Antenna TV's Gimme a Break! Spring Break Marathon; Netflix Gets Mindy Kaling Comedy Series

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Antenna TV's Gimme a Break! Spring Break Marathon; Netflix Gets Mindy Kaling Comedy Series

Take a spring break staycation with Antenna TV's "Gimme a Spring Break" marathon on Sunday, April 14, 2019. Antenna TV, Tribune Broadcasting's multicast entertainment network will air 16 hours/32 episodes of Gimme a Break!, starring Nell Harper as she works to keep the girls, the Chief and the house in order, from 5am-10pm ET. Special guest stars in the marathon episodes include Rosie O'Donnell, Sammy Davis Jr., Andy Gibb, the Pointer Sisters, Pat Sajak & Vanna White and Tony Randall. Gimme a Break! regularly airs on Antenna TV Weekdays 5:30pm ET / 2:30pm PT (and Sundays 12-1pm ET beginning in April).

Mindy Kaling

Netflix has ordered a new coming-of-age comedy series from Mindy Kaling about the complicated life of a modern-day first generation Indian American teenage girl, inspired by Kaling's own childhood. Netflix has ordered 10 half-hour episodes. Casting has not been announced yet, nor has a title for the series. Much more information is still to come! The series creators, writers, executive producers and showrunners will be Mindy Kaling (Late Night, The Mindy Project, The Office) and Lang Fisher (The Mindy Project, Brooklyn Nine Nine). Howard Klein (The Office, The Mindy Project, Parks and Recreation) and David Miner (30 Rock, Master of None) will also executive produce.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Thursday, June 27

Young Sheldon - "A Perfect Score and a Bunsen Burner Marshmallow" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sheldon moves in with Dr. Sturgis (Wallace Shawn) for the weekend to see what his life will be like in college. Also, a lonely Mary tries to bond with the other Coopers during Sheldon’s absence.

Young Sheldon - "A Political Campaign and a Candy Land Cheater" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Unhappy that school funds are going towards football rather than academics, Sheldon decides to run for class president.

Life in Pieces - "Cabana Hero Action Son" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT)
When Matt helps Grandpa Mort (Paul Dooley) efficiently book a family trip to the Bahamas, the family is super impressed, so Greg reserves a cabana at the pool to outdo Matt. Also, Tim saves the life of fellow hotel guest Stuart (Richard Kind); Matt and Colleen take an excursion to a private island; and John learns some astonishing news about his father.

Life in Pieces - "Reverse Burden District Germany" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT)
When Tim and Heather realize that being grandparents is very far off in the future, they decide to have another baby. Also, Joan gets frustrated when she keeps getting tasked with watching the grandkids; Jen and Greg decide to look for a new house; and Matt gets a job offer in Germany, which is problematic for Colleen and Lucas.

Baskets - "Homemakers" (FX, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Martha drinks too much sherry and ruins the pot roast.

Bunk'd - "Kikiwaka's Got Talent" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Finn and Matteo's friendship is tested as they try to figure out an act for Camp Kikiwaka's annual talent show; Destiny tries to impress Noah with her pageant skills.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 24)

Thursday, June 27

Pamela Adlon (Better Things/King of the Hill/The Facts of Life) - Catch Pamela on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
DeWanda Wise (She's Gotta Have It) - DeWanda appears on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
Mike Epps (Uncle Buck/Survivor's Remorse) - Mike chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. He also talks about his Netflix stand-up special, Mike Epps: Only One Mike, on ABC's Strahan & Sara at 1pm and on the BUILD Series at 2pm.
Raven-Symoné (Raven's Home/That's So Raven/Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/The Cosby Show) - Raven-Symoné visits The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Seth Rogen (Undeclared) - Seth stops by LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Kenan Thompson (Kenan & Kel), Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/Sean Saves the World) and David Spade (Rules of Engagement/8 Simple Rules/Just Shoot Me!) - The Ellen DeGeneres Show has the funniest men from Season 16, so check your local listings.
Gabriel Iglesias, Cree Cicchino and Fabrizio Zacharee Guido (Mr. Iglesias) - Gabriel, Cree and Fabrizio talk about Netflix's Mr. Iglesias on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
Tia Mowry-Hardrict (Family Reunion/Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia talks about Family Reunion on the New York Live on WNBC in New York at 11:30am ET.
Billy Eichner (Difficult People and Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Billy and Terry are guests on Reality Check on People Now.
Fred Savage (The Grinder/Working/The Wonder Years) - Fred talks about Fox's What Just Happened on Access Live, so check your local listings.