In the realm of strange cancellation stories from the past several days, the end of Baby Daddy on Freeform is among the strangest. Overnight, the news first surfaced that the long-running comedy would be ending after its spring run and its 100th episode. This was stunning in many ways, and it made many out there wonder whether […]
Late Wednesday, news first broke that will please many black-ish fans out there — Freeform is bringing the Yara Shahidi spin-off to life! Sources confirm that the recently-planted spin-off or the show is heading over the cable network rather than getting a series order on ABC proper. The issue there is one of demographics — the spin-off […]
black-ish, House of Cards, Nashville
We begin today’s edition of TV Quick Hits by discussing some spin-off chatter, and it’s some that we find especially exciting given that we’re talking about one of the best comedies on network TV in “black-ish.” According to Deadline, the potential spin-off would focus on the character of Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) as she makes […]
When it comes to Hulu and their roster of comedy programming, the rich just got richer. Earlier this week, it was confirmed that the popular streaming service, who already hold the rights to “Seinfeld” and a wide array of other top-tier comedy programming (not to mention originals like “The Mindy Project” and “Casual”) have acquired […]
black-ish, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, divorce, Golden Globes, Insecure, Jane the Virgin, Veep
Given how many different shows are out there at present, it’s really not all that much of a surprise that the voters for the Golden Globes over at the Hollywood Foreign Press couldn’t quite make up their minds in terms of nominees for Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Below, you can check […]
Atlanta, black-ish, Golden Globes, Mozart in the Jungle, Transparent
In this latest edition of our Golden Globe preview series today, what we are going to do our part to try and deliver is our analysis on the Actor in the Comedy Series field, and interesting one this year in that it’s filled with some familiar faces, a new nominee, and a complete surprise that […]
Atlanta, black-ish, Golden Globes, Mozart in the Jungle, Transparent, Veep
There are so many award shows out there that, in one way or another, fail to comedy right. Typically, you get the sense from them that they’re phoning in the same comedy year after year in order to get to some of the dramas. Luckily, neither the Critics’ Choice Awards or the upcoming Golden Globes […]
American Housewife, black-ish, Fresh Off the Boat, Speechless, The Goldbergs, The Middle
So far this year ABC is enjoying yet another solid season of strong ratings for the majority of its comedies, and as a result of that, they are understandably doing everything that the can to make sure that they are spotlighted further. Sources confirm that both “black-ish” and “The Goldbergs” have been picked up for […]
Arrow, black-ish, Designated Survivor, Survivor
For the second straight day, we’re starting off a ratings piece by discussing the latest goings-on with The CW and their superhero crossover. Given the ratings for this thing so far, not to mention how awesome it’s been for the most part, this is one of the most exciting things numbers-wise that we’ve seen for […]
Atlanta, Ballers, black-ish, Flaked, Golden Globes, Vice Principals
One of the things that we really praised earlier this week when talking about the Golden Globes and the comedy field in particular is how robust it’s been for first-year shows. While there are some long-running ones out there that do very much still have a lot going for them, at the same time the […]
