must see tv

Actually, that headline might be a little bit too snarky. I actually don't see anything wrong with Will and Grace doing a second live show (tonight at 8) in the same season. A lot of people think that they're just doing it as a ratings ploy, but are they? I mean, how much of a ratings ploy can it be when the show is in its last season anyway and only have a handful of episodes left? Personally, I'd love to see the networks take a page out of TV in the 50s and do more live episodes, of both comedies and dramas.

NBC has a live blog up for the episode here.

NBC can't exactly claim victory for its first attempt at re-launching Must See TV Thursday nights. Not only did CSI kick the butts of Earl and The Office, but NBC also had fewer viewers than ABC's launch of Dancing with the Stars. The ratings hold good and bad news for NBC. The comedy bloc, which included Will & Grace, Four Kings, My Name is Earl, and The Office, averaged 9.2 million viewers, which is about half of what ABC and CBS each got. NBC not only trailed way behind the other networks in ratings, it also trailed in the coveted 18-49 age group. Earl's ratings weren't as high as they had been when it aired on Tuesday nights, but The Office hit a season high.

I guess I'm part of the minority. I checked out Four Kings and I gave up CSI in favor of Earl and The Office. CSI is getting boring, anyway. What do you choose on Thursday nights?

Hey, I don't know why critics are ragging on this show so much. It's no Seinfeld yet, or even a Will and Grace, but I found it rather funny and likable from the get go. Maybe my standards have been lowered after so many lame sitcoms, but if this is what NBC is using as part of their relaunch of "Must-See TV," I think they made a good decision.