September 1st

It’s officially September, I don’t know where the time went but we’ll be putting up christmas trees in no time.

I just wanted to take a moment to reflect on the summer of 2009, especially in terms of this website.

Currypoptart.com has had an incredible amount of growth over the last 3 months. More than I could have ever imagined in my wildest dreams.

Some interesting stats:

900% – amount of growth the website has had in views since January 2009.
172% – amount of growth the site has had from July 31 to August 31. only 30 DAYS!
600 – number of views we got on August 13th.. biggest day in the history of the site.
300 – amount of views we averaged per day in the month of August.

That’s without ANY promotion for this website at all. These numbers continue to grow and our records are being broken every week. What’s the point of telling you all of this? Well we’re not done yet! We had a great summer, but want to have an even better fall. So we urge you to spread the word on the website, join the Currypoptart.com group on Facebook, add us on twitter, throw up the url in your AIM away message. Whatever helps to get the word out.

We also are looking for partners interested in advertising with us. Those numbers showcase the rabid fanbase that this site is developing and it can only go up from here. This is the perfect time for a business to get in on the ground floor of the blog and get some premium ad space for a very affordable price. If anyone is interested in ad rates or buying ad space, contact me at adi@currypoptart.com (fans need not worry, these ads won’t be intrusive and content will always come first).

So in closing, I hope everyone had a great summer and I want to thank you for your continued support for this website. Let’s finish out the year with a bang… great content, news, and reviews are on the way!

NBC Announces Fall Lineup

NBC have announced six new series for next season, while officially picking up several series for renewals, including Heroes.

For those missing ER, it seems NBC is too, as they have picked up two new medial series – Trauma and Mercy. Other new drams include Parenthood, a new TV version of the Ron Howard film, boasting an impressive cast (including Peter Krause, Maura Tierney and Craig T. Nelson) and a solid executive producer in Friday Night Lights’s Jason Katims.

Also picked up by NBC is Day One, seen as their attempt to cultivate the next Heroes type hit – we’re assuming that’s Heroes: Season 1, not this past year. Jericho fans will no doubt raise their eyebrows at the post-apocalyptic scenario of this show.

On the comedy front, NBC has picked up Community, a community college-centric series, starring Joel McHale (The Soup) and Chevy Chase. NBC also has ordered 100 Questions, about a woman seeking love via online dating.

As expected, NBC has now officially picked up Heroes for a fourth season, following previous pickups for The Office, 30 Rock, Law & Order: SVU, Friday Night Lights, Celebrity Apprentice and The Biggest Loser. Also picked up were Parks and Recreation and Southland. That leaves Medium, Law & Order and Chuck not mentioned as far as NBC’s on the bubble series – though we keep hearing Medium has been picked up, and the network is simply deciding how many episodes they are ordering and when it will return.

Apparently NBC will make their official decisions (and announcements) on Chuck and Law & Order in the next week – it seems likely both will get pickups, but Chuck fans are of course nervous until that announcement is made. There also hasn’t been an official annoucement made for My Name is Earl – though FOX is said to be strongly considering picking it up, should NBC cancel it.

Besides the fact that The Jay Leno Show will air Monday through Fridays at 10:00pm, NBC has not yet announced any specifics on their fall lineup and what shows will air when – Obviously the schedule will be shaken up, with Leno’s series taking over the 10pm slot every weeknight. Also not mentioned is how many episodes each series will get – NBC is likely giving Heroes a shorter season, said to be around 18 episodes.

Also set for next season on NBC are three previously announced reality (or “Alternative”) projects, including Breakthrough the with Tony Robbins, The Marriage Ref and Who Do You Think You Are?

NBC also plans to do more episodes of Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday this fall. Last year, the network had a lot of success with those specials, but that was in the midst of the presidential election so it remains to be seen if the format can work without something so notable fueling it.

source: IGN.com