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NBC is delaying the scheduled March return of Jerry Seinfeld’s The Marriage Ref, which had been set to air Sundays at eight this spring. Instead, new reality competition America’s Next Great Restaurant will air in that slot starting March 6.

Source: NY Mag

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Gene Simmons, he of the long tongue and 8-inch high boots, wants to be a judge on NBC’s “The Marriage Ref” he tells Zap2it.

“I would tell all guys to never get married, and all women to get married and divorced as often as they can,” says the front man for KISS, who has has two children with his companion of 25 years, model/actress Shannon Tweed.

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The first European deal has been signed for Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy hit The Marriage Ref, with Endemol inking an agreement with Spain’s Antena 3.

Israeli broadcaster Keshet commissioned a ten-part local adaptation of the format. The series also recently landed a second-season order in the U.S. The series further secured second commissions in Australia, Argentina and the Middle East.

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NBC got Jerry Seinfeld back onto television again this season — and the network definitely wants to keep him around.

Yes, it is more as a producer than a performer; but Mr. Seinfeld’s new show “The Marriage Ref” has helped save NBC from a precarious situation it found itself in and NBC is thanking the star by making it official Monday that the comedy marriage advice show will be back for a second season.

Paul Telegdy, the executive in charge of reality programming for NBC, made the announcement Monday, ordering three more episodes of “The Marriage Ref” for this season and 10 more (at least) for next season.

Source: The New York Times.

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This week on “The Marriage Ref”, host Tom Papa is accompanied by three celebrities, namely Kirstie Alley, Jimmy Fallon and Sheryl Crow.

Source: Ace Show Biz

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Either this cookie sheet has Bluetooth, or this is an iPad complete with Magic Mouse and wireless keyboard.

Source: Next Gadget.

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Mr. Seinfeld spoke with The New York Times about “The Marriage Ref” , here are some of the highlights:
Q.
You’ve just started taping the earliest episodes of your first new television series in more than a decade. How does it feel so far?

A.
That aspect of television is a lot of fun for me. We think of something, and then a week later it’s in front of an audience. There’s a complexity in solving the basic problem of “What is this show?” But having solved that, there’s a simplicity now to doing it that I’m really enjoying. My body was like “You’re making another television show?” All those sensations of doing it from 12 years ago and the previous nine come back. But because it’s all in such a different way, it’s fun.

Q.
You weren’t necessarily angling to get back onto television, but you got swept up in the idea for “The Marriage Ref”?

A.
Yeah. If an idea’s good, you become its servant. If you’re pushing it, working it, fixing it, whipping it like a racehorse that’s going too slow, it’s probably not that good an idea. A good idea has a — what’s the word? — a draft suction, that you get pulled into it. It took years for the American public to get into our universe when I did “Seinfeld.” It was like “Oh, now I understand what they’re doing.” This has none of those aspects. This universe is known already. There’s still a strong flavor of misanthropy here, that you will not mistake. Even in this most important institution, this most romantic subject, you’ll feel the flavor.

Q.
Who are some of the people you’re planning to have as celebrity panelists?

A.
Of course my pal Larry David. Matthew Broderick. Alec Baldwin was my No. 1 get, because to me, he’s just such a funny thinker. Last night, there was this issue, and Kelly Ripa had to decide, whose side are you on? You’ve seen her on talk shows, you can watch her every day on her show. You’re not going to see her face a dilemma like this and watch her sort it out. So you learn a little bit about her. It’s interesting.

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Following the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 28, after 16 days of competition involving figure-skating judges, ski-jumping judges, hockey referees and officials of all sorts, NBC has determined that what viewers want to see is more refereeing – this time of marital disputes.

But NBC could use a winner right now, and it’s betting on a proven champ. Jerry Seinfeld is executive producer of “The Marriage Ref,” and it comes from his Columbus 81 Productions, along with Ellen Rakieten Entertainment.

As for calling it “The Marriage Ref,” Seinfeld says, “We’re going to make a call in favor of the husband or the wife, very similar to the way it’s done in sports, because we felt the sports simplicity is what’s missing in marriage.”

In each episode, candid video is shown of a couple having an argument, very likely an argument they’ve had many times before. The topics vary, but according to Papa, they won’t be the sorts of things that lead to marriage counseling or divorce court. Nothing “hurtful,” in other words.

After the argument is shown, Papa throws it to a rotating panel of actors, comedians and sports stars who weigh in with their opinions. But there are no experts. You may ask, why not?

Weighing in are Seinfeld, Alec Baldwin and Kelly Ripa. After they deliver their opinions, Papa makes the final call. The winning spouse then gets a prize, and Papa believes that no prizes will be later hurled in the losing spouse’s direction.

Read the full story on The Daily Herald

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The Marriage Ref (NBC, 10:30pm, Sunday Feb. 28th): Series premiere. “Panelists Jerry Seinfeld, Alec Baldwin and Kelly Ripa weigh in on couples marital grievances before host Tom Papa makes the call deciding which parties are the winners of the tiffs.” One of these marriage experts just doesn’t belong here.

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Jerry Seinfeld is giving the credit for his return to network television to his wife, Jessica.

The comedian said his wife came up with the idea for “The Marriage Ref,” a comedic look at the battles between married couples. The show will premiere on NBC Feb. 28 after the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.

The concept came up during an argument Seinfeld and his wife were having while out at dinner with a friend. When the friend became uncomfortable and tried to leave, the couple persuaded the friend to listen to both sides of the dispute and decide who was right. They agreed to abide by the decision.

“Sports simplicity is what’s missing in marriage,” Seinfeld said.

Read the full story on LA Times.