Best Show of the Night for me…Chasing Maria

THE ANSWER TO TUESDAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: Jimmy and Jill Brock were the leads from Picket Fences. Only 6 of you guys had the answer so I will take Picket Fences questions off the table and hopefully I'll stop waking up with these random things in my head.

FIRST FIVES: Mike O'Dea, Karen Feldman, Monica Caraffa, Jim Carter & James Gabriele

HONORABLE MENTION: Dani Jackel

THE NUMBERS 

Sunday's Cable Top 5
Game of Thrones-HBO 3.4/6.3
Real Housewives of Atlanta-Bravo 2.1/4.0
MTV Movie Awards-MTV 1.5/2.8
Naked & Afraid-Discovery 1.1/2.2
Silicon Valley-HBO 1.0/1.6

Monday's Broadcast Top 5
The Voice-NBC 3.3/11.6
Dancing with the Stars-ABC 2.3/14.2
2 Broke Girls-CBS 2.2/7.2
Mike & Molly-CBS 2.1/7.4
Mom-NBC 1.9/6.7

Monday's Cable Top 5 
WWE Monday Night Raw-USA 1.7/4.7
Basketball Wives-VH1 1.1/2.1
Bates Motel-A&E 1.0/2.4
Black Ink Crew-VH1 1.0/1.9
Family Guy-Adult Swim .9/2.2

Monday's Top 5 Nielsen Twitter Ratings 

WWE Monday Night Raw-USA 199,000 Tweets
Basketball Wives LA-VH1 140,000 Tweets
Dancing with the Stars-ABC 130,000 Tweets
The Voice-NBC 91,000 Tweets
WNBA Draft 2014-ESPN2 51,000 Tweets

THE SHOWS

Glee

It's not good when all I do is yell at the TV when I'm watching it. What's worse is that I'm yelling at a show I used to really love. So here are my complaints: 

*No way Blaine's getting 1 cronut let alone a box of them as the bakery that sells them limits the number you can buy and is currently closed for having rats in da house. I know it's TV, but these things make me nuts. 

*Blaine's fake weight gain was ridiculous as was all those Cheetos and cheeto dust all over his face.

*Artie dating 3 girls and getting Chlymidia from one or more of them is not at all believable to me

*Even more unbelievable is Mercedes and Sam. ZERO chemistry

*Even MORE unbelievable is Sam waiting for Mercedes who we found out is a virgin NOT A CHANCE 

*The only thing I did enjoy was the shout out to the Frozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity and the "Love is a Battlefield" number. How in the world will I make it through the end of this season and all of next season. HOW? 

Fargo

Okay so in Fargo the movie, Frances McDormand and all the characters were quirky and odd and interesting and of course there was the accent. None of which was evident in the first 38 minutes of the new FX show. I'm not really in to murder mysteries in general. I wasn't sure if Fargo the show would be my thing. Doubt I'll go back to it. Did you guys watch it? What'd ya think? 

Chasing Maria Menounos

Did any of you guys ever hear or download or watch something called Afterbuzz TV? I just found out about it on Chasing Maria last night. It sounds right up my alley and I've never EVER heard of it. It's Maria and Keven's side biz and it supposedly has 21 million downloads or listeners or something. It's a network that discusses TV shows after they air. So it's like MY blog but it's a show...I think. I've actually never watched it yet, but now, as soon as I have a minute, I'm going to. If you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://site.afterbuzztv.com Aside from that big revelation, Keven headed to the urologist for some sperm analysis. Maria spermblocked him and called right in the middle of the "deposit." to yell at him about being over budget on the new studio they're building. Keven's the best. I love that guy. I also LOVED Maria's bike/desk thing. Maria's always working out but in her home gym. No fancy trainers, no swanky state of the art home gym, just a treadmill a desk bike and a yoga mat. I'm into the Kevonous's! 

Resurrection

Another week where NOTHING happened. Caleb vanished in to thin air, the towns people of Arcadia were freaking out in general and then when they found out that Pastor Tom's ex is back AND pregnant they all left the flock. Some guy from the government showed up and wanted Jacob and the doctor to go to Bethesda with him so he could study him but they're not going. I don't like the doctor. Something's not cool with him. No real answers on anything this week. They better give me something soon. It's like Lost, Under the Dome, and The Returned  all over again.

THE OTHER STUFF

-I'm sure that I wasn't the only one unsure of Paul Lee's future once Anne Sweeney announced her plan to leave ABC at the end of the year. It's not that Paul's not doing a good job, but ratings are down and when there are changes at the top, ya never know the ripple effect. Paul can chill out and take a deep breath. He just signed a multi-year contract to say at the helm of the Network. 

