The Big Bang Theory

Here is a list of the guesstimated outcomes of US TV shows and renewals as they happen. Updated – 10/4/12

ABC
The Bachelor: A sure thing.
The Bachelorette: A sure thing.
Body of Proof: Could go either way.
Castle: Renewed
Cougar Town: Could go either way.
Dancing With the Stars: A sure thing.
Desperate Housewives: Already canceled
Grey’s Anatomy: Renewed
Happy Endings: Renewed
Last Man Standing: Renewed
Man Up: Cancelled.
The Middle: Renewed
Modern Family: Renewed
Once Upon a Time: Renewed
Pan Am: A very long-shot.
Private Practice: Could go either way
Revenge: Renewed
Suburgatory: Renewed
Work It: Cancelled

CBS
2 Broke Girls: Renewed
The Amazing Race: Renewed
The Big Bang Theory: Renewed.
Blue Bloods: Renewed
Criminal Minds: Renewed
CSI: Renewed
CSI: Miami: Could go either way.
CSI: NY: A long shot
A Gifted Man: A long-shot.
The Good Wife: Renewed
Hawaii Five-0: Renewed
How I Met Your Mother: Renewed.
The Mentalist: Renewed
Mike & Molly: Renewed
NCIS: Renewed
NCIS: Los Angeles: Renewed
Person of Interest: Renewed
Rob: Could go either way
Rules of Engagement: A safe bet.
Survivor: Renewed.
Two and a Half Men: A safe bet
Undercover Boss: Renewed
Unforgettable: Could go either way

FOX
Alcatraz: Could go either way
Allen Gregory: Cancelled
American Dad: Renewed.
American Idol: A sure thing.
Bob’s Burgers: Could go either way.
Bones: A sure thing.
Breaking In: Could go either way
The Cleveland Show: Renewed
Family Guy: A sure thing.
The Finder: A long shot
Fringe: A sfe bet
Glee: Renewed
House: Cancelled
I Hate My Teenage Daughter: A long shot
Kitchen Nightmares: Renewed
Napoleon Dynamite: Too early to tell
New Girl: Renewed
Raising Hope: Renewed
The Simpsons: Renewed
Terra Nova: Cancelled
Touch: Too early to tell
The X Factor: Renewed.

NBC
30 Rock: A safe bet.
Are You There, Chelsea?: A long shot
The Biggest Loser: A sure thing.
Celebrity Apprentice: A sure thing.
Chuck: Cancelled
Community: A safe bet.
Free Agents: Cancelled
Grimm: Renewed
Harry’s Law: Could go either way.
Law & Order: SVU: A safe bet.
The Office: A sure thing
Parenthood: A safe bet.
Parks and Recreation: A sure thing.
The Playboy Club: Cancelled
Prime Suspect: Cencelled
Smash: Renewed
The Firm: A long shot
Up All Night: A safe bet
The Voice: A sure thing.
Whitney: A long-shot.

THE CW
90210: Could go either way.
America’s Next Top Model: Renewed
Gossip Girl: A sure thing
H8R: Cancelled
Hart of Dixie: A safe bet.
Nikita: Could go either way.
One Tree Hill: Cancelled
Ringer: Could go either way.
The Secret Circle: Could go either way
Supernatural: A safe bet.
The Vampire Diaries: A sure thing.

According to Bit Torrent, here are the top 10 most downloaded TV shows for 2011.

1 Dexter 3,620,000
2 Game of Thrones 3,400,000
3 The Big Bang Theory 3,090,000
4 House 2,760,000
5 How I Met Your Mother 2,410,000
6 Glee 2,200,000
7 The Walking Dead 2,060,000
8 Terra Nova 1,910,000
9 True Blood 1,850,000
10 Breaking Bad 1,730,000

Source: Torrentfreak

Sunday Dec 18
6.30 Shrek The Halls
7.00 The Big Bang Theory
7.30 60 Minutes
8.30 The Mentalist
9.30 CSI
10.30 Prime Suspect

Monday Dec 19
7.30 The Big Bang Theory
8.00 Hot In Cleveland – NEW
8.30 The Mentalist
9.30 Harry’s Law – NEW
10.30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition – NEW

Tuesday Dec 20
7.30 The Big Bang Theory
8.00 The Middle – NEW
8.30 Two and a Half Men
9.00 Mike & Molly – NEW
9.30 Survivor South Pacific
10.30 Nothing Trivial

Wednesday Dec 21
7.30 RBT
8.30 Movie: Lethal Weapon 3
11.00 Weeds

Thursday Dec 22
7.30 Getaway
8.30 Unforgettable
9.30 CSI: NY NEW
10.30 Nothing Trivial

Friday Dec 23
7.30 Two and a Half Men x 2
8.30 Movie: Fred Claus

Saturday Dec 24
6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Summer Series
7.30 The Making of Happy Feet 2
8.00 Carols By Candelight (Live AEDT)

Subject to change. Correct at Decemebr 11.

