• The Hollywood Reporter, Friday, August 19, 2011 4:45 PM

"In the aftermath" of the Television Critic Association Tour, Tim Goodman handicaps the upcoming TV season and the state of the networks in this insightful, well-written piece.

Here's Goodman on how NBC's Robert Greenblatt masterfully spun his "lowered-expectation mantra" on the network's fortunes: "'I don't know if in the next one, two, three years we're going to see any kind of significant lift,' he told USA Today. Is he good or what? Because he's completely right. And if he's not, he's the new king."

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