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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. ratings
    With New Girl Outshining X Factor and Terra Nova, How Is Fox Faring This Season?Zooey Deschanel turned out to be the biggest hit of the network’s new batch.
  2. breaking
    NBC Temporarily Halts Production on Mid-Season Series AwakeSo they can sort out some script issues.
  3. ratings
    ABC Revived the TV Comedy With Modern Family, But Does That Make It a Hit Network?’Suburgatory’ is working, but ‘Man Up’ is fading.
  4. ratings
    How Is CBS Faring This Season in a Post-Sheen World?’2 Broke Girls’ is showing signs of strength, but ‘Person of Interest’ isn’t building on what a fading ‘CSI’ did last year.
  5. ratings
    With the TV Season Well Under Way, What Went Wrong for NBC?’Up All Night’ is about its only hit. But unlike the Zucker years, they’re not panicking.
  6. development watch
    NBC Orders a Comedy Pilot About the President’s FamilyFrom Josh Gad of ‘Book of Mormon’ and an Obama speechwriter.
  7. ratings
    Once Upon a Time Starts Off StrongIt has the biggest drama premiere of the season in the demo.
  8. development watch
    NBC’s Working On a Muslim-Jewish SitcomIt’s adapting British film ‘The Infidel.’
  9. tv
    Courteney Cox Sells Yet Another Friends-like ComedyThis one’s about a formerly fat woman who owns a diner.
  10. exclusive
    Gossip Girl’s Josh Schwartz Planning a Remake of the U.K. Hulu Hit MisfitsWorking-class teens get superpowers!
  11. ratings
    How Do Other Shows Compare to The Walking Dead’s Monster Ratings?When it comes to younger viewers, ‘Walking Dead’ wipes the floor with network shows.
  12. exclusive
    A TV Version of Zombieland Is in the Works at FoxAMC may soon have undead competition.
  13. ratings
    Walking Dead Premiere Scares Up Record Ratings7.3 million zombie lovers tuned in.
  14. the hat squad
    NBC Is Determined to Get You to Watch Prime SuspectIt will air a lot next week.
  15. tv
    Charlie’s Angels Is CanceledLast night’s episode was a distant fourth place.
  16. casting call
    Eric McCormack’s Perception Adds Freddie RodriguezHe’ll have a two-episode arc.
  17. the industry
    Why You Can Thank Modern Family for the Sitcom RenaissanceEven though others will tell you that our nation wants to laugh in tough times and blah blah blah.
  18. development watch
    Steven Bochco and David Milch Reuniting to Save NBCOr at least, they’re trying.
  19. nyuk-nyuk-nyuk
    Network Sitcoms: So Hot, Everybody Wants to Make One!YA kings Alloy Entertainment and crotch-shot master Vin Di Bona set up projects.
  20. ratings
    Suburgatory and Revenge Likely to Be ExtendedThey did well in the ratings Wednesday, as did ‘Happy Endings.’
  21. exclusive
    Watch the Final 10 Groups on The Sing-Off Pay Tribute to Lionel RichieHey, jambo jambo!
  22. ratings
    13 Million People Watched Tim Allen’s Sitcom ReturnThis is good, not great.
  23. ratings
    Cable Ratings: Results for Enlightened, RosieRosie O’Donnell did okay.
  24. tv
    Why Fox’s Decision to Bench New Girl Until November Is a Good ThingAiring after ‘X Factor’ could have hurt it.
  25. ratings
    Breaking Bad Ends Season With a BangIt was the show’s most-watched season ever.
  26. time slots
    CBS Is Moving How to Be a Gentleman to SaturdaysGood news for David Spade.
  27. ratings
    Angels, Gentleman Tank in the Ratings (Again)Their ratings keep going down.
  28. breaking
    Adult Swim Orders Another Season of Paul Scheer’s NTSF:SD:SUVSorry, bad guys!
  29. ratings
    American Horror Story Ratings Aren’t Bad’Over There’ and ‘Dirt’ got off to better starts.
  30. dunzo
    NBC Cancels Free AgentsBye-bye, Hank Azaria.
  31. exclusive
    E! Will Air Scouted, a Reality Show About ModelingThe Kardashians are not involved
  32. pickup lines
    2 Broke Girls Gets Full Season OrderGood week for Whitney Cummings.
  33. exclusive
    Happy Endings Introduces Max’s High-School GirlfriendFrom before the Adam Pally character was out of the closet.
  34. exclusive
    A True Blood Star Will Vacation on Hawaii Five-0Book ‘em, sheriff Andy!
  35. arrested development
    Which Network Will Be Making the Revived Arrested Development TV Show?Netflix, Showtime, Fox?
  36. ratings
    After Two Weeks, What Are the Hits and Misses of the New TV Season?A good season for comedies.
  37. ratings
    Ratings: Kevin Dillon’s New CBS Comedy Isn’t Worth $#*!Also: ‘Charlie’s Angels’ tanks in week two.
  38. breaking
    Carlton Cuse Getting Spiritual Again at ABCHe’s sold a new show to the network.
  39. ratings
    Suburgatory Just May Be Another Comedy HitIt did really well in the ratings.
  40. casting couch
    Lisa Lampanelli Is Doing an Episode of WhitneyStand-ups gotta stick together.
  41. breaking
    Fox Picks Up New Girl for a Full SeasonThat was fast!
  42. ratings
    Strong New Girl Premiere Ratings Weren’t a FlukeZooey D > ‘Glee.’
  43. ratings
    CBS Comedies Have a Great NightTwenty million people watched ‘Two and a Half Men.’
  44. ratings
    Terra Nova Not the Smash Hit Fox Hoped For9 million people tuned in for the expensive dinosaurs.
  45. breaking
    How I Met Your Mother Creators Sell a New Show to FoxIt’s about brothers and sisters.
  46. ratings
    CBS and Fox Both Claim Premiere Week Ratings VictoriesMost networks saw audience levels decline a bit
  47. exclusive
    The Office Showrunner Paul Lieberstein Tells Vulture Why Andy Bernard Replaced Michael ScottHe puts people first!
  48. ratings
    Pan Am Flies HighAnd ‘The Good Wife’ fares pretty well in its move to Sunday.
  49. concert review
    Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, Coldplay, and Many More Are Paid to Remind Kids That Radio LivesAttending the two-day iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas was like scanning through old-time Top 40 radio.
  50. tv
    After One Week, Which TV Shows Look Like Hits and Which Are on Death Watch?’Up All Night’ is lookin’ good! ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ not so much.
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