RENEWAL ALERT: American Dad!

In another renewal announcement, FOX has renewed another of its animated sitcoms - American Dad! for another season. While FOX had already renewed through next season (animated shows take a longer time in production), many thought they may just use it in random timeslots to burn off the remaining episodes after FOX moved it to 7:30pm on Sundays this spring. Instead, they gave it another season, renewing it through 2012-2013, which will be the show's eighth season.

This season, airing at both 9:30pm and now 7:30pm, it has averaged a so-so 5.3 million viewers and a 2.5 in the demo. The good news it that it hasn't dropped a ton since moving to 7:30pm. Among animated sitcoms, it joins The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, and Family Guy in renewals. Only the freshman Bob's Burgers remains up in the air. Other FOX renewals are Glee and Raising Hope. Other sure bets for renewal include House, Bones, American Idol, Hell's Kitchen Cops, and America's Most Wanted. Current toss-ups include The Chicago Code, Million Dollar Money Drop, Fringe, Kitchen Nightmares, Lie to Me, and Human Target while Traffic Light is likely to join The Good Guys, Lone Star, and Running Wilde on the cancelled list. Still to debut is the comedy Breaking In.

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EPISODE GUIDES: Rhoda Season Five

On Thursdays, I go through classic series with a critical look at each season. Today I am looking at Season Five (the final season) of Rhoda ! RHODA: SEASON FIVE 1978 13 episodes Rhoda' s final season was a truncated one as the show was cancelled in December 1978 after only 13 episodes had been produced (and only nine had aired). This feels like a continuation from season four in many ways except with the ill-advised split between Ida and Martin (more on that below). While Rhoda has an occasional good moment and even a couple decent episodes, it is a show that seems so wildly different from season one and not in a good way. Rhoda could never figure out what it fully wanted to be and only made it four and a half seasons as a result. Starring Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern (13 episodes) Julie Kavner as Brenda Morgenstern (13 episodes) Ray Buktenica as Benny Goodwin (11 episodes) Kenneth McMillan as Jack Doyle (9 episodes) Nancy Wa...

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DECADE IN REVIEW: The Best Comedies of the 2010s

During the month of December, I will be looking back at the decade that was the 2010s on TV. I will be sharing my favorite sitcoms, dramas, the best episodes, the best performances and the worst shows of the decade. To be eligible for this list, a show had to air the majority of its episodes in the 2010s. However, for the rankings and determination, all episodes were taken into account, including ones that may have aired before 2010. I will also preface that there are comedies that have aired this decade that I haven't watched yet so this is the best of what I have watched. To be fair, that preface is more true for dramas. There's not a ton of unwatched comedies sitting in my Netflix or Amazon watchlist. So here are my Top 10 comedies of the 2010s! Close Calls: Master of None (Netflix) - An inconsistent but occasionally fascinating commentary on many life issues done so with innovative storytelling. The Good Place (NBC) - A show that aims high with a fascinating premis...

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