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Opinion: Tue, Dec 23, 08 - Prison Break, Worst Week, Rising Damp, Venture Bros., NewsRadio
06.00 Prison Break
07.00 Worst Week
08.00 Worst Week
08.30 Rising Damp
09.00 The Venture Bros.
01.00 NewsRadio
The Venture Bros. "A Very Venture Christmas" An odd little number, this one. Not without laughs, but the conceit that it's all a dream-within-a-dream-within-a-dream left me with a headache when the credits had rolled. Best bit? The Christmas-themed porn videos!
NewsRadio. Season 2, Episode 10. "Xmas Story" The first episode I ever saw, and still one of my favourites.
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• Wed, Nov 4
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They're here! 'V' premieres on ABC
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• Fri, Oct 30
She was Melanie last season on "Worst Week" and Alison on "The Winner." And we recently saw her on "HawthoRNe" as the woman whose mother had a stroke and ...
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• Fri, Oct 23
Lisa de Moraes: CBS tried it last season with "Worst Week" on Mondays, in the company of "Big Bang Theory" and "2.5 Men" etc. Tanked. ...
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MO Worst Week," 7:30 pm, CBS. This above-average comedy won't be back next season, but CBS apparently has an episode it hasn't shown yet. Sam tries to help give Dick a good birthday party; instead, he ends up losing his dignity and his pants.
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THE TV COLUMN: CBS adds police, hospital dramas, Medium for fall - Arkansas Online
Original at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
• Thu, May 28
CBS canceled shows: The Unit, Without a Trace, Eleventh Hour, Worst Week, The Ex List, Flashpoint and Harper's Island, which was a limited series anyway. Here's a peek at the four new programs ordered up by CBS. NCIS: Los Angeles: All together now ...
Cool, calm and collected not cutting it with voters
Original at The Age
• Mon, May 25
Australia THE TEN Network recently started running a one-season American sitcom titled Worst Week, a remake of the British series The Worst Week of My Life, in which a well-meaning but hapless lead character messes up everything he touches. ...
CBS plays it safe
Original at C21Media
• Wed, May 20
UK CBS's winning Monday night two-hour comedy block juggled some shows around - How I Met Your Mother moves to 20.00 and The Big Bang Theory moves to 21.30 - and dropped Worst Week to make room for new comedy Accidentally on Purpose, a sort of sanitised ...
Hat Trick?s Worst Week is best buy for French indie
Original at Broadcastnow
• Thu, May 7
UK The Worst Week of My Life is getting a Gallic makeover after Hat Trick International licensed the rights and the script to Les Productions de l'Abreuvoir. The French production company is due to start on the 4 x 95-minute sitcom in autumn for ...
The Dial Week of September 14
Original at TV.com
• Fri, May 1
Recaps of Gossip Girl, Prison Break, Bones, and more! This week Lindsay chats with Kyle Bornheimer from the new show Worst Week. www.tv.com
TV's biggest moneymakers
Original at Canoe.ca
• Mon, Apr 20
Canada But for every bargain-basement winner like TheMentalist, there's a pricey newcomer like Worst Week. Heading into the current season, CBS ( CBS - news - people ) was able to charge a premium for Week because of its Monday night placement, sandwiched in ...
Networks to burst bubbles after dreadful season
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Sun, Apr 19
USA The Unusuals," ABC. The network is trying to force-feed this to viewers. They're not biting. Forget it. "Worst Week," CBS. Not officially dead, but dead. Notable renewals include: "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS, "Heroes" on NBC, "Friday Night Lights" ...
Hits and misses of the TV ‘season'
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Thu, Apr 16
United States - Tim Goodman Fox's Fringe became a hit, but the sitcom Do Not Disturb was woeful (and canceled). CBS opened with Worst Week (star Kyle Bornheimer has now been cast in an ABC sitcom for next season, so that'sa bad sign), The Mentalist, which was a huge hit, ...
