TV Land February 2011 --


Blog Story: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/01/tv-land-february-2011-schedule.html



Regular schedule:

Schedule Changes:

Tues-Fri, Effective Tuesday, February 8, 2011
8:00am Boston Legal (replaces All in the Family/Sanford & Son)



FULL SCHEDULE
Weekdays
6:00am Paid Programming
8:00am Movie (Mon); Boston Legal (Tues-Fri)
9:00am Movie (Mon); The Jeffersons (Tues-Fri)
9:30am Movie (Mon); Good Times (Tues-Fri)
10:00am Movie (Mon); I Dream of Jeannie (Tues-Fri)
10:30am Movie (Mon); I Dream of Jeannie (Tues-Fri)
11:00am Movie (Mon); The Nanny (Tues-Fri)
11:30am Movie (Mon); The Nanny (Tues-Fri)
12:00pm Movie or Gunsmoke (Mon); Gunsmoke (Tues-Fri)
1:00pm Bonanza
2:00pm Bonanza
3:00pm Bonanza
4:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
4:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
5:00pm Good Times
5:30pm The Jeffersons
6:00pm All in the Family
6:30pm All in the Family
7:00pm Sanford & Son
7:30pm Sanford & Son
8:00pm Sanford & Son
8:30pm Sanford & Son
9:00pm TV Land PRIME Movie (Mon); Everybody Loves Raymond (Tues-Fri)
9:30pm TV Land PRIME Movie (Mon); Everybody Loves Raymond (Tues-Fri)
10:00pm TV Land PRIME Movie cont. (Mon); Everybody Loves Raymond (Tues-Fri)
10:30pm TV Land PRIME Movie cont. (Mon); Everybody Loves Raymond (Tues-Fri)
11:00pm Roseanne
11:30pm Roseanne
12:00am Roseanne
12:30am Roseanne
1:00am The Nanny
1:30am The Nanny
2:00am Three's Company
2:30am Three's Company
3:00am Three's Company
3:30am Three's Company
4:00am Home Improvement
4:30am Home Improvement
5:00am M*A*S*H
5:30am M*A*S*H

Saturdays
6:00am Roseanne
6:30am Roseanne
7:00am The Nanny
7:30am The Nanny
8:00am The Nanny
8:30am The Nanny
9:00am The Nanny
9:30am The Nanny
10:00am The Nanny
10:30am The Nanny
11:00am The Nanny
11:30am The Nanny
12:00pm I Dream of Jeannie
12:30pm I Dream of Jeannie
1:00pm I Dream of Jeannie
1:30pm I Dream of Jeannie
2:00pm Bewitched
2:30pm Bewitched
3:00pm Bewitched
3:30pm Bewitched
4:00pm Married...with Children
4:30pm Married...with Children
5:00pm Married...with Children
5:30pm Married...with Children
6:00pm Married...with Children
6:30pm Married...with Children
7:00pm Married...with Children
7:30pm Married...with Children
8:00pm Married...with Children
8:30pm Married...with Children
9:00pm Everybody Loves Raymond
9:30pm Everybody Loves Raymond
10:00pm Everybody Loves Raymond
10:30pm Everybody Loves Raymond
11:00pm Everybody Loves Raymond
11:30pm Everybody Loves Raymond
12:00am Everybody Loves Raymond
12:30am Everybody Loves Raymond or Roseanne
1:00am Everybody Loves Raymond or Roseanne
1:30am Roseanne
2:00am Roseanne
2:30am The Nanny
3:00am The Nanny
3:30am Home Improvement
4:00am Home Improvement
4:30am Three's Company
5:00am Three's Company
5:30am Three's Company

Sundays
6:00am Roseanne
6:30am Roseanne
7:00am The Nanny
7:30am The Nanny
8:00am The Nanny
8:30am The Nanny
9:00am The Nanny
9:30am The Nanny
10:00am The Nanny
10:30am The Nanny
11:00am The Nanny
11:30am The Nanny
12:00pm I Dream of Jeannie
12:30pm I Dream of Jeannie
1:00pm I Dream of Jeannie
1:30pm I Dream of Jeannie
2:00pm Bewitched
2:30pm Bewitched
3:00pm Bewitched
3:30pm Bewitched
4:00pm Married...with Children
4:30pm Married...with Children
5:00pm Married...with Children
5:30pm Married...with Children
6:00pm Married...with Children
6:30pm Married...with Children
7:00pm Married...with Children
7:30pm Married...with Children
8:00pm M*A*S*H
8:30pm M*A*S*H
9:00pm M*A*S*H
9:30pm M*A*S*H
10:00pm Everybody Loves Raymond
10:30pm Everybody Loves Raymond
11:00pm Everybody Loves Raymond
11:30pm Everybody Loves Raymond
12:00am Everybody Loves Raymond
12:30am Everybody Loves Raymond or Roseanne
1:00am Roseanne
1:30am Roseanne
2:00am Roseanne or The Nanny
2:30am The Nanny
3:00am The Nanny or Three's Company
3:30am Three's Company
4:00am Three's Company
4:30am Three's Company
5:00am Three's Company
5:30am Three's Company




