Memorial Day Sitcom Marathon on TV One; 'Housewives' Reruns Sold to 10 MyNetworkTV Locals for Fall 2008

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Memorial Day Sitcom Marathon on TV One; 'Housewives' Reruns Sold to 10 MyNetworkTV Locals for Fall 2008

Spend your Memorial Day vacation watching your favorite TV One sitcom characters go on vacation as TV One presents the "Memorial Day Madness Marathon."
On Monday, May 29 starting at 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (and also repeats late night), join your favorite characters from Martin, 227, Good Times, In the House, and Amen for a full day marathon of trips with hilarious circumstances.
From Martin's vacation in Hollywood to Marion's reunion in New York, the "Memorial Day Madness Marathon" will have you laughing out your seat. Who needs the beach?!
The following is the line-up:

9:00am/4:00am Martin Episode 514, Goin' Overboard Pt.1
9:30am/4:30am Martin Episode 515, Goin' Overboard Pt.2
10:00am 227 Episode 414, Babes in the Woods
10:30am Good Times Episode 307, The Weekend
11:00am/11:00pm In the House Episode 402, Cruise Pt.1
11:30am/11:30pm In the House Episode 406, Cruise (2)
12:00pm/10:00pm Martin Episode 211, Hollywood Swinging Pt.1
12:30pm/10:30pm Martin Episode 212, Hollywood Swinging Pt.2
1:00pm Amen Episode 8610, Retreat, Heck!
1:30pm/1:30am In the House Episode 105, Hats Off
2:00pm Amen Episode 8916, The Deacon And The Mother-In-Law
2:30pm/2:30am In the House Episode 208, Sister Act: The Episode
3:00pm/12:00am 227 Episode 505, How the West was Fun, Pt. I
3:30pm/12:30am 227 Episode 506, How the West was Fun, Pt. II
4:00pm/1:00am Martin Episode 422, The Cabin Show
4:30pm/3:30am In the House Episode 421, Mr. Hill Goes to New York
5:00pm/2:00am 227 Episode 403, Play It Again, Stan
5:30pm Amen Episode 8801, Fear Of Flying
6:00pm 227 Episode 414, Babes in the Woods
6:30pm Amen Episode 8610, Retreat, Heck!
7:00pm Good Times Episode 307, The Weekend
7:30pm/3:00am Martin Episode 324, The Romantic Weekend

Fox Corp’s new MyNetworkTV (MNT) is buying Buena Vista’s hit prime time soap Desperate Housewives for its ten owned-and-operated stations (example: WWOR in NYC) for weekend syndication. The two-year deal begins in 2008 and the MNT O&Os plan to run Desperate Housewives on Saturday and Sunday nights according to Broadcasting & Cable.
MNT is launching Sept. 5, 2006 with two hour strips of English language telenovellas. So far, the network has affiliates in 139 markets representing 82% of the country. Presuming its strategy for prime time soaps is successful, Desperate Housewives reruns would be an excellent weekend compliment in 2008. Lifetime has already bought the cable syndication rights for the show, also beginning in 2008, for about $500,000 per episode. Lifetime will also air the show once a week starting this August.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, October 23

Abbott Elementary - "Class Pet" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Janine gets a budget for class pets, but Melissa is resistant to taking on the added work and responsibility for her room’s guinea pig. An IT rep from the school district arrives to set up new computers.

Everybody Still Hates Chris - "Everybody Still Hates Bullies" (Comedy Central, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Chris gets a gig DJ-ing at a drag ball and develops drag queen eyes.

Everybody Still Hates Chris - "Everybody Still Hates Career Tests" (Comedy Central, 10:30PM ET/PT)
Chris and Greg tape over a porno rented from Caruso and must replace it.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 21)

Wednesday, October 23

Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Watch Billy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Anna Kendrick (Love Life) - Anna appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Matty Matheson (The Bear) - Matty stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Bernadette Peters (High Desert/Mozart in the Jungle/All's Fair) - Bernadette is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - NBC's Today catches up with Olivia some time between 7-9am.
Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere) - Bridget talks about Somebody Somewhere on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
David Henrie (Wizards Beyond Waverly Place/Wizards of Waverly Place/How I Met Your Mother/The Pitts) - David discusses Wizards Beyond Waverly Place on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings. One or two Wizards Beyond Waverly Place cast members will be on New York Living at 10:05am.
Judith Light (Who's the Boss?/Phenom/Transparent) - Judith talks about Before on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Mariska Hargitay (Can't Hurry Love) - Mariska talks about the greatest thing sheâ€™s learned since turning 60 on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Dexter Darden (Saved by the Bell) - Dexter talks about Peacock's Fight Night; The Million Dollar Heist on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Essence Atkins (Poppa's House/Marlon/Mr. Box Office/Are We There Yet?/Half & Half/Smart Guy/Under One Roof) - Essence talks about Poppa's House on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.