All in the Family Continuing on DVD; Summer Network Notes

Thursday, June 24, 2010

All in the Family Continuing on DVD; Summer Network Notes

Yesterday it was announced that All in the Family will FINALLY continue on DVD sometime later this year! Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first six seasons on DVD but haven't release anything since Feb. 2007, well over 3 years ago. We did a story on unfinished DVDs a few weeks ago, now we get word that Shout! Factory has struck a deal with Sony Pictures to release the last two seasons on DVD. Let's hope they also continue with follow-up series Archie Bunker's Place as well.
This news was reported on Stu's Show interview on Shokus Internet Radio, where the cast of Leave it to Beaver (to promote their complete series DVD out next week) and Shout! Factory producer Brian Ward were on hand and Brian announced to host Stuart Shostak that Shout! Factory has acquired the DVD rights to All in the Family! Boy the way Glenn Miller played, indeed! Stay with us for more news on DVDs this Saturday on our weekly Digital Digest feature!

Moving on to some summer network notes, ABC will finally air the season finale of addicting entrepreneur series Shark Tank on Thursday, July 15 at 8pm. The episode was slated to air in February, but was preempted due to the Haiti Earthquake relief special. Then starting July 22, you can catch repeats of Shark Tank all-summer long on Thursdays at 8pm. Could this be a sign that ABC might order a second season for sometime next season? It looks good to me for those sharks! We will certainly let you know.
Meanwhile, the last 2 episodes of struggling drama happy town will air online soon. It will not air on television. The series was pulled from the schedule last week and Castle repeats on Wednesdays is starting two weeks earlier than planned (now June 30 instead of July 14). Still no word on if and when ABC will air the remaining episodes of sitcoms Better Off Ted, Hank, and Romantically Challenged along with drama The Deep End. Perhaps a few of those will air and maybe the rest online? We'll let you know.
Moving on to NBC, effective Monday (June 28), struggling summer drama Persons Unknown will air now at 8pm instead of 10pm. As a result, NBC will now expand Last Comic Standing to two-hours to 9-11pm. As of now, this change is for the next two weeks only, but if it does even slightly better than the line-up now, I'm sure NBC will keep this line-up for the rest of both of the series' run. Last Comic Standing is only doing modestly in the ratings.

SITCOMS AIRING TONIGHT (June 20)

The Big Bang Theory - "The Monster Isolation" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After a terrible date, Koothrappali vows to never leave his apartment. Meanwhile, Penny actually impresses Sheldon with her acting skills.

Two and a Half Men - "Welcome to Alancrest" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Using Walden’s money, Alan invests in Kate’s fashion line. Meanwhile, leading a double life starts to take its toll on Walden.

Parks and Recreation - "Bailout" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Leslie (Amy Poehler) tries to help a local video store stay in business after the owner (guest star Jason Schwartzman) is hit by the bad economy. Chris (Rob Lowe) tries to give Tom (Aziz Ansari) some fatherly advice in dealing with a difficult employee (guest star Jenny Slate), while Ann (Rashida Jones) blackmails April (Aubrey Plaza) into being her friend.

Parks and Recreation - "Partridge" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Leslie (Amy Poehler) and Ben (Adam Scott) travel back to his hometown of Partridge, MN to accept the key to the city. Ron (Nick Offerman) gets served a lawsuit from councilman Jamm (guest star Jon Glaser), while Ann (Rashida Jones) and Chris (Rob Lowe) take a compatible parenting quiz.

The Office - "Livin the Dream" (NBC, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Andy (Ed Helms) tries to work up the nerve to quit his job and pursue his dreams of stardom. Dwight (Rainn Wilson) finally receives his karate black belt from his new sensei (Michael Imperioli) and has his best day ever at work. Jim (John Krasinski) returns to Scranton to spend more quality time with Pam (Jenna Fischer).

Sullivan & Son - "Acceptance" (TBS, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Convinced that he should be dating from a wider pool, Steve goes out with a woman of questionable morality, while Melanie dates an annoying nicknamer, and Owen dates someone just a little too close to home.

Anger Management - "Charlie and the Airport Sext" (FX, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Charlie's trip with the group is interrupted when he gets some interesting news from Kate.

Wilfred - "Uncertainty" (FX, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Ryan and Wilfred search for Wilfred's original owner.

Big Time Rush - "Big Time Rides" (Nickelodeon, 8:00PM ET/PT)
James continues his pursuit of Lucy and buys a motorcycle in order to impress her, but he doesn't know how to drive it. Kendall teaches Jo how to drive stick-shift and Carlos & Logan can't relinquish a childhood treasure.

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