Rules of Engagement

28
Metascore
2007-2013
7 seasons
CBS
Comedy, Drama
TV-PG

A group of middle-aged people and friends deal with the challenges and difficulties of life while they are in the different stages of relationships. Together, they all set out on adventures and get into all kinds of situations where they have to work together.

28
Metascore
2007-2013
7 seasons
CBS
Comedy, Drama
TV-PG

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Inside the Last-Minute Scramble to Save Community

"Six seasons and a movie" almost didn't happen. As June drew to a close, time was running out to save Community, which NBC had canceled in May. Talks to move the comedy to streaming service Hulu were falling apart, the deal options to keep the show's cast intact expired at the end of the month, and much of the crew and key writers had already moved on to new jobs. Even the comedy's offices on the studio lot had been taken over by a new series: Grace and Frankie, Netflix's upcoming sitcom starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. "When a show is canceled, it's usually canceled," says Sony Pictures Television programming president Zack Van Amburg, whose company produces Community.

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It's a Girl for Rules of Engagement's Oliver Hudson

Oliver Hudson and his wife Erinn have welcomed their third child, a baby girl named Rio. The couple, who wed in 2006, are already parents to...

Sat, Jul 20, 2013

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The Monday Playlist: Mel Brooks on Masters, Finales (Rectify, Bates Motel), Motive

At 86, Mel Brooks is still the life of the party, a consummate ham and peerless joke-spinning storyteller. "I've come to stop the show," announces the irrepressible comic dynamo as he does just that, breaking into song mid-interview and reinforcing why PBS' American Masters titled its latest must-see career profile Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (Monday, check tvguide.com listings). His brilliant career in TV (Your Show of Shows, Get Smart), the movies and Broadway makes him an overdue American Masters subject, and his unflagging comic energy keeps everyone amused — including an intrusively visible camera crew. "I'm head over heels in love with myself," Brooks says, only half-joking.

Mon, May 20, 2013

The Monday Playlist: Mel Brooks on Masters, Finales (Rectify, Bates Motel), Motive

CBS Axes Vets CSI: NY and Rules of Engagement, Freshman Shows Vegas, Golden Boy

And then there was one. CBS axed long-running procedural CSI: NY after nine years, TVGuide.com has confirmed, leaving the flagship series as the only one left standing. Fall TV Scorecard: Which shows are returning? Which aren't? Starring Gary Sinise, CSI: NY narrowly escaped cancellation the past...

Fri, May 10, 2013

CBS Axes Vets CSI: NY and Rules of Engagement, Freshman Shows Vegas, Golden Boy

Ratings: The Voice Falls; Dancing Hits Series Low

The Voice began its live shows Monday, but dropped to a season low.The two-hour episode drew 11.9 million viewers and a 3.9 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down four-tenths from last week. Lead-out Revolution (6.3 million, 2.1) rose three-tenths.On ABC, Dancing with the Stars (12.9 million, 1.9) dipped a tenth ...

Tue, May 7, 2013

Ratings: The Voice Falls; Dancing Hits Series Low

Ratings: Bones, Following Finales Grow; Voice Falls

Bones  and The Following enjoyed nice bumps for their season finales Monday.Bones closed out its eighth season to 7.1 million viewers and a 2.1 in the ...

Tue, Apr 30, 2013

Ratings: Bones, Following Finales Grow; Voice Falls

Ratings: Revolution Returns Flat; Following, Castle Rise

Revolution held steady Monday after a week off the air.The NBC drama, which was pre-empted last week for a Boston Marathon bombing special, drew 6.2 million viewers and a 2.2 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, on par with its last episode two weeks ago. Lead-in The Voice (13.9 million, 4.8) dipped ...

Tue, Apr 23, 2013

Ratings: Revolution Returns Flat; Following, Castle Rise

Ratings: The Voice Hits Season High; CBS Falls

The Voice rose to a season high Monday night.The two-hour episode drew 14.3 million viewers and a 5.1 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, posting the show's best rating since March 12, 2012. NBC's news special Terror in Boston, which pre-empted Revolution, earned 8.8 million ...

