Quote of the Week - Week of August 15th

A weekly feature highlighting the best quotes on TV as picked by the SpoilerTV team. We'd love to hear your picks too so please sound off in the comments below.

Ted Lasso - (Folie-lex) 

1. Ted: "Gentlemen, believing in rom-communism is all about believing that everything's gonna work out in the end. Now these next few months might be tricky, but that's just 'cause we're going through our dark forest. Fairy tales do not start, nor do they end in the dark forest. That son of a gun always shows up smack dab in the middle of a story. But it will all work out. Now it may not work out how you think it will, or how you hope it does, but believe me, it will all work out. Exactly as it's supposed to. Our job is to have zero expectations and just let go." Isaac: "Now you heard him. We need to stop playing like sh**!" Ted: "Yeah, not exactly what I said, but I appreciate you, Isaac." 

2. Rebecca: "Did you just see what was on my screen?” Higgins: "Oh, no, no, no, no. I have five boys. I never look over anyone's shoulders to see what's on their screens. I used to..." 

3. Isaac: "Did you bring me 'round here to get my leg broke?" Roy: "No. I brought you here to remind you that football is a f**ing game that you used to play as a f**ing kid 'cause it was fun. Even when you were getting your f**ing legs broken or your f**ing feelings hurt. So f** your feelings, f** your overthinking, f** all that bullsh**, go back out there and have some f**ing fun."

Turner and Hooch - (Folie-lex) 

1. Mendez: "I heard you took a bullet to the vest. How is that hit feeling?" Xavier: "Like the bittersweet reminder of the fleeting nature of existence." 

2. Laura: "Honestly I have not been this fired up about anything in a long time. I mean, I just...I love Matthew and I love my animals, but me-wise? You know Natalie made me think, I don't want to look back on my life and say 'Man I didn't do stuff' you know?" Scott: "Well all I know is when you do stuff, you're good at it." 

3. Darius: "Speaking of love, we gotta find you a somebody, E." Erica: "Me, like a human man somebody?"

What We’re Watching:

B-Positive - (Folie-lex) 

1. Drew: "[Madie] keeps sending me the prayer hands emoji. And I send her back skulls and ghosts, and then she sends the middle finger, and I tell her she's grounded for the rest of my life, and she says 'That could only be two days'. It's the best conversation we've had in months." 

2. Gina: "You didn't have to get me anything." Drew: "Oh, no. Many people told me I did."

ER - (Kath M) 

1. Abby, to Haleh: “Everything was going really well, ‘till the ambulance blew up.” ~~from “The Chicago Way” 

2. Daria, to Felix: “So, how long have you been a bioterrorist?” ~~from “Another Thursday at County”



Hawaii Five-0 - (Prpleight) 

1. Danny: “Let me get this straight. Your wife, who you're currently cheating on, is in charge of the medication that keeps you alive?”



Mike & Molly - (Prpleight) 

1. Victoria: “You know...I'm not so much book smart as magazine smart.



Motherland: Fort Salem - (Alejandra) 

1. Tally, to Raelle: “It's hard to picture you as the poster girl for conscription.” Abigail: “Yeah, have they met you?”

Ted Lasso - (Alejandra) 

1. Jan Maas: “I brought fried chicken.” Higgins: “Aw, is that a Christmas tradition in Holland?” Jan Maas: “No.” 

2. Roy: “What have you got to be sad about? Did one of the Paw Patrol dogs die?”



Titans - (Alejandra) 

1. Starfire: “Jason never evolved. He never grew past his own worst instincts. Don't let that happen to you. Keep learning. Keep growing.”

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews and/or creates polls for Teen Wolf, How to Get Away with Murder, The Librarians, and others. She also runs the annual Character Cup. She's addicted to Twitter, loves live tweeting, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group. Previously she wrote a Last Week in TV column for her blog and SpoilerTV. ~ "I speak TV."

