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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Week 7 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did

2013-14 Week 7 TV Ratings (first four nights, Mon-Thu):

Households: #1. ABC 6.7/11 rating/share (+34% in rating from first four nights week 6); #2. CBS 6.6/11 (even); #3. NBC 5.0/8 (+4%); #4. Fox 2.9/4 (-58%); #5. The CW 1.2/2 (even).
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 10.51 million (+2%); #2. ABC 10.37 million (+34%); #3. NBC 8.02 million (+4%); #4. Fox 4.74 million (-58%); #5. The CW 1.81 million (+5%).
Adults 18-49: #1. ABC 2.6/7 rating/share (+37%); #2. NBC 2.3/7 (flat); #3. CBS 2.3/7 (even); #4. Fox 1.7/5 (-48%); #5. The CW 0.7/2 (even).

For previous week's final ratings, Week 6 had NBC win the week in 18-49 for the fifth time this season with a 2.4 rating, followed closely by Fox's 2.3, CBS' 2.2 and ABC's 1.9. In total viewers, CBS prevailed with 10.495 million, followed by Fox' 7.698, ABC's 7.426, and NBC's 7.426 million. Back to week 7, read our full night-by-night analysis followed by how the sitcoms did! GREAT showings are in BOLD. If they are in bold in both total viewers and 18-49, then it is very impressive.

Week 7 (Nov. 4-10) Analysis

Last Sunday (Nov. 3)	(Week 6)		This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-	This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-
Title	Network	Time	Total Viewers			18-49 Rtg			Notes
60 Minutes	CBS	7:00PM	15,812,000	10,081,000	5,731,000	4.29	1.30	2.99	7:59P
America's Funniest Videos	ABC	7:00PM	6,961,000	6,120,000	841,000	1.43	1.37	0.06
Animation Domination	Fox	7:00PM	1,877,000		1,877,000	0.80		0.80
Football Night in America	NBC	7:30PM	3,761,000	4,361,000	(600,000)	1.24	1.44	(0.20)
Animation Domination	Fox	7:30PM	3,481,000		3,481,000	1.40		1.40
The OT	Fox	7:30PM		15,236,000	(15,236,000)		5.15	(5.15)	preempted
The Amazing Race	CBS	8:00PM	9,377,000	8,106,000	1,271,000	2.15	1.76	0.39	8:59P
Once Upon a Time	ABC	8:00PM	7,551,000	7,231,000	320,000	2.32	2.24	0.08
Football Night in America	NBC	8:00PM	9,424,000	10,130,000	(706,000)	3.39	3.62	(0.23)
World Series	Fox	8:00PM		15,975,000	(15,975,000)		4.60	(4.60)
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	5,430,000		5,430,000	2.43		2.43
Sunday Night Football	NBC	8:30PM	17,040,000	16,893,000	147,000	6.35	6.31	0.04
Bob's Burgers	Fox	8:30PM	3,750,000		3,750,000	1.77		1.77
The Good Wife	CBS	9:00PM	10,217,000	9,350,000	867,000	1.63	1.37	0.26	9:59P
Revenge	ABC	9:00PM	6,326,000	5,714,000	612,000	1.71	1.44	0.27
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	4,866,000		4,866,000	2.47		2.47
American Dad!	Fox	9:30PM	3,747,000		3,747,000	1.91		1.91
The Mentalist	CBS	10:00PM	7,011,000	8,825,000	(1,814,000)	1.10	1.31	(0.21)	REPEAT 1059P
Betrayal	ABC	10:00PM	3,436,000	3,303,000	133,000	0.99	0.91	0.08


Monday			This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-	This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-
Title	Network	Time	Total Viewers			18-49 Rtg			Notes
How I Met Your Mother	CBS	8:00PM	8,669,000	7,750,000	919,000	3.39	3.04	0.35
Dancing with the Stars	ABC	8:00PM	13,718,000	13,281,000	437,000	1.97	2.08	(0.11)
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	11,748,000	13,221,000	(1,473,000)	3.64	4.30	(0.66)
Bones	Fox	8:00PM	6,974,000		6,974,000	2.04		2.04
World Series	Fox	8:00PM		14,446,000	(14,446,000)		4.14	(4.14)	no game
Hart of Dixie	CW	8:00PM	1,004,000	1,052,000	(48,000)	0.39	0.40	(0.01)
2 Broke Girls	CBS	8:30PM	8,116,000	7,708,000	408,000	2.64	2.70	(0.06)
Mike & Molly	CBS	9:00PM	9,216,000	8,005,000	1,211,000	2.61	2.51	0.10	vs. Big Bang (R)
Sleep Hollow	Fox	9:00PM	7,077,000		7,077,000	2.51		2.51
Beauty & the Beast	CW	9:00PM	679,000	832,000	(153,000)	0.27	0.29	(0.02)
Mom	CBS	9:30PM	7,379,000	6,636,000	743,000	2.03	2.11	(0.08)
Hostages	CBS	10:00PM	4,787,000	4,901,000	(114,000)	1.06	1.23	(0.17)
Castle	ABC	10:00PM	10,871,000	10,687,000	184,000	2.17	2.08	0.09
The Blacklist	NBC	10:00PM	10,337,000	10,511,000	(174,000)	2.86	3.06	(0.20)