As 'season' ends, networks can learn from cable
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Sun, Apr 12
USA Fox's "Fringe" became a hit, but the sitcom "Do Not Disturb" was woeful (and canceled). CBS opened with "Worst Week" (star Kyle Bornheimer has now been cast in an ABC sitcom for next season, so that's a bad sign), "The Mentalist," which was a huge hit, ...
tv's Biggest Moneymakers
Original at Forbes
• Wed, Apr 8
NY But for every bargain-basement winner like thementalist, there's a pricey newcomer like Worst Week. Heading into the current season, CBS ( CBS - news - people ) was able to charge a premium for Week because of its Monday night placement, sandwiched in ...
Vaginas Are Having The Worst Week Ever - BestWeekEver.tv
Original at bestweekever.tv
• Wed, Mar 11
Vaginas Are Having The Worst Week Ever Inspiration from an old I Love Lucy episode? It’s stories like this that make one thing “Well, at least she didn’t go into a mall and shoot a bunch of people.” And while you would think “How much more suffering can vaginas endure? ...
Viewers tuning in to sitcoms that serve up comfort laughs
Original at CharlotteObserver.com
• Sun, Mar 8
NC If NBC tries to experiment with the sitcom format, Monday night on CBS is the control; those shows never veer far from the familiar. “Worst Week” didn't fit the pattern, and its ratings fell. “Two and a Half Men” is a reprise of “The Odd Couple,” only ...
News: Great Expectations Await Worst Week's Erinn Hayes
Original at TV Guide
• Sun, Feb 15
By TV Guide Life is imitating art for Worst Week star Erinn Hayes — hopefully not too much though. Hayes is pregnant on the show and in real life, but unlike her character, Mel, the actress doesn't have to worry about an accident-prone husband wreaking havoc everywhere he goes, especially not when a ba...
Lagerfeld Confidential
Original at EW.com
• Sun, Feb 8
8-9PM BBC America, TV-PG Top Gear A Y chromosome doesn't come with trucking skills, unlike the X chromosome and love for the Barbie dream car. 9:31-10PM CBS, TV-PG-D Worst Week Sam goes to the wrong hospital for the birth of his child. How on earth did this guy's sperm find their way?
What's On Tonight: Good Eats, One Tree Hill, The Closer, Medium
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Feb 2
By Bob Sassone Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-FreeAt 8, ABC has a new, two-hour episode of The Bachelor, followed by a new True Beauty.CBS has new episodes of Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week, and CSI: Miam...
Worst Week: Kyle Bornheimer - Between TakesOriginal at TV.com
• Tue, Jan 20
Find out why Kyle would be Macgyver and who his celebrity crush is! www.tv.com
The Electric Company
Original at EW.com
• Fri, Jan 16
8-10PM BBC America, TV-PG FOUR-PART SERIES The American Future: A History by Simon Schama The British historian looks at current military conflict and waning optimism. Might he have titled this You Suck, Americans? 9:31-10PM CBS, TV-14-DL Worst Week
TV Planner
Original at StarPhoenix
• Mon, Jan 12
Canada - Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for poor hapless Sam (Kyle Bornheimer) on Worst Week, he accidentally walks in on Angela at the ...
