Best Week Ever (BWE) is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004. On the show, comedians analyze the past week's developments in pop culture, including recent happenings in entertainment and celebrity gossip.
Format
The show follows a similar format to that set by the popular miniseries I Love the 80s and its successors (which was based on a format put together by the BBC). Each new episode airs on Friday evening at 9:00 PM, and repeats are usually broadcast several times over the weekend. At the end of every episode, the panelists name which celebrity, group of people, or object has had the best week ever. (Some winners include: Shrek, Seinfeld fans, Bob Barker, Arugula won by default, smoke, Little Richard, the Nintendo Wii, Barack Obama, and "that blonde chick on The View".)
Every September, VH1 runs a special episode entitled Best Summer Ever, recapping major events in pop culture throughout the season. Likewise, VH1 runs a Best Year Ever episode at the end of each calendar year. The show's tagline is, "It's everything you love, everything you missed, and all the stuff you need to see again." Popular recent fare of the show include the Paris Hilton prison scandal, Aaron the Asian cowboy from the reality television show Hell's Kitchen, and the (by popular consensus on the show) disappointing finale episode of The Sopranos.
When the series started, VH1 ran a special once-a-month episode called Best Month Ever, but episodes have ceased production.
Some panelists on the show and other contributors add stories to an online weblog where fans of the show can get an idea of what will be covered in the upcoming episode. Fans can also add their opinions of the stories. In addition, the show has podcast and IPTV elements, including Best Night Ever, where a host goes through the night or weekend in television in a four-minute segment, and extra footage...
