Sept. 9, 2004Frasier it was not. Still trying to hang onto every last ounce of Friends success, NBC launched the poorly constructed spin off Joey three years ago to high expectations and fanfare, to which it ultimately failed to live up.Inheriting its parental "Must-See TV" time slot of Thursday nights at 8 p.m., Joey bowed to an opening night of 18.6 million viewers, good enough to be deemed a "hit" and the "No. 1 new comedy of the season."That label is a tad misleading, as it's easy to be No. 1 even as your ratings slide when there's virtually no competition. It seems people weren't as interested in following the uneven trajectory of Joseph ... Read More >>