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Some minor one-time-only adjustments:
(does not include Movies, Original Encores and Special Stunt Marathons)

Wednesdays
12:00am Everybody Loves Raymond (instead of Roseanne, due to original sitcoms airing from 10pm-12am)

Tuesday, February 1, 2011
1:00am Roseanne
2:00am The Nanny

Thursday, February 3, 2011
8:30pm Working Class (CMT original sitcom, pilot encore)

Fridays, February 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2011
2:00am The Nanny

Saturday, February 5, 2011
4pm-5pm Bewitched
9:00pm-2:30am Everybody Loves Raymond (Extended)

Sunday, February 6, 2011
2:00pm-7:00pm Bewitched (extended)

Monday, February 7, 2011
8:30pm AfriCobra (black history special)
1:00am Roseanne
2:00am The Nanny

Saturday, February 12, 2011
1:00pm-5:00pm Bewitched (earlier start time)

Thursday, February 17, 2011
2:00am The Nanny

Saturday, February 19, 2011
4pm-5pm Bewitched

Sunday, February 20, 2011
2pm-4pm The Nanny

Monday, February 21, 2011
1:00am Roseanne (instead of The Nanny)
2:00am The Nanny

Saturday, February 26, 2011
4pm-5pm Bewitched
11:00pm-2:30pm Everybody Loves Raymond (special time)

Sunday, February 27, 2011
10:30am-12pm I Dream of Jeannie
12pm-2pm Bewitched
2pm-4pm The Nanny




Specials & Marathons



- Monday Nite Movies
Every Monday starting at 9pm e/p
TV Land PRIME Movies continue!
We all know them and we all love them. We have all seen these movies so many times we can quote entire scenes verbatim...yet we still watch them whenever they're on. These classic movies are back for nostalgic enjoyment on TV Land.

Monday, January 31, 9p-12a
Ghost

Monday, February 7, 9p-11:30p
Trading Places (premiere)

Monday, February 14, 9p-12a
Something's Gotta Give (premiere)

Monday, February 21, 9p-11:30p
Ghostbusters


Encores / premieres:
Monday, January 31: 8am-11am Ghost
Monday, February 7: 8am-10:30am Ghostbusters
Monday, February 14: 8am-11am 1941 (premiere)
Monday, February 21: 8am-10:30am Trading Places




- Hot in Cleveland Season 2
Wednesdays, Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011
10:00pm-10:30pm ET/PT
Mid-season finale: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
TV Land is excited to welcome the second season of smash hit original sitcom Hot in Cleveland with 20 all-new episodes. 10 episodes will air in the winter. Last season, three fabulous LA women of a certain age (played by Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick) took an unplanned detour and discovered Cleveland – turning back the clock and taking back the spotlight! They decide to stay, and end up in a house whose feisty caretaker – played by Betty White – offers the Midwest perspective. But reinventing yourself doesn't happen overnight! In season two the women continue to rediscover themselves and see that their LA ways don't always play in the real world.
Encores: Wed 11pm & 1am, Fri 11pm, Sat 12pm & 1:30am, Sun 3:30pm & 12:30am, Mon 1am, Tues 11:30pm & 4am and the following Wed 7pm.

