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New year, new topic. [santa_wink]
Midseason TV 2014: What to expect when your favorite shows return - 'Elementary' (CBS) (http://www.zap2it.com/news/pictures/zap-midseason-tv-2014-returning-shows-what-to-expect-pictures,0,2168333.photogallery?index=12)
Remember that Elementary returns tonight with a new ep.
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Natalie Dormer Previews Her Elementary Return (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Natalie-Dormer-Elementary-1075101.aspx)
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'Elementary': Moriarty's secret draws her into a kidnapping case (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/elementary-moriartys-secret-draws-her-into-a-kidnapping-case.html)
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Elementary trounced the competition in the Fast Overnights:
10 p.m:
CBS: "Elementary" (8.9 million, 5.4/9)
NBC: "Parenthood" (3.99 million, 2.6/4)
ABC: "The Assets" series premiere (3.78 million, 2.5/4)
18-49 leader: "Elementary" ( 1.8 )
It doesn't look like it will be getting much competition at all from the new ABC series The Assets.
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Still lovin' it.
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Very nicely, according to the article I've seen about the Fast Overnights for Thursday '"Elementary" put up its best numbers in the overnights since the start of the season.' Excellent.
10 p.m:
CBS: "Elementary" (9.85 million, 6.3/11)
NBC: "Parenthood" (4.2 million, 2.8/5)
ABC: "The Assets" (2.9 million, 2.0/3)
18-49 leader: "Elementary" (2.0)
And in other time slot related news, after its dismal performances, ABC has pulled The Assets after only two eps. Repeats of Shark Tank will fill the spot for at least the next few weeks - and somehow I can't see them cutting too much into Elementary's numbers.
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Here is a fun article from WhatCulture! (Though I do like Sherlock, too)
10 Reasons Why Elementary Is Better Than Sherlock (http://whatculture.com/tv/10-reasons-elementary-better-sherlock.php)
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Very interesting! Although right now I have only vague recollections of Sherlock. The episodes are so few and far between, and this season's haven't started yet, so I recall my impressions of Cumberbatch as Sherlock, and I liked the way they put the various things he's noticing on the screen, but I don't really remember anything about any other aspect of the show. But reading through the various points in the article, it makes a lot of sense.
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'Elementary' EP: Moriarty not back this year, but Mycroft and Lestrade are (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/elementary-ep-moriarty-not-back-this-year-but-mycroft-and-lestrade-are.html)
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Overheard at the winter 2014 TCA press tour - Rob Doherty, 'Elementary' (CBS) (http://www.zap2it.com/news/pictures/zap-overheard-at-tca-press-tour-winter-2014-pics,0,2482498.photogallery?index=4)
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Jane Alexander to Guest-Star on Elementary (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jean-Alexander-Elementary-1076059.aspx)
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The best lines from January TV - 'Elementary' (CBS) (http://www.zap2it.com/news/pictures/zap-american-horror-story-parks-and-rec-and-most-best-tv-lines-from-january-20140131,0,7379427.photogallery)
That was an absolutely hysterical line!! [snow_laugh]
And BTW, even while it was in reruns Elementary was killing it in the ratings lately. But with this past Thursday's new ep:
'Elementary' Delivers Largest Audience and Best Adults 25-54 Rating Since Last April (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/31/elementary-delivers-largest-audience-and-best-adults-25-54-rating-since-last-april/233583/)
And those are only the Live + Same day DVR numbers. As I've mentioned before, the show does even better once the Live + 7 DVR numbers get factored in.
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i'll catch 'elementary' if i'm home and it's on. it's enjoyable enough...
but to me it's one of those CBS procedurals that kind of feels like a repeat even if it isn't. there's no sense of urgency to it. it's sort of passive entertainment. i really can't tell one episode from another. [snow_undecided]
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Mega Buzz: Plus: Scoop on Elementary, ... (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mega-Buzz-House-Cards-Blacklist-Spoilers-1077293.aspx)
(Scroll down to #11.)
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I finally got caught up last night! A lot more Joan Watson this season but I am really diggin' it. No complaints.
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Elementary: Mycroft's back! But for Sherlock or Joan?
Rhys Ifans Returns for Mycroft-Centric Finale (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Elementary-Season2-Finale-Mycroft-1077354.aspx)
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Even in the Fast Overnights Elementary held its own very well against the Olympics:
10 p.m:
NBC: Winter Olympics (18.3 million, 10.5/17)
CBS: "Elementary" (9.3 million, 5.9/10)
ABC: "Shark Tank" rerun (3.3 million, 2.2/4)
That's actually more viewers and a higher rating than the show sometimes gets in the overnights against normal competition!
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I finally got caught up last night! A lot more Joan Watson this season but I am really diggin' it. No complaints.
