Funniest Leading Ladies Kath and Kim NBC, Thursdays, 8:30 p.m.

Stars: Molly Shannon, Selma Blair, John Michael Higgins (Best in Show)

The premise: This U.S. adaptation of a hit Aussie comedy chronicles the adventures of Kath (Shannon), a saucy divorcee, and her obnoxious daughter, Kim (Blair). When Kim moves back into her mom's crib following a split with her husband, The Odd Couple-style hilarity and awkward, TMI situations — like Kim's kitchen run-in with Kath's mini-bathrobe-wearing boyfriend (Higgins) — ensue.

They say: "I think Kim is a spoiled brat; she thinks my boyfriends are losers and gets grossed out if I have sex," says Shannon. "It's a family story."

We say: With their celeb-mag obsessions, strip-mall sensibilities (Applebee's is their fine-food purveyor) and subpar IQs (Kim exclaims her marriage is "Over! O-V-U-R!"), Kath and Kim are basically the suburban-Florida version of Dina and Ali Lohan. Does that make for entertaining TV? Depends — how much Boone's have you drunk?

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