MADtv (Magisteria)

MADtv Magisteria, or simply MADtv is a Magisterian sketch comedy and variety television series broadcast on CBS. It is adapted from the American sketch comedy television series,  on Fox, and the show's executive producers are David Salzman, Quincy Jones, Fax Bahr and Adam Small. Like its American counterpart, the show is loosely based on the humor magazine Mad, Mad TV 's pre-taped satirical sketches were primarily based around pop culture–featuring parodies of films, TV series, music videos, celebrities, and occasionally politics–and original characters, many of which were recurring.

After the success of the original Mad TV, MJS Productions, Inc. - the production company of the creators of the House Party Crew, a sketch show that has been constantly compared to Mad TV - reached out to Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment to produce a Magisterian adaptation for CBS (Magisteria). After Quincy Jones and David Salzman gave the green light for an adaptation, MJS Productions, Inc. brought in former House Party Crew writers Emmett Hale, Tristan Wragge, Genesis Leonardson and Dawson Hunnisett to become the showrunners. The show premiered on 20 September 2008, where it featured guest appearances of the original Mad TV 's final cast members, was met with a positive reception. Albeit the positive reception, the show received some negative reactions, especially from diehard House Party fans. Unlike the original, the show consistently ranked high in the ratings war and was critically acclaimed throughout its ten-season run.

Like its American counterpart and its more prominent "cousin", the show had a diverse cast. Walton Foster, Wade Lee, Miranda Sumner and Sonia Delphine were the four original members of the show that stayed until the end.

Season 1
The show was officially announced on January 26, 2008, at a roundtable press conference in Dayton, Philadelphia State. The original cast was composed of 10 members: Deforrest Connell, Ted Knaggs, Denver Sanford, Walton Foster, Wade Lee, Miranda Sumner, Audra Conner, Sonia Delphine, Adeline Ibbot, Sherrie Mildred. All 10 members were in different ethnicities to continue the diversity of the cast from the original show. The first season ran from September 20, 2008 to March 28, 2009, for thirteen episodes. The show received mixed-to-positive reviews and was renewed for a second season.

Season 2
The show ran for a second season from September 19, 2009 to May 15, 2010, for 24 episodes. The second season received mixed-to-positive reviews.

Season 3
At the start of season three, Connell, Knaggs and Conner was replaced by newcomers Jean-Baptiste Ryder, Craig Kirk, and Nancy Newport. The season ran from September 25, 2010, to May 14, 2011 receiving positive reviews from critics.

Season 4
The new season had several cast changes. Craig Kirk, featured cast player Spencer Desmond, and Denver Sanford (who left the show mid-season) left the show. Robin Harris and Pearle Bissette joined as repertory players, with Humbert Millhouse as a featured player (and later upgraded to the repertory status). The season ran from August 27, 2011, to May 19, 2012 receiving universal acclaim from critics, with critics describing the fourth season as the best season of the show.

Season 5
Season 5 began with only a few changes to the cast: Malcolm Barros (the first Venezuelan-Magisterian cast member and first cast member to have an identical twin brother who sometimes appeared in sketches with him) and Krystelle Julien joined the show as featured players. This was the last season for original cast members Adeline Ibbot and Sherrie Mildred. Season 5 was the first season to be directed by former House Party executive producers Jonah Pemberton and Mansel Layton. The season ran from October 6, 2012, to May 25, 2013 receiving positive reviews from critics.

Season 6
Mad TV began its 6th season with several cast changes. Original cast members Adeline Ibbot and Sherrie Mildred, left the show at the end of the 5th season. Returning repertory players Jean-Baptiste Ryder, Walton Foster, Wade Lee, Robin Harris, Humbert Millhouse, Miranda Sumner, Sonia Delphine, Nancy Newport, and Pearle Bissette were joined by featured players Malcolm Barros and Krystelle Julien. The season ran from September 21, 2013, to May 24, 2014 receiving mixed reviews from critics.

Season 7
New cast members hired this season include: Briscoe Teel (as a repertory player), Honora Wynne, Laura Bennett (the third Latino cast member), and Katsurō Warwick (the third East Asian-Magisterian cast member after Wade Lee and Sonia Delphine). This season is also the show's longest with 30 episodes. This season is the last for Krystelle Julien. The season ran from August 23, 2014, to June 6, 2015 receiving positive reviews from critics.

Season 8
New faces in the cast for this season include: Alan Sanderson, Bobbie Battle, Shirlee Lois, Marcelyn Bartram (the show's only American cast member), and Artie Garry. The season ran from September 12, 2015, to May 21, 2016 with the season being generally well received from critics.

Season 9
Season nine is home to the show's 200th episode, featuring appearances from former cast members Deforrest Connell, Ted Knaggs, Audra Conner, Denver Sanford, Adeline Ibbot, and Sherrie Mildred. This season is the last season for Nancy Newport, and Robin Harris. The season ran from September 17, 2016, to May 20, 2017 receiving positive reviews from critics. Season 9 was marked by one notable controversy in the February 11, 2017 episode, where Marcelyn Bartram and Bobbie Battle got into a heated argument during a skit where resulted to Bartram almost leaving the show. Bartram and Battle reconciled after the episode.

Season 10
In November 2017, CBS announced that Mad TV would be cancelled at the end of the 2017-2018 season. MADtv also saw a change in timeslot. Between January 13, 2018, and February 10, 2018, the show was moved from its 10:30pm time slot to 11:30pm and aired 30-minute reruns of their episodes that have previously aired from September to December 2017. The season ran from September 23, 2017, to May 19, 2018 receiving mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.

Reception
Early reviews of the series were mixed; the first season holds a Metacritic score of 62 out of 100, based on 24 sampled reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". As the series progressed, reviews became more positive, and the Magisterian localisation of Mad TV became one of the most popular sketch comedy shows in the country.

North America

 * Comedy Central (2009-2019)
 * CTV (2010-2020)
 * Azteca Uno (2012-present) (Spanish dub)

Europe

 * TV5Monde (2010-2020)
 * AXN Europe (2011-2021)

Kuboia

 * Vision Youth (2009-2011)
 * Vision Two (2011-present)