BEN AND KATE Shuts Down Production

Well, this is an entirely unpleasant way to end the week: BEN AND KATE — which was just yanked from the Fox lineup — has now ceased production on the final batch of episodes. While obviously being pulled from the schedule didn’t bode well for the series’ future, continuing production at least meant fans would […]

Fox Pulls BEN AND KATE, Doubles Up on RAISING HOPE

The Fox Tuesday comedy block experiment is ending sooner than planned — BEN AND KATE has been pulled from the schedule. (No word at this time when the unaired episodes will show up on the schedule.) Fox will air new episodes of RAISING HOPE in its place on Tuesday, January 29th, February 5th, and February […]

BEN AND KATE: Brittany Snow to Guest Star

The BEN AND KATE guest cast is expanding (again!): a rep for the show confirms that Brittany Snow will appear on the Fox comedy for a couple of episodes in 2013. According to E! (who was first to report the casting news), Snow will play Lila, a love interest for Echo Kellum’s Tommy.

BEN AND KATE: Jane Seymour and David Hornsby to Guest Star

Ever wonder what kind of parents could have spawned BEN AND KATE’s BJ? It seems like we’re about to find out: Fox has confirmed that Jane Seymour will guest star on an upcoming episode as BJ’s mother, Wendy. According to TVLine — who was first to report the news — BJ’s mother is a “sexy, […]

BEN AND KATE: Dana Fox on the Show’s Relationships, Their ‘Embarrassment of Riches’ in Casting, and More

When a comedy pilot is delightful, there’s always the question about whether the quality can be sustained or if it’s a one-time fluke. With Fox’s BEN AND KATE — one of the comedy pilots I adored the most this season — I’ve been so delighted to find myself equally enamored with the episodes that have […]

Fox Changes Schedule for October 23rd: X FACTOR, RAISING HOPE, BEN AND KATE, and NEW GIRL to All Air

Fox has changed their lineup for Tuesday, October 23rd again. Originally, the comedy block (RAISING HOPE, BEN AND KATE, NEW GIRL, and THE MINDY PROJECT) were set to air there as normal. Then MLB’s rain delay screwed up Wednesday’s THE X FACTOR show, and the two-hour episode was set to air in the comedy series’ […]

Fox Orders Full Seasons of BEN AND KATE and THE MINDY PROJECT

Fox has officially picked up six additional episodes of BEN AND KATE (bringing their episode total up to 19) and nine additional episodes of THE MINDY PROJECT (bringing their total to 22), bringing both shows to a full season, Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company, announced in a press release. “BEN AND KATE […]

BEN AND KATE Creator Dana Fox Teases ‘Bad Cop/Bad Cop’

BEN AND KATE is brand new tonight, and now that Ben is staying in town, he has a few issues with how his sister has been handling things in his absence. “Kate has been lying about where they live to get Maddie into a better school system,” BEN AND KATE creator Dana Fox told me. […]

BEN AND KATE: Echo Kellum and Lucy Punch on Show Feedback and What’s to Come

It’s no secret I absolutely adore BEN AND KATE, but I’m not alone in that love: with the pilot available online for weeks before its official Fox debut last week, series stars Echo Kellum (Tommy) and Lucy Punch (BJ) told me recently they heard a lot of positive feedback from friends. I sat down to […]

BEN AND KATE: Nat Faxon, Dakota Johnson, and Maggie Elizabeth Jones Talk About Their New Show

I’ve made no secret of how much I adore the new Fox series BEN AND KATE, and tonight, the series officially debuts on television. (Hopefully by now you had the chance to watch it online, so the viewing on Fox will simply be you rewatching the first episode.) I sat down with series stars Nat […]

Nat Faxon and Echo Kellum Talk About Hosting Big Brothers Big Sisters on the Set of BEN AND KATE

The stars of BEN AND KATE were joined on set by some very special visitors this past Friday — the kids from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles. The kids were taken on a tour of the set by series stars Nat Faxon (Ben) and Echo Kellum (Tommy), before settling down and having […]

BEN AND KATE Lands Geoff Stults

Kate Fox may be getting a love interest — a rep for the new Fox series BEN AND KATE has confirmed that former THE FINDER star Geoff Stults has landed a recurring role on the series. According to Deadline (who was first to report the news), Stults will play a single parent and potential love […]

BEN AND KATE: Maggie Elizabeth Jones Talks About Filming the Pilot

Whether you’ve watched the full BEN AND KATE pilot or merely seen clips, chances are you realize that little Maggie Elizabeth Jones (Maddie) is an absolute scene-stealer. Between her character putting up with the crazy people in her life (notably her uncle, Ben, and her mother’s coworker, BJ), or just plain being a kid, Jones […]

Watch the BEN AND KATE Pilot Now!

One of my favorite things about this time of year is unexpectedly falling for a show you never thought you’d fall for. This season? That show is BEN AND KATE. It’d be easy to dismiss a show about a quirky family, but there’s something special about these guys: they have heart, their antics are believable […]

Lindsay Sloane to Guest Star on BEN AND KATE

It seems like Ben Fox’s love life may be getting a little bit more complicated: Fox has confirmed that Linsday Sloane will guest star on an upcoming episode of the new comedy series, BEN AND KATE. According to TVLine (who was first to report the casting), Sloane will play Louise, Ben’s (Nat Faxon) ex-girlfriend “who […]