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Comparison of American sitcoms with similar titles and branding
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Shia LaBeouf trash-talked Lizzie McGuire on set — two Disney shows battling for #1
Chuck Lorre's new memoir 'Sitcom' surfaces behind-the-scenes stories from his careerChuck Lorre's memoir 'Sitcom' claims Cybill Shepherd demanded control of 'stories, scripts, casting, cameras, lighting, editing, and probably craft services.' Lorre worked on three consecutive female-led star vehicles — Roseanne, Grace Under Fire, and Cybill — and all three ended in conflict, a pattern he later resolved by building the ensemble-driven Big Bang Theory.
TVLine ranks Golden Girls spin-offs, showing how one sitcom brand built a universeEmpty Nest ran seven seasons on NBC — outlasting The Golden Girls by three years — yet TVLine ranked it the top Golden Girls spin-off while The Golden Palace, which kept three original cast members, was cancelled by CBS after one season in 1993. Longevity and franchise fidelity point in opposite directions as ranking criteria.