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Opinion: Tue, Dec 23, 08 - Prison Break, Worst Week, Rising Damp, Venture Bros., NewsRadio
Original at A Briefing With Michael
• Tue, Dec 23
By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) 06.00 Prison Break 07.00 Worst Week 08.00 Worst Week 08.30 Rising Damp 09.00 The Venture Bros. 01.00 NewsRadio The Venture Bros. "A Very Venture Christmas" An odd little number, this one. Not without laughs, but the conceit that it's all a dream-within-a-dream-within-a-dream left me with a headache when the credits had rolled. Best bit? The Christmas-themed porn videos! NewsRadio. Season 2, Episode 10. "Xmas Story" The first episode I ever saw, and still one of my favourites. Highlight? Worst Week (Erinn Hayes) Yet Another TV Review Podcast Yet Another TV Review Book Yet Another Film Review Blog One Year Ago [read the full post]
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Opinion: Mon, Dec 22, 08 - Worst Week, House, 30 Rock
Original at A Briefing With Michael
• Tue, Dec 23
By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) 05.30 Worst Week 06.30 Worst Week 07.30 Worst Week 08.00 House 10.00 30 Rock Worst Week. Episode 8. "The Cake" Sam and Mel make a great team. I enjoy the moments where they work together against everybody else and you get the feeling that she is almost as dogged by bad luck as he is. This episode is driven by some more white lies (a standard device on Worst Week). Sam tells his dad a lie about Dick to stop him from bothering him, and Mel tells Sam's mum a lie about her own mother to - likewise - prevent a dispute she can forsee. The episode generates many laughs from these basic elements. It's nice. But, maybe, it would be funnier if it was less... nice. [read the full post]
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Opinion: Wed, Dec 17, 08 - Sarah Connor, Hitchhiker, Swamp Thing
Original at A Briefing With Michael
• Mon, Dec 22
By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) 07.30 Worst Week 08.00 The Sarah Connor Chronicles 09.00 The Hitchhiker 09.30 Swamp Thing Worst Week. Episode 6. "The Ring" Olympia Dukakis is somewhat wasted in this average episode. After six episodes we know what to expect: Sam means well, but is dogged by bad luck. You get the feeling that the writers have decided to cut the guy a small break, as Dick seems to have grown tolerant of him at this stage. It's nice, but it takes some of the edge off. Anyway, in this chapter... Sam lets the baby swallow the wedding ring and has to wait for it to poop. When this does happen events conspire and he ends up destroying the Wedding Dress. Which suits Melanie who hated the dress. [read the full post]
Deck the Halls [The Clip Show]
Original at Defamer
• Fri, Dec 19
By STV · Worst Week went to sitcom heaven, Anthony Pellicano went to prison, and Sam Bottoms caught the perfect celestial wave. · When the apocalypse finally comes to NBC, is there any doubt that the unkillable Jay Leno will be nibbling off the carcesses of Jeff Zucker and Ben Silverman?
What's On Tonight: Big Bang Theory, Monday Night Football, 20/20
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Dec 15
By Bob Sassone Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-FreeAt 8, ABC has I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown, followed by a new, two-hour 20/20.CBS has a new Big Bang Theory, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Wee...
Worst Week
Original at EW.com
• Sun, Nov 23
This charming freshman sitcom hits a season milestone with tonight's wedding of Sam (Kyle Bornheimer) and Melanie (Erinn Hayes). True to form, pretty much everything goes wrong, with a bouquet shredded and a pool set on fire. It all could play a little silly if the cast wasn't so winning, es...
Why Aren't You Watching 'Worst Week'?
Original at B
• Tue, Nov 18
By B-Side Usually on Tuesdays, I like to discuss Gossip Girl and the many joys it brings me (make no exception, I will be discussing it, and yes, it brought me many joys last night), but today, I'd like to talk about one of the funniest new shows on TV: Worst Week. Airing on Mondays at 9:30 PM on CBS (make no...
What's On Tonight: Gossip Girl, Thanksgiving Disasters, Boston Legal
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Nov 17
By Bob Sassone Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-FreeAt 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by new episodes of Samantha Who? and Boston Legal.CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Hal...
TV Ratings [10.10.08]
Original at Too Much TV
• Tue, Nov 11
By noreply@blogger.com (Mindy) 9.00 Block Dancing With The Stars ABC 19.30 M/4.4 key demo Two And A Half Men CBS 14.58 M/4.9 key demo Samantha Who?ABC 11.03 M/3.0 key demo Worst Week CBS 9.62 M/2.9 key demo Heroes NBC 7.82 M/3.6 key demo Prison Break Fox 5.41 M/2.2 key demo One Tree Hill The CW 3.01 M/1.6 key demo
TV Ratings [10.03.08]
Original at Too Much TV
• Tue, Nov 4
By noreply@blogger.com (Mindy) Gary Unmarried switched spots with Worst Week (which moves from Wed to Monday), but the latter didn't benefit from it. I'm now seeing how unrealistic a storyline Worst Week carries. I've little hope for this show to prosper beyond the season.
