Well, the TVaholic is a bit older, but the site, TVaholic.com, has turned two today. It was two years ago that the first post went live on the site. There has been a lot of fun had, tv shows watched and posts written over the past year, since the site’s first birthday.

Some Happenings From the Last Year at TVaholic

• The consecutive daily posting streak of Tonight on the Tube came to an end at 466, when a huge windstorm blew through Western Washington and left me without power for a week, back in December 2006. The new streak stands at 240 as of this morning.
• Changed the tagline from, “The first step is admitting that you have a… Oh Wait! The commercials are over” to “Helping You Find the Prime in Primetime.” Which, I think accurately describes what TVaholic provides. Help in finding the good stuff each night on TV, or at least the best the night has to offer.
• Lifetime sent the TVaholic his first review screener for their new show Side Order of Life. Since, others have been received, like Damages on FX and Flash Gordon on Sci Fi Channel. If you are reading this and happen to be a publicist for a TV show or network, you can find where to send screeners and show information on the Contact Info page. We thank you in advance for your consideration.
• Sci Fi Channel invited the TVaholic to tour the sets of Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Flash Gordon and Stargate Atlantis up in Vancouver, B.C. for what was billed, the Sci Fi Channel Digital Press Tour. It took place at the end of June 2007. Being just a 2½ hour car ride away, not including time spent at the border crossing, and that I was already going to be on vacation from my job at the time, this trip was a no-brainer. Check out the photo gallery for some great shots from the set tours. Also, take a look at the video player for Q&A sessions with the cast members from each show that took place on the set of each show.
• Put together a Printable Fall 2007 Primetime TV Schedule (PDF) for subscribers to TVaholic. It all fits on one page, in daily grid format. So, you can find out which shows play on which nights, when they premiere and what they are up against in each hour of primetime. Want one? All you need to do is subscribe via email to TVaholic and you will find a link marked Free Subscriber Download at the bottom of the first post, once you have verified your subscription. Or, for those who prefer RSS, you can grab the feed and subscribe that way as well.
• The Ultimate Guide to the Fall 2007 TV Schedule was posted recently. There you can find links to video previews, new and returning show information, premiere dates and more.

Some TVaholic Site Stats

Total Posts: 992 including this one (483 over this past year)
Total Comments: 174 (142 over this past year)

Three Most Viewed Posts:

• Has the TV show Men in Trees been cancelled? And More of Your TV Show Questions – This page has been viewed about 17,000 times since it was posted on November 29th, 2006. When ABC dropped the show from its schedule in early 2007, people started searching for what happened to it and finding this page from back in November. So, I updated it with the post that turned out to be the second most viewed over the last year.
• Where is Men in Trees filmed? And, Has it Been Cancelled? Plus More TV Questions Answered – This one has been viewed over 14,000 times since it was posted on March 8th, 2007. This includes over 1500 just this month. Fans still want to know what happened to the show. The post has been updated multiple times since then with links out the most current info on Men in Trees and its return to the Friday night lineup this fall, October 12th.
• Why did Lola Glaudini leave the show Criminal Minds? And More of Your TV Show Questions – This post has been viewed about 7700 times since it was posted back on November 1st, 2006.

The TVaholic’s Three Favorite Posts:

• ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas — 2006 – This is a TVaholic and TV inspired version of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
• Touring the Small Town, Big Sets of Eureka on Sci Fi Channel – This was my favorite part of the set tours mentioned above, as of last summer this had become one of my favorite shows.
• Review: Damages - Series Premiere on FX – Just really like how the beginning and ending of the review tie together, given what you find out in the final scene of the “Pilot” episode of the show.

