Favorite Shows

Favorite Shows

8 Simple Rules
The Tracy Morgan Show
The OC
Everybody Loves Raymond
Monk
Scrubs
Two and a Half Men
Touching Evil
Malcome in the Middle
Arrested Development
Oliver Beene
Friends
That 70's Show
Less Than Perfect
Married to the Kellys
Life With Bonnie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Reno 911!
The Bernie Mac Show
The King of Queens
Still Standing
My Wife and Kids
According to Jim

8 Simple Rules
Airs: Tuesday 8:00 PM on ABC

Premise:
During this ABC comedy's first season, John Ritter played the father of two teenage girls and a teenage boy.

In season 1, Paul Hennessy was a loving, rational Dad whose darling, pliable daughters morphed into hormonally-challenged, incomprehensible teenagers. When he found himself in disturbing situations, like meeting his daughter's boyfriend, he reacted in ways even he finds crazy. Thank goodness he had a 13-year-old son who spoke his language, and a loving wife to had help him through parenthood.

This season, the Hennessy's will have to deal with their father's and husband's death. Cate will struggle being a widow, and on top of that raising two daughters who are boy crazy and a son who is entering puberty (without a father). The three kids will have to deal with losing a parent, and only having one left, on top of the everyday teenage-pressuring issues. To help them along the way, Cate's father, Jim will live with them to try to fill Paul's void and help his daughter and grandkids through this difficult time. And there cousin C.J. comes to live with them, too.

NOTE: During the show's second season, its name was shortened to just "8 Simple Rules," instead of "8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter."

Cast:
David Spade - C.J. (season 2+)
Katey Sagal - Cate
Kaley Cuoco - Bridget
Amy Davidson - Kerry
Martin Spanjers - Rory Joseph Hennessy
James Garner - Grandpa Jim (season 2+)
Billy Aaron Brown - Kyle
John Ritter - Paul Hennessy (season 1)

The Tracy Morgan Show
Airs: Saturday 8:00 PM on NBC

Premise:
NBC's "Saturday Night Live" sensation, Tracy Morgan, teams up with executive producers David Israel & Jim O'Doherty ("3rd Rock from the Sun") and Lorne Michaels ("Saturday Night Live") to star in his own primetime comedy based on his real life as a hardworking Brooklyn family man pursuing happiness with streetwise wit, attitude and wisdom. Tracy Mitchell (Morgan) and Alicia (Tamala Jones, "Head of State"), his beautiful, no-nonsense wife who's also a full-time mom, share their modest apartment with their two kids, 13-year-old Derrick (Marc John Jeffries, "Stuart Little 2") and 9-year-old Jimmy (newcomer Bobb'e J. Thompson). In between Tracy's big expansion plans for his own auto garage business, there are those other dreams. At work, Tracy is responsible for his other - more dysfunctional - family of mechanics, who include Spoon (John Witherspoon, "The Wayans Bros.") and Bernard (Heavy D -- a.k.a. Dwight Myers, "The Cider House Rules") who daily remind Tracy of the headaches of running a business as they contend with neighborhood characters and would-be customers such as Freddie (Katt Williams, "Friday After Next").

Cast:
Tracy Morgan - Tracy Mitchell

Tamala Jones - Alicia Mitchell
Marc John Jeffries - Derrick Mitchell

Bobbe' J. Thompson - Jimmy Mitchell
Dwight "Heavy D" Myers - Bernard
John Witherspoon - Spoon
Katt Williams - Freddy

The O.C.
Airs: Wednesday at 8:00 PM on Fox

Premise:
A kid, Ryan, was living in a bad nieghborhood and when him and his brother get arrested for stealing a car, his mom moves and leaves without them. So Ryan's lawyer takes him home to his family and eventually adopts him, but they live in a rich neighborhood and Ryan isn't used to that so he doesn't fit in and he has a lot to learn about The OC.

