APB Premieres tonight on FOX

Tonight at 8:00 on FOX it's the time slot premiere of 24: Legacy.  At 9:00 on VH1 it's the 1st season finale of Leave it to Stevie, Reelz has the special Time Presents: Celebrities on Trial and CBS has the time slot premiere of Superior Donuts. At 9:01 on FOX it's the series premiere of APB and then at 9:30 on CBS, 2 Broke Girls moves to a new time slot and VH1 has the 3rd season finale of K. Michelle.

On TruTV it's the 2nd season finale of Fameless, HBO has the special Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prison, History has the 18th season finale of Pawn Star$ and on TLC it's the series premiere of Suddenly Rich.

2 Broke Girls one hour season premiere tonight

At 3:01 on Hulu the first season of Freakish premiered.  Up at 8:00 on Food, Cake Wars moves to a new time slot, Smith has the 1st season finale of Sacred Sites and on CW it's the 2nd season premiere of Supergirl.

On CBS at 9:00 it's the 6th season premiere of 2 Broke Girls, ID moves Killer Clergy to a new time slot and on TLC it's the 1st season finale of Too Close to Home.

On TruTV at 10:00 it's the 2nd season fall finale of Fameless, HGTV has the return of Hunting Vintage, NGC has the special Live Free or Die, CBS has the time slot premiere of Scorpion and on Lifetime it's the original telefilm Suite Francaise.

Mike & Molly...final season begins tonight

Tonight at 8:00 on CBS it's the return of 2 Broke Girls, FOX has the 15th season premiere of American Idol, ID has the 6th season premiere of Evil Twins, ABC has the return of The Middle, TLC has a special My 600-LB Life, and NBC has the return of The Mysteries of Laura.  At 8:30 on ABC it's the return of The Goldbergs and CBS has the 6th season premiere of Mike & Molly.

At 9:00 on Discovery it's the special Alaskan Bush People, CBS has The People's Choice Awards, NBC has the return of Law & Order: SVU, ABC has the return of Modern Family, TLC has the 4th season premiere of My 600-LB Life, PBS has the 43rd premiere of Nova and Cooking moves Tia Mowry at Home to a new time slot.  At 9:31 on ABC it's the return of Black-ish.

Up at 10:00 on ABC it's the 2nd season premiere of American Crime, AHC has the series premiere of Blood Feuds, NBC has the return of Chicago PD, BET has the series premiere of Criminals at Work, FXX has the 11th season premiere of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Bravo has the time slot premiere of Newlyweds: The First Year, History moves Pawn Star$ to a new time slot, CNBC has the 3rd season premiere of Restaurant Startup, ID has the series premiere of Shadow of a Doubt and on TLC it's the series premiere of Skin Tight.  At 10:30 on FXX it's the 2nd season premiere of Man Seeking Woman.

The Mike & Molly season finale is tonight

Tonight at 8:00 on CBS it's the 4th season finale of 2 Broke Girls, Animal Planet has Serial Killer Tiger at Large, FOX has the two hour 3rd season finale of The Following.  At 8:30 on CBS it's the 5th season finale of Mike & Molly.

Up at 9:00 on TBS it's the 10th season summer premiere of American Dad, HBO has the special Southern Rites, E! has a special KUWTK About Bruce part 2, CBS has the 1st season finale of Stalker and on Discovery it's the 5th season premiere of Street Outlaws.  At 9:01 on ABC it's the 11th season premiere of The Bachelorette.

On CBS at 10:00 it's the 6th season finale of NCIS and Bounce has the special Off the Chain, at 10:01 it's the 2nd season finale of The Night Shift on NBC, History has Texas Rising at 10:02 and again at 10:08.

The Bachelor is still going for some reason & the new season starts tonight

Tonight at 8:00 on CBS it's the return of 2 Broke Girls and FOX has the return of Gotham. On PBS it's the 19th season premiere of Antiques Roadshow, NBC has the time slot premiere of The Apprentice and ABC has the 19th season premiere of The Bachelor.

On DIY at 9:00 it's the return of Kitchen Crashers, CBS has the return of Scorpion and FOX has the return of Sleepy Hollow.  HGTV has the 11th season premiere of Love it or List It and on NGC it's the special Blow My Mind.

Up at 10:00 on Food it's the series premiere of Best. Ever.: Best. Pizza. Ever., CBS has the return of NCIS: LA, NBC has the return of State of Affairs, on TLC it's the special Conjoined Twins: One Mind and on MTV it's the special True Life: I'm in a Forbidden Relationship.

Mike Tyson Mysteries premieres on Adult Swim tonight

Tonight at 8:00 on CBS it's the 4th season premiere of 2 Broke Girls, Animal Planet has the special The Hunt for Hogzilla and on TruTV it's the series premiere of Hair Jacked.