It's Joan that keeps me watching the show, lol. Great character, and just seeing what she's wearing makes me happy. Not a big fan of JLM's Sherlock, however, and I practically need closed captioning when he starts the rapid mumbling.
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I enjoy both characters. I think they're very well written and played to perfection. It's really the two main characters, their interactions with each other, and their interactions with others that's the draw of the series for me - the mystery of the week is mostly secondary. And when it comes to JLM perhaps I enjoy him so much on the show because, as I've mentioned before, I've been a fan of his since the first season of his series Eli Stone back in 2008, and even before he did the DS film I was checking out his other work.
As for not being able to understand JLM as Sherlock, as I've also said, I can honestly say I never have trouble. But I know I'm probably in the minority there because people here have said they have trouble along with a few of my friends in real life who also watch the show. One theory I can give is that over 40 years of watching English imports on PBS must have tuned my ears to all sorts of English accents because I never have trouble understanding any of them. [ghost_nowink] Well, that and my own English ancestry. Maybe it's also something that's ingrained in my DNA. [ghost_cheesy]
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For me, MB, (besides what's in her closet) it's how Joan's role has shifted and her relationship with him has evolved. I like the supporting cast too, btw; love Aidan Quinn! [snow_happy]
I think it's fantastic that you have no problem understanding him. I can't say that I recall having had that issue with other British actors-- for sure not to this degree. When I caught a screening last month of Frankenstein with JLM as the title character, I enjoyed it enough to want to see it again with the roles inverted, but I had difficulty with some of his lines there too, and that was with the UCLA theater's state of the art acoustics.
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I dig the whole kit and caboodle. I am really falling into Joan's perspective though. Sherlock was the fascinating one to me first season. This season it's Watson that's got my attention. It's really awesome -- I'm enjoying it immensely. (This last episode from last week really gave me a premonition of JLM leaving.)
I still have difficultly with Miller because he speaks very softly at times. If I can watch with loud audio I generally don't have a problem but if I need closed captioning at any point before the first ad, I leave it on. I have the same problem with Jim Caviezel in Person Of Interest. He's so soft spoken that I just can't get what he's saying sometimes. Again, if I can turn up the volume I'm usually good. Re: JLM, I don't think it is the accent per se -- my hearing is starting go.
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Mega Buzz (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mega-Buzz-Americans-Greys-HIMYM-Spoilers-1077591.aspx)
(Scroll down to #13.)
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Ask Matt (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ask-Matt-House-Cards-NCIS-Blacklist-Mom-1078741.aspx)
(Scroll down to question #8.)
It will definitely be interesting to see how CBS handles Elementary come fall...
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And once again Elementary comes in first in viewership in the Fast Overnights:
10 p.m:
CBS: "Elementary" (8.5 million, 5.4/9)
ABC: "Scandal" (8.4 million, 5.9/10)
NBC: "Parenthood" (3.8 million, 2.5/4)
Not by much - but the amount doesn't really matter - especially not when once the +7 DVR numbers are factored in the amount is bound to rise, just as it always does...
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I read a list of the 20 most watched TV shows for last week and Elementary was not on it. There wereup to five Oscar-related shows at the top of the list though.
The show is changing. I think they might be testing the waters for a JLM-less cast. I'm certainly waiting to see if Joan gets asked to assist solo.
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Any list compiled for last week's shows would have had to have used only the Fast Overnight numbers and, thus, it wouldn't have been completely accurate because all the Live + 7 DVR numbers haven't even come in yet for all of last week. Though even at that, Elementary isn't always in the Top 20 - especially when there are special shows on during the week, like ones that would be Oscar-related. More often than not, though, Elementary shows up somewhere in the Top 15.
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I was shocked and dismayed. (lol)
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Mega Buzz: Plus: Scoop on ..., Elementary, ... (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mega-Buzz-HIMYM-Game-Thrones-Good-Wife-Spoilers-1079213.aspx)
(Scroll down to #11.)
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It's no surprise whatsoever - Elementary has been picked up for a 3rd season:
CBS Picks Up 18(!) Shows For 2014-15 (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/03/ncis-the-good-wife-two-and-a-half-men-and-15-other-shows-picked-up-by-cbs.html)
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And in their second head-to-head battle in the Fast Overnights since the return from the winter break, Elementary beat Scandal handily in viewership:
10 p.m:
CBS: "Elementary" (9 million, 5.6/10)
ABC: "Scandal" (8.1 million, 5.6/10)
NBC: "Parenthood" (3.9 million, 2.7/5)
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CBS finale dates:
Thursday, May 15
10 p.m. "Elementary"
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'Elementary' Season 2, episode 19: 'The Many Mouths of Aaron Colville' photos (http://www.zap2it.com/photos/zap-elementary-season-2-episode-19-the-many-mouths-of-aaron-colville-photos-20140402)
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It's Joan that keeps me watching the show, lol. Great character, and just seeing what she's wearing makes me happy.