Cast:
Ryan Atwood - Benjamin McKenzie
Marissa Cooper - Mischa Barton
Luke Ward - Chris Carmack
Seth Cohen - Adam Bodey
Sandy Cohen - Peter Gallagher
Kirsten Cohen - Kelly Rowan
Summer Roberts - Rachel Bilson
Jimmy Cooper - Tate Donovan
Julie Cooper - Melinda Clarke

Everybody Loves Raymond
Airs: Monday at 9:00 PM on CBS

Premise:
With standup comedian Ray Romano in the title role, revolves around Ray Barone, a successful sportswriter living on Long Island with his wife, Debra (Patricia Heaton), 11-year-old daughter, Ally, and 7-year-old twin sons, Geoffrey and Michael. That's the good news.

The bad news? Ray's meddling parents, Frank (Peter Boyle) and Marie (Doris Roberts), live directly across the street and embrace the motto "Su casa es mi casa," infiltrating their son's home to an extent unparalleled in television history. Frank's favorite expression, "holy crap," is shouted at regular intervals, and Marie's "cooking advice" is less than appreciated by Debra. Brother Robert (Brad Garrett), a divorced policeman, is constantly moving in and out of his parents' house, and loves to drop over and resent Ray's successful career and happy family life. Ray and Debra just wish someone would knock once in a while.

Raymond is returning for a ninth season! The news was announced by CBS.

CBS President Leslie Moonves said "Everybody Loves Raymond," will return next season and after that he is discussing a spinoff. CBS has talked about a potential spinoff involving Brad Garrett, who plays Romano's brother in the series, but Moonves said no decision will be made until "Raymond" ends.

Cast:
RAY ROMANO - Ray Barone
PATRICIA HEATON - Debra Barone
DORIS ROBERTS - Marie Barone
PETER BOYLE - Frank Barone
BRAD GARRETT - Robert Barone

Monk

Season 3 Premiers June 2004

Premise:
Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife, the devastated Monk became obsessive-compulsive. His psychological disorder has caused him to develop an abnormal fear of virtually everything: germs, heights, crowds... even milk. His condition eventually cost him his job, and continues to pose unique challenges in his daily life.

Monk's personal nurse, Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) is there to help Monk make it through the day, offering her assistance when even the simplest of tasks (like organizing his sock drawer) become an angst-ridden ordeal for Monk. Along the way, she also becomes Monk's own "Girl Friday," an unlikely Dr. Watson to his Sherlock Holmes.

Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways. Although Monk is no longer a member of the police force, his former boss, Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) still often calls upon him to provide unique insights into cases that have the cops stumped. Stottlemeyer himself is a highly decorated detective, but he knows he will never be as good as the illustrious Monk... and it drives him crazy. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Randall Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford) aspires to be the department's new go-to guy, and relishes every opportunity to bolster the ego of his commanding officer.

Monk is a detective afraid of the dark, a gumshoe afraid of gum. He has no problem cracking a case - as long as it doesn't involve heights or germs, and is in close proximity to his apartment. He'd like nothing more than to gain back his position on the San Francisco police force, but can he pull himself together and get back to solving crimes full time?

Cast:

Tony Shalhoub - Adrian Monk
Bitty Schram - Sharona Fleming
Ted Levine - Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Jason Gray-Stanford - Lieutenant Randall Disher

Scrubs
Airs: Tuesday 9:30 PM on NBC

Premise:
Scrubs follows the lives of three hospital interns, John "J.D." Dorian, Chris Turk and Elliot Reid as they go through the challenges of working at Sacred Heart Hospital. To help (or get in the way) of their journey they can count on the knowledge of the experienced (but very short on patience) Dr. Perry Cox, the devlish smile of Dr. Bob Kelso and the warm heart of Nurse Carla Espinosa.

"This half-hour comedy from the co-creator/executive producer of "Spin City" focuses on the bizarre experiences of fresh-faced medical intern John "J.D." Dorian as he embarks on his healing career in a surreal hospital crammed full of unpredictable staffers and patients where humor and tragedy can merge paths at any time.

Joining the rumpled J.D. in his exhilarating brave new world are his college buddy, Chris Turk, an intern with a more elite surgical group, and J.D.'s fellow medical intern, the beautiful and driven Elliot Reid. Keeping the new interns on their toes are: the fatherly chief of medicine, Dr. Bob Kelso; the abrasive, worldly Dr. Perry Cox, and the caring but slightly jaded nurse Carla Espinosa."

