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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 goes over The Facts with Natalie Morales, in preparation for The Marriage Ref.

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• Madonna To Appear On NBC’s ‘The Marriage Ref’ (justjared.buzznet.com)

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From executive producer Jerry Seinfeld, Tom Papa is The Marriage Ref, Thursdays after the Olympics on NBC

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Jerry Seinfeld explains the show’s roots to the studio audience.

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One of the celebrity judges on Jerry Seinfeld’s new reality show, ‘The Marriage Ref’ will be Madonna. It’s a big time booking for Seinfeld’s new show. And when you consider that Alec Baldwin is another choice for marriage judge, the requirement for appearing on the show is not personal success with marital relations.

Sounds like ‘The Marriage Ref’ might be the new ‘Gong Show.’ In addition to Madonna and Baldwin, Kelly Ripa, Matt Lauer, Matthew Broderick, Martin Short, Sarah Silverman, Larry David, Ricky Gervais and Cedric the Entertainer have all been slated to appear as the refs.

There’s a special showing on Sunday, February 28, but the show begins for real with the premiere on Thursday, March 4.

Source: TV Squad.

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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.