Tue, Apr 16, 2013

Ratings: The Voice Hits Season High; CBS Falls

Ratings: The Voice Rules; Revolution, The Following Hit Lows

The Voice slipped, but still dominated Monday, while two freshmen dramas hit lows.NBC singing competition's two-hour episode drew 13.1 million viewers and a 4.6 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down two-tenths from last week's premiere. Lead-out Revolution (6.6 million, 2.3) dropped three-tenths to a series low.TV Scorecard: What's canceled?Fox's The Following (6.5 million, 2.2) also fell ...

Tue, Apr 2, 2013

Ratings: The Voice Rules; Revolution, The Following Hit Lows

Ratings: The Voice Returns Up From Fall; Revolution Down

NBC finally has some good ratings to sing about.The Voice's Season 4 premiere bowed to 13.4 million viewers and a 4.7 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic Monday, up 12 percent from its fall premiere. It is expectedly down two ratings points from last spring's post-Super Bowl premiere.After a four-month break, Revolution (7.2 million, 2.7) returned ...

Tue, Mar 26, 2013

Ratings: The Voice Returns Up From Fall; Revolution Down

Ratings: Dancing Down From Last Year; 2 Broke Girls Hits Series Low

Dancing with the Stars' Season 16 premiere topped Monday, leading ABC to an easy win. The two-hour episode drew 16.8 million viewers and a 3.1 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. It's down four-tenths from last spring's opener, but up 24 percent over the fall's low-rated All-Stars premiere. The show delivered ABC's biggest audience and second-highest rating in the time period since April, according to the network.TV Scorecard: What's renewed? What's canceled? Lead-out Castle (11 million, 2.2) was down a tenth from its last ...

Tue, Mar 19, 2013

Ratings: Dancing Down From Last Year; 2 Broke Girls Hits Series Low

Ratings: The Following, Bachelor on Top

Hours after getting a Season 2 renewal, The Following led Fox to a Monday night victory.The drama was the top-rated show of the night, drawing 8.7 million viewers and a 2.8 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. Lead-in Bones (8.2 million, 2.2) was

Tue, Mar 5, 2013

Pilot Season: David Spade to Give Bad Management on ABC – Is Rules of Engagement Done?

Is Rules of Engagement's time almost up? The long-running CBS comedy, which has narrowly avoided the TV grim reaper several years in a row, may finally bite the dust this season. Series star David Spade has signed on to star in...

Thu, Feb 28, 2013

Pilot Season: David Spade to Give Bad Management on ABC – Is Rules of Engagement Done?

Ratings: Bachelor, Castle Help ABC Win Again

The Bachelor and Castle led ABC to its second-straight Monday win.The Bachelor drew 9.1 million viewers and a 2.9 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down a tenth from last week. The conclusion of ...

Tue, Feb 26, 2013

Ratings: Bachelor, Castle Help ABC Win Again

Ratings: Bachelor, Castle Hit Season Highs; The Following Grows

ABC enjoyed a rare win Monday, topping the night in viewership and tying CBS in the adults 18-to-49 demographic.The Bachelor continued to grow, jumping 11 percent to 9.2 million viewers and a 3.0 rating to hit a season high. Those are the show's best numbers for a non-finale episode since ...

Tue, Feb 19, 2013

Ratings: Bachelor, Castle Hit Season Highs; The Following Grows

Ratings: Bachelor Hits Season Highs; Castle, Deception Grow

ABC was the only network to grow on what turned out to be a very low Monday.The Bachelor drew 8.4 million viewers and a 2.7 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, hitting season highs in both measures. Lead-out Castle (8.9 million, 2.0) was up two-tenths.ABC placed second behind CBS, which saw all of its shows drop. After hitting a season high ...

