1.   Both are ensemble sketch shows that parody and satirize both hallowed institutions and topics in the news.

2.   Esposito, who at times struggled to find his niche in the ensemble show, shines in the spotlight.

3.   I was tired of all those ensemble shows with the black guy at the lunch counter or the Asian woman at the dry cleaner.

4.   NBC has also made efforts to turn the series into an ensemble show, reducing the focus on Lagasse himself.

5.   The Big Three insist they have no grade-school ensemble shows on the drawing board.

6.   The ensemble show about homicide detectives in Baltimore had few car chases or shootouts.

7.   Those reviews bestowed instant greatness onto this half-hour ensemble show, raising my expectations sky-high.

8.   What comes across most strongly is the enormous debt owed McBain by the producers of ensemble cop shows like Hill Street Blues and Homicide.

9.   You put together a great ensemble show, and you create all these great characters.