After making headlines for the wrong reasons last fall, Netflix is giving customers news to get excited about. Netflix is planning to simultaneously release the entire fourth season of Arrested Development sometime next year. The streaming video subscription service is developing 10 episodes of the series, which was cancelled for poor performance in 2006. Netflix revealed in November that it had signed a deal to revive the beloved sitcom, which it would bring exclusively to its U.S. subscribers.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

Arrested Development mentions within Netflix conversations

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Arrested Development was mentioned in 34% of all Netflix conversations following the announcement.

Netflix sentiment

Netflix conversations are 89% positive overall.

Host and TV producer Dick Clark died Wednesday at the age of 82. Spokesman Paul Shefrin said the American Bandstand creator had a heart attack Wednesday morning at Saint John’s hospital in Santa Monica, a day after he was admitted for an outpatient procedure.

Dick Clark mentions

Dick Clark was mentioned nearly 2 millions times within a few hours Wednesday, peaking at one mention every 1.1 second online.

Approximately 82% of Dick Clark mentions online came via Twitter; 14% via blogs.

Rest in peace to a true legend.

“Downton Arby’s,” the spoof on the popular PBS series “Downton Abbey,” features a similar cast of characters to the British period drama, but instead of being set in a countryside mansion, it’s set in an Arby’s. The video has been viewed more than a million times this week.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

Arby’s chatter

Downton Arby’s currently appears in 19% of all Arby’s chatter online. Conversations around Arby’s are currently 88% positive, the highest point of the month.

The Internet is buzzing about last night’s Mad Men season premiere. After a 17-month absence, a heavy marketing campaign and a flood of adoring publicity, Mad Men returned Sunday night to record ratings, up 21% over last year.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

Mad Men vs. NCAA tournament buzz

Mad Men buzz spiked 600% last night, and was mentioned in more conversations online than the NCAA Tournament Elite 8 games over the weekend.

Mad Men conversation topic cloud

Conversations around the Mad Men premiere were 76% positive.  January Jones was mentioned in 5% of conversations, and those conversations were 58% negative (the premiere didn’t feature a single second of January Jones, who plays Betty on the show).

Content distribution

Approximately 71% of Mad Men mentions came via Twitter, and 25% via blogs over the weekend.

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Nicki Minaj turned some heads with her performance full of religious symbolism at the 2012 Grammy Awards. The performance welcomed her alter ego Roman Zolanski to the Grammy stage for the first time. The Catholic Church expressed distaste for the performance, which began with a mock confessional. Catholic League president Bill Donahue blamed the Recording Academy for allowing the number to air.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around Nicki Minaj online.

Nicki Minaj buzz

Nicki Minaj mentions increased 1,781% following her performance at the Grammys.

Nicki Minaj conversation sentiment

Conversations around Nicki Minaj were 71% negative following her performance. Nearly every topic of conversation was negative (red).

Some say the performance saved the Grammys, catapulting the event from just another awards show into a social media spectacle. But do you think Nicki Minaj did permanent damage to her brand and her career in the process?

Eli Manning and the New York Giants defeated Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Sunday night’s Super Bowl 21-17. The game was seen by an average of 111.3 million people, the biggest audience in U.S. television history. We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

Super Bowl buzz

Super Bowl mentions more than doubled mentions in 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Super Bowl sentiment

Conversations around the Super Bowl were 77% positive. The game generated more chatter than the commercials — ‘Giants’ appeared in 12% of conversations, halftime performer ‘Madonna’ appeared in 7% of conversations, and upcoming movie ‘Avengers’ appeared in 3% of all Super Bowl conversations.

Content analysis

Approximately 99% of Super Bowl mentions yesterday and today came via Twitter. The event generated more real-time conversation than blog content. An average of 58% of Super Bowl mentions came via males. Ads such as the H&M commercial featuring David Beckham effectively engaged women in the Super Bowl conversation.

Brand Bowl

With advertising selling for record prices, which brands generated the most buzz for their buck? Doritos generated the biggest spike in conversation and the most mentions among advertisers. The Doritos ‘Sling Baby’ ad was rated highest by users on a USA Today poll.

Many advertisements featured Twitter hashtags this year. Which campaign do you think was most effective?

After many years at No. 1, American Idol could finally get overthrown in the weekly ratings as the country’s highest-rated TV series.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations online.

American Idol buzz

American Idol mentions have been steadily declining for the last several years.

American Idol sentiment

Chatter around American Idol is at its most negative point. The chart contains data from 2008-present.

Is American Idol’s run as the highest rated show on TV over?

The 69th annual Golden Globes were broadcast from Hollywood on NBC Sunday night. The show awarded best comedy TV series to Modern Family, and best drama to Homeland, among other surprises.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around the Golden Globes online.

Golden Globes buzz

The term ‘Golden Globes’ was mentioned more times online Sunday than all four of the winning NFL Divisional Playoff team names combined.

Golden Globes sentiment

Conversations around Sunday’s Golden Globe awards were 83% positive overall. George Clooney was one of the most talked about stars, appearing in 15% of all Golden Globes chatter — 97% of Clooney mentions were positive. Ricky Gervais, the show’s host who promised sharp-tongued swipes at celebrities, was called dull and awkward.

Content distribution

Interestingly, 88% of chatter around the Golden Globes came via blogs.

Did you watch the show? What did you think?

Justin Timberlake just took the next step in his campaign to bring MySpace back. Timberlake joined Panasonic on stage at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show to announce the MySpace app for TV, which aims to make TV more social.

We used Social Radar to analyze conversations around MySpace online.

MySpace buzz

MySpace buzz has been on the steady decline for years, hitting a low point in September 2011. But since then, mentions have been on the rise.

MySpace sentiment

Conversations around MySpace are currently 74% positive. ‘TV’ currently appears in 12% of MySpace conversations. ‘Justin’ and ‘Panasonic’ each appear in 6% of MySpace conversations.

Can Justin Timberlake really bring MySpace back?

CBS aired the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Wednesday night, with a lineup including 15 new models walking the runway for the first time. The $12 million event included live performances from Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5, Kanye West and Jay Z. How did buzz around the show compare to year

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show buzz

Buzz around the show skyrocketed Tuesday night. The Victoria’s Secret Fashion show was mentioned in nearly 1% of all Internet conversations Tuesday night.

The 2011 show generated 4X more buzz online than the 2010 and 2009 shows.

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show sentiment

Conversations around the 2011 show were 90% positive Tuesday night. Model Miranda Kerr was the biggest topic of conversation, appearing in 16% of all conversations. Adriana Lima appeared in 8% of conversations, and Alessandra Ambrosio appeared in 6% of conversations.

CBS fared well appearing in 17% of conversations and was 90% positive.

Content distribution

Nearly 95% of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show conversations Tuesday night came via Twitter.

Gender distribution

Nearly 60% of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show mentions online came via women.

Did you tune into the show? What did you think?