Thursday, June 17, 2010
No Better off Ted Tonight, But ABC Is Burning Off Episodes of Canceled Series; GMC Spends Father's Day with Cosby
Obviously ABC would MUCH rather have a deciding NBA Finals game tonight rather than two burn-off episodes of Better Off Ted and four repeats of Cougar Town. The NBA Finals had 3 games that were only needed if necessary, and all three did end up being necessary. If this past Sunday's game was not necessary two repeats each of AFV and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition would have aired from 7-11pm. And if Tuesday's game was not necessary, two repeats of Wipeout and a repeat of Primetime: What Would You Do? would have aired instead.
In other ABC summer schedule updates, Primetime: What Would You Do? returns to ABC Fridays on July 9 at 9pm ET/PT and Castle repeats will move to Wednesdays at 10pm ET starting July 14.
Enjoy the game tonight and I bet we will see Better Off Ted rescheduled, so not to worry!
Gospel Music Channel (GMC) will celebrate Father's Day this coming Sunday (June 20) with a marathon of the 1996-2000 CBS sitcom Cosby. You can of course catch the 1996-2000 sitcom every weeknight at 11pm & 11:30pm (since February), but this marathon will air from 11am-9pm ET on Father's Day. Classic episodes will air including the first episode, where Hilton Lucas (Bill Cosby) wakes up from a nightmare about losing his job only to be reminded by his wife Ruth Lucas (Phylicia Rashad) that he did indeed lose it. His desire to stay busy gets in the way when he starts fixing things that aren't broken. The marathon will be followed by the gmc network premiere of the 2000 movie Pay It Forward starring Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, and Kevin Spacey at 9pm ET (and a Cosby episode at 11:30pm ET). And if that's not all, you can enter a contest for your chance to win a GMC sweatshirt autographed by Bill Cosby himself! Enter the contest and watch clips from Cosby. How cool! View episode info for the Cosby Father's Fay marathon.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, March 14
Young Sheldon - "A Frankenstein’s Monster and a Crazy Church Guy" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Sheldon helps his roommate try to beat the stock market, Missy and Billy Sparks throw a party, and Mary finds a new church.
Ghosts - "The Silent Partner" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
A big investor backs out of Sam and Jay’s restaurant, leaving them to turn to the one ghost who has money – Isaac.
The Conners - "Tats and Tias" (The CW, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Harris is newly unemployed, depressed and has moved back into the house, while Becky struggles to find affordable childcare; Jackie suggests Becky reach out to Emilio's family for support; the family contemplates tattoos.
The Conners - "The Icewoman Cometh" (The CW, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bev is back from Arizona and realizes she'd like to use her finances to spread happiness; Bev decides to fund Mark's tuition to a prestigious coding camp, but Darlene tries to convince her to give the money to Harris instead.
Son of a Critch - "My Funny Valentine" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Mark is elated to find he has not one, but two valentines; juggling two girls turns out to be harder than he expected, and so instead of two plus-ones, Mark ends up with none.
Children Ruin Everything - "Careers" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT)
After an unexpected change at Gero's, James tries to busy himself with fixing a broken toilet; Astrid thinks she's due for a raise.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 11)
Thursday, March 14
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He will also be on CBS Mornings some time between 7-9am.
- Paula Pell (Girls5eva/Mapleworth Murders/A.P. Bio) - Paula appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Paul F. Tompkins (The Great North/BoJack Horseman/DAG) - Paul is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Regina King (227/Leap of Faith) - Regina talks exclusively with Robin Roberts on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- David Alan Grier (Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Cool Kids/The Carmichael Show/Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - NBC's Today catches up with David in the 9am hour.
- Jane Lynch (Angel from Hell) - Jane talks about Weakest Link on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Dan Aykroyd (Soul Man/Coming Up Rosie), Ernie Hudson (Grace and Frankie/The Last Precinct/Highcliffe Manor), Annie Potts (Young Sheldon/Over the Top/Love & War/Designing Women/Goodtime Girls) and Mckenna Grace (Young Sheldon/Crash & Bernstein) - The cast of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is on set including Billy Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Paul Rudd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and McKenna Grace on CBS Mornings some time between 7-9am.
- Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Nicole is joining Drew and Ross Mathews at the Drew's News desk to cover the news sunny-side up on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Rita Moreno (One Day at a Time/Happily Divorced/9 to 5) - Rita appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- The cast of Girls5eva - The cast of Girls5eva will be on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:45am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (November-March)
11/07 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Sixth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/14 - Leave it to Beaver - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/05 - Father Knows Best - The Complete Series
12/05 - The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/12 - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
12/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
12/12 - That Girl - The Complete Series
12/15 - Letterkenny - Season 11
12/19 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series
12/22 - Three's Company - The Official 40th Anniversary Collection (includes The Ropers and Three's a Crowd)
01/09 - South Park - Seasons 11-15 (Blu-ray)
01/16 - Ghosts (UK) - Season Five
02/13 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/27 - The Really Loud House - Season One
03/12 - Ghosts (UK) - The Complete Series
03/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
03/12 - Rick and Morty - Season 7 (Blu-ray Steelbook) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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