Tue, Feb 12, 2013

Ratings: Bachelor Hits Season Highs; Castle, Deception Grow

Pilot Season: CBS Orders Three More Comedies

Bye-bye, Rules of Engagement? CBS has given pilot orders to three more comedies, including one starring Rules' Patrick Warburton, TVGuide.com has learned. Warburton would produce and star in Jacked Up, a multi-camera comedy about...

Fri, Feb 8, 2013

Pilot Season: CBS Orders Three More Comedies

Ratings: Mother, Carrie Diaries Hit Season Highs; Rules Returns Strong

How I Met Your Mother's fourth and perhaps final Robin Sparkles Daggers sparked a big ratings bump.The CBS sitcom, which was just renewed for a ninth season last week, hit a season high Monday with 10.3 million viewers and a 4.0 in the adults ...

Tue, Feb 5, 2013

Ratings: Mother, Carrie Diaries Hit Season Highs; Rules Returns Strong

The Monday Playlist: Monday Mornings, Robin Sparkles, a Hawaiian Remake and More

Last week, NBC's ludicrous insta-flop Do No Harm (about a Jekyll-Hyde neurosurgeon) pushed TV's medical genre beyond its melodramatic limits. Taking the completely opposite tack, and likely to get a much longer leash (this being cable), TNT's Monday Mornings (Monday, 10/9c) is a surprisingly mellow drama set at a hospital, about doctors forced to face up to their shortcomings, with an ensemble led by (trend alert?) gorgeous and flawed — though decidedly not bonkers — neurosurgeons, played by Jamie Bamber and Jennifer Finnigan.

Mon, Feb 4, 2013

The Monday Playlist: Monday Mornings, Robin Sparkles, a Hawaiian Remake and More

Rules of Engagement Comes Off the Bench Again --- Perhaps for the Last Time

The last time Tom Hertz looked forward to the Super Bowl ending was 2007. His show Rules of Engagement premiered the next day to what remains its best numbers ever. Six years later, Hertz found himself in a similar position. Rules' seventh — and perhaps final — season premieres Monday (8:30/7:30c, CBS)."I am shocked we didn't get [the post-Super Bowl slot]," Hertz jokes to TVGuide.com. "But if this it, then I guess we've come full circle. It's been a long, windy road." Winter TV: Get the scoop on your favorite returning shows Or more like bumpy. The well-rated sitcom has lived a topsy-turvy existence, between its schedule-hopping, bubble status and lack of a permanent timeslot. Even its 13-episode Season 7, which will bring the show to 100 episodes, was hard ...

Mon, Feb 4, 2013

Rules of Engagement Comes Off the Bench Again --- Perhaps for the Last Time

Pilot Season: ABC Orders Divorce Comedy Based on Israeli Series

ABC has ordered a multi-camera comedy based on the Israeli series Life Isn't Everything. In Divorce: A Love Story, Kenny and Robin are a recently divorced couple who are even worse apart than they were together and can't seem to stay out of each other's lives. Get the latest pilots news here The original series creator Daniel Lappin wrote the pilot with...

Sat, Feb 2, 2013

Pilot Season: ABC Orders Divorce Comedy Based on Israeli Series

Midseason TV Timeslot Wars: Which Shows Will You Watch, DVR or Skip?

It's 2013, and with the new year comes a new outlook, new resolutions and yes, even new TV viewing habits. Midseason TV: Check out the day-by-day schedule Not that there's anything wrong with the shows you already love, but some scheduling changes have necessitated a rejiggering of priorities. While some series aren't continuing past the midseason mark — XOXO, Gossip Girl! Adios, Partners! — new shows are stepping in to fill the void. And since most of us didn't get a second DVR for the holidays, we still need to pick and choose how these new offerings will figure into our limited viewing time (if at all). Below are four of the busiest midseason timeslots and our take on what to watch, DVR, skip or just watch online.

Tue, Jan 8, 2013

Midseason TV Timeslot Wars: Which Shows Will You Watch, DVR or Skip?

CBS Sets Midseason Premiere Dates, Early Finale for CSI: NY

CBS has announced the midseason premiere dates for returning comedy Rules of Engagement as well as freshman drama Golden Boy.Golden Boy, which stars Theo James as a gifted cop who rises through the ranks to become the youngest police commissioner in New York City, will air a special preview on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 10/9c following the NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles.