Up at 9:00 on Travel it's the 7th season premiere of Bizarre Foods America, VH1 has the original telefilm Drumline, HBO has the special Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown and on TruTV it's the special The New TruTV: First Look.

On E! at 10:00 it's the special Botched: Reunion, part 2, TruTV has the series premiere of Fake Off and on TLC it's the special My Online Bride.  At 10:30 on Adult Swim it's the series premiere of Mike Tyson Mysteries.

True Hollywood Story - Paula Deen is tonight

Tonight at 7:30 on Nick it's the series premiere of The Thundermans, at 8:00 on TBS it's the National League Championships.

At 8:30, 2 Broke Girls moves to its new time slot on CBS and then at 9:00 on HBO it's the special Mondays at Racine, Weather has the 1st season finale of Heavy Metal Monsters, Bravo has the special Real Housewives of New Jersey Tell All pt. 1 and over on VH1 it's the 3rd season finale of T.I. & Tiny.

On Discovery at 10:00 it's the special Pure Evel, it's the E! True Hollywood Story of Paula Deen, Logo has the special What!? Bronies, Bounce has the series premiere of My Crazy Roommate and Nickmom has the 2nd season premiere of Nickmom Night Out.  Up at 10:30 on Bounce it's the series premiere of Brkdwn.

The 90210 series finale is tonight

Tonight at 8:00 on CW it's the two hour series finale of 90210, FOX has back to back new episodes of Hell's Kitchen, and CBS has the 8th season finale of How I Met Your Mother.  Then at 9:00 on CBS it's the 2nd season finale of 2 Broke Girls and on Golf it's the 19th season premiere of Big Break.

At 10:00 on Military it's the 1st season finale of Bullet Points, NGW has the series premiere of Croc Catchers, on BBCA it's the 2nd season finale of James May's Man Lab, MTV has the special Teen Mom 2: Check up with Dr. Drew, and then NGC has the series premiere of the three part special Going Ape which compares the lives of chimps with the lives of humans to see just how similar we all are.  From power & territory battles to general basic instincts we will see how things compare through hidden camera footage, experiments & wildlife footage.  The full description of tonight's installment:

Going Ape: The Alpha Male

Monday, May 13, at 10 p.m. ET/PT

Food and sex: with all the benefits that come with being the alpha male, it’s no surprise that male apes work so hard to get to the top. But it’s not just our chimpanzee cousins who are in a constant struggle for power. From the world leader’s power walk and the CEO’s dominance posture, to our subtle everyday power struggles with strangers, this episode explores how those similar instincts remain, and how — just like in the jungle — so many human interactions can be a battle to become king of the swingers. For more on the show click here.

At 10:01 on ABC it's the 5th season finale of Castle.

The Carrie Diaries premieres tonight

First off let me apologize for not posting today's talk show guests for the daytime talk shows...due to a personal matter I wasn't available yesterday to do so.  I will post the guests for tonight's guests shortly & post all of the guests for tomorrow as well.

At 8:00 it's the two hour 8th season winter premiere of Bones, on CW it's the series premiere of Carrie Diaries, on SyFy it's the series premiere of Continuum, Discovery has the series premiere of Extreme Smuggling, CBS has the 8th season winter premiere of How I Met Your Mother and on Showtime it's the 1st season finale of Oliver Stone's Untold History of The United States.

The 2nd season winter premiere of 2 Broke Girls airs on CBS at 9:00, SyFy has the 3rd season premiere of Being Human, on E! it's the Fashion Police: 2013 Golden Globe special, and on Discovery it's the series premiere of Shipwreck Men.

Mike & Molly is back with the 3rd season winter premiere on CBS at 9:31 and then at 10:00 on DIY it's the 7th season premiere of Bath Crashers, on DA it's the series premiere of Food Factory, CBS has the 3rd season winter premiere of Hawaii Five-0 and on SyFy it's the 3rd season premiere of Lost Girl.

It's Gossip Girls series finale tonight!!

Tonight at 8:00 on ABC it's the 10th season finale of Extreme Makeover Home Edition, on FOX it's the special Dreamworks Dragons, on CW it's the 8th season fall finale of How I Met Your Mother, and on CW it's the two hour series finale of Gossip Girl.  On Discovery there's another American Chopper special, on VH1 it's the second part of the Basketball Wives LA reunion.

On CBS at 9:00 it's the 2nd season fall finale of 2 Broke Girls, on Discovery the series finale of American Chopper, on HBO it's the special Picture Paris and on VH1 it's the 2nd season finale of T.I. & Tiny.  Then on VH1 at 9:30 it's the 1st season finale of Marrying the Game and on CBS the 3rd season fall finale of Mike & Molly.

1600 Penn airs its series premiere on NBC tonight at 9:31 and at 10:00 on CBS it's the 3rd season fall finale of Hawaii Five-0 and the VH1 special Tiny Tonight!  Then at 10:01 on NBC it's the 1st season finale of Take it All.