- It's hard enough to keep up with all of the amazing programming out that there these days. There are great shows everywhere. Broadcast, Cable, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and more. Problem is, there are SO many more players entering the ring with original programming across various distribution channels coming to screens everywhere that it's going to get harder and harder to navigate. I've had pre-upfront meetings, and pre-newfront meetings and then the news yesterday that NBC is planning on entering the digital original space as well. There just aren't enough hours of the day.

-MTV"s new show Faking It is already available on their Watch App for anyone who wants to get a jump on it. The show is set to premiere on Tuesday 4/22 and looks pretty good from what I've seen so far.

Wednesday's Trivia Question: Dr. Sydney Hansen & Stella Bonasera. Name the shows and the actress that played both characters.

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Did the Glee writers already get other jobs? WTF?

THE ANSWER TO TUESDAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: Rob Lowe played Robert McCallister on Brothers & Sisters

FIRST FIVES: James Gabriele, Mike O'Dea, Karen Feldman, John Romeo & Jim Sontag

HONORABLE MENTION:Priscilla Paez

THE NUMBERS 

Sunday's Cable Top 5
Game of Thrones-HBO 3.6/6.6
Real Housewives of Atlanta-Bravo 1.6/3.6
Silicon Valley-HBO 1.1/1.9
Married to Medicine-Bravo 1.1/2.4
Big Bang Theory-TBS .9/2.2

Monday's Broadcast Top 5
NCAA Championship-CBS 7.2/21.2 (Down 23% vs. last year)
The Voice-NBC 3.5/11.9
Dancing with the Stars-ABC 2.2/14.4
The Big Bang Theory-CBS 2.0/6.8
Bones-FOX 1.6/6.5

Monday's Cable Top 5 
WWE Monday Night Raw-USA 1.8/5.2
Basketball Wives LA-VH1 1.2/2.2
Big Bang Theory-TBS 1.0/2.2
Bates Motel-A&E 1.0/2.2
Black Ink Crew-VH1 1.0/1.7

Monday's Top 5 Nielsen Twitter Ratings 

WWE Monday Night Raw-USA 364,000 Tweets

Basketball Wives LA-VH1 178,000 Tweets

The Voice-NBC 66,000 Tweets

Dancing With the Stars-ABC 66,000 Tweets

Bates Motel-A&E 34,000 Tweets

THE SHOWS

Glee

Okay, WTF is wrong with the GLEE writers? Everyone at McKinley graduated a couple of weeks ago which made no sense but we went with it, right? Now everyone in NYC at NYADA is performing their Mid-Winter critique? How exactly is that possible? Did we skip a year or something? Are they on Quadmesters? Totally ridiculous. Okay, now that I have that off my chest…another complaint. What's with all the Broadway tunes? I like knowing the songs the gang is performing. I think "Natural Woman" was the only song I knew this week. Complaint #3. Sam and Mercedes? Not buying it at all. No chemistry…none. Complaint #4. Didn't Blaine JUST get accepted to NYADA? How could he be evaluated in the Mid-Winter critique. The Kurt beating was upsetting, but it did bring the best Dad in the universe back to the show. Any excuse to see Burt Hummel is fine by me. Come on Ryan Murphy, I know you're busy with movies and American Horror Story but hoping you haven't entirely checked out of Glee. You made a commitment, send this show off the right way. 

The Goldbergs

I was SO excited for The Goldbergs "7 Minutes in Heaven" episode and of course it did not disappoint. All of us have been to that awkward 7MIH party. I don't recall our parties including any one's embarrassing sibling, smelly cheese or oysters, but the rest of it was just like I remember. Of course I don't think any one's Mom was EVER in the closet with any of the party guests but we're talking Bev Goldberg, the SMOTHER IN THE CLOSET. Classic Bev. Also classic: Geraldo Rivera's opening of Al Capone's vault, (Total bust if you recall) velour clothing of any kind, Scott Baio posters, Bob Ross the painter, Pac Man watches and The Cure. Name the song for 10 points. I need to check to see if there were tasers, pheromones and laser tag helmet back in nineteen eight something, I feel like those could have been later than the 80's. My laser tag didn't have helmets did yours? Funny that Adam's first kiss included those helmets though. COME ON ABC...I NEED CONFIRMATION OF SEASON 2! 