February episodes:

Wednesday, February 2, 2011
#204 Hot For The Lawyer
Melanie, Joy, and Victoria compete for the affection of Elka's extremely attractive new lawyer. The lawyer's plan is for Elka to act crazy at a competency hearing in front of the judge (Sherri Shepherd), so she'll be ruled incompetent to stand trial. However, Elka's heart isn't in it after she learns Max (Carl Reiner) is getting married. Guest Stars: Sherri Shepherd, Carl Reiner

Wednesday, February 9, 2011
#203 Sisterhood of the Traveling SPANX®
A pair of ""magic SPANX®"" come into the ladies' lives and leads them to unexpected adventures. Joy seeks love, but ends up with a much, much younger man. Melanie wants to catch the eye of a doctor (Jack Wagner) and ends up with all eyes on her. Victoria dons the SPANX® for a big audition, but ends up in a major cat fight with actress, Melanie Griffith. Elka just wants her team, the Cleveland Indians, to win and has an enhancement idea for hunky Grady Sizemore. Guest stars: Jack Wagner, Melanie Griffith, Grady Sizemore

Wednesday, February 16, 2011
#205 I Love Lucci, Part 1
The ladies return to L.A for the first time since moving to Cleveland.* Victoria is appearing on*All My Children*but her rivalry with Susan Lucci (playing herself) brings disaster.* Meanwhile, Melanie faces selling the house she’s raised her kids in, Joy might be dating an actor who has an evil twin (Michael Knight), and Elka’s on a quest to meet the movie star of her dreams. Guest stars: Susan Lucci, Michael E. Knight

Wednesday, February 23, 2011
#206 I Love Lucci, Part 2
Victoria, after injuring Susan Lucci (playing herself), prepares to carry on with her role on*All My Children. Joy seeks revenge on the actor she was dating (Michael Knight) who pretended to be his own evil twin.* Melanie finally agrees to sell her Los Angeles home, barring one crucial piece.* Elka’s quest for the movie star of her dreams results in a surprise meeting. Guest stars: Susan Lucci, Michael E. Knight



- Retired at 35
Wednesdays, Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011
10:30pm-11:00pm ET/PT
Season finale: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
After 37 years of marriage, Alan and Elaine Robbins expected to cruise into retirement and live out their days happily ever after. However, when their uptight, overworked son David decides to quit the NYC rat race and move into their active-adult community, Elaine has an epiphany of her own and leaves her husband to begin a new life as an artist--- leaving David as his free-wheeling Dad’s roommate. The Robbins are in for a hilarious and bumpy ride as they learn the consequences of being 'Retired at 35.'
Encores: Wed 11:30pm & 1:30am, Thurs 1am, Fri 5pm, Sat 12:30pm, 8:30p & 1am, Sun 7am & 7:30pm, Mon 8:30pm, Tues 9am & 11pm, and the following Wed 6:30pm.

February episodes:

Wednesday, February 2, 2011
#104 Rocket Man
Alan becomes jealous as David develops a budding relationship with Elaine’s new boyfriend, an astronaut (John Hurley). Guest Stars: John Hurley

Wednesday, February 9, 2011
#110 David's Room
Elaine and Alan battle for David's affections by buying him fancy gifts. Alan learns that he loves being alone.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011
#106 Matchmakers
David becomes the community’s matchmaker and reaps the financial rewards with his number one escort, his father. Guest stars: Fred Willard

Wednesday, February 23, 2011
#105 Stuck In The Meddle
In an effort to stop his mother from meddling in his dating life, David tells a lie that snowballs out of control.



- Conner-Bowl
Sunday, February 6, 2011
7:00pm-12:00am ET/PT
Who needs the Super Bowl when you have the Connor Bowl! Watch 7 classic episodes of Roseanne against the Super Bowl!

7:00pm/10:30pm Roseanne #054
7:30pm/11:00pm Roseanne #064
8:00pm/11:30pm Roseanne #078
8:30pm/12:00am Roseanne #082
9:00pm Roseanne #104
9:30pm Roseanne #014
10:00pm Roseanne #032




- Hot in Cleveland Catch Up Marathon
Sunday, February 20, 2011
8:00pm-1:00am ET/PT
Watch 10 classic episodes of the series as we get closer to the mid-season finale on March 23.



- Retired at 35 Catch Up Marathon
Saturday, February 26, 2011
8:00pm-11:00pm ET/PT
Catch up with the first 6 episodes that have aired so far of TV Land's newest original comedy!
Encores on Sunday, February 27, 2011 from 7:30am-10:30am



Blog Story: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/01/tv-land-february-2011-schedule.html

Hot in Cleveland has a midseason finale?
I'm guessing it'll go on hiatus for several months then resume with new episodes in May or June.

They need to bring MWC in to primetime...

Hot in Cleveland is splitting up the 20 episode order into two 10-episode blocks. First block airs Jan. 19-March 23 with Retired at 35. Not sure when the remaining 10 from the season will air, probably in summer.

One question:I presume Boston Legal DIDN'T do well the first time TVLand aired it(or DID it?).So why are they bringing it back?