Tuesday			This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-	This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-
Title	Network	Time	Total Viewers			18-49 Rtg			Notes
NCIS	CBS	8:00PM	19,178,000	19,296,000	(118,000)	2.87	3.04	(0.17)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	ABC	8:00PM	7,147,000	4,085,000	3,062,000	2.53	1.22	1.31	vs. REPEAT
The Biggest Loser	NBC	8:00PM	6,821,000	6,050,000	771,000	2.11	1.83	0.28
Dads	Fox	8:00PM	3,649,000		3,649,000	1.41		1.41
X Factor Special	Fox	8:00PM		4,903,000	(4,903,000)		1.53	(1.53)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:30PM	3,835,000		3,835,000	1.58		1.58
The Originals	CW	8:00PM	2,031,000	2,053,000	(22,000)	0.93	0.96	(0.03)
NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	9:00PM	14,763,000	14,897,000	(134,000)	2.41	2.64	(0.23)
The Goldbergs	ABC	9:00PM	4,894,000	5,430,000	(536,000)	1.48	1.66	(0.18)
The Voice	NBC	9:00PM	11,299,000	11,618,000	(319,000)	3.38	3.62	(0.24)	9-11P
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	3,852,000		3,852,000	2.00		2.00
Trophy Wife	ABC	9:30PM	3,659,000	4,325,000	(666,000)	1.14	1.39	(0.25)
The Mindy Project	Fox	9:30PM	2,882,000		2,882,000	1.46		1.46
Supernatural	CW	9:00PM	2,150,000	2,192,000	(42,000)	0.94	1.06	(0.12)
Person of Interest	CBS	10:00PM	11,789,000	11,997,000	(208,000)	1.92	1.86	0.06
In the Spotlight Robin Roberts	ABC	10:00PM	3,385,000	3,201,000	184,000	0.75	0.94	(0.19)	vs. Shark Tank (R)
Chicago Fire	NBC	10:00PM			0			0.00	preempted

Wednesday			This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-	This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-
Title	Network	Time	Total Viewers			18-49 Rtg			Notes
Survivor	CBS	8:00PM	9,293,000	9,002,000	291,000	2.51	2.34	0.17
CMA Awards	ABC	8:00PM	16,762,000		16,762,000	4.71		4.71
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM		8,028,000	(8,028,000)		2.16	(2.16)	preempted
Back in the Game	ABC	8:30PM		6,110,000	(6,110,000)		1.72	(1.72)	preempted
Revolution	NBC	8:00PM	5,208,000	4,873,000	335,000	1.44	1.35	0.09
The X Factor	Fox	8:00PM	4,544,000		4,544,000	1.49		1.49
MLB World Series	Fox	8:00PM		19,178,000	(19,178,000)		5.70	(5.70)
Arrow	CW	8:00PM	2,804,000	2,367,000	437,000	1.01	0.75	0.26
Criminal Minds	CBS	9:00PM	9,698,000	10,642,000	(944,000)	2.35	2.40	(0.05)
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM		7,216,000	(7,216,000)		2.18	(2.18)	preempted
Law & Order: SVU	NBC	9:00PM	5,652,000	4,216,000	1,436,000	1.54	1.06	0.48	vs. REPEAT
Super Fun Night	ABC	9:30PM		5,166,000	(5,166,000)		1.73	(1.73)	preempted
Tomorrow People	CW	9:00PM	1,560,000	1,717,000	(157,000)	0.57	0.57	0.00
CSI	CBS	10:00PM	9,080,000	9,495,000	(415,000)	1.76	1.72	0.04
Nashville	ABC	10:00PM		5,249,000	(5,249,000)		1.39	(1.39)	preempted
Dateline	NBC	10:00PM	4,400,000		4,400,000	1.07		1.07

Thursday			This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-	This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-
Title	Network	Time	Total Viewers			18-49 Rtg			Notes
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:00PM	16,888,000	11,797,000	5,091,000	4.92	2.60	2.32	vs. REPEAT
Once in Wonderland	ABC	8:00PM	3,555,000	6,980,000	(3,425,000)	0.92	2.20	(1.28)	vs. Charlie Brown
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:00PM			0			0.00	preempted
The Voice	NBC	8:00PM	9,737,000	5,320,000	4,417,000	2.52	1.65	0.87	vs. SNL
The X Factor	Fox	8:00PM	3,668,000	3,251,000	417,000	1.21	0.77	0.44	vs. REPEAT
The Vampire Diaries	CW	8:00PM	2,587,000	2,069,000	518,000	1.26	0.88	0.38
The Millers	CBS	8:30PM	10,378,000	9,671,000	707,000	2.60	2.08	0.52
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:30PM			0			0.00	preempted
The Crazy Ones	CBS	9:00PM	8,000,000	8,057,000	(57,000)	2.10	1.88	0.22
Grey's Anatomy	ABC	9:00PM	8,678,000	8,942,000	(264,000)	2.70	2.63	0.07
Sean Saves the World	NBC	9:00PM	4,551,000	3,724,000	827,000	1.36	1.09	0.27
Glee	Fox	9:00PM	4,005,000	1,888,000	2,117,000	1.52	0.60	0.92	vs. REPEAT
Reign	CW	9:00PM	1,640,000	1,572,000	68,000	0.59	0.59	0.00
Two and a Half Men	CBS	9:30PM	8,271,000	8,476,000	(205,000)	2.02	2.10	(0.08)	vs. Big Bang (R)
The Michael J. Fox Show	NBC	9:30PM	3,453,000	3,336,000	117,000	1.03	1.05	(0.02)
Elementary	CBS	10:00PM	8,894,000	9,471,000	(577,000)	1.76	1.77	(0.01)
Scandal	ABC	10:00PM	8,655,000	9,179,000	(524,000)	2.76	2.90	(0.14)
Parenthood	NBC	10:00PM	3,878,000	3,673,000	205,000	1.27	1.21	0.06

