TV One Remembers Dr. King; 'Lizzie' & 'Stevens' to Local Syndication?

Monday, January 16, 2006

TV One Remembers Dr. King; 'Lizzie' & 'Stevens' to Local Syndication?

TV One will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday with episodes from of their series featuring civil rights and other things Dr. King believed in. You will see sitcom episodes of Martin, Roc, and Good Times along with other shows like New York Undercover. The fun starts tonight at 9 p.m. only on TV One!
For the full schedule of events, click here.

Buena Vista Television is taking Hilary Duff and Shia LaBeouf into broadcast syndication this fall (2006).
The Disney syndication company has positioned Disney Channel stalwarts Lizzie McGuire and Even Stevens as meeting the FCC’s requirements for stations to program three hours of educational fare per week. The programs are being sold on an all-barter basis.

Don't forget the Golden Globes tonight on NBC. My picks on who should win are: Best TV Comedy: Desperate Housewives; Best TV Drama: Lost (Grey's Anatomy could sneak in and win); Best TV Actor Comedy: Jason Lee (My Name is Earl); Best TV Actress Comedy: Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives, any of them can win, Longoria has had the most funniest lines this season); Best TV Actor Drama: Matthew Fox (Lost); Best TV Actress Drama: Geena Davis (Commander in Chief); Best TV Supporing Actor Drama/Comedy: Donald Sutherland (Commander in Chief); Best TV Supporting Actress Drama/Comedy: Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy). It looks like ABC is becoming what HBO was a few years ago.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Friday, July 3

The Dick Van Dyke Show - Now in Living Color! - (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
CBS will honor the memory of legendary actor, producer, director, writer, comedian and Emmy Award winner Carl Reiner with THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW – NOW IN LIVING COLOR! A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO CARL REINER, featuring two colorized back-to-back classic episodes of the beloved 1960s series, Friday, July 3 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. As series creator and co-star, Carl Reiner personally supervised the original colorization of the episodes.

The special features “Coast to Coast Big Mouth,” which ranked #8 on TV Guide’s list of the “100 Greatest TV Episodes of All-Time,” and “October Eve,” which Mr. Reiner considered to be one of the series’ funniest episodes. Both were written by Bill Persky and Sam Denoff.

In “Coast to Coast Big Mouth,” Laura Petrie blurts out a top secret on a national television quiz show, revealing that comedian Alan Brady wears a toupee. The episode, which was the show’s fifth and final season premiere, was originally broadcast on Sept. 15, 1965. “Coast to Coast Big Mouth” won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1966.

In “October Eve,” a painting of Laura returns to haunt her when, despite her having posed fully clothed, the artist (played by Carl Reiner) takes the liberty of “undraping” her. The episode was first presented on April 8, 1964, during season three.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 29)

Friday, July 3

Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Watch Kevin on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 12:35am on ABC.
Tina Fey (30 Rock) - Tina appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Laura Dern (Enlightened) - Laura is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Mark Duplass (Togetherness/The Mindy Project/The League) - Mark appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly/Samantha Who?) - Melissa guest hosts a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Brett Gelman (Camping/Fleabag/Love/Married/Go On) - Brett appears on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
Tika Sumpter (mixed-ish/The Game) - Tika talks about the season finale of mixed-ish and her latest project helping new moms on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie/The Secret Lives of Men) - Peter talks about Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Grace and Frankie on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.