The Goode Family

Our brothers and sisters over at TV Squad have busted through the boob tube and brought with them the following juicy bits of must-see eye candy:
Mike Judge, creator of Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill, has a new animated show called The Goode Family coming to ABC and TV Squad has a sneak peek. Show of hands, who wants to see David Letterman rub ointment on Jennifer Garner? Ok, you sickos, here it is. TNT has put together a summer lineup of original programming that promises to give the other networks a run for their money. In addition to his duties on NBC's Today Show, Al Roker will be hosting his own show on The Weather Channel called Wake Up With Al. There's going to be a new Doctor Who in the Tardis soon, but in the meantime Brad Trechak has a fun piece on ten American
Matt Bradshaw

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For more than 12 years and 250-plus episodes, Fox's "King of the Hill" has been perhaps TV's most most politically pragmatic show, a Red State comedy with the ability to simultaneously mock and admire conservative values, while also mocking and admiring those who mock those values. I've always thought the show leans left, but I've read articles claiming it leans right, which probably means that its politics can be described as "sensible." ABC's "The Goode Family," which premieres on Wednesday (May 27) night, finds "King of the Hill" veterans Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, approaching the family dynamic from...

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After several low-rated airings on Wednesdays, "The Goode Family" has been shipped to Fridays, with ABC forming a sure-to-be-low-rated comedy block on the night. ABC announced on Friday (June 5) that effective next week, "Surviving Suburbia" will air at 8 p.m. on Friday nights, followed by "The Goode Family" at 8:30. "Surviving Suburbia" had previously been paired with "The Goode Family" on Wednesdays, but ABC pulled the Bob Saget comedy after a lone airing and decided to go with a double-dose of the animated Mike Judge series in the 9 p.m. hour. This past week, that strategy yielded an estimated audience...
Daniel Fienberg

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