Best-bets for July 11: Surviving a sitcom-free Thursday
1) “Hollywood Game Night” season-opener, 9 p.m., NBC. This reminds us of a sad fact: Thursdays – usually the best night for situation comedies – have suddenly become sitcom-free. Summertime reality shows have bumped comedy from CBS (“Big Bang,” “Mom,” etc.) and NBC. As a slight consolation, this opener has people from NBC’s “Superstore” (Nico Santos) and “The Good Place” (D’Arcy Carden, Marc Evan Jackson and Jameela Jamil, shown here), plus the “Ninja Warrior” hosts. Read more…