Cast:
Zach Braff - Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
Sarah Chalke - Dr. Elliott Reid
Donald Adeosun Faison - Dr. Chris Turk
Neil Flynn - Janitor (Season 2+ Recurring Previously)
Ken Jenkins - Dr. Bob Kelso
John C. McGinley - Dr. Perry Cox
Judy Reyes - Nurse Carla Espinosa

Two and a Half Men
Airs: Monday at 9:30 PM on CBS

Premise: Charlie is a well-to-do bachelor with a house at the beach, a Jaguar in the garage and an easy way with women. His casual Malibu lifestyle is interrupted when his tightly wound brother, Alan, who's facing a divorce, and Alan's son, Jake, come to stay with him. Together, these two and a half men confront the challenges of growing upfinally. Complicating matters are the brothers' self-obsessed, controlling mother, Evelyn, and Alan's possibly gay estranged wife, Judith.

Cast:
Charlie Sheen - Charlie Harper

Holland Taylor - Evelyn Harper
Angus T. Jones - Jake Harper
Jon Cryer - Alan Harper
Marin Hinkle - Judith
Melanie Lynskey - Rose

Touching Evil

Airs: Friday 10:00 pm USA

Premise: Jeffrey Donovan stars as Detective David Creegan, who after surviving a near fatal gunshot wound to the head, takes a 12-month psychological leave of absence. He returns to work for the FBI's new Organized and Serial Crime Unit, a rapid-response, elite crime squad. His brush with death renders him fearless in his relentless pursuit of justice as he and his partner Vera Farminga specialize in solving shocking, high profile crimes.

Cast:

Jeffrey Donovan - Detective Inspector Dave Creegan
Vera Farmiga - Detective Susan Branca

Malcome in the Middle
Airs: Sunday 9:00 PM on Fox

Premise:
The story of a middle-class family comprised of four squabbling brothers and their parents, who are just trying to "hold on until the last one turns eighteen."

Created and executive produced by Linwood Boomer (3rd Rock From The Sun), this inventive family comedy is seen through the eyes of Malcolm (Frankie Muniz), a normal kid who is perfectly content skateboarding, roughhousing with his brothers and avoiding the school bully. He has even managed to accept--okay, ignore--his parents' penchant for running around the house in the nude. But Malcolm's world is suddenly turned upside down when it's discovered he has a genius IQ. He is forced into the "gifted" class, where he finds himself surrounded by a group of exceptionally bright social misfits.

Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) don't have the best-kept lawn, the cleanest house or the most refined children on the block. But despite being overwhelmed by the daily chaos, at the end of the day Malcolm and his brothers know they are loved. Malcolm's oldest--and favorite--brother is Francis (Christopher Kennedy Masterson), who has been sent away to military camp as a disciplinary measure. With Francis gone, Malcolm is left in the middle between the next oldest sibling, Reese (Justin Berfield)--a kid whose fists "work exactly twice as fast as his brain"--and Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan), the youngest, who is "trapped somewhere between toddler and hamster."

Now that the show has been on for awhile Francis has left military school and now works at a ranch owned by a strange married couple and he is married. And there is also a new member added to the family because Malcome's parents had another baby.

Cast:
Malcolm - Frankie Muniz
Hal - Bryan Cranston
Lois - Jane Kaczmarek
Francis - Christopher Kennedy Masterson
Reese - Justin Berfield
Dewey - Erik Per Sullivan

Oliver Beene

Airs: Sunday 7:30 PM on Fox

Premise: This half-hour comedy follows the life of 11-year-old Oliver Beene. It's 1962 and Oliver's world is chaotic. His dentist father, Jerry likes to spend Sundays drilling his kids' teeth; his mom, Charlotte does her best to be the happy homemaker; and his brother Ted has a transistor radio practically glued to his head listening to sports. Oliver's life is tolerable thanks to his friends heavyweight Neal and lightweight Michael, who is obviously gay in a time when that still means happy. The show is narrated by the adult Oliver who depicts the trials of growing up during the Cold War with a wickedly wry humor. Oliver longs for normalcy, something that's difficult when the family is practicing drills for the end of civilization. Oliver also has to contend with Mrs. Heller, a teacher who hates him; Joyce, a classmate who thinks she's married to him; and Bonnie, the red-haired girl who's out of his league. Flashbacks and flash-forwards vividly re-create the Kennedy-era '60s in this fast-paced comedy.