2021 STV Show Championship - Winner Wrap-Up

For the 4th year in a row, the SpoilerTV Show Championship has a brand new winner - Prodigal Son. It becomes the 8th winner in 12 years. It is also only the second time that a show has won in its inaugural year. A big congratulations to the fans for sweeping the SpoilerTv Hiatus Contests - episode, character, and now show. You have shown a lot of passion this summer! Prodigal Son joins Supernatural, Castle, Outlander, Person of Interest, Lucifer, Shadowhunters, and Wynonna Earp in our Winners’ Circle. A finalized ranking and bracket is below.

With a Prodigal Son win, the prediction contest went topsy turvy in the final round. Our winner is…Amber Lacy with 120 points.  Woo hoo!  Congratulations on your awesome predicting! For those keeping score, Amber also won the prediction contest in the Character Cup so she is on a roll this hiatus! Right behind her with 119 points were Luana and Dahne while caomoyl had 118 points. Because these polls had a graduated scoring system, I also want to recognize Cloisscherzy for having the most correct predictions, a whopping 51 correct picks which is 10+ more than the others. I appreciate everyone who participated in the prediction contest and I hope you had fun, no matter where you ranked.

No contest is run without the help of many people. A huge thanks to DarkUFO, who created and runs SpoilerTV and without whom none of this is possible. Thanks for maintaining the best TV website. If you are new here, I strongly urge you to check out SpoilerTV for all your show needs. You won’t find a better TV community on the net. Thanks also to CJ Allen for whipping up all the SpoilerTV banners and the award above. Thanks for being so quick to create whatever is needed. Thanks to Bradley Adams as well for letting me run his contest this summer. I appreciate you trusting me with it and am looking forward to you being back at the helm next year. Finally, thanks to everyone who nominated, voted, passed the word, and commented. This contest is nothing without you. I appreciate your enthusiasm and support for our hiatus contests and I hope to see you elsewhere on SpoilerTV throughout the year.

If you’re looking for some new shows to try out, Pitch Your Show is an annual set of articles that spotlight shows that the SpoilerTV community think are worthy of your time. Look for them in the next week or two. You’re likely to find something to get excited about. And with that, I officially close out the SpoilerTV hiatus contests. I hope you had some fun this summer and I look forward to talking TV with you this year.








Final Ranking List:

1.    Prodigal Son

2.    Smallville

3.    Station 19

4.    Supernatural

5.    Brooklyn 99

6.    Criminal Minds

7.    Manifest

8.    The Walking Dead

9.    New Amsterdam

10.  Dynasty

11.  Loki

12.  MacGyver

13.  Grey's Anatomy

14.  Young Sheldon

15.  Superman & Lois

16.  Walker

17.  Chicago PD

18.  Chicago Fire

19.  Buffy the Vampire Slayer

20.  This Is Us

21.  Doctor Who

22.  LOST

23.  Agents of SHIELD

24.  Dead to Me

25.  Lucifer

26.  Outlander

27.  The Blacklist

28.  The Witcher

29.  Orphan Black

30.  Person of Interest

31.  Fringe

32.  WandaVision

33.  Motherland:  Fort Salem

34.  911

35.  Legends of Tomorrow

36.  Nancy Drew

37.  The Big Bang Theory

38.  One Tree Hill

39.  Dark

40.  The100

41.  Line of Duty

42.  911: Lone Star

43.  Arrow

44.  Superstore

45.  The Rookie

46.  Hawaii 5-0

47.  White Collar

48.  Chuck

49.  Evil

50.  Wynonna Earp

51.  Grimm

52.  Killing Eve

53.  Once Upon a Time

54.  The Leftovers

55.  SWAT

56.  Game of Thrones

57.  The Vampire Diaries

58.  NCIS

59.  Battlestar Galactica

60.  Schitt's Creek

61.  The Americans

62.  Ted Lasso

63.  The Handmaid's Tale

64.  BoJack Horseman

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Finale (Prodigal Son vs Smallville)

From 64 shows, we are now down to two - Prodigal Son and Smallville. That means we will be crowning a brand new STV Favorite TV Show Champion this year! While Prodigal Son came in as the contest favorite with the most nominations, Smallville was a complete shock. In the 9 previous times it has been in the Championship, it only reached the Elite Eight once and the Sweet Sixteen twice. Last year, it was 61st place. This year, it is on a roll. With both Prodigal Son and Smallville having great momentum, it is anyone’s guess as to how this will end.

