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
#2 Fringe
Week Wins: 0
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.85
Story: A-
Characters: B+
Originality: B+
Realism: B+
Excitement: A-
#3 FlashForward
Week Wins: 0
S.C.O.R.E.= 8.75
Story: B+
Characters: B+
Originality: B
Realism: B+
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)