Friday	(PRELIMINARY #s)		This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-	This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-
Title	Network	Time	Total Viewers			18-49 Rtg			Notes
Undercover Boss	CBS	8:00PM	9,337,000	9,051,000	286,000	1.80	1.39	0.41
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	6,175,000	6,359,000	(184,000)	1.40	1.40	0.00
Dateline	NBC	8:00PM	5,601,000	2,587,000	3,014,000	1.00	0.69	0.31
Masterchef Junior	Fox	8:00PM	4,209,000	4,008,000	201,000	1.50	1.30	0.20	FINALE
Bones	Fox	8:00PM			0			0.00	Moves 11/15/13
Carrie Diaries	CW	8:00PM	804,000	890,000	(86,000)	0.30	0.33	(0.03)
The Neighbors	ABC	8:30PM	4,554,000	4,501,000	53,000	1.10	1.04	0.06
Hawaii Five-0	CBS	9:00PM	9,385,000	9,709,000	(324,000)	1.40	1.28	0.12
Shark Tank	ABC	9:00PM	7,251,000	7,314,000	(63,000)	2.00	1.96	0.04
Grimm	NBC	9:00PM	4,935,000	4,960,000	(25,000)	1.30	1.51	(0.21)
Sleepy Hollow	Fox	9:00PM	1,864,000	1,690,000	174,000	0.60	0.50	0.10	REPEAT
America's Top Model	CW	9:00PM	1,050,000	1,009,000	41,000	0.40	0.38	0.02
Raising Hope	Fox	9:00PM			0			0.00	Premieres 11/15/13
Raising Hope	Fox	9:30PM			0			0.00	Premieres 11/15/13
Blue Bloods	CBS	10:00PM	10,976,000	11,009,000	(33,000)	1.30	1.24	0.06
20/20	ABC	10:00PM	5,976,000	7,650,000	(1,674,000)	1.40	1.52	(0.12)
Dracula	NBC	10:00PM	2,991,000	3,387,000	(396,000)	1.00	1.28	(0.28)

Saturday	(PRELIMINARY #s)		This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-	This Wk	Prev Week	Wk-to-Wk +/-
Title	Network	Time	Total Viewers			18-49 Rtg			Notes
College Football	Fox	7:00PM	2,624,000	2,386,000	238,000	0.70	0.66	0.04
Comedytime	CBS	8:00PM		3,331,000	(3,331,000)		0.70	(0.70)	preempted
College Football	CBS	8:00PM	11,546,000		11,546,000	3.90		3.90
Saturday Night Football	ABC	8:00PM	2,673,000	8,354,000	(5,681,000)	0.50	2.76	(2.26)
Breeder's Cup	NBC	8:00PM		2,118,000	(2,118,000)		0.40	(0.40)
Comedytime	CBS	8:30PM		3,826,000	(3,826,000)		0.90	(0.90)	preempted
Crimetime	CBS	9:00PM		4,376,000	(4,376,000)		0.80	(0.80)
Miss Universe 2013	NBC	9:00PM	3,757,000		3,757,000	0.90		0.90
The Blacklist	NBC	9:00PM		1,951,000	(1,951,000)		0.40	(0.40)	preempted
48 Hours Mystery	CBS	10:00PM		6,385,000	(6,385,000)		1.16	(1.16)
SNL	NBC	10:00PM	2,544,000	2,350,000	194,000	0.70	0.70	0.00	8P

Sitcoms in green did excellent for the week, while yellow indicates OK showings and red is not good! This is sorted by adults 18-49:

Week 7 (Nov. 4-10) How the Sitcoms Did
(Sun comedies are previous week and Fri/Sat are prelim ratings)
Sorted by 18-49 Rtg
Title	Network	Time	Day	Total Viewers	18-49 Rtg	Notes

The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:00PM	Thur	16,888,000	4.92
How I Met Your Mother	CBS	8:00PM	Mon	8,699,000	3.39
2 Broke Girls	CBS	8:30PM	Mon	8,116,000	2.64
Mike & Molly	CBS	9:00PM	Mon	9,216,000	2.61	season prem
The Millers	CBS	8:30PM	Thur	10,378,000	2.60
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	Sun	4,866,000	2.47
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	Sun	5,430,000	2.43
The Crazy Ones	CBS	9:00PM	Thur	8,000,000	2.10
Mom	CBS	9:30PM	Mon	7,379,000	2.03
Two and a Half Men	CBS	9:30PM	Thur	8,271,000	2.02
New Girl	Fox	9:00PM	Tues	3,852,000	2.00
American Dad!	Fox	9:30PM	Sun	3,747,000	1.91
Bob's Burgers	Fox	8:30PM	Sun	3,750,000	1.77
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:30PM	Tues	3,835,000	1.58
The Goldbergs	ABC	9:00PM	Tues	4,894,000	1.48
The Mindy Project	Fox	9:30PM	Tues	2,882,000	1.46
Dads	Fox	8:00PM	Tues	3,649,000	1.41
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	Fri	6,175,000	1.4
Animation Domination	Fox	7:00PM	Sun	3,481,000	1.40	REPEAT
Sean Saves the World	NBC	9:00PM	Thur	4,551,000	1.36
Trophy Wife	ABC	9:30PM	Wed	3,659,000	1.14
The Neighbors	ABC	8:30PM	Fri	4,554,000	1.1
The Michael J. Fox Show	NBC	9:30PM	Thur	3,453,000	1.03
Animnation Domination	Fox	7:30PM	Sun	1,877,000	0.80	REPEAT
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	Wed			preempted
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	Wed			preempted
Super Fun Night	ABC	9:30PM	Wed			preempted
Back in the Game	ABC	8:30PM	Wed			preempted
Comedytime (R)	CBS	8:30PM	Sat			preempted
Comedytime (R)	CBS	8:00PM	Sat			preempted
Parks & Recreation	NBC	8:00PM	Thur			preempted
Welcome to the Family	NBC	8:30PM	Thur			canceled
We Are Men	CBS	8:30PM	Mon			canceled
Raising Hope	Fox	9:00PM	Fri			Premieres 11/15
Raising Hope	Fox	9:30PM	Fri			Premieres 11/15

SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research

Saturday, November 09, 2013

SitcomsOnline Digest: Bill Cosby Hoping to Return to Primetime; Busy January for Mill Creek

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're settling in for our second week of our new feature around here, and this week, we've got news about sitcoms in development, several new re-releases from Mill Creek, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

