Leave it to a sitcom vet like Melissa Rauch to remind the industry that everything old can be new again. After persuading Warner Bros. TV to dust off the Night Court IP and revive it for NBC, multi-cams are suddenly hot again, with every broadcast network — and even a few streamers like Netflix are putting studio audience comedies in development.
While no one is straight-up abandoning single-cams — the success of CBS’ Ghosts and ABC’s Abbott Elementary have certainly made sure of that — there’s no beating the cost-effectiveness of one of TV’s most tried and true genres.
“Everybody had a hunch they should probably be doing more of them,” says one high-powered comedy agent. “Night Court is a good sign there is an appetite for that. Everything I’m hearing out of CBS, for example, is that...
While no one is straight-up abandoning single-cams — the success of CBS’ Ghosts and ABC’s Abbott Elementary have certainly made sure of that — there’s no beating the cost-effectiveness of one of TV’s most tried and true genres.
“Everybody had a hunch they should probably be doing more of them,” says one high-powered comedy agent. “Night Court is a good sign there is an appetite for that. Everything I’m hearing out of CBS, for example, is that...
- 2/3/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS’s popular half-hour comedy Bob Hearts Abishola will be sticking around for a fifth season. The network’s officially renewed the comedy starring Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku for season five, guaranteeing it a spot on their 2023-2024 primetime lineup.
Season four of the comedy from creators Chuck Lorre, Al Higgins, Eddie Gorodetsky, and Gina Yashere is currently airing on Mondays at 8:30pm Et/Pt. The season four cast includes Gardell, Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, and Shola Adewusi. Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe, Jr., Gina Yashere, Bayo Akinfemi, Anthony Okungbowa, and Saidah Arrika Ekulona also star.
Bob Hearts Abishola is averaging nearly 6 million viewers during its Monday time period. The series is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Lorre, Al Higgins, Gina Yashere, and Matt Ross serve as executive producers.
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Season four of the comedy from creators Chuck Lorre, Al Higgins, Eddie Gorodetsky, and Gina Yashere is currently airing on Mondays at 8:30pm Et/Pt. The season four cast includes Gardell, Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, and Shola Adewusi. Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe, Jr., Gina Yashere, Bayo Akinfemi, Anthony Okungbowa, and Saidah Arrika Ekulona also star.
Bob Hearts Abishola is averaging nearly 6 million viewers during its Monday time period. The series is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Lorre, Al Higgins, Gina Yashere, and Matt Ross serve as executive producers.
The Plot, Courtesy of CBS: “Bob Hearts Abishola...
- 1/25/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
CBS has renewed the comedy series “Bob Hearts Abishola” for Season 5, Variety has learned.
The multi-camera series is currently airing its fourth season on the broadcaster, where it has been a part of the Monday night lineup since it launched back in 2019. It is now the second CBS Monday night comedy to get renewed this week, with “The Neighborhood” having been picked up for Season 6 prior to this announcement.
Per CBS, “Bob Hearts Abishola” is averaging 6.9 million viewers per episode in Live+35 multiplatform viewing.
“Bob Hearts Abishola” stars Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe, Jr., Gina Yashere, Bayo Akinfemi, Anthony Okungbowa, and Saidah Arrika Ekulona. Per the official logline, the series follows “a middle-aged compression sock businessman (Gardell) who unexpectedly fell for his cardiac nurse (Olowofoyeku), a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack.”
The series was created by Chuck Lorre,...
The multi-camera series is currently airing its fourth season on the broadcaster, where it has been a part of the Monday night lineup since it launched back in 2019. It is now the second CBS Monday night comedy to get renewed this week, with “The Neighborhood” having been picked up for Season 6 prior to this announcement.
Per CBS, “Bob Hearts Abishola” is averaging 6.9 million viewers per episode in Live+35 multiplatform viewing.
“Bob Hearts Abishola” stars Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe, Jr., Gina Yashere, Bayo Akinfemi, Anthony Okungbowa, and Saidah Arrika Ekulona. Per the official logline, the series follows “a middle-aged compression sock businessman (Gardell) who unexpectedly fell for his cardiac nurse (Olowofoyeku), a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack.”
The series was created by Chuck Lorre,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
CBS is locking in all of its comedies for the 2023-24 season.
The network has renewed the Chuck Lorre-produced Bob Hearts Abishola for a fifth season. It joins breakout hit Ghosts and veteran The Neighborhood on CBS’ 2023-24 slate; Young Sheldon, also from Lorre, is in the midst of a three-year order that will take the Big Bang Theory prequel through next season.
The renewal for Bob Hearts Abishola, starring Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku as the title characters, comes on the heels of the show hitting season highs in same-day ratings Monday (5.84 million viewers, 0.54 rating among adults 18-49). For the season, it’s averaging just under 6 million viewers over seven days, and tacks on an additional 900,000 with four additional weeks of cross-platform viewing.
