Additional Scripts Ordered For Bob's Burgers

 

Fox has increased the show's second season to 22 episodes.

July 25, 2011
Fox announced some good news to Bob's Burgers fans at this year's Comic Con convention in San Diego. The network has increased its order for the second season of the animated comedy by nine episodes, bringing the total to 22.
Newly added to Fox's "Animation Domination" Sunday night line up in January, Bob's Burgers has fared reasonably well in the ratings, averaging a 2.3 in the coveted adults 18-49 demographic. The show aired 13 first-season episodes and was renewed back in April for 13 more. This new order will now give its second season a full 22 to work with.

South Park Renewed For Seasons 16 and 17

Comedy Central plans to keep the animated series around through at least 2013.

July 20, 2011
Fans of South Park will be relieved to know that the long-running animated series will be sticking around for a while yet. Comedy Central has confirmed that show creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are signed on to the series through 2013. That will keep the show on the air for at least Seasons 16 and 17.
This news comes as South Park gets ready to resume the second half of its 15th season, which kicks off a run of seven new episodes starting Wednesday, October 5 at 10:00pm.

Love Bites Officially Cancelled

 

NBC has confirmed that the struggling series will end this week.

July 19, 2011
NBC has confirmed that freshman series Love Bites has been officially cancelled. While initial reports pointed to the network shelving the show's last episode, word is now that the final episode will indeed air this Thursday at 10:00pm.
Love Bites has seen its share of struggles since its inception. The romantic comedy was originally planned to air during the 2010-2011 television season, but was met with production issues along the way that included retooling the format of the show. When the series finally premiered last month, low viewership sealed its fate. After earning a modest 1.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic over its first three episodes, it fell to a meager 0.7 for its last three.

Project Runway Returns In July For Season 9

The long-running design competition kicks off July 28 on Lifetime.

Project Runway fans take note. The design competition is returning for its ninth season next month starting Thursday, July 28 at 9:00pm ET/PT on Lifetime. In a press release from the network, it states there will be 20 designers this time around - more than ever before - facing inventive challenges and unexpected eliminations as they vie for the top prize of $100,000.
Host Heidi Klum is returning once again along with mentor Tim Gunn, as well as judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia. Guest designers and judges for Season 9 include Kim Kardashian, Christina Ricci, Zoe Saldana, and Malin Akerman.

The Killing Renewed For Season 2

Solid ratings have earned the freshman crime drama a second season.

June 13, 2011
AMC has ordered a second season of its new hit series The Killing. The news comes just under a week before the critically acclaimed crime drama wraps its freshman season.
The show has fared well for the network since premiering in early April, averaging roughly 2 million viewers each week. Its premise involves the investigation into the murder of a young girl, with each episode representing one day in the aftermath of the crime.

Season 5 Confirmed For Jersey Shore

The show will return to New Jersey for its fifth season.

June 7, 2011
MTV has confirmed that Jersey Shore will be returning for a fifth season. The news comes after the network announced an August 4 premiere date for the upcoming Season 4. Ahead of the premiere, a one-hour special chronicling the series' rise will air on Thursday, July 28.
Since becoming a breakout hit in 2009, Jersey Shore has been filming two seasons a year, alternating between New Jersey and a new setting. The show's second season followed the group to Florida, while the upcoming fourth will take place in Italy. Season 5 will be set once again back in familiar Seaside Heights for the third time.
In recent weeks, the series has been making headlines for its current production issues in Italy. Before cameras even started rolling, the cast was banned from being filmed drinking in public areas. And more recently, Nicole Polizzi - aka Snooki - had an auto accident with Italian police.

CBS 2011 Fall TV Premiere: How To Be A Gentleman

If couples-comedies were the recent TV trend, manly-comedies may be the next big thing. ABC Has Man Up and Last Man Standing and coming to CBS’ primetime line-up is How To Be A Gentleman, a comedy about a man trying to adjust his polite demeanor in order to be a “real man.”

Is being a gentleman a thing of the past? That seems to be what How to be a Gentleman is suggesting or at the very least, exploring in this new comedy, which stars David Hornsby and Kevin Dillon. From CBS’ synopsis below, the humor and hopefully, the best of the story will come from Hornsby and Dillon’s characters’ clashing behavior. I’m of the opinion that Kevin Dillon has always been the funniest and most entertaining aspect of HBO’s Entourage, so I’ll be checking this one out when it premieres next fall. Victory!!!

Here’s CBS’ synopsis for the show and we’ll post video(s) if/when the network makes it available.

HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN, inspired by the book of the same name, is a comedy about the unlikely friendship between a traditional, refined writer and an unrefined personal trainer. Andrew Carlson (David Hornsby) is an etiquette columnist whose devotion to ideals from a more civilized time has lead to a life detached from modern society.

Infectiously optimistic, Bert Lansing (Kevin Dillon) is a reformed "bad boy" from Andrew's past who inherited a fitness center, but can still be rude, loud and sloppy. When Andrew's editor, Jerry (Dave Foley), tells him to put a modern, sexy twist on his column or be fired, he hires Bert as a life coach in the hopes of learning to be less "gentle man" and more "real man."

Andrew's mom, Diane (Nancy Lenehan), and his bossy sister, Janet (Mary Lynn Rajskub), support the plan, as would Janet's husband, Mike (Rhys Darby), if he was allowed to have an opinion. Though Andrew and Bert's views may be centuries apart, they may find they're each other's missing link. David Hornsby (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Adam Chase (Friends), Ted Schachter (The Invention of Lying), Joe Hipps and Modi Wiczyk are executive producers for CBS Television Studios.

How To Be A Gentleman will air on Thursday (8:30-9 p.m..) on CBS starting Fall 2011.