A game show hosted by both Gina Rodriguez and Shaquille O’Neal, Lucky 13 lasted all of ten episodes on ABC last summer. The contestant is asked thirteen true or false questions and then has to pick how many they got right. Then, the questions were gone over a second time, in a seemingly random order, to determine if the contestant fell within their chosen range of correct answers. This duplicative part dragged things down a bit, as did having two hosts where only one was necessary.
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ABC Upfronts
After a cautious year following the pandemic shut down of 2020, ABC is mixing things up with their fall schedule. The week gets off to an unfamiliar start, as long-time stalwart Dancing With The Stars is being shunted off to Disney+. Instead, Monday nights will start with the former summer staple Bachelor In Paradise followed by The Good Doctor. Tuesday night brings another installment of Bachelor In Paradise followed by The Rookie: Feds, a spinoff of The Rookie starring Niecy Nash.
Wednesday’s comedy block switches things around a bit, with The Conners starting things off, followed by The Goldbergs, Abbott Elementary, and Home Economics. Big Sky moves over from Thursday to finish off the night. Thursdays start the same, with Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy followed by Alaska, starring Hilary Swank as a disgraced journalist who leaves New York for Alaska. Friday remains the same, with Shark Tank followed by two hours of 20/20. Sunday stays mostly all reality, with America’s Funniest Home Videos, Celebrity Jeopardy!, and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, followed by The Rookie.
On the bench for mid-season are Not Dead Yet, a comedy starring Gina Rodriguez, and the returning The Wonder Years, A Million Little Things, American Idol, The Bachelor, and Judge Steve Harvey.
Shows never to be seen again are Black-ish, Queens, and Promised Land.
Post Mortem – Jane The Virgin
After 5 seasons, the remake of the Venezuelan telenovela wrapped up its run last summer with more twists and turns and, finally, a wedding.
It will be interesting to see what comes next for the show’s stars. Gina Rodriguez has tried to cross over into films, but with mixed results, and she has seemed to put her foot in her mouth numerous times when speaking publicly on social issues. We’ll see what the future holds.