Chasing Maria Menonous
This shows really cute, I really like it. I didn't know much at all about Maria Menonous. I'm never home to watch Access Hollywood, so I only know Maria and Keven from Howard Stern. If Howard likes Maria, then I like Maria that's just the way I roll. So if you remember from last week, Keven decided to convert to Greek Orthodox for Maria and her family. This week they went home to Boston to tell Keven's Mom, Kathie. I was expecting Kathie to be super evil and mean but she obviously loves and cares about her son and only wants him to succeed. Kathie was a bit of a ball buster towards Maria but not at all as bad as Maria made her out to be. Maybe that was intentional. You can do a lot with editing. It's a little weird that Keven calls Kathie "Mother" I don't know think I know anyone that calls their Mom, Mother.  Kathie's head didn't explode when Keven told her he was converting. Maybe having the camera's there helped him. Who knows, she just wasn't as bad as I think we were all expecting. After they broke the news, Keven and Maria did a trip down memory lane. Apparently they were broke and homeless and sold sausages at Fenway back in the day. It's hard to get past how beautiful Maria is sometimes, now I know why Howard loves her so much. She also wears this really cool ring that I'm now obsessed with and need to research. Anyway, Chasing Maria's a good show, I gave it a Season Pass last night, if you're into reality shows, you'll like this one. I promise.

Resurrection

No big revelations this week. Nothing really explained at all. The only interesting development is that Tom-the-pastor's ex, who came back after killing herself, is pregnant with Tom's kid. So she died pregnant and came back pregnant.  We did learn a little bit about Bellamy and why he's so invested in Jacob, but all in all nothing super juicy. With Sunday's getting insane again, hard choices need to be made. What are you guys watching LIVE on Sunday's? I already loaded the biggies for this coming Sunday to the right. Let me know, I want to watch what you guys are watching. 

THE OTHER STUFF

-It was pretty much a no brainer that Game of Thrones would be renewed. Seasons 5 and 6 are a go. I didn't read the books, but from what I understand, the final books aren't even written yet right? So I'm guessing as long as we keep watching, HBO will keep the show coming back until the story's over and technically, I guess, the story could go on forever. Name the author of the Game of Thrones books for 10 points. 

-If you've got an Xbox and you missed the premiere of Game of Thrones Sunday night, good news. As of yesterday, you can stream it for free until 4/14. This is all part of Microsoft's plans to bring more subscribers to their Xbox streaming service. Game of Thrones has always been one of the most illegally viewed shows out there. Sunday's show was illegally viewed 1.1 million times within the first 15 hours of the shows airing. 

-Bravo released a whole bunch of info on new shows and returning shows. I was happy to see that Below Deck will be back for a 2nd season. I really enjoyed the first season of crazy people on yachts. Also coming back:

Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, Season 7

Top Chef, Season 12

The Millionaire Matchmaker, Season 8

The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Season 7

The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Season 6

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Season 5

Shahs of Sunset, Season 4

Vanderpump Rules, Season 3

Don't Be Tardy..., Season 3

Fashion Queens, Season 3

Newlyweds, Season 2 and Season 3

Thicker Than Water, Season 2

Blood, Sweat and Heels, Season 2

Watch What Happens Live

New to the lineup…Manzo'd with Children starring Caroline Manzo and her family. I bet that's making Teresa Giudice NUTS! 

- If you're an aspiring comedy writer or if you know an aspiring comedy writer, check this out. Beginning May 1st, you can submit your ideas for either a network comedy show or a digital comedy show to NBC. 2 shows will get 6 episode commitments and will run in the Summer of 2015. One show will be produced for a digital run. Here are the details, Good Luck: 

http://www.nbccomedyplayground.com/#/home

-I'm guessing that by now, anyone who has Direct TV has figured out where else to get their weather information since they haven't had The Weather Channel in 3 months, but if you are still not sure if you should grab an umbrella or a heavier coat, guess what, The Weather Channel's back. The two companies finally made nice and worked it out and all of you Direct TV people can breathe easy and tune in to Sam Champion asap.

Wednesday's Trivia Question: E, Ari and Emily were all in a show together. Name the show. For bonus points name the shows they are all currently starring in. Hint. All of their current shows are on the air right now. 

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Glee, The Goldbergs, Dallas, Resurrection, Chasing Maria AND The Cougar Town Season Finale...

Congratulations to reigning WWTM Trivia Champion, Monica Caraffa. Monica is the winner again for the month of March. A lot of you guys are SO close to knocking Monica out each month. My suggestion...read the blog carefully the extra bonus questions can make all the difference in winning a prize.  One other trivia tip...the blog is usually posted on Twitter and Facebook earlier than the email blast if you want to get a jump on it.

April's a brand new month. All correct answers count, so get them in and good luck.

