{"id":1498,"date":"2016-11-29T14:59:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T19:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2016-11-29T15:03:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T20:03:01","slug":"a-new-comedy-for-cbs-superior-donutsstarts-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/29\/a-new-comedy-for-cbs-superior-donutsstarts-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Comedy For CBS, Superior Donuts,Starts in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1496 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/donuts.jpg\" alt=\"donuts\" width=\"550\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/donuts.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/donuts-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/donuts-540x272.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>CBS has ordered 13 episodes of <em>Superior Donuts<\/em>, a multi-camera a comedy based on the 2008 play of the same name by Tracy Letts.<\/p>\n<p>Starring Judd Hirsch and Jermaine Fowler, <em>Superior Donuts<\/em> follows the relationship between the gruff owner (Hirsch) of a small donut shop, his enterprising new young employee (Fowler) and their loyal patrons, in a quickly gentrifying Chicago neighborhood.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1270002875\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1494\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1494 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/superiordonuts1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Starring Judd Hirsch (right) and Jermaine Fowler (left), SUPERIOR DONUTS follows the relationship between the gruff owner (Hirsch) of a small donut shop, his enterprising new young employee (Fowler) and their loyal patrons, in a quickly gentrifying Chicago neighborhood. Based on the play by Tracy Letts, the comedy also stars David Koechner, Maz Jobrani, Anna Baryshnikov, Darien Sills-Evans, Rell Battle and Katey Sagal. SUPERIOR DONUTS will air during the 2016-2017 season on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Michael Yarish\/CBS \u00a92016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/superiordonuts1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/superiordonuts1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starring Judd Hirsch (right) and Jermaine Fowler (left), <em>SUPERIOR DONUTS<\/em> follows the relationship between the gruff owner (Hirsch) of a small donut shop, his enterprising new young employee (Fowler) and their loyal patrons, in a quickly gentrifying Chicago neighborhood. Based on the play by Tracy Letts, the comedy also stars David Koechner, Maz Jobrani, Anna Baryshnikov, Darien Sills-Evans, Rell Battle and Katey Sagal. <em>SUPERIOR DONUTS<\/em> will air during the 2016-2017 season on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Michael Yarish\/CBS \u00a92016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1495\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1495 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kateysagal-198576-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Katey Segal will play Randy, a Chicago beat cop on the new CBS sit-com, Superior Donuts, Photo via Twitter @\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kateysagal-198576-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kateysagal-198576-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kateysagal-198576-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katey Segal will play Randy, a Chicago beat cop on the new CBS comedy, <em>Superior Donuts<\/em>, Photo via Twitter @KateySagal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to Hirsch and Fowler, Katey Sagal will play Randy, a street cop for whom <em>Superior Donuts<\/em> is part of her beat. She\u2019s been on the force a long time and nothing fazes her.<\/p>\n<p>The role was played in the original pilot by Megyn Price. The executives of CBS and CBS TV Studios considered a number actresses of different ages and ethnicities during an extensive, months-long search.<\/p>\n<p>The cast of <em>Superior Donuts<\/em> also includes Maz Jobrani, David Koechner and Rell Battle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This show has been very high on our radar since we first put it into development last winter,&#8221; said Glenn Geller, President, CBS Entertainment. &#8220;Jermaine Fowler is a rising young star, Judd Hirsch is a comedy legend and the entire cast is full of great comedic talent. 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