ABC has ordered a full season for Ken Jeong's (Community) show Dr. Ken. This is the first new comedy to earn a full order this fall. The show pulls from Jeong's own experiences as a practicing doctor before he portrayed the unpredictable and money-hungry Mr. Chow in The Hangover films. Dr. Ken is currently the top show in its 8:30 p.m. Friday night timeslot for adult viewers 18-49 and averages about 6.6 million viewers each week. Read More »
The Chicago Bears will hire John Fox as their new head coach, according to reports. The NFL team have apparently settled on the former Denver Broncos head coach — who parted ways with (read: was fired by) the Broncos and their GM John Elway on Monday following the Broncos loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday — to replace former Bears coach Marc Trestman, who was let go after the season. Fox had a 46-18 record over his four years with the Broncos — one with Tim Tebow at quarterback and the other three with Peyton Manning — and went to the playoffs each year for a 2-3 record. With Fox in the fold, the Bears will be hoping he can fix their defense, but will Fox look to trade Bears quarterback Jay Cutler? Read More »
John Elway thanked 'John Elway' for his service to the Denver Broncos, misspeaking during his press conference to announce the departure of head coach John Fox. The Denver Broncos GM and Vice President of Football Operations said that he'd like to start of his press conference by "thanking John Elway" due to a glitch in the matrix. The Denver Broncos and coach John Fox decided to "mutually part ways" following their 24-13 NFL divisional round playoff loss at home to Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts. It's a wonder John Elway didn't wish John Elway a happy retirement too, as Denver quarterback Peyton Manning weighs up his options. Read More »
Chicago Bears teammates Kyle Long and Martellus Bennet have engaged in a Twitter spat after one of them unfollowed the other. Offensive linesman and right guard Long and tight end Bennett proved that the Bears don't even need to be on the field to continue to confuse and dismay fans, with the 5-11 Bears season ending three weeks ago in a hail of terribly thrown Jay Cutler passes with a 13-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, which led to the eventual firing of coach Marc Trestman. But, y'know, at least former Denver Broncos main guy John Fox is interviewing to be their new coach. Read More »