THE ANSWER TO TUESDAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: Jim Nantz was the CBS Sportscaster who had a cameo in the How I Met Your Mother Finale

FIRST FIVES: Larry Price, Lance Beitler, James Schiro, Megan Quirk & Mike Pierro
HONORABLE MENTION: James Gabriele

THE NUMBERS 

Sunday's Cable Top 5

Walking Dead Season Finale-AMC 8.0/15.6
Talking Dead Season Finale-AMC 3.7/7.3
Real Housewives of Atlanta-Bravo 1.7/3.9
Big Bang Theory-TBS 1.1/2.6
Sunday Night Movie-ABC Family 1.1/2.3

Monday's Broadcast Top 5
How I Met Your Mother Series Finale-CBS 5.3/12.9
The Voice-NBC 3.4/12.0
The Blacklist-NBC 2.8/11.3
Friends with Better Lives-CBS 2.7/7.9
Dancing with the Stars-ABC 2.2/13.6

Monday's Cable Top 5 
WWE Monday Night Raw-USA 1.5/4.3
T.I. and Tiny-VH1 1.2/2.2
Black Ink Crew-VH1 1.2/2.2
Basketball Wives-VH1 1.1/2.1
Big Bang Theory-TBS 1.0/2.5

Monday's Top 5 Nielsen Twitter Ratings 

How I Met Your Mother-CBS 624,000 Tweets

WWE Monday Night Raw-USA 169,000 Tweets

Basketball Wives LA-136,000 Tweets

Dancing with the Stars-ABC 124,000 Tweets 

The Voice-NBC 95,000 Tweets

THE SHOWS

Glee

I guess there's just no more adults, no more Lima, no more McKinley. Everyone's in NYC together.  I got nervous that they were back to singing songs nobody would know or care about when the first song was "Downtown" and the second one was "You Make Me Feel So Young," but they got back on track with Imagine Dragons and Great Big World but I still blipped through "People" at the end.  Rachel's gotten to be THE most annoying person on television. I don't like anything about her anymore. NOTHING. Blaine's smothering Kurt and cooking breakfast in a wife beater, boxers and loafers. Not a great look at all. Adam Lambert's a great therapist and Sam finally got cute again. Mercedes is back because she NEEDS to be in NYC and everyone's living in 2 apartments. I really am ready for Glee to be O…V…E…R.

The Goldbergs
Not the BEST episode of the season, but even a mediocre episode of The Goldbergs leaves me with that stupid smile on my face. Remember the Presidential Fitness Test? The one Reagan and Ahhhnold made us take? Yeah I do too. UGH. Adam wanted a note from home so he didn't have to do those pull-ups and you know Bev Goldberg. She'll do ANYTHING for her son. If that meant getting a note from Reagan himself, she'd do it. So she hit the capitol and annoyed the COMPtroller so much that she was able to get something with a presidential seal on it getting out of the test but Murray got Adam to do that pull-up and Adam got Murray to swim.  This week it was actually the Erica/Barry/French pen pal story that got the most laughs. Erica had Barry saying crazy stuff in French, mainly about cat farts. It was funny, but ya had to be there. Did you catch the cereal Barry was eating? 10 points if you did and of course 10 points for the song! Oh...the COMPtroller was right COMPtrol...isn't a word.  

Dallas

It's all about John Ross. Everyone keeps telling this guy that he's just like his Daddy and while we see glimpses of good, we are seeing him become his Dad right before our own eyes. He's making enemies all over the place. Inside the family, outside the family doesn't really matter. Problem is that when you have enemies you have to be SO careful and John Ross isn't that careful. There are cameras everywhere and one of um caught him going down on Emma. Sure he really didn't want to do it, but she's a crazy horny b*tch and blackmail makes for interesting bedfellows, so down he went. Just because he was being blackmailed didn't mean he couldn't turn the tables and do some of his own. He had some photos of a judge in a whorehouse and used them to commit his Mom to a looney bin, getting her shares and voting to take the company public just so he could have controlling interest of the company. Poor Sue Ellen. I could have told her from that first flask alert that she'd be stumbling around her house in a couple of episodes. What I don't get is why Bobby and Christopher always look so shocked by what goes on with John Ross. Jesse Metcalf's so good looking but his character is SO boring that I just skip past any scenes with him in them now. Anna Lyn McCord, her kid, her husband. Come on Christopher...get some b*lls!

Resurrection
I'm still watching. So far, just like The Returned, not a lot of answers. Just more questions, more dead people turning up and more freaked out towns people. The creep factor's not too bad yet, but I still feel like it's going to get there and I'm going to bail just like I did with The Returned. All the dead people aren't sleeping and their still eating their loved ones out of house and home but not much else. Turns out that the pastors ex who just came back committed suicide so that was something different, but again, no answers as to why they're all coming back and what their plan is. If they are aliens I'm out. Just sayin.

