Nielsen, give me a People Meter! (part two)
I feel like deep-sixing Studio 60 from my Don't Miss List. Ever since the show took that wacky double-episode detour to Nevada, I just haven't been interested. I don't care about the characters nearly as much as they care about themselves, and the subplots are lame. Then we had this week's episode, with Cal hunting for the coyote hunting for the ferret hunting for the snake under the stage, the maddening Harriet-Matt love triangle (even though there are only two people involved, this relationship is triangular in its complexity), and the feeble Jordan-Danny match. No wonder these guys can't produce a funny skit: they're too busy chasing foxes and coyotes! The only relationship I find at all compelling is the one between the two black writers.
Jordan's smart, independent exec is still a great role model, and Nate Corddry is funny and cute. But they're not enough to carry the show, especially when they're being dragged down by stalker-ish wannabe girlfriends (Kim) and boyfriends (Danny). I can think of better ways to spend my Monday nights (post-How I Met Your Mother) -- like catching up on Season Two of Battlestar Galactica!