Now your comments are VERY astute! The thing about the networks support of Spike is not too different from the NBC’s support of Molly Shannan. She has a TERRIBLE show called Kath and Kim and not only have they not canceled it but they RENEWED it. Why would networks support these 2 ho-hum performers and NOT a whole cast of talented performers? Is it a racial issue? Or is it a loyalty issue? Molly made them a lot of money on SNL and Spike made a lot of money as a writer on Seinfeld-so are these guys just riding on their past success? Hard to say, and impossible to prove anything…

But I will tell you this; YES, I saw tonight was going to be a new MadTV and I was ALMOST compelled to watch it, but I didn’t. And that’s the thing; TV guide said Bobby was bringing back some special character or whatever but I couldn’t get excited about it. As for a change of heart by FOX to keep the show alive-don’t get your hopes up. Networks do this to dead shows ALLLLllllll the time. Pushing up Daises final episodes haven’t aired yet. Reaper comes back this month after almost a year (a show that was going to be canceled but changed at the last minute) and Battlestar also had a delay of about a year for these final episodes to air. So I think it’s a done deal. And I still stand by what I wrote in this piece a whole year ago; the performers are good, but MadTV writing has gotten a little weak…

Thanks for your insights!

SO IS IT A MADTV MIRACLE???? Did Faux come to it’s senses and realize that SNL’s temporary success was due to the Election skits and more directly TINA FEY & AMY POEHLER….

Keenan’s B.(MADTV’s) OBAMA was much better than SNL’s Fred A. …. but lets face it they had already begun to abandon the show. They never recovered from the writer’s strike and slow walked the show to it’s death after that. When you show the same episode 6 times it’s hard to say that you gave the show a FAIR CHANCE again SNL and the presidential skits ((((COME ON FAUX))))!!!

I like Spike Feresten but I refused to watch him while he occupied MADTV’s time slot. I actually missed 10 minutes of Tonights broadcast of MADTV b/c I didn’t expect ti to be back in that time slot. MORE EVIDENCE THAT FAUX STILL HAS IT IN FOR MADTV. Did you see how much support & promos they ran for SPIKE in the months preceeding his hour long shows???? YET I saw NOTHING promoing that MADTV was back at 10PM CST not 11PM CST and that it would be an hour. WONDER HOW LONG THIS WILL LAST ???? Please Fox keep this slow on the air! PLEASE GIVE IT SUPPORT WITH A DECENT BUDGET AND PROMOTION!!!!

Teri, I have written comedic works and been paid for it. But yeah, I take great offense when people casually toss around KKK accusations without first checking to see who they’re accusing. But I sincerely thank you for returning. I knew you would find something you liked.

- I don’t care either way, TV is turning into crap. I do, however enjoy MadTV.