Thursday, November 11, 2010
More Guests Come to Hot in Cleveland, Including Bonnie Franklin; The Simpsons Renewed for Season 23
This is it! Celebrated actors Bonnie Franklin (One Day At A Time), Melanie Griffith (Something Wild), Illeana Douglas (To Die For), Wayne Knight (Seinfeld, 3rd Rock From The Sun), John Schneider (Dukes of Hazzard), Sherri Shepherd (The View), David Starzyk (The Young and The Restless) and Jack Wagner (General Hospital) will all guest star on the second season of TV Land's hit original sitcom Hot in Cleveland, which returns on January 19, 2010 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. They join previously announced guest star Mary Tyler Moore -- who will appear on the season premiere -- on the list of celebrities appearing this season. If you live under a rock, Hot in Cleveland stars acclaimed actresses Valerie Bertinelli (One Day at a Time), Jane Leeves (Frasier), Wendie Malick (Just Shoot Me) and recent multiple Emmy® Award-winner, Betty White (The Golden Girls, The Mary Tyler Moore Show).
Bonnie Franklin's appearance on Hot in Cleveland reunites her on-screen with Bertinelli after 26 years. The two starred together as mother daughter on the long-running sitcom One Day At A Time from 1975 to 1984.
Fox has renewed The Simpsons, the longest-running comedy in television history, for an incredible 23rd season, bringing the series total to an impressive 515 episodes. The Simpsons of course airs Sundays at 8:00 PM ET/PT on Fox. The 500th episode will air sometime next season (2011-2012).
This season (season 22), America's favorite family continues to entertain us with their wild and outlandish adventures as Maggie goes missing, Homer becomes a premier hairdresser, Moe's Tavern is converted into an ultra-trendy bar and the family debates the best way to spend the holiday season. Guest stars paying Springfield a visit in upcoming episodes include actors Halle Berry, Paul Rudd, Ricky Gervais, Rachel Weisz, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Alyson Hannigan and Joe Mantegna; basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; lifestyle guru Martha Stewart; and pop sensation Katy Perry, who appears in a live-action sequence alongside Simpsons puppets.
Bonnie Franklin's appearance on Hot in Cleveland reunites her on-screen with Bertinelli after 26 years. The two starred together as mother daughter on the long-running sitcom One Day At A Time from 1975 to 1984.
Fox has renewed The Simpsons, the longest-running comedy in television history, for an incredible 23rd season, bringing the series total to an impressive 515 episodes. The Simpsons of course airs Sundays at 8:00 PM ET/PT on Fox. The 500th episode will air sometime next season (2011-2012).
This season (season 22), America's favorite family continues to entertain us with their wild and outlandish adventures as Maggie goes missing, Homer becomes a premier hairdresser, Moe's Tavern is converted into an ultra-trendy bar and the family debates the best way to spend the holiday season. Guest stars paying Springfield a visit in upcoming episodes include actors Halle Berry, Paul Rudd, Ricky Gervais, Rachel Weisz, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Alyson Hannigan and Joe Mantegna; basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; lifestyle guru Martha Stewart; and pop sensation Katy Perry, who appears in a live-action sequence alongside Simpsons puppets.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, October 17
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire - "First Vampire Friend" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Vee's fritzing knocks out a fang, an unexpected chain of events draws her and Britney closer- just as Elijah and Sophie race to fix the situation.
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire - "First Parents Day" (Disney Channel, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Parents Day sneaks up on Vee and Elijah, they struggle to keep their parents from meeting; Demi learns how to disguise his ghostly form.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 13)
Friday, October 17
- Charlie Hunnam (Undeclared) - Watch Charlie on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Chelsea Frei (The Paper/The Moodys) - Chelsea appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Maz Jobrani (Superior Donuts/The Knights of Prosperity/Better Off Ted) - Maz is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Kristin Chenoweth (Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin talks about Queen of Versailles on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Zachary Quinto (Big Mouth/So Notorious) - Zachary talks about Brilliant Minds on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Tony Shalhoub (We Are Men/Stark Raving Mad/Wings) - NBC's Today catches up with Tony in the 9am hour.
- Aziz Ansari (Master of None/Parks and Recreation) - Aziz talks about Good Fortune on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Penn Badgley (Do Over) - Penn talks about Crushmore: Essays on Love, Loss, and Coming-of-Age with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Mira Sorvino (Shining Vale) - Mira joins Sherri to talk about starring in Chicago the Musical on Broadway on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) - Cristela stops by Sherri's Laugh Lounge on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Penn Badgley (Do Over) - Penn talks about podcast Podcrushed on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (FUBAR) - Real Time with Bill Maher features a one-on-one interview with Arnold on HBO at 10pm.
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01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season
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