Friday, April 05, 2019
Fri-Yay: You’re the Worst Ends with a Memorable Finale; Family Guy Heads to Freeform and FXX

by Vincent
It feels like every week, I’m talking about another sitcom finale. So this week I'm talking about You're the Worst's final episode, which ended in a wedding (sort of?) that has been hinted at from the series beginning. Frankly, it was an excellent way to wrap up the series. Without hinting much about what actually happens for spoiler purposes, the show shows us exactly where each character ends up, and it's clear from the ending that the writers really know these characters. If you haven't seen the finale or are a few episodes or seasons behind, I highly recommend catching up. It's really an excellent finale to add to a year that has seen several strong finales.
All in all, Worst's final season was a really great way to wrap up the show, and saved the show's legacy in some ways after a few seasons where the show's quality wobbled a bit. It was always a cutting and funny series, but it did feel as if the show had lost the plot at times in Seasons 3 and 4. But maybe those seasons were just a holding pattern for what was to come - a really great, thoughtful season that wound to being a perfect footnote for the show's characters.
FXX has a new acquisition beginning Tuesday, April 16 and Freeform has a new acquisition beginning Wednesday, April 17! But it's the same series! Family Guy will air on FXX every Tuesday night from 9-11pm with four episodes, while back to back episodes will air on Freeform at 7:00pm & 7:30pm on Wednesday nights. FXX and Freeform will air the most recent full season, season 16, that aired on Fox in 2017-18 season. No word if they will also air season 17 when Fox completes the season in May. Family Guy also airs on Turner cable networks TBS and Adult Swim, as well as local broadcast syndication, but they haven't aired season 16 at all yet, so FXX and Freeform will get first premiere of this season!
The series continues to entertain its die-hard fan base with razor-sharp humor, spot-on parodies, spectacular animation and orchestra-backed original music. Since its debut in 1999, the series has reached cult status among fans, and its breakout star, a talking baby, has become one of the greatest TV characters of all time. Family Guy has racked up numerous awards, including an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, only the second animated series in television history to be honored with such a distinction. Cast member Alex Borstein (voice of "Lois Griffin") recently won the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Series creator and lead voice actor Seth MacFarlane (voice of "Brian Griffin," "Peter Griffin" and "Stewie Griffin") also was nominated in the category. He won the 2017 and 2016 Emmy Award in the category, and was nominated from 2013 to 2015. Guest voices in season 16 include Sir Patrick Stewart, Mandy Moore, Sarah Paulson, Bryan Cranston, Niecy Nash, Kyrie Irving, Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski and Sam Elliot.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, February 17
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 17)
Monday, February 17
- Pamela Anderson (Home Improvement/Stacked) - Pamela is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Rose Matafeo (Starstruck) - Rose appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!), Paul F. Tompkins (The Great North/BoJack Horseman/DAG) and Joe Manganiello (How I Met Your Mother) - Thomas, Paul and Joe are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Kate Hudson (Running Point) and Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This/Central Park/The Good Place) - E! News has interviews with Kate and Kristen at 11pm on E!.
- Anthony Michael Hall (The Goldbergs/Awkward/Claude's Crib) - Anthony appears on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Megan Hilty (Sean Saves the World) - Megan talks about Death Becomes Her on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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