NBC wins the November Sweep for the first time in nine years...Congrats NBC!

The answer to Tuesday's Trivia Question: The Barone Family on Everybody Loves Raymond lived in Lynbrook Long Island.

FIRST FIVES:Jim Wall, Phyllis DiCesare, Dan Realson, Evan Marin and Crystal Kyler

Honorable Mention: Nancy Oboyski

Sunday's Cable Top 5
Walking Dead 9pm AMC 4.9/9.2
Walking Dead 10p AMC 1.8/3.4
Breaking Amish: The Shunning Part 2-TLC 1.3/3.0
Real Housewives of Atlanta-Bravo 1.2/2.4
Dexter-Showtime 1.1/2.2

Monday's Broadcast Top 5
The Voice-NBC 3.7/10.5
2 Broke Girls-CBS 3.4/9.7
How I Met Your Mother-CBS 3.0/7.8
Revolution-NBC 2.6/7.0
Dancing with the Stars-ABC 2.3/14.0

Monday's Broadcast Trendrr Top 5
The Voice-NBC 305,481
Dancing with the Stars-ABC 84,618
How I Met Your Mother-CBS 44,285
Gossip Girl-CW 43,442
Revolution-NBC 38,031

Monday's Cable Top 5 
Monday Night Football-ESPN 4.8/12.4
Teen Mom 2-MTV 1.4/2.3
WWE-1.3/3.8
Pawn Stars-History 1.2/3.7
T.I. and Tiny 2-VH1 1.0/1.8

Monday's Cable Trendrr Top 5

Monday Night Football-ESPN 352,177

WWE Monday Night Raw-USA 219,758

The Teen Nick 2012 Halo Awards-Nick 56,983

Made in Chelsea-Style 47,008

Teen Mom 2-MTV 38,065

Not the greatest episode of Hart of Dixie and just like we learned with last weeks Parks & Rec and lately, most episodes of How I Met Your Mother, not ALL episodes can be winners.  Other than seeing Mayor Lavon Hayes with HIS shirt off (way too many tattoos for me) and Wade's cute attempt to do something sweet for Zoey, not much happened that anyone who watches regularly, cared about.  I'm assuming most of us can't stand Ruby and Lavon, and can't wait for them to be over. I found it very hard to believe that the people of Bluebell would even know what a flash mob was let alone be able to participate in one, but they did.  Max, the kicker for Bluebell High School became obsessed with Dr. Hart and sent her the flash mob and a million roses which was a bummer for Rose who really liked Max and a bummer for me who has seen this sort of storyline a million times before.  The entire Lemon/Annabeth catering thing...could care less. Bring back shirtless Wade next week please!

I watched most of The Voice in Fast Forward mode, but I always stop to check out what the judges are wearing.  Adam looked so cute in his Mr. Rogers sweater. Droopy actually moved around on stage (a bit, nothing crazy) and while it looked like she took mascara to her bangs, her outfit was decent. I was again a bit nervous about a nip slip or something, but pretty sure everything stayed where it was supposed to during her performance.  I have to come clean, I didn't watch any of the performances all the way through. Totally bummed that two of my favorites, SPOILER ALERT: Bryan Keith and Sylvia Yacoub were sent packing.  Oh well, Nick and Cassadee are still around.

The show Happy Endings is an issue for me.  I get suckered in every time...this week was their "very special" Thanksgiving episode where Brad and Max were on The Real World Sacramento (it never aired-long story).  I thought to myself...okay I am going to give it ONE MORE TRY, I mean, I used to love The Real World.  13 minutes in, I couldn't take it anymore and changed channels.  I don't like anyone on the show, I don't think the show is funny and while there have been a gagillion "sort of Friends", "almost Friends", "we wanna be Friends" attempts, this show, is trying WAY too hard and will never be "Friends".  I know so many of you love Happy Endings and I just DO NOT get it.  I'm never ever ever watching it again...ever. Well...maybe if John Mayer makes a very special guest appearance...maybe then. (Let's see if anyone gets that one)

