Fall into the New TV Season

Fall is a great time of the year! Halloween, Thanksgiving, cooler weather. But for me, fall is all about television. After their usual summer hiatus, the hit television shows have returned with a bang, as well as some very anticipated new shows that are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

I made it my mission to go around campus and ask 150 Poly students what shows they are looking forward to watching the most this fall. I came up with 10 shows for this fall that seemed to be the most popular with the general public. These 10 shows are: 1) NBC-Scandel, 2) CBS-The Big Band Theory, 3) FOX-Gotham, 4) CW-Arrow, 5) AMC-The Walking Dead, 6) BBC-Doctor Who, 7) FOX-Glee, 8) CBS-NCIS, 9) NBC-The Voice, and 10) CBS-Two and a Half Men. Lastly, I included a category for “Other.”
As I predicted, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” took the crown. The wildly popular Zombie Apocalypse show is in its 5th season. Coming in second place was the “Other” category. I was given many different shows for this category, some of the popular ones being “American Horror Story” and “South Park.” Rounding out the top three would be the only new show on this list, FOX’s “Gotham.”
In terms of genre, Action/Adventure was the most popular among students, with the strong combination of the previously mentioned “Walking Dead” and “Gotham,” along with CW’s “Arrow.” The second most popular genre goes to the CBS comedies “The Big Bang Theory,” and “Two and a Half Men,” which happens to be in its final season.
The poll’s only reality show NBC’s “The Voice” did relatively well in comparison to a couple other shows. Most of these shows received their fair share of votes, but there were some that faltered. In a tie for last place was CBS’s “NCIS,” and FOX’s “Glee,” which I find surprising, considering “Glee’s” massive popularity just a couple of years back.
So, to conclude, the students of Poly have spoken! “The Walking Dead” takes home the gold and is officially Long Beach Poly’s most anticipated show of the 2014 fall season. Happy TV watching, Jackrabbits!