Thursday, November 03, 2005

Network Sitcom Orders and Cuts; Three's Company S5 DVD Review!

A few more sitcoms have gotten orders for additonal episodes and another sitcom has gotten word of a cut in order. CBS has ordered the back nine for the sitcom Out of Practice. Out of Practice airs Mondays at 9:30 p.m., and does a decent job with a steady audience each week, despite losing 3 million viewers from its lead-in. So we can expect the sitcom to last at least 22 episodes.
NBC has ordered three extra episodes of second season sitcom The Office. This is not confirmed yet, but is most likely going to happen. NBC originally ordered only 6 installments this season, then ordered 7 more in late September and now has ordered 3 more, bringing the total to 16 episodes--if my 1st grade math is correct. The show is doing terrible in the ratings, losing a lot of viewers from its lead-in, which happens to be rookie sensation My Name is Earl. Which is mind-boggling why NBC continues to order more episodes. I am expecting the show to be gone by February.
Meanwhile, The WB has cut the order of What I Like About You from 22 episodes to 18 episodes. It is doing terrible in the ratings on Fridays at 8 p.m. and the 8:30 p.m. encore is doing even worse. The WB was better off with Twins airing at 8:30, but Twins has done better at 9:30 after Reba. I'm sure this will be the last season of What I Like About You.

I got an advanced copy of the Three's Company Season 5 DVD. I have reviewed it and I would like to share my thoughts with you. You can read my review on my Three's Company website, by clicking on the DVD sets link--you'll find my review under the season 5 heading, of course. Please read it and hopefully you will buy the set as well. All the Chrissy phone tag scenes are intact! Be apart of sitcom history and watch all of them!
Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 8:02 PM

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, September 8

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Bedside Man" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Reginald grows uneasy when a familiar face resurfaces at Pleasant Days, while Vinny's kinky curiosity lands him in trouble with the unpredictable Deja Rey.

The Ms. Pat Show - "Killin' and Dyin'" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Overwhelmed by work and her kids' squabbling, Pat lands in the hospital and is ordered to rest, but she's determined to make it to a show to impress a big comedian.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 7)

Tuesday, September 8

  • Joey King (Bent) - Catch Joey on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Sandra Bullock (Working Girl) - Sandra appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also talks about Practical Magic on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
  • Molly Shannon (The Hawk/I Love That for You/The Other Two/Divorce/Kath & Kim/Craking Up) - Molly is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Jake Johnson (Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed/Minx/New Girl) - Jake appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Bowen Yang (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Bowen talks about Broadway's Oh, Mary! on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Kal Penn (The Santa Clauses/Sunnyside/We Are Men) - Kal chats about Trust Me, I'm a Doctor on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Adam Sandler (The Cosby Show) - The Drew Barrymore Show has a little bit extra from Drew's interview with Adam on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Cedric The Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) and Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Cedric and Anthony take us on a coast-to-coast tasting tour from their new cookbook AC Barbeque: The Husky and Handsome Guide to Grilling on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Jay Pharoah (White Famous/Champaign ILL) - Jay talks about hosting a new season of The Quiz with Balls and releasing new music on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Melissa Peterman (Happy's Place/Young Sheldon/Baby Daddy/Working Class/Reba) - Melissa talks about Happy's Place on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Alicia Witt (Cybill) - Alicia appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:35am.

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Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD) The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray) The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD) I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray) Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

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04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
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07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
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08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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