Cast:

Grant Rosenmeyer - Oliver Beene
Grant Shaud - Jerry Beene

Andrew Lawrence - Ted Beene
Wendy Makkena - Charlotte Beene
Ben Bookbinder - Neal
Daveigh Chase - Joyce
Annie Korzen - Mrs. Heller
Kenneth Mars - Carl the Super
Taylor Emerson - Michael Recurring Guest 7 episodes
David Cross - Voice Of Adult Oliver Uncredited

That 70's Show
Airs: Wednesday at 8:00 PM on Fox

Premise:
Too cool for the Wisconsin suburbs where he lives under the authority of his parents -- Red and Kitty -- 18-year-old Eric Forman yearns for his independence. But rites of passage aren't all that easy at a time when jumpsuits and platforms are the epitome of cool. Just ask Eric's ex-girlfriend and next door neighbor, Donna, a knock-out who's been forced to deal with her parents' recent split and her dad Bob's new life as a swinging single.

Eric gets by with a little help from his friends, who spend most of their time hanging out in the Forman basement and pondering their lives, their parents and their future. The gang includes Kelso, a good-looking but gullible guy, especially when it comes to dealing with his controlling on-again, off-again girlfriend Jackie; Hyde, a conspiracy theorist who thinks Xerox will take over the world; and Fez, a foreign exchange student who's soaking up American culture like a sponge.

This season finds the gang maturing during their senior year of high school as they prepare to graduate and head off to college. Eric and Donna are back together again, while Jackie and Kelso have finally split up for good. Kelso meets a new California girl, played by guest star and pop singer Jessica Simpson, while Jackie finds comfort in the arms of Hyde, much to the gang's dismay. Fez even finds true love when he shifts into high gear and falls for an older woman who works at the DMV.

Cast:
Topher Grace - Eric Forman
Ashton Kutcher - Michael Kelso
Danny Masterson - Steven Hyde
Wilmer Valderrama - Fez
Laura Prepon - Donna Pinciotti
Mila Kunis - Jackie Beulah Burkhardt
Debra Jo Rupp - Kitty Forman
Kurtwood Smith - Red Forman
Lisa Robin Kelly - Laurie Forman (Season 2 - 3, 6+)
Tanya Roberts - Midge Pinciotti (Season 1 - 4)
Don Stark - Bob Pinciotti
Tommy Chong - Leo (Season 4+)

Less Than Perfect
Airs: Tuesday at 9:30 PM on ABC

Premise:
Sara Rue stars as Claudia "Claude" Casey, a temp who has worked at the GBN Television Network for two years before she unexpectedly lands a job on the coveted desk of handsome news anchor Will Butler, played by Eric Roberts.

After Will hires her full-time, Claude quickly realizes she may be in over her head in this new world of assistants fighting to get ahead. Her co-workers on the 22nd floor seem less interested in her brownies and cheery attitude than in getting rid of her. Kipp (newcomer Zachary Levi) and Lydia (Andrea Parker) are certain that Claude is a minor inconvenience who will easily fold, but while she may look like a pushover, they'll learn not to push her. With the help of her old friends from the fourth floor, Ramona (Sherri Shepherd) and Owen (Andy Dick), Claude is determined to prove that she may not be perfect, but she's also not going down without a fight.

Cast:
Andy Dick - Owen Kronsky
Zachary Levi - Kipp Steadman
Andrea Parker - Lydia Weston
Eric Roberts - Will Butler
Sara Rue - Claude Casey
William Sasso - Carl (Season 2, recurring on season 1)
Sherri Shepherd - Ramona

Married to the Kellys
Airs: Friday at 8:30 PM on ABC

Premise:
Producer Tom Hertz (Spin City, Less Than Perfect) loosely based this comedy on his own true life experiences. The sitcom centers on New York loner Tom (Breckin Meyer, Clueless) who was raised as an only child. When he marries Susan (Kiele Sanchez, That Was Then), a woman raised in the Mid-West by a large family, they move to Kansas to be closer to them and he has to quickly adjust to life with a big, caring family.

