For a lot of us - TV shows are like important appointments. We usually don’t forget them unless something more important comes along. So in the case of the missing TV show you might be wondering if it got discontinued or if you really forgot all about it! In a lot of cases shows do get canceled. And yes, it does stink. But hey what are going to do? Call the TV channel? Put out a petition? That’s a no go! In a lot of cases your favorite show really may have gotten canceled and there is not a darn thing you can do about it - except latch yourself on to a new show! One thing I would suggest you do is to check out a few blogs for TV schedules. This will allow you to see if your show really did get canceled or if it just switched nights or times. This has happened to me a lot. It happened with CSI and I was dumbfounded as to how a show that awesome could get canceled. Here it just switched its schedule. So searching for your specific schedule would be a really smart thing to do. This one is a little outdated but nonetheless you will get an idea about what these lists look like:

MONDAY
8:00 The Big Bang Theory
8:30 How I Met Your Mother
9:00 Two and a Half Men
9:30 Worst Week
10:00 CSI: Miami

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 The Mentalist
10:00 Without a Trace

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The New Adventures of Old Christine
8:30 Project Gary
9:00 Criminal Minds
10:00 CSI: NY

THURSDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 CSI
10:00 The Eleventh Hour

FRIDAY
8:00 Ghost Whisperer
9:00 The Ex List
10:00 Numb3rs

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 The Amazing Race
9:00 Cold Case
10:00 The Unit

Another thing I would suggest doing - if you cant find your TV show is to look online and do a search. Chances are if you have a rift over why your show went missing - others will be talking about it as well. In this case you will find a website or wen page that is pretty much guaranteed to have ALL the canceled shows listed on it. So it might look something like this:

Masters Of Illusion (MNT)
Ending after one season, final episode on 5/18/2009

The Middleman (FAM)
Ending after one season, final episode on 9/1/2008

Mind Of Mencia (COM)
Ending after four seasons, final episode on 7/23/2008

Everything should be in alphabetical order, this is the easiest way to find your poor show that did or didn’t get canceled. If after all that you still cant find your show, the very last thing you can do is either visit the network online and look on their speciality TV schedule or just go ahead and email them and ask what happened to your show! They should email you back in a few days, and then you will finally know what happened! Good luck. I hope your show didn’t get canceled because that puts such a damper on things, doesn’t it?!?

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Ill be the first one to admit it, when it comes to shows like NCIS, Bones and CSI I am a hardcore fan. If I miss an episode the rest of my week just sucks! A few years back when I started really getting into CSI (the one with Grissom) I wanted to try and found out everything I could about this show especially when it was going to be back on air! I made the mistake of “reminding” myself when the Season Opener was going to be on and wouldn’t ya know it, I got the date wrong! I was so bummed! After that, I decided it was probably a good idea if I went online and tried to find some websites where I could actually find out exactly when the show was going to be on as far as the date and the time.

I found some of the nicest websites available out there and they didn’t just include schedules either. They also included some really cool “clips” of the shows along with a few synopsis of what we could expect this season! I really liked these websites because they didn’t just include one type of show or one show for that matter. Instead they included all kinds of different categories such as Drama, Comedy, Action, and mystery plus they had all kinds of shows, some of which I have never even heard of. These shows included ones like; 30 Rock, 24, American Idol, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS and The Amazing Race. These sites are some of the most popular sites simply because of the variety that they carry.

I think by now we know that everyone seems to have their own “tastes” when it comes to TV shows. Some people love Survivor while others anticipate Thursday nights for something like CSI! Either way, no matter what you like watching or what you are interested in, you will definitely find them on these websites. And who knows, maybe you will even find a show that you never thought you knew anything about and absolutely love it! I know this has happened to me quite a few times through out the years. I might hear something about a new show but eh it doesn’t really sound all that interesting. Once I check out a little bit more about the show I start to realize that this is something that I could really like, so I give it a go and as they say - the rest is history!

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Tags: 30 Rock, American Idol, Comedy Shows, Drama Shows, How I Met Your Mother

It seems that TV watching is like politics, everyone has their own point of view and everyone likes something different. Well if you’re the type of person that likes reality TV then you probably watch shows just like Big Brother and Survivor and if this is the case you are probably a huge addict just like me! As of late, I have been really anxious for Survivor to come back but I really haven’t seen any commercials for when its going to come back or anything about the show so I decided to have a look and see what I could find!

