Ben and Kate

67
Metascore
2012-2013
1 season
Fox Network
Comedy

When a hard-partying, reckless dreamer pays an unannounced visit to his uptight little sister, he decides to move in and help care for her five-year-old daughter, so that his sister can get back to experiencing life and making mistakes.

67
Metascore
2012-2013
1 season
Fox Network
Comedy

Community and SNL Alums Head to Benched

Yvette Nicole Brown has landed her first post-Community role! Brown, as well as Saturday Night Live alums Molly Shannon and Chris Parnell, will guest-star on USA's new comedy Benched, the network announced Tuesday. Will Community come back? 18 other shows that got a second life The courtroom comedy...

Tue, Jun 3, 2014

Revenge Alum Max Martini Joins Fifty Shades of Grey

Max Martini has joined the cast of Fifty Shades of Grey, Deadline.com reports. The Revenge alum will play...

Tue, Nov 26, 2013

Revenge Alum Max Martini Joins Fifty Shades of Grey

Fox Orders Pilot from Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

With pilot season just around the corner, Fox is off to an early start. The network has ordered Fatrick, a half-hour comedy from Oscar-winning Descendants screenwriters Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, TVLine reports.

Thu, Nov 7, 2013

Fox Orders Pilot from Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Trophy Wife’s Michaela Watkins on Jackie's New Man and Stepping Back Into the Dating World

Trophy Wife fans everywhere were elated Friday to hear that ABC had picked up the freshman comedy for a full season, but maybe no one more so than star Michaela Watkins. "I feel like there are times when shows that....

Tue, Nov 5, 2013

Trophy Wife’s Michaela Watkins on Jackie's New Man and Stepping Back Into the Dating World

Once Upon a Time Alum Cast as New Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey

Jamie Dornan, who played the huntsman Sheriff Graham on Once Upon a Time, has been cast as Christian Grey in the upcoming film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dornan, 31, replaces Sons of Anarchy's Charlie Hunnam, who dropped out of...

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

Once Upon a Time Alum Cast as New Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey

Report: Fifty Shades of Grey Film Casts Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam as Leads

After months of speculation, the 50 Shades of Grey movie has found its leading lady and leading man. Dakota Johnson (Ben and Kate) and Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) will play Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in the upcoming film based on E.L. James' steamy bestseller, Deadline reports.

Mon, Sep 2, 2013

Report: Fifty Shades of Grey Film Casts Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam as Leads

How to Make a Sitcom Like How to Live with Your Parents

They say you can't go home again. Unless, for instance, you're a recently divorced mom whose only option is to move in with your parents after your ex-husband blows through your savings — which is the case for Polly (Sarah Chalke), the protagonist of ABC's new comedy How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life). In the show's pilot episode, which airs Wednesday at 9:30/8:30c, Polly shows up on the doorstep of her freewheeling mother and stepfather (Elizabeth Perkins and Brad Garrett) with her 5-year-old daughter in tow. Here, we've put together a how-to guide of how to get a show like How to Live with Your Parents off the ground:  1. Write and act what you know. The series is based on...

Wed, Apr 3, 2013

How to Make a Sitcom Like How to Live with Your Parents

Five Ways Fox's The Following Could Change TV

Fox's The Following opened to killer ratings on Jan. 21, attracting 13.3 million viewers (which includes three days of DVR use). Week 2 was just as sizzling for the new Kevin Bacon thriller, which experienced an even bigger DVR lift. Not bad for a show that doesn't look and wasn't marketed like your typical broadcast drama.

Mon, Feb 4, 2013

Five Ways Fox's The Following Could Change TV

Tuesday Playlist: Raising Hope Wedding, Damon's Kimmel Replay, NCIS Flashback

We knew it wouldn't be all grins and giggles when three networks decided to stake out comedy ground on Tuesdays this season, cannibalizing the audience with too much of a quirky thing. Sure enough, the laughter ended last week for two of the night's more offbeat sitcoms: Fox's Ben and Kate and ABC's Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, both abruptly if not unexpectedly yanked from the schedule. If there's an upside, it's that we get more to love, at least for now, of Fox's underappreciated Raising Hope (8/7), now airing back-to-back episodes off and on for several weeks.