A lot of TV stars that we loved in the '70s and '80s have been making primetime comebacks recently, and now it seems that Bill Cosby wants to give it a shot too. Recently, he has re-teamed with The Cosby Show producer Tom Werner in hopes of developing a new family comedy that will focus on older children and their relationship with their parents. It isn't even close to being a done deal, but nonetheless, it is great to see that his career is far from finished. (TV Guide)
Just when it seemed that Fox was heading into the direction of maintaining a Sunday night lineup with only one Seth MacFarlane animated comedy (as American Dad moves to TBS and The Cleveland Show was canceled), things may be changing, as they announced that they picked up 13 episodes of a new animated series from the creator, Bordertown, which is about two families living in a southwest desert town on the border of the United States and Mexico. It will premiere next season (Entertainment Weekly).
Meanwhile, on the sitcom development front at ABC, The Neighbors creator Dan Fogelman and George Lopez co-creator Robert Borden think that America is ready to see The Golden Girls again... but this time, a male version. (Deadline)
TV Guide recently interviewed Ed Asner about his upcoming appearance on The Crazy Ones, and has a little bit to say about how the guys at WJM were snubbed in the recent reunion of The Mary Tyler Moore Show cast on Hot in Cleveland. (TV Guide)
E! used to air plenty of sitcoms years ago, but it has been a while since they've done it. But now they're airing a sitcom once again, with their addition of Saved by the Bell. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

We mentioned several weeks ago that Mill Creek would be re-releasing several DVDs that Sony released years ago, and it appears that a great flood of these releases will be coming on January 22. Among these are Bewitched - Season 1, Bewitched - Season 2, Bewitched - Season 1 and 2, Charlie's Angels - Season 1, Good Times - Season 1, Good Times - Season 2, Good Times - Season 1 and 2, Just Shoot Me - Season 1, Just Shoot Me - Season 2, Just Shoot Me - Season 1 and 2, Married... with Children - Season 1, Married... with Children - Season 2, and Married... with Children - Season 1 and 2! That's a huge list! The single season releases will come at a $9.98 MSRP, while the double season releases will come at $14.98. By the way, according to TVShowsOnDVD.com, the first two seasons of Married... with Children will include the original theme song, although it is likely that the remaining seasons will be as they were when originally released... but we'll let you know when those seasons come.
Those releases aren't all for Mill Creek on January 22! They've also got a release of a series from CBS and a new one from the Carsey-Werner library Wings - Season 3 and 4, The Cosby Show - Season 1, The Cosby Show - Season 2, and The Cosby Show - Season 1 and 2. The runtime of the The Cosby Show - Season 1 set suggests that these will, in fact, be the unedited episodes.
Shout! Factory announced the release of a classic sitcom that seemed to be abandoned this week with their announcement of Newhart - The Complete Second Season. Uncomfirmed rumors (from reliable sources) indicate that we'll be seeing a few more abandoned classic series from the Fox library from Shout! Factory over the next year.
Shout! also announced that L.A. Law - Season One will be released on February 25. This marks the first time that the series has been released in the United States (although a region-free version was made available in the United Kingdom a few years ago).

NOVEMBER 12 HOME MEDIA RELEASES

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Family Ties - The Complete Series ($220.98): CBS brings all of the episodes of this classic series together in one collection, along with extra bonus material not included on the previous season release.
My Mother the Car - The Series ($24.96): TGG brings together every episode (or so we think, we're still not entirely certain since the list in the official amazon.com description is missing an episode) of the classic series that is loved by many, despite having the reputation of being one of the worst series of all time.
MADtv - The Complete Fourth Season ($29.93): Shout! Factory continues with another season of the late-night sketch comedy series that aired on Fox that competed with Saturday Night Live for several years.
The Mod Squad - The Complete Series ($269.99) and The Mod Squad - The Complete Series (gift set) ($180): The classic series makes it to DVD as a complete series for the first time (and inexplicably, with a deluxe version that costs much less than the regular version).

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Claim to Fame: Donal Logue was best known for his movie roles in the '90s, but his claim to fame for sitcom fans came in 2001, with the Fox (and later The WB) series Grounded for Life. Since then, he has appeared in several episodes of ER and the short-lived ABC sitcom, The Knights of Prosperity. Currently, he appears in the BBC America series, Copper.

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Friday, November 08, 2013

TV Guide's 2013 Hot List; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 11, 2013)

TV Guide Magazine, America's authority on all things television, unveiled their annual Hot List issue at an exclusive VIP party at The Emerson Theater. The issue celebrates the year's hottest television shows, stars and trends. Cover stars Clark Gregg and Ming-Na Wen along with their Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. co-stars Elizabeth Henstridge, Brett Dalton, Jeph Loeb and Chloe Bennett attended the bash. Allison Janney, Anna Faris, Sharon Osbourne, Bellamy Young, Bianca Lawson, Nick Lachey and many more came out for some Hot Fun, TV Guide Magazine style. As seen on exclusive broadcast partner Entertainment Tonight's Monday, November 4 show, the 2013 TV Guide Magazine Hot List also includes:

