Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Summer Line-up for ME-TV in Chicago; TV Guide Channel's 'Square Off'

Me-TV, WWME, broadcast channel 23 in Chicago, IL premieres a new summer schedule on Monday, June 5 including favorites from the 60s and 70s such as Lassie, The Lone Ranger, Maverick, Mr. Ed, The Flying Nun and Patty Duke.
Plus, get down with the grooviest families around – The Bradys (The Brady Bunch), The Munsters, and The Partridges (The Partridge Family). Along with Me-TV favorites Gidget, The Monkees, Mary Tyler Moore, Starsky & Hutch, The Facts of Life and plenty more. Me-TV is the place to be this summer! For the full list of changes for Me-TV this summer, click here. This local TV station should become national! They change their lineup for each season and it is usually good changes.

You are invited to be a TV industry insider! Square Off is a weekly television series on the TV Guide Channel dedicated to discussing (and sometimes arguing) over the world of television and what we watch and why. The episode that airs this Friday (May 26) at 8:00 p.m. features Henry Winkler talking about ‘jumping the shark’ on Happy Days, working with Ron Howard and his character’s sexuality on Arrested Development.
Square Off aims to immerse viewers in the business of television with lively debate hosted by Brian Lowry (Media Columnist, Daily Variety) and Andrew Wallenstein (TV Features Editor, The Hollywood Reporter). Created by Peter Bart (Editor-in-Chief of Variety), Peter Guber (Chairman/CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group) and producer Scott Sternberg (Emmy®-Award winner and President of Scott Sternberg Productions), the series features the entertainment industry’s top power players in front of and behind the camera, including actors, agents, managers, network executives, producers, directors, television critics and reporters.
As of Saturday, June 10 Square Off will be moving to 9:00 PM on Saturdays and will be running repeats every Friday thereafter at 11:00 PM. Actor John Cryer will be featured on June 10.
For a video preview of the Henry Winkler episode, click here.
Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 6:21 PM

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Monday, September 21

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - " Gilligan's Island: A Conspiracy Theorist's Paradise" (FX and FXX, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Mac and Charlie drink the proverbial Kool-Aid while trying to uncover the mystery of why Gilligan's Island never made it to 100 episodes.

Adults - "Raccoon" (FX and FXX, 9:31PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Issa and Paul Baker host Acid Night. Written by Sanaz Toossi; Directed by Oz Rodriguez.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 21)

Monday, September 21

  • Woody Harrelson and (Brothers/Cheers) - Watch Woody on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Sam Richardson (The Afterparty/HouseBroken/Detroiters/Veep) - Sam appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Queen Latifah (Living Single) - Queen Latifah is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Dave Franco (The Afterparty/Scrubs/Do Not Disturb) - Dave stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about Forgotten Island on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Natasha Leggero (Broke/Dice/Another Period/Free Agents) and Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Natasha and Tommy will be on Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Sarah Paulson (Leap of Faith) - Sarah talks about American Horror Story on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Blair Underwood (Fatherhood/The New Adventures of Old Christine) - Blair talks about Doc on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings) and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
  • Peter Krause (Sports Night/Cybill) - Peter and Hope Davis talk about Line of Fire on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken talks about 99 to Beat on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Stavros Halkias (Tires) - Drew chats with Stavros about his Netflix comedy special Uncle Stav on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.

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07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
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08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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09/22/26 - Bridget Loves Bernie - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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