Goals for the Coming Year at TVaholic

• Continue to Grow the Subscriber Base – Why become a subscriber, besides the free printable TV schedule? Well, easy access to all the great content here at TVaholic, either via your feed reader or via email, which includes Tonight on the Tube. It is a daily post featuring news and info relevant to that day or shows on that night, where you will find picks for what to watch, reminders of show premieres and finales, listings of TV marathons, commentary, mini reviews and more.
• Comment More on Others Sites/Grow Comments Here – This was on here last year as well. I have done a better job at times commenting on things out in the blogosphere, but I still don’t do it enough. As for comments here on TVaholic, there were almost five times more than the first year, but really not that many. It has picked up over the summer though on some of the reviews.
• Write More Reviews – This one might actually help out with the previous goal.
• Conduct and Post More Interviews – TVaholic has been a part of some conference calls and group Q&As, but would like to bring more of them to you, as well as, individual interviews in the coming year.

Here’s to an even bigger and better third year!

In news on the tube, Damages takes this week off, but returns with a new episode next Tuesday. In other news, it was two years ago today that the first post went live here at TVaholic. It is hard to believe it has been that long. There will be more on this later in the day.

Prime Picks

Bones (FOX): Repeat. A body is burned beyond recognition is thought to be Howard Epps that Brennan and Booth put away.

House (FOX): Repeat. A college student that started spewing blood while at karate class is brought into the hospital. House is infatuated with a young nutritionist that came in with her boyfriend.

NCIS (CBS): Repeat. A blind photographer helps the team track down and recreate a crime scene using his heightened other senses.

Solid Selections

Live From New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (NBC): Repeat. See interviews with cast members and clips of the show from the first five years. Runs two hours.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC): Repeat. Det. Benson’s career may be in jeopardy, as she gets involved with a case involving her brother.

Cable Choices

Eureka (Sci Fi): Repeat. The “Noches de Suenos” episode from a couple of weeks ago replays, where members of the town are sharing each other’s dreams.

Eureka (Sci Fi): New. An experiment goes bad and members of the town start regressing, becoming more and more dumb and childlike. Plays again later.

The Closer (TNT): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Lover’s Leap,” replays.

Other Options

• Dirty Jobs (Discovery Channel): New. Mike rounds up wild geese in Alaska. Plays again later.
• Glutton for Punishment (Food Network): New. Bob and his team enter a BBQ contest in Kansas City. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• ESPN2 has WNBA playoff games followed by second round action from the FIBA Americas Championship.
• USA has more first round tennis action from the U.S. Open most of the day.

Late Night

• Kyle XY (ABC Family): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Lockdown,” replays.
• Who Wants to Be a Superhero? (Sci Fi): Repeat. Last Thursday’s episode replays where each hero must face their fear.

TV Marathons

Bravo has 11 hours of Project Runway.
MTV has five episodes of America’s Next Top Model tonight.
Nickelodeon has 15 episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air late.
Sci Fi has 16 episodes of The Twilight Zone early.
Spike has five episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation tonight.
Travel Channel has 10 episodes of Taste of America With Mark DeCarlo today.
VH1 has 16 episodes of Hogan Knows Best.

New TV Shows on DVD:

Beyond Belief: Season One
Dangermouse: The Complete Series
Dark Shadows: The Beginning Collection 1
Flight 29 Down Vol. 2
Friday Night Lights - The First Season – If you buy this on DVD and don’t get completely hooked, then you can go to FNLGuarantee.com and follow the instructions and receive a refund. New season begins October 5th.
Heroes - Season One – New season begins September 24th.
I Shouldn’t Be Alive
Legion of Super Heroes Volume 1
Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Standup - Season 1
Masters of Horror: Season One Box Set
Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs And Weasels
The Odd Couple - The Second Season
The Outer Limits (Original Series) - Season 1, Vol. 2
Rick & Steve - The Complete First Season
Samurai Jack: Season 4
Tutenstein: The Fearless Pharaoh Vol. 3

New TV Show on HD-DVD:

Heroes - Season 1

What new TV shows on DVD will you be adding to your collection this week?

