GregWolejkoThe Hummingbird
You got to love the Internet! And here is yet another reason why: there is this show called My Own Worst Enemy in which for some reason Christian Slater plays a main lead. The story line is crazy to say the list as the show is all about a secret operative that has a “switch” implanted in his brain that lets him go back and forth from licensed to kill splinter cell agent to a normal (unsuspecting) family man. Show starts when something goes bad with the switch. Pretty crazy, right? Right.
But now the fun part: in the third episode writers put in the scenario a little buzz starter. Main character apparently had sex with his wife and did the hummingbird position.
At that moment everyone wonders “what is the hummingbird”? And this is precisely what the writers were counting on. Why? Well, what do you do to learn about the hummingbird? You google it. And when people google the specific phrases you can see that in google trends. Good stuff.
What it turns out is that the writers did this just for that reason - to see if “the hummingbird” will show up in google trends. A pretty smart way to check the ratings and how many people watch the show. What was the outcome? If you check trends for “the hummingbird” you’ll see a spike on the day the episode aired. See for yourself below:
I don’t know if the spike is as big as the execs wanted it to be but definitely My Own Worst Enemy caused a stir with the hummingbird. I really liked the concept of doing simple and cheap “buzz checking” and this show did it with great ingenuity.
Hold On…
…cool stuff coming up.
TV Shows Fall Schedule: New Shows Premiere Dates
After my post on recurring TV shows this fall it is time for the new ones. And here it is. All I could dig up on time schedules of the upcoming new TV shows for fall 2008 is here sorted out by TV stations. I hope you’ll find it helpful.
- Crusoe - October 17, 2008
- Kings - sometime in 2009
- Listener - sometime in 2009
- My Own Worst Enemy - October 13, 2008
- The Goode Family - November 1, 2008
- Life On Mars - October 9, 2008
- 90210 - September 2, 2008
- Eleventh Hour - October 9, 2008
- Mentalist - September 23, 2008
- Dollhouse - sometime in 2009
- Fringe - September 9, 2008
And there you go. I think that covers all the info one needs on the TV fall schedule. All it is left is to sit and wait for the schedule to kick in.
If you need a short info on the each of those shows be sure to check out my earlier post on the new shows coming our way in fall 2008
TV Shows Fall Schedule: Premiere Dates
Since new TV fall schedule is coming our way it is time for me to do a little research on when will the actual series premiere. If you haven’t had already be sure to check out my earlier post on 2008 Fall Schedule and on the new shows that will start this fall.
Having introduction behind us let’s get down to the good stuff. This article covers the renewed shows schedule. The new shows schedule is in the works.
Check it out and get ready for a solid dose of your favorite TV shows that survived yet another season.
NBC
- 30 Rock - October 30, 2008
- Heroes - September 22, 2008
- Knight Rider - September 24, 2008
- added: The Office - September 25, 2008
ABC
- Boston Legal - September 22, 2008
- Dirty Sexy Money - October 1, 2008
- Eli Stone - October 14, 2008
- Lost - early 2009
- Scrubs - no info yet
The CW
- Supernatural - September 18, 2008
- Smallville - September 18, 2008
- The Reaper - no info yet
CBS
- Criminal Minds - September 24, 2008
- CSI - October 9, 2008
- CSI: Miami - September 22, 2008
- CSI: NY - September 24, 2008
- Numb3rs - October 3, 2008
Fox
- 24 - November 23, 2008
- Bones - September 3, 2008
- House - September 16, 2008
- Prison Break - September 1, 2008
- Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles - September 8, 2008
And that is that. Stay tuned for the second part: new TV shows in the fall schedule 2008. And if you want to be on top of what TV show you are interested in airs on what date and you are a Mac user be sure to head over to Big Bucket and check out this great dashboard widget called TV Forecast
Vacations
Hi all,
I am taking a week of free time to get away from both work and well, blogging. Hopefully I’ll return well rested with my battereis charged and with lots of ideas for awesome posts.
Until then I’ll hope you’ll stick around and see you all in a week!
photo credit: betoinorge
