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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 2013
    Michael Ian Black Is Developing a Family Sitcom for ABC With Ben Stiller It’s based on Black’s You’re Not Doing It Right.
  2. year in culture 2012
    Things You Might’ve Missed in 2012 — and Shouldn’t HaveIf you want to be a true good-pop-culture completist, you need to be checking out Suburgatory, The Sessions, Demi Lovato, and more.
  3. lists
    Bests, Worsts, and Other Superlatives From the Year in EntertainmentWorst Posture, Best Use of TV Nudity, and more!
  4. things that could be awesome
    B.J. Novak Will Guest-Star on The Mindy ProjectKelly & Ryan 4-Ever.
  5. what’s up next
    The TV Dramas in Development for Fall 2013Josh Duhamel in a nighttime soap, Wonder Woman is back in play, and many more that may or may not ever see the light of day.
  6. everybody loves raymond burr
    NBC Developing a New Version of Ironside Can Cannon and Quincy M.E. be far behind?
  7. adaptations
    Stephen King’s Under the Dome Coming to CBSIn summer 2013.
  8. reality check
    Before You Mock the Idea of Jeff Zucker Running CNN …Remember that before driving NBC’s prime time into the ground, he was a news wunderkind.
  9. downton abbey
    Julian Fellowes Planning U.S. Spin on Downton Abbey for NBCAbout the rich in nineteenth-century New York.
  10. to kutch or not to kutch
    God Has Nothing to Do With Two and a Half Men’s Uncertain FutureCBS’s internal debate about whether to bring the ten-year-old hit back for more.
  11. tv ratings
    Liz & Dick Gets Modest 3.5 Million ViewersTwitter might have loved (to hate) Lifetime’s Liz & Dick, but viewers weren’t nearly as enamored.
  12. zombie shows
    CBS Puts Partners Out of Its MiseryIts death was not unexpected.
  13. the industry
    Why Won’t the Networks Cancel Partners and The Mob Doctor?In past years low-rated new shows like these would have been gone in two weeks. Here are the three reasons they’re still hanging on.
  14. rating game
    The Six Untold Stories of This Season’s TV RatingsLast year’s breakout hits New Girl and 2 Broke Girls have had a disturbing drop-off, Sons of Anarchy is a Tuesday powerhouse, and more.
  15. the industry
    Is the NBC Comeback Real?Three reasons to be hopeful, and two that say “Not so fast … “
  16. clickables
    Netflix Has Created a Mustache-Movie MicrogenreProgram your own ‘stache-athon, with Pacino and Yankovic’s furriest-lipped roles.
  17. Why the Sitcom Spinoff Isn’t Coming BackIn today’s TV industry, odds are you won’t see Schimdt Happens or Being Barney.
  18. scheduling
    NBC Moves This Week’s 30 Rock to WednesdayAmong other NBC changes this week.
  19. nbc
    Rainn Wilson’s Office Spinoff Is DeadNBC passed on the show.
  20. dirty tricks
    How Seal Team Six Will Steal the ElectionDoes sarcasm read in headlines?
  21. fall tv 2012
    CBS Orders Full Seasons of Elementary and VegasThe pickups keep on comin’.
  22. tales from the set
    Copper Creator Tom Fontana’s TV MemoriesIncluding how Edie Falco almost wasn’t on The Sopranos.
  23. asylum
    Ratings: Viewers Went Mad for American Horror Story: Asylum It beat Nashville and every episode of the original American Horror Story.
  24. cancellations
    NBC Dumps Animal Practice for WhitneyCute and cuddly creatures weren’t enough.
  25. great buns
    CBS Whipping Up a U.S. Version of Bake OffMmmm … reality show.
  26. zombies rule
    Ratings: The Walking Dead Kills Cable RecordsBow before your zombie master.
  27. fall tv 2012
    Nashville Ratings: All Hat and No Cattle?It wasn’t that bad, but it wasn’t that good.
  28. showrunners
    Community’s New Bosses Reveal Their Post–Dan Harmon Game PlanWinning over new viewers is not really a major concern.
  29. change in plans
    So, Community Isn’t Moving to Fridays After AllAnd least not yet. And maybe not ever.
  30. fall tv 2012
    Fox Is Sticking With The Mindy Project and Ben and KateThey’ll both be on for the rest of the season.
  31. development season 2013
    CBS Is Developing a TV Version of Bad TeacherCameron Diaz probably won’t be reprising her role.
  32. blergh
    To Nobody’s Surprise, Ratings for 30 Rock Are Still TerribleMore Homonyms for the rest of us.
  33. the next generation
    Jim Rash Is Writing an Episode of CommunityOne step closer to EGOT.
  34. peacock rising
    NBC Orders More Episodes of Three Fall FreshmenRevolution, Go On, and The New Normal are all sticking around.
  35. fall tv 2012
    After One Week, Which TV Shows Look Good and Which Seem Doomed?NBC is actually doing okay, but Fox has some headaches.
  36. i love your smile
    Homeland Returns to Biggest Audience YetIt’s up 60 percent from last fall.
  37. Premiere Week Ratings — Sunday: An Okay Start for RevengeBut how ‘bout those Simpsons!
  38. premiere week ratings 2012
    Premiere Week Ratings: No Ish Sherlock, Elementary’s a HitABC’s Last Resort didn’t sink, but it didn’t do that well, either.
  39. premiere week ratings 2012
    Premiere Week Ratings: Modern Family MassiveAnimal Practice and Guys With Kids are already in trouble.
  40. analysis
    Premiere Week Ratings: A Good Night for CBSPeople love their NCIS.
  41. tv ratings
    TV Ratings: Viewers Like Mindy Project Debut Just FineThe show held on to much of its New Girl lead-in.
  42. premiere week ratings 2012
    Premiere Week Ratings: 2 Broke Girls Back StrongAnd Revolution is holding up remarkably well.
  43. tv ratings
    Emmys: A Meh Broadcast Earns Meh RatingsUp a little overall, but a record low with the folks under 50.
  44. analysis
    How Showrunners Plan to Jolt Their Season-Two Comedies on the BrinkChanges ahead for Up All Night, Whitney, and Don’t Trust the B.
  45. tv ratings
    Ratings: Revolution Starts Well for NBCBut the prognosis is not so good for The Mob Doctor.
  46. fall tv 2012
    Are TV Time Slots Now Completely Irrelevant?The rules of TV scheduling, circa 2012.
  47. fall tv 2012
    Fall TV: Four Burning Questions About SundaysIs Bob’s Burgers going to break out this season or what?
  48. fall tv 2012
    Fall TV: Three Burning Questions About FridaysWhy doesn’t Shark Tank get any love?
  49. glee
    Ratings: A Great Start for Glee on ThursdaysIt did better than The X Factor.
  50. tv ratings
    Ratings: Britney and Demi Didn’t Help The X FactorGoing against The Voice, Simon’s show actually drew its smallest audience ever.
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