Start saying your goodbyes to two of TV’s hugely underrated comedies, Happy Endings and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23. ABC did some experimental programming on Sunday night for these two comedies and the results were a disaster. Both comedies pulled in their lowest ratings EVER. Happy Endings only drew 2.5 million viewers and a 1.0 in the …
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Jun 12
Is “Modern Family” Effecting the Success of ABC’s other Hilarious Comedies?
Modern Family was a runaway success for ABC right out of the gate when it premiered in the fall of 2009, and ever since then, this heart-warming, hilarious, and progressive comedy has brought a sea of riches to ABC, including viewers, countless awards, and the critical acclaim that ABC hasn’t seen since the early days …
May 26
Tuesday Night Comedy Battle: Which Network Will You Be Watching?
I think the 2012-2013 television season will go down as the official season where comedies make a comeback. It’s way too early to tell which ones will succeed and fail within weeks, but it’s always fun to speculate. In total, 16 new comedies will premiere next season including a whopping seven new entries from NBC, …
Nov 04
ABC gives full seasons to Once Upon a Time, Last Man Standing and Happy Endings
ABC seems to be having a pretty good season so, and yesterday things got better new drama Once Upon a Time, Tim Allen’s sitcom Last Man Standing, and second season comedy Happy Endings. The networks newest hit Once Upon a Time was rewarded a full season (as expected) after just 2 airing. The fairy tale-inspired drama …
Oct 27
ABC Wednesday night: The new Must-See TV?
Must See TV was the tagline for NBC’s incredibly successful Thursday night lineup from 1982-2006. Must See TV was where some of the NBC’s most popular comedies ever resided (The Cosby Show, Seinfeld, Friends, Will & Grace). Even though NBC has had a four (and as of late, a six) comedy line-up on Thursday nights, …
Oct 26
Scrubs reunion on Cougar Town!
This will add to the list on why I love Cougar Town!!! Bill Lawrence, the creator and executive producer of both Cougar Town and Scrubs will be holding a de-facto Scrubs reunion on his current ABC sitcom sometime this spring. Scrubs stars Zach Braff (J.D) and Robert Maschio (Todd) will be invading the cul-de-sac in roles …
Oct 26
Why Wednesday is the best of the week for TV.
In my opinion, Wednesdays are the best night of the week for TV viewing. I wake up on Wednesday mornings ecstatic because I know after my long and stressful day, I will be able to sit down for 3 hours at the end of the day and truly unwind and watch some of the best …
Oct 14
Suburgatory, Revenge get full seasons at ABC, Happy Endings gets more scripts.
ABC has (finally) picked up both of its new shows that joined its Wednesday night lineup this season, Suburgatory and Revenge for 22 episodes this season. These two pickups mark the first full season orders from ABC for the 2011-2012 TV season. The critically acclaimed Suburgatory has proved itself to be the perfect companion to …
Oct 13
Suburgatory, Happy Endings, Revenge lead ABC to a win on Wednesday Night
Due to ABC’s four successful Wednesday night comedies and the growing success of its new drama Revenge, ABC coasted to a win on Wednesday with a mix of The Middle (8.83 million viewers, A18-49: 2.8/9), Suburgatory (8.79 million viewers, A18-49: 3.0/8), Modern Family (13.41 million viewers, A18-49: 5.7/14), Happy Endings (7.54 million viewers, A18-49: 3.3/8) …
Jan 14
Now I Understand Why “Happy Endings”/”Apt 23″ on Sundays Nights
ABC, TV Commentary/Analysis
by TV Talk With JWalk
When I read that ABC decided to air special showings of Happy Endings and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 on Sundays at 10 p.m., I immediately started to scratch my head and assumed that episodes of the low rated but hilarious comedies were just being burned off so the seasons could end early. …
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