Courtesy of Fox Reality Channel

What I came up with were some really interesting websites that gave some really nice information on not only when these shows will be coming back but also some nice previews as well. If you are the type of person that likes to be in the “loop” then these sites are definitely for you. Even if you haven’t ever watched a show like Survivor you could get a pretty good idea of what this show entails just from reading the descriptions on these websites and watching a few videos. Here is a excerpt from one website about Survivor:

“Survivor is a popular reality TV game show format broadcasted in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and vie for cold hard cash and other prizes such as trips and cars. The show exercises a progressive elimination scheme, allowing the contestants to vote off a tribe member, until only one final contestant remains and wins the title of “Sole Survivor”. The format for Survivor was created in 1992 by Charlie Parsons, and the first production of it was the Swedish show Expedition: Robinson in 1997.”

The videos on these websites are of high quality so its not like your going to be watching some third level hack video. Plus, like on a lot of other unnamed websites (ABC/NBC/CBS) you don’t have to sit through grueling advertisements which can often become quite annoying! Personally, I really like websites like this because as aforementioned it does help keep me in the loop but it also gets me interested in shows I may not have heard of before! I am all about watching my regular shows but if I see something that interests me, I’m willing to give it a whirl! Some other reality TV shows that you should check out are: American Idol, Real World, The Apprentice, and the ever popular Amazing Race!

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Tags: ABC TV, American Idol, CBS TV, NBC TV, Reality TV, Survivor

Courtesy of CBS

When it comes to the Internet you can almost always find exactly what you are looking for - and then some! Recently I was looking online for some websites for the NBC fall lineup and I found quite a few websites that really piqued my interest. These websites contain all the shows you already love plus some of the new ones that are going to air in the fall line up. These websites also include some other really cool options such as TV schedules, biographies of your favorite stars, TV previews, a look behind the scenes and so much more! If you are a TV freak like I am then you will definitely find some good use in websites such as these. Most all of these sites are built in the “blog” type of way so its pretty easy to do a search and find exactly what you are looking for. For example, I was trying to see a few shows coming in 2009 for CBS and found this post:

“With official announcement of 2008-2009 TV schedules, CBS finally revealed its list of new shows combined with some of the most applauded and accepted series on television with a number of new attractions. Here CBS disclosed the featuring of five new series including two comedies and three dramas with eighteen existing series returning to the schedule. The new series includes project Gary [Wednesday 8:30 PM] starring Jay Mohr (Ghost Whisperer) and Paula Marshall (Nip/Tuck) in a comedy about Gary Barnes, a recently single painting contractor, and his dominating ex-wife, Allison, who faces post-divorce chaos after 15 years of marriage; and Worst week [Monday 9:30 PM] about a regular guy (Kyle Bornheimer), can’t help causing fiasco whenever he and his girlfriend (Erinn Hayes) are around her parents.

CBS also returns with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, all are an American crime drama television series that traces the investigations of a team of Las Vegas forensic scientists as they expose the situation behind puzzling and bizarre deaths and other crimes. Other attractions include a delightful Comic Serial Two and a Half Men [Monday 9:00 PM]; A News Magazine with unique style of reporter-centered investigation called 60 Minutes [Sunday 7:00 PM] with two top notch reality series namely Survivor [Thursday 8:00 PM] and the five-time Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race [Sunday 8:00 PM]. Courtesy of CBS

The CBS fall lineup 2009 also accommodates a number of Drama series including The Mentalist [Tuesday 9:00 PM], story of Patrick Jane and his detective life at California Bureau of Investigation; Eleventh Hour [Thursday 10:00 PM], the tale about Dr. Jacob Hood, a brilliant biophysicist and his attractive counterpart who try to save people from deadly scientific experiments and The Ex List [Friday 9:00 PM] where a beautiful and seductive lady sets out to find her past love interests and her affections. Beyond other stunning attractions Ghost Whisperer is an exclusive new series to its top-rated Friday, stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, returns at 8:00 PM followed by the night’s utmost rated scripted series NUMB3RS at 10:00 PM.”

So you see these websites are quite effective when it comes to finding out information about your shows you love now and ones you might be interested in “getting into” once they reach the air. A couple of other data points for different shows include that of: 30 Rock, 24, American Idol, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS and The Amazing Race! Check these sites out the next time your looking online and want to see some of the new shows coming up in the fall line up!

