2011 IN REVIEW: TELEVISION
Thursday, December 29, 2011
HITS
American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Hardcore Pawn, Modern Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Survivor, SNL, NCIS, The Jersey Shore, 16 & Pregnant, Pawn Stars, Tanked, Louie, Portlandia, Justified, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad
MISSES
The X-Factor, Terra Nova, The Playboy Club, Charlie's Angels, Skins, The Rosie Show, Oprah's Lifeclass, H8R, Whitney
RETURNS
Fear Factor, Beavis & Butthead, Lingo
CANCELLATIONS
Hannah Montana, Medium, Friday Night Lights, Rescue Me, All My Children, The Nate Berkus Show, Kate Plus 8, Charlie's Angels, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Judge Karen's Court, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?, Don't Forget The Lyrics, Skins, The Playboy Club, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
DEPARTURES
- Meredith Viera left The Today Show
- Oprah Winfrey left her talk show after 25 years
- Regis Philbin left Live!
- Entourage
- Katie Couric left the anchor desk at CBS for a talk show at ABC.
- Mary Hart left "Entertainment Tonight."
- Steve Carell left "The Office."
HEADLINES
- Charlie Sheen left Two and a Half Men, bad-mouthed the show and then made nice.
- The MTV show Skins was about teen sex and drugs. It was canceled after one season.
- Veteran J.R. Martinez won Dancing with the Stars.
- "The Chew" replaced legendary soap "All My Children" on ABC.
- The Jersey Shore kepy getting huge ratings for MTV.
- Oprah launched her OWN newtork to less than stellar ratings.
- Brian Williams launched his own weekly magazine show, Rock Center, on NBC.
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