Ted McGinley. Ted McGinley
The name strikes fear in the hearts of TV showrunners, desperate to get their shows to the required amount necessary for syndication (secret: It’s all about syndication). Since Ted made his acting debut in the waning years of Happy Days, he’s been used as an easy scapegoat and punching bag (and line) as a “Show Killer,” someone whose very presence dooms a show to cancellation.
Nothing could be further from the truth, and it’s time to set the record straight. For Ted’s 56th Birthday today … let’s finally clear his name.
Ted is usually blamed for helping these three shows Jump The Shark, so let’s dissect each one, and examine the evidence!
Happy Days
Seasons On Show: Four (1980-84)
Ratings Decline: #15, #18, #28, Not In Top 30
On Til The End?: Yes
The “Show Killer” accusation first began when Ted joined Season Eight...
The name strikes fear in the hearts of TV showrunners, desperate to get their shows to the required amount necessary for syndication (secret: It’s all about syndication). Since Ted made his acting debut in the waning years of Happy Days, he’s been used as an easy scapegoat and punching bag (and line) as a “Show Killer,” someone whose very presence dooms a show to cancellation.
Nothing could be further from the truth, and it’s time to set the record straight. For Ted’s 56th Birthday today … let’s finally clear his name.
Ted is usually blamed for helping these three shows Jump The Shark, so let’s dissect each one, and examine the evidence!
Happy Days
Seasons On Show: Four (1980-84)
Ratings Decline: #15, #18, #28, Not In Top 30
On Til The End?: Yes
The “Show Killer” accusation first began when Ted joined Season Eight...
- 5/30/2014
- by snicks
- The Backlot
On TV this Sunday: The fate of The Newsroom hangs in the balance, Total Divas ends its summer run, Miss America 2014 is crowned and Liv and Maddie aren’t playing around. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm See Dad Run (Nickelodeon) | It’s the Happy Days reunion you never knew you wanted when Ted McGinley (aka Roger Phillips on that ’70s show) plays a longtime nemesis of Scott Baio’s David.
8 pm Liv and Maddie (Disney Channel) | Series premiere: Sporty teen Maddie (Dove Cameron) is thrown for...
8 pm See Dad Run (Nickelodeon) | It’s the Happy Days reunion you never knew you wanted when Ted McGinley (aka Roger Phillips on that ’70s show) plays a longtime nemesis of Scott Baio’s David.
8 pm Liv and Maddie (Disney Channel) | Series premiere: Sporty teen Maddie (Dove Cameron) is thrown for...
- 9/15/2013
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
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