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Tags: CBS Fall Lineup, CBS TV, Media Metropolis

With official announcement of 2008-2009 TV schedules, CBS finally revealed its list of new shows combined with some of the most applauded and accepted series on television with a number of new attractions. Here CBS disclosed the featuring of five new series including two comedies and three dramas with eighteen existing series returning to the schedule.

The new series includes project Gary [Wednesday 8:30 PM] starring Jay Mohr (Ghost Whisperer) and Paula Marshall (Nip/Tuck) in a comedy about Gary Barnes, a recently single painting contractor, and his dominating ex-wife, Allison, who faces post-divorce chaos after 15 years of marriage; and Worst week [Monday 9:30 PM] about a regular guy (Kyle Bornheimer), can’t help causing fiasco whenever he and his girlfriend (Erinn Hayes) are around her parents.

CBS also returns with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, all are an American crime drama television series that traces the investigations of a team of Las Vegas forensic scientists as they expose the situation behind puzzling and bizarre deaths and other crimes. Other attractions include a delightful Comic Serial Two and a Half Men [Monday 9:00 PM]; A News Magazine with unique style of reporter-centered investigation called 60 Minutes [Sunday 7:00 PM] with two top notch reality series namely Survivor [Thursday 8:00 PM] and the five-time Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race [Sunday 8:00 PM].

Courtesy of CBS

The CBS fall lineup 2009 also accommodates a number of Drama series including The Mentalist [Tuesday 9:00 PM], story of Patrick Jane and his detective life at California Bureau of Investigation; Eleventh Hour [Thursday 10:00 PM], the tale about Dr. Jacob Hood, a brilliant biophysicist and his attractive counterpart who try to save people from deadly scientific experiments and The Ex List [Friday 9:00 PM] where a beautiful and seductive lady sets out to find her past love interests and her affections.

Beyond other stunning attractions Ghost Whisperer is an exclusive new series to its top-rated Friday, stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, returns at 8:00 PM followed by the night’s utmost rated scripted series NUMB3RS at 10:00 PM.

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Tags: Amazing Race, CBS TV Lineup, CSI-NY, Survivor, The Mentalist

The Amazing Race cast (S13E11) and its final three teams, brother and sister combo–Nick & Starr Spangler, frat guys — Andrew Lappitt & Dan Honig and separated, but soon to be together again — Ken & Tina Greene set off from their Pit Stop at VDNKh Park and receive a clue. The clue indicated they must fly to their final destination city, Portland, Oregon and conclude their world travel.
All teams arrive at the airport to make the same flight even though there was some suspense with Andrew and Dan leaving in third place. The players go from Russia to Portland. When do they get first class seating? When the teams arrive in Portland, they travel to a local adventure park. At this point, Andrew and Dan face taxi difficulties that essentially put them out of the race. A Portland cab driver could not find the adventure park, whereas the other teams arrived quickly. This was simply bad luck for our favorite frat guys.

At the adventure park, all teams complete a “Detour” selection requiring them to overcome their fear of heights by traversing a log high in the air. They travel by taxi to “The Bridge of the Gods”, where their fear of heights is tested once again. In my opinion, this task is easier than the log challenge - but who am I? In this challenge, the teams must take 2,000 foot zip-line ride to an island. At this island, the teams are faced with a significant memory challenge — a game board testing their memory of the events throughout the race. The race contained ten game pieces, each representing a leg of the race. Behind each picture was a symbol representing either the game’s “Route Info”, “Roadblock”, “Detour” or “Pit Stop”. Each team searched more than 150 clue boxes for pictures. Once they identified the correct picture to support the clue, then they must dash to the game-board and fill the vacant spots. Each time they placed a correct picture, a green light would signal them to move on to the next clue. Once this task was completed, teams found a clue that directed them to travel to the Portland Building and search for a green dinosaur. At this point, they searched on foot for a Russian food cart and finally a donut shop before receiving the clue directing them to the finish line at a local mansion. The results came down to a taxi race for the finish with the winner…Nick and Starr.
This was a fun and exciting episode. This is one of my favorite reality shows.

I still can’t believe this tv show has a full 13 seasons of success and increasing its ratings each year. Time sure does fly.

Look forward to a new, “The Amazing Race” cast for season 14, episode 1 on CBS, February 15, 2009.

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Tags: CBS, Reality Shows, Season Finale, The Amazing Race