Everyone agrees that the media marketplace has changed in the 20 years since the FCC adopted it children’s television rules. There has to be a way to acknowledge that cable, the internet and smartphones take some of the burden off broadcasters. But broadcasters have to offer up some new, innovative proposals. It’s the right thing.

The Season 2 finale of Marlon held steady in the Thursday overnight ratings week-to-week but was down from the Season 1 finale last year. The first new episode of Marlon airing at 9 p.m. drew a 0.6 rating in adults 18-49 and 2.9 million viewers, even with its performance in that time slot last week. The season finale at 9:30 averaged a 0.6 and 2.4 million viewers.

Alan Sepinwall: This year’s nominations spotlight innovative comedy series and stars — but on the serious side of the spectrum, the Academy’s choices are a snore.