This is not February news, but TV Land is taping 3 sitcom pilots the next three weeks in February at CBS Studio City. They are just pilots, but should they come out good, they could be ordered to series and join Hot in Cleveland and Retired at 35.

Here are the pilots, which we have mentioned before (http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2010/11/tv-one-december-2010-highlights-tv-land.html) but now we have more details on them:

Ex Men (Untitled Mark Reisman Pilot)
A new comedy for TV Land from creator/producer Mark Reisman (Frasier) revolving around 3 divorced guys, who live in an apartment building where their landlord is their sexy female divorce attorney. Starring Donald Faison (Scrubs), Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock From The Sun), Wayne Knight (Seinfeld, Hot in Cleveland), David Alan Basche (Law & Order), Beth Lacke (Happy Hour), Kelly Stables (Romantically Challenged, Two and a Half Men), Edi Patterson (The Groundlings) and Golden Brooks (Girlfriends).

Happily Divorced
A new comedy for TV Land based on Fran Drescher's real life. In addition to co-writing/exec producing, the former The Nanny star will star in the project, about a woman who re-enters the dating world after finding out that her husband is gay. It focuses on how she juggles her relationship with her current boyfriend and ex-husband post-divorce. Rita Moreno, Robert Walden and Tichina Arnold (Everybody Hates Chris) co-star.

Rip City (Untitled Terri Minsky Pilot)
Creator/producer Terri Minsky (Less Than Perfect), presents a new comedy for TV Land set at a regional beverage manufacturer and distributor in Oregon centering on a thirtysomething, Ivy League-educated New York woman who takes over as the boss. Her enthusiasm is dampened when her boyfriend doesn't follow her and nobody at the new company wants her there. Starring Christine Taylor (The Brady Bunch Movie) and Sherri Shepherd (Sherri, Less Than Perfefct).

So, does this mean Bewitched will be back at 11 on weekdays?

Hot in Cleveland has been down this season greatly and R@35 is not doing impressively. They need to move them out of Wednesdays at 10 (why air sitcoms at 10PM when there's nothing else to air?) and try Tuesdays or Thursdays at 9PM. I don't know why they are so dead-set on keeping original shows on Wednesdays at 10PM.....these aren't reality shows like they've always aired then. Cutting back on the encores may help also.

I hope HIC doesn't go below 2mil next month. I could see Retired falling further.

Why not air Hot in Cleveland and Retired at 35 at 8 and 8:30 on a certain day? Then when they add more original shows to the lineup, they could air after. Eventually, the original shows could encompass 8 PM-11; the same time frame as the major networks.

Since "Hot in Cleveland" and "Retired at 35" are shows that belong in prime-time,and,since they have NOT done well so far,TVLand will probably,no doubt,move them to where they move ALL shows that have not done well at night-to the morning.Because,"Bewitched"is just one example of the many shows that WERE on in prime-time .Besides,can you see "Hot in Cleveland" and "Retired at 35"in the morning?I don't think so.

They are not going to be moved into the mornings. They do better than Bewitched repeats. Hot in Cleveland may be down from last season, but it is by far their highest rated series.

They are not going to be moved into the mornings. They do better than Bewitched repeats. Hot in Cleveland may be down from last season, but it is by far their highest rated series.I'm just worried Hot in Cleveland is going to keep bleeding viewers. I don't really care for Retired at 35 after seeing the second episode so I'm not really concerned about it. I think they need to try to move HIC out of Weds @ 10 in to an earlier slot.

One more thing, something else needs to air from 8-9PM instead of Sanford and Son. That doesn't fit anymore. I love the show, but it just seems weird in primetime there these days. Maybe they should try to get MWC for weekdays? Roseanne, Home Improvement?

I'm just worried Hot in Cleveland is going to keep bleeding viewers. I don't really care for Retired at 35 after seeing the second episode so I'm not really concerned about it. I think they need to try to move HIC out of Weds @ 10 in to an earlier slot.

One more thing, something else needs to air from 8-9PM instead of Sanford and Son. That doesn't fit anymore. I love the show, but it just seems weird in primetime there these days. Maybe they should try to get MWC for weekdays? Roseanne, Home Improvement?
I'm sure Hot in Cleveland will do better when it airs in the summer anyways. No need to worry! :)

I'm just worried Hot in Cleveland is going to keep bleeding viewers. I don't really care for Retired at 35 after seeing the second episode so I'm not really concerned about it. I think they need to try to move HIC out of Weds @ 10 in to an earlier slot.

