Remember 'Black Mondays'?

'Black Mondays' was a term coined here on BONTV to describe the one night of the week where we had 2 solid back-to-back hours of primetime dedicated to black tv sitcoms. This of course all made possible by CW11.

In just one year, not only have we seen our two hours of black primetime reduced to one, but it's on Friday.

Yes, CW11 has moved it's last two remaining black shows ("Everybody Hates Chris" and "The Game") to Friday nights. And we all know Friday night programming is like the nursing home of television. This past Friday I was able to catch the season premiere of both shows.


Everybody Hates Chris is still a funny sitcom but I think the hype is starting to fade. This always seem to happen when shows that feature kids as the lead start growing up. In the new episode, Chris (Tyler James William) has now entered high school and needless to say is growing up. The show still has it's funny moments but they are far and few. I think the writers need to get better plots this season. Or else we may not see Chris make it to his sophmore year.


The Game, which I have to admit I barely watched last season, has stepped their 'game' up. I used to trash this show for poor writing and lack of originality. While the storyline is still somewhat predictable, the show is more entertaining to watch. Last season ended with Derwin (Pooch Hall) finding out he is going to be Janay's baby daddy just as Melanie (Tia Mowry) dumps her current beau admitting that she is still in love with Derwin. Kelly (Brittany Daniel) still wants nothing to do with Jason (Colby Bell) and comes to the conclusion she wants a divorce. And Malik (Hosea Chanchez) is still hiding from his mother that he is married.

This storyline is starting to read like one of a daytime soap. Mara Akil Brock, if you are reading...please stop watching 'All My Children'.

Everybody Hates Chris and The Game can both be seen at their new day and time, Fridays at 8:00 PM EDT.