into Saving Community?And four other questions about the deal, answered.
  19. returns
    Community Moving to Yahoo for Sixth SeasonPop pop!
  20. the joy of streaming
    Judd Apatow’s Next TV Comedy Could Be for Hulu, Gillian Jacobs Might Be in ItWatch out, Netflix and Amazon!
  21. singing fatigue
    America Is Really Tired of Singing CompetitionsRising Star’s disappointing ratings confirm it.
  22. and the winner is…
    Vulture TV Awards: The Year’s Best Network Is FXThis pick feels justified.
  23. sad charts
    The 2013-14 TV Season in One Really, Really Depressing ChartAlmost everything is down versus last year. Sound familiar?
  24. buried alive
    Fox Won’t Even Burn Off Episodes of Us & ThemThe network is burying the Jason Ritter/Alexis Bledel rom-com deep in its vaults.
  25. all records must die
    Game of Thrones Is Now HBO’s Most Watched Show EverSorry, The Sopranos!
  26. broadcast news
    Big Brother 16 Twist Revealed: The Show Will (Finally) Be Seen in HDThe CBS reality staple had been the network’s sole standard-definition stalwart.
  27. ratings
    Few Viewers Logged on to Halt and Catch FireIt appears to be AMC’s least-watched drama premiere ever.
  28. 80s nostalgia
    Sing Your Face Off’s Debbie Gibson Revisits Her Totally ’80s Music Videos“I laugh looking back, seeing myself lying in bed, hugging his picture, wearing these big moose slippers.â€
  29. executive shuffle
    Why Fox’s Kevin Reilly Is Leaving the NetworkVulture speaks to the deposed network chief about his ouster.
  30. six seasons and a movie
    Hulu in Talks for Community Sixth SeasonThe dream of #SixSeasonsAndAMovie may not be completely dead for Community fans.
  31. the showrunner transcript
    The Goldbergs’ Adam Goldberg on Critics, S2“My dad has passed away, and isn’t here to defend himself. So I did it for him.â€
  32. late shifts
    Chelsea Handler’s E! Talk Show Will End In AugustAs had been expected
  33. your tv ratings explained
    Ratings: Modest Numbers for Mad Men Finale, The Normal HeartIt was Memorial Day weekend, after all.
  34. explainers
    Why Did AMC Decide to Break Mad Men Season 7 Into 2 Halves?For those who are as curious as Stephen Colbert is about why we have to wait until 2015.
  35. your tv ratings explained
    Ratings: America Is Growing Tired of Singing CompetitionsTuesday’s American Idol peformance finale was the show’s least-watched episode ever.
  36. ratings
    Ratings: America Checked Out Maya Rudolph’s Variety SpecialThe Nielsen verdict was mostly positive.
  37. upfronts 2014
    New CW Lineup: Tiny Tweaks After a Solid SeasonThe network is making only minor adjustments following a pretty good season.
  38. upfronts 2014
    CBS’s New Schedule: Why Be Original When You Can Simply Be a WinnerThe Eye is going back to basics in a big way.
  39. upfronts 2014
    Why CBS Passed on How I Met Your DadIf fan reaction didn’t kill it, what did?
  40. the new schedules
    CBS Schedule: Downsizing Monday Yuks and Passing on How I Met Your DadHow I Met 5,000 Procedurals.
  41. upfronts 2014
    CBS Kills How I Met Your DadSorry, Greta Gerwig.
  42. upfronts 2014
    Conan O’Brien to Stay at TBS Through 2018TBS will announce the extension of O’Brien’s contract at its upfront presentation this morning.
  43. upfronts 2014
    ABC’s New Schedule: New Shows, Same ProblemsThe long arm of Shonda Rhimes.
  44. the new schedules
    ABC Is Creating an All–Shonda Rhimes ThursdayPlus, The Goldbergs and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are on the move.
  45. shondaland
    Shonda Rhimes Sticking Around ABC Until 2018A Brinks truck was likely involved.
  46. upfronts 2014
    Fox’s New Schedule: Hoping to Lure Back Viewers With a 24/7 Visual SmorgasbordA smorgasbord is promised, but will anyone show up to the feast?
  47. upfronts 2014
    NBC’s New Schedule: A Winning Peacock Is Also Kind of a Boring PeacockComing in first doesn’t always translate to excitement.
  48. the new schedules
    Fox Making Big Changes Every On Most Every NightNo Glee this fall, either
  49. the new schedules
    NBC Moves The Blacklist, Benches Parks and RecGoodbye, Little Sebastian and Pawnee.
  50. CBS Cancels Crazy Ones, More Nashville at ABCA few new show pickups, too
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