Party Down is an immensely funny and enjoyable little show, but it's so stressful to be a fan of. Jane Lynch left, Adam Scott's leaving, Lizzy Caplan and Ryan Hansen have pilots going on, nobody watches it -- there's just so much working against it. I know Starz doesn't have the ratings expectations and subscribers of other cablers (and that the show's Netflix and demand numbers elevate things), but last week's premiere got a paltry 126,000 viewers. Best case scenario is the talent keeps leaving; worst case scenario is this season is the last one.

Tags: Party Down

If you haven't been watching Party Down, then... well, you probably don't have Starz. (It's a pay channel.) But if you do get Starz, you need to watch Party Down. It's an incredibly funny show about cater-waiters in Los Angeles, and it stars Parks & Rec's Adam Scott, The State's Ken Marino, Veronica Mars's Ryan Hansen and True Blood's Lizzy Caplan as the wait staff. Most of them are aspiring actors, but they also have a clueless stage mom (Megan Mullally) on staff, and each episode follows them to a different event, where they encounter ridiculous characters from L.A.'s power elite, as well as its dregs. This week, it's the dregs, but they're very funny dregs.

Tags: Party Down, The State