Thu, Dec 6, 2012

CBS Sets Midseason Premiere Dates, Early Finale for CSI: NY

Bridesmaids' Wendi McLendon-Covey to Guest-Star on Modern Family

Bridesmaids' Wendi McLendon-Covey has landed a guest-starring role on Modern Family, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Which Modern Family character has been re-cast? As...

Wed, Aug 15, 2012

Bridesmaids' Wendi McLendon-Covey to Guest-Star on Modern Family

Ratings: Duets Has Soft Debut; Dance Down; Awake Finale Rises

Duets doesn't have a lot to sing about.The series premiere of ABC's venture into singing competition shows bowed to 6.7 million viewers and a 1.7 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic Thursday. While it beat ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Ratings: Duets Has Soft Debut; Dance Down; Awake Finale Rises

CBS Renews Rules of Engagement for Midseason Return

It's another hail mary for the comedy that just won't die. CBS has renewed Rules of Engagement for a seventh season set to premiere sometime midseason, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Get the scoop on CBS' new fall schedule After extended talks...

Mon, May 21, 2012

CBS Renews Rules of Engagement for Midseason Return

Ratings: Idol Wins; Criminal Minds Finale Rises

Fox easily dominated Wednesday with American Idol, winning the night in viewership and the demo.Idol grew 7 percent from last week, drawing 17.3 million viewers and a 4.8 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. Who had their biggest Idol moment last night?Modern Family was the second highest-rated show, with a 3.9 and 9.3 million viewers. Lead-ins ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Ratings: Idol Wins; Criminal Minds Finale Rises

CBS on Creating a "Super Comedy Hour" on Thursdays, Why CSI: Miami Was Axed

CBS isn't expanding to a two-hour comedy block on Thursdays next season, but it is making a major move: Two and a Half Men, which has spent its entire run on Mondays, will head to Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c following The Big Bang Theory."We've created a super comedy hour," CBS head of scheduling Kelly Kahl said Wednesday at a press event about the network's fall schedule. "You've got the No. 1 comedy on TV ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

CBS on Creating a "Super Comedy Hour" on Thursdays, Why CSI: Miami Was Axed

CBS' Fall Schedule: Two and a Half Men Shifts to Thursdays; The Mentalist to Sundays

Two and a Half Men is Thursday-bound.CBS is moving the sitcom from its longtime Monday home to Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c, following Chuck Lorre's other hit comedy The Big Bang Theory.Taking Men's place on Mondays at 9/8c is 2 Broke Girls, which will be preceded by new comedy Partners.Fall TV scorecard: Which shows are returning? Which aren't?The Mentalist is also on the move, shifting into the Sundays-at-10 slot ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

CBS' Fall Schedule: Two and a Half Men Shifts to Thursdays; The Mentalist to Sundays

Ratings: Big Bang, The Office and Parks and Rec Finales Dip

The Big Bang Theory closed out its fifth season as Thursday's top-rated show.The comedy drew 13.3 million viewers and a 4.2 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. It was down 11 percent from last week, but still trumped American Idol 's rating, a 3.9.Idol was the most-watched show of the night, with 15 million viewers. Lead-out Touch, which was just renewed, was flat with 6.9 million viewers ...

Fri, May 11, 2012

Ratings: Big Bang, The Office and Parks and Rec Finales Dip

Ratings: Big Bang, Scandal, Touch and Parks and Rec Rise

The Big Bang Theory was Thursday's top-rated show again, but Fox took the night overall thanks to American Idol.Big Bang improved 12 percent to 13.27 million viewers and a 4.6 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. It was a great night for CBS as it saw growths for all of its shows. Idol: Who made the final four?Fox edged CBS by two-tenths for the demo win with Idol (15 million, 3.9), which was ...