HOT REVEAL: The Mentalist
HOT PIPES: The Voice
HOT HEAD(LESS): Sleepy Hollow
TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Scandal
RED HOT: The Americans
DEAD HOT: The Walking Dead
HOT TO TROT: Dancing With the Stars
HOT COMMODITY: Duck Dynasty
HOT RECRUIT: Emily Wickersham as Ellie Bishop in NCIS
HOT STREAK: Good Morning America
HOT SEX: Masters of Sex
HOT WIVES: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
HOT LIST: The Blacklist
HOT FUZZ: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
HOT INTENSITY: Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson in Law & Order: SVU
CRAZY HOT: The Crazy Ones
HOT SCOT: Reign
EXPONENTIALLY HOT: The Big Bang Theory
HOT DISH: Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live
HOT UNDER THE COLLAR: Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey in White Collar
HOT FOODIE: Adam Richman
HOT DOCS: Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary
HOT MOM-STER: Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates in Bates Motel
HOT TICKET: Veep
HOT WHEELER: Charlie Hunnam as Jax Teller in Sons of Anarchy
HOT AND HAIRY: Teen Wolf
TWICE AS HOT: Paul Wesley as Stefan/Silas in The Vampire Diaries
BLAZING HOT: The Men of Chicago Fire
HOT LINE-UP: Orange is the New Black
HOT, HOT, HOTTER: Tatiana Maslany as Sarah Manning, Alison Hendrix, Cosima Niehaus and Rachel Duncan in Orphan Black
LEGALLY HOT: Julianna Margulies and Matt Czuchry as Alicia Florrick and Cary Agos in The Good Wife
HOT GENES: Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen in Arrow and his cousin Robbie Amell as Stephen Jameson in The Tomorrow People
HOT PURSUIT: Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody in Homeland
HOTLY ANTICIPATED: Mob City, Better Call Saul and Outlander
HOT HONCHOS: Chuck Lorre, Tyler Perry and Mark Burnett
HOT WINGS: West Wing stars: Allison Janney as Bonnie in Mom, Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy and Bradley Whitford as Pete in Trophy Wife
HOT HOUSES: House of Cards, Alpha House and Full House
HOT FOR TEACHER: Ian Harding as Ezra Fitz in Pretty Little Liars
HOT SPELL: The Witches of Sleepy Hollow, Coven, The Witches of East End and The Originals
HOT SPOT: New Orleans, home of Ravenswood, Coven, The Originals and unnamed NCIS spinoff
HOT COUPLES: Jake Johnson and Zooey Deschanel as Nick & Jess in New Girl, Neil Patrick Harris and Cobie Smulders as Barney & Robin in How I Met Your Mother, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Cam & Mitch in Modern Family, Darren Criss and Chris Colfer as Blaine & Kurt in Glee, David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel as Booth & Brennan in Bones, Eric Christian Olsen and Daniela Ruah as Deeks & Kensi in NCIS: LA
HOT MAMAS: Cristin Milioti as the Mother in How I Met Your Mother, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary in Downton Abbey, Anna Faris as Christy in Mom, Malin Akerman as Kate in Trophy Wife
HOT MUSICAL CHAIRS: Late night's Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and Jay Leno
HOT BED: Maura West and Bryan Craig as Ava Jerome and Morgan Corinthos in General Hospital
HOT SECRETS: The Talk
HOT TOT: Sofia the First HOT MESS: The Stafford Project

The TV Guide Magazine Hot List issue is available on newsstands right now.

It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of Nov. 11-15, 2013, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!

Monday, November 11, 2013

Rebel Wilson (Super Fun Night) - Watch Rebel on The Ellen DeGenres Show, so check your local listings.
Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) - Zooey appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Chris Elliott (Get a Life/The Weber Show) - Chris visits Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men) - Jon drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Billy Crystal (Soap) - Billy is a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
Eric André (Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) - Eric stops by The Pete Holmes Show at midnight on TBS.
Jenny McCarthy (Two and a Half Men/Jenny) - Jenny talks about juggling both her career and motherhood on Bethenny, so check your local listings.
John Ratzenberger (Cheers) - John shares his enthusiasm for American ingenuity and entrepreneurism through his show, Made in America, on Home & Family at 10am on Hallmark Channel.
Blake McIver (Full House) - Blake will be featured on Inside Edition, so check your local listings.
Nia Long (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Nia appears on New York Live on WNBC at 12:30pm ET. She will also be on The Couch on WLNY 10/55 in New York between 7-9am.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Michael J. Fox (The Michael J. Fox Show/Spin City/Family Ties) - Catch Michael on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
Robin Williams (The Crazy Ones/Mork & Mindy) - Robin visits Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (Modern Family) - The Modern Family kids will be guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Patricia Heaton (The Middle/Back to You/Everybody Loves Raymond) - Patricia is a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show, so check your local listings.
Rob Corddry (The Winner) - Rob appears on The Pete Holmes Show at midnight on TBS.
Alyssa Milano (Who's the Boss?/Romantically Challenged) - Alyssa stops by The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Whoopi Goldberg (Whoopi/Bagdad Cafe) - Whoopi will be on ABC's Good Morning America on Tuesday and Wednesday between 7-9am.
Nia Long (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Nia cooks a Thanksgiving classic with Clinton Kelly on The Chew on ABC at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT. She will also appear with Sanaa Lathan and the rest of the cast of The Best Man Holiday on NBC's Today between 7-9am. Finally, she will be on Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keegan on VH1 at 10am.
Sanaa Lathan (The Cleveland Show) - Sanaa will talk about The Best Man Holiday on Good Day New York on WNYW-Fox5 in New York between 7-9am.
Jeff Garlin and Wendi McClendon-Covery (The Goldbergs) - Jeff and Wendi will be guests on Larry King Now at 2/5pm PT/ET on Ora.tv and Hulu.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show/Cosby/The Bill Cosby Show) - Watch the legendary Mr. Cosby on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Chris appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) - Ray is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory/8 Simple Rules) - Kaley drops by The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
Will Arnett (The Millers/Arrested Development) - Will appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Jim Gaffigan (My Boys/Welcome to New York) - Jim visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Tim Allen (Last Man Standing/Home Improvement) - Tim is part of the guest panel on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
Melissa Joan Hart (Melissa & Joey/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) - Melissa stops by The Arsenio Hall Show, so check your local listings.
Nia Long (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Nia and the rest of the cast of The Best Man Holiday are guests on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe (Second Time Around) - Nicole and her husband debate relationship issues on Bethenny, so check your local listings.
James Caan (Back in the Game) - James will be a guest on Larry King Now at 2/5pm PT/ET on Ora.tv and Hulu.
John C. McGinley (Ground Floor/Scrubs) - John is a guest on Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keegan on VH1 at 10am. He will also be on SI Now at 1pm.
Tony Danza (Who's the Boss?/Taxi) - Tony will be on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Casey Wilson (Happy Endings) - Catch Casey on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
Craig Ferguson (The Drew Carey Show) - Craig is a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Sarah stops by Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell (Mike & Molly) - The stars of Mike & Molly are guests on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Chris Elliott (Get a Life/The Weber Show) - Chris continues to make the rounds on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney is a guest on The Pete Holmes Show at midnight on TBS.
Christina Applegate (Up All Night/Samantha Who?/Married with Children) - Tune in to see Christina on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Whoopi Goldberg (Whoopi/Bagdad Cafe) - Whoopi will be on Good Day New York on WNYW-Fox5 in New York between 7-9am.
Retta (Parks and Recreation) - Retta is a guest on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Connie Britton (Spin City/The Fighting Fitzgeralds) - Catch Connie on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) - Watch Cobie on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
Elizabeth Berkley (Saved by the Bell) - Elizabeth is part of the guest panel on a repeat of Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
Ana Gasteyer (Suburgatory) - ana appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Nia Long (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Sanaa Lathan (The Cleveland Show) - Nia, Sanaa and the rest of the cast of The Best Man Holiday will be on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings. Nia and Sanaa will also be on The Arsenio Hall Show, so check your local listings.
Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Chris is a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.