One more thing, something else needs to air from 8-9PM instead of Sanford and Son. That doesn't fit anymore. I love the show, but it just seems weird in primetime there these days. Maybe they should try to get MWC for weekdays? Roseanne, Home Improvement?
It is a bad timeslot with so many shows on. I don't watch it live and I can't even DVR it until 11.

I agree that it will do better when it resumes in the summer. I just think the timeslot and competition is working against it. Last week's episode was awesome.

I would do this for a schedule, IF I were them:

Weekdays

8:00AM Home Improvement 2X
9:00AM The Nanny 2X
10:00AM I Dream of Jeannie 2X
11:00AM Bewitched 2X
12:00PM Leave it to Beaver 2X
1:00PM Gunsmoke
2:00PM Bonanza
3:00PM Bonanza
4:00PM The Andy Griffith Show 2X
5:00PM Good Times
5:30PM The Jeffersons
6:00PM All in the Family 2X
7:00PM Sanford and Son 2X
8:00PM Married...With Children 2X (Raymond 2X on Thursday)
9:00PM Everybody Loves Raymond 4X (Best Night In on Mon., Comedies on Thurs.)
11:00PM Roseanne 4X
1:00AM The Nanny 2X
2:00AM Three's Company 4X
4:00AM M*A*S*H 2X
5:00AM Boston Legal

Weekends

6:00AM Roseanne 2X
8:00AM The Nanny 6X
10:00AM Home Improvement 4X
12:00PM I Dream of Jeannie 4X
2:00PM Bewitched 4X
4:00PM The Andy Griffith Show 4X
6:00PM Married...With Children 6X
9:00PM-on use weekday schedule of Raymond, Roseanne, Nanny, 3's, etc.

That would all flow perfectly. The above would only work really well if they could somehow air MWC on a daily basis which is unlikely. If they have to air newer shows in the morning, they might as well air Home Improvement along with Nanny instead of BL. Just what I would do.....I know a lot of people don't like the newer shows, but that's the direction they are going in so they might as well schedule them properly along with the older shows.

If I were them,I get rid of all of the originals period! Sure they get good ratings;for a week or two,but when people catch on to how overrated,overhype,and overblown these shows really are,they stop watching them.Of course with more news that even more originals comming,the remaining classics will be gone.Why not just get rid of the classics,and just do originals like they want to do anyway?They know they want to.

Retired at 35 is terrible. I tried to sit through the first two episodes and couldn't. Very sophomoric humor, in my opinion.

As for the new pilots, can we please stop with Fran Drescher. Egad! That woman is like fingernails on a chalkboard. There has to be a helluva lot more talented comedic actresses out there worthy of a series. The other two pilots...nothing interesting at all.

My theory about Hot in Cleveland is without Betty White, they have nothing. She totally carries the show. Malick, Leeves and Bertinelli...I can totally do without.

I liked Retired at 35 at first, but I agree, it's not that great. Neither are the ratings. It just seems very shallow and lacks creativity. I'm not too certain that it will come back for more than 10 episodes. Hot in Cleveland is much, much better. I like all three of the actresses but I agree that Betty carries the show.

I bet they will pick up the Fran Drescher show to go along with HiC when it comes back late spring/summer. The pilot that was called "Ex Men" sounds awful.

I too think that Hot In Cleveland will have better ratings in the summer. I'm not surprised that the first half of Season 2 is seeing lower ratings then Season 1. Like others have said, the show is actually up against broadcast network shows for the first half of Season 2.

Betty does carry the show but I love Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves. The one I could do without is Valerie. If the show gets renewed for a third season, I sure hope Betty signs on for all episodes again.

I love Fran and am excited to see her new show. I loved "Living with Fran," I think it was an under-appreciated show. If TV Land picks up more than one of these new comedies, they might bump HIC to 9pm to lead off a comedy night block. Who knows.

