BOBS BURGERS
Premieres January 9th at 8:30PM on FOX (Global TV in Canada)
Tired of what FOX has been serving up on Sunday nights? Can’t fathom another helping of Seth MacFarlane? Have we got some good news for you. This Sunday January 9th at 8:30PM FOX is injecting an entirely different flavour to their Animation Domination lineup in the form of BOB’s BURGERS. Of course, like the first time one introduces any new food to the palette, BOB’S BURGERS — which as the title suggest revolves around Bob, his family and the burger shop they run in a nondescript costal town town — may be a slight shock to a system that was raised on steady diet of SIMPSONS and Seth MacFarlene. But, assuming you can get over the completely different tone and energy BOB brings to the table, there’s a very good chance you’ll be asking for seconds courtesy of a winning recipe of clever writing, surprisingly heartfelt moments, and a talented voice cast that includes the captivating Kristen Schaal. Grade: B-
Archives for January 2011
Your Ultimate Guide to the Best of the Web: Sitcoms
If you’re looking for the great next sitcom, you might want to stop surfing your television and look to the Internet. A lot of comedy teams are turning to web series to create some of the best new sitcoms out there. You won’t get the famous actors you do on television sitcoms, but you will get fresh stories and a wider range of topics and characters. Plus you don’t have to worry about missing an episode, or having two you want to see come on at the same time slot.
EASY TO ASSEMBLE
Illeana Douglas quits her Hollywood job for something a little easier – sales assistant at IKEA. But giving up her old life, dealing with her new co-workers and selling furniture are all a lot harder than she planned.
GLEE’s Post Super-Bowl Episode to Feat. Justin Bieber
This just in: Getting back to the basics of actual plot development and coherent storytelling may not have been on GLEE co-creator Ryan Murphy’s New Year’s Resolution list this year. How else to explain, the news that GLEE’s first post Super-Bowl episode will feature the cast covering several songs from the Canadian pop star’s catalogue.
TV Ratings: Friday January 7, 2011
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | FOX | AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic | 7.71 | 2.1/7 |
CBS | Medium | 6.82 | 1.4/5 | |
ABC | Supernanny | 4.89 | 1.3/4 | |
NBC | Minute to Win It (R) | 4.14 | 1.1/4 | |
CW | Smallville (R) | 1.54 | 0.6/2 | |
9PM | FOX | AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic | 9.70 | 2.9/9 |
CBS | CSI: NY | 9.23 | 1.5/5 | |
ABC | Primetime: What Would You Do? | 5.02 | 1.6/5 | |
NBC | Dateline | 4.87 | 1.2/4 | |
CW | Supernatural (R) | 1.17 | 0.5/1 | |
10PM | CBS | The Mentalist (R) | 7.39 | 1.3/4 |
ABC | 20/20 | 5.87 | 1.7/5 | |
NBC | Dateline | 5.84 | 1.4/4 |
Morning Static: SPARTACUS, WONDER WOMAN, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES & More!
• First Look: SPARTACUS GODS OF THE ARENA
• Mark Your Calendars: HBO sets premiere date for GAME OF THRONES.
• Those Kennedys really can’t catch a break, as History shelves controversial miniseries.
• Sink your teeth into… the much-anticipated return of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Damon Salvatore.
• It’s A Bird… It’s A Plane… It’s… not WONDER WOMAN.
• Is HBO angling for the next generation of SEX AND THE CITY? Kinda.
Good News, Bad News: COUGAR TOWN, SPARTACUS & MAD MEN
Good News: A SCRUBS scene-stealer is heading to COUGAR TOWN. Bad News: No, Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, and/or Donald Faison, are not infiltrating the cul-de-sac crew, rather said “scene-stealer” is none other than TV super-scooper Michael Ausiello. Oh, and in case it wasn’t clear enough, we’re a wee bit insanely jealous! [Source]
On TV Tonight: Friday January 7, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Supernanny | Primetime: What Would You Do? | 20/20 | |||
CBS | Medium | CSI: NY | The Mentalist (R) | |||
CW | Smallville (R) | Supernatural (R) | ||||
FOX | Cotton Bowl: LSU vs. Texas A&M | |||||
NBC | Minute to Win It | Dateline NBC |
Breaking News: Children, No Longer Our Future…
Or at least that’s our gut reaction to the inexplicable news courtesy of Entertainment Weekly that has last night’s third season premiere of JERSEY SHORE netting MTV an astounding 8.4 million viewers (4.2 in the 18-49 demo), making it the network’s most-watched series telecast of all time.
CASTLE! BROTHERS & SISTERS! MODERN FAMILY! Our TV Addict Week in Rewind
The Oh No They Didn’t of the Week: Is it just us, or is BROTHERS & SISTERS coming perilously close to jumping the proverbial you-know-what by pairing Kevin and Scotty up with the most adorable adoptee since the gang from GROWING PAINS adopted Leonardo DiCaprio?
Funnest — If Most Difficult To Explain To Those Who Don’t Watch The Show — Twist: On CASTLE, Laura Prepon played an actress researching Beckett so she could play the big-screen version of our hero’s fictionalized take on his partner. (Trust us. It was a blast.)
Most Disappointed Producers: Clearly, the folks behind the scenes at THE BACHELOR hoped that having Brad confront the women he’d dumped last season would result in the kind of train-wreck they’d created during last season’s sit down with Brad and Vienna. Sadly for them, it was yet another indication of just how big a mistake giving the dumb lug another platform really was.
Best Farewell: Sure, we wish they’d have aired the episodes over five weeks instead of all at once. But Syfy’s marathon of the final CAPRICA’s gave viewers a bit of closure while at the same time setting up the world in which BLOOD & CHROME — the much-discussed pilot that will be set post-CAPRICA but pre-BATTLESTAR GALACTICA — will take place.
TV Ratings: Thursday January 6, 2011
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | CBS | The Big Bang Theory | 14.01 | 4.4/13 |
ABC | Wipeout | 11.04 | 3.4/10 | |
FOX | Million Dollar Money Drop | 4.24 | 1.3/4 | |
NBC | Community (R) | 3.04 | 1.0/3 | |
CW | The Vampire Diaries (R) | 1.44 | 0.5/2 | |
8:30PM | CBS | $#*! My Dad Says | 10.86 | 2.9/8 |
NBC | 30 Rock (R) | 3.19 | 1.3/4 | |
9PM | CBS | CSI | 14.14 | 3.3/9 |
ABC | Grey’s Anatomy | 11.81 | 4.2/11 | |
NBC | The Office (R) | 3.98 | 1.7/5 | |
FOX | Bones (R) | 3.25 | 0.9/3 | |
CW | Nikita (R) | 1.36 | 0.4/1 | |
9:30PM | NBC | Outsourced (R) | 3.16 | 1.3/3 |
10PM | CBS | The Mentalist | 15.05 | 3.1/9 |
ABC | Private Practice | 8.12 | 2.9/8 | |
NBC | The Office (R) | 2.19 | 1.0/3 | |
10:30PM | NBC | The Office (R) | 2.30 | 1.2/3 |