TV Channel of the Year

Channel of the Year? Yep. That’s an award I hand out for the TV channel that has grasped my joy the most this year. NBC, you have disappointed me this year. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

• ABC
This was the channel I used to make fun of a lot. They would have all of these critically acclaimed shows that barely last through an entire season due to really poor ratings. But like a high school nerd, it grew up to be a successful businessman and can buy and sell the bullies that used to give it wedgies. With stellar shows like Castle, Modern Family, and… Grey’s Anatomy. Yes, that’s right! I watched Grey’s Anatomy (and Private Practice). They hooked with a single scene after Derek completed an impossible day-long operation that the chief ordered him not to do.

Derek: Let’s try and put this behind us and move on. I can if you can.
Chief: You’re fired. Immediately, get the hell out of my hospital
Derek: No I’m not. Go home, sleep on it. We’ll talk more tomorrow.

Yeah, that was badass to the max.

• FOX
Aw, Fox. You’re the channel that takes so many odd steps while walking through the week that you look like you’re dancing. Your animation night of Family Guy and other Seth MacFarlane creations will always bring a smile to my face. Your stern stomps of Lie to Me and House are controlling Mondays with an iron fist. Your steps outside the box with Fringe, Dollhouse (soon to be cancelled), and Glee are almost whimsical. Now I hear you might be bringing in My Name is Earl from NBC’s dark abyss. Encore!

• CBS
The master of the 1-hour crime dramas (CSI, NCIS, Criminal Minds, etc) has dominated the hours before the news and late night shows. It helps that NBC threw in the towel with the Jay Leno Show, but instead of also taking a couple steps back because of the economy, CBS has decided to milk more out of their popular shows than ever before, by creating an NCIS spin-off and doing a cross-over series with all of their CSIs. Fandom is happy. Fandom is very happy.

• Comedy Central
Ok, there were some missteps in my opinion with the Jeff Dunham Show and that show with Demitri Martin, but with staples like The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and South Park, Comedy Central can take a couple rolls of the dice and crap out some losses. I also say kudos to the Colbert Report, for its week in the war zone to salute the troops with the USO.

• USA
I only really need two words to explain this nomination: Dog Show. I mean, Burn Notice! Along with strong newcomers in White Collar and Royal Pains and adding Jeff Goldblum to Law and Order: Criminal Intent, I say USA has done a spectacular job at keeping me away from the local channels. Oh yeah, and they also have some popular long-running show called WWE Raw.

And the Winner is…

ABC!

*sniffle* If only Pushing Daisies was alive to see this *tear drop*.