TV Land and Nick@Nite April Highlights; ABC Notes; Veteran 'Patty Duke Show' Star Passes Away

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

TV Land and Nick@Nite April Highlights; ABC Notes; Veteran 'Patty Duke Show' Star Passes Away

TV Land and Nick@Nite has announced their April 2006 line-ups. Nick@Nite will debut the sitcom Mad About You on April 10, with a four day event from April 10-13, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. each night. Then the show will air seven days a week at 11:30 p.m., right after The Cosby Show. Katey Sagal will host The Funniest Mom in America Search 2, like I stated yesterday. Spend April Fool's Day with Hi-Jinks for a marathon and then the season two finale on April 4. All the details for NAN April are here.
As for TV Land, they will not do much except air new episodes of the original series Living in TV Land and a Western Weekend 48-hour marathon of Gunsmoke and Bonanza the weekend of April 22-23. All the details for TVL April are here.

ABC has passed us along some more scheduling notes. Sitcom Crumbs again will be pre-empted this Thursday at 9:30 p.m. with an encore of part two of the Super Bowl episode of Grey's Anatomy. Last week part one was on par with recent Crumbs airings in total viewers and slightly better in adults 18-49. I think ABC is trying to build as much of an audience as they can for Grey's Anatomy. This week Grey's Anatomy built on Desperate Housewives for the first time ever. Hopefully Crumbs returns February 23 as planned, because that is the last time ABC has it scheduled for now. Hopefully we see the remaining episodes at some point and I think the show is good enough for a full season next season.
Other notes include some Friday news. ABC announced starting Friday, March 3, AFV will air from 8 to 9 p.m. and it will also air in its regular Sunday at 7 p.m. slot. This puts more of a question mark on when sitcom Hope & Faith will return. Also, Less Than Perfect as well. The March 2 Thursday slot will be a movie. March 9 will probably be a movie, too, then starting the 16th ABC's new Thursdays will start with American Inventor. So, Alias is still MIA.

Jean Byron, an actress who played Patty Duke's mother in the 1960s television series and appeared in dozens of TV shows over three decades, has died.

Byron, who was born Imogene Burkhart in Paducah, Ky., but was mostly known by her stage name through a long career that included movies, died Friday at a Mobile-area hospital from an infection following hip replacement surgery, family members said. She had moved to Mobile in the late 1980s to be closer to her family. Byron had more than 80 credits in film and television over a long career, but was likely best remembered for her role as the mother, Natalie Lane, on The Patty Duke Show.

She appeared on many TV series as a guest over the years including The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Dobie Gillis, Batman, Maude, and Mannix. Byron's final acting appearance was the "Patty Duke Show Reunion" movie in 1999. Ms. Byron was 80 years old.
Special thanks to "Frank" for telling us about this!

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, November 22

Happy's Place - "Happy's House" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Bobbie agrees to take Isabella to Happy's house in search of a connection to their late father, leading Bobbie to worry about what they may find; Gabby hopes to strike it rich by searching through Happy's penny collection looking for a rarity.

Lopez vs Lopez - "Lopez vs Orlando" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Rosie's spoiled nephew Orlando visits, Mayan sets out to expose Rosie's cultural gender bias; George wants to teach Chance the value of hard work, but, instead, helps him create a toxic work environment.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Whacking the Mole" (The CW, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After Abishola has a romantic dream about Bob, she tries to suppress her feelings for him and pays the price.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Ralph Lauren and Fish" (The CW, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bob and Abishola finally go on a proper date, which is interrupted by Dottie's medical emergency.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Tough Like a Laundromat Washing Machine" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bob hires Abishola to take care of Dottie in his home while she recovers; Dottie has a hard time dealing with her limitations and takes it out on Abishola.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Useless Potheads" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
With Abishola only helping part-time, Bob, Douglas and Christina struggle to take care of Dottie.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - "Wiz-Taken Identity" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Billie struggles with a spell, Roman says he could do it if he was a wizard: to prove him wrong, Billie uses a Power Glass to transfer her powers to Roman.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - " Ain't Gnome Party Like a Wizard Party" (Disney Channel, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Justin embraces mortality to live with his family; his new challenge arises when Alex introduces Billie, a wizard-in-training, seeking Justin's mentorship.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 18)

Friday, November 22

Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Watch Kerry on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jimmy O. Yang (Interior Chinatown/Space Force/Silicon Valley) - Jimmy is a guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat/Victorious) - Ariana appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Andy Richter (Andy Barker, P.I./Quintuplets/Andy Richter Controls the Universe), Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) and Aparna Nancherla (Lopez vs Lopez/Search Party/Corporate) - Andy, Thomas and Aparna are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke talks about her new book Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Drew is joined by the hilarious Andrew to celebrate all things Thanksgiving on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Rosie Perez (Human Resources/Search Party) - Rosie tells Sherri about her new Apple TV+ psychological thriller Before on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Candace Cameron Bure (Fuller House/Full House) - Candace will be on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:15am.