The third season of The Vampire Diaries, an American drama-horror series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec based upon the series of novels by L. J. Smith. The CW officially renewed the series for a third season on April 26, 2011. It premiered on The CW on September 15, 2011 and will consist of 22 episodes.

Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September 25, 2006. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the characters’ lives. The series emulates the aesthetic style and storytelling of American comic books, using short, multi-episode story arcs that build upon a larger, more encompassing arc.

Friends has been named the most watched TV show of the last ten years.

The hit US sitcom, which launched the careers of Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, ran for a decade between 1994 and 2004.

Figures published by The Hollywood Reporter reveal that the programme’s 2004 finale was the highest-rated broadcast in America since 2000, attracting 52.5 million viewers.

A 2000 episode of reality show Survivor: Borneo came second with figures of 51.7 million. Dating series Joe Millionaire was third with a 2003 episode garnering an audience of 40 million.

An instalment of medical drama ER came fourth, with 39.4 million, and talent show American Idol rounded off the top five with 38.1 million. Other entries in the top ten included episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, Frasier and Spin City.

Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994. The series revolves around a group of friends in the area of Manhattan, New York City, who occasionally live together and share living expenses.

V is an American science-fiction television series first broadcast on ABC starting November 3, 2009. A reimagining of the 1983 miniseries V created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series is executive produced by The 4400 creator Scott Peters, Jace Hall, Steve Pearlman, and Jeffrey Bell. Four episodes of V will air in November 2009, and the series will resume in March 2010 after the 2010 Winter Olympics.