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January 5 - 11, 2020 WHATS UP! T5 BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Back to 'Schooled': 'Tis the (mid-)season for premieres. Af- ter a month of shifting schedules and holiday specials, networks are rolling out new episodes of returning shows this week, as the second half of the 2019-20 TV season gets underway. ABC's "Schooled" is one such series, with new episodes begin- ning next week (Sunday, Jan. 15, to be exact). Its return wasn't ex- actly in doubt, but until last month, it was the last broadcast series still waiting on a back or- der. Fortunately, "Schooled" even- tually landed a full season order that will extend its second-sea- son run to 22 episodes. And as it turns out, the hold-up was due to the search for a new showrun- ner. Producer Tim Doyle had tak- en over from co-creator Marc Firek at the start of "Schooled's" sophomore season. He has since left the '90s-set comedy over creative differences, though the former "Kids Are Alright" cre- ator is still under contract with ABC Studios. Series co-creator Adam F. Goldberg stepped in after Doyle's exit, but he has his hands full with project development for Disney's networks and plat- forms. Goldberg will continue to be involved, but co-executive producers Tom Hertz and Van- essa McCarthy will serve as showrunners for the remainder of Season 2. It was one year ago that "Schooled," starring AJ Michal- ka ("The Goldbergs"), Bryan Callen ("Kingdom"), Tim Mead- ows ("Saturday Night Live") and Brett Dier ("Jane the Virgin"), made its debut as a mid-season series. After that inaugural 13-episode run, the "Goldbergs" spinoff landed a choice spot in ABC's 2019-20 lineup, right be- tween its parent series and "Modern Family." Since then, it's been pulling in solid ratings. And since it clearly has network backing, it appears the future looks bright for the students and staff at William Penn Academy. A royal biopic-in-waiting: Starz is reviving our royal fasci- nation with a young Queen Eliz- abeth — not the current mon- arch of the United Kingdom, Canada and other Common- wealth realms, but the Tudor Queen who was crowned in 1558. The premium cable network has greenlit a new historical pe- riod drama titled "Becoming Elizabeth." As the title implies, the limited series will focus on the early life of Elizabeth Tudor, the future Queen Elizabeth I, who went on to become one of England's most iconic rulers, and arguably the most filmed one, too (Cate Blanchett has played her twice on the big screen, in 1998's "Elizabeth" and 2007's "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"). The true story provides plenty of plot twists that will surely make for some interesting story- lines. "Becoming Elizabeth" will start with Elizabeth's teenage years, when, upon the death of King Henry VIII, his children — Mary, Elizabeth and son Edward — find themselves embroiled in politics and tangled up in the webs spun by the English court's scheming power brokers. British playwright/screen- writer Anya Reiss ("East- Enders") is behind this new se- ries. "Drama seems to skip straight from Henry VIII's turn- stile of wives to an adult white- faced Gloriana," explained Reiss in a news release. "Missing out boy kings, religious fanatics, se- cret affairs and a young or- phaned teenager trying to save herself from the vicious scram- ble to the top. I should have found it hard to relate to 500-year-old royalty, but Eliza- beth lived in dangerous, polariz- ing times and often made terri- ble hormone-fueled decisions. I've found writing her story a thrilling experience." Company loves 'Misery': "The Misery Index" recently ended its freshman season. But fear not, fans, there is more to come: TBS has renewed the game show for a second season. Hosted by Jameela Jamil ("The Good Place"), "The Mis- ery Index" is the brainchild of "Monk" and "The Good Cop" creator Andy Breckman. It's all about finding the humor and ap- preciating the horror in other people's misfortunes. In essence, you've got two teams, and each one pairs a con- testant with two Impractical Jokers — Brian "Q" Quinn, James "Murr" Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano of the comedy troupe The Tenderloins (you might have seen them on truTV). The teams compete to rank true tales of mishaps and misery on a scale of 1-100 (hence the title), based on a system cre- ated by a team of therapists. The game show has pulled in almost 28 million viewers across all platforms, which puts it in the top five of new cable comedy shows. So the renewal makes a lot of sense from a business per- spective alone. With "The Good Place" (tragi- cally) coming to an end later this month, the renewal of "The Mis- ery Index" means Jamil won't be disappearing from our screens any time soon. BEEF WELLINGTON BREAD CASSEROLE CAULIFLOWER CHILI COLLARDS CORN DUCK BREAST EGG ROLLS FAJITAS FALAFEL HOT DOGS JAMBALAYA KEBABS LAMB MEAT PIE MEATLOAF MUSHROOMS NACHOS OKRA SLAW PARSNIP PEAS RAMEN RIBS RICE RIGATONI SALMON SLIDERS STEW TACOS TAMALES TURNIP YAMS Dinner's Ready AJ Michalka stars in "Schooled" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23