Great list from Media Life, Fall 2012 TV by the numbers.
21 -- new shows on the Big Five's schedule this fall
27 -- new shows on the Big Five's schedule last fall
12 -- new dramas on the Big Five's schedule this fall
14 -- new dramas on the Big Five's schedule last fall
9 -- new comedies on the Big Five's schedule this fall
13 -- new comedies on the Big Five's schedule last fall
22 -- returning shows that switched time slots
5 -- broadcast network presidents who took shots at Ad Hop, Dish Network's new ad-skipping DVR device
16 -- first-year shows that were renewed this season
6 -- first-year shows that were renewed this season that air on ABC
6.4 million -- views for the preview trailer for NBC's "Revolution" on YouTube
4 -- new hours of comedy on the fall schedules, divided between ABC, Fox and NBC
6 -- comedies airing in the 9 p.m. Tuesday hour this fall
2 -- comedies that aired in the 9 p.m. Tuesday hour last fall
10 -- comedies on NBC this fall, the most for any network in years
1 -- new ratings systems being pursued by a broadcast network (the CW,
which is investigating a way to marry TV ratings with online)
2 -- CW shows that now have "Diaries" in the title ("The Vampire Diaries," "The Carrie Diaries")
3 -- shows Matthew Perry has now headlined in the eight years since "Friends" ended
6 --"CSI" and "Law & Order" shows on TV three years ago
3 --"CSI" and "Law & Order" shows on TV this fall
2 -- "Beauty and the Beast"-based pilots in contention for fall (for the CW and ABC)
1 -- "Beauty and the Beast" shows that will make it on the air (for the CW)
0 -- comedies airing on Friday last year
4 -- comedies airing on Friday this fall
2 --new shows that co-star an animal ("Animal Practice," "Beauty and the Beast")
1 -- new shows that co-star aliens ("The Neighbors")
5 -- rank in adults 18-49 of Univision, the network that made the first upfront advertising deal last week
1 -- original shows scheduled for Saturday last year
0 -- original shows scheduled for Saturday this year