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Published on November 06, 2014.
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Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new and trending TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, a company that catalogs, tags and measures activity around TV ads in real time. The New Releases here ran on TV for the first time yesterday. The Most Engaging ads are showing sustained social heat, ranked by SpotShare scores reflecting the percent of digital activity associated with each one over the past week. See the methodology here.

Among the new releases, Walmart serves up an ad that's basically about how good it is to its employees, while agrochemical conglomerate Monsanto's got one that's basically about how good it is to the planet. And Amy Poehler is back as part of her continuing series of Old Navy ads; this time she's the daffy, distracted hostess of a hot restaurant.

Today's TV Ad Highlights
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New Releases
Top new ads recently aired on national TV
Old Navy: No Reservations (About These Coats) Old Navy: No Reservations (About These Coats)
Network: TBS
Show: The Big Bang Theory
Primetime Airing: Nov. 5, 9:33 pm EST
Monsanto: Dinner's Ready Monsanto: Dinner's Ready
Network: TLC
Show: Extreme Cheapskates
Prime-time Airing: Nov. 5, 8:36 pm EST
JC Penney: Natalie Stovall and the Drive JC Penney: Natalie Stovall and the Drive
Network: ABC
Show: The 48th Annual CMA Awards
Prime-time Airing: Nov. 5, 8:46 pm EST
Walmart: Benefits Walmart: Benefits
Network: CNN
Show: CNN Special Report
Prime-time Airing: Nov. 5, 10:15 pm EST
Kay Jewelers : Penguin Kiss Kay Jewelers : Penguin Kiss
Network: CBS
Show: Criminal Minds
Prime-time Airing: Nov. 5, 9:21 pm EST
Most Engaging
Top ads by SpotShare for the past 7 days
Activision: Discover Your Power Activision: Discover Your Power
Online Views: 15,753,557
Social Actions: 145,792
SpotShare: 14.28%
Nike: Together Nike: Together
Online Views: 3,615,310
Social Actions: 146,667
SpotShare: 8.46%
Beats Audio: Ain't No Game Beats Audio: Ain't No Game
Online Views: 1,086,091
Social Actions: 57,730
SpotShare: 3.17%
Chanel: The One That I Want Chanel: The One That I Want
Online Views: 890,667
Social Actions: 15,855
SpotShare: 1.16%
Microsoft Surface: Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro: Let's Dance Microsoft Surface: Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro: Let's Dance
Online Views: 733,614
Social Actions: 14,085
SpotShare: 1.00%
View top ads in real time at iSpot.tv

As always, you can find out more about the making of the best commercials on TV at Ad Age's Creativity.

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