NEWS ROUNDUP: TRA Ranks TV Shows By Political Party; Nick Wechsler Talks REVENGE; DirecTV's New DVR Records 5 Shows at Once

The CW's SUPERNATURAL is popular with
Democrats according to a new Tivo Study

Republicans Like Golf, Democrats Prefer Cartoons, Tivo Research Suggests
The results come from an analysis assembled by TRA Inc. (which stands for TiVo Research and Analytics), and are based on a model that matches viewing data from cable set-top boxes with voter-registration information from 186,000 households. Measured during the first two quarters of 2012 (which is why there is no football, but plenty of basketball), TRA listed programs by how they performed with registered voters of either party (as well as independents) compared to a base of all registered voters.

In general, the conclusions pointed to television viewing that is every bit as polarized as the political culture. The research listed the top 20 shows for Democratic and Republican viewers and not one network show appeared on both lists.

DALLAS Returns January 28, 2013 For Season 2

TNT has announced the networks' winter premiere dates. DALLAS will kick off its second season on Monday, January 28, 2013. TNT will build up to the Season 2 premiere with two days of episodes from the first season on Saturday, January 26, and Sunday, January 27.

As part of its strategic expansion to year-round original programming, TNT is set to burn brightly this winter with a slate of six original series. The lineup includes the return of three hit dramas, a new season of one of the most acclaimed series on television and the premiere of a brand new medical drama from David E. Kelley and Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

TNT's MONDAY MORNINGS Begins Production

Production is now under way for TNT's MONDAY MORNINGS, a powerful new series from award-winning producer David E. Kelley (ALLY MCBEAL, CHICAGO HOPE) and practicing neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, on whose book the series is based. The medical drama stars Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2, TNT's THE COMPANY), Jamie Bamber (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA), Jennifer Finnigan (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Bill Irwin (CSI), Keong Sim (GLEE), Sarayu Rao and Emily Swallow (TNT's SOUTHLAND). TNT has ordered 10 episodes for the first season of MONDAY MORNINGS, which is slated to premiere in early 2013.

Set at the fictional Chelsea General Hospital in Portland, Oregon, Monday Mornings follows the lives of doctors as they push the limits of their abilities and confront their personal and professional failings. The title refers to the hospital’s weekly morbidity and mortality conference, when doctors gather with their peers for a confidential review of complications and errors in patient care.