Article: NETWORKS PLAN A LIGHT, SIMPLE SUMMER.(TV)(Review)

Byline: Dusty Saunders Rocky Mountain News Broadcasting Critic

Judith Light's name describes her new CBS comedy.

The Simple Life is light. And simple. And very predictable.

The Simple Life (premiering at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, KCNC-Channel 4) is a late-blooming network comedy project that almost got lost in the spring programming planting.

But unless the audience responds with overwhelming enthusiasm, The Simple Life will die a simple death in midsummer.

Even if The Simple Life were better crafted, the chances of it surviving the summer season are lean. The last time a CBS series moved from summer to regular season popularity was ...

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