"i" Acquires Classic Warner Bros. Shows Starting in August, to Include Perfect Strangers, Mama's Family, and More!; TV Land Honors Aaron Spelling

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

"i" Acquires Classic Warner Bros. Shows Starting in August, to Include Perfect Strangers, Mama's Family, and More!; TV Land Honors Aaron Spelling

The channel formerly known as PAX-TV, which of course is now known as "i", just announced they have struck a MAJOR television deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution! Starting this August, they have rights to many classic TV series. They have the broadcast rights to a number of Warner Bros.' most popular television series and movies. Series include classic shows such as Welcome Back, Kotter, Chico and the Man, Scarecrow & Mrs. King, Mama's Family, Alice and Wonder Woman, and more recent hits including The Wonder Years, Growing Pains, Perfect Strangers and The Wayans Bros, among others.
'i" will kick off its Warner Bros. movie schedule with Superman III on Saturday, July 1, coinciding with the weekend's motion picture release of Superman Returns. "i" will begin scheduling the Warner Bros. television product in August. We will have complete details on this line-up when it is available. So you HAVE to keep coming back, because we will hunt it down for you. To discuss this WONDERFUL (and quite frankly, shocking) news, click here.

Meanwhile, TV Land announced it will pay tribute to the late Aaron Spelling both on-air and online. The on-air tribute will consist of an I Love Lucy episode which he guest starred, airing Friday morning at 9:30am and 4:30am. Also, they will air the TV Land original TV Land Moguls: The '70s from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 1. That original showcases Spelling's classic shows from that decade.
The online tribute at tvland.com will have a lot of clips. Clips from the TV Land Awards, TV Land Moguls, I Love Lucy, and an interview TV Land did in 2005. For complete details on the tribute click here.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, September 4

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 31)

Friday, September 4

Michael Strahan (Brothers) - Watch Michael on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Ron Funches (Loot/Powerless/Undateable) and Jeff Garcia (Mr. Box Office) - Ron and Jeff are guests on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) and Cedric The Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Anthony and Cedric talk about AC Barbeque: The Husky and Handsome Guide to Grilling on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Frankie Rodriguez (Chad Powers) - Frankie talks about Chad Powers on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - NBC's Today has the Best of Food with Pizza with Stanley in the 10am hour.
Lauren Ash (Not Dead Yet/Superstore/Super Fun Night) - Lauren talks about her Call Me When You Get This tour a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Emeril Lagasse (Emeril) - The Drew Barrymore Show has more from Drew cooking with Sunny Anderson and Emeril, so check your local listings.
Sebastian Maniscalco (Bookie) - The Drew Barrymore Show has a little bit extra with Sebastian, so check your local listings.