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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. exclusive
    Lifetime Orders Dance Moms SpinoffDance Moms: Miami!
  2. ratings
    Alcatraz Debuts to Solid RatingsBetter than Terra Nova’s.
  3. ratings
    Good Ratings for the Golden Globes16.8 million people watched.
  4. tca
    HBO’s Busy TCA Panel: Dustin Hoffman, Ricky Gervais, Lena Dunham, and MorePlus notes on Girls, Veep, Game Change, and more.
  5. ratings
    Rob Starts Strong, 30 Rock Not So MuchIt was the least watched 30 Rock premiere ever.
  6. HBO Dates Game Change, VeepThe pair of political projects will come this spring.
  7. Nurse Jackie, The Borgias, and The Big C Back in April8th, to be exact.
  8. meltdowns
    Michael Patrick King Has a Meltdown at 2 Broke Girls’ Panel“I will call you in five years and you will see if these characters are further fleshed out.â€
  9. tca 2012
    CBS Exec Says 2 Broke Girls’ Cast Will Be ‘Dimensionalized’Read: The supporting players may become more than “funny-talking Asian†and “horny, hairy immigrant.â€
  10. lineups
    ABC Announces Premiere Dates for New Series, But Not Cougar TownAnd there’s still hope for Pan Am.
  11. AMC Shields The Killing From Angry Critics at TCAThe network canceled a panel devoted to the show.
  12. Paul Rudd Will Play Leslie Knope’s Opponent on Parks and RecIf she wants that City Council seat, she’ll have to go through Rudd.
  13. ratings
    NBC’s The Firm FlopsThe Firm averaged a flaccid 1.4 rating, which appears to be the lowest Nielsen premiere rating ever for an NBC drama during the regular season.
  14. sheeniac
    A Calm Charlie Sheen on His New Sitcom, His Old Sitcom, and Poop Jokes“We’re not going to do the obvious. We’re going to stay away from it.â€
  15. tca
    Lea Michele, Chris Colfer Won’t Be Getting Glee Spinoff, Will Return Next SeasonEven though they’re graduating McKinley, they’ll be back.
  16. tca
    NBC’s Bob Greenblatt on Community and the Network’s ‘Really Bad Fall’“We have a long road ahead of us. So bear with us.â€
  17. staying put
    Alec Baldwin Will Be Back for the Next Season of 30 RockHe already signed the deal.
  18. pick up lines
    The CW Orders Cult Pilot the WB Rejected Six Years Ago And Gossip Girl’s Josh Schwartz-Stephanie Savage are executive producing.
  19. ratings
    Work It Premieres to So-So RatingsThey’re not good, but they’re also not as bad as this show deserved.
  20. ratings
    The Bachelor Ratings Are DownBut 2 Broke Girls keeps doing better.
  21. ratings roundup
    Ratings: All-American Muslim, Boardwalk Empire, Hell on WheelsAs well as ‘Luck,’ Bag of Bones,’ and ‘Enlightened.’
  22. tv ratings
    2 Broke Girls Proves That It’s This Season’s Biggest New Comedy HitAnd Fear Factor also scores in its return.
  23. exclusive
    Justin Theroux to Create Cartoon for FoxIt will be about a liberal, present-day Archie Bunker type who pines for the nineties and loathes his New York surroundings.
  24. exclusive
    Russell Brand Creating an Animated SeriesWith some guys from Bob’s Burgers.
  25. dinosaur watch
    Fox Considers the Pros and Cons of Renewing Terra NovaThe network will need to make a decision about season two soon.
  26. tidbits
    Ten Secrets and Spoilers From the Creator of SuburgatoryFred has an uncircumsised-penis phobia, the school has a secret Parks & Rec-ish mural, and why talk of a George/Tessa attraction is just gross.
  27. name game
    CBS Comes to Senses, New Sitcom ¡Rob! Now Just RobPraise the punctuation gods.
  28. francophile
    James Franco Defends Deposed General Hospital Showrunner“Anyone in Soaps would be a fool not to want to work with her.â€
  29. ratings
    Letterman Beats Leno for the First Time in Seventeen YearsAnd the hits keep coming for NBC.
  30. looking ahead
    Vulture’s Midseason TV Preview: How the New Series Will Affect the Network’s FortunesAnd there are some ambitious new series: from Smash to Touch to The River.
  31. soaps
    ABC Replaces General Hospital Showrunner in Hail MaryThe outlook is not good in Port Charles.
  32. exclusive
    See The Cleveland Show Writers Play Word Association Games“Rim or tip?â€
  33. ratings
    Hell on Wheels Ratings Down Significantly From PremiereThirty-five percent off its premiere.
  34. goodbyes
    With Regis and Oprah Gone, Will Daytime Talk Go the Way of the Soap Opera?Are talk shows following the downhill ratings slide of late-night TV, evening news, and soap operas?
  35. overview
    Vulture Answers Your Questions About Community’s FutureUgh. All right, bottom line: What are the odds of a season four of Community?
  36. Community Benched in NBC Midseason ShuffleAnd ‘Whitney’ and ‘Up All Night’ are trading places.
  37. tv
    Once Upon a Time Is a Rare Hit With the Whole FamilyBy getting the whole clan to sit down and watch, it’s scored with the 18 to 49 demo and teens and young kids. Ad bonanza!
  38. Chris Columbus Will Direct a Remake of The RiflemanThe original series aired in the 1950s.
  39. 24’s Carlos Bernard Joins the New Dallas in a Recurring RoleCan he be looking for a mole? He was always good at finding moles. 
  40. tv ratings
    Hell on Wheels’ Ratings Make It AMC’s Second-Biggest DebutThen again, Rubicon debuted with big numbers.
  41. pick up lines
    New Sitcom by David Javerbaum in DevelopmentThe Daily Show alum is adding music to a workplace comedy for CBS.
  42. breaking
    ABC Gives Good News to Three of Its ShowsMore Once Upon a Time, Happy Endings, and Tim Allen are on tap.
  43. what’s up next
    From In-Laws to Ancient Rome to Snoop Dogg: The TV Comedies in Development for 2012So many sitcoms!
  44. what’s up next
    From Westerns to Pirates to Alien Cops: The TV Dramas in Development for Fall 2012We sorted through the hundreds of pilot ideas commissioned by the networks and broke out the most intriguing … and most ridiculous.
  45. ratings
    New Girl and Glee Return to Reduced RatingsShould Fox have done something differently?
  46. ratings
    NBC’s New Brian Williams Newsmag Is Not a Ratings Winner’The Playboy Club’ did better among younger viewers.
  47. ratings
    ABC’s Once Has a Second Good Week in the RatingsBut ‘Allen Gregory’ bombs.
  48. exclusive
    Fox Orders Up More Bob’s BurgersWould you like fries with this announcement?
  49. ratings
    Beavis and Butt-Head Returns With a BangYes, we said “bang.â€
  50. ratings
    American Horror Story Scares Up Its Best Ratings YetOkay, we admit it: The show’s a hit.
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