Since I now had a little spare time, I switched over to Flipping Out and I'm sort of bummed that I did.  After reading the other day about Jeff suing Jenny I figured something big had to happen and now I know what it was.  They had a huge fight that actually upset me.  Jenny was completely wrong and lied to Jeff and I really didn't believe her story which bummed me out.  Dr. Donna had to get involved.  Next week is the finale and it looks bad. I'll be so sad if Jeff and Jenny break up. Game over...honestly.  Jeff broke up with Ryan and so many others that I liked along the way.  He's been mean to Zoila this season and he's now living with THE most boring human ever...Gage.  So I'm guessing that I have one episode of Flipping Out left and I'm done for good.

Okay, I knew it had to happen...the very special ULTRA MORE STRESSFUL THAN USUAL episode of Parenthood.  This one, was just too hard, and yes it was all very real but this time, it was a bit too much. For a minute, I actually considered changing channels, but thankfully, just as I thought I couldn't take it one minute more, things lightened up.

These are the things that occurred in a one hour episode:

1) Joel & Julia haven't figured out how to divide and conquer so Sydney had a meltdown and threw a drink at her adopted brother at a restaurant in front of everyone.

2) Jasmine and Crosby got into a fight over their dinner party

3) Mark caught Drew sleeping with his girlfriend in the apartment, had the condom convo, promised not to tell Sarah, told Sarah, whole family fought.

4) Kristina who is really sick from the chemo and puking her guts up everywhere, offered to babysit a friend of Max's for the weekend. Max and the kid aren't getting along, the new dog is peeing everywhere and the baby can't stop crying. Adam had to pick up the slack...OY

5) Amber's boyfriend had to go to a funeral, she went with him, turns out the guy committed suicide, everyones on edge and Ryan ended up beating the crap out of a friend.

When Adam finally thought of going to Crosby to get some weed to make Kristina feel better, I thought...great Adam, you and Kristina can go smoke some dope and take the edge off, but your show has ME needing the same thing to do the same thing, no way I was getting some sleep now.  I love you Jason Katims, but I really don't need another episode this stressful for a while.

2nd to last week of our amazing Dancing with the Stars correspondent, Ed Ziskind's report...take it away Ed:

If you recall my predictions from yesterday, then there’s no need to read further – they were correct.  Clearly the fans – including this super-fan – are getting it right this season.

In tonight’s semi-finals results show, we went from five couples to three.  Shawn Johnson and Derek were announced first and no surprise, they were safe.  Up next, Melissa Rycroft and Tony stood next to Apolo Anton Ohno and Karina.  Apolo who Karina who got the boot, despite their perfect 30 and their suspect choice to perform tonight’s encore (it should have been Shawn and Derek).  Melissa and Tony, the only couple left never to have won the mirror ball trophy, have their chance to win it now.

Later, Emmit Smith and Cheryl stood next to Kelly Monaco and Val in the second half of the double elimination.  Last night, Emmit said his kids would join him at the finals from Dallas if he made it.  Well, the kids won’t have to make that flight as lovebirds Kelly and Val are heading to the finals in their place.

My prediction is that Shawn Johnson will win it all in the finals next week.  Usually, a team you don’t expect comes on strong in the finals.  The team that I don’t expect to win is Kelly and Val, but that’s just not going to happen.  Good enough to make it to the finals but not good enough to win.  Shawn Johnson (the Olympian) and Melissa Rycroft (the Bachelorette!) are evenly matched, so let’s look at their coaches.  Tony has had his best season by far but Derek is always pulling things out of his hat in the finals.  Derek will help Shawn win her second mirror ball trophy next week.

See you for the finals next week!

Thanks Ed!

NEWS & INFORMATION:

*Congratulations to NBC for winning their first November Sweeps in 9 years. Here are the numbers based on Live Plus Same Day RA 18-49:
NBC from a 2.4 in November 2011 to a 2.8 in November 2012 an increase of 17%
CBS from a 2.8 in November 2011 to a 2.4 in November 2012 a decrease of 14%
ABC from a 2.5 in November 2011 to a 2.2 in November 2012 a decrease of 12%
FOX from a 3.1 in November 2011 to a 2.3 in November 2012 a decrease of 26%

*Starz cancelled Kelsey Grammar's show Boss.  I watched the first season and found the show confusing but there were two story lines I liked.  The daughter who was a drug addict and Claire from 90210 and the cute young guy, but even with those two, I bagged it.  Too confusing. 