Tue, Jan 29, 2013

Tuesday Playlist: Raising Hope Wedding, Damon's Kimmel Replay, NCIS Flashback

Ask Matt: Cancellations (Last Resort, Ben and Kate), Smash, Switched at Birth

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: While I'm not happy Last Resort was canceled, I would like to thank ABC and the producers for allowing this show to have an actual ending, with [SPOILER ALERT] Marcus showing his love for his country and sub by dying to make sure the Chinese didn't get it. Like you said in one of your daily reviews, any ending is better than a cliffhanger. I was satisfied with the ending. — Foster

Mon, Jan 28, 2013

Ask Matt: Cancellations (Last Resort, Ben and Kate), Smash, Switched at Birth

Fox Pulls Ben and Kate, Makes Other Scheduling Shifts

Fox is pulling Ben and Kate from its Tuesday night schedule and replacing the freshman sitcom with extra episodes of Raising Hope, the network announced Wednesday.

Wed, Jan 23, 2013

Fox Pulls Ben and Kate, Makes Other Scheduling Shifts

Ratings: Private Practice Checks Out on a High Note; The Taste Looks Good

Private Practice closed out its six-year run with its highest numbers since October.The series finale drew 5.2 million viewers and a 1.5 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up 25 percent from last week. Lead-in The Taste averaged 6 million viewers and a 2.2 for its series premiere, helping ABC to a win. The Taste was the night's top-rated program and was a tenth higher than Dancing with the Stars' premiere in the slot last season.Winter TV Preview: Must-see new showsPrivate Practice did lose the 10 p.m. slot to Parenthood, whose season finale earned ...

Wed, Jan 23, 2013

Ratings: Private Practice Checks Out on a High Note; The Taste Looks Good

Dave Annable Heads to Ben and Kate

Brothers & Sisters alum Dave Annable is heading to another sibling-centered show. Annable will guest-star as a hot college professor on an upcoming episode of Fox's Ben and Kate, TVGuide.com has learned.

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

Ratings: NCIS Scores Second-Largest Audience Ever

NCIS surged to its second-biggest audience ever Tuesday.The CBS hit snagged 22.3 million viewers and a 3.8 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up 9 percent from last week. The audience falls just shy of the 22.8 million mark the show set for a Season 8 episode two years ago. Lead-outs NCIS: Los Angeles (17.5 million, 2.7) and Vegas (11 million, 1.6) were down and even, respectively.Winter TV Preview: Must-see new showsNBC took second behind CBS, with Go On (4.3 million, 1.7) rebounding ...

Wed, Jan 16, 2013

Ratings: NCIS Scores Second-Largest Audience Ever

Ratings: NCIS Rises to Season High; Cougar Town Has Solid TBS Debut

NCIS returned to a season high Tuesday, while Cougar Town made a respectable debut on TBS.The CBS drama pulled in 20.8 million viewers and a 3.5 in the ...

Wed, Jan 9, 2013

Ratings: NCIS Rises to Season High; Cougar Town Has Solid TBS Debut

Jane Seymour Heads to Ben and Kate as BJ's "Wonderfully Inappropriate" Mother

Paging Dr. Quinn! Jane Seymour guest-stars as the "wonderfully inappropriate" mom of BJ (Lucy Punch) on Tuesday's episode of Ben and Kate (airing 8:30/7:30c on Fox )— and it's safe to say her character, Wendy, won't be winning Mother of the Year anytime soon.

Tue, Jan 8, 2013

Jane Seymour Heads to Ben and Kate as BJ's "Wonderfully Inappropriate" Mother

Ratings: Parenthood Ties Season High; NCIS Down

NBC topped Tuesday, thanks to The Voice and Parenthood, which matched its season high.The Voice drew 11.3 million viewers ...

Wed, Dec 12, 2012

Ratings: Parenthood Ties Season High; NCIS Down

Ratings: Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Leads CBS to Win

CBS topped Tuesday night with some help from Gibbs, Rudolph and some Angels.The network's annual broadcast of The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was the highest-rated program of the night ...

Wed, Dec 5, 2012

Ratings: Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Leads CBS to Win

Ratings: Dancing Finale Hits Season High, But Down From Last Year

ABC claimed a rare Tuesday victory, powered by the season finale of Dancing with the Stars.The two-hour All-Stars closer drew ...

Wed, Nov 28, 2012

Ratings: Dancing Finale Hits Season High, But Down From Last Year

Ratings: Mindy Project Rises on Low Night

It was a down night overall on Tuesday, but one struggling show did inch up: The Mindy Project.The comedy drew 3.2 million viewers and a 1.7 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up two-tenths from its last new episode two weeks ago. It was the only show of Fox's lineup to improve Tuesday.10 Bubble Shows: Which will survive?NBC topped the night with ...

Wed, Nov 14, 2012

Ratings: Mindy Project Rises on Low Night

Fall TV Popularity Contest: And the Winner Is...