Sunday Dec 11
6.30 Christmas with the Australian Women’s Weekly
7.30 60 Minutes
8.30 The Mentalist
9.30 CSI
10.30 The Commander – season final

Monday Dec 12
7.30 The Big Bang Theory
8.00 Hot In Cleveland – NEW
8.30 The Mentalist
9.30 Harry’s Law – NEW
10.30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition – NEW

Tuesday Dec 13
7.30 The Big Bang Theory
8.00 The Middle – NEW
8.30 Two and a Half Men
9.00 Mike & Molly – NEW
9.30 Survivor South Pacific
10.30 Nothing Trivial

Wednesday Dec 14
7.30 RBT
8.30 Sherlock
10.30 True CSI: Cold Blood

Thursday Dec 15
7.30 Getaway
8.30 Unforgettable
9.30 CSI: NY – NEW
10.30 Nothing Trivial

Friday Dec 16
7.30 Two and a Half Men x 2
8.30 Movie: Ocean’s Thirteen

Saturday Dec 17
6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Summer Edition
7.30 Movie: Christmas with the Kranks
9.30 Movie: Acolytes

Subject to change. Correct at December 5.

The second week of summer non-ratings, December 4-10, 2011 on Nine includes new episodes of The Middle, Harry’s Law, Hot In Cleveland and Mike & Molly.

Sunday December 4
6.30 Christmas with the Australian Women’s Weekly
7.30 60 Minutes
8.30 The Mentalist rpt
9.30 The Commander new

Monday December 5
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt Mon-Fri
7.30 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.00 The Middle new
8.30 The Mentalist rpt
9.30 Harry’s Law new
10.30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition

Tuesday December 6
7.30 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.00 The Middle new
8.30 Two and a Half Men rpt
9.00 Mike & Molly new
9.30 Survivor: Sout Pacific new
10.30 Nothing Trivial new

Wednesday December 7
7.30 RBT rpt
8.30 Sherlock rpt
10.30 True CSI: Cold Blood

Thursday December 8
7.30 Getaway new
8.30 Unforgettable rpt
9.30 CSI: NY new (new eps on Nine now, Sat 8.30pm on GEM now repeats)
10.30 Nothing Trivial

Friday December 9
7.30 Two and a Half Men rpt x 2
8.30 Movie: TBA

Saturday December 10
6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos – Summer Series
7.30 Movie: Polar Express
9.40 Movie: Maos’ Last Dancer

Programming correct at November 27, subject to change.

Nine’s guide for the first week of summer TV 2011/2012. New content includes The Middle, The Commander, Getaway, CSI and CSI: NY where new episodes had been playing on GEM on Saturday nights.

Sunday Nov 27
6.30 Animal House
7.30 60 Minutes
8.30 CSI new
9.30 The Commander new
10.30 Prime Suspect rpt
11.30 Flashpoint rpt

Monday Nov 28
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
7.30 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.30 The Mentalist rpt
9.30 CSI: Miami rpt
10.30 CSI: Miami rpt
11.30 Undercovers new

Tuesday Nov 29
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
7.30 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.00 The Middle new
8.30 Two and a Half Men rpt
9.00 Mike & Molly new
9.30 Survivor: South Pacific new
10.30 Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition new
11.30 The Unusuals new Pilot

Wednesday Nov 30
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
7.30 RBT
8.30 Sherlock rpt
10.30 True CSI new
11.30 Weeds rpt

Thursday Dec 1
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
7.30 Getaway new
8.30 David Attenborough’s Madagascar rpt
9.30 CSI: NY new (note no longer new episods on GEM 8.30 Saturday from Dec 3)
10.30 CSI: NY
11.30 Rubicon

Friday Dec 2
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
7.30 In Their Footsteps rpt
8.30 Movie: The Fugitve 1993

Saturday Dec 3
6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Summer series
7.30 Movie: Alvin and the Chipmunks
9.30 Movie: The Square

Subject to change. Correct at November 18.

This post supercedes all previous relating to Nine programming for Week 48 – the final week of ratings for 2011. Nine have made a few changes since the initial guide was released a week ago – which includes a plethora of Big Bang repeats.

Here’s the latest – which is still subject to change.