Prodigal Son joined the competition as a newbie and has consistently won by at least 61% of the vote. It also won the Episode Contest and Character Cup this summer. To get here, it defeated One Tree Hill (63%), The Witcher (73%), Dynasty (61%), The Walking Dead (71%), and Station 19 (64%). If Prodigal Son does win, it will be only the second time a show has won in their first trip to the championship besides the first year of the contest, of course. Outlander did it in 2014.

This is the tenth time that Smallville has been in the contest, having been in from 2010-2017 and also the last 2 years. Smallville had its best run in 2010 where it ranked 6th. This year has obliterated that to give the show its highest ranking yet. To get here, it defeated two former champions - Lucifer (62%) and Supernatural (63%). It also defeated The Vampire Diaries (61%), Grey’s Anatomy (58%), and Manifest (57%). Smallville has arguably had the tougher competition; however, Prodigal Son has had almost twice the number of votes. It will be interesting to see how this poll turns out. Good luck to both fandoms. Happy voting!

Over in the prediction contest, everything remains the same. Cloisscherzy is in the lead with 97 points but with no chance to add more points. That means that Amber Lacy, with 88 points, may sneak past depending on who wins this finale. t4sos also has 88 points but cannot add points in the finale either. The Prediction Contest may end up closer than the show championship this year with excellent predicting all around!

Poll closes around 6:30 pm CST on Tuesday, August 17. Reminder - this poll lasts 48 hours instead of 24 hours.

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Third Place Poll

The Final Four is down to the final 2 - Prodigal Son vs Smallville. That round will start around 6:30 pm CST tonight and will last for 48 hours. However, we’ve got other business to decide as well - who will be third and fourth place. It’s between Station 19 that has had its best contest yet and Supernatural which has been a contest stalwart. Voting will last 24 hours at which time we’ll crown the bronze winner. Good luck to both fandoms and don’t forget to check back in about 18 hours for the main event. Happy voting!

Poll closes around 12:30 am CST on Monday, August 16.

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Round 5

From 64 we are now down to the Final Four. The last round was intense with 2 polls going neck to neck but Station 19 and Supernatural both squeaked by with 51% of the vote each. To get into the Final Four, Prodigal Son beat One Tree Hill, The Witcher, Dynasty, and The Walking Dead. It was the #1 ranked show and has won both hiatus contests so far. However, it is going up against Station 19, which beat Motherland: Fort Salem, Agents of SHIELD, New Amsterdam, and Brooklyn 99 and has had the most votes throughout most of the contest. Whoever wins this poll will be the heavy favorite going into the finale.

In the second poll, we have Smallville which beat The Vampire Diaries, Lucifer, Grey’s Anatomy, and Manifest. It goes against Supernatural, which beat Game of Thrones, WandaVision, Superman & Lois, and Criminal Minds. This is not only a battle between genre shows but between 2 veteran, long-lasting shows that helped make The CW. In a poll where the shows are more alike than different, it will be interesting to see which prevails.

Over in the prediction contest, everything remains the same. Cloisscherzy is in the lead with 97 points with 3 of the 4 shows predicted still in. With 72 points each, Amber Lacy and t4sos are close behind. Excellent job to all! Happy voting!

Polls close around 12:30 am CST on Sunday, August 15.