Basketball Wives LA finale tonight

Tonight at 6:00 on Hallmark ti's the special presentation of The Hollywood Christmas Parade, then at 8:00 on CW it's the 5th season fall finale of 90210, VH1 has the 2nd season finale of Basketball Wives LA and FOX has the American Country Awards.

Up at 9:00 on Discovery it's the special American Chopper: Chopper Live, on VH1 it's the Basketball Wives LA reunion.  HBO airs the special Mel Brooks Strikes Back! and SyFy has their 20th Anniversary Special.  On NBC at 9:01 it's the series premiere of Take it All, then at 9:30 on CBS 2 Broke Girls has a special 2nd episode.  

On TV One at 10:00 it's the 1st season finale of Celebrity Crime Files, on Food the 16th season premiere of Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives and on BBCA it's the 2nd season finale of Richard Hammond's Crash Course.  At 11:00 on Style it's the 2nd season premiere of Made in Chelsea which is confusing because I wasn't aware the 1st season had ended and on Oxygen it's the 1st season finale of My Shopping Addiction.

CBS comedy night is back!!

Tonight at 8:00 on ABC it's the 15th season premiere of Dancing with the Stars and on CBS it's the 8th season premiere of How I Met Your Mother and then at 8:30 the brand new comedy Partners premieres.

9:00 brings us to one of my favorite comedies, 2 Broke Girls on CBS, on NGC it's the 4th season finale of Border Wars and on The CW it's the 2nd season finale of The LA Complex.  On VH1 at 9:30 it's the series premiere of Chrissy & Mr. Jones and on CBS the 3rd season premiere of Mike & Molly.

At 10:00 on E! it's a special episode on a special night of Fashion Police to review the fashions of last night's Emmys and on CBS it's the 3rd season premiere of Hawaii Five-0 and then at 10:01 it's the 5th season premiere of Castle on ABC.

Older sitcoms vs. newer sitcoms...

So as I've mentioned before I'm currently unemployed and looking for work hint hint, so if you want to buy my blog or hire me to write for your site hit the "contact me" tab at the top.  Anyway, since I'm not working I've got plenty of time to watch Netflix, TV, Movies, DVD's and the like so I've been watching some of the shows I used to watch when I was a kid like Family Ties, Who's the Boss, Designing Women, Doogie Howser and longing for others like Mr. Belvedere and Silver Spoons, and I've been thinking about how those shows differ from those of today.

There aren't that many sitcoms on the air now that I watch but I do enjoy Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Parks and Rec, Raising Hope & a few others.  Since reality TV has taken over I'm not surprised that half of the sitcoms on the air now are made to appear like reality shows such as Modern Family and The Office. The sitcoms of my youth were usually a glimpse at a work or family environment that MIGHT appear in reality & some had a twist like Who's the Boss.  A show about a housekeeper with a kid & a family is a good idea but make it a male housekeeper & a single mom & you've got a hit on your hands!!

I guess the biggest difference I've noticed is that sitcoms now don't necessarily have lessons where the old ones almost always did.  I can't remember the last time I saw a good old sitcom episode about a kid getting busted smoking or drinking or stealing although I have enjoyed a couple awkward moments of parents finding out about their kids intimate encounters.  Speaking of kids I need to make a side note...there are so many shows that have kids when they appear in like 1 out of 10 episodes, like Everybody Loves Raymond so I'm always thinking "why are there kids on this show?" and then there are shows that ruin themselves by adding kids like Mad About You.  I just needed to point out that if there are kids they need to be more of a focus & add value to the show like Raising Hope.

Back to the lessons, one of my favorite episodes of Roseanne is when Becky gets her & her friend drunk at the house while her parents are out...it's called "One for the Road" and it's hilarious but clearly provides lessons.  Lesson 1 is don't have a liquor cabinet without a lock if you have kids, lesson 2 is that getting drunk will make you feel like shit the next day, and lesson 3 is that even if you cover up what you did you won't get away with it in the end.  Occasionally a sitcom now will have a lesson or two like the Halloween episode of Modern Family which taught us to change into our Halloween costumes at work rather than arriving already dressed in them!

Clearly, sitcoms have changed over the years because I've watched many an episode of I Love Lucy and the like and comparing those shows to those on the air now would be hilarious.  So much has changed since then, on Dick Van Dyke & Lucy they slept in twin beds & now gay people kiss...could you imagine Laverne & Shirley accidentally hooking up one night?  Anyway, I welcome new shows but I want more of them rather than more reality competition shows & I miss a lot of the aspects of the older sitcoms and would like to see more of that in the new shows.  Most importantly I want to laugh out loud during every episode & not feel like I just lost a half hour of my life...that's why I gave up The Office & 30 Rock!  I cannot wait for this fall season to kick in & see what the networks have in store because the previews don' mean anything.