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Thursday, November 07, 2013

Sitcom Duo to Host 40th People's Choice Awards; Full Nominations for People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards announced this year's hosts of their 40th anniversary ceremony, Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs from the CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls. The actors were in attendance at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills for the announcement and to help present the nominees for The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards, with Rachel Bilson (Heart of Dixie), Ciara (Epic Recording Artist), Darren Criss (Glee), Allison Janney (Mom) and executive producer Mark Burnett. Winners will be revealed during the live broadcast of The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards from Nokia Theater L.A. Live on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 from 9:00-11:00 PM live ET / delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Voting has opened for all 58 categories and will close at 11:59 PM, ET on Dec. 5, 2013.

And the television nominees are...

Favorite Network TV Comedy
· 2 Broke Girls
· The Big Bang Theory
· Glee
· How I Met Your Mother
· Modern Family

Favorite Comedic TV Actor
· Chris Colfer
· Darren Criss
· Jesse Tyler Ferguson
· Jim Parsons
· Neil Patrick Harris

Favorite Comedic TV Actress
· Jane Lynch
· Kaley Cuoco
· Lea Michele
· Melissa McCarthy
· Zooey Deschanel

Favorite Network TV Drama
· Chicago Fire
· The Good Wife
· Grey's Anatomy
· Nashville
· Parenthood

Favorite Dramatic TV Actor
· Jim Caviezel
· Josh Charles
· Kevin Bacon
· Mark Harmon
· Patrick Dempsey

Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
· Julianna Margulies
· Mariska Hargitay
· Pauley Perrette
· Sandra Oh
· Stana Katic

Favorite Actor in a New TV Series
· Andy Samberg
· Jonathan Rhys Meyers
· Joseph Morgan
· Michael J. Fox
· Robin Williams

Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
· Allison Janney
· Anna Faris
· Ming-Na Wen
· Rebel Wilson
· Sarah Michelle Gellar

Favorite TV Crime Drama
· Bones
· Castle
· Criminal Minds
· The Mentalist
· NCIS

Favorite Competition TV Show
· America's Got Talent
· Dancing with the Stars
· MasterChef
· The Voice
· The X Factor

Favorite Cable TV Comedy
· Awkward.
· Cougar Town
· Hot in Cleveland
· Melissa & Joey
· Psych

Favorite Cable TV Drama
· Downton Abbey
· Pretty Little Liars
· Sons of Anarchy
· The Walking Dead
· White Collar

Favorite Premium Cable TV Show
· Californication
· Game of Thrones
· Girls
· "Homeland
· True Blood

Favorite Cable TV Actress
· Angie Harmon
· Claire Danes
· Courteney Cox
· Lucy Hale
· Maggie Smith

Favorite TV Anti-Hero
· Dexter Morgan (Dexter)
· Jaime Lannister (Game of Thrones)
· Norman Bates (Bates Motel)
· Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead)
· Walter White (Breaking Bad)

Favorite TV Bromance
· Blaine and Sam ("Glee")
· Ryan and Esposito ("Castle")
· Sam, Dean and Castiel ("Supernatural")
· Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Raj ("The Big Bang Theory")
· Ted, Marshall and Barney ("How I Met Your Mother")

Favorite TV Gal Pals
· Caroline and Max ("2 Broke Girls")
· Lily and Robin ("How I Met Your Mother")
· Meredith and Cristina ("Grey's Anatomy")
· Penny, Bernadette and Amy ("The Big Bang Theory")
· Rachel and Santana ("Glee")

Favorite On-Screen Chemistry
· Castle and Beckett ("Castle")
· Damon and Elena ("The Vampire Diaries")
· Derek and Meredith ("Grey's Anatomy")
· Emma and Hook ("Once Upon A Time")
· Kurt and Blaine ("Glee")

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
· "Beauty and the Beast"
· "Once Upon A Time"
· "Supernatural"
· "The Vampire Diaries"
· "The Walking Dead"

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor
· Andrew Lincoln
· Ian Somerhalder
· Jared Padalecki
· Jensen Ackles
· Stephen Amell

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress
· Emilia Clarke
· Ginnifer Goodwin
· Kristin Kreuk
· Nina Dobrev
· Tatiana Maslany

Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries
· "American Horror Story"
· "Behind the Candelabra"
· "The Bible"
· "Sharknado"
· "The White Queen"

Favorite Daytime TV Host(s)
· Ellen DeGeneres
· Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan
· Dr. Phil McGraw
· Rachael Ray
· Steve Harvey

Favorite New Talk Show Host
· Arsenio Hall
· Bethenny Frankel
· Jenny McCarthy
· Queen Latifah
· Ross Mathews

Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host
· Conan O'Brien
· David Letterman
· Jimmy Fallon
· Jimmy Kimmel
· Stephen Colbert

Favorite Streaming Series
· "Arrested Development"
· "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis"
· "House of Cards"
· "Losing It with John Stamos"
· "Orange Is the New Black"

Favorite Series We Miss Most
· "30 Rock"
· "Breaking Bad"
· "Dexter"
· "Fringe"
· "The Office"

