David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Pushing "Pushing Daisies" on your fall TV scorecard
ABC’s “Pushing Daisies” became the fourth new show to get a full-season pickup (following The CW’s “Gossip Girl,” ABC’s “Private Practice” and CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory”).
Let’s check out the networks’ batting average when it comes to new shows, shall we?
ABC: 4 for 8, a slugger-like .500. (Successes or nominal successes: “Private Practice,” “Pushing Daisies,” “Samantha Who?”, “Women’s Murder Club.” Disappointments: “Cavemen,” “Carpoolers,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” “Big Shots.”)
CBS: A wan 1 for 5, for a Mendoza-line .200.
(Nominal success: “Big Bang Theory.” Nominal disappointments: “Cane,” “Moonlight.” Disappointment: “Kid Nation.” Disaster: “Viva Laughlin.”)
NBC: An O-fer whiff.
(Disappointments: “Chuck,” “Bionic Woman.” Bigger disappointments: “Journeyman,” “Life.”)
Fox: A big O-fer whiff.
(Disappointing, but we’ll stick with it anyway: “Kitchen Nightmares.” Disappointments: “K-Ville,” “Back to You.” Disasters: “Search for the Next Great American Band,” “Nashville.”)
The CW: A huge O-fer whiff. (Mainly because of what they’ve come to dub a success.)
(Not altogether disappointing, but still: “Reaper.” Disappointing, but they’ll label it a success: “Gossip Girl.” Disasters: “CW Now,” “Online Nation.” Disaster victim: “Life is Wild.”)