Are there any fans of The Hills on MTV out there? How about of diamonds? Well, if you fit either, you might be interested in a sweepstakes at their Virtual Hills site, where you can win a ½ carat diamond that is worth about $2000. The last day to enter is September 10th. In other MTV news, The Life of Ryan premieres tonight.

If you are looking for WWE Monday Night Raw on USA, it will be playing, at its normal time, on Sci Fi Channel tonight, because of U.S. Open tennis coverage. It will replay in late night on USA however. This also means that for the next couple of weeks, all of USA’s other shows will not be shown as well.

Prime Picks

How I Met Your Mother (CBS): Repeat. Barney tries to do what ever he can to keep Robin and Ted from moving in together, including stealing his moving van and turning it into a mobile bedroom.
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS): Repeat. Ritchie is interested in what church has to offer.

Heroes (NBC): Repeat. Hiro is trying to change the future while Mohinder’s father arrives in New York to start his search for those with special abilities in the episodes, “Six Months Ago.” The first season comes out on DVD and HD-DVD tomorrow and includes the unaired “Pilot” episode. Will this set be making it into your DVD collection?

CSI: Miami (CBS): Repeat. A divorce is getting extremely nasty and now the husband’s mistress has bee found dead, as the death toll rises, the CSIs have to unravel the true nature of the relationship.

Solid Selections

Prison Break (FOX): Repeat. In “Bad Blood,” Michael and Sara figure out that Pope is their only chance at getting to the recording and C-Note is fearful of his daughter’s health and safety. The new season begins September 17th.

Prison Break (FOX): Repeat. In “Wash,” Michael, Sara, and Linc now have the evidence they need to expose the conspiracy, but Mahone is working a plan to bring them out in the open.

Dateline NBC (NBC): Repeat. It is this or Supernanny on ABC in the third hour of primetime.

Cable Choices

Kyle XY (ABC Family): New. Jesse is out of control and has left home, but is causing strife in the Trager household. Plays again late night tomorrow.

The Closer (TNT): New. The episode is titled, “Lover’s Leap.” Plays again later.

Saving Grace (TNT): New. The episode is titled, “And You Wonder Why I Lie.” Plays again late night Thursday.

Other Options

• Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel): New. Tony visits Cleveland and an old nemesis.
• Army Wives (Lifetime): Repeat. The season finale episode from last night, “Goodbye Stranger,” replays. Read Review.
• Greek (ABC Family): New. Anybody else feel sorry for Cappie at the end of last week’s episode when he saw the ceremony with Casey accepting the letters? Well, this week both Rusty and Cappie are dealing with a little lovesickness. The ladies of Zeta Beta Zeta are planning a little performance piece for charity. Plays again later.
• The Murder of Princess Diana (Lifetime): Released 2007. Based on the theories presented in the Noel Botham book of the same name, a fictional reporter gets caught up in the investigation of the crash that killed Princess Diana. If you like grassy knoll type conspiracies, then you might like this movie. Read Review. Runs two hours. Plays again Friday.
• My Boys (TBS): New. Brendan has changed quite a bit since his inclusion as one of Chicago’s hottest singles and the gang takes it upon themselves to put on an intervention before he is beyond saving. Plays again later.
• Weeds (Showtime): New. Andy is on his way to boot camp as Nancy is discovering some new dangers and Celia is hiring a lawyer. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

• ESPN has a preseason Monday Night Football game with the Cincinnati Bengals at the Atlanta Falcons.
• ESPN2 has Monday Night Baseball with the New York Yankees at the Detroit Tigers followed later by second round action from the FIBA Americas Championship.
• USA has first round tennis action from the U.S. Open most of the day.

Late Night

• Monk (USA): Repeat. Last Friday’s episode, “Mr. Monk and the Daredevil,” replays.

TV Marathons

Nickelodeon has 15 episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air late.
Travel Channel has 10 episodes of John Ratzenberger’s Made in America today.