In addition to Gardell and Olowofoyeku, Bob Hearts Abishola stars Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe Jr.,...
The network has renewed the Chuck Lorre-produced Bob Hearts Abishola for a fifth season. It joins breakout hit Ghosts and veteran The Neighborhood on CBS’ 2023-24 slate; Young Sheldon, also from Lorre, is in the midst of a three-year order that will take the Big Bang Theory prequel through next season.
The renewal for Bob Hearts Abishola, starring Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku as the title characters, comes on the heels of the show hitting season highs in same-day ratings Monday (5.84 million viewers, 0.54 rating among adults 18-49). For the season, it’s averaging just under 6 million viewers over seven days, and tacks on an additional 900,000 with four additional weeks of cross-platform viewing.
In addition to Gardell and Olowofoyeku, Bob Hearts Abishola stars Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe Jr.,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers‘ new addition, Josh Duhamel, isn’t going easy on the young hockey players, even though it’s summer, in the first trailer for Season 2.
“After winning back the Mighty Ducks team name last year, our squad-with-heart and their coach Alex Morrow (played by Lauren Graham) take to the road to attend an intense summer hockey institute in California run by charming yet hardcore former NHL player, Colin Cole (Duhamel),” reads the official synopsis. “It’s a place for kids to get excellent at hockey — without school to get in the way. As our Ducks...
“After winning back the Mighty Ducks team name last year, our squad-with-heart and their coach Alex Morrow (played by Lauren Graham) take to the road to attend an intense summer hockey institute in California run by charming yet hardcore former NHL player, Colin Cole (Duhamel),” reads the official synopsis. “It’s a place for kids to get excellent at hockey — without school to get in the way. As our Ducks...
- 8/31/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Bob♥Abishola co-creator/co-executive Gina Yashere and co-executive producer Matt Ross have been promoted to executive producers and co-showrunners alongside co-creators Al Higgins, who has been running the hit Warner Bros TV comedy, and Chuck Lorre, who serves as showrunner on all of his series.
This marks the latest promotion for Yashere, who co-created Bob♥Abishola with Lorre, Higgins and Eddie Gorodetsky. After a scene-stealing guest-starring turn in the pilot as Kemi, Abishola’s (Folake Olowofoyeku) best friend, she was upped to a series regular and has been a cast member ever since, in addition to her duties as a writer-producer. Ross also has been on the show since Season 1.
“Gina and Matt have been instrumental to the success of Bob♥Abishola, and we’re so happy to see them start a new chapter as executive producers and co-showrunners,” Lorre and Higgins said. “Gina co-created the show alongside us...
This marks the latest promotion for Yashere, who co-created Bob♥Abishola with Lorre, Higgins and Eddie Gorodetsky. After a scene-stealing guest-starring turn in the pilot as Kemi, Abishola’s (Folake Olowofoyeku) best friend, she was upped to a series regular and has been a cast member ever since, in addition to her duties as a writer-producer. Ross also has been on the show since Season 1.
“Gina and Matt have been instrumental to the success of Bob♥Abishola, and we’re so happy to see them start a new chapter as executive producers and co-showrunners,” Lorre and Higgins said. “Gina co-created the show alongside us...
- 8/30/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Eddie Gorodetsky, a producer and writer who has long worked closely with Chuck Lorre, is striking out on his own with a multi-camera comedy series in the works at CBS.
“Extended Family” is described by the network as an unconventional family ensemble comedy. Written and produced by Gorodetsky along with Warner Bros. TV, it follows a brother and sister who are at ground zero when a family secret sends shock waves through an already dysfunctional family.
Gorodetsky most recently co-created the freshman CBS series “Bob ♥ Abishola” along with Lorre, Gina Yashere and Alan J. Higgins. Prior to that, he’s worked with Lorre almost exclusively for 20 years. He, Lorre and Gemma Baker co-created “Mom,” which stars Allison Janney and Ana Faris on CBS. Gorodetsky also worked on several of Lorre’s hit series, including “The Kominsky Method,” “Two and a Half Men,” and “The Big Bang Theory.” Gorodetsky has also...
“Extended Family” is described by the network as an unconventional family ensemble comedy. Written and produced by Gorodetsky along with Warner Bros. TV, it follows a brother and sister who are at ground zero when a family secret sends shock waves through an already dysfunctional family.
Gorodetsky most recently co-created the freshman CBS series “Bob ♥ Abishola” along with Lorre, Gina Yashere and Alan J. Higgins. Prior to that, he’s worked with Lorre almost exclusively for 20 years. He, Lorre and Gemma Baker co-created “Mom,” which stars Allison Janney and Ana Faris on CBS. Gorodetsky also worked on several of Lorre’s hit series, including “The Kominsky Method,” “Two and a Half Men,” and “The Big Bang Theory.” Gorodetsky has also...
