2011 Fall TV Formula: It's Simple Math

Ladies put yo hands up... because this is our year!

The Average TV Target Audience:
Age: 18-49
Gender: Females and teenage males.

Simple Formula:
Hot Girls + Hot Girls in Relatable Funny Situations + A Dude(s) co star = Success!

And now... I give you my brightly buttered popcorn picks....

Up All Night - ABC

Put two comedic cult favs, Will Arnett (Arrested Development) and Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?) sprinkle some Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids, SNL), add a baby as the comedic catalyst and wam! You've got a Modern Family for the coming of age folk.

The Playboy Club - NBC - RIP

Cancelled too soon. While ABC is trying to keep Pan Am in the air (ratings continue to reach subpar levels) NBC attempted to reopen Chicago's Playboy Club. It was fresh, it was edgy, it was Playboy. It was too much for network TV. Essentially, the series is a nostalgic noir- murder mystery. The bowtied bunnies are the faces that indirectly serve as the underlying crime mavens for the Chicago kingpins. Gone too soon. Hear my cries.... FX... AMC....

The Secret Circle - CW

In the most respectful terms, vampires suck the pop cultured airwaves, zombies found a place to roam on cable, and witches are brewing up the CW cauldron. I'm just waiting for a Frank N. Stein to come alive!

Ringer - CW

I must admit, I had a biased opinion prior to the series premiere. Buffy's Back!!!
After I relived my adolescent vampire slaying days prior to the Ringer premiere, I finished the episode in a state of, "hmmm." Maybe it was my mind revisiting the Dollhouse years (gone too soon..tear), or maybe it simply left me wanting more. The "hmmm" turned into a "ohhhh" the next week, followed by "whoaaa", a building storyline that has left me wanting "mooore."

2 Broke Girls - CBS

A sitcom about two twenty something girls struggling to survive in today's economic hardships. As a fellow twenty something girl, why on earth would I find this funny? The same reason why 19.2 million viewers watched the premiere... Please refer to 2011 Fall TV formula.

American Horror Story - FX Network

A terrifying realm of paranormal premises. Unlike the other airwave monster hits (True Blood, Walking Dead, Vampire Diaries, etc.) This demonic realm mainly focuses on a familiar, terrifying place. No, not the four walled dwelling... it terrorizes the subconscious.

Last Man Standing -  ABC

Back to my nostalgic 90s... I love Tim the Tool Man Taylor (Home Improvement homage.) Although the series is still on its training wheels, I am quite delighted to see one of my childhood dads back in the primetime spotlight. The show is basically a millennial Tim Taylor raising three bo... no, girls! Let's just say the Taylor boys are all "growed up" and now have families of their own. If anything, watch the pilot, enter Toy Story easter egg... and beyond! 


Ok... what am I missing?


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Source: Nielsen Media Research data

Images: imdb.com