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Round 4

 

Round 3B was a topsy turvy rollercoaster ride for 2 of the polls. Manifest won over Young Sheldon with a mere 7 votes, while Supernatural had only 23 votes more than Superman & Lois. What a difference a round makes, considering Supernatural had the highest number of votes in round 2 but barely squeaked by in round 3. Smallville retained a comfortable lead over Grey’s Anatomy the whole time, but the biggest upset was Criminal Minds beating Walker in a landslide. Criminal Minds has now leapt past its highest ranking and is very much a contender for the crown.

Today, we will run all 4 polls for round 4. Originally, I was only going to run 2 but I want to have a 3rd place run-off as well. That means that the finale will take place on Sunday night CST and end on Tuesday night CST because the finale is always 48 hours long. Over in the prediction contest, Cloisscherzy remains in the lead with 73 points and the only person to correctly choose half of the remaining shows. With 56 points each, Amber Lacy and t4sos are close behind. Since these two have the same poll results for the next round, they will be tied going into the finale. Happy voting!

Polls close around 9:15 pm CST on Friday, August 13.

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Round 3B

Update: Round 3A saw an intense battle between New Amsterdam and Station 19 with Station 19 ultimately winning by 38 votes. This continues Station 19’s meteoric climb up the rankings. Prodigal Son, The Walking Dead, and Brooklyn 99 also advance to the Elite Eight, taking down some heavy hitters like Dynasty, MacGyver, and Loki to move on. In the prediction contest, Cloisscherzy retains a sizable lead with 61 points, but with the loss of New Amsterdam, the prediction contest has broken wide open. Still tied for second, Amber Lacy and t4sos have 48 points but with a larger score potential at this point. The prediction contest could come down to the finale this year.

Championship Analysis:

1. Neither Smallville nor Grey’s Anatomy has been to the Elite Eight since the contest started in 2010, where they ranked 6th and 7th respectively. Both have had a great contest this year, better than several previous years, but only one can advance and possibly claim a show best ranking.

2. Manifest and Young Sheldon are both new to the contest and neither have impressive vote numbers, having fewer votes in total than some shows that lost in round 1. That makes this poll extremely hard to judge. Manifest has the momentum of a recently cancelled show but Young Sheldon has squeaked by similar shows.

3. It’s a super battle here (and a bad pun). Supernatural had the highest number of votes in round 2 but Superman & Lois took down Wynonna Earp, last year’s winner and still a show with a very large fanbase. Can it pull off another major win here or will Supernatural return to single digit ranking like it had in its heyday?

4. Walker had the second highest number of votes in round 2 and is looking poised to do well in its first championship. Criminal Minds is in its first trip to the Sweet Sixteen, making it a personal best for the show. To go on, it’s going to have to put up some impressive voting numbers today.


Polls close around 8:45 pm CST on Thursday, August 12.

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

Quote of the Week - Week of August 1

A weekly feature highlighting the best quotes on TV as picked by the SpoilerTV team. We'd love to hear your picks too so please sound off in the comments below.

Kevin Can F**k Himself (Jessica) 

1. Sam: "Come on, you know you deserve better than this place, than these idiots. You could be...more."
2. Allison: "I know you think that you're some everyday hero, but you're just a dick, Kevin."
3. Patty: "You're not gonna tell Kevin anything."

Roswell: New Mexico 

1. Isobel: “We can't just kill an alien who claims to come in peace. First of all, it's too ironic.” (Prpleight)
2. Rosa: “I mean, obviously, you should keep going. If you quit, people die.” Kyle: “Death isn’t the only reason to try. You know? Life’s a pretty good reason in and of itself.” (Jamie)

Ted Lasso (Alejandra) 

1. Jamie: “Uh, easy Phillip. I'm not just a loser, I'm the loser.”
2. Nate: “We don't want calm athletes. We want killer athletes.” Beard: “Even after they shower?”
3. Dr. Sharon: “Does everyone agree that being winless for eight straight draws ‘ain't broke’?”