- 11/7/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Exclusive: One of Chuck Lorre’s closest associates is going solo. CBS is developing Extended Family, a multi-camera comedy from Mom and Bob ♥ Abishola co-creator Eddie Gorodetsky and Warner Bros. TV.
With a one-year break between the end of Dharma & Greg and the start of Two and a Half Men, Gorodetsky has worked exclusively on Lorre shows for the past 20 years, including two that he co-created, Mom and Bob ♥ Abishola, and often juggling multiple series.
Written and executive produced by Gorodetsky, Extended Family is an unconventional family ensemble comedy. A brother and sister are at ground zero when a family secret sends shock waves through an already dysfunctional family.
In addition to CBS freshman Bob ♥ Abishola, which Gorodetsky co-created with Lorre, Gina Yashere and Alan J. Higgins, and the Emmy-winning CBS comedy Mom — now in its seventh season and renewed through season 8 — which he co-created with Lorre and Gemma Baker,...
With a one-year break between the end of Dharma & Greg and the start of Two and a Half Men, Gorodetsky has worked exclusively on Lorre shows for the past 20 years, including two that he co-created, Mom and Bob ♥ Abishola, and often juggling multiple series.
Written and executive produced by Gorodetsky, Extended Family is an unconventional family ensemble comedy. A brother and sister are at ground zero when a family secret sends shock waves through an already dysfunctional family.
In addition to CBS freshman Bob ♥ Abishola, which Gorodetsky co-created with Lorre, Gina Yashere and Alan J. Higgins, and the Emmy-winning CBS comedy Mom — now in its seventh season and renewed through season 8 — which he co-created with Lorre and Gemma Baker,...
- 11/7/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
There were equal parts laughter and tears at a recent panel discussion for Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method,” moderated by Deadline’s Pete Hammond. The event, which took place at the streamer’s Fysee space at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, included creator Chuck Lorre, executive producer Alan J. Higgins and stars Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin, Sarah Baker, Lisa Edelstein and Susan Sullivan. Listen to the full 38-minute Q&a above.
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“The Kominsky Method” stars Douglas as Sandy Kominsky, an acting coach who had a brief brush with fame before turning to teaching. Arkin co-stars as his longtime manager, Norman Newlander, who’s reeling from the death of his wife, Eileen (Sullivan). Together, the two men cope with aging, relationships, and family, including Baker and Edelstein as their respective daughters, Mindy Kominsky and Phoebe Newlander.
The single-camera comedy is a change of pace for Lorre,...
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“The Kominsky Method” stars Douglas as Sandy Kominsky, an acting coach who had a brief brush with fame before turning to teaching. Arkin co-stars as his longtime manager, Norman Newlander, who’s reeling from the death of his wife, Eileen (Sullivan). Together, the two men cope with aging, relationships, and family, including Baker and Edelstein as their respective daughters, Mindy Kominsky and Phoebe Newlander.
The single-camera comedy is a change of pace for Lorre,...
- 6/12/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Ok, now it’s really official: CBS confirmed on Tuesday that Mike & Molly‘s current sixth season will indeed be its last.
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“These decisions are really challenging, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for [executive producers] Chuck Lorre and Alan Higgins, for [stars] Melissa [McCarthy] and Billy [Gardell], the whole cast and crew. They put blood, sweat and tears into this show,” CBS Entertainment President Glenn Geller said at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena. “But I can confirm that this will be the last season of Mike & Molly.
RelatedMike & Molly Star Melissa McCarthy ‘Shocked’ by Cancellation: ‘I Would Have Done This for 50 More Years’
“These decisions are really challenging, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for [executive producers] Chuck Lorre and Alan Higgins, for [stars] Melissa [McCarthy] and Billy [Gardell], the whole cast and crew. They put blood, sweat and tears into this show,” CBS Entertainment President Glenn Geller said at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena. “But I can confirm that this will be the last season of Mike & Molly.
- 1/12/2016
- TVLine.com
Whenever it may be that Mike & Molly returns for Season 4, the CBS comedy will have a new man at the helm.
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Series creator Mark Roberts (inset) is stepping down as showrunner after three seasons, producer Warner Bros. TV confirms for our sister site Deadline.
Replacing Roberts as an exec producer (alongside Chuck Lorre) and as showrunner will be Alan J. Higgins, who most recently served as a co-executive producer on Mike & Molly and whose previous TV credits include ‘Til Death and Malcolm in the Middle.
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Series creator Mark Roberts (inset) is stepping down as showrunner after three seasons, producer Warner Bros. TV confirms for our sister site Deadline.
Replacing Roberts as an exec producer (alongside Chuck Lorre) and as showrunner will be Alan J. Higgins, who most recently served as a co-executive producer on Mike & Molly and whose previous TV credits include ‘Til Death and Malcolm in the Middle.
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- 5/18/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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