Scrubs

By McCluskey and Miller Scrubs [9 PM, ABC] - When Scrubs moved to ABC, we figured there would be some changes, but no one could have anticipated how dark it would become. The visual style now verges on chiaroscuro, the jokes are 20% edgier (if less anarchic) and there are moments of serious contemplation that would...

By McCluskey and Miller Scrubs [9 PM, ABC] - Back-to-back episodes kick off the eighth season of this medical oddity that sometimes ventures into the sublime, the musically sincere, and the just plain funny/awkward that the kids seem to love these days. Honest to a fault Courteney Cox guest-stars in the first ep...

By McCluskey and Miller Worst Week [9:30 PM, CBS] - Sam (Kyle Bornheimer) freaks out when Mel's niece chokes back the wedding ring that Mel's grandmother (Olympia Dukakis) passed down to him. For other television shows that used the popular "swallow the ring" plot device, see Scrubs, Andy Richter's short-live...

By Mark Graham Oh, and the reason NBC occasionally puts on an hour-long episode of Earl is because an hour of Earl gets better ratings than an Earl followed by a 30 Rock. It’s called math, stupid." PREVIOUSLY: Inside Alec Baldwin: A 'Nudist,' A 'Homosexual,' A Rock Music Aficionado, And a Tormented Soul

By Mark At the NY Comedy Festival, Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence reveals why Least Favorite Guest Star (but "nice person") Tara Reid's arc on the sitcom didn't stretch a few episodes longer. (Hint: the smell...

By Mark 8-8:30 p.m.: "My Name Is Earl" 8:30-9 p.m.: "30 Rock" 9-9:30 p.m.: "The Office" 9:30-10 p.m.: "Scrubs" 10-11 p.m.: "ER" 7-8 p.m.: "Football Night in America" 8-11 p.m.: "NBC Sunday Night Football" NBC announces schedule, shows [Variety]No new comedies on the peacock's fall schedule [THR]