SitcomsOnline Digest: Summer Season Premiere Dates; My Favorite Martian DVD Special Features; New Perry Mason Movies on DVD

Saturday, May 24, 2014

SitcomsOnline Digest: Summer Season Premiere Dates; My Favorite Martian DVD Special Features; New Perry Mason Movies on DVD

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we've got a look at the summer season premiere dates, a brief summary of sweeps ratings, news about My Favorite Martian on DVD, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It used to be that summer was all about reruns, but not anymore. In fact, these days, we have season premieres in the summer, and Deadline gives us a rundown at all of the season premieres for this summer (although there are certainly some errors in their list, for example, Jennifer Falls is not going to be having it's season five debut on History). (Deadline)
ABC has won the May sweeps contest for 2014, something that it hasn't done since 2000. (IMDb)
Meanwhile, despite having very few hit scripted series for several years, NBC has managed to become the #1 network among 18-49-year-olds for the 2013-2014 season, for the first time in 10 years. (Bloomberg)
TV Land will be adding the sitcom Who's the Boss? to their lineup starting June 1. (SitcomsOnline)
In case you missed it, we had our own preview of the 2014-2015 season this week. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

We mentioned last month that MPI would be re-releasing My Favorite Martian - Season One on DVD on June 24. Now, TVShowsOnDVD.com has a list of special features, which looks a lot better than the original release from Rhino.
CBS is preparing to release even more Perry Mason made-for-TV movies on DVD on August 5, as they release Perry Mason - Movie Collection, Volume 3. The three disc set will contain six more movies from the franchise, and it comes at a $59.98 MSRP.
We've mentioned time and time again that The Wonder Years will be coming out on DVD later this year, and StarVista is trying to make the best possible release... which is why they're wanting fans to come up with questions to ask for a cast interview. You can post your questions for the cast here, and if your question is good enough, it may be answered on the DVD release.

RECENT REVIEWS ON SITCOMSONLINE.COM

Happy Days - The Fifth Season: After a hiatus of several years, the Fonz (and the rest, of course) return to DVD in this release.
The Honeymooners - Classic 39 Episodes (Blu-ray): You can go "straight to the moon" with this release from CBS, which brings this classic series to Blu-ray for the first time ever, along with some new special features.

MAY 27 HOME MEDIA RELEASES

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00HRUQB5O/ref=nosim/happydaysonline5-20

The Bob Newhart Show - The Complete Series (DVD, $129.99): Shout! Factory gives fans this long awaited release, which (finally) wraps up the classic TV series on DVD.

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Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Monday, November 19

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Thanksgiving" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Dave and Gemma host a memorable Thanksgiving in their new home when Dave’s politically incorrect mother, Paula (Marilu Henner), visits from out of town and meets Calvin, Tina and the rest of the Butler family for the first time.

Happy Together - "Til Death Do We Party" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Jake and Claire worry that Bonnie and Gerald are partying too hard in their retirement. Also, Cooper seeks inspiration for a new song.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 19)

Monday, November 19

Chris Rock (Everybody Hates Chris) - Watch Chris on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Kristen Bell (The Good Place) - Kristen appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Mila Kunis (Family Guy/That '70s Show) - Mila is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Sarah visits Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also talks about Ralph Breaks the Internet on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan (check your listings), The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT and on the BUILD Series at 1pm.
Jason Mantzoukas (The League) - Jason stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Janet Montgomery (Entourage) - Janet appears on Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project) - Ike is a guest on E!'s Busy Tonight at 10pm.
Vicki Lawrence (The Cool Kids/Mama's Family) - Vicki chats on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Jodie Sweetin (Fuller House/Hollywood Darlings/Full House) - Jodie guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Jenifer Lewis (black-ish/The PJs) - Jenifer appears on The Real, so check your local listings.
Christina Milian (Grandfathered) - Christina guest co-hosts The Real, so check your local listings.
Tatyana Ali (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Second Generation Wayans) - Tatyana talks about Jingle Belle on NBC's Today in the 10am hour and on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 11:30am ET.
John O'Hurley (Seinfeld/The Mullets) - John talks about The National Dog Show on the BUILD Series at 3pm.