Wednesday January 18, 2012
As was widely speculated, the swift cancellation of Work It has opened the door for the third season of Cougar Town to finally premiere on ABC. The long-delayed (and shortened, to just 15 episodes) season will premiere on February 14 at 8:30 p.m. EST, in the old Work It time slot, right after Last Man Standing. That may not be the best fit in terms of style and content (ABC's Wednesday-night shows are still better companions), but any arrangement that gets Cougar Town back on the air is okay with me.
Meanwhile, the show's cast and creators continue to have informal viewing parties and meet-and-greets with fans all around the country to drum up interest in the show and thank the hardcore followers for their patience. Follow co-creator Bill Lawrence on Twitter for the latest updates.
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Monday January 16, 2012
At last night's Golden Globes ceremony, some new faces took home prizes in the TV comedy categories. Well, not new faces exactly, but new winners for new shows. In the lead acting categories, Matt LeBlanc of Showtime's Episodes and Laura Dern of HBO's Enlightened both won for the first seasons of their shows. And after losing twice to the singing fools of Glee, Modern Family finally won for best comedy series. Check out my wrap-up for the full list of TV comedy nominees and winners.
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Sunday January 15, 2012
The torture has ended, and ABC has canceled horrible new cross-dressing sitcom Work It after just two episodes. Although the premiere's ratings were decent, and ABC entertainment president Paul Lee even defended the show to reporters, the ratings tumbled for the second episode, and that plus the bad reviews and bad word-of-mouth was enough for cancellation. For now, repeats of Last Man Standing will fill the time slot, but it seems likely that Cougar Town will finally premiere its third season in the vacated spot before too long.
Meanwhile, TV Land has ordered a fourth season of its signature original sitcom Hot in Cleveland, still riding high on the resurgence of Betty White, who's about to celebrate her 90th birthday. None of the network's other original sitcoms have drawn the ratings or attention that Cleveland has brought in, so it's not surprising to see it being milked for all its potential while there's still time. The next new TV Land original will even be a Cleveland spin-off, Have Faith, starring Cedric the Entertainer as an R&B singer-turned-minister. It's set to premiere in June.
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Thursday January 12, 2012
I don't think anyone was clamoring for the return of Rob Schneider to network TV, but here he is anyway, with the premiere of his new sitcom Rob tonight at 8:30 p.m. EST on CBS. And Schneider lives down to his reputation with this show. Read about how things go wrong in my review of the show.
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