Cheers & Jeers: Cheers to ‘Gotham’ Renewal; Jeers to ‘The Bachelor’

Damian Holbrook March 18, 2016, 9:45 am

Cheers & Jeers is a safe place to shout about TV’s recent hits, misses and ever-lovin’ messes! Share your opinions in the comments below.

Cheers

Cheers to Ariana Grande’s double shot on SNL

As host and musical guest, the teeny pop star was a Venti-sized joy, serving up screamingly funny impressions, some killer comic timing and shockingly solid live vocals. She’s the new Timberlake!

Brava, Grande!

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**Cheers to Gotham’s early renewal**

Fox picked up the second-year pre-Batman drama—which has been killin’ it like a villain lately—for a third season in the same week that leading man Ben McKenzie welcomed his first child with costar Morena Baccarin. The late Thomas and Martha Wayne would be so proud.

McKenzie (center) and company have reason to celebrate.

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**Cheers to Underground for breaking out!**

Not only is the top-notch slavery drama starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Aldis Hodge a riveting look at the Underground Railroad, it also plowed down every record in WGN’s books by garnering the net its best ratings in 18 years.

Hodge and Smollett-Bell showed how it’s done.

Jeers

Jeers to Gary Sinise for bumming us out. Again.

After nine seasons of the dark and dreary CSI: NY, the man behind Lt. Dan is back for more morose material as the lead of Criminal Minds’ grisly Beyond Borders spin-off. We get it, you’re a serious actor. Now how about a nice family drama?!

Hey gang, want to scare people away from ever traveling?

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**Jeers to The Bachelor’s white-washing**

As much as we love JoJo Fletcher and wish her luck finding someone even better than Ben Higgins, it’s about time ABC rose to the occasion and went with a more diverse selection than a half-Persian southerner for the next Bachelorette.