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.

Black Monday: Everyboday Hates Chris Except 'Aliens'

So last night I watched CW11's primetime which I like to call, Black Monday. So where should I start? Well..let's take it from the top.


'Everybody Hates Chris' (EHC) seems to be fading in it's third season. Over the summer break it seems Chris (Tyler James William) has experienced a growth spurt which is already making his character look out of place. For one, he has grown in height which makes it a little less believable that the short bully, Caruso (Travis T. Flory), can still whip his ass, take his money and throw him in a locker.

Yesterday's epsiode was about Caruso getting his ass kicked by one of the Asian kids who he frequently bullied. This changed Caruso into a mild mannered wimp which creates chaos in the school especially for Chris who now has other bullies tearing him a new one on a daily basis. Wanting things back to the way they used to be, Chris bribes the Asian kid to fake losing a second fight with Caruso to bring things back to normal. (Yawn...yeah this one was a sleeper.)

All in all, the sub-plot of Julius (Terry Crews) sneaking behind Rochelle's (Tichina Arnold) back and working while he was supposed to be on vacation was far more funny.


Right after EHC, the new sitcom entitled, 'Aliens in America', follows. You may recall I spoke about this show briefly last week [click here], as I feel CW11 is trying to pull a fast one by slowly fading out Black Mondays. Well last night I decided to watch and while this show may stir up a laugh or two, I couldn't help notice the similarities between this show and EHC.

High school setting with the lead character being picked on and bullied by other students. A somewhat disfunctional family setting featuring the love/hate relationships of siblings. Doesn't this ring a bell?

I dont know yall. If I were Chris Rock I'd be pissed!

Black Monday: "All of Us" Gets The Axe!

The word is out! After three seasons, the plug has been pulled on CW11's "All of Us"


Today, CW announced there Fall season line-up and it does not include the Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith produced sitcom. Meanwhile, "Girlfriends", "Everybody Hates Chris" and "The Game" all have made the cut.

"All of Us", starring Duane Martin, Lisa Raye, Tony Rock, Terri J. Vaughnn and Elise Neal, a loosely based story on the lives of Will and Jada, premiered on UPN back in September 2003. In it's third seasons not only was the show moved to CW but Elise Neal's character, Tia, was removed from the show with hopes this new format could boost ratings. Seems this was not the case.

So what will come of Black Monday? Will there be a new black sitcom added to the Monday lineup? Or is this CW11's first step towards crashing Black Monday nights all together?

Word has it there will be three new dramas, "Gossip Girl", "Reaper", and "Wild at Heart" and a couple of new shows, "Online Nation" and "CW Now" added to the Fall line-up. (None of these sound black if you ask me.) "Online Nation" is said to be an "AFV" meets digital media show where the focus is youtube videos vs. home videos. And "CW Now" is an entertainment news piece similar to that of "ET" or "Access Hollywood".

All I have to say is.....it's about time! "The Game" better get their shit plot together. They just might be next!