Thursday, September 21, 2006
ABC Schedule Notes; New Sitcom 'The Game' Gets Lawsuit?
ABC also will repurpose the pilot for the highly anticipated new series Ugly Betty on ABC Family and SOAPnet. Ugly Betty premieres next Thursday at 8 p.m. on ABC, and will encore next Friday at 7 p.m. on ABC Family and next Saturday at 12 noon and 11:59pm on SOAPnet. Betty has a chance of being the highest rated new shows this season.
ABC also announced that SOAPnet will encore the first season of What About Brian on Sundays from 12-2pm for the next three weeks, leading up to the second season premiere Mon. Oct. 9 at 10 p.m. on ABC.
Author Staci Robinson is suing The CW, its owners and some producers for $40 million for allegedly stealing the concept of her unpublished novel to create the sitcom The Game, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The writer claims that in 2001, she had interviewed for a job as a writers assistant at Kelsey Grammer's Gramnet Prods. when she gave a manuscript of her novel to The Game executive producer Mara Brock Akil. The suit, filed Sept. 14, alleges that the series copies her premise and the characters in the book. She names the CW and its owners, CBS and Warner Bros., Akil and Gramnet as defendants. Besides the hefty monetary damages, Robinson is seeking a temporary restraining order to keep the network from premiering the show on Sunday, Oct. 1. Yikes...
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, September 22
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Funky Chili and Friends Who Take Their Clothes Off" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Mandy and Jim butt heads when they take over the store for a sick Georgie and Ruben. Meanwhile, Audrey panics when Connor rekindles an old flame.
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "The Home Remedy" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Desperate to induce labor, Leah turns to Nurse Eugenia's home remedy; when Mr. Brown's mistake sends everything spiraling, Reginald's outdated ways are put to the test as the residents must come together.
The Ms. Pat Show - "License & Registration?" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Janelle stresses over Pat messing up her college registration and Terry being an overprotective dad, but it's Junebug who will need protection after he drunkenly crashes Pat's car.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 21)
Tuesday, September 22
- Jamie Foxx (The Jamie Foxx Show) - Catch Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Ke Huy Quan (Head of the Class/Together We Stand) - Ke appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Lauren Lapkus (Stuart Fails to Save the Universe/Crashing/Clipped/Are You There, Chelsea?) - Lauren is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Jon Hamm (Grimsburg/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Jon stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Sabrina Impacciatore (The Paper) - Sabrina appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Caroline Rhea (Sydney to the Max/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch/Pride & Joy) and Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Caroline and Tommy will be on Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
- Sarah Paulson (Leap of Faith) - Sarah chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - NBC's Today catches up with Jenny in the 9am hour.
- Jane Lynch (Angel from Hell) - Jane talks about Celebrity Weakest Link on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
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03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
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06/16/26 - Difficult People - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Paper - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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