Freddie Episode Changes; Sony TV DVD Note

Friday, October 14, 2005

The new sitcom Freddie, starring Freddie Prinze Jr. debuted this past Wednesday for ABC with good numbers, 9.4 million total viewers and a 4.2 adult 18-49 rating. As we mentioned before, ABC aired the second episode that night and opted to air the pilot episode the week after. Well, that has changed now again! It seems this pilot episode is not scheduled at all anymore! The episode titled "Food Critic" is on next Wednesday instead. The Halloween episode will be on the week after that one and the first Wednesday for November sweeps has another episode scheduled. We reviewed the pilot here at SitcomsOnline.com and it wasn't too good, so maybe ABC also thought that. We also reviewed episode two, which actually aired as the first episode, and that episode was a bit better. I hope you all are not confused!

We forgot to mention something the other day in our Sony TV DVD news feature, so I decided to post it today. Remember DVDEmpire.com put up the Classic TV Christmas DVD up for pre-order this past summer? They originally said Sept. 20, but of course that was wrong. They still have it listed with an unknown date but when I talked to Sony, they know nothing about this set! So, I do not think we will be seeing this set, at least not this Christmas. They have already announced titles through Dec. 20, and there is no sign of it. So fans of Benson, The Facts of Life, Barney Miller, Maude and Bewitched will have to wait or just not expect this set at all. Hopefully shows like Benson, Maude and The Facts of Life are released through season sets instead!

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, September 16

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 14)

Wednesday, September 16

Bill Burr (F Is for Family/Townies) - Watch Bill on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Ke Huy Quan (Head of the Class/Together We Stand) - Ke talks about Never Say Die: A Memoir on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Tisha Campbell (Act Your Age/Uncoupled/Outmatched/Dr. Ken/Rita Rocks/My Wife and Kids/Martin) - Tisha and her son Xen open up about their journey together in her new memoir, The A Word: A Mother's Journey Through Autism and Love, on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Jane Krakowski (Schmigadoon!/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/30 Rock) - Jane discusses Celebrity Name That Tune on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever) - Maitryeyi and Hasan Minhaj are telling Drew all about their new movie Best of the Best on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Star Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - Neil can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.