Fri, May 4, 2012

Ratings: Big Bang, Scandal, Touch and Parks and Rec Rise

Ratings: Parks and Recreation Flat in Return; Grey's, Scandal Improve

Parks and Recreation returned after a month off in a new timeslot to the same numbers.Now in the post-Office berth, the NBC comedy drew 3.5 million viewers and a 1.8 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demographic ...

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Watch My Show: Rules of Engagement's Tom Hertz Answers Our Showrunner Survey

It's on, it's off, it's on again. Rules of Engagement has served as a true utility player for CBS, but that means it never has a permanent place on the schedule — and is forever teetering on the bubble.

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Watch My Show: Rules of Engagement's Tom Hertz Answers Our Showrunner Survey

Ratings: Scandal Opens Modestly on a Night of Lows

Scandal didn't break out big, but it got off to a decent start for ABC.Shonda Rhimes' new series premiered Thursday to 7.4 million viewers and a 2.1 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, putting it ...

Fri, Apr 6, 2012

Ratings: Scandal Opens Modestly on a Night of Lows

Exclusive: Drop Dead Diva Rounds Up Patty Duke, Emily Rutherford and More for Guest Spots

Jane Bingham will find herself in hot water in the new season of Drop Dead Diva with a slew of new clients from her past. TVGuide.com has learned exclusively that Megyn Price, Patty Duke and Emily Rutherford will all guest-star as clients while Valerie Harper will reprise her role as Judge Leslie Singer. Exclusive: Cheers' John Ratzenberger joins Drop Dead Diva Price (Rules of Engagement) will appear in the season premiere as Emily Horn, an intelligent but manipulative socialite who was a former law school classmate of...

Wed, Mar 21, 2012

Exclusive: Drop Dead Diva Rounds Up Patty Duke, Emily Rutherford and More for Guest Spots

The Biz: Will These Shows Sink or Swim?

As mid-season shows debut over the next three months, it will be crunch time for a number of series that haven't been tearing up the Nielsen charts. Here's what network insiders say are the shows on the bubble as execs look to set their schedules in May. ABCA second-year ratings fade may mean it's time to pull a sheet over the Dana Delany-led Body of Proof. While the network ordered an extra episode of Pan Am in order to keep a hold on the cast until May, its chances of returning next fall are as likely as an airport going a full day without a flight delay. Comedy Happy Endings doesn't do a great job retaining the lead-in from the mighty Modern Family, but ABC parent Disney has an ownership stake in the show and it's a favorite within the network's entertainment division — so a pickup for another season is considered a lock. And fan fave Cougar Town will get a final shot for renewal if it performs well in its new Tuesday time period starting February 14.

Tue, Feb 7, 2012

CBS Develops Two Comedy Projects for Martin Lawrence

CBS is developing a pair of sitcoms for comedian Martin Lawrence, with an eye toward shooting one of them as a pilot. Bernie Mac creator and The Daily Show contributor Larry Wilmore is behind one of the shows, while the other is from Rules of Engagement creator Tom Hertz and Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company. In the Wilmore script, Lawrence would play a...

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

CBS Develops Two Comedy Projects for Martin Lawrence

Rules of Engagement's Patrick Warburton: We've Never Gotten Any Support

It wouldn't be a Rules of Engagement season without more bumps in the road.Just when things were looking up for the sitcom — moving to Thursdays after being scheduled on Saturdays — it was dealt a blow this week: CBS will pull it off the schedule at midseason to make way for Rob Schneider's new comedy and has cut its episode order down to 15.CBS replaces Rules with ¡ROB!; sets return date for Undercover Boss The news is just another chapter in the topsy-turvy life of the show, which has been shuffled around the schedule since its midseason premiere in 2007, and it comes as no surprise to star Patrick Warburton."If they're going to pull one show for midseason, they're ...

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Rules of Engagement's Patrick Warburton: We've Never Gotten Any Support

CBS Replaces Rules With ¡ROB!; Sets Return Date for Undercover Boss

The sitcom with nine lives — CBS' Rules of Engagement — will be moved off the schedule once again to make way for Saturday Night Live alum Rob Schneider's new series, ¡ROB!, CBS announced Monday. ¡ROB!, which follows...

