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“Hot in Cleveland” season finale preview: “Elka’s Wedding”

Hot in Cleveland Get More: Hot in Cleveland Video,Photos on the set of Hot in Cleveland,Betty White,Hot in Cleveland Official TV Show Website Hot in Cleveland meets The Hangover in this rollicking season finale when, on the day of Elka’s wedding, Melanie, Joy and Victoria wake up with no memory of the bachelorette party the night before. What they do wake up with is a house full of sleeping frat boys, a loose iguana and a missing bride. Buck Henry, Dick Van Patten, Carl Reiner and Don Rickles guest star. Hot in Cleveland airs tonight at 10pm on TV Land.

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Good luck, Cedric the Entertainer: Spinoff do’s and don’ts

Tonight’s episode of Hot in Cleveland (10pm on TV Land) will be of interest not only to fans of that show, but of TV trivia, as well. It’ll mark the first appearance of Reverend Boyce, a character played by Cedric the Entertainer who will soon appear in his own spinoff. How that spinoff fares remains to be seen, but we’ve compiled a list of do’s and don’ts that could help pave the way for success. Do … Find The Right Situation (Frasier) While Frasier Crane was a wonderful addition to the Cheers gang, it wasn’t all that believable for a […]

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“Hot in Cleveland” preview: “Indecent Proposals”

Hot in Cleveland Get More: Hot in Cleveland Video,Photos on the set of Hot in Cleveland,Betty White,Hot in Cleveland Official TV Show Website Melanie ponders the possibility of no-strings-attached sex for Woman’s Day, which inspires the women set out on booty calls. While Melanie and Joy’s plans backfire, and Elka gets an unexpected reaction from her old friend Fred (Buck Henry), Victoria gives her old flame Johnny (returning guest star Huey Lewis) a minor heart attack that brings them a little closer to true love. Hot in Cleveland airs tonight at 10 on TV Land.

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Tonight’s “Happily Divorced” season finale features a “Nanny” reunion

Happily Divorced Get More: ‘Like’ on Facebook,Happily Divorced Videos,Fran Drescher,Photos To end a successful first season of Happily Divorced, Fran Drescher throws in a nod to her past success by reuniting with her Nanny co-star Charles Shaughnessy in tonight’s episode, “Torn Between Two Lovetts.” Shaughnessy plays a famous author who comes to town and takes a liking to Fran and Peter. But after some mixed signals, Fran and Peter are left to wonder just which one of them he’s interested in. It’s not the first Nanny reunion on Divorced, which recently featured Renee Taylor in a guest spot. We wrote […]

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“Hot in Cleveland” preview: “Arch Enemies”

Hot in Cleveland Get More: Hot in Cleveland Video,Photos on the set of Hot in Cleveland,Betty White,Hot in Cleveland Official TV Show Website Victoria and Joy devise a scheme to get back at Victoria’s prankster colleague at Channel 7, while Melanie finds out the man she’s dating (returning guest star George Newbern) has a thing for feet. Hot in Cleveland airs tonight at 10 on TV Land.

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“Happily Divorced” preview: “A Kiss Is Just a Kiss”

When both Fran and Judi meet a man (Lou Diamond Phillips) at a concert, he ends up calling Judi for a date. Fran tries to be a good sport about it, but hiding her jealousy doesn’t produce the outcome she hoped for. Meanwhile, Fran Drescher’s old Nanny costar Renee Taylor stops by to play a friend of Dori’s. When Dori patches things up with her friend after a longstanding conflict, it inspires Fran to make amends with Judi. Happily Divorced airs tonight at 10:30 on TV Land.

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“Happily Divorced” preview: “Spousal Support”

Happily Divorced Get More: ‘Like’ on Facebook,Happily Divorced Videos,Fran Drescher,Photos When a wealthy, older client wines and dines Peter, Fran becomes jealous and realizes that she has not moved on from their relationship as much as she thought. To help her along, she joins a support group. Ian Ziering (Beverly Hills, 90210) guest-stars. Happily Divorced airs tonight at 10:30 on TV Land.

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“Hot in Cleveland” preview: “Love Thy Neighbor”

Hot in Cleveland Get More: Hot in Cleveland Video,Photos on the set of Hot in Cleveland,Betty White,Hot in Cleveland Official TV Show Website Melanie enlists the help of neighbor Rick (Wayne Knight) to do some investigating when she suspects Joy might be using drugs. What she doesn’t suspect is that the “drug” in question happens to be Rick himself. Meanwhile, Elks instructs Victoria on the ins and out of wearing a tracksuit and other octogenarian behavior for a musical version of Driving Miss Daisy. Hot in Cleveland airs tonight at 10 on TV Land.

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“Happily Divorced” continues to push TV Land’s sitcom renaissance

By Stacey Harrison Follow @ChannelGuideSRH Once I describe Happily Divorced to you — a TV Land sitcom starring Fran Drescher about a woman who finds out her longtime husband is gay, yet still must live with him in the same house as the two of them start dating again — you’ll probably think you know exactly what to expect. And you’d be right. As the third effort by TV Land, following in the hugely successful footsteps of Hot in Cleveland and Retired at 35, to revive the traditional sitcom format with a hint of naughtiness, Happily Divorced fits the bill. […]

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When does a niche network give up its niche?

It’s hard to overestimate the influence that niche networks have had on us in recent decades. Thinking back to when cable TV was in its infancy and the concept was still pretty new, one might recall thinking, “How could you fill x number of hours of programming a day with _________?” (Remember — not all networks were 24 hours a day back then. That’s right, kids — television used to sign off at night!) But somewhere out there, someone had the idea to take a boatload of existing programming content, run it on the air and see what sort of […]