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews and/or creates polls for Teen Wolf, How to Get Away with Murder, The Librarians, and others. She also runs the annual Character Cup. She's addicted to Twitter, loves live tweeting, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group. Previously she wrote a Last Week in TV column for her blog and SpoilerTV. ~ "I speak TV."

2021 STV Show Championship - Round 3A

We’re down to the Sweet 16 and wow! It was an interesting round 2. Some major heavy hitters went down, some shows squeezed in with only a few more votes and some won in a landslide, especially the last set of polls. Round 2D had some of the biggest percentages we’ve seen yet. As it stands, the following shows are still in it: Prodigal Son, Dynasty, The Walking Dead, MacGyver, New Amsterdam, Station 19 , Brooklyn 99, Loki, Smallville, Grey’s Anatomy, Manifest, Young Sheldon, Supernatural, Superman & Lois, Walker, and Criminal Minds. Good luck to all the fans!

Over in the prediction contest, Cloisscherzy retains a sizable lead with 57 points. In second, t4sos and Amber Lacy have 44 points while Luana has 43 points. Impressive! Each round here is worth more points than the previous one so who knows what round 3 will bring. Happy voting!

Championship Analysis:

1. Prodigal Son vs Dynasty pits the #1 nominated show against one of the most unpredictable shows in the summer hiatus contests. While Prodigal Son is having a great hiatus here at SpoilerTV, Dynasty has knocked off seemingly unstoppable shows in the past. This may be a tougher poll for Prodigal Son than it looks like on paper.

2. The Walking Dead knocked out Chicago Fire in a huge upset in round 2. It has already surpassed its highest ranking in previous contests. Will it continue its dominance this round? Against it is MacGyver, a show with a lot of momentum since its cancellation. It did well in the nominations and has more overall votes here. This battle of the recently cancelled could be close.

3. For me, this is the poll to watch this round. Station 19 has the most votes of any show so far. It has defeated 2 heavy hitters, but New Amsterdam came in as a high favorite, both with its nominations, which led to a #4 ranking, and from the Character Cup. The winner here has a great shot at the Final Four.

4. This is the battle of the two monster slayers. Brooklyn 99 took out LOST while Loki took out Buffy. They’ve definitely made their mark on the contest. After taking out perennial favorites, they go against each other today. On paper, the odds go to Brooklyn 99.


Polls close around 10 pm CST on Wednesday, August 11.

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Round 2D

Yesterday’s polls brought some stunning defeats to several heavy hitter shows. Out are Lucifer, Person of Interest, Fringe, and Orphan Black. Moving on are Smallville, Grey’s Anatomy, Manifest, and Young Sheldon. At this point, it is anybody’s game. In an even bigger shocker, Cloisscherzy has still only missed one show in the prediction contest. That’s amazing! Great job! In second place, I have the points but t4sos has more correct picks. Since I am guaranteed at least 2 misses today, I will drop entering the third round. Good luck to all shows and prediction competitors. Happy voting!

Championship Stats:

1. Outlander came in 2nd last year and won the Championship in 2014.

2. This Is Us had the second biggest ranking upset in round 1 when it beat The Rookie, a 27 rank difference. It was also the closest poll, winning by 6 votes.

3. Supernatural has won this contest 3 times - 2010, 2011, 2013.

Polls close around 9:15 CST on Tuesday, August 10.

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Round 2C

Yesterday saw decisive victories for New Amsterdam, Station 19, and Brooklyn 99. However, Loki defeated Buffy the Vampire Slayer by a mere 6 votes, making it a tie for the closest race so far. That hands Buffy her lowest ranking loss since 2010 when the contest started. Other than that year, Buffy had always gotten to the Sweet 16 at least, except for last year when she was not even in the contest. Sniff, sniff. Someday Buffy you will be crowned the queen you are.