Chasing Maria Menounos
It's only 22 minutes, it's easy to watch and it's just so nuts. Maria's father is obsessed with Maria marrying a Greek guy. Maria's been with Keven (I hate the way he spells his name) for 16 years. This guy seems to good to be true. (So did Dean McDermott and look what happened with him) He does everything for Maria, EVERYTHING. He even has no issues with Maria's parents living in their home with them. Keven's a saint. He's even decided to convert to Greek Orthodox for her.  Now the hard part…telling his Mom.  A Roman Catholic Italian Mom. She's going to freak out next week if he gets the b*lls to tell her.

Cougar Town Season Finale
There's something about Cougar Town that I really enjoy. It's not the best sitcom ever made or anything, but it's a lot cuter and funnier than people give it credit for. Maybe now that we all need a new "gang" to hang out with, we should take a look at the Cougar Town gang with an open mind. Sure they're a bunch of over drinkers who barely work at all, but they're sweet and you actually feel the love and devotion they have for each other. Maybe I'm just feeling sentimental. It's been an emotional few days between The Good Wife, How I Met Your Mother and Lindsay Lohan. In the season ender, Jules had her yearly physical and borrowed Laurie's pee for obvious reasons. When the doctor called telling Jules that she/Laurie was pregnant, she had to find a way to break the news. Nobody seemed to be too upset that Travis knocked Laurie up. The guy doesn't have a job and he's only 22 years old, but since Jules was his age when she got married and had Travis, all seemed right in the world. So I guess next season's finale will include a wacky birth episode.

THE OTHER STUFF

-Yesterday was April 1st, so I wasn't sure if the Michael Strahan story was true. I hate posting anything that isn't confirmed but supposedly Michael will be doing double duty. Good Morning America and Live with Kelly and Michael.  Nobody really knows exactly WHAT he'll be doing over there, but with Josh and Sam gone they need a guy and they need one fast. Michael's a guy and he's geographically convenient to boot. I say spend a year with rotating guests hosts like Kelly did. That might get the ratings up. Worked for Kelly. 

-Are you guys 24 fans? I was when it was on. I don't think I watched the last season, but I don't remember why. For anyone who has never watched 24, now's your chance. The show is now available on Amazon Prime. Jack Bauer is one of the best characters ever. He's pretty much indestructible, he never eats, sleeps or goes to the bathroom and is still able to save the world from evil forces in 24 hours.  I think I may add 24 to the Binge List. Check it out.

-Comedy Central launched it's Watch App yesterday. I haven't downloaded it yet, but it does have full episodes of The Daily Show, Colbert, South Park and more. I don't have time to be a devoted Daily Show disciple and I'm really not a news person at all, but I've always enjoyed Jon Stewart so maybe this will be a way I can stay closer to him.

-It's at least a year away, and I rarely write about shows until they're actually on the air, but Netflix is about to start production on a 10 episode drama called Narcos. It's a story of Pablo Escobar and the rise of the Medellin drug cartel. No idea at all who is starring in it, but it's got great people and Netflix behind it and I'm calling it now…this is going to be a JUICY one!

-I can't remember if I've every written about Friday Night Tykes. If I haven't, I apologize. I should have it's worth mentioning and was renewed by Esquire for a 2nd season. These coaches aren't at all like Coach Eric Taylor and sometimes it's hard to watch, but it's compelling enough to suck you in.

-Okay for those of us that are Game of Thrones fans, Sunday night can't get here fast enough. For anyone who has wanted to jump on the GOT bandwagon, here's your chance. Of course you have to call in sick to work on Friday and blow off all of Saturday and Sunday's plans,  but if you're up for the challenge, get your snacks, get comfortable and turn on HBO2 at 9am Friday morning for a Game of Thrones marathon. All 3 seasons, in a row an you'll be done in time for the start of Season 4. If I could…I would, but I've got a busy weekend already. If anyone does it…let me know.

Wanna know how much time you've spent watching so much TV? Check out this website. It calculates it and makes you feel like a big loser. I gave up pretty fast mainly because you have to type in the shows. There isn't a list to pick from. It's still eye opening and unsettling which is why I got out fast. http://tiii.me/

Wednesday's Trivia Question: I'm being asked for an EASY non How I Met Your Mother trivia question…Easy one:  Name the NFL Team Michael Strahan played for. Harder one...what was his number. 

