The Ted Marshall Open Television Death Pool

	The Ted Marshall Open Television Death Pool

As you may have noticed, I've changed the name of the tournament. Seems either the previous honoree, or more importantly her lawyer, decided I was harming her, ahem, career. No, choosing to be in not one, but two Tom Arnold sitcoms harmed your career. I was at least keeping your name in circulation. So, the tournament is now named for something else. 2009 Results: Tyler Johnson will be picking up his second crown even though some shows are in the air, he will win the tiebreaker regardless. The Ted Marshall will be entering its 9th year and ready to sort through the carnage of canceled network prime-time shows. Our Champions of Cancellation include James Dinan, who won the pool in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2006; Greg Sorenson, who won it in 2002; David Bykowski who won it in 2004, Tyler Johnson in 2007 and Kaitlin Graham in 2008. Entries are currently being taken during the month of August.

The Rules

Eligible shows include all first-run comedies, dramas, news and game shows running on the five major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW).
Limited series such as Survivor, The Amazing Race, The Apprentice, etc. are not eligible since they have predefined series runs. These shows are indicated in red. Reality shows that have self-contained episodes (i.e.: they can be run out of order, contestants appear for only one show, etc.) are eligible.
Certain shows, such Dateline NBC, have multiple airings per week. For a show to earn points, all airings of the show must be canceled.
Each canceled show you selected earns 20 points, plus bonus points for where it was ranked. Your top ranked show earns 10 bonus points, your second 9 all the way down to 1. The maximum score possible is 255 points.
A show is considered canceled when it is determined that there will be no more first run episodes of the selected show on any of the six major networks after 31 August 2009.
A show must air at least one first-run episode between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009 for any points to be awarded.
We will be keeping the tiebreaker of the using the value of the higher priced showcase on the first aired episode of the 37th season of The Price Is Right. Unlike the regular show, going over is OK.

Page last updated: 28 July 2009 | E-mail the author at tedmarshall at mikeburger.com | Share