Cloisscherzy retains an impressive lead over in the prediction contest with 10 points over second place and only Motherland: Fort Salem as a loss. Things are shaking up in the other spots though, as t4sos and Alec Lav are tied with 34 points each. Congratulations to all! In full teacher mode, I have decided that no name prediction polls do not count so if you also have 34 points, let me know who you are. Happy voting!

Championship Stats:

1. Grey’s Anatomy and Person of Interest were second and third in the least number of votes for a winner in round 1. It should be interesting to see how they fare here.

2. Young Sheldon barely beat out SWAT in round 1 and had the least number of votes for a winner. In contrast, Orphan Black had the biggest upset when it beat Ted Lasso, a difference in rank of 45.

3. Fringe has been in the contest every year, reaching 2nd in 2011. Person of Interest has won this contest 3 times - in 2015, 2016, and 2017.


Polls close around 7 pm CST on Monday, August 9.

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Round 2B

 

Yesterday saw the end for the One Chicago franchise in the contest this year. Although a powerhouse in the nominations, Dynasty and The Walking Dead knocked them out after One Chicago held the lead for most of the day. Also moving on are Prodigal Son and MacGyver, two shows that received a lot of nominations, too. Today we see some new shows with a lot of momentum coming in, but the biggest story is all the returning champions. LOST and Brooklyn 99 have both been in the Final Four stage so it will be interesting to see which has the most momentum here. The Loki vs Buffy poll puts a new superhero against a classic one, a newbie to the contest against a veteran that has made it as far as 3rd place. These polls should be interesting. Good luck to all shows today!

Over in the prediction contest, Cloisscherzy still has only one miss! How impressive! Amber Lacy and t4sos are close behind with 30 points each. Such a good job of predicting this year! Brackets can be found below the polls and will automatically update once the results are entered into Challonge. Happy voting!

Championship Stats:

1. Station 19 comes into round 2 with the most votes and the third biggest ranking upset. For me, Station 19 beating Motherland: Fort Salem in the first round was the biggest blow to my brackets.

2. New Amsterdam comes in with the second most votes, after Station 19.

3. Dead to Me is guaranteed its highest ranking, having come in at 49th last year. Brooklyn 99, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and LOST have all reached 3rd place here.

Polls close around 4 pm CST on Saturday, August 8.  

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Round 2A

Yesterday saw the end of round 1 and the first major upsets of the contest, in my opinion. Superman & Lois defeated last year’s winner, Wynonna, in the first round while The Blacklist defeated Dark, which did very well in the Character Cup. Similarly, This Is Us, which is typically pretty quiet in the summer contests, narrowly defeated The Rookie, which took third in the Cup, by a mere 6 votes. That’s the closest poll so far. These upsets killed my lower brackets and have made the championship that much more interesting. 

Over in the prediction contest things are shaking up, although my ranking will drop steadily at the end of round 2 since half of my picks are now out in that section. Cloisscherzy continues to lead with only 1 miss the entire round. That’s amazing! Luana, Elvis,and I each have 7 misses. I can’t wait to see how round 2 works out. Brackets can be found below the polls and will automatically update once the results are entered into Challonge. Happy voting!

Championship Stats:

1. MacGyver comes into round 2 with the third highest number of votes.

2. There are 19 current shows left in the contest. There are 13 finished shows left in the contest.

3. Doctor Who had the third biggest ranking upset over Evil.

Polls close around 3:00 pm on Saturday, August 7. 

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Round 1E

As we head into our last day of round 1, we celebrate the first real nailbiter of the contest - Young Sheldon vs. S.W.A.T. They were 1 vote apart with 15 minutes left and the tied again with about 7 minutes left. Every vote really does count. In the end, the winner is…Young Sheldon by 7 votes. That was so close. Other shows moving on include Manifest, Fringe, Orphan Black, Supernatural, and WandaVision. Over in the prediction contest, Cloisscherzy continues to lead with 25 points and only 1 miss. Awesome job! I am in second with Elvis claiming third with 22 points. Great job! Things are pretty close in the prediction contest so expect lots of turnovers. Brackets can be found below the polls and will automatically update once the results are entered into Challonge. Happy voting!

