TV picks for Oct. 1: 'The Neighborhood,' 'Queen of the World,' 'Happy Together'

September 30, 2018 at 7:00PM
THE NEIGHBORHOOD stars Cedric the Entertainer in a comedy about what happens when Dave Johnson, the friendliest guy in the Midwest, moves his family to a neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone looks like him or appreciates his extreme neighborliness. Cedric the Entertainer plays the Johnsons\' opinionated next-door neighbor, Calvin Butler, who is wary of the newcomers, and certain that the Johnsons will disrupt the culture on the block. THE NEIGHBORHOOD will premiere Monday, October 1st
Cedric the Entertainer, center, leads the cast of “The Neighborhood,” which premieres tonight. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The unwelcome wagon

Remember how annoyed Archie Bunker was when George Jefferson moved next door? The producers behind "The Neighborhood" sure hope you do. This time out, it's a black family, headed by Cedric the Entertainer, who get ruffled when a lily-white couple (Max Greenfield and Beth Behrs) move in. Cedric lives up to his moniker, but overall, the sitcom pales in comparison with "All in the Family."

7 p.m., WCCO, Ch. 4

Royal dis

"Queen of the World" purports to be a documentary on Queen Elizabeth, but you learn more about Meghan Markle's wedding dress than you do about the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Anglophiles are better off re-watching "The Crown."

7 p.m., HBO

No direction

Harry Styles is an executive producer of "Happy Together," a tone-deaf sitcom about a pop star who moves into his accountant's house and finds that he likes living among the "commoners." The New Direction member doesn't actually appear in the show (the idol is played by Australia's Felix Mallard), eliminating the only reason anyone would tune in to this mess.

7:30 p.m., WCCO, Ch. 4

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Felix Mallard of the CBS comedy Happy Together. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS √?¬©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Felix Mallard (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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