TVGuide.com users have named their favorite new show!Fall TV: Get the lowdown on this season's must-see new showsOver the past several weeks, we've conducted a series of polls in our Fall TV Popularity Contest, asking users which shows they liked and which they didn't. The competition was fierce, but a champion has emerged...

Thu, Nov 8, 2012

Fall TV Popularity Contest: And the Winner Is...

Ben and Kate Taps Jane Seymour as BJ’s Mom

Only BJ could have a mother this cool! Jane Seymour has been tapped to play the mother of Ben and Kate's fun loving BFF, TVLine.com reports. BJ's (Lucy Punch) mother Wendy is described as...

Mon, Nov 5, 2012

Ben and Kate Taps Jane Seymour as BJ’s Mom

Superstorm Sandy Update: What's on TV Tonight

All eyes were on Superstorm Sandy Monday night, as many affiliates in New York City pre-empted their normally scheduled prime-time programming to cover the storm. Although the worst of the storm seems to have passed, surveying the aftermath has just begun. As such, several networks will again preempt their programming to continue to cover Sandy. Here's the latest info on what is -- and isn't -- airing tonight...

Tue, Oct 30, 2012

Superstorm Sandy Update: What's on TV Tonight

Ben and Kate's Dakota Johnson on Kate's Happy Halloween --- and "Hunky Love Interest"!

Trick or treat? That's what Kate (Dakota Johnson) will find out on Tuesday's Halloween episode of Ben and Kate (airing at 8:30/7:30c on Fox), when she decides to abandon her typically conservative attitude towards the holiday — i.e. dressing her daughter Maddie (Maggie Elizabeth Jones) up as young historical figures — at the encouragement of her flirtatious friend BJ (Lucy Punch). Responsible mom Kate even gets into the Halloween spirit herself, accepting an invitation from her cute neighbor to attend a costume party at his house — and not being shy about showing her interest in him when she arrives.

Mon, Oct 29, 2012

Ben and Kate's Dakota Johnson on Kate's Happy Halloween --- and "Hunky Love Interest"!

Fox Orders More New Girl and Raising Hope

Fox has ordered two additional episodes of New Girl and Raising Hope, Deadline reports. The additional orders come several days after...

Mon, Oct 22, 2012

Fox Orders More New Girl and Raising Hope

Fox Shuffles Next Tuesday's Lineup Again

Fox will expand its Tuesday prime-time lineup in order to air its regularly scheduled comedies, as well as the previously unaired X Factor footage from Wednesday's rain-delayed debacle. New episodes of Raising Hope, Ben and Kate and New Girl will kick off the night at 8/7c, followed by an one-hour episode of The X Factor starting at 9:30/8:30c.

Fri, Oct 19, 2012

Fox Shuffles Next Tuesday's Lineup Again

Tuesday TV Review: Emily Owens, Underemployed, Fox Comedies and More

"Clear!" How many times have you heard that while watching a medical show? Now meet The CW's Emily Owens, M.D. (9/8c), who's such a magically giddy sprite of a surgical intern she can actually "Clear!" a room, just by showing up. My living room, anyway. Or any room in which she might suddenly appear, babbling in gratingly incessant voice-overs that make Meredith Grey seem a model of restraint. A more toxically cutesy, aggravatingly precious, aren't-I-adorable waste of talent would be hard to imagine.

Tue, Oct 16, 2012

Tuesday TV Review: Emily Owens, Underemployed, Fox Comedies and More

Ratings: NBC Nabs First Tuesday Win of Season --- What Other Milestone Did It Mark?

NBC scored its first Tuesday win of the season, as its entire lineup posted big week-to-week gains.The Voice topped the night with 11.9 million viewers and a 4.4 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, growing 47 percent to hit a three-week high. Go On (7 million, 2.8) also saw a three-week high, rising 33 percent, while The New Normal (5 million, 2.0) climbed 18 percent and Parenthood (5 million, 2.0) surged 25 percent.According to NBC, this marks the first time since ...

Wed, Oct 10, 2012

Ratings: NBC Nabs First Tuesday Win of Season --- What Other Milestone Did It Mark?

