Our Picks for the 5 Best and 5 Worst New TV Shows
THE FIVE BEST … As cable siphons off GRPs like a fat kid sucking YooHoo through a Krazy Straw, broadcasters have countered with manic fits of development. Among the best:
Oh, Brother: Fox Cancels Ben and Kate
Fox is revising its two-hour Tuesday night comedy block, halting production on the freshman effort Ben and Kate just days after pulling the show from its winter schedule.
Life’s a Bitch and Then You Get Canceled: ABC Evicts Apt. 23
Broadcast’s Tuesday night comedy roadblock has claimed its first casualty, as ABC has canceled its stalled sophomore effort Don’t Trust the B---- in Apt. 23.
Fox Carves Up Big Ratings With The Following
The series premiere of the Fox serial-killer drama The Following put up strong numbers on Monday night, beating its time slot predecessor by a whopping 113 percent.
Fox Force Five: A Fistful of Midseason Replacements Awaits
For television executives, hope often springs eternal in the dead of winter.
Dead Reckoning: Glen Mazzara Walks Off AMC Zombie Hit
Fans of AMC’s hit zombie-apocalypse drama The Walking Dead were given a jolt Friday when the network announced the show had been renewed for a fourth season—but will go ahead without [...]