Apparently this article was written with fans like you in mind:
'Elementary': Lucy Liu's Joan Watson is 'fashionably functional' (http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/elementary_lucy_lius_joan_watson_is_fashionably_functional-2014-04)
[easter_wink]
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Thanks, MB! [easter_grin]
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Elementary Exclusive: Shameless' Emily Bergl to Guest-Star (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Elementary-Emily-Bergl-1080348.aspx)
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spoiler....ouch! ;)
Last ep was very 'emotional'. Sent me to google, looking up quotes. Miller was awesome as per...as was LL. Sometimes I find myself reminding myself that he played Roger Collins.
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Must-Watch Finales: Elementary (CBS) Airs: Thursday, May 15 at 10/9c (http://www.tvguide.com/special/finale-preview/PhotoGallery/Must-Watch-Finales-1080432/1080707)
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Mega Buzz: Plus: Scoop on Elementary, ... (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mega-Buzz-24-SHIELD-Bones-Spoilers-1080792.aspx)
(Scroll down to #4.)
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Mega Buzz: (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mega-Buzz-Greys-24-Blacklist-Spoilers-1081049.aspx)
(Scroll down to #9.)
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Still diggin' every second of this show -- may even have a man-crush thang goin' on
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I just noticed that Lucy Liu will be on Late Night With Seth Meyers later.
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'Elementary' Season 2, episode 22: 'Paint It Black' photos (http://www.zap2it.com/photos/zap-elementary-season-2-episode-22-paint-it-black-photos-20140430)
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I just noticed that Lucy Liu will be on Late Night With Seth Meyers later.
'Elementary's' Lucy Liu says her directorial debut was 'the most fun' she's had on the show (http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/elementarys_lucy_liu_says_her_directorial_debut_was_the_most_fun_shes_had_on_the_show-2014-05)
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Orange Is the New Black, Elementary Win GLAAD Awards (http://www.tvguide.com/News/GLAAD-Media-Awards-New-York-Orange-New-Black-Elementary-1081195.aspx)
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'Elementary' Season 2, episode 23: 'Art in the Blood' photos (http://www.zap2it.com/photos/zap-elementary-season-2-episode-23-art-in-the-blood-photos-20140507)
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Well, that sucks - Elementary won't be returning until October 30th next season:
CBS fall TV 2014 schedule: Night-by-night grid (http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/cbs_fall_tv_2014_scheduled_night-by-night_grid-2014-05)
But no doubt that's due to CBS' decision to go with football on Thursdays prior to that.
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'Elementary' Season 2 finale: 'The Grand Experiment' photos (http://www.zap2it.com/photos/zap-elementary-season-2-finale-the-grand-experiment-photos-20140514)
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Mega Buzz (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mega-Buzz-Orange-Black-Vampire-Diaries-SVU-Spoilers-1082094.aspx)
(Scroll down to Mini Rant. And maybe it would have been more dramatic - but I'm glad they didn't go there.)
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Oh gosh, I'm glad of that, too. Love this show!
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Definitely glad they didn't do that!
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Spring TV 2014 season finales best & worst - 'Elementary' (CBS) (http://www.zap2it.com/photos/zap-spring-tv-2014-season-finales-best-worst-20140525)
(Check out #32)
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Ask Matt (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ask-Matt-Fargo-Glades-Case-Histories-1082397.aspx)
(Scroll down to question #6.)
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For the 2013-2014 TV season, Elementary came in tied for 14th place (with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) among broadcast shows with an average of 13.4 million viewers and 16th place when cable shows are factored in. That's nothing to sneeze at! [ghost_smiley]
(And as for Scandal, which some people might have expected to do better than Elementary if they were judging by the Fast Overnights (which often had Scandal beating Elementary (but as I've frequently stressed, the Fast Overnights do not give the full picture)), it came in at 16th place among network shows with an average of 13 million viewers and 19th place when all shows are factored in.)
If you'd like to see the Top 50 list of all shows, check out:
America's Most Watched: The Top 50 Shows of the 2013-2014 TV Season (http://www.tvguide.com/News/Most-Watched-Shows-2013-2014-1082628.aspx)
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TV's best friends (http://www.zap2it.com/photos/zap-tvs-best-friends-20140608)
(Check out #14.)
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20 most DVR'd shows of 2013-14 (http://www.zap2it.com/photos/zap-the-blacklist-big-bang-theory-and-more-20-most-dvrd-shows-of-201314-20140609)
(Check out #3.)