A jampacked show this time. It also includes an unexpected and very noisy guest so apologies to anyone who doesn’t love a screaming baby. And thus she loses her 20 listeners. Anyone heading to the Web Awards, Rosemary and I will see you there – since we recorded this we suceeded as finalists which is far more than us kitchen-casters could have hoped for. As I mention below and on the Over To You page, we are now accepting audio comments so get recording! We are only dying to hear ‘em! And sure you never know, if things go our way on Saturday we might even be able to spring for prizes… Aaaaand I’ve jinxed it. Bah!

00m40s A warning that we are again working with both children and, as you will also hear, animals

01m02s First bit of TV news, well, news, is that we are nominated for a web award. Did I already mention this? Hmmmm

02m09s I am genuinely very excited about being shortlisted. Did I also mention this already?

03m00s The Sun have launched a new Saturday TV Mag called The Buzz. We discuss how we won’t be reading it and their odd billboard campaign.

04m10s Rosemary asks the listeners advice about cat owning. The way you do on a podcast about TELEVISION!

04m48s In other news I was reading about Thursday night ratings on TVByTheNumbers.com and discovered something pure mental. (The clue’s in the sentence)

06m01s Rosemary is keen to see Jersey Shore (warning the site linked here has content which cannot be viewed outside the states. Boo Hiss) which we have both heard a lot about. I am gratified to see that the scantily clad women in this show at least have brown hair. No stereotypes there then.

07m17s So after that ridiculous whirlwind wander through reality shows about bored little rich kids & Irish TV personalities we return to my interesting news about TV ratings in the US

08m32s Rosemary decides she is going to try and guess which show beat all others in the Thursday night ratings

09m14s The Mentalist beat all others with 14.65m viewers

09m34s We, yet again, display our TV ignorance by not remembering either Simon Baker’s name or his character’s name. We really take ourselves and listeners so seriously

12m19s Last piece of news is that we are now accepting audio comments! Just skype us at “TheRosieView” or click this following button. We’ll try to include as many comments as possible in the next show! 

Or you can email audio comments (2MB or less) to thetellybox at therosieview dot ie. We really look forward to hearing them.

13m40s Rosemary has been watching the XFactor. I knew this because she was tweeting non-stop about it. We discuss the merits of Twitter as a TV event companion

14m28s If you don’t tweet you can liveblog, for example, on sites like Culch.ie who host one for The (Irish) Apprentice

14m59s Rosemary’s quote of the week comes from Louis Walsh on the XFactor

15m51s I briefly mention the National (British) TV Awards who are seeking your votes. Rosemary recommends you read this

16m26s We talk about how looks can work to contestants’ advantage in two ways

18m29s We discuss Rosemary’s love for Simon Cowell. Again.

19m04s Rosemary talks about the judges’ selections. She’s rather scathing. There’s a surprise.

20m44s Slight break for an explanation as the baby joins us in the kitchen where we are recording

22m18s So Rosemary tells us about her real brush with real TV in the preceding week. A celeb I tells ye!

22m24s Rosemary was on The Daily Show. Not with Jon Stewart but with Dáithi Ó Sé and Claire Byrne

27m10s We were watching Glee. I’ve decided that I’m too old for it. Rosemary rescues me from early onset senility by telling me it isn’t me it was a terrible episode of Glee.

29m17s I watched what is probably now an ancient episode of My Family’s Crazy Gap Year. Rosemary is beyond unimpressed by the whole concept

36m 38s Rosemary continued watching “Life Unexpected” on 4OD and it’s growing on her. I looked at a trailer [...]