Power Rankings Overall (Average) 1. V (8.79- DOWN 2.6) 2. House (8.74- DOWN 0.4)
3. NCIS (8.72- UP 0.5)
4. Psych (8.71- NO CHANGE, returns January)
5. Fringe (8.69- DOWN 0.3)
6. NCIS: LA (8.62- UP 1.3)
7. The Office (8.62- DOWN 0.2)
8. Dollhouse (8.60- returns 12/4)
9. Criminal Minds (8.59- UP 0.4)
10. Family Guy (8.54- DOWN 0.2)
11. FlashForward (8.53- DOWN 0.3)
Over the last three weeks, a lot has changed in the TV world. Original series "Dollhouse" and "Defying Gravity" have been canceled by their respective networks. "Dollhouse" which airs Fridays on FOX will air its remaining episode as double features on Friday nights in December. Meanwhile, "V" premiered huge in the ratings and in my review, winning this week with an outstanding pilot episode that scored Exceptional (above 9.0). "Fringe" and "NCIS: LA" had great episodes this week, and "FlashForward" finally had a captivating episode since the pilot that added mystery and intrigued to the slowly developing series. "Family Guy" aired two new episodes this week in a Seth MacFarlene power hour, one of which was great while the other was unoriginal. "Criminal Minds" aired another solide episode, and "The Office" was down a bit. "NCIS" slides slightly. There was no new episode of "House" this week.
Here are the top 10 shows of the week broken down by their S.C.O.R.E. The components that make up each show's rating are its Story, Characters, Originality, Realism, and Excitement. With the said, here we go...
#1 V Week Wins: 1
S.C.O.R.E.= 9.05 Story: A
Characters: B+
Originality: B
Realism: A-
Excitement: A
#4 Family Guy (2) Week Wins: 0
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.75 Story: B
Characters: A-
Originality: B
Realism: A-
Excitement: B+ #5 Criminal Minds Week Wins: 0
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.70 Story: B+
Characters: B
Originality: B+
Realism: A-
Excitement: B
#6 NCIS: LA Week Wins: 0
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.65 Story: A-
Characters: A-
Originality: B
Realism: B-
Excitement: B+
#7 The Office Week Wins: 1
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.55 Story: B+
Characters: B+
Originality: B-
Realism: B
Excitement: B+
#8 NCIS Week Wins: 1
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.50 Story: B
Characters: A-
Originality: B-
Realism: B
Excitement: B
#9 Family Guy (1)
Week Wins: 0
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.45 Story: B-
Characters:B+
Originality: B
Realism: B
Excitement: B
Power Rankings Overall (Average) 1. V (9.05- Premiere) 2. House (8.78- UP 0.4)
3. Fringe (8.72- UP 0.3)
4. Psych (8.71- NO CHANGE, returns January)
5. NCIS (8.67- DOWN 0.2)
6. The Office (8.64- DOWN 0.1)
7. Dollhouse (8.60- DOWN 0.5)
8. Family Guy (8.56- UP 0.3)
9. FlashForward (8.56- DOWN 0.3)
10. Criminal Minds (8.55- UP 0.7)
11. NCIS: LA (8.49- UP 0.3)
THE OFFICE wins for the first time this year and jumps two places in the rankings. Meanwhile, NCIS and NCIS: LA have good weeks and move up as well. CRIMINAL MINDS finally has an episode worth watching and is 0.8 points from last week. FRINGE, PSYCH, and DEFYING GRAVITY all hold strong and are up slightly. HOUSE falters after previous two-week top dog run, but remains ranked first on the season. FLASHFORWARD has second week in a row down big points (0.3) FAMILY GUY and DOLLHOUSE were idle this week.
Here are the top 10 shows of the week broken down by their S.C.O.R.E. The components that make up each show's rating are its Story, Characters, Originality, Realism, and Excitement. With the said, here we go...
#1 The Office Week Wins: 1
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.85 Story: A-
Characters: A-
Originality: B+
Realism: B
Excitement: A-
#2 Psych Week Wins: 0
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.75 Story: A-
Characters: B+
Originality: B
Realism: B
Excitement: A-
Power Rankings Overall (Average) 1. House (8.74- DOWN 0.4)
2. Psych (8.71- UP 0.1)
3. NCIS (8.69- UP 0.2)
4. Fringe (8.69- UP 0.1)
5. The Office (8.65- UP 0.5)
6. Dollhouse (8.65- NO CHANGE)
7. FlashForward (8.59- DOWN 0.3)
8. Defying Gravity (8.57- UP 0.1)
9. Family Guy (8.53- NO CHANGE)
10. Criminal Minds (8.48- UP 0.8)
11. NCIS: LA (8.46- UP 0.6)
With most shows having a great week, HOUSE still wins with smart, funny, and controversial episode about a African dictator (James Earl Jones) and the dilemma to save his life or not. PSYCH has good week with Halloween themed episode, and also DOLLHOUSE, FAMILY GUY, and NCIS: LA have big upgrades from previous episodes to move them up the rankings. FLASHFORWARD and DEFYING GRAVITY continue to falter. CRIMINAL MINDS has yet to show anything worth watching this season and NCIS drops down after back to back mediocre episodes. FRINGE and THE OFFICE hold strong.
Here are the top 10 shows of the week broken down by their S.C.O.R.E. The components that make up each show's rating are its Story, Characters, Originality, Realism, and Excitement. With the said, here we go...
#1 House
Week Wins: 2
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.95 Story: A-
Characters: A-
Originality: B
Realism: A
Excitement: B+
#2 Psych Week Wins: 0
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.90 Story: B+
Characters: A
Originality: B
Realism: B+
Excitement: A-
#10 Criminal Minds Week Wins: 0 S.C.O.R.E.= 8.40 Story: B
Characters: B+
Originality: C+
Realism: B
Excitement: B
#11 Defying Gravity Week Wins: 0 S.C.O.R.E.= 8.35 Story: B
Characters: B
Originality: B-
Realism: B+
Excitement: B-
Power Rankings Overall (Average) 1. House (8.78- UP 0.8)
2. Psych (8.70- UP 0.3)
3. Fringe (8.68- UP 0.5)
4. NCIS (8.67- DOWN 0.6)
5. Dollhouse (8.65- UP 1.0)
6. FlashForward (8.62- DOWN 0.6)
7. The Office (8.60- UP 0.5)
8. Defying Gravity (8.56- DOWN 0.3)
9. Family Guy (8.53- UP 1.0)
10. NCIS: LA (8.40- UP 1.5)
11. Criminal Minds (8.40- NO CHANGE)