Boy Meets World Now On MTV2; South Park Renewed Through 2016, Its 20th Season

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Boy Meets World Now On MTV2; South Park Renewed Through 2016, Its 20th Season

In a very last minute schedule change, MTV2 has acquired the rights to the popular '90s comedy Boy Meets World! As of Monday, the sitcom has been airing weekdays from 10am-12pm ET/PT. The series will also air Saturdays in a block from 10am-2pm. The sitcom joins Martin, The Wayans Bros., Malcolm & Eddie, and In Living Color as other popular '90s sitcoms (and sketch comedies) on the network. Martin and The Wayans Bros. air regularly weeknights after 10pm, while the other two seem to air as a filler here and there. Boy Meets World will also continue to air on ABC Family weekday mornings from 7-8am, so this looks like a shared deal between Disney and Viacom. Perhaps the sitcom will pop-up on other Viacom networks in the future like TeenNick or Nick at Nite? We will let you know if that happens for sure, but watch the sitcom right now on MTV2! Mr. Feeny gets even hipper by now being on MTV (well MTV2, that is)!
If you don't know, here is what the sitcom is about: Cory is your average guy. He has a best friend from the other side of the tracks, a teacher that constantly keeps him on his toes and a friend named Topanga who he has trouble understanding. With the support of his parents and his big brother Eric, Cory learns to cope with the roller coaster called growing up. Starring Ben Savaga as Cory Matthews; Rider Strong as Shawn Hunter; Danielle Fishel as Topanga Matthews; Will Friedle as Eric Matthews; Trina McGee as Angela Moore; Matthew Lawrence as Jack Hunter; and William Daniels as George Feeny.
In other MTV2 scheduling news, they have scheduled a Martin Thanksgiving Day marathon (Thursday, Nov. 24) from 3pm-9pm! Tune into to see all the crazy antics from Martin Lawrence and company.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone have reached a new deal with Comedy Central to extend cable's longest-running animated series, South Park. The deal for three additional seasons ensures the top-rated Emmy(R) and Peabody Award-winning series will remain in original episodes through 2016 and a milestone 20th season. Parker and Stone will continue to write, direct and edit every episode of South Park, as they have since the premiere of the series in 1997.
Recently voted "The Greatest Animated TV Series" in a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly, South Park, which wrapped up its 15th season last night, has averaged over 3.5 million viewers per episode during its most recent season (most current data), in which it was the #1 show in all of television among Men 18-24 in Wednesday Prime and the #1 show in cable among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 18-24, Men 18-34 and Men 18-24 in Wednesday Prime. The series has also accumulated 35 million fans on Facebook, making it the most-liked series in cable and the #3 series in all of television.
South Park launched on August 13, 1997 and premiered its 15th season on April 27, 2011. South Park's Web site is www.southparkstudios.com. The series airs Wednesday nights at 10:00 p.m. and repeats later that night at midnight (all times ET/PT).

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, December 17

St. Denis Medical - "Ho-Ho-Hollo" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
It's the holiday season at St. Denis; Alex and Ron care for a patient whose diagnosis is not what it seems; Joyce enlists Serena's help to boost St. Denis' online presence; Bruce and Matt help a Santa in need.

Night Court - "Feliz NaviDead" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Abby's holiday plans are derailed after a murder mystery performer causes chaos in the courthouse; Gurgs and Wyatt find themselves at odds over office etiquette.

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Barracuda Pool" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Curtis and Floyd go on a popular TV show where they pitch their BBQ sauce to potential investors, but their nonstop arguing puts their prospective deals in jeopardy.

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Remember the Times" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
When Jeremy sees a throwback photo of him and his best friend and college roommate, he reminisces about his college days and decides to track him down to reconnect after many years.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 16)

Tuesday, December 17

Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Catch Billy on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Kyle Richards (Down to Earth) - Kyle is a guest on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11:30pm on Bravo.
John Mulaney (Mulaney) - John talks about All In: Comedy About Love on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am.
Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry talks about The Six Triple Eight on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
Idris Elba (Turn Up Charlie) - Idris talks about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/The Ellen Show/Welcome to New York) - Jim talks about his Hulu comedy special Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Lena Waithe (Master of None) - Lena talks about her new children's picture book What I Must Tell the World on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Trina McGee (Boy Meets World) - Trina is a guest on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat/Victorious) - Ariana is joining Drew to chat all about her role in the iconic new musical Wicked on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Teyonah Parris (No Good Deed/Survivor's Remorse) - Teyonah talks about No Good Deed on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) - Eric talks about Fox's Lego Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT and on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Sasha Pieterse (Family Affair (2002-2003)) and Mitchell Slaggert (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Sasha and Mitchell talk about Lifetime's A Carpenter Christmas Romance on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.