Parks and Recreation Stars Reunite on NBC Series; Courtney Thorne-Smith Heads to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Parks and Recreation Stars Reunite on NBC Series; Courtney Thorne-Smith Heads to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

The Handmade Project - Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman

NBC is getting crafty with a six-episode order for The Handmade Project, a competition series that celebrates artisanship and the makers who can create amazing things with their hands ... and a few tools too. The series will reunite Parks and Recreation stars Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman. Poehler and Offerman both share a love and passion of craftsmanship, albeit from different perspectives. Each week eight of America's best all-around makers, from all walks of life, will undertake a series of projects they must complete in their own unique way with the hopes of impressing Poehler, Offerman and our expert judges. Over the course of each episode, the contestants must tackle a different theme, hand-making items in different disciplines - the difficulty of which increase as the competition unfolds. Shot in a serene outdoor setting, this friendly competition will ultimately crown a winner at the end of the six-week journey, but the series will focus on the characters and camaraderie of those who enjoy creating their own crafts, all under the comedic guidance of Poehler and Offerman.

Participants of all ages - many of whom are eager to share their craft making skills on social media - will be featured on the series with skill sets as wide-ranging as woodwork, quilting, knitting, scrapbooking, cake decorating, metal work, doll making and general crafting. Artisans and makers of any type or any creative person who loves making things by hand are welcome.

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries announces the World Premiere of the first installment of the network's newest mystery movie franchise Emma Fielding Mysteries based on the series of novels by famed historical archeologist turned fiction writer Dana Cameron. Courtney Thorne-Smith (According to Jim, Melrose Place) stars as Emma Fielding in Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery, a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original World Premiere, Sunday, May 21 (9 p.m. ET/PT).

In Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery, Emma (Thorne-Smith) is a brilliant, dedicated, and driven archaeologist who discovers artifacts that have been lost for hundreds of years--and she's very, very good at it. Emma has recently unearthed evidence of a possible 17th century coastal Maine settlement that predates Jamestown, one of the most significant archaeological finds in years. But the dead body she uncovers on the site pushes Emma into a different kind of exploration. Her dig site is suddenly in jeopardy of being shut down, due to the meddling of local treasure-hunters and a second suspicious murder. Emma must team with the handsome FBI Agent investigating the case to dig up dirt on the killer, before Emma and her excavation are ancient history.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Wednesday, June 26

grown-ish - "Tweakin'" (Freeform, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Ana and Aaron struggle to define what they each want out of their relationship.

Younger - "The Unusual Suspect" (TV Land, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Liza and Charles heat up, but Liza suspects he’s keeping something from her. Millennial gets the scoop on a tell-all from acquitted murderer Audrey Colbert. Kelsey feels undermined by Quinn. Maggie, scarred after Clare’s labor, seeks rehabilitation.

Just Roll with It - "Blair Gets Grounded" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Blair gets into trouble at school, Rachel puts Byron and his radio sidekick "The Gator" in charge of Blair's punishment while Rachel becomes the fun parent with Owen.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 24)

Wednesday, June 26

Zendaya (K.C. Undercover/Shake It Up) and Cobie Smulders (Friends from College/How I Met Your Mother) - Watch Zendaya and Cobie on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Terry visits Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Rob Lowe (The Grinder/Parks and Recreation) - Rob appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows) - Harvey is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
Bill Hader (Barry) - Bill appears on a repeat of Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Adam Scott (Ghosted/Parks and Recreation/Party Down) - Adam stops by The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Christina Applegate (Up All Night/Samantha Who?/Married with Children) - Christina stops by LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Kristen Bell (The Good Place), Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie), Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie) and Maya Rudolph Up All Night) - The Ellen DeGeneres Show has her favorite funny ladies, so check your local listings.
Suzi Barrett (Just Roll With It) - Suzi talks about Just Roll With It on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
Jazz Smollett (On Our Own) - Jazz whips up quick meals to make life easier on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia talks about The Rook on People Now at 12pm, on the BUILD Series at 2pm and on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 11:30am ET.
Kelsey Grammer (Frasier/Cheers) - Kelsey chats about Frasier and Cheers on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
Michael Rapaport (Atypical/White Famous/The War at Home) - Michael is a guest on Reality Check on People Now.
Eve (Eve) - Eve appears on Access Live, so check your local listings.
Gabriel Iglesias (Mr. Iglesias/Cristela) - Gabriel talks about Netflix's Mr. Iglesias on Access Live, so check your local listings.