"According to Jim" is getting one last shot on ABC's primetime schedule. The network has slotted back-to-back episodes of the Jim Belushi sitcom for Tuesday nights from 8 to 9 p.m. starting March 24, according to a listings grid posted on ABC's media Web site. "Jim" replaces...
ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson said he’d like to expand the network’s comedy portfolio by adding more traditional sitcoms to its programming mix. The network once dominated the comedy space with meat-and-potatoes half-hours such as “Roseanne” and “Home Improvement.” But while ABC has had...
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“Do Not Disturb” may have had a short life, but it made a big impression on critics. The three airings Fox gave its hotel-set comedy were enough to convince participants in TelevisionWeek ’s semiannual Critics Poll to declare it the worst show on TV this winter. But while Fox claimed the top of the poll...
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