Host Tom Papa (left) with the panel for the first episode of “The Marriage Ref’’: (from left) Alec Baldwin, Kelly Ripa, and Jerry Seinfeld.
(Patrick Harbron/NBC)
TELEVISION REVIEW
‘Marriage Ref’ has too few funny riffs
Host Tom Papa (left) with the panel for the first episode of “The Marriage Ref’’: (from left) Alec Baldwin, Kelly Ripa, and Jerry Seinfeld.
(Patrick Harbron/NBC)
NBC is desperate to escape the low-ratings ditch it’s in, to move forward after the “Jay Leno Show’’ debacle. But I don’t think “The Marriage Ref’’ is going to provide a tow. In fact, the Jerry Seinfeld-produced reality show may just slide backward into the ditch and push NBC farther down into the hole. (Full article: 667 words)
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