Ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy' dominates Thursday

Entertainment Weekly | Fri, May 15

Fri, May 15 NBC Thursday night is solid (sans Earl... I'm not a fan). Even Parks and Recreation is picking up its game. Grey's used to be an interesting show, now its just a soap opera with a bigger budget. CSI needs a LOT of improvement not to lose viewers since ...

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6 Months Ago, Examiner.com says (in MTV after party delivers a comedy hangover) Head writer, Jordan Rubin and 'Parks and Recreation' star Aziz Ansari, rub elbows or knee caps with the likes of Sara Silverman, Danny McBride, and you guessed it, Forest Whitaker. It was quite the comical delight. What could be more enjoyable? ...

And Canada.com says (in Citytv announces new shows for fall) Canada
We've taken our star-driven strategy with hits like 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation, and we've created an impressive prime time schedule with the hottest new shows like Modern Family, The Jay Leno Show, Parenthood, Trauma and Cougar Town," said ...

And Sarasota Herald-Tribune says (in Will this fall be funny?) FL
The mock documentary style that has been at the heart of "The Office" and Amy Poehler's new "Parks and Recreation" will be utilized in a slightly different way in ABC's "Modern Family," which could be fun judging by the pilot episode shown to ...

And MTV.com says (in Amy Poehler Takes On Jim Carrey: Who Will Win Best Comedic ...) Amy Poehler has been having a pretty good run lately. Her appearances as Hillary Clinton on "Saturday Night Live" during the presidential campaign were instant classics, and the debut of her own NBC comedy, "Parks and Recreation," announced to the ...

And MovieWeb says (in Browse News Catagories:) Take a look at what executive producer Jeff Pinkner had to say about the controversial finale. We have 13 clips from My Name is Earl, The Office, Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock's season finales. JP Lavin and Chad Damiani have been attached to the ...

And Rolling Stone says (in Hot Comic: Aubrey Plaza) The "whole thing" is Plaza's fast rise from an obscure Upright Citizens Brigade comedian (check out her ace impersonation of Sarah Silverman on YouTube) to landing a plum gig on Amy Poehler's new show Parks and Recreation, which was just renewed for a ...

And Media Life Magazine says (in This fall, the coming fight for Thursday) At 8 pm, NBC will have "SNL Weekend Update," a show that did well in last year's politically charged environment. That's followed by the middling performer "Parks and Recreation." The hit "The Office" is on at 9, followed by the new comedy "Community. ...

And Austin 360 says (in Lady canta the blues) TX
Still an Unknown' mixes styles and languages, but at the moment, her best known composition is a 30-second piece of music Moreno co-wrote with fellow songwriter Vincent Jones that was chosen as the theme to the NBC sitcom 'Parks and Recreation. ...

And Rolling Stone says (in Kings of Leon, NIN Join Northwest Acts at High-Voltage Sasquatch!) By the time Aziz Ansari (of NBC's Parks and Recreation) appeared, there was simply no room to move inside the tent. They were packed just as tight in front of the main stage when TV on the Radio started an early evening set with “The Wrong Way,” from ...

And Arkansas Democrat Gazette says (in THE TV COLUMN : Purrr! Cougar Town is on ABC's new-show lineup) AR
Modern Family: Another "mocumentary" like The Office and Parks and Recreation. This one is about the challenges of belonging to a family in 2009 (See The Middle and Hank above.). Ed O'Neill and Julie Bowen head the ensemble. Shark Tank: (Summer) A Mark ...

7 Months Ago, Akron Beacon Journal says (in Series lineup slims down) OH
Returning shows in the fall are Heroes, The Biggest Loser, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Office, 30 Rock (late in the fall, after the end of SNL Weekend Update Thursday), Parks and Recreation, Southland and Dateline NBC. ...

And Salon says (in I Like to Watch) This year, NBC made some bold moves by keeping a few good but ratings-poor shows that it believed in ("Friday Night Lights," "Southland," “Parks and Recreation") while ditching some longtime favorites with better ratings ("My Name Is Earl," "Medium"). ...

And TheWrap says (in No, 'Parks and Recreation' Doesn't Suck) By Michael Ayers After the pilot of NBC's much touted “Office” spin-off aired, my immediate reaction was that this was indeed "The Office," just slight tweaked. Up front, Amy Poehler's Leslie Knope resembled a female Michael Scott -- surely to bumble ...

And Remote Access says (in The Parks and Recreation finale recap: Rock Show) NY
It's more like 30 Rock that way than The Office. Actually, it's more like 30 Rock than even 30 Rock was this season. Mark was so underwhelmed by his “accomplishment” of reducing a speed bump. It was like a mini-career/life crisis for him, much like the ...

And Hartford Courant says (in Secrets of the Mockumentary Finales) United States
By Roger Catlin on May 15, 2009 2:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) The seasons ended Thursday for "The Office" and its quasi- spinoff "Parks and Recreation" (not really a spinoff, it's also a mockumentary and is from the same producers). ...

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