The list of leading national critics we polled for our survey:
Joe Amarante, New Haven Register; Ed Bark, The Dallas Morning News; Chuck Barney, Contra Costa (Calif.) Times; Robert Bianco, USA Today; Hal Boedeker, The Orlando Sentinel; Larry Bonko, The Virginian-Pilot; Bill Brioux, The Toronto Sun; Ruth Butler, The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press; Peter Carlin, The Oregonian; Roger Catlin, The Hartford Courant; Ted Cox, (Chicago) Daily Herald; John Crook, Tribune Media Services; Eric Deggans, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times; Tom Dorsey, The (Louisville) Courier-Journal; Tim Feran, The Columbus Dispatch; Steve Gidlow, In Touch Weekly; David S. Glasier, The (Northeast Ohio) News-Herald; Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle; Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic; Ellen Gray, The Philadelphia Daily News; Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune; Mike Hughes, Gannett News Service; Tom Jicha, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Neal Justin, Minneapolis Star Tribune; Rick Kushman, The Sacramento Bee; Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury News; Mike McDaniel, Houston Chronicle; Mark McGuire, (Albany, N.Y.) Times Union; Bruce Miller, Sioux City Journal; Terry Morrow, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Joanne Ostrow, The Denver Post; Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Alan Pergament, The Buffalo News; Matt Roush, TV Guide; Dusty Saunders, Rocky Mountain News; Alan Sepinwall, The (Newark) Star-Ledger; Andy Smith, The Providence Journal; Pat St. Germain, The Winnipeg Sun; Michael Storey, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; Kevin D. Thompson, The Palm Beach Post; Jonathan Storm, Philadelphia Inquirer; Tom Walter, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal; Dave Walker, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune; Diane Werts, Newsday; and Susan Young, The Oakland Tribune/ANG Newspapers.