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Ratings Clack – We now rejoin your regularly scheduled programming

With the Olympics out of the way, our TV schedules were once again filled with new episodes. ‘American Idol,’ as usual, clobbered everyone. The week also brought three premieres for NBC and the first new ‘Southland’ episodes on TNT.

by Brett Love

The Mentalist cooks up a murder

Was my Google search for castor beans and ricin more interesting than this episode of ‘The Mentalist’? Or is the real burning question why there were subtitles for scene changes….

by Debbie McDuffee

Ratings Clack – The Olympics destroy the schedule

NBC took over this week, with the 2010 Winter Olympics dominating all but one night of the week. That one loss came at the hands of ‘American Idol,’ which remains a ratings juggernaut. Elsewhere, repeats of ‘The Mentalist’ and ‘CSI’ swapped time slots at CBS. Is that a peek at the future of the CBS Thursday?

by Brett Love

Ratings Clack – Football and Olympics take over

If anything was going to topple M.A.S.H. from the top spot of being the most watched program ever, it was bound to be a sporting event.

by Brett Love

The Mentalist – Cho versus Ockham’s Razor

Getting a little insight into what makes Kimball Cho tick made for an enjoyable episode of ‘The Mentalist.’

by Debbie McDuffee

Ratings Clack – The Grammy Awards beat Idol

The Grammy Awards had their best numbers since 2004, knocking off American Idol for the number one spot for the week. Elsewhere, the final season of Lost returned as the number one scripted show in the adult demo.

by Brett Love

The Mentalist – Will Jane and Lisbon get together?

Are the writers setting up Jane and Lisbon for a romantic relationship, or are they doing something much more brilliant?

by Debbie McDuffee
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