THE MCCARTHYS: Thursday 9:30PM on CBS THE FACTS: Ronnie McCarthy (Jake Lacy) is part of a lovingly smothering Boston Irish-Catholic family, who are just fine with him being gay but embarrass him at every turn anyway. The series was created by Brian Gallivan, a relative newbie, so the showrunner will be Mike Sikowitz, of […]
CBS doesn’t typically cultivate daring in its fall schedules, but this year it’s making one exception. Here’s a quick look (new shows are in ALL CAPS, new timeslots are in italics): MONDAY Sept-Oct 8PM: The Big Bang Theory 8:30PM: LIFE IN PIECES Nov 8PM: SUPERGIRL 9PM: Scorpion 10PM: NCIS: LA Running Supergirl against Gotham isn’t as […]
IRONSIDE: Wednesday 10PM on NBC – Change the Channel “There are rules, dammit, and they need to be followed!” That actual line is spoken, with a completely straight face, about four minutes into the pilot for NBC’s reboot of IRONSIDE, and it may rightly make your heart sink. We know we’re in 2013, because […]
BAD JUDGE: Thursdays 9PM on NBC starting October 2 – Change the Channel PLAYERS: Non-Writing Executive Producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay (and Anne Heche). Star Kate Walsh. Series creator Chad Kultgen (mostly a novelist–Jason Reitman’s new dramedy movie Men, Women & Children is based on his book–although he was also a writer on, […]
Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here. TROPHY WIFE: Tuesday 9:30PM on ABC – If Nothing Else is On… If you like your comedy innocuous, TROPHY WIFE may fit the bill. The title is ironic: although Kate (Malin Akerman) is the young, beautiful third wife of Peter (Bradley Whitford), she’s not after his money–he’s […]
UTOPIA: Tuesday 8PM and Friday 9PM on FOX THE FACTS: Based on a Dutch format and produced by unscripted specialist John de Mol, UTOPIA is a reality show that puts 15 people into an isolated area for an entire year and forces them to make up their own rules for their new “civilization.” Viewers […]
FOREVER: Tuesday 10PM on ABC starting September 23 – If Nothing Else is On… PLAYERS: Series creator Matthew Miller, an experienced writer/producer on shows like Chuck, 666 Park Avenue and The 100, but who hasn’t had a show that he created on the air in 15 years. Stars Ioan Gruffudd and Alana de la […]
It was high time for ABC to make decisions about its new sitcoms, and now it has. Both THE GOLDBERGS and TROPHY WIFE have received full 9-episode back orders, and SUPER FUN NIGHT a more half-hearted order of 4 additional episodes, while BACK IN THE GAME will not extend beyond its 13-episode initial order […]