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Official announcement for the 3 pilots (still no series pick-ups yet, though):

FRAN DRESCHER, RITA MORENO, DONALD FAISON, WAYNE KNIGHT,

KRISTEN JOHNSTON, CHRISTINE TAYLOR AND SHERRI SHEPHERD AMONG

HOLLYWOOD STARS SIGNED FOR TV LAND PILOTS

TAPING FEBRUARY 2011

New York, NY, February 8, 2011 -- Furthering TV Land’s expansion into the original sitcom landscape, the network announced today that it has signed several popular television and film actors to star in its three upcoming pilots. Fran Drescher (“The Nanny”), Tichina Arnold (“Everybody Hates Chris”), John Michael Higgins (“Best in Show,” “Kath & Kim”), D.W. Moffett (“Friday Night Lights”), Rita Moreno (“West Side Story”), Valente Rodriguez (“George Lopez”) and Robert Walden (“All The President’s Men”) will star in “Happily Divorced” based on Drescher’s life; Donald Faison (“Scrubs”), Wayne Knight (“Seinfeld,” ”Hot in Cleveland”), David Alan Basche (“The Starter Wife”) and Kristen Johnston (“3rd Rock From The Sun”) will headline an untitled Mark Reisman sitcom; and Christine Taylor (“Zoolander,” “Arrested Development”), Barry Watson (“Samantha Who?,” “7th Heaven”) and Sherri Shepherd (“The View,” “30 Rock”) will star in a comedy pilot by Terri Minsky tentatively titled “Rip City.” Anne Meara (“The King of Queens”) will guest star in Minsky’s show. All three pilots, which were previously announced in January, will be multi-camera and will tape in front of live audiences in February.

“TV Land is very dedicated to finding the next great sitcom for viewers in their 40s,” said Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land. “With the successes of ‘Hot in Cleveland’ and ‘Retired at 35,’ we feel that we are really honing in on what our audience craves – sitcoms with a classic feel with funny, relatable and contemporary story lines.”

Based on Fran Drescher’s real life, “Happily Divorced” centers around how Drescher deals with dating after finding out her husband is gay. The show focuses on how she juggles her relationship with her current boyfriend and ex-husband post-divorce. Rita Moreno and Robert Walden will play the main character’s parents, and Tichina Arnold will play the main character's best friend. John Michael Higgins, D.W. Moffett and Valente Rodriguez have also signed on for the pilot.

Faison, Knight, Basche and Johnston will star in this yet-to-be-titled Mark Reisman project. Created and executive produced by Reisman (“Frasier”), the multi-camera sitcom revolves around three divorced men who live in an apartment building together in which the landlord is a smart and sexy female divorce attorney.

Terri Minsky’s project (working title “Rip City”) stars Taylor, Watson and Shepherd and is a multi-camera office comedy taking place at Rip City Cola, a regional beverage manufacturer and distributor. When an Ivy League-educated female takes over as the boss, the entire office is shaken up, particularly a beloved executive at the company who long ago decided to forgo college in favor of working his way up the ranks at Rip City. Anne Meara (“The King of Queens”) is also slated to guest star in the pilot. It is written by Terri Minsky (“Less Than Perfect,” “Lizzie McGuire”) and executive produced by Michael Hanel (“Rita Rocks,” “Retired at 35”) and Mindy Schultheis (“Reba,” “Retired at 35”).

TV Land currently has two hit sitcoms on the air. The network’s first original sitcom, “Hot in Cleveland,” stars beloved actresses Valerie Bertinelli (“One Day at a Time”), Jane Leeves (“Frasier”), Wendie Malick (“Just Shoot Me”) and Emmy® Award-winner, Betty White (“The Golden Girls”). White most recently won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for her role as Elka Ostrovsky on “Hot in Cleveland.” “Retired at 35” is TV Land’s second original sitcom and stars veteran actors George Segal and Jessica Walter and newcomers Johnathan McClain, Josh McDermitt and Ryan Michelle Bathe. Both shows are currently in premieres on Wednesdays at 10 and 10:30 pm ET/PT, respectively.

Is Retired at 35 really a "hit?" It's well below HiC. ELR episodes almost do as well as the last 35 premiere did sometimes.

I like the looks of "Rip City" now.

Is Retired at 35 really a "hit?" It's well below HiC. ELR episodes almost do as well as the last 35 premiere did sometimes.

I like the looks of "Rip City" now.
No it's not a hit.Since those press releases are written by TVLand/Viacom it's no surprise they are so misleading.Like all of TVLands original programs(with the exception of Hot In Cleveland),it's a big failure. I just looked at the Nielsen ratings and TVLands prime time line-up is not even among the top 25 cable stations. And it's funny because it's not like the other cable stations offer much in the way of competition.TVLand can't win,place or show in a 3 horse race.

I agree about Retired at 35. I got bored with the show after like 15 minutes. I am looking forward to Happily Divorced. I love Fran Drescher and The Nanny. Hopefully it will be as good as Hot in Cleveland.