Notable Comedy TV scheduled for Friday, October 24 follows.

All times are Eastern Standard.

Everybody Hates Chris — Everybody Hates the English Teacher
Chris tries to get out of reading Ralph Ellison’s novel Invisible Man by watching the movie with the same name, and Mr. Omar introduces Drew and Tonya to the vice of gambling when he moves in with the Rocks temporarily after Julius and Rochelle raise his rent.
[8pm-8:30pm | The CW]

The Game — Just the Three of Us
Melanie becomes jealous when Derwin goes with Janay to her first pregnancy checkup, and Jason refuses to help Kelly break the news of their separation to their daughter Brittany.
[8:30pm-9pm | The CW]

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Everybody Hates Chris Pays Tribute to The Cosby Show

Notable Comedy TV scheduled for Friday, October 17 follows.

All times are Eastern Standard.

Everybody Hates Chris — Everybody Hates Homecoming
Orlando Jones guest stars as Dr. Clint Huxtable, the father of Jenise (Tristin Mays), who asks Chris to be her date for Tattaglia’s homecoming dance. Clint insists on meeting Chris at their Cosby lookalike home before the couple goes to the event. Also, when Drew takes over Chris’ job at Doc’s, he has an immediate impact.
[8pm-8:30pm | The CW | Sneak Peeks]

The Game — Just When I Thought I Was Out… She Pulls Me Back In
Fatherhood anxiety messes with Derwin and Melanie’s sex life; Tasha tries to hide her relationship with Rick Fox, who’s ready to go public; and Malik’s marriage to Robin Givens becomes troubled when he realizes she’s too into their status as a celebrity couple. Rick Fox and Robin Givens guest star as themselves.
[8:30pm-9pm | The CW]

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The Starter Wife Restarts on USA

Get two hours of Debra Messing, starting at 9.

Notable Comedy TV scheduled for Friday, October 10 follows.

All times are Eastern Standard.

Everybody Hates Chris — Everybody Hates Cake
Nice! It’s a Martin reunion, thanks to a guest-star appearance by Tichina Arnold’s old castmate Tisha Campbell Martin. She plays an ex-con who becomes friends with Rochelle and then won’t leave her alone. Meanwhile, Chris makes a deal with a fellow student to get the attention of his new crush, Maria, and Tonya and Drew take care of Mr. Omar’s fish when he goes out of town.
[8pm-8:30pm | The CW | Photos]

The Game — Mel-odrama
Three things: Melanie confronts Janay regarding the truth about her pregnancy, Kelly and the girls have a night out, and Tasha finally corners Malik about his big news.
[8:30pm-9pm | The CW | Photos]

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If you’re a Debra Messing fan, then you probably already know her USA Network dramedy The Starter Wife launches this Friday, October 10, with a special two-hour premiere at 9pm EST.

To celebrate the television event, Comedy Centric has some spectacular prizing to giveaway to Five Lucky Winners, each of whom will receive either one of four signature T-shirts specially designed for the series by illustrator Sujean Rim or one official Starter Wife poster similar to the image at the top of this post.

The Emmy Award-winning hit original series The Starter Wife stars Messing of Will & Grace fame as Molly Kagan, a 40-something woman surviving after a divorce and beginning a new chapter in her life. Messing’s co-stars include three-time Emmy winner Judy Davis (Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadow) as Joan McAllister and Chris Diamantopoulos (Behind the Camera: Mork & Mindy) as Rodney Evans, Molly’s two best friends, as well as Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds), a special guest star reprising his role as Lou Manahan, former studio head and Molly’s previous boyfriend.

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