Mon, Nov 14, 2011

CBS Replaces Rules With ¡ROB!; Sets Return Date for Undercover Boss

How Rules of Engagement Manages to Survive as TV's Stealth Hit

In TV, there are hits and misses — and then there's Rules of Engagement. The CBS comedy, which recently launched its sixth season, joins a long line of series (Becker, Just Shoot Me, According to Jim) that cheated death for years despite operating below ...

Thu, Nov 10, 2011

How Rules of Engagement Manages to Survive as TV's Stealth Hit

Ratings: Bones Has Highest Season Premiere in Three Years

The Season 7 premiere of Bones marked the show's highest opener in three years. Up 22 percent from last season's premiere, Bones pulled in 10 million total viewers on Thursday, topping ABC's Grey's Anatomy, which garnered 9.3 million viewers. In the advertised-prized 18-49 demo, though, Grey's beat Bones, 3.5 to 3.3. Overall, CBS won the hour with Person of Interest (11.66 million and NBC's The Office (6.05 million) and Whitney (4.33 million/2.1) came in fourth. The CW's The Secret Circle nabbed 2.27 million viewers.

Fri, Nov 4, 2011

Ratings: Bones Has Highest Season Premiere in Three Years

How to Be a Gentleman Canceled After Shutting Down Production

Production on How to Be a Gentleman has shut down, effectively canceling the struggling series. CBS moves How to Be a Gentleman to Saturdays; Rules takes Thursdays slotThe CBS sitcom, starring David Hornsby and Kevin Dillon, halted production after filming its ninth episode Friday, according to Deadline. Earlier Friday, CBS moved ...

Sat, Oct 8, 2011

How to Be a Gentleman Canceled After Shutting Down Production

Sara Rue Gets Married

Sara Rue wed boyfriend Kevin Price over the weekend, Us Weekly reports. "I've never been happier," Rue, 32, told the magazine. "I feel so lucky to have found someone as kind, funny and smart as Kevin...

Sun, May 22, 2011

Ratings: Mentalist, Star-Studded Office Finale Top the Night

American Idol still won the night on Thursday, but the season finales of The Mentalist and The Office put up a good fight. Nearly 22 million viewers tuned in to Idol to find out which two singers made it to next week's finale. The hourlong results show also drew a...

Fri, May 20, 2011

Ratings: Mentalist, Star-Studded Office Finale Top the Night

Upfronts: CBS Releases Fall Schedule

There's lots of shuffling on the CBS fall slate, as the network will move veterans CSI, The Good Wife and Rules of Engagement to new slots to pave way for five new shows.J.J. Abrams' new thriller Person of Interest, starring Michael Emerson, will take over CSI's longtime Thursdays-at-9 berth, pushing the procedural to Wednesdays at 10/9c. Preceding Person of Interest at 8:30/7:30c is ...

Wed, May 18, 2011

Exclusive: Ferris Bueller Actress to Appear on Rules of Engagement

Ferris Bueller's Day Off star Edie McClurg will guest-star on an upcoming episode of Rules of Engagement, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.Check out photos from Rules of EngagementThe actress will play ...

Fri, Apr 8, 2011

Exclusive: Ferris Bueller Actress to Appear on Rules of Engagement

Ratings: Dancing With the Stars Beats Basketball

Like the Connecticut Huskies, Dancing With the Stars reigned as champ, far outdrawing the NCAA championship game culminating March Madness.

Tue, Apr 5, 2011

Ratings: Dancing With the Stars Beats Basketball

Ratings: Were Grey's Anatomy's Numbers Worth Singing About?

ABC has reason to sing: The buzzed-about Grey's Anatomy musical episode delivered big numbers, winning its timeslot and boosting the network to second place overall Thursday night. Grey's pulled in...

Fri, Apr 1, 2011

Ratings: Were Grey's Anatomy's Numbers Worth Singing About?