A Sitcoms Online Exclusive--Warner Bros. Television Orders More Episodes of New Series

Saturday, November 05, 2005

A Sitcoms Online Exclusive--Warner Bros. Television Orders More Episodes of New Series

Warner Bros. Television has sure had a lot of new TV series this fall on network television, with most doing just average, except for ABC's Invasion which has already gotten a full season order as well as FOX's sitcom The War at Home. The WB's Supernatural has also done well for The WB and has gotten the full season nod. Everything else hasn't done too well in the ratings or is doing average. The WB is expected to announce on Monday that it has picked up 5 additional episodes for the sitcom Twins and 6 additional episodes for the drama Related, bringing both series up to 18 episodes for the season. As for ABC's Hot Properties and Freddie, they both are also expected to get additional episodes, but again not the full back nine. Earlier this week The WB cut the series order for veteran What I Like About You from 22 episodes to 18 episodes. There was a big job cut for Warner Bros. and most of their shows will not get the back nine picked up on new series, so expect 18 episodes or so if any additional episodes are picked up.

Warner Bros. Television New Series Round-Up:
Full season (22 episodes): Invasion (ABC), The War at Home (FOX), Supernatural (The WB)
Additional episodes (18 episodes or so): Twins (The WB), Related (The WB)
Close to having additional episodes ordered: Hot Properties (ABC), Freddie (ABC)
Additional scripts ordered: E-Ring (NBC)
On the fence for cancelation: Close to Home (CBS), Reunion (FOX)

Returning series update for Warner Bros. Television:
Still Going Strong: George Lopez (ABC), Two and a Half Men (CBS), Cold Case (CBS), Gilmore Girls (The WB), Smallville (The WB), Without a Trace (CBS)
So-So: All of Us (UPN), Eve (UPN), Everwood (The WB), The O.C. (FOX), One Tree Hill (The WB), Veronica Mars (UPN), ER (NBC)
On the fence for cancelation after this season: Blue Collar TV (The WB), What I Like About You (The WB), Joey (NBC), The West Wing (NBC)

New series coming this mid-season from Warner Bros. Television:
Dramas: The Bedford Diaries (The WB), The Evidence (ABC)
Sitcoms: Four Kings (NBC), Modern Men (The WB), Old Christine (CBS)

Hey, hey, hey!! And a reminder for tonight and tomorrow night--tune into (or record) TV Land from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. ET/PT for the rarely-seen '80s sitcom What's Happening Now!! See how Raj, Dwayne Rerun, Dee and Shirley turn out about six years later. I haven't seen the series since the early 1990's, so I am pumped! Keep watching the What's Happening!! marathon all-weekend long on TV Land!! We always end with two exclamation points while talking about What's Happening!! and What's Happening Now!!

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Tuesday, November 19

The Conners - "Slappy Holidays" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Chaos ensues when Dan finally gets the entire family together for Thanksgiving dinner. Mixed feelings about the Lunch Box continue to build tension in the house, and Harris makes an unexpected move. Guest starring is Eliza Bennett as Odessa.

Bless This Mess - "Six Out of Six" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Mike and Rio are at odds with each other when they consider having a kid of their own; and they soon get a taste of the parenting life when they are forced to take care of Portia’s six piglets. Meanwhile, Kay and Beau may have found common ground during the annual Euchre tournament party.

mixed-ish - "Weird Science" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Rainbow’s passion for science deflates when her peers convince her that science isn’t cool. During Career Day, Rainbow code-switches and pursues journalism in order to fit in, only to find that the local news anchor attending the fair has also been hiding a part of herself. Meanwhile, Harrison works to mold a testimony from Denise who struggles to be anyone but herself, and Santamonica tries to steal the spotlight back after Johan suffers an injury.

black-ish - "O Mother Where Are Thou?" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT)
When Dre discovers that Lynette (guest star Loretta Devine) is an art aficionado like himself, the two quickly bond and become close, but he begins to feel guilty since he is spending more time with her than Ruby. Meanwhile, Junior introduces Bow to virtual reality.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 18)

Tuesday, November 19

Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method) - Catch Michael on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Josh Gad (The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) - Josh stops by The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Anna Camp (Perfect Harmony/The Mindy Project) - Anna appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Rainn Wilson (The Office) - Rainn visits A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Ron Funches (Powerless/Undateable) - Ray and Ron are panelists on Lights Out with David Spade at 11:30pm on Comedy Central.
Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) - Thomas drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Kristin Chenoweth (Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo. She will also be on The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
Yara Shahidi (grown-ish/black-ish) - Yara is a guest on a repeat of LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Helen Hunt (Mad About You/It Takes Two) and Paul Reiser (Mad About You/Red Oaks/The Paul Reiser Show/My Two Dads) - Helen and Paul are guests on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Son of Zorn/Suburgatory) - Cheryl visits The Real, so check your local listings.
Olivia Holt (I Didn't Do It/Kickin' It) - Olivia appears on The Real, so check your local listings.
Tisha Campbell (Dr. Ken/Rita Rocks/My Wife and Kids/Martin) - Tisha guest co-hosts The Real, so check your local listings.
James Wolk (The Crazy Ones) - James stops by The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Kristin Davis (Sex and the City) - Kristin is a guest on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
Ashley Williams (The Jim Gaffigan Show/Good Morning, Miami) - Ashley talks about Holiday Hearts on People Now at 12pm.
The Cast of black-ish - The cast of black-ish are guests on a repeat of ABC's GMA 3: Strahan, Sara & Keke at 1pm.
Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom talks about A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Tamera Mowry-Housley (Sister, Sister/Roommates) - Tamera will be on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Nicole Byer (Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Nicole is a guest on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
Andrea Barber (Fuller House/Full House) - Andrea appears on the BUILD Series at 1pm.
Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) - Soleil appears on the BUILD Series at 4pm.
Lena Waithe (Master of None) - Lena will be on CBS This Morning sometime between 7-9am.