*For all of you guys who either are iCarly fans or are the parents of iCarly fans, just a reminder that the series finale is this Friday, 11/23.

*It's official, News Corp. purchased 49% of the YES Network, home of the New York Yankees and the NY Nets for approximately 1.5 billion dollars. 

*If you are sick of Adam Sandler's annoying Thanksgiving Song, here is my new favorite.  Don't get me wrong, it's awful, but that's why you'll like it.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBq8geuJk0

*Another fun Thanksgiving video for Breaking Bad fans, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman cooking Thanksgiving Dinner. Check it out: http://mashable.com/2012/11/20/breaking-bad-thanksgiving/

Wednesday's Thanksgiving Trivia QuestionS: Since WWTM will be on a bit of a break (ya never know when I will feel the need to post) here are 4 Friends Thanksgiving Trivia Questions courtesy of self proclaimed Friends aficionado, Tara Dowling...thanks for your help Tara!
1) Which Friend locked themselves in a box as a way to apologize to another friend? BONUS: What were they apologizing for?
2) What dessert did Rachel try to make one year but combined two recipes together by mistake?  BONUS: What was the other recipe for? SUPER BONUS: What did Ross say it tasted like?
3) What was the Geller trophy for the Thanksgiving Day Football game?
4) What country was the girl that Chandler and Joey were fighting over during that football game?

WWTM-Kristy

http://watchingwaytoomuch.com

kristy@watchingwaytoomuch.com

kristy.carruba@watchingwaytoomuch.com

Happy Endings, The Voice, Parenthood and X Factor

The answer to Tuesday's Trivia Question: Billy Crystal played Jody Dallas on the show Soap.  One of the first openly gay characters on television.

FIRST FIVES: Jim Wall, Dan Realson, Allison Shapiro, Lance Beitler & Lori DeCillis

Sunday's Cable Top 5
Walking Dead (10-11p)-AMC 5.1/9.5
Walking Dead (9-10p)-AMC 1.6/3.2
Breaking Amish-TLC 1.3/3.3
Walking Dead (8-9p)-AMC 1.1/2.4
Long Island Medium-TLC 1.1/2.9

Monday's Broadcast Top 5
The Voice-NBC 4.2/11.9
Presidential Debate #3-NBC 3.9/10.8
Presidential Debate #3-ABC 2.8/10.2
Dancing with the Stars-ABC 2.4/13.2
Presidential Debate #3-CBS 2.2/7.5

Monday's Broadcast Trendrr Top 5
MLB Playoffs Giants/Cardinals-FOX 322,250
Presidential Debate #3 - NBC 206,766
Presidential Debate #3 - CBS 190,966
Presidential Debate #3 - ABC 175,204
Presidential Debate #3 - Univision 156,266

Monday's Cable Top 5 
Monday Night Football-ESPN 4.5/10.6
Presidential Debate #3 -FOX News 2.3/11.4
Presidential Debate #3-CNN 1.9/5.8
WWE-USA 1.4/3.5
Presidential Debate #3-MSNBC 1.1/4.0

Monday's Cable Trendrr Top 5
The Bad Girls Club-Oxygen 439,022
Presidential Debate #3 - MSNBC 221,478
Presidential Debate #3 - FOX News 214,185
Monday Night Football-ESPN 213,823
WWE Monday Night Raw-USA 207,622