When Tom married Susan he thought he was only getting a new wife. He never even considered that he would be getting a brand new family as well. Included in this new family are mother Sandy, the rule-maker of the house, and father Bill, once an only child himself he could be the one person Tom could relate to the most. There's also Susan's competetive sister Mary and her husband Chris, who considers himself Bill and Sandy's favorite son-in-law and finds Tom as somewhat of a threat. And finally there's Susan's brother Lewis, a shy and awkward young man who has made a hobby of collecting bugs.

Cast:
Breckin Meyer - Tom Wagner
Kiele Sanchez - Susan Wagner
Derek Waters - Lewis Kelly
Sam Anderson - Bill Kelly
Nancy Lenehan - Sandy Kelly
Josh Braaten - Chris
Emily Rutherfurd - Mary

Life With Bonnie
Airs: Friday 9:30 PM on ABC

Premise:
Bonnie Hunt brings the same accessibility she brought to the films Jerry Maguire, Jumanji and Return to Me to her family series Life with Bonnie, in which she portrays Bonnie Molloy, a woman who juggles the roles of wife, mother and host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago.

In the series, Hunt's improvisational skills shine during unscripted interviews with real life guests (non-actors) of "Morning Chicago." The cast includes the gifted David Alan Grier as David Bellows, the producer who struggles with the daily challenge of Bonnie, makeup artist Holly and cue card guy Marv. Anthony Russell portrays Tony Russo, Bonnie's sidekick piano player who comes straight to her show from his Vegas lounge act.

At home, Gloria is a houseguest more than a housekeeper. Bonnie's husband, Mark, is a hard-working family practice doctor who does his best to survive life with Bonnie. Together they are raising three young children, Samantha, Charlie and infant Connor, as Bonnie creatively balances family commitment and career obligations using sincerity and humor.

Cast:
Bonnie Hunt - Bonnie Molloy
Mark Derwin - Dr. Mark Molloy
Charlie Stewart - Charlie Molloy
Samantha Browne-Walters - Samantha Molloy
David Alan Grier - David Bellows
Chris Barnes - Marv
Marianne Muellerleile - Gloria
Anthony Russell - Tony Russo
Holly Wortell - Holly

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Airs: Sunday 9:30 pm on HBO

Premise:
Each half-hour episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm features verité-style footage of David (playing himself) at home, at work and around town, as he gets into predicaments with fictional and real-life personalities. With cast regulars Jeff Garlin (as manager Jeff Greene) and Cheryl Hines (as wife Cheryl) reprising their roles, the series features appearances by guest celebrities playing themselves or character roles; September's guests include Ted Danson, Michael York, Joan Rivers, Richard Lewis and others.

Candid, unsparing and self-deprecating, Curb Your Enthusiasm brings the off-kilter comic vision of Larry David--co-creator and co-executive producer of one of the most lauded comedy series in TV history, Seinfeld--to HBO. The series blurs the lines between reality and fiction, as David (playing himself) and a cast of real and fictional characters are followed around Los Angeles by a ubiquitous camera that chronicles the private, often banal world of a (somewhat) public man.

Having evolved from the 1999 HBO special Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm, this series proves how seemingly trivial details of one's day-to-day life--a trip to the movies, a phone call, a visit from some trick-or-treaters--can precipitate a "Murphy's Law" chain of misfortune to hilarious effect. Like George Costanza in Seinfeld (a character based on David), the protagonist of Curb Your Enthusiasm has a knack for getting himself into uncomfortable situations that end up alienating him from peers and acquaintances.

To keep the narrative fresh and spontaneous, Curb Your Enthusiasm is shot without a script; the cast is given scene outlines and often improvise lines as they go. The result is an unpredictable format that's unlike anything else on TV.

