ABC Sitcom News, Includes Eva Longoria on the 100th Episode of 'George Lopez'

Friday, February 17, 2006

ABC Sitcom News, Includes Eva Longoria on the 100th Episode of 'George Lopez'

According To Jim episodes will air as a one time only telecast on Tuesdays, March 7 & 14, 2006 in the 8:30 PM ET/PT time period. It will also air in its regular time period. Rodney will be pre-empted these two weeks so Jim can give new comedy Sons & Daughters a better lead-in. Sons & Daughters premieres March 7 at 9 p.m.
Also, ABC announced that the Dancing with the Stars finale next Thursday will be expanded from 90 minutes to 120 minutes, so Crumbs again will be pre-empted and now has no set date for a return, as ABC Thursdays will be revamped with the American Inventor. The Dancing with the Stars final results show is on Sunday, Feb. 26 from 8 to 10 p.m.

And George Lopez is getting a Desperate Housewives star to guest star for its 100th episode! Eva Longoria (Gabrielle on Desperate Housewives) will guest star on Latino comedian George Lopez's sitcom as a crazed "bride-zilla" trying to plan the perfect wedding. The 100th episode is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, March 29. The episode will be taped later this week and has Longoria playing a bride who clashes with Lopez's TV wife, Angie (Constance Marie). During the show, also written by the Lopez, Longoria seeks out Lopez's help in planning her perfect wedding.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, January 8

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 5)

Thursday, January 8

Denis Leary (Going Dutch/No Good Deed/Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/The Job) - Catch Denis on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Rose Byrne (Platonic/Physical) - Rose appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Idris Elba (Turn Up Charlie) - Idris is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about Hijack on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Lucy appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm. She chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Holly Hunter (Mr. Mayor) - Holly talks about Paramount+'s Star Trek: Starfleet Academy on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Alan talks about The Traitors on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) - Kenan talks about Unfunny Bunny on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
Matt Rogers (No Good Deed/I Love That for You) - Matt co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on 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) - Cedric and Malik S talk about YouTube's Laughing Voodoo on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.