Edmund Blackadder to a lord ("Blackadder II"), a knight (""), a royal attendant ("Blackadder III"), a shopkeeper ("Blackadder's Christmas Carol"), to an army captain ("Blackadder Goes Forth"). Throughout each series, Blackadder is a self-serving, cynical opportunist concerned solely with increasing his own influence, status and wealth. His character is symbolized by the adder, the United Kingdom's only native venomous snake, which sometimes appears in the series as a visual motif. With the exception of the first Blackadder incarnation, Prince Edmund, each Blackadder is generally cynical, charismatic and intelligent. While he is haunted by bad luck, he is usually very capable of manipulating
Dish Nation affiliate is one of that network's weakest affiliate stations. The show's median age of viewers was 43.1, the lowest among all entertainment magazine shows, according to Twentieth ("TMZ" 43.7, "Access Hollywood" 52.3, "Extra" 54.2, "The Insider" 55.2, "Entertainment Tonight" 56.6, "Inside Edition" 58). Prior to the 2012 NATPE conference, 20th Century Fox announced that "Dish Nation" would return for a 52-week, full series run to premiere September 10, 2012. After the rating success of its first 100 episodes, Twentieth Television announced on January 25, 2013 that "Dish Nation" had been picked up for an unprecedented Season Two. Viewers "are constantly