Cast:
Larry David - Himself
Jeff Garlin - Jeff Greene
Cheryl Hines - Cheryl David

Reno 911!
Season 2 Premiere: Wednesday June 9th 9:30 PM

Premise:
The Washoe County Sheriff's Department of Reno, Nevada, has many colorful characters. Lieutenant Jim Dangle (Tom Lennon) leads the department, and he is a closeted homosexual (he likes to wear tight biker shorts and pick up guys he stops for speeding.) Deputy C. Johnson (Wendy McLendon-Covey) is a former topless showgirl who is happy that she happens to be the hottest woman in the department (she still wears her police uniform half unbuttoned.) This includes Deputy Raineesha Williams (Niecy Nash), a tough black woman who joined the department because she gets to slap men around. It also includes Deputy Trudy Wiegel (Kerri Kenney), who has some mental problems, and seems to be rather racist as well (I think she is a little delusional, because she thinks she is having an affair with Lt. Dangle.) She accuses Deputy James Garcia (Carlos Alazraqui) of being a racist Mexican, which he isn't, because he seems to hate everyone equally. Deputy S. Jones (Cedric Yarbrough) is a tall black man who is having a secret affair with Johnson and a not-so-secret affair with Williams. Deputy Travis Junior (Ben Garant) trains the German police dogs, but he only knows French commands. Each episode ends oddly with scenes from next week's episode, only they aren't really the actual scenes from next week.

Cast:
Ben Garant - Deputy Travis Junior
Carlos Alazraqui - Deputy James Garcia
Kerri Kenney - Deputy Wiegel
Thomas Lennon - Deputy Dangle
Wendi Mclendon-Covey - Deputy Clementine Johnson
Niecy Nash - Deputy Raineesha Williams
Cedric Yarbrough - Deputy S. Jones

The Bernie Mac Show
Airs: Monday 8:00 PM on Fox

Premise:
Bernie and his wife Wanda never wanted to raise kids, but when Bernie's sister is sent to jail, her kids have to move in with Uncle Bernie.Since Aunt Wanda is a busy executive at AT&T, Vanessa, Jordan, and Bryanna, are about to discover that life with Uncle Bernie is no cake walk.

Bernie's first rule of business is to set down some house rules and he only has two. First rule: It's his house. Second rule: All the stuff in the house is his and no one touches anything without permission. That goes for the TV, the VCR, the DVD and especially Bernie's James Brown CD collection. Bernie believes in tough love and as long as the kids follow the rules, he'll always try to do the right thing, but sometimes Bernie's right thing is the wrong thing.

The King of Queens
Airs: Wednesday at 9:30 PM on CBS

Premise:
The King Of Queens revolves around Doug Heffernan (Kevin James), a Queens, N.Y., parcel delivery man with simple desires. Among his prized possessions is a 70-inch television that his lovely wife, Carrie (Leah Remini), provided for him. However, now that Carrie's widowed father, Arthur (Jerry Stiller), lives with them, Doug's television room has become Arthur's bedroom. Doug and his sports-watching buddies, Spence (Patton Oswalt) and Deacon (Victor Williams)--and the beloved television--have been relegated to the garage, and Doug now shares his castle with a very eccentric father-in-law and his very unusual habits.

Cast:
Kevin James - Doug Heffernan
Patton Oswalt - Spence Olchin
Leah Remini - Carrie Heffernan
Lisa Rieffel - Sara Spooner (Season 1)
Larry Romano - Richie Lannucci
Richard Rossi - Jared
Jerry Stiller - Arthur Spooner
Nicole Sullivan - Holly (2002-present)
Ricki Lake - Stephanie Heffernan (2000)
Gary Valentine - Danny Heffernan
Victor Williams - Deacon Palmer

Still Standing
Airs: Monday 8:30 PM on CBS

Premise:
Bill and Judy Miller are a blue-collar Chicago couple. As parents who came of age in the 70s, they raise their three children more by the seats of their pants than by the book, trying to do things a bit differently with theirs than their parents did with them (yeah, right), trying to be cool parents (good luck). But now they have a daughter who wants a belly-button ring and a son they can't pry away from his computer long enough for him to raise a little hell and enjoy his youth. Thank God for the youngest, six-year-old Tina, who still worships them both.