Ask Matt: Launching Nashville, NBC Comedies, Boardwalk, Dancing With Palin, More

Question: I noticed that there are back-to-back new episodes of Modern Family this Wednesday night leading up to the premiere of the new musical drama series Nashville, while Suburgatory won't have its season premiere episode until the following week! Why did the TPTB at ABC felt the need to air two new episodes of Modern Family instead of premiering the second season of Suburgatory after MF and before Nashville? Was it because the network believes that two new episodes of MF running back-to-back together can make a more powerful lead-in to the series premiere of Nashville ratings-wise than Suburgatory, or is the network just that plain lazy with their programming schedule? — Chris B

Tue, Oct 9, 2012

Ask Matt: Launching Nashville, NBC Comedies, Boardwalk, Dancing With Palin, More

Fox Gives Full-Season Orders to Ben & Kate, The Mindy Project

Fox has given full-season orders to new comedies The Mindy Project and Ben and Kate, Fox announced Monday.Fall TV Popularity Contest: Did you like Ben and Kate and The Mindy Project? "Ben and Kate and The Mindy Project have everything we want to stand for in comedy: smart writing, hugely appealing casts and comedy that feels contemporary and real," Fox Chairman Kevin Reilly said in a statement.

Mon, Oct 8, 2012

Fox Gives Full-Season Orders to Ben & Kate, The Mindy Project

Ratings: NCIS Leads Tuesday; New Comedies Fall

CBS ruled Tuesday from start to finish, as all three of its dramas once again topped their respective hours.NCIS was the most-watched and top-rated show of the night with 18.5 million viewers and a 3.6 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, falling slightly from last week. NCIS: Los Angeles (14.8 million, 3.1) and Vegas (12 million, 2.1) fell about 10 and 16 percent, respectively.Fox's Raising Hope returned to 3.9 million ...

Wed, Oct 3, 2012

Ratings: NCIS Leads Tuesday; New Comedies Fall

Guide to Tuesday TV: Hope Returns, Parenthood, Sons, and a Cable Free-For-All

Where there's hope, there's laughter. And where there's Raising Hope, which returns for a third season tonight on Fox (8/7c), the laughter is of a particularly shameless quality. Take Sabrina's grandmother Nana — please! Actually, as the episode begins, this glam granny has already been taken to the great beyond, her body laid out for the wake in a scenario that almost sounds like a Bones episode: "The Body in the Buffet." (The vain Nana having requested her body be put in the kitchen so people would notice — which Cloris Leachman's unhinged Maw Maw certainly does.)

Tue, Oct 2, 2012

Guide to Tuesday TV: Hope Returns, Parenthood, Sons, and a Cable Free-For-All

The Season's Hits and Misses (So Far)

What if a new TV season launched and nobody came? Post-Olympics sneak peeks, video on demand and online previews have taken some of the excitement out of the traditional network premiere week, as none of the new shows has had breakout ratings (many CW series start this week). Also to blame: the fact that 45 percent of all TV households now have a DVR and that more viewers catch a show on their computer or iPad if they miss it on TV. "The immediacy and the excitement of seeing a show has gone away," confirms one network executive. But the season must go on. Here's what the numbers tell us.

Mon, Oct 1, 2012

Ratings: CBS Sweeps Tuesday; Mindy Project, Ben and Kate Open OK

NCIS is still TV's most-watched show — and it's now the top-rated too.The CBS drama's Season 10 premiere dominated Tuesday with 20.1 million viewers and a 4.1 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. That's slightly higher than the Season 9 premiere's audience and two-tenths lower than last season's premiere rating.CBS won every hour of the evening, with NCIS: Los Angeles nabbing 16.7 million viewers and 3.4, down a tad from ...

Wed, Sep 26, 2012

Ratings: CBS Sweeps Tuesday; Mindy Project, Ben and Kate Open OK

Fall TV Popularity Contest: Did You Like Ben and Kate, The Mindy Project and Vegas?

Were you charmed by Ben and Kate? How does Mindy Kaling fare outside of The Office? And should what happens on Vegas stay in Vegas? Now that these shows have premiered, TVGuide.com wants to know what you thought of them — as well as every other new show this season.

Wed, Sep 26, 2012

Fall TV Popularity Contest: Did You Like Ben and Kate, The Mindy Project and Vegas?

Tuesday TV Review: Fox Comedies (Ben and Kate, Mindy), CBS Bets On Vegas

In TV comedy, there's a fine line between the delightfully quirky and the annoyingly irksome, and Fox's Tuesday night lineup — now home to four half-hour sitcoms, forcing Glee's move to Thursdays — tap-dances around and over that line with reckless abandon. My advice: surrender and enjoy.

Tue, Sep 25, 2012

Tuesday TV Review: Fox Comedies (Ben and Kate, Mindy), CBS Bets On Vegas

Network Honchos Survey the New TV Season

The next few weeks will be rough for the networks, as they parse what works — and what doesn't — among this year's crop of new shows. We asked the five broadcast network heads, plus a few key cable bosses, to give us their thoughts on what will big on the small screen.