Favorite New TV Comedy
· "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
· "The Crazy Ones"
· "Dads"
· "The Goldbergs"
· "The Michael J. Fox Show"
· "The Millers"
· "Mom"
· "Sean Saves the World"
· "Super Fun Night"
· "Trophy Wife"

Favorite New TV Drama
· "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
· "Betrayal"
· "The Blacklist"
· "Dracula"
· "Hostages"
· "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland"
· "The Originals"
· "Reign"
· "Sleepy Hollow"
· "The Tomorrow People"

How to Vote:
· Website - PeoplesChoice.com houses the main voting platform for the People's Choice Awards.
· Facebook - Facebook.com/PeoplesChoice features a custom application where fans can personalize their voting experience and share their votes with friends.
· Twitter - Fans can cast official votes for the People's Choice Awards by tweeting a specific series of hashtags based on the nominee's name and category. The complete list of hashtags created for each nominee is available at PeoplesChoice.com.
· Mobile - Fans can vote in all categories on the People's Choice Awards mobile site, and via the official voting application, People's Choice Awards, for Android and iOS devices. The free app is available for download from Google Play and the Mac App Store.

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

TV Land in December with Kirstie, The Exes; National Vanilla Cupcake Day with 2 Broke Girls

Get cozy with TV Land this winter! Wednesdays are getting original laughs with two premieres. TV Land's newest original sitcom, Kirstie, starring Kirstie Alley, premieres in an extra special way on Wednesday, December 4 at 10pm ET/PT with TWO episodes. The all-star cast of Kirstie includes Alley's former Cheers co-star Rhea Perlman, Michael Richards of Seinfeld fame and Broadway actor Eric Petersen. In the premiere episode of Kirstie at 10pm, Broadway diva Madison “Maddie” Banks (Alley) panics when Arlo (Petersen), the son she gave up for adoption at birth, suddenly shows up hoping to connect after his adoptive parents have died. Though she initially tries to dismiss him, her BFF/assistant Thelma (Perlman) and driver Frank (Richards) convince Maddie to embrace her motherly side and bring Arlo into her world. In the second new episode of the night at 10:30pm, Maddie finds herself competing with a ghost when Arlo moves in and constantly talks about his adoptive mother. On top of the pressure of trying to be a good mom, Maddie also must deal with the relentless manipulative gibes from her understudy, guest star Kristin Chenoweth. Also stopping by Kirstie this season are guest stars John Travolta, Jason Alexander, Kathy Griffin, Cloris Leachman, George Wendt and TV Land's own Kristen Johnston, star of The Exes.

And speaking of The Exes... the following week on Wednesday, December 11 at 10:30pm ET/PT, don't miss the return of The Exes, starring Wayne Knight, Donald Faison, David Alan Basche, Kelly Stables and Kristen Johnston. Last we left the gang in the summer finale, Phil (Faison) and Eden (Stables) realized that they were more interested in dating than remaining "friends with benefits," while the rest of the gang was surprised to find out that anything was going on between them at all. In the premiere, the tension in the group comes to a head when Eden lets it slip that she may have "faked it" a few times with Phil. The Exes revolves around the unlikely trio of Phil, Haskell (Knight) and Stuart (Basche), three roommates and divorcés who have finally found bromance after initially being forced to live together by their divorce attorney and landlord, Holly (Johnston). This past summer, The Exes had its highest-rated season ever among Adults 25-54, while also seeing a +21% increase among total viewers versus the prior season (Source: Nielsen, L+7, 6/19/13 - 8/28/13).

2 Broke Girls - National Vanilla Cupcake Day

To celebrate National Vanilla Cupcake Day on Nov. 10, the stars of Warner Bros. Television's hit comedy series 2 Broke Girls (Mondays 8:30/7:30c CBS) are out to prove that they are "not so vanilla" with a special limited-edition 2 Broke Not So Vanilla cupcake. The original creation will be available at all Sprinkles locations nationwide from November 1-15. An original creation, the 2 Broke Not So Vanilla cupcake features a graham cracker bottom and vanilla cake with chocolate chips, topped with dark chocolate frosting and a dash of fleur de sel. Not so vanilla, indeed!

There will be 100 golden tickets for a complimentary 2 Broke Not So Vanilla cupcake hidden inside cupcake boxes for patrons who use the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM on National Vanilla Cupcake Day - Sunday, November 10 - so ATM cupcake customers could receive one along with their purchase! The Sprinkles ATM can be found at the Beverly Hills Sprinkles location (9635 South Santa Monica Boulevard, between Bedford & Camden), the Chicago Sprinkles location (50 East Walton Street, between Michigan & Rush) and the Dallas Sprinkles location (4020 Villanova Drive, between Northwest Highway & Preston Road), with the golden ticket hidden in 100 cupcake boxes at each location. All Sprinkles Cupcake stores nationwide will be offering the limited-edition cupcake, with locations including Chicago, Dallas, Downtown Los Angeles, Georgetown (D.C.), The Grove L.A., Houston, La Jolla, New York, Newport Beach, Palo Alto, Scottsdale and the newly opened location in L.A.'s Westlake Village. The 2 Broke Not So Vanilla Cupcake will be available from November 1-15, 2013.

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

E! Acquires Saved by the Bell; Episodic Review: New Girl - "Coach" Airing Tonight on Fox

E! is heading to Bayside High to bring viewers the fan-favorite 90's classic Saved by the Bell starting next Monday (November 11) at 7:00am ET/PT with a five-hour marathon. Following the premiere, four new episodes of the show will air in a new two-hour morning block on E! every weekday from 7:00-9:00am ET/PT. E! will roll-out out the series in chronological order, starting with the second season, which features the unforgettable introduction to Zack Morris and his always entertaining crew - Kelly Kapowski, Lisa Turtle, Screech Powers, A.C. Slater, Jessie Spano, and of course, their principal Mr. Belding. E! viewers can re-live the magic or meet the gang for the first time to experience all the laughs, tears and triumphs of the 126 episodes that made this popular sitcom one of television's most iconic series.