The Millers balance the responsibilities of parenthood with wanting to have a good time and trying not to forget that they were once considered cool. STILL STANDING is a comedy about a couple who are just that after 15 years of ups and downs, thanks to their unbridled affection for each other and thanks, of course, to rock music. That's still cool, isn't it?

Cast:
Mark Addy - Bill Miller
Jami Gertz - Judy Miller
Taylor Ball - Brian Miller
Soleil Borda - Tina Miller
Renee Olstead - Lauren Miller
Jennifer Irwin - Linda

My Wife and Kids
Airs: Wednesday 8:00 PM on ABC

Premise:
Popular film and television star Damon Wayans plays Michael Kyle, a man on a tragically funny quest for a "traditional" family. He's a not-so-modern man living in a very modern world. Can you relate?
His stay-at-home bride became a stock market trailblazer. His only son idolizes gangster rap stars instead of him. His moody, adolescent daughter's two favorite hobbies are asking him for money and giving him grief. And his youngest daughter rarely lets her daddy have the last word. Perhaps after all of the chaos is over, he will realize that his dream of having a normal American family came true a long time ago.

Damon Wayans and Don Reo are co-creators and executive producers of My Wife and Kids. David Himelfarb is an executive producer, and Eric Gold is a co-executive producer of the half-hour comedy series from Touchstone Television.

Cast:
Damon Wayans - Michael Kyle
Tisha Campbell - Janet Marie Kyle
George O. Gore II - Michael Kyle Jr.
Jennifer Freeman - Claire Kyle (season 2+)
Jazz Raycole - Claire Kyle (season 1)
Parker McKenna Posey - Kady Kyle
Brooklyn Sudano - Vanessa (season 4+)

According to Jim
Airs: Tuesday 9:00 PM on ABC

Premise:
Jim is a regular suburban father. He's married to a gorgeous woman, Cheryl, and raises his three kids Gracie, Ruby and the newborn Kyle - in a big house. Everything is perfect for Jim, if it wasn't the messy situations he gets himself into and his laziness, which often makes him search for alternative ways of doing things with less effort. Of course, having his wife's siblings hanging out at his house all the time is no help. While Andy might be one of his best friends, Dana often teams up with Cheryl against Jim. But as long as they're family, it's all good.

According to Jim premiered silently on October 2001; following surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. The show quickly developed an audience of its own and for its sophomore season ABC placed it on its revitalized Tuesday line-up, which also included John Ritter's 8 Simple Rules, Bonnie Hunt's Life with Bonnie and Less Than Perfect. Week by week, the show attracted more and more viewers; becoming ABC's second most watched sitcom. The show performed so well that the network made a risky move: put Jim opposite NBC juggernaut Frasier. Although Jim didn't beat the competition, it performed well enough to secure itself that spot on the 2003 fall schedule.

Cast:
Jim Belushi - Jim
Courtney Thorne-Smith - Cheryl
Larry Joe Campbell - Andy
Kimberly Williams - Dana
Taylor Atelian - Ruby
Billi Bruno - Gracie

Drake and Josh

Airs: Sunday at 7:30 pm on Nick

A new teen comedy for Nickelodeon starring Drake Bell and Josh Peck. This is a Spin Off of "The Amanda Show"

15-year-old Drake and Josh are schoolmates, but not close friends. Drake views Josh as weird and a bit of a goof. So, imagine Drake's shock when he finds out that this "goof" is about to become his new step-brother and roommate when his mother marries Josh's father.

To Drake, this is a terrible fate...until he learn's Josh's big secret: that he is the actual "Miss Nancy" - a well known advice columnist for their school paper. Drake quicky realizes that the letters sent to "Miss Nancy" can be exploited and used as a free ticket to fun and adventure.

Cast:

Drake Bell - Drake Parker
Josh Peck - Josh Nichols

Miranda Cosgrove - Megan Parker
Jonathan Goldstein - Walter Nichols
Nancy Sullivan - Audrey Parker-Nichols