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Year-end TV wrap-up: The biggest moments of 2012

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    Todd Gold takes a look back at 2012's biggest moments in entertainment.

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-- quickly get to our next guest here before the end of the show Todd gold ladies and gentlemen.

Here on set with us as well and Todd is the executive editor of -- Kennedy TV thank you so much for being with us here today.

And LeBron -- -- do coming here and TV wrap up the biggest moments of this year I don't even know where you begin but I -- tee it up to you.

And tell us having -- I think this was the year 2012 where people tuned in to see history unfold.

A little late typical.

Of the year and TV but it started with the Olympics which was the most.

Viewed TV event in US history.

And then segued into the presidential debates the election.

And more recently hurricane sandy it was sitting in a year when TV really despite being landscape -- and nieces brought us altogether.

And when you look at how I mean how do you judge -- look at the ratings to find out what was the most watched.

And make your list from there.

We do but search for really top show Z you look at that.

Ratings -- -- look at subjective.

Opinion quality.

What people are talking about where where things live in -- and design Geist so it.

You know the -- this year the ranges from homeland -- honey boo boo right.

In everybody knows -- we're we're all talking about those extremes and breakout stars -- 2012.

Well you know why you were just talking about it some do you think is a breakout star.

Britney Spears Britney.

Broke out of the of the old Brittany and I expect to really helped her launch a comeback.

I think another breakout star is Kerry Washington.

The stars and scandal showed just step picking up heats.

In and you know it taps into politics and and then of course earlier in the year Lena Dunham.

Who wrote in starting girls which.

Kinda just redefined.

That -- the whole female perspective on girl it.

Absolutely and you know as we sit here were.

Obviously joining our viewers on their computers are or they're Smartphones.

How did consumers' view entertainment this last year T.

v.s PCs tablets Smartphones what was you know how does that break it down.

-- debuted TV everywhere and they viewed everything and they needed everywhere this was 2012 was a year word we're tech kinda converge with television.

So people were watching on their TV more than anything else but they were also watching on their PC.

There watching on their phone they're watching on their tablets.

-- -- and beyond watching.

They're planning what they're gonna watch they're using their phones to -- -- -- -- DVR they're using that they're tablets to watch and events.

Second event while another one's on TV.

Absolutely and you know it's hard to imagine that I think everybody in the building -- we keep saying.

I can't believe Christmas is next week and then of course we've got new years and -- that's -- -- thirteen.

What are we look forward to next year you've got your -- your finger on the pulse -- what can viewers look forward to as far as shows to watch stars to look for.

What what are you thinking are going to be some of the Franca.

We have some big events of course the Golden Globes in the Academy Awards.

Perhaps the most anticipated drama new series on television is going to be on fox it's called the following its stars Kevin Bacon.

-- a guy who chases cults of serial killers.

While battling his own demons missing the first two episodes it's sensational if you tune in the the first one prepare to watch the whole.

The whole series is it's that it's that addictive wow so be on the lookout for that.

You know and I -- I have sorry I can't reveal the name but I think that there is a former.

Fox News person who makes a cameo.

In that show so I'm not and I won't give it away you'll just have to watch it's on fox enough to tune -- And new technologies what are some of the best tips to keep up with TV shows because I still am struggling a -- way and I forgot -- Record some saying I'm out of my mind I can't figure out how to do it on my phone.

-- is there are there -- -- technologies that we can look for the new year to help us do stuff like that and other neat things to follow our favorite shows.

There are and I'm gonna sound a little bias here I don't mean to be but expanding beyond demand is is it is a place where are our customers.

Our subscribers really were a lot note to rely that shows are going to be there.

Download apps that there's an extreme TV have to turn your phone into something it did was you control your DVR we're looking at your website now and it.

The website itself is is a place where people go to catch up on shows that they can also tap in -- and -- -- -- DVR.

They can start.

Were.

Broadcast on demand sell candy you can do basically anything from every device you can watch you could record you can control you can.

-- the Q where you'll be reminded that -- TV show or or movie is coming on in a couple weeks months so maybe you know.

As I said earlier everybody's watching everything.

Yeah you -- -- all addicted and -- able now to watch it with this new technology.

Also we want to thank you Todd gold executive editor ethics -- TV.

And we encourage people to go to the website and put a bookmark.

If you don't have time to do you -- tinker around with that right now go back.

And get yourself set -- -- -- -- right absolutely.

Okay dot gold thank you so much for being with us here today and that does it now for --