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GOOD WIFE SPOILER ALERT: DON'T READ IF...YOU HAVEN'T SEEN LAST NIGHTS EPISODE OR IF YOU EVER INTEND ON WATCHING THE SERIES

THE ANSWER TO FRIDAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: The theme last week was PATRICK's for St. Patricks Day.  While many of you got it right before Friday, the first five for Friday only are noted below

FIRST FIVES:James Gabriele, Jim Carter, Karen Feldman, Megan Quirk & Monica Caraffa

Bonus Scandal Trivia Question #1: Olivia's dad was responsible for 183 deaths when he ran B613

Bonus Scandal Trivia Question#2: The song that Cyrus & James danced to was..."Your the Best Thing That Ever Happened" by Glady's Knight and the Pips. (I downloaded it and played it a million times this weekend) 

THE NUMBERS 

Thursday's Broadcast Top 5

Scandal-ABC 2.9/8.9

Grey's Anatomy-ABC 2.4/7.9

American Idol-FOX 1.9/8.3

Hell's Kitchen-FOX 1.7/5.3

Parenthood-NBC 1.2/4.1

Thursday's Cable Top 5

NCAA March Madness-TBS 1.2/2.7
Pawn Stars-History 1.2/4.3
Vikings-History 1.1/3.3
American Dad-Adult Swim .8/1.8
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo-TLC .8/1.8

Thursday's Top 5 Primetime Twitter Ratings

Scandal-ABC 440,000 Tweets

The Vampire Diaries-CW 57,000 Tweets

American Idol-FOX 49,000 Tweets

Grey's Anatomy-ABC 39,000 Tweets

Parks & Recreation-NBC 7,000 Tweets

Friday's Broadcast Top 5

Shark Tank-ABC 2.0/8.0
20/20-ABC 1.7/8.2
Grimm-NBC 1.5/5.7
Dateline-NBC 1.4/7.5
NCAA March Madness-CBS 1.2/3.9

Friday's Cable Top 5

NA

Friday's Top 5 Primetime Twitter Ratings
Hannibal-NBC 45,000 Tweets
WWE Friday Night Smackdown-Syfy 30,000 Tweets
Tonight Show-NBC 18,000 Tweets
Whose Line Is It Anyway-CW 5,000 Tweets
Hello Ross-E! 2,000 Tweets

First 3 Days of March Madness by the Numbers:

• 21 million live video streams on tablets and smartphones  (+42%)
• 4 million hours of live video viewed (+18%)
• Dayton vs. Ohio State - 4,588,000 streams
• Harvard vs. Cincinnati-2,742,000 streams
• St. Josephs vs. Connecticut-1,432,000 streams
• North Dakota State vs. Oklahoma-1,365,000 streams
• Albany vs. Florida-1,341,000 streams
• Total tweets 1.1 million (+39%)

THE SHOWS 

Girls

Soooo, a couple of surprises in the season finale of Girls. Shoshanna's not graduating and it was really sad to see her begging Ray to take her back. Marnie's selfishness when hearing Shoshannan's news, and seeing how upset she was wasn't surprising at all. Sure you could say that Adam's sister living with Laird and expecting a baby was surprising, or that Adam was actually pretty good in his Broadway debut was surprising, but for me, I think the most surprising thing I learned in the final episode of the season was that the number one Masters program in the country is in IOWA. Is that true? I had to know...so of course I Googled it and it is actually true. Wow...that's actually pretty shocking to me. Can you imagine Hannah in Iowa? Now that's a show!

Resurrection

I'm still hanging in with this one. The creep factor isn't at all as high as The Returned, which is good. I don't do creepy so I'm still in. We did find out that Jacob's body was in the coffin when they dug it up. So, that's sort of crazy and unexplainable. We did find out that another person has returned to Arcadia from Deadsville...Rachel who has something to do with Father Tom. The dead seem to be very hungry all the time for some reason. I'm thinking that they feel the hunger of every missed meal? I know I'd be upset if I missed all those meals and want an excuse to make them all up. Ray seems to feel that his dad's an alien, wouldn't surprise me if he was right. Not sure what that pain in Hank's arm's all about. He had it after Jacob died the first time and now he has it again. Interesting. Most interesting is that Omar Epps was just a guy who delivered people from one place to another. Sure he works for the FBI, but in immigration, not as a detective, but he seems to be able to blow off all of his direct orders to stick around and solve this crazy mystery of the returnees. For now...I'm still in.