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Opinion: Tues, Oct 21, 08 - Prison Break, Friday Night Lights, Worst Week
Original at A Briefing With Michael
• Mon, Oct 27
By RikerDonegal(podcast@mail2tv.com) Worst Week. Episode 4. "The Truck" Sam continues to be a really likable hero, and this episode highlights both him as an outsider (to the family) and a part of a strong team with Melanie. The previous episode introduced his buddy (who is likewise cursed with bad luck and the ability to do things that hurt/annoy Dick) and this episode adds his nemesis to the mix. In the form of Chad, the annoying son-in-law who can do no wrong in the eyes of Dick. The early part of the episode shows us the family all together for the first time after the arrival of Chad. And what an annoying little bunch they are. Watching all this (and totally bemused by it all) is our hero and (most importantly) his girlfriend. Sam and Melanie form a very distinct team in this outing and the b... [read the full post]
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Opinion: Sat, Oct 11, 08 - Worst Week, Cavemen, Banacek
Original at A Briefing With Michael
• Mon, Oct 27
By RikerDonegal(podcast@mail2tv.com) 06.00 Worst Week 06.30 Cavemen 07.00 Banacek Worst Week. Episode 3. "The Monitor" Nick Kroll joins the cast as Sam's friend - Adam - called in to fix the painting damaged in episode 1. Each episode tends to be a lot less funny than the one before it, but the show continues to be ingenious and Sam is still a likable (if very unlucky) hero. Kroll is a standout and so is RonReaco Lee as Melanie's brother who - at one stage - wakes to find Sam standing over him with a pillow. Having written off all of Sam's previous attempts to - as it appears - kill him, he finally freaks out when he sees this. Very funny. Highlight? Banacek (cool) Yet Another TV Review Podcast Yet Another TV Review Book [read the full post]
What's your favorite new TV show? Mad for 'Mentalist,' frenzied for 'Fringe'?
Original at blogs.pioneerlocal.com
• Mon, Oct 27
By Jennifer Thomas The Ex List" -- Aside from the annoying sitcom friends, I like the formula of a woman who has to dig through her ex-boyfriends to find the worthy one. Worst Week" -- The lead, Kyle Bornheimer, is fantastic and this is one comedy that's actually kind of funny.
What's On Tonight: Chuck, Gossip Girl, Monday Night RAW, Unwrapped
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Oct 20
By Bob Sassone CBS has a new Big Bang Theory, followed by new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week, and CSI: Miami.NBC has a new Chuck at 8, then new episodes of Heroes and My Own Worst Enemy.FOX has new episodes of The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Prison Break.The CW has a new Gossip Gir...
Internet TV Remote: Quick Links to Free Streaming Shows [Free Tv]
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Oct 13
By Benny Goldman FOX American Dad America's Most Wanted Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Bones Cops Do Not Disturb Family Guy Fringe Hell's Kitchen Hole in the Wall House Kitchen Nightmares MADtv The Moment of Truth Prison Break The Simpsons TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten
Worst Week - Pilot
Original at Spoiler TV
• Tue, Oct 7
By SaveMeJeebus(noreply@blogger.com) A fit, handsome, very serious man. He's a prominent judge who is predisposed to disapprove of the blundering Sam. Stern and no-nonsense, Dick is ready to give Sam another chance - but when Sam shows up hours late for dinner in the wee hours, clad only in a plastic garbage bag, Dick begins to ser...
Review - Worst Week - Season 1, Episode 2 - TV Jab
Original at TV Jab
• Wed, Oct 1
By Michael One Response to: Review - Worst Week - Season 1, Episode 2. Larned Justin. October 1st, 2008 at 12:13 pm. I thought this show was really going to be great, but after the 2nd episode it is starting to fail. They need a better male lead ...
WORST WEEK: Week After Week?
Original at TV BACON
• Tue, Sep 23
By Mikaela We wonder how long it will stay that way, however, as it’s difficult to imagine the show being able to maintain its pace. The show is based (like nearly every other new show this year) on a British series that featured seven episodes representing the last seven days before the leads’ wedding...