Final Battle Round night on The Voice. Only Drooptina had a steal left and Adam's done already, so first up was Team Drooptina.  First up was Adriana, the chick who was held at gunpoint in her home vs.back up singer Jordan Pruitt.  They performed Katy Perry's "Hot and Cold" and were both equally amazing.  My choice was Adriana and Saggy agreed with me. Total bummer that nobody BUT Saggy had a steal to use.  2nd round of the night...Kelly vs Michaela performing Joan Jett's "I Hate Myself for Loving You". They both did a great job, I liked Michaela better even with her Cameron Diaz in "Something About Mary" hair.  Michaela won the battle and Droopy didn't use her steal on Adriana, but she's young and she'll turn up somewhere soon I'm sure.  The last battle, was Titanium performed by Chevonne and Avery for Team CeeLo. They were truly amazing, no way I could pick a winner and thank goodness I didn't have to.  CeeLo chose Avery and Droopy stole Chevonne, so she stays on the show.  Next week, a new part of the competition...The Knockout Rounds which will cut teams from 8 to 5...can't wait!


So many people I know and so many WWTM readers watch Happy Endings and ALWAYS tell me how funny it is.  I checked it out when it first started and I thought it was a Friends wannabe and bagged it. The timing worked out for me to check it out for a second time last night for the season premiere.  I was open to it, I actually wanted to like it and wanted to laugh and I just didn't.  The entire Penny in a body cast and Max "Miserying" her storyline was really just plain stupid.  What kind of BFF would actually keep their bud in a body cast one second longer than necessary just to get some cheap thrills with the physical therapist...come on. Dave faking being a stay at home husband also lame.
Alex and Dave casually dating and then not casually dating did nothing for me.  All I was hoping for the entire time was for Brian Austin Green to come back and see Penny, and he never showed up. I'm usually right about these things. I'm not sure if I'm really missing something in Happy Endings or what, but I honestly don't think it's that great or at least the premiere wasn't.  Not sure what to do now...

A special edition of the X Factor to bring people up to speed on who the final 16 are before the show takes a break for the World Series aired last night.  If you remember, last week with the MLB Playoffs, the show was delayed and then cut short during Demi Lovato's picks.  Demi chose Jennel, Willie, Paige & Cece. Nick and Jillian were sent home.  OMG the tears...the suspense, the Coldplay "Fix You" soundtrack underscore..could they have made it any more dramatic?  I'm just happy that the Cece/Paige war will continue.  For me, that's been the most compelling part of the show so far.  Simon's picks were of course the last to be revealed.  Sister C, Lyric 145, Lylas and Emblem3 were all put through and Dope Crisis, and Playback were sent home.  I'm obsessed with Queen what's her name, the girl with the headphones and sparkly eyepatch.  Has it been revealed yet if the eyepatch is a fashion statement or medical necessity?  I don't think so, but enquiring minds want to know.

Parenthood is killing me.  Just killing me.  Of course, Max's speech for Student Council President was the exact same day and time as Christina's surgery.  Hattie covered for her parents and was awesome, as was Max and the kids elected him President.  Everything's great right?  This is Parenthood...nope...while Christina's surgery went well, she is going to have to go through chemo therapy.  Devastating news that they chose not to share with Hattie so that she would head back to Cornell and not worry about her Mom.  I loved how the brothers and sisters were all there for Adam during Christina's surgery.  It felt right and real.  In addition to all of that,  Sarah and Drew moved in with Mark which didn't go that smoothly especially because Mark didn't have cable. (Can you believe he prefers reading books instead of watching Bravo?) Luke Cafferty from Friday Night Lights, aka Brian, had a decent date with Amber but didn't take her up on her offer to come in for a sleepover (not the Jimmy Fallon kind...the other kind).  He wants to go slow, which is a new concept for Amber.  Next week chemo therapy...Oyyyyy

And now, herrrrreeeees the Ed Dancing With the Stars update!

Guilty Pleasure Week continues.  This is the week where the stars picked their guilty pleasures songs and no one gets eliminated. 

After Melissa Rycroft and Tony danced to Britney Spears’ Toxic, Host Tom and Judge Len got into it a bit.  Fun to watch but there’s nothing to see here.   Move along.  The judges felt Melissa was grittier than normal which they liked and rewarded her for it.

