As Fall Cools Down, Shows Heat Up

As temperatures begin to slowly drop as fall descends upon us, the anticipation for the fall television season seems to be increasingly high. With shows such as AMC’s Mad Men, HBO’s Entourage, and Showtime’s Dexter airing the new seasons of their hit series’, everyone seems to be tuning into their favorite shows to see what new and exciting occurrences are in store for them each week.

As so many shows seem to be a hit and continue rolling with much success in previous seasons, the networks do not seem to be lacking in ratings. Having such a variety of shows on many different networks has provided viewers with an expansive new selection of shows to tune into for the fall.

The critically acclaimed Mad Men, which airs on AMC, is said by some to be one of the “best shows of the decade.” The hit drama series is set in the 1960s in New York City and centers around a successful Madison Avenue advertising firm. Mad Men is in its third season and has already won many awards including an Emmy and two Golden Globes.

The anticipated fall lineup does not only include cable television series however, viewers can also choose from an array of shows now provided by networks such as HBO and Showtime. These outlets provide a vast selection of their own highly rated series which viewers can catch if they have ordered these channels.

Shows included in this lineup are Entourage, which airs on HBO every Sunday, and Dexter, a series owned by Showtime, which also airs on Sunday. Entourage has been running since 2004 and continues to have much success as a series. Currently on its 6th, season, Entourage has acquired many awards over the years; four Emmys and a Golden Globe to name a few.

Entourage is a show focused on Vincent Chase, an actor in Hollywood, and his four childhood friends from New York. Many celebrity guest stars regularly appear on the show. The show has been a hit with audiences as a comedy series that seems to entertain audiences from all ends of the spectrum.

Dexter, a show which airs on the network Showtime, is currently on its third season and has seemed to grab the attention of many thus far. The show centers around Dexter, a serial killer and blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department. The show provides dramatic yet comedic story lines and has provided yet another new plot for viewers to be enticed by.

Each of these shows seem to be a great hit with today’s audiences, and the ratings are soaring as the new episodes of the season come week by week. Each of the shows provides a very different and new story, and do not fit the category of shows that seem to all be the same.

Many of these new hit series’ have seemed to introduce a new genre of television to viewers, and viewers have taken to the newness and exciting aspect of shows that are different than most. Shows like Mad Men, Dexter and Entourage have provided that “something different”
that viewers are looking for and the attractiveness of the shows seems to be catching on.

Viewers have demanded new shows and story lines for quite some time now, and with the new fall lineup, they are guaranteed to get just what they are looking for. Regardless of what show a viewer will catch this week, it is highly likely that one of the shows of the exciting fall line up will have them hooked in no time.