15, the Television Critics Association gathered to interview the stars of the latest and greatest, with much buzz over the new ABC sitcom Fresh Off The Boat, about the coming-of-age of hipster chef Eddie Huang and his migrant family, which premiered Wednesday night. Can Fresh Off The Boat beat the odds?Īnother January, another month of snow, sleetand a slate of new TV shows. It would be great if ABC’s new sitcom succeeded, but it might be too much too soon. Will Fresh Off The Boat Wind Up Being A Noble Failure Looking back on this now in 2020, with the de-emphasis of same-day ratings and the emphasis of three- and seven-day delayed viewing on streamers, its easy to recognize that we lived through both an upheaval in ratings metrics and a dramatic change in viewership habits that was unimaginable when we sat down to dumplings at our first table read over a half-decade ago.Īs I recalled these memories, I remembered a moment from early in my Hollywood career that reminds me of what making Fresh Off the Boat for the past six seasons means to me and why it was so important for us to get it on the air. Nahnatchka, Jake and I still joke that Fresh Off the Boat was the scheduling pioneer of Tuesday night on ABC. But by the time Fresh Off the Boat moved to Fridays a couple seasons ago, Tuesdays had become comedy real estate. Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune were our lead-ins with a couple of dramas behind us. the slot recently vacated by Selfie and Manhattan Love Story. Then we would be sent to Tuesday at 8 p.m. We would get a magical taste of precious comedy scheduling real estate. ![]() ![]() ![]() Right after the holidays, we found out our airdate Feb. We had been shooting our 13-episode season that late summer into fall. THE PIONEERS OF TUESDAY COMEDY/THE PRE-GENTRIFIED ECHO PARK OF TV SCHEDULINGįresh Off the Boat had been picked up for a midseason launch. Fresh Off The Boat – starts Wednesday 1st November on 5STAR
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