The Good Wife

I specifically left this review in the middle of all the others, but it should be in screaming red up at the top because OMFG! Let me set the stage for a second. I fell asleep at 9pm and missed all the shows. I woke up at 2am and watched everything in the order I'm typing it in. When the shots were fired in the courtroom of course I thought Will Gardner was safe. OF COURSE HE WAS! But he wasn't. HE'S DEAD? NO WAY? He can't be dead. I mean the name of the firm is Lockhart Gardner. He's supposed to NOT testify against the Governor. He's supposed to end up with Alicia, he can't be dead. It's a dream sequence or something or he's playing a joke or he's faking his own death to get out of the mess he's in. He can't be dead. It's 3 o'clock in the morning, I'm all alone in my family room and I'm freaking out. FREAKING OUT. Will Gardner is dead...holy F!  Here's a note from the producers explaining. https://twitter.com/TheGoodWife_CBS/status/447963800923152384/photo/1

Lindsay

After the shocker of Will's death, of course I couldn't go back to sleep. So...hell, why not, I'll just watch Lindsay. What a freaking whack job this girl is. Again, she supposedly has no money but she has 2 assistants, a sober coach, a health and well being coach, a Mom and a Dad who all have nothing to do and a driver. She's really got nothing going on other than keeping her sh*t together and filming this documentary/reality show whatever you want to call it and yet, she can't seem to get anything done. All of these people can't seem to fold some clothes (granted it's a ridiculous amount of clothes, but I could get it done in a day...2 days tops...BY MYSELF) and put them away. Oprah finally showed up to set Lindsay straight. She turned on her therapist voice, said a lot of mumbo jumbo and had Lindsay drinking her Oprah Kool-Aid. Oh...wait it's now an Oprah Chai Latte gotta keep it straight. Whatever. It was exactly what I needed after that Good Wife, but Lindsay needs to turn the camera's off and get herself together. She's really a hot mess in need of a good bra. 

THE OTHER STUFF 

-I'm sure you've all seen this video from my FBFF's show over the weekend. It was all over the place and everyone shared it on Facebook and Twitter, but it's really SO good for all of us who have seen the original Footloose a million and one times. Enjoy: http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/kevin-bacons-footloose-entrance/2764458

-Sooooo, I just realized that Party Down and Party Down South are not the same show at all. Party Down starred Jane Lynch and Adam Scott and it was about a bunch of actors who live in LA but work as caterers.  Party Down South is a reality show about a bunch of adults living in a house down south together over the Summer. Needless to say I'm mortified that I got that SO wrong. Either way, Party Down SOUTH has been renewed for a 2nd season on CMT for anyone that DOES know the difference.

-I chose Duke to win the NCAA Tournament, so I'm basically done with it all. I'm not a huge college basketball fan. While watching the tournament though, I kept seeing CBS's colonoscopy sweepstakes commercials. First I thought it was a joke, but it isn't. WTF? CBS is actually giving away free colonoscopy's? That's something people want to win? If you're one of those people, A) I need to know and B) Here's the link http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/02/16/2014-cbs-cares-colonoscopy-sweepstakes/

-For all my friends in the local TV world, huge merger news. Media General and LIN Media are joining forces and becoming the 2nd biggest TV broadcasting company in the U.S. The company will own and operate or service 74 TV stations in 46 markets reaching 23% of the United States TV households.

-If you're in to documentaries at all, I have to urge you to watch HBO's Paycheck to Paycheck. I was just moved and haven't stopped thinking about this one since I watched it on Saturday. I also have never felt luckier and I rarely use the word blessed, but that's how I felt after watching the story of Katrina. A single mother of 3 living her life below the poverty line in Chattanooga TN. Watch it.

-Okay...battle of the selfies...Jimmy Kimmel got this one. Whose is more impressive, Ellen's or Jimmy's? I don't even know. Hard to get Bill and Hillary to pose together, so I'm going with Jimmy's.

-One last thing, I've decided to give up Revenge. I haven't seen it in 3 weeks, I don't miss it, and nobody's asking me about it. Pretty sure if you guys were still watching, you'd have mentioned my lack of coverage by now, but apparently you guys are in the same boat as I am. With SO much on Sunday nights and Game of Thrones just around the corner, decisions needed to be made. I'm comfortable with mine. Hope you are too.

Monday's Trivia Question: One week from today is the series finale of How I Met Your Mother. 9 Seasons we've watched and it all comes to end on Monday 3/31. In honor of the show, this entire week will be How I Met Your Mother Trivia.  Soooo...today's question is:  Way back in the first season Ted woke up after a night of crazy drinking not remembering anything about the evening. He pieced together most of it except for one thing...a fruit on the nightstand...NAME THAT FRUIT! 

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Daylight Savings Time Got Me...Sooooo Late today!

THE ANSWER TO FRIDAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: All of last weeks trivia answers were all Ivy League graduates. I'm actually shocked at how many people got that right. Some of you amazing readers knew the theme on Tuesday! 

