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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
    Premiere Week Ratings: NBC Stumbles, Big Bang Gets Bigger’The X Factor’ stabilizes, but ‘Charlie’s Angels’ gets off to a weak start.
  2. exclusive
    Katie Holmes Is How I Met Your Mother’s Slutty PumpkinShe’ll be guest-starring on the show, as the character with that nickname.
  3. ratings
    Premiere Week Ratings: Modern Family Wins the NightIt even bested ‘X Factor.’
  4. ratings
    X Factor Does Well, But Not That Well, in RatingsTwelve million people watched.
  5. breaking
    The New Charlie’s Angels Finds Its CharlieGood morning, angels!
  6. ratings
    Premiere Week Ratings: Glee and Biggest Loser DeclineWhile CBS’s ‘Unforgettable’ does very well.
  7. ratings
    Fox’s New Girl Is a HitZooey, tip your adorkable hat.
  8. sheeniac
    Sheen Roast Nearly Sets Comedy Central Ratings RecordBut a dude who plays with puppets is still No. 1.
  9. exclusive
    The X Factor Isn’t the Only Simon Cowell Show He Hopes Takes Off This MonthGame show ‘Red or Black?’ looks for a U.S. home.
  10. premiere week ratings
    Premiere Week Ratings: A Great Night for CBS, Bad One for The Playboy Club’Two and a Half Men’ boosted everything on CBS.
  11. ratings
    28 Million People Watched Two and a Half MenThat is a lot of people.
  12. emmys 2011
    The Emmy Parties: Vulture’s Epic and Juicy TimelineFeaturing Amy Poehler! Ty Burrell! Melissa McCarthy! Martin Scorsese! And more.
  13. chat room
    Matthew Weiner on Whether Playboy Club and Pan Am Are Ripping Him Off“Define ‘ripping something off,’†he says.
  14. ratings
    The CW’s Secret Circle Had a Solid DebutBut it calls attention to the fact that the audience for ‘Vampire Diaries’ is eroding.
  15. tv
    Network Status Report: With Its Past Hits Fading, Can ABC Rebound With New Soapy Ones?Will ‘Revenge’ be the next ‘Desperate Housewives’?
  16. ratings
    Up All Night Has a Great Ratings Night’Free Agents’ not so much.
  17. tv
    Network Status Report: Will Simon Cowell and Terra Nova Make Fox Even More Dominant, or Push Their Luck?If ‘X Factor’ is a hit, it’ll mean that one fifth of Fox’s regular schedule will be tentpole.
  18. tv
    Mindy Kaling Signs a New Deal With NBCIt will keep her on ‘The Office.’
  19. ratings
    Ringer Ratings are Just OkayBut SMG’s new show still has a decent debut.
  20. tv
    Network Status Report: Can New Dramas Keep CBS Strong As Its Hit Procedurals Age?’Person of Interest’ tested well, but is it enough to take the torch from all the ‘CSI’s?
  21. fall tv 2011
    Network Status Report: With Gossip Girl Aging, Can Sarah Michelle Gellar Save the CW?The C-Dub needs a new hit, and ‘Top Model’ isn’t getting any younger.
  22. tv
    Network Status Reports: Can The Voice Help Get NBC Out of the Basement This Year?In the first of a series, we dissect NBC’s game plan, strengths and weaknesses, and diagnose its prospects.
  23. exclusive
    Sean Hayes Booked Himself a Guest Spot on Hot in ClevelandHe’ll play a hand model
  24. insider look
    How I Met Your Mother’s Creators Give the Scoop on the New SeasonLove triangles, the slutty pumpkin revealed, and more!
  25. exclusive
    Get an Advance Look at Futurama’s ‘Classic Cartoon’ Season FinaleWe’ve got a look at “Steamboat Willieâ€â€“style Fry and Co.
  26. exclusive
    Happy Endings Will Feature Larry WilmoreHe’ll play someone’s boss, of course.
  27. the industry
    Why Netflix’s Setbacks Shouldn’t Make You Smash Your iPad in AngerIf you’re mad about the price increase and Starz’s blackballing, take a deep breath.
  28. tv
    How Long Can Community Survive Being So Hilariously Random?List of other excellent low-rated shows canceled after season three: ‘Arrested Development,’ ‘Veronica Mars,’ ‘Deadwood’ …
  29. breaking
    NBC Will Air Free Agents, Up All Night Multiple Times EachTaking a page from the cable playbook.
  30. the industry
    After All Its Behind-the-Scenes Drama, What’s Really Going On at AMC?After the money fights with ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Breaking Bad,’ and ‘The Walking Dead,’ which matters more: story, or the bottom line?
  31. exclusive
    A Very Familiar Democratic Political Strategist Is Coming to The Good WifeHer name is not James Carville.
  32. exclusive
    AMC Is Mulling a Talk Show About Its Own DramasChris Hardwick could be the new Andy Cohen.
  33. exclusive
    Guess Which SNL Vet Is Stopping By Up All Night?Hint: MacGruber!
  34. exclusive
    Oxygen Is Ready to Move On From Its Paris Hilton ExperimentBut Lifetime can’t admit Roseanne’s show is a bomb.
  35. video
    Parks and Rec Co-Creator Michael Schur Directed a Decemberists VideoHe tells us all about his homage to his longtime obsession, David Foster Wallace’s ‘Infinite Jest.’
  36. exclusive
    Modern Family Star Eric Stonestreet Will Bring the Sad Saga of Fatty Arbuckle to HBOBarry Levinson will direct the biopic of the early Hollywood star, whose career was cut short by false charges of rape and murder.
  37. exclusive
    The Good Wife May Give Christine Baranski a New, Younger ManParker Posey is also stopping by the show.
  38. exclusive
    Vulture Premieres the Season-Two Poster for Boardwalk EmpireWho’s out to get Nucky? Everybody!
  39. oh em glee
    Glee Singers Give Us Their Musical Wish Lists for Next SeasonHeather Morris is all about SNAP’s “Rhythm Is a Dancer.â€
  40. breaking
    Breaking Bad Will Call It Quits After 16 More EpisodesThey’ll air over one to two seasons starting next year.
  41. exclusive
    Three Networks Are Battling for the Rights to the Country Music Association AwardsOnly one can win this rodeo.
  42. reality tv
    What Ever Happened to All Those Jersey Shore Knockoffs?Not a lot, actually.
  43. late night
    Turner Exec on Conan Ratings: ‘We Couldn’t Be Happier’As for George Lopez: “We had every intention of letting George find his audience. [But] it was on for over 200 episodes.â€
  44. tv
    TBS Cancels Lopez Tonight — Is Conan to Blame?Tomorrow will be the last episode.
  45. exclusive
    Watch a Spoof Public Service Announcement From Paul Scheer’s New Series, NTSF:SD:SUV::His procedural takes on organic food.
  46. exclusive
    What’s Coming Up for Community’s Señor Chang, and a Video of His Greatest MomentsNext season Ken Jeong’s character becomes a security guard, and ‘Community’ takes on noir.
  47. tv
    Ryan Murphy Talks American Horror Story“It’s a pilot that has eight cliffhangers in it.â€
  48. breaking
    FX Renews Louie, Plus Two More ComediesHappy Saturday!
  49. lists
    Seven Things We Learned About The X Factor From Its TCA PanelPlus an update on J. Lo’s ‘Idol’ negotiations.
  50. tca
    Fox Chief Says Everything Is Going Smoothly on the Set of Glee“There are many shows that have fighting … [but] that’s not been the case with this show.â€
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