Larry's last roommate and best friend, BRAD (Nat Faxon, "Joey"), has gotten engaged to the shrew TINA (Jamie Denbo, "Must Love Dogs"), a cold and controlling fiancé who's immune to Larry's considerable charm. Under Larry's tutelage, Henry begins to rebuild his life and goes to work for Larry's childhood friend AMANDA (Beth Lacke, "The Rest of Your Life"), a beautiful mess who's unsuccessfully trying to emulate her perfect ideal of womanhood, Kelly Ripa. Will Henry manage to hold onto his traditional values and remain a hopeless romantic? Or will Larry indeed "build a better Brad"?
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Warner Bros. Television, Werner-Gold-Miller
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jackie Filgo, Jeff Filgo, Tom Werner, Eric Gold, Jimmy Miller
WRITERS: Jackie Filgo, Jeff Filgo
DIRECTOR: Andy Ackerman
CAST: John Sloan as Henry, Lex Medlin as Larry, Nat Faxon as Brad, Jamie Denbo as Tina, Beth Lacke as Amanda, Brooke D'Orsay as Heather
My Thoughts: Thursday brings us FOX's only new comedies to premiere in the fall. Of the two, 'Til Death holds the most promise. It features the return of Emmy-award winner Brad Garrett to network TV comedy. With a capable supporting cast around him, this show could be a winner for FOX. Happy Hour has an unusual premise, but if there's one thing that FOX has traditionally excelled at it is off-kilter comedy. The OC made a big move in [spoiler alert] killing off a major cast member at the end of last season. With that and other major changes coming up in the next season, the show may be a little better prepared to compete with ABC's Grey's Anatomy.
Friday
8-9 p.m.: Nanny 911
9-10 p.m.: Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy
My Thoughts: Fridays have not been good to FOX for the past few seasons. In fact, it's almost a kiss of death. Whenever shows have been moved there, they have not lasted long. Boston Public, The Bernie Mac Show, and Malcolm In The Middle all struggled on this night and new dramas that have aired there have failed. Nanny 911 and Trading Spouses are reliable shows that draw decent but unspectacular ratings. Airing them on this night (instead of another good scripted show that would likely bite the dust) is a good idea.
Saturday
8-8:30 p.m.: Cops
8:30-9 p.m.: Cops
9-10 p.m.: America's Most Wanted: America Strikes Back
My Thoughts: With Saturday being a night that the other networks pretty much give up on (The CW doesn't even have programming scheduled on that night), there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to change this tried-and-true lineup.
Sunday
7-7:30 p.m.: Football Overrun (Comedy Encores)
7:30-8 p.m.: Football Overrun (Comedy Encores)
8-8:30 p.m.: The Simpsons
8:30-9 p.m.: American Dad
9-9:30 p.m.: Family Guy
9:30-10 p.m.: The War At Home
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