Notable Comedy TV Thru 3-23-08

by Chandra on March 17th, 2008

Monday | March 17

The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men: All three CBS Monday-night comedies return to the tube with brand-new episodes. It’s about time! [8pm EST/CBS]

The Riches: The second season begins with The Last Temptation of Wayne [10pm EST/FX]
The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals: First up on this titillating new exposé series: MASH and The Love Boat. [10pm EST/Biography Channel]
Miss/Guided: The Alphabet Network presents its latest sitcom with the opening episode Homecoming. Note that this is a special broadcast and the series normally airs back-to-back episodes on Thursdays from 8pm–9pm. [10:32pm EST/ABC]

Biography: Why not? The focus of this particular episode is Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, who always has been and always will be a comedian, too. [10pm EST/Biography Channel]

Lipstick Jungle: More episodes have been ordered, but tonight’s Chapter Seven: Carpe Threesome is still the first-season finale. [10:01pm EST/NBC]

‘Til Death: Friday-night repeats kick in with the November 2007 episode Vintage Eddie. [8pm EST/Fox]
The Return of Jezebel James: Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s absolutely horrid new sitcom moves to its regular time slot with Needles & Schlag. [8:30pm EST/Fox]

Comedy Specials: The King of Queens‘ Kevin James, Blue Collar Comedy Tour’s Ron White, and Last Comic Standing first-season first runner-up Ralphie May all have one-hour primetime specials scheduled: Sweat the Small Stuff, You Can’t Fix Stupid, and Girth of a Nation, respectively. [8pm, 9pm, 10pm EST/Comedy Central]

Unhitched: The sitcom gets an extra episode, Mardi Gras Croc Attack, at 8:30pm, in addition to the regularly scheduled episode Pole-Dancing Toddler at 9:30pm. I’d just like to know who comes up with those ridiculous titles, though. [8:30pm and 9:30pm EST/Fox]
The Game: Melanie & Company resume their second season with Take These Vows and Shove ‘Em!. The 4400 and That ’70s Show’s Megalyn Echikunwoke guest stars. [9pm EST/The CW]