A special one hour premiere of TOMMY LEE GOES TO COLLEGE will be shown tonight on NBC at 9:00 pm EST/ 8:00 pm CST.
The University of Nebraska at Lincoln (UNL) welcomes a motley new student to its campus notorious rocker Tommy Lee. At the age of 19, Tommy formed "Motley Crue" sending him on a meteoric rise to fame and fortune who had time for college? Tommy was busy touring the world and living the fast life for two glorious decades. Cut to Tommy Lee today - twice divorced and the single father of two boys. Most men in their midlife crisis buy sports cars and date young women. Tommy wants something different, something money can´t buy - he wants academic redemption.
Tommy packs up his bags, kisses his mom goodbye and heads off to UNL, but it won´t be class as usual when the new student is Tommy Lee. Like classic "situation comedies," each of the six, half-hour episodes will find Tommy floundering in a new fish-out-of-water situation quintessential collegiate challenges such as finding his roommate Matt, trying out for the marching band, and cramming for finals in true Tommy Lee fashion with his hot tutor, Natalie, in tow each episode will follow Tommy as he experiences the trials and tribulations of collegiate life.
