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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. vulture lists
    Blow Up NBC’s Thursday Nights, and Four Other TV Scheduling SuggestionsPlus, The Good Wife needs to move an hour later, and we have the perfect lead-in in mind.
  2. hidden gems
    See 27 Easter Eggs Hidden on the Community SetWe’ve got pics of all the funny student posters that go by in a blur in the background during the show. Plus: What hangs on Troy and Abed’s walls?
  3. Whoa: HBO Is Shutting Down Luck, ForeverAfter three horses die during production, the network pulls the plug on the David Milch drama.
  4. renewals
    CBS Renews Almost Everything It Airs, Including The Good WifeThe list of what’s not picked up is shorter than the list of what is.
  5. ratings
    Game Change Is HBO’s Biggest Movie in Eight YearsWonks weren’t the only ones who watched. 
  6. Angela Bassett and Julian McMahon May Join Fox Spy PilotAlias fans will be interested to hear what role Bassett will be playing.
  7. ratings
    Viewers Hit Snooze Button on AwakeWeek two bleeds viewers.
  8. breaking
    Kelly Clarkson Joins ABC’s Own Version of IdolAnd so do Lionel Richie and Robin Thicke, in a show that will have them dueting with amateurs. 
  9. exclusive
    Name That Tune Getting RebootedFreemantleMedia will try where MTV Networks failed.
  10. ratings
    Smash’s Ratings Go Up Monday’s ratings don’t prove that Smash is becoming a word-of-mouth sensation, but they do make a season two look promising.
  11. ratings
    GCB Premieres to Respectable RatingsBut just respectable.
  12. ratings
    Ratings: Awake Has a Sleepy DebutIt was about on par with what the canceled Prime Suspect attracted in its debut, but Awake did have a weaker lead-in.
  13. attention scranton
    Why James Spader Is Leaving and Ten Other Revelations About The OfficeShow-runner Paul Lieberstein (Toby!) reveals all.
  14. ratings
    Nobody Is Watching HBO’s LuckThe ratings are pretty tiny.
  15. ratings
    Is Smash NBC’s Hoped-For Hit or a Big Disappointment?It’s been four weeks, so we can declare that it’s found its level.
  16. Oscar Ratings: People Still Like Billy CrystalThe numbers are up over last year.
  17. tv
    Scott Foley Is Teaming Up With the HIMYM DudesEveryone from Felicity is getting a pilot this year!
  18. oscars 2012
    What Is It Like to Write for the Oscars?Carol Leifer tells us about it.
  19. hallelujah
    Community Returns!On March 15.
  20. celebrity cameos
    Did You Catch the Very Famous Extra on Tonight’s How I Met Your Mother?Hint: He’s a very tall redhead.
  21. vulture recommends
    Everybody Loves Raymond Creator Phil Rosenthal’s Five Favorite TV Character Actors Carroll O’Connor to Stephen Colbert.
  22. exclusive
    See Tom Hanks and George Clooney in Spoof Movie Ads for Jimmy KimmelAlso Helen Mirren.
  23. cameos
    Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito Is Coming to CommunityTwo words: Pollos Hermanos.
  24. ratings
    Cougar Town Ratings Not So GreatBut creator Bill Lawrence isn’t giving up yet.
  25. ratings
    Smash Ratings Suffer a Big Decline in Week TwoThe Voice remains very potent, however.
  26. ratings
    The Walking Dead Returns to Record RatingsGrammys? What Grammys?
  27. grammys 2012
    Last Night’s Grammys Drew More Viewers Than 2011’s OscarsAdele + Whitney = best ratings since Michael Jackson’s 1984 thriller.
  28. The Doctor Is Out: House Will End Its Run in MayWho needs some Vicodin?
  29. The River Didn’t Make Any Waves With ViewersAmazon dot yawn?
  30. Could NBC Be Ready to Double Down on The Voice?Xtina all year round!
  31. ratings
    NBC Can Exhale: Smash Didn’t BombIt did fine, while The Voice was huge.
  32. How TV Pilots Looking for Stars Are Benefiting From the Zooey EffectMovie actors now see that getting into TV isn’t a step down, and so the networks’ star wish lists are less unrealistic.
  33. Why Didn’t Your DVR Record 30 Rock?It was a computer glitch!
  34. nbc
    NBC Finally Finds Room for AwakeBut what about Community?
  35. the industry
    What Does NBC Have Riding on the Success of Smash?We analyze what will happen to the fading network if the heavily hyped show is a hit, a bomb, or just meh.
  36. reality bites
    The X Factor Bloodbath Indicates Simon Doesn’t See the Real ProblemBy making the firings public a week before last year’s winner airs her Super Bowl ad, it makes it clear this show is not about the singers.
  37. exclusive
    Mindy Kaling’s NBC Project Is Headed to FoxWill Zooey soon be hanging out with her?
  38. Louis C.K. Is Creating a Sitcom for CBSWith the guy who wrote the “Soup Nazi†episode of Seinfeld.
  39. cameos
    Catherine Tate Will Return to The Office Next MonthA belated Valentine’s Day present from NBC.
  40. pilots 2012
    Fox Deciding Whether to Pick Up J.Lo’s Latina DramaShe’s fighting it out with two other contenders.
  41. ratings
    With The Office Out Sick, NBC Sinks Even LowerUh-oh. 
  42. ratings
    Will Solid Ratings for Touch Doom Terra Nova?We’ll know soon.
  43. pick up lines
    Conan and CBS Plan a Super Fun NightA sitcom starring Aussie comic Rebel Wilson.
  44. See a Woman Who Likes Eating Cat Food on the New Season of My Strange AddictionThe new season will premiere February 12.
  45. nbc
    Breaking Down the 10 Pilots NBC Just OrderedThings could be looking up for The Peacock.
  46. ratings
    American Idol Ratings: Still DownIt got beat by Big Bang Theory in the demo.
  47. exclusive
    Paul Rudd Will Be Back for at Least Two More Parks and Rec Episodes“It depends on his schedule,†showrunner Mike Schur says, “and whether we can grab him and hold him down until he does more.â€
  48. ratings
    The Optimistic — and Pessimistic — Take on Idol’s Decreased Ratings Ratings are down 17 percent from last year.
  49. CW Picks Up Sex and the City PrequelAs well as Beauty and the Beast.
  50. judge not lest ye be
    Why Did Reality Judges Decide to Never, Ever Say Anything Critical Again?Vulture investigates why criticism became verboten on musical competition shows like American Idol.
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