Rules:

1) Two shows will go into battle in a poll for about 24 hours. The leading show will win the battle and progress to the next round. End times for all rounds are in Central Standard Time (CST) and will be posted above the polls.

2) One vote per person per poll.

3) Vote for your favorite and spread the word with friends and fans.

4) Comments make things more fun so tell us how you voted in the comments below or just talk TV.

5) Have fun. This is a friendly competition that won’t change the status on any show. Don’t take it too seriously.

Championship Stats:

New to the Competition: Superman & Lois, Walker

Back After a Gap: Chuck (2019), This Is Us (2019)

Returning from Last Year: Arrow, Criminal Minds, Dark, Outlander, The 100, The Blacklist, The Rookie, Wynonna Earp

1. Last year’s champion, Wynonna Earp, makes its debut today. Will they repeat? They had a sleepy start in the nominations stage with the rank of 51, but they have a strong, dedicated fandom that can certainly get to the top again.

2. This section is dominated by returning shows with 8 shows coming back from last year and 6 of the shows have been in the Championship for at least 5 years.


Polls close around 12:15 pm CST on Friday, August 6. 

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter

2021 STV Show Championship - Round 1D

 

Now over halfway through the first round, we still see most shows with a comfortable lead over their competition. Round 1C had our least amount of votes so far with only the Grey’s Anatomy vs. Killing Eve poll close percentage wise, but the number of votes was much closer for most polls. Loki vs Once Upon a Time had around a 30 vote difference while Grey's vs Killing Eve was a mere 9 votes. Wow! That was close! Moving on will be Loki, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lucifer, Smallville, Person of Interest, and Grey’s Anatomy. Today sees a whopping 6 new shows enter the championship and a return of Orphan Black. Way to go, fans! Best of luck to everyone.

Over in the prediction contest, our leader is still Cloisscherzy with 19 points. I have snuck in with 18 points, and Elvis and Cyn Kin are tied with 17. Way to go, guys! Brackets can be found below the polls and will automatically update once the results are entered into Challonge. Happy voting!

Rules:

1) Two shows will go into battle in a poll for about 24 hours. The leading show will win the battle and progress to the next round. End times for all rounds are in Central Standard Time (CST) and will be posted above the polls.

2) One vote per person per poll.

3) Vote for your favorite and spread the word with friends and fans.

4) Comments make things more fun so tell us how you voted in the comments below or just talk TV.

5) Have fun. This is a friendly competition that won’t change the status on any show. Don’t take it too seriously.

Championship Stats:

New to the Competition: BoJack Horseman, Manifest, SWAT, Ted Lasso, WandaVision, Young Sheldon

Back After a Gap: Orphan Black (2019)

Returning from Last Year: Fringe, Game of Thrones, NCIS, Schitt's Creek, Supernatural

1. Along with round 1A, this section of the polls has the most new shows and is evenly split between new and returning.

2. I believe that BoJack Horseman is only the second ever animated show to make it into the Favorite Show Championship. The Simpsons were in the very first contest in 2010, but no other animated show has been in for a decade.

3. Both Fringe and Supernatural have been in the contest since the beginning, the pinnacle being an epic, historic showdown in 2011 for the championship that led to a whopping 22,000 votes. This is the showdown that led to the final polls lasting 48 hours instead of 24 hours.


Polls close around noon CST on Thursday, August 5. 

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews various shows, coordinates and edits Pitch Your Show, co-edits Quote of the Week, and writes The Monthly Binge. She also runs the annual Character Cup and SpoilerTV Awards. She's addicted to hot chocolate, loves reading and traveling, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group.  She can also be found @dahne1 and on her blog. ~ "I speak TV." Blog Twitter