{"id":2054519,"date":"2026-07-21T10:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2054519"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:23:10","slug":"princes-three-favourite-tv-shows-were-cheers-roseanne-and-new-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2054519","title":{"rendered":"Prince\u2019s three favourite TV shows were \u201c\u2018Cheers\u2019, \u2018Roseanne\u2019 and \u2018New Girl&#8217;\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prince-New-Girl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Prince\u2019s three favourite TV shows were \u201c\u2018Cheers\u2019, \u2018Roseanne\u2019 and \u2018New Girl&#8217;\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The &#8216;Purple Rain&#8217; legend appeared on the Zooey Deschanel sitcom sitcom in 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T11:23:10+01:00\">21st July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prince-New-Girl-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Prince\" title=\"Prince New Girl\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">(l-r) Zooey Deschanel, Prince, and Jake Johnson in &#8216;New Girl&#8217;. CREDIT: FOX Image Collection via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><em>New Girl<\/em> star Jake Johnson has revealed Prince\u2019s three favourite shows, when looking back at the icon\u2019s appearance on the show.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Prince: June 7, 1958 \u2013 April 21, 2016. The NME Obituary<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u2018Purple Rain\u2019 singer appeared on a 2014 episode of the sitcom, playing himself, after requesting to appear on the show due to being a big fan. In a new interview with <em>The Guardian<\/em>, Johnson, who played Nick in the comedy, recalled how he would discuss sport and TV for hours on set, and how the artist would only refer to the actor by his character\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI grew up loving Prince. We would take road trips from Chicago just to listen to his music in Minneapolis,\u201d he recalled. \u201cSo I thought, I\u2019m going to show this man respect. I\u2019m not going to be weird. And then I heard him say, \u2018I\u2019d like to meet Nick now.\u2019 And he was so great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the TV classics he liked to talk about, Johnson said: \u201c<em>Cheers<\/em>, <em>Roseanne<\/em> and <em>New Girl<\/em>. Those were his three shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Girl | Prince Saves Jess and Nick's Relationship\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8y18YVKnKPk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><em>New Girl<\/em> ran from 2011 to 2018, while Johnson went on to star in the animated Spider-Verse movies as Peter Parker, as well appearing in movies such as <em>The Mummy<\/em> and <em>Jurassic World<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Cheers\u00a0<\/em>ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993 and followed the misadventures of a Boston bar. Its series finale was the most watched single TV episode of the \u201990s, and led to the spin-off <em>Frasier<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Roseanne<\/em> initially ran from 1988 to 1997, and told the story of a working class family from Illinois. The sitcom was revived in 2018, although controversial tweets from star Roseanne Barr led to her being written out of the show, and the series continuing as the spin-off <em>The Connors<\/em> from 2018 to 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prince passed away on April 21, 2016, aged 57. A press release from the Midwest Medical Examiner\u2019s Office in Anoka County on June 2 of that year ruled the cause of death as being an accidental overdose of fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, it was announced that an album of rare and unreleased tracks from the Prince vault would be released, led by the new single \u2018Stone\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <em>New Girl<\/em> creator Liz Meriwether was announced as the writer of a new biopic about Britney Spears, based on the pop star\u2019s memoir <em>The Woman In Me<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Jurassic World<\/li>\n<li>Prince<\/li>\n<li>Roseanne Barr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also 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The NME Obituary<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u2018Purple Rain\u2019 singer appeared on a 2014 episode of the sitcom, playing himself, after requesting to appear on the show due to being a big fan. In a new interview with <em>The Guardian<\/em>, Johnson, who played Nick in the comedy, recalled how he would discuss sport and TV for hours on set, and how the artist would only refer to the actor by his character\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI grew up loving Prince. We would take road trips from Chicago just to listen to his music in Minneapolis,\u201d he recalled. \u201cSo I thought, I\u2019m going to show this man respect. I\u2019m not going to be weird. And then I heard him say, \u2018I\u2019d like to meet Nick now.\u2019 And he was so great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the TV classics he liked to talk about, Johnson said: \u201c<em>Cheers<\/em>, <em>Roseanne<\/em> and <em>New Girl<\/em>. Those were his three shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Girl | Prince Saves Jess and Nick's Relationship\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8y18YVKnKPk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><em>New Girl<\/em> ran from 2011 to 2018, while Johnson went on to star in the animated Spider-Verse movies as Peter Parker, as well appearing in movies such as <em>The Mummy<\/em> and <em>Jurassic World<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Cheers\u00a0<\/em>ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993 and followed the misadventures of a Boston bar. Its series finale was the most watched single TV episode of the \u201990s, and led to the spin-off <em>Frasier<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Roseanne<\/em> initially ran from 1988 to 1997, and told the story of a working class family from Illinois. The sitcom was revived in 2018, although controversial tweets from star Roseanne Barr led to her being written out of the show, and the series continuing as the spin-off <em>The Connors<\/em> from 2018 to 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prince passed away on April 21, 2016, aged 57. A press release from the Midwest Medical Examiner\u2019s Office in Anoka County on June 2 of that year ruled the cause of death as being an accidental overdose of fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, it was announced that an album of rare and unreleased tracks from the Prince vault would be released, led by the new single \u2018Stone\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <em>New Girl<\/em> creator Liz Meriwether was announced as the writer of a new biopic about Britney Spears, based on the pop star\u2019s memoir <em>The Woman In Me<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/princes-three-favourite-tv-shows-were-cheers-roseanne-and-new-girl-3958164&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prince-New-Girl.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News Prince\u2019s three favourite TV shows were \u201c\u2018Cheers\u2019, \u2018Roseanne\u2019 and \u2018New Girl&#8217;\u201d The &#8216;Purple Rain&#8217; legend appeared on the Zooey Deschanel sitcom sitcom in 2014 By Victoria Luxford 21st July 2026 (l-r) Zooey Deschanel, Prince, and Jake Johnson in &#8216;New Girl&#8217;. 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