Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Nick@Nite/TV Land Upfront 2006; 'Commander in Chief' Off ABC Line-Up

TV Land and Nick@Nite had their addnual upfront presentation today and announced quite a bit of information. TV Land tonight unveiled a slate of new originals, returning series and specials, the first of which begin airing June 28, it was announced at the MTV Networks Upfront Presentation held at New York's The Theatre at Madison Square Garden. The latest development slate underscores TV Land's commitment to super serve baby boomers, the first generation of Americans who grew up watching television. The presentation was punctuated by a live appearance by Mr. T, who was on-hand to promote I Pity the Fool, one of the new series debuting on the network.
Original series and specials that will air are: TV Land Top 10, My First Time, Boomer Knows Best, I Pity the Fool, TV Land Confidential, Urban Myths and Legends, 100 Most Memorable Catchphrases, Back to the Grind and Sitdown Comedy with David Steinberg. For more info on these original series and specials, click here.
Also, as we know TV Land will debut sitcoms all summer, including Benson in June, 227 in July and The Jeffersons in September.

Nick@Nite announced their new sitcom acquisitions. We knew about all of them already, but NewsRadio. NewsRadio will debut on Nick@Nite in July. We also have a date on A Different World, which will air Wednesdays starting July 19 part of Nick@Nite's annual summer line-up. And we knew Designing Women starts in October and Home Improvement in September 2007. Long range plans include The Nanny in 2009 and Friends in 2011.
For more info on these 2006-07 acquisitions, click here.

Also today ABC announced that it will bench Commander in Chief for the rest of May sweeps. Primetime will be back in its old Thursday 10 p.m. slot replacing Chief. And airing Fridays at 9 will now be an extra AFV. ABC says Commander in Chief's final three episodes of the season will air sometime this summer. I wonder if they will still debut every Friday on abc.com? Probably not.
Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 9:36 PM

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Thursday, March 19

Animal Control - "Dragons and Dognappers" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Rob Gronkowski returns and asks the team for help rehoming a zebra; Emily and Shred's first date goes awry when they unexpectedly run into Daisy and Patel on their night out; Frank must defend Templeton when Templeton is accused of dognapping.

Going Dutch - "Farmer's Mark-tet Offensive" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After a messy breakup, the Colonel and Katja find themselves going to war between the town and the base; Capt. Maggie tries to de-escalate the tension between the two ex-lovers and negotiate a truce.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 16)

Thursday, March 19

  • Sarah Shahi (Teachers) - Catch Sarah on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Michelle Pfeiffer (Delta House) - Michelle appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Matt Braunger (Up All Night) - Matt is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Crazy Ones) - Andy Cohen interviews Sarah on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
  • Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She can also be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
  • Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me/Guys Like Us) - Linda talks about DTF St. Louis on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Riz Ahmed (Bait) - Riz tells Sherri about his new comedy series Bait on Prime Video on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Ryan Michelle Bathe (First Wives Club/Retired at 35) - Ryan Michelle talks about Hulu's Paradise on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.

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Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray) Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD) St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

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10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)

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