Sunday Nov 20
6.30 Frozen Planet
7.30 60 Minutes
8.30 CSI new
9.30 Person of Interest new
10.30 Prime Suspect rpt

Monday Nov 21
7.00 Celebrity Apprentice Grand Final
8.30-ish* The Big Bang Theory NEW episode
9.00-ish* The Big Bang Theory rpt
9.30-ish* The Mentalist new
10.30-ish* CSI: Miami rpt

* As is often the case, Celebrity Apprentice will most likley finish late – sometimes as much as 17 minutes – so bare that in mind when considering what to watch on / record from on Nine after 8.30pm that night.

Tuesday Nov 22
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
7.30 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.30 Two and a Half Men new
9.00 Mike & Molly new
9.30 Survivor: South Pacific
10.30 Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition

Wednesday Nov 23
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
7.30 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.30 Frozen Planet new
9.30 Prime Suspect new
10.30 True CSI new

Thursday Nov 24
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
7.30 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
8.30 Unforgettable
9.30 The Mentalist rpt
10.30 CSI: Miami rpt

Friday Nov 25
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt
7.30 RBT
8.30 Movie: He’s Just Not That Into You

Saturday Nov 26
6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Grand Final 2011
7.30 Movie

Now – by my count, that is one new Big Bang Theory, and 11 repeats – 12 in total. 17 if you include the 5 on GO! (Sun 7.30-8.30 Wed 9.00-9.30 Thur 8.30-9.30)

The Big Bang Theory gang is about to encounter a bully. Lance Barber has nabbed a guest spot on an upcoming episode of the comedy. Barber will play a former bully who taunted and teased Leonard (Johnny Galecki) back in high school. The Big Bang Theory airs on Channel Nine.

The Secret Circle is adding two new men to their coven. Michael Graziadei — who is best known as Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless — will play a charming bad boy whose behavior alarms ex Home and Away actress Phoebe Tonkin’s character Faye, while Sammi Rotibi (Lord of War) has landed a mysterious role as the leader of a dangerous group. Both parts have the potential to recur. The Secret Circle airs on Fox 8 and The Young and The Restless airs on W.

Meryl Streep’s daughter Grace Gummer will appear in multiple episodes of the new coming tv musical Smash, portraying the offspring of Angelica Huston and Michael Cristofer’s respective characters. Smash will air on Foxtel.

The X Factor, Seven, 7.30pm
The show is down one contestant after the last elimination, but who will shine in this live show? From five to four, this is make-or-break time for the contestants.

The Big Bang Theory, Nine, 8.00-ish (ie, after Celeb Apprentice finishes)
With no new episode of Big Bnag scheduled for next week, this WILL be the last chance to see a new episode on Nine until mid February 2012 when ratings resume. Amy’s heart is broken when Penny and Bernadette shop for wedding dresses and don’t invite her.
 
Australian Story, ABC1, 8.00pm
When William Met Sarah. Final. William McInnes and the personal and professional bond with his wife, filmmaker Sarah Watt who died last week. Special edition presented by Margaret Pomeranz.

Rove: LA, FOX8, 8.30pm AEDT
This week, Rove delves into LA’s pet obsession and meets some of Hollywood’s most pampered pooches. Rove also chats with Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), comedian Chris Hardwick and singer-songwriter, Pink.

CSI moves to Sunday nights, taking Underbelly’s timeslot – not sure if a timeslot move is a good idea in the second last week of ratings – while Frozen Planet continues two nights a week, the second episode remaining on Wednesday night at 8.30pm. Meanwhile, Celebrity Apprentice is 90 minutes on Thursday November 16 with no episode on Friday November 18.

Sunday November 13
6.30 Frozen Planet
7.30 60 Minutes
8.30 CSI
9.30 Person of Interest
10.30 Prime Suspect rpt

Monday November 14
7.00 The Celebrity Apprentice
8.00 The Big Bang Theory new
8.30 The Mentalist new
9.30 CSI: Miami new
10.30 CSI: Miami rpt

Tuesday November 15
7.00 The Celebrity Apprentice
7.30 The Big Bang Theory rpt x 2
8.30 Two and a Half Men new
9.00 Mike & Molly new
9.30 Survivor: South Pacific
10.30 Embarrassing Bodies

Wednesday November 16
7.00 The Celebrity Apprentice (90 minute Finale)
8.30 Frozen Planet
9.30 Prime Suspect
10.30 TBA

Thursday November 17
7.00 The Celebrity Apprentice – All Fired Up
7.30 The Big Bnag Theory rpt x 2
8.30 Unforgetable
9.30 The Mentalist rpt
10.30 CSI: Miami rpt

Friday November 18
7.00 The Big Bang Theory rpt x 2 (now 6 Big Bang repeats a week on Nine)
8.00 Two and a Half Men rpt
8.30 The Da Vinci Code

Saturday November 19
6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos
7.30 Kung Fu Panda
9.25 Angels & Demons