March Madness

By Laura Nachman
Bucks County Courier Times
March 14, 2006

 

In honor of “March Madness,” here’s my field of the 64 top television shows on the air.  Rankings are based on ratings, critical acclaim, and my own taste.  The show must be on the air right now to qualify. For example, “Dancing with the Stars” is not on the reality list because it is not on the air at this time. Since I'm "The Selection Committe," I put together the brackets, but the rest is up to you. Email me your winners, and we'll have the second round next week.

 

Here are my first round matchups.

COMEDY BRACKET

(1) Desperate Housewives
(16) Saturday Night Live

(8) Jimmy Kimmel
(9) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

 

(5) Scrubs
(12) Real Time with Bill Maher

(4) Everybody Hates Chris
(13) Late Night with Conan O’Brien

(6) Best Week Ever
(11) The Daily Show

 

(3) The Office
(14) Two and a Half Men

 

(7)  The Simpsons
(10)  Late Show with David Letterman

 

(2) My Name is Earl

(15) Mad TV

 

REALITY BRACKET
(1)  American Idol
(16) Pros v. Joes

 

(8)  The Apprentice
(9) Black. White

(5)  Wife Swap
(12)  Beauty & the Geek

(4)  America’s Next Top Model
(13)  Cops

(6)  The Amazing Race
(11)  Nanny 911

(3) Extreme Makeover:  Home Edition
(14)  8^th and Ocean

(7)  Real World – Key West
(10)  Supernanny

(2) Survivor
(15) America’s Most Wanted

 

DRAMA BRACKET
(1)  Sopranos
(16)  NCIS

(8)  Law and Order- SVU
(9)  CSI

(5)  Veronica Mars
(12)  Smallville

(4)  Grey’s Anatomy
(13)  The O.C.

(6)  The Shield
(11)  CSI – Miami

(3) Cold Case
(14)  Boston Legal

(7)  24
(10)  Without a Trace

(2)  Lost
(15)  House

 

 

DAYTIME BRACKET
(1)  Oprah
(16)  Jerry Springer

(8)  The Tyra Banks Show
(9)  Good Morning America

(5)  The View
(12)  Martha Stewart

(4)  Ellen
(13)  Tony Danza

(6) The Price is Right
(11)  Starting Over

(3)  Dr. Phil
(14)  Judge Judy

(7)  Who Wants to be A Millionaire
(10)  The Today Show

(2)  Regis & Kelly
(15)  General Hospital