Saved by the Bell follows the academic and social experiences of six students - charming heartthrob Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), bubbly cheerleader Kelly Kapowski (Tiffani Thiessen), sassy fashionista Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), lovable nerd Samuel "Screech" Powers (Dustin Diamond), sensitive jock A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez), and feminist intellectual Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) - as they maneuver through life at Bayside High School in Palisades, California.

Perk up your mornings with Zack and the rest of the Bayside gang when Saved by the Bell debuts Monday, November 11 from 7:00am to 12:00pm ET/PT, and continues every weekday from 7:00am to 9:00am ET/PT on E! Saved by the Bell will also continue to air on Viacom-owned MTV2. As for E!, it looks like they are trying to bring back the fans of Saved by the Bell when it aired on TBS in the same block for many years.

On the next...New Girl:
By: Vincent

Fox's Tuesday adorkable sitcom starring Zooey Deschanel airs Tuesdays at 9:00pm and we have just watched the next episode that airs tonight (Nov. 5). In the episode airing tonight, "Coach," the gang's old alpha-male roommate Coach (Damon Wayans, Jr.) returns to the loft, fresh off a break-up with his girlfriend. Looking to rekindle the wild, drunken times he shared with Nick (Jake Johnson,) Schmidt (Max Greenfield) and Winston (Lamorne Morris), Coach invites the guys to a strip club. Meanwhile, on their own night out, Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and Cece (Hannah Simone) cross paths with an attractive, cultured man (Taye Diggs) who may be more than they bargained for.

There's a drawback to having a season as strong as New Girl had last year – the next season, you're expected to top it. That's a difficult – maybe even impossible – task. Inevitably, the backlash will set in and legions of people on the internet will loudly declare the show to be past its peak, crying out in nostalgia for what the show was four months ago. We saw this happen to plenty of beloved comedies in recent years, from 30 Rock to Parks & Recreation to Community, and we're seeing it happen again with New Girl. For a while, I was wondering if maybe the backlash had some truth to it. While I've enjoyed every episode of the show so far this year, the first five episodes didn't quite hit the lush heights of the second season. They were funny, entertaining and hit some great character beats, but they felt very much like the show trying to balance the major plot points it came into the season with (the newly formed Nick/Jess relationship, Schmidt's own personal Sophie's Choice) with the New Girl that we all came to love over the course of the first two seasons.

But that all changed with the previous episode, "Keaton." That episode felt like the show had finally figured itself out again and could return to the previous heights we've come to expect from the show. And I'm happy to say that pattern continues in tonight's "Coach," a hilarious and thoughtful installment that brings back Damon Waynes Jr.'s Coach character from the pilot and studies his character dynamics with the current loft crew. It's a lot of fun seeing Coach again, and the show skillfully uses him to pinpoint the rest of the guys' insecurities. I was less sure of the Jess/Nick relationship conflict, but I warmed up to it as the episode progressed – like New Girl's best relationship stories, it managed to avoid typical sitcom relationship clichés, and it makes absolutely brilliant use of guest star Taye Diggs, who is probably one of my favorite guest stars the show has ever had. Coach is apparently going to be sticking around for a while, so I'm hoping future stories let us dig into his relationship with Jess and especially Winston. There's some potentially interesting dynamics there, and I'm hopeful that the show will manage to explore them. After a few episodes where the shows' future looked to be in question a bit, it's really great to see that New Girl knows exactly where it's going again. A-

Monday, November 04, 2013

Brady Bunch Returns to TV Land; ABC Picks Up Full Seasons of The Goldbergs, Trophy Wife, But Not Back in the Game

TV Land has picked-up the rights to air The Brady Bunch. It was so last minute that they already started airing it this past weekend (Nov. 2-3). The sitcom will air every weekend on TV Land in block timeslots. The series hasn't aired on the network since 2010 when they lost rights, but now they bought it again! TV Land will air the groovy '70s comedy every Saturday morning from 9am-12pm and early Sunday mornings from 5am-9am. Also, TV Land will air multiple-part episodes and memorable episodes in a Sunday block from 3-6pm, such as the Bradys going to Hawaii, which aired yesterday. Next Sunday in that block, it will feature the Bradys going to the Grand Canyon and the classic Marcia episode where she gets hit in the nose by a football. "Oh my nose!" So, come hang out with the Brady family again on TV Land - Carol, Mike, Greg, Marcia, Jan, Peter, Cindy, Bobby and of course Alice the housekeeper!

The Goldbergs

ABC has announced that they have picked-up the "back nine" for two of its freshman comedies - The Goldbergs and Trophy Wife, which both air on Tuesday nights and air back-to-back at 9 & 9:30pm. Both comedies have gotten solid buzz and reception and have been consistent in the ratings in recent weeks. Now we will have a full 22 episode season for both of these comedies! As for the two new Wednesday freshman comedies, it's not as good news but Super Fun Night starring Rebel Wilson did get four additional episodes ordered, so it will have 17 episodes this season, as of now. The comedy airs at 9:30pm following top comedy Modern Family. And while additional episodes were ordered for the three freshman comedies, the fourth one didn't have such good news. Back in the Game starring James Caan and Maggie Grace will not go beyond its 13-episode season, meaning it will be 13 and out. ABC will continue to air the series though. Seven episodes are left to air. ABC should be done with its order by the end of January. It's somewhat surprising news that they decided this quickly, since the series wasn't a bomb in the ratings. One factor is DVR ratings and this series didn't receive much of a bump as the other three comedies.

Come mid-season, ABC has returning comedy Suburgatory waiting on deck as well as new comedy Mixology. The latter could be used with Super Fun Night, should ABC move that comedy to another timeslot. Perhaps Trophy Wife might be used on Wednesdays come mid-season, but that's just a guess. Suburgatory could be an option on Wednesdays again. We should know in the next few weeks when ABC announces its plan for January. Stay with us.