Thu, Sep 20, 2012

Network Honchos Survey the New TV Season

Ask Matt: Glee vs. Grey's, White Collar, Army Wives, Morning TV and More

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: So you know that Glee is moving to Thursdays at 9/8c, though I haven't the slightest clue why. Anyways, it is going up against my all-time favorite, Grey's Anatomy. Yeah, I know half of TV viewers say the show has run its course, blah blah blah. But I just can't shake it, and I'm just too invested to stop now. My question, actually it's not even a question of Grey's ...

Mon, Sep 17, 2012

Ask Matt: Glee vs. Grey's, White Collar, Army Wives, Morning TV and More

Lindsay Sloane Books Guest Role on Ben and Kate

Lindsay Sloane is joining the new Fox comedy Ben and Kate in a recurring guest role, TV Line reports.

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

Lindsay Sloane Books Guest Role on Ben and Kate

Abby Elliott Is Leaving Saturday Night Live

It's official — Abby Elliott will not be returning to Saturday Night Live. Elliott, the daughter of former SNL cast member Chris Elliott, is leaving the sketch show after four seasons, Splitsider reports. The announcement comes after stars Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg said their goodbyes on last season's finale.

Wed, Aug 15, 2012

Abby Elliott Is Leaving Saturday Night Live

Fox's Ben and Kate Finds Comedy in Grounding an Idiot

Fox's new series Ben and Kate is a different kind of family comedy, one that marries the best qualities of an ensemble like Friends — in which physical comedy and character growth reigned supreme — with the child-rearing hilarity of Raising Hope. Fortunately, series creator Dana Fox had quite the inspiration for the lead character: her older brother Ben. Fox at TCAs: All the latest news "He was...

Mon, Jul 23, 2012

Fox's Ben and Kate Finds Comedy in Grounding an Idiot

Fox at TCAs: All the Latest News

Below you can find all the scoop on Fox's new and returning shows from the Television Critics Association fall TV previews.

Mon, Jul 23, 2012

Fox to Offer Early Previews of The Mindy Project and Ben and Kate

Can't wait to check out Fox's new fall comedies The Mindy Project and Ben and Kate? Now you don't have to! Fox will debut both new shows online on Monday, Aug. 27 at 5 p.m./ET. Viewers will be able to stream the episodes on...

Mon, Jul 23, 2012

Fox to Offer Early Previews of The Mindy Project and Ben and Kate

Fox Announces Fall Premiere Schedule

Britney Spears and Demi Lovato will officially make their  X Factor judging debuts on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 8/7c as part of the show's two-night, three-hour season premiere, Fox announced Monday.

Mon, Jun 18, 2012

VIDEO: Get a First Look at Fox's New Shows The Following, The Mindy Project and More

Fox has released trailers for its new fall series The Mindy Project, The Mob Doctor and Ben and Kate, along with previews for midseason shows The Following and The Goodwin Games. Fall TV scorecard: Which shows are returning? Which aren't? In The Mindy Project, The Office's Mindy Kaling stars as a young Bridget Jones-type OB/GYN trying to navigate both her personal and professional life...

Mon, May 14, 2012

VIDEO: Get a First Look at Fox's New Shows The Following, The Mindy Project and More

Fox's Fall Schedule: Glee to Thursdays; Mindy Kaling's Show Joins New Tuesday Comedy Block

Glee is on the move! The musical series will shift to Thursdays this fall to make way for Fox's new Tuesday comedy block that will include Mindy Kaling's series.Season 4 of Glee will follow The X Factor in the fall and American Idol in the spring ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Fox's Fall Schedule: Glee to Thursdays; Mindy Kaling's Show Joins New Tuesday Comedy Block

Fox Cancels Alcatraz and The Finder, Renews Touch

Good news and bad news at Fox on Wednesday. The network axed freshman series Alcatraz and The Finder, while renewing Kiefer Sutherland's Touch, according to Deadline and their sister site TVLine. Fox declined to comment until their Upfront presentation next week. Fall TV Scorecard: Which shows are returning? Which aren't? Alcatraz, the mystery series from...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Fox Cancels Alcatraz and The Finder, Renews Touch

Fox Orders Kevin Williamson Drama, Mindy Kaling Comedy and Three More to Series

Following on NBC's heels, Fox has ordered comedies It's Messy, Ben & Kate and The Goodwin Games as well as Kevin Williamson's serial killer thriller The Following and The Mob Doctor drama to series, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Fall TV Scorecard: Which shows are returning? Which aren't? In It's Messy...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Fox Orders Kevin Williamson Drama, Mindy Kaling Comedy and Three More to Series