NBC’s lineup in prime time is good. Their shows are watchable, enjoyable and have that touch of quirky that audiences are looking for but something keeps the NBC show schedule from dominating the ratings game. Not even Jay Leno and the perennial Tonight Show could dominate after the news spot. NBC hopes moving the extremely quirky Conan O’Brien to the Tonight Show time slot will help the Peacock TV Network beat the once quirky but now cranky David Letterman. They may be right.

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The Super Bowl pushed their ratings to the top but this secular holiday only comes, like Christmas, once a year and unfortunately NBC doesn’t get to be Santa Claus every year since the Super Bowl is shared with two other networks. All in all, their lineup for each evening is good but it is “watchable good” or “DVR good”? If there was a network with the most shows on a DVR then NBC might win.

NBC brought back Knight Rider with celebrity stars so hot they melt the pixels on the HDTV. Deanna Russo makes us glad that HD has arrived but her piercing eyes can’t beat the all-time favorite, American Idol. The DVR needs to work overtime to get both shows on it.

NBC’s biggest winner is The Office and rightfully so. It is well-done and a sign that a great sitcom can make it against the toughest of odds. 30 Rock fits into the same mold of an excellent sitcom. Both have critical acclaim and both have and will endure. In order for NBC’s line-up to lead the ratings it needs to see what America wants to watch. Heroes started strong and has influenced movies, books and even comics. Plot twists and the lack of character underpinning makes it difficult to follow. It too is a top DVR choice simply because it goes head to head with the best drama on TV in Fox’s 24 and it takes several viewings to understand the latest twists.

What does NBC need to do to grab the ratings? It certainly isn’t producing better shows (so My Own Worst Enemy could have used some tweaks). It does quirky better than most with My Name Is Earl and Kath and Kim but is quirky enough to win the ratings race? Both shows are like watching Jerry Springer sneaking through a trailer park with his candid camera.

One of the NBC Schedule’s highest rated shows is The Biggest Loser. Why is it so popular? It is simple, we are an obese nation obsessed with food that wants to desperately lose weight while we eat pizza and watch people on TV struggle to lose weight. It is a vicarious weight loss that allows us to be a part of it while feeling none of the pain from it. The Biggest Loser is reality at its secondhand best. And isn’t that way TV is all about?

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In the television history, 24 could be termed as one of the most inventive, applauded and acclaimed dramas one could ever witness. In its very first session, this gripping thriller got nominations for whopping 57 Emmy awards and won the titles for Outstanding Drama Series [2006] and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for star Kiefer Sutherland in 2006.

If coming closer to the plot of 24, Jack Bauer, the lead character of the series, pilots an elite team of CIA agents who are on a fray to unfold a killing intrigue targeting David Palmer, a Presidential nominee.

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Every season of this thriller blends twisting happenings and its plot whirls around terrorists, an innocent family and the ups and downs in the life of a president. Bauer has been branded in the series for his non-compromising, unpredictable deeds but certainly as a very efficient agent, being accountable for preventing numerous major terrorist attacks on the soil of United States.

Glenn Morshower, who plays Aaron Pierce, and Michael Jacey who plays Agent John are the only actors besides Sutherland to appear in all six seasons. Apart from Kiefer Sutherland, there were a number of artists who pushed the life in this thrilling series.

Those actors include Mary Lynn Rajskub who played the part of Chloe O’Brian; James Morrison, an accomplished filmmaker, playwright, poet, producer, and actor played the role of Bill Buchanan; Annie Wersching, popularly known as TV producer Amelia Joffe in the drama General Hospital, portrayed the character of Renee Walker and Colm Feore justified the role of Henry Taylor in the series. 

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