Sean Hayes Blames NBC for Disappointing Rates

Hayes stands by his show, despite harsh feedback from TV critics. The former Will and Grace star describes the comedy as, "the funniest sitcom, to me, on the air right now."

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I've only seen one episode but Sean and I have very different ideas on what is funny.

I've seen more advertisements for Sean's show in 2 months than I did for the entire series run of HARRY'S LAW. Plus, they've kept his show on the same night and time so far, so I don't see how he can think NBC is to blame for the ratings (except that its severely lackluster programming they're choosing to air on Thursday nights). I saw his show once and that was enough for me.

And if he thinks he has the funniest show on TV, he's obviously never watched THE MINDY PROJECT.

His wig is too tight.

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Well, the Mindy Kaling show is also pretty mediocre, IMO, but at least it's trying to do something original, whereas Sean Hayes' show is absolutely awful and the best sitcom from 1996 (it's less risque than WILL & GRACE ever was). NBC is to blame for a lot of things, but this show would be terrible on any network.

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As a huge Sean Hayes fan since BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS (prior to the debut of NBC TV's WILL & GRACE), I will quickly say: SEAN SAVES THE WORLD completely sucks. On every level, too. The writing is simply horrendous as are the performances of the actors involved -- especially Megan Hilty. Poor girl does NOT know how to deliver a simple line. Sean seems to be playing to a 3,000 seat theatre judging by his embarrassingly obvious over-acting. Only when Linda Lavin pops into a scene that the show doesn't make one cringe. I think I watched my very last episode last week. I doubt I will watch tonight's episode.

Also, NBC seems to be holding some hope on this series as they ordered a few more episodes. This is the lowest rated series that hasn't been cancelled so he shouldn't be whining so much, plus he produces NBC's GRIMM and TVLAND's HOT IN CLEVELAND - 2 successful TV series. Maybe he should just stick to producing projects like Demi Moore and countless of other actors.

Megan Hilty is not that great. I'm sorry. I know people love her on here but between Sean Saves the World and Smash... she's not a believable human

His show is pure unaldulterated crap. The ridiculous laugh track has sounds of people roaring with laughter. i sawe 1 episode and I think I laughed once. No hope for this-will and should be cancelled very soon. Sean- find yourself another musical revival.

Hilty should have chosen the film adaptation of 'Into the Woods', where she would have played Lucinda, over this TV show. She took part in the reading of the film and was in talks to join it, but the show interfered with her doing it.

Updated On: 10/24/13 at 01:08 PM

Yes, NBC is promoting on their own channel quite frequently. The problem (regardless of the quality or lack thereof ) for their shows is so few people watch NBC to begin with & that was the point I thought he was making.

n an interview with The TV Page this week, Hayes put the onus on the show's poor performance on the network's low circulation, particularly on Thursday nights. "To me, (the show) is working," Hayes shared with the site. "It's just the struggle of the elephant in the room which is ,'How do you get viewers to NBC?' NBC programs great shows, it just doesn't have the eyeballs CBS does."


We already know that people *will* watch crappy shows in droves, especially when a network has good overall viewership, or how else can we explain all the years that 2 & 1/2 Men has aired. I think his point is somewhat valid, even if the show isn't that good.

Updated On: 10/24/13 at 02:13 PM

This is in no way similar to Kathy Bates' problem with NBC. Bates was actually right Harry's Law was one of their highest rated shows, but it skewed way too old. And as we know, NBC is weirdly obsessed with the 18-49 to the point of diminishing returns.

I thing one of the biggest problems with Sean's show, besides the fact that it's awful, is that it doesn't fit NBC's single-camera format that every other comedy on the channel uses.

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"NBC programs great shows, it just doesn't have the eyeballs CBS does."


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People aren't boycotting NBC because of some religious jihad. They just aren't putting on shows anyone is interested in watching. If Sean had one, that it's on NBC wouldn't matter.

""Megan Hilty is not that great. I'm sorry. I know people love her on here but between Sean Saves the World and Smash... she's not a believable human""

LOOK THIS SHOW SUKKS But to say Hilty was not good in SMASH is just dumb

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