Guys. What have yall done? When I checked the results of our opening round voting last night there were a few of the winners that I expected, a few upsets, and one that literally shocked me to the point of jaw hanging open. We’ll get to that soon enough, but holy crap.
The second round begins now and voting will end Wednesday March 27 at 5pm Central.
But first — Let’s get on to the results! Remember all “scores” are percentages from voting.
CLASSIC DRAMA REGION
1 Mission: Impossible vs 16 Jeopardy!
Our first match-up almost saw a 1 seed get knocked off in the first round as Mission: Impossible held off a super strong 16 seeded Jeopardy! for a 57-43 win.
8 Star Trek vs 9 Spider-Man
Spider-Man got our first 1 vote victory of the tournament, beating the original Star Trek 53-47.
5 Peter Gunn vs 12 Knight Rider
Our first upset of the tournament is 12 see Knight Rider knocking out 5 seed Peter Gunn 61-39.
4 Batman vs 13 Rawhide
Batman got out to an early lead and never looked back, dispensing of 13 seed Rawhide by a score of 63-37.
6 The Twilight Zone vs 11 Charlie’s Angels
The Twilight Zone theme song is a masterpiece. It held form, easily knocking out Charlie’s Angels 67-33.
3 Hawaii Five-O vs 14 Bonanza
Sometimes a lower seed comes into a match-up ready to just own the competition. This happened here, as 14 seed Bonanza (a personal favorite) just destroyed 3 seed Hawaii Five-O by a score of 82-18.
7 Sesame Street vs 10 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
The sweetest possible match-up saw Sesame Street fall to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 56-44.
2 M*A*S*H vs 15 Perry Mason
Our Classic Drama region’s final game was a beatdown as M*A*S*H took out 15 seed Perry Mason with ease 88-12.
CLASSIC COMEDY REGION
1 Gilligan’s Island vs 16 The Partridge Family
Gilligan moves on, taking out the 16 seed Partridge Family 67-33.
8 The Berverly Hillbillies vs 9 The Dukes of Hazard
The good ol’ Duke boys knocked off The Beverly Hillbillies 56-44 to get to the round of 32.
5 The Addams Family vs 12 Three’s Company
The Addams Family had no problems with the 12 seed Three’s Company, winning 78-22.
4 The Jeffersons vs 13 The Pink Panther
In a 1 vote come from behind upset, The Pink Panther knocked off a very strong 4 seed in The Jeffersons by a final score of 52-48.
6 The Brady Bunch vs 11 The Andy Griffith Show
Classic Comedy region was upset central as the 11 seed The Andy Griffith Show took out the 6 seed The Brady Bunch 78-22. This one was a little surprising to me in just how big the win was.
3 Happy Days vs 14 Green Acres
Happy Days got a hell of a scare from the 14 seed Green Acres, with the 3 seed coming out with a 1 vote 52-48 win.
7 Sanford & Son vs 10 Laverne & Shirley
Sanford & Son sent Laverne & Shirley packing with a 53-47 win.
2 The Flinstones vs 15 I Dream of Jeannie
The Flintstones had no problems with 15 seed I Dream of Jeannie getting the 82-18 victory.
MODERN DRAMA REGION
1 Game of Thrones vs 16 The A-Team
GoT kept with it’s murderous roots, killing The A-Team 68-32.
8 Star Trek: The Next Generation vs 9 The X-Files
Star Trek: TNG got by the 9 seed X-Files by a score of 56-44.
5 Law & Order vs 12 The Walking Dead
Law & Order had a tough time with new kid The Walking Dead but came out victorious 55-45.
4 The Wonder Years vs 13 The O.C.
In our only complete domination of the first round, 4 seed The Wonder Years got the 100-0 win over The O.C.
6 True Blood vs 11 Mad Men
Confession time: I’ve never seen an episode of Mad Men. The theme song is solid though. It came through with the 57-43 upset of 6 seed True Blood.
3 Cops vs 14 Sons of Anarchy
This was a fun match-up just in terms of plot of the shows. Cops came out on top this time, knocking out a personal favorite 14 seed Sons of Anarchy 80-20.
7 Westworld vs 10 American Horror Story
In a 1 vote win, Westworld held off American Horror Story 52-48.
2 The Sopranos vs 15 Justified
15 seed Justified almost pulled out the major upset, coming up 1 vote short of 2 seed The Sopranos 54-46.
MODERN COMEDY REGION
1 Cheers vs 16 Curb Your Enthusiasm
Our final region got off with the 16 seed getting 1 vote and falling to 1 seed Cheers 94-6.
8 The Office vs 9 Full House
The Office knocked out the Tanners of Full House 59-41. Sorry Aunt Becky.
5 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt vs 12 Saved By the Bell
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was the reason we are having this bracket theme this year. I absolutely love that song. It drew a tough 12 seed in Saved By the Bell who took out our girl Kimmy 89-11. Brutal.
4 Golden Girls vs 13 SpongBob SquarePants
This one was much closer than I anticipated as the Golden Girls got a 1 vote win over SpongeBob SquarePants 52-48.
6 The Simpsons vs 11 DuckTales
Similarly, The Simpsons held off a big challenge from DuckTales and got a 1 vote win 52-48.
3 Friends vs 14 Scrubs
This one. This is the one that broke me last night. I honestly thought Friends had a chance to win the whole thing. Scrubs might be my favorite comedy of all time and the theme song almost didn’t make the bracket. That didn’t stop out plucky doctors from having the most blindsided win 55-45. I really did sit jaw opened for like 4 minutes when I saw this one.
7 Married…With Children vs 10 Night Court
Married…With Children moves on beating 10 seed Night Court 68-32.
2 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air vs 15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Our last match-up saw the Fresh Prince get into the round of 32 on the back of a 71-29 win over TMNT.
That leaves us with our bracket looking like this:
Round of 32
CLASSIC DRAMA REGION
CLASSIC COMEDY REGION
MODERN DRAMA REGION
MODERN COMEDY REGION
Alright everybody, let’s get to voting! See you guys on Thursday with our Sweet 16!
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