Shawn Johnson and Derek danced to the theme from Titanic.  Shawn was the sexiest she’s ever been and Derek dies at the end.  Which seems fair to me (and likely the other dancers) since Derek has never gotten stuck with a Cloris Leachman, Steve Wozniak or Kirstie Alley type.  His partners always have the potential to win – which they have, three times!

Apolo Anton Ohno and Karina came back from their slip-up the week before and danced to Give it to me Baby.  We saw some googly eyes during their packages the last two nights so they could be a couple to watch.  But strangely, Carrie Ann pointed out that they need to work on how they work together as a team and I agree.  Chemisty off the dance floor but not on it.

Sabrina Bryan and Louie danced to So This Is Love from Cinderella. It was elegant and prop-less.  Well, except for a shoe of course.  They simply told the story of Cinderella and got the highest scores of the night.

Team Gangnam Style danced their freestyle.  Maks and Kristie, Gilles and Peta, Emmitt and Cheryl, Kelly and Val.  Thumbs up to Maks for putting Gilles in his place when he tried to weigh in on choregraphy during the package.  You are not the pro, Gilles.

Overall, the judges loved Team Gangnam Style, but it was no Team Call Me Maybe from the night before.

At the moment, it’s Kelly Monaco who should be going home.  But I won’t officially handicap this week since there’s no elimination. Instead, let’s take a look at Carrie Ann’s fall from grace. 

See you next week!

On Monday night's Watch What Happen's Live, Andy Cohen's guests were Jamie Lyn Siegler and Scott Baio.  You'd think that Scott Baio would have been the highlight of the show for me, and don't get me wrong he was awesome. You could tell he had never seen WWHL before, but he was a great sport.  He played "Plead the Fifth" and "Andy loves Crotchy." He had no idea who the Housewives were or who Honey Boo Boo is.  While he was great, it was something that Jamie Lyn Siegler revealed that got me obsessively googling.  Jamie Lyn and her friends are REALLY into Big Brother (like someone else I know) and apparently there is a company called "Reality Rush" that will put together any reality experience for any large group. (For a small nominal fee I'm sure). Jamie and 12 of her friends, just finished a 3 day game of Big Brother.  What's even cooler was that Dan from Big Brother flew in and came to their game.  SOOOO JEALOUS!  According to the website, it's currently only available on the west coast, but if it EVER comes to NYC...I am so playing!  Check it out!  http://www.realityrush.com/

Monday night's 3rd Presidential Debate was seen by 59.2 million people (not me though).  This was 2.7 million more viewers than in 2008

I can breathe a sigh of relief for a few weeks...my FBFF's show, Guys with Kids received an order for 5 more scripts.  While it's not the news we wanted (a full season order is the holy grail) it's still good news.  Now if Jimmy would just stop by to go over some script ideas, I think we'd probably make a good team on this project.  Congrats Jimmy...celebratory snacks and surprises are awaiting you in Tenafly NJ!!!

Good news for two of CBS's primetime drama's, Vegas and Elementary, both received full season orders yesterday from CBS.

For any of you Breaking Bad fans, you HAVE to see this parody...OMG it's BRILLIANT!  Check it out!  You'll be singing it all day!

Yesterday, Apple announced a smaller, thinner iPad mini, a Mac Mini, a new Macbook Pro, and a ande thinner faster iMac.  I'm sure EVERYONE will chuck their bigger, fatter, slower stuff all of  this smaller, thinner stuff because everyone just does whatever Apple wants them to do .  I admit it, I have an iPhone, an iPad, a MacBook Pro laptop and an IMac desktop, but I'm not chucking any of them just because Apple has new versions.  Will there ever be Apple backlash? Stock price dropped a bit yesterday.  I don't know...something about it all made me angry.  I wonder what Steve would say about all this.  This video cheered me up...and made me feel a bit stupid.

Wednesday's Trivia Question: With Scott Baio's resurgence lately, I thought we would do a Scott Baio trivia question:  On Happy Days, what was Chachi's signature line?

WWTM-Kristy

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kristy@watchingwaytoomuch.com

kristy.carruba@watchingwaytoomuch.com