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Fox Officially Cancels ‘Ben and Kate,’ Shuts Down Production
The series stops shooting before completing its 18-episode order just two days after its pulled from the schedule.
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Fox Pulls ‘Ben and Kate’ From Schedule, Ditches Tuesday Comedy Block
The network drops the freshman series and will double up on original episodes of "Raising Hope" until "Hell's Kitchen" moves into the 8 p.m. hour in March.
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Fox’s TCA Comedy Panel: The 5 Funniest Moments
Zooey Deschanel, Mindy Kaling and many of the men of the network's Tuesday block answer awkward questions, indulge reporters in pratfalls and imitate absent co-stars.
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TV’s Unfunny Fall: Why Are All the Comedies Flopping?
With "Go On" the only "hit" of the freshman crop, new sitcom blocks are tanking and hyped first-year series are pulling anemic numbers -- and those are the shows that are still on the air.
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Fox’s ‘Ben and Kate’ Taps New Showrunners
John Quaintance and David Feeney will replace Garrett Donovan and Neil Goldman on the comedy created by Dana Fox.
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‘Ben and Kate’: Dakota Johnson on Nat Faxon Sibling Dynamic, Romancing Geoff Stults
The Fox actress admits to drawing from Hollywood’s iconic brother-sister duo, while “New Girl” showrunner Liz Meriwether praises Dana Fox’ freshmen comedy.
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‘X Factor,’ Comedies to Air as Part of Fox’s Extended Primetime Block Tuesday
Following this week's snafu, Fox will air all new episodes of "Raising Hope," "Ben and Kate" and "New Girl" as well as "X Factor" from 8 to 10:30 p.m.
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Fox Orders More ‘Ben and Kate,’ ‘The Mindy Project’
UPDATED: Joining "Raising Hope" and "New Girl" on the network's new Tuesday comedy block, the freshman comedies were greeted with solid reviews, if slightly softer ratings, in their premieres.
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Showrunners to Watch for 2013: Looking Ahead to Next Year’s List
From Mindy Kaling to "Vegas" executive producer Greg Walker — these are the minds behind the year's buzziest shows.
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‘Ben and Kate’ Creator Dana Fox Explains How She Somewhat Accidentally Got Her Own Show
The writer tells THR about the rather quick journey from "New Girl" consultant to her new Fox comedy: "She said we were just going to have some cocktails and talk, and by the end of it, I was like, 'I think I’m doing a TV show. What the hell is happening?'"
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Ben and Kate: TV Review
Real-life sibling hijinks from a producer of "New Girl" inspire fall’s most fully realized sitcom, starring Nat Faxon and Melanie Griffiths' daughter Dakota Johnson.
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Lindsay Sloane Boards ‘Ben and Kate’ for Guest Spot
The "Horrible Bosses" actress has booked a role on Fox's new call comedy.
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