TVSquad

Do the American people really like watching their favorite shows this way? Assuming you have more than one or two shows you enjoy following, this week is daunting to say the least and beyond exhausting. Just last night I had a three-hour finale of The Biggest Loser and that awesome Fringe finale. In the past few days we've said goodbye to The Amazing Race, The Apprentice, Cold Case, The Unit, Brothers & Sisters, The Big Bang Theory, House and Castle. And that's just on the major networks.

Over the next two days we have America's Next Top Model, Lie to Me, Lost, Bones, My Name Is Earl, Smallville, Parks & Recreation, CSI, Grey's Anatomy, Hell's Kitchen, The Office, Supernatural and even CSI: NY on a special night. And it goes on through the weekend. In an era where ratings are slipping, how can it make good business sense to put all of these finales on against one another all within a few days of each other. I know they've always done that, but I just don't think it makes sense anymore.

Those cable shows that are getting great ratings are spread throughout the year, as are their premieres and finales. If they all premiered in the same week and ended in the same week, they'd be cannibalizing each other's audiences as well. I know it's a competition, but just like nobody wants to program against American Idol, how about considering spreading out the love.

The movie industry does this successfully every weekend, strategically moving films around so as to not all face off at the same time. How annoying would it be if this Friday was the premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Terminator: Salvation, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. And imagine if the music industry dropped all of their major releases for the year on the same Tuesday?

Why force your customers to pick and choose when you have 52 weeks of programming to spread out the love and face less competition with your big events. TV fans would have more to look forward to throughout the year and more chances to sample a wider variety of your wares. But it's not a good thing when a fan like me is looking forward to next week when your shows are off the air so I can catch a breath.