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 / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Saturday, October 11

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 6)

Friday, October 10

  • Seth Rogen (The Studio/Platonic/Undeclared) and Aziz Ansari (Master of None/Parks and Recreation) - Watch Seth and Aziz on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Carrie Preston (Crowded/Happyish/Emeril) - Carrie is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Rose Byrne (Platonic/Physical) - Rose appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also chats about If I Had Legs I’d Kick You with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT and on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
  • Bill Bellamy (Mr. Box Office/Men, Women & Dogs/Cousin Skeeter) - Bill is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Michael J. Fox (Family Ties/Spin City/The Michael J. Fox Show) - Michael discusses his new book Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Kenzi Richardson (Vampirina: Teenage Vampire) - Kenzi talks about Vampirina: Teenage Vampire on ABC's The View at 11am ET/10am CT-PT and on GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
  • Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris sits down for a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE to chat about the Season 2 premiere of Watson on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Maya Rudolph (Loot/Bless the Harts/Forever/Up All Night) - Maya stops by the studio to discuss Loot on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Greta Lee (HouseBroken/Russian Doll) - Greta talks about Disney's Tron: Ares on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Dermot Mulroney (The Righteous Gemstones/Four Weddings and a Funeral) - Dermot is a guest on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
  • Idris Elba (Turn Up Charlie) - Idris and Rebecca Ferguson talk about A House of Dynamite on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
  • Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) - Aubrey talks about her new book Luna and the Witch Throw a Halloween Party on NBC's Today in the 10am hour and on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary/Fam/Instant Mom/Moesha/It's a Living) - Sheryl stops by to chat with Sherri about the new season of Abbott Elementary on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - TV legend Henry shares details about his 40th book, Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Teri Hatcher (The Odd Couple/Sunday Dinner/Karen's Song/The Love Boat) - Teri and her daughter Emerson Tenney talk about the Desperately Devoted podcast on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Jeremy Piven (Entourage/Ellen/Pride & Joy/The Larry Sanders Show) - Jeremy is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

Frasier (2023) - Season Two Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered) Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray) Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season

01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season

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