FIRST FIVES: Mike O'Dea, Alex Nagler, Monica Caraffa, Katie McCartney, & Larry Price

HONORABLE MENTION:Karen Feldman

THE NUMBERS 

Thursday's Broadcast Top 5
The Big Bang Theory-CBS 5.2/17.9
The Millers-CBS 3.0/11.7
Scandal-ABC 2.8/8.4
Two and a Half Men-CBS 2.7/10.4
Grey's Anatomy-ABC 2.6/8.1

Thursday's Cable Top 5

Pawn Stars-History 1.2/4.5
Vikings-History 1.1/3.2
NBA Basketball-TNT 1.1/2.6
Big Bang Theory-TBS 1.0/2.6
American Dad-Adult Swim .8/1.9

Thursday's Top 5 Primetime Twitter Ratings

Scandal-ABC  310,500 Tweets
The Vampire Diaries-71,200 Tweets
Grey's Anatomy-ABC 62,500 Tweets
American Idol- FOX 47,800 Tweets
The Tonight Show-NBC 13,700 Tweets

Friday's Broadcast Top 5

Shark Tank-ABC 2.0/7.4
20/20-ABC 1.8/7.6
Dateline-NBC 1.5/7.4
Grimm-NBC 1.5/5.6
Blue Bloods-CBS 1.4/11.8

Friday's Cable Top 5

NA

Friday's Top 5 Primetime Twitter Ratings

Hannibal-NBC 36,700 Tweets

WWE Friday Night Smackdown-Syfy 33,200 Tweets

Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon-NBC 13,800 Tweets

Shark Tank-ABC 11,900 Tweets

Beyond Scared Straight-10,100 Tweets 

THE SHOWS 

Girls 

Lena Dunham warned us all on SNL that this weeks episode of Girls would be something to see. I'll admit, the warning made me nervous. I knew I'd hate it more than I normal and I was right. First we had a very drunk Hannah, then a vomiting Hannah, then a wet, naked-in-front-of-a-co-worker Hannah. You'd think that'd be enough right? Nope! Hannah actually missed the twisted stuff Adam used to make her do in bed before he fell in love with her and tried to recreate it all by donning a blond wig and a crazy black outfit and pretended to be a married bar slut for him. He wanted very little to do with her insanity. Of course he did have sex with her, he is Adam after all, but he had it out with her as soon as he was done. Marnie took a job with Su Chin and then sang with Adam's co-star and just when you thought that you've seen every possible bizarre hairdo on Shoshannah, she came up with a new one. I don't know how she finds the time to do that hair, study, find AND find Jessa's boyfriend's daughter.  How many episodes til the finale?  

Resurrection

Okay, so remember that French show I told you guys about on The Sundance Channel called The Returned? This show, Resurrection, isn't an identical twin of it, but it seems like it could be a fraternal one. Lots of similarities but a VERY different look, feel, and tone. The premise is the same so far. People in this one town that were dead just reappear alive at the age at which they died. Their loved ones have moved on and aren't sure what to make of the situation...yet. Of course there's a "secret" in the town which is just like The Returned. The French version got super creepy and scary. I hope this one doesn't take that turn.  I'm in...for now. 

Vikings
My theory about Rollo, Lagertha and Teen Bjorn was totally wrong. I thought for sure that they'd all hook up and come back to the village but it was 4 years later and the Princess is still around. She's pumped out 2 sons and is knocked up with another. Rollo's a homeless drunkard and Lagertha and Teen Bjorn are nowhere to be found. Ragnar's been building boats and training his guys and was finally ready to set sail for Northern England to get back to what he loves...raiding. Problem on the high seas though...a huge storm sent them to Wessex instead. Thanks to Google I figured out that Wessex is in the South of England and according to Ragnar's priest pal, who's became a brave warrior himself (and who is no longer celibate from what I can tell) is ruled by a King just like Ragnar. We met him for a second in this episode chillin in a massive bathtub. I can tell you this...looks wise, he's no Ragnar Lothbrook!  

THE OTHER STUFF 

-FOX has already renewed New Girl, The Mindy Project, Brooklyn Nine-Nine & The Following.  Yeah the Bacon's are going to be okay now. They're in a rebuild mode ever since they got screwed by Madoff. 

- For anyone who hasn't jumped on the Orphan Black bandwagon. You still have time to watch the first season before the second one starts on 4/19. The entire season is available now on Amazon Prime!  It's good...trust me! 

-Of course I had to watch Lena Dunham on SNL. I mean I HAD TO! There were two hilarious skits. The Scandal one and the Romeo & Juliet one. The Scandal one had me dying...if you didn't see it. Don't go Googling it...here they both are for your convenience: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/scandal/2755296
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/biblical-movie/2755294

Monday's Trivia Question: When all else fails...go with a Seinfeld question. Name the opera the gang went to see in the Joe Davola episode.

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