Review: Gary Unmarried - Series Premiere on CBS
Original at TVaholic.com
• Tue, Sep 23
By Jason the TVaholic Review: Gary Unmarried is a pretty good comedy, but with potential to be better. It is however, the best new comedy of the Fall TV season. Although, I’ve yet to see NBC’s Kath & Kim, but it is far and away better than either CBS’ Worst Week or FOX’s Do Not Disturb.
Tonight on the Tube: Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother & Heroes
Original at TVaholic.com
• Mon, Sep 22
By Jason the TVaholic What will you be watching on Mondays this Fall? Check out what I’ll be watching on Mondays. How great is it to have pretty much everything back starting this week? The DVR starts working overtime tonight. Army Wives (Lifetime): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Payback,” replays.
Review: Worst Week - Series Premiere on CBS
Original at TVaholic.com
• Mon, Sep 22
By Jason the TVaholic Show: Worst Week (CBS) Episode: “Pilot” - Series Premiere (Season 1) Premiere Date: Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Review: Worst Week is pretty bad. The premise is that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong for Sam Briggs. Mainly, when he is around his potential future in-laws.
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TwoCents 2008 Fall Preview - Mondays (CBS)
Original at keithp23 (Blogspot)
• Mon, Sep 1
By noreply@blogger.com (KP) Program Description: WORST WEEK is a comedy about Sam Briggs, an entertainment magazine editor who will do anything to please his girlfriend's parents … but instead becomes a one-man wrecking crew whenever he's around them. Sam (Kyle Bornheimer, "Jericho") and his girlfriend, Melanie Clayton (Erinn Hayes, "Kitchen Confidential"), have only one hurdle left to clear as they start their life together: breaking the news to Mel's conservative parents that they have a wedding in the works and a baby on the way. thingy (Kurtwood Smith, "That '70s Show"), a stern Judge, and his wife Angela (Nancy Lenehan, "My Name is Earl"), are protective of their daughter, and are really trying to let go of the anger they feel toward Sam … after all, disaste... [read the full post]
Free sneak previews of the new Fall-TV shows
Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Tue, Aug 19
Monday, September 8: NBC presents what may be the first chance for anyone to see its new shows "My Own Worst Enemy," "Kath & Kim," "Crusoe" and, uh, "Knight Rider." Tuesday, September 9: CBS uncorks "Gary Unmarried," "The Ex List," "Worst Week" and "The Mentalist," but not "Eleventh H...
Originality is apparently overrated
Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Wed, Jun 18
NBC (85% of new scripted series from another source) Office Spinoff:" "The Office," itself based on the British series. Kath and Kim:" Australian sitcom. Crusoe:" Daniel Defoe novel. Knight Rider:" '80s NBC show. Merlin:" Arthurian legend. Kings:" David and Goliath story from the Bible.
Winners (CBS), Losers (NBC), and Some Combination Thereof (people involved in the "Simpsons" duel)
Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Wed, May 21
That's $3 million per episode, without even throwing in the writers, guest stars or any of the animation. Sunday's season finale was seen by six million viewers. So the vocal talent will be making about $1 for every 12 viewers the show has these days.
CBS Not Reinventing The Sitcom And Cop Show Wheel Here, Folks [Upfronts]
Original at Defamer
• Wed, May 14
By Seth Monday 8-8:30 p.m. The Big Bang Theory 8:30-9 p.m. How I Met Your Mother 9:-9:30 p.m. Two and a Half Men 9:30-10 p.m. Worst Week (new) 10-11 p.m. CSI: Miami Tuesday 8-9:00 p.m. NCIS 9-10 p.m. The Mentalist (new) 10-11 p.m. Without a Trace Thursday 8-9 p.m. Survivor 9-10 p.m. CSI 10-11 p.m. Eleventh Hour (new)
Lowdown on upfronts
Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Thu, May 1
At CBS, there's yet another Jerry Bruckheimer show, "Eleventh Hour," "Exit 19," starring Geena Davis as a single mom/police detective, "The Mentalist," which sounds a little like a serious version of "Psych" and starring Simon Baker and the comedies "Single White Millionaire" (star...