Hilarious episode. Cheryl burning Lana, Peter Serafinowicz as cut rate James Mason, Ray on Lorne Greene. And Cyril's snake drawing killed me, as did this
It's not always the network forcing it, sometimes the production itself chooses to switch stuff around. Don't know what happened here, but whichever side swapped probably thought this episode paired better with the rest of FX's block that night, or something.
My jaw was on the floor when Cheryl was talking to Lana. Fuuuuck. The shit that make your soul burn slow.
I think my favorite running gag this season is someone going "That's my 3rd X/Y/Z!" and someone going "What were the other two?" For some reason, that always cracks me up. The first thing on Archer's bucket list was hilarious.
It wasn't until I watched it for a second time that that gag hit me. I didn't really laugh when it aired, but Ray's "how is that the same word for bread, and snake, and Friday, and that damn dog" really got me the second time.
Current Fourth Season of Archer Is Achieving All-Time Ratings Highs
Posting Gains of +44% in Adults 18-34 and +36% in Adults 18-49 vs. Last Season
Seven All-New Episodes of Archer Remain in Season Four with Two-Part Season Finale Airing April 4 and April 11
LOS ANGELES, February 27, 2013 – FX has ordered season five of its critically-acclaimed animated comedy series Archer, it was announced today by Nick Grad, Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development, FX. The network has ordered 13 episodes for the series’ fifth season.
Archer was created by Adam Reed and Floyd County Productions and it is executive produced by Reed and Matthew Thompson. Seven all-new episodes of Archer remain in season four, which wraps up on Thursday, April 11 at 10:00 PM E/P. This year Archer will enter into the category of Outstanding Comedy Series for the Emmy® Awards.
“Archer is one the very best comedy series on television,” said Grad. “Adam Reed, Matt Thompson and the incredible cast – H. Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, George Coe, and Lucky Yates – are comedic geniuses. It is truly rewarding the way in which the audience and fans have embraced their work and that the ratings to continue to grow. The quality of Archer is undeniable.”
When notified of the season five pick-up, Reed said, “Thank God.”
When Reed notified Thompson of the season five pick-up, Thompson replied, “Called it.”
Archer has posted dramatic ratings growth every year and season four of the series is on record pace. In 2013, Archer ranks as cable’s #2 series in delivery of Men 18-34 behind The Walking Dead, and it has ranked as television’s #1 program in that demo in the Thursday, 10 PM time period in four of the past six weeks (Live+Same Day). Through four episodes this season, Archer is posting gains of +44% in Adults 18-34 and +36% in Adults 18-49 compared to its season three average. First-run episodes of Archer are averaging 2.37 Million Total Viewers; 2.01 million Adults 18-49, and 1.41 million Adults 18-34 (L+7). In comparison to the Archer’s first season, four season in the series has increased its audience by +92% in Total Viewers, +129% in Adults 18-34, +159% in Men 18-34, +128% in Adults 18-49, and +160% in Men 18-49 (L+7).*
Archer is produced by FX Productions. In February 2012, FX Productions closed an overall production deal with the series’ Executive Producers, Adam Reed and Matt Thompson, and their animation studio, Floyd County Productions.
In tomorrow’s episode
, “Live and Let Dine” (Airs February 28, 10:00 PM E/P), Archer (H. Jon Benjamin), Lana (Aisha Tyler), and Cyril (Chris Parnell) go undercover in the irascible celebrity chef “Lance Casteau’s” (Anthony Bourdain) hellish kitchen (Written by Adam Reed). Other upcoming guest stars include Bob’s Burgers veterans Eugene Mirman and Kristen Schaal, and Jon Hamm will voice the character of “Captain Murphy,” the possibly deranged commander of an undersea laboratory, in the two-part season four finale airing on April 4 and April 11.
Weird. Hamm as Murphy? I miss Harry Goz :-( I wonder if any of the actual former Sealab 2021 cast will make any quick guest appearances while in this undersea laboratory.
Weird. Hamm as Murphy? I miss Harry Goz :-( I wonder if any of the actual former Sealab 2021 cast will make any quick guest appearances while in this undersea laboratory.