Editing Fran Drescher (section)

===Return to television===
In the 2000s, Drescher made a return to television both with leading and guest roles. In 2003, Drescher appeared in episodes of the short-lived sitcom ''[[Good Morning, Miami]]'' as Roberta Diaz. In 2005, she returned with the sitcom ''[[Living with Fran]]'', in which she played Fran Reeves, a middle-aged mother of two living with Riley Martin ([[Ryan McPartlin]]), a man half her age and not much older than her son. Former ''Nanny'' costar Charles Shaughnessy appeared as her philandering ex-husband, Ted. ''Living with Fran'' was cancelled on May 17, 2006, after two seasons.

In 2006, Drescher guest-starred in an episode of ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''; the episode, "The War at Home", aired on US television on November 14, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/law-and-order-criminal-intent/the-war-at-home/episode/913601/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;7 |title=Law & Order: Criminal Intent – Season 6, Episode 8: The War at Home |website=TV.com |date=November 14, 2006 |access-date=November 7, 2016 |archive-date=May 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517061928/http://www.tv.com/law-and-order-criminal-intent/the-war-at-home/episode/913601/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;7 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also appeared in an episode of ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'' and, in the same year, gave her voice to the role of a female [[golem]] in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]". In 2007, Drescher appeared in the US version of the Australian improvisational comedy series ''[[Thank God You're Here (U.S. TV series)|Thank God You're Here]]''. In 2008, Drescher announced that she was developing a new sitcom entitled ''The New Thirty'', also starring [[Rosie O'Donnell]]. A series about two old high school friends coping with midlife crises, Drescher described the premature plot of the show as "kind of ''[[Sex and the City]]'' but we ain't getting any! It'll probably be more like ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''."<ref name="tnt">{{cite web |first=Julie |last=Gordon |url=http://www.newsday.com/buzz-rosie-o-donnell-fran-drescher-combine-for-tv-s-whiniest-sitcom-1.880364 |title=BUZZ: Rosie O'Donnell, Fran Drescher combine for TV's whiniest sitcom? |work=[[Newsday]] |date=May 22, 2008 |access-date=March 31, 2011 |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013071040/http://www.newsday.com/buzz-rosie-o-donnell-fran-drescher-combine-for-tv-s-whiniest-sitcom-1.880364 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was never produced.<ref name="tnt"/>

In 2010, Drescher returned to television with her own daytime talk show, ''[[The Fran Drescher Tawk Show]]''. While the program debuted to strong ratings, it ended its three-week test run to moderate success, resulting in its shelving.<ref>{{cite news |first=Paige |last=Albiniak |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/460398-Audiences_Still_Love_The_Nanny_.php |title=Audiences Still Love ''The Nanny'' |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=November 29, 2011 |access-date=March 31, 2011 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005000351/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/460398-Audiences_Still_Love_The_Nanny_.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Paige |last=Albiniak |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/461400-Syndies_Flat_as_Holiday_Season_Revs_Up.php |title=Syndies Flat as Holiday Season Revs Up |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=December 21, 2011 |access-date=March 31, 2011 |archive-date=April 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403123207/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/461400-Syndies_Flat_as_Holiday_Season_Revs_Up.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, the sitcom ''[[Happily Divorced]]'', created by Drescher and her ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson, was picked up by [[TV Land]] for a ten-episode order. It premiered there June 15, 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/fran-drescher-talks-being-happily-divorced-from-gay-ex-husband/2011/06/14/AGJ4lhUH_blog.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 14, 2011 |title=Fran Drescher talks being 'Happily Divorced' from gay ex-husband |author=Sarah Anne Hughes |access-date=August 28, 2017 |archive-date=October 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004192039/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/fran-drescher-talks-being-happily-divorced-from-gay-ex-husband/2011/06/14/AGJ4lhUH_blog.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The show was renewed in July 2011 for a second season of 12 episodes, which aired in spring 2012. On May 1, 2012, TV Land extended the second season and picked up 12 additional episodes, taking the second season total to 24. The back-order of season two debuted later in 2012. ''Happily Divorced'' was cancelled in August 2013.

To promote ''Happily Divorced'', Drescher performed the weddings of three gay couples in New York City using the minister's license she received from the [[Universal Life Church]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themonastery.org/blog/2012/03/ulc-minister-fran-drescher-to-officiate-gay-wedding/ |title=ULC Minister Fran Drescher to Officiate Gay Wedding – Universal Life Church Monastery Blog |website=Themonastery.org |date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=November 7, 2016 |archive-date=July 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703074155/http://www.themonastery.org/blog/2012/03/ulc-minister-fran-drescher-to-officiate-gay-wedding/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Drescher hand-picked the three couples, all of whom were entrants into "Fran Drescher's 'Love Is Love' Gay Marriage Contest" on Facebook, based on the stories the couples submitted about how they met, why their relationship illustrated that "love is love" and why they wanted to be married by her.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fran-drescher-to-marry-three-gay-couples-in-new-york-city-on-tuesday-march-6-139320183.html;title;7 |title=Fran Drescher to Marry Three Gay Couples in New York City on... – NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – |access-date=July 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415223357/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fran-drescher-to-marry-three-gay-couples-in-new-york-city-on-tuesday-march-6-139320183.html |archive-date=April 15, 2012 }}</ref>