Wednesday, October 11, 2006

i Network November Sees 'Growing Pains'; TV Land Picks-Up 'High School Reunion' For All-New Episodes

Growing Pains was supposed to join the i Network line-up in late September but they decided to put Charlie's Angels on instead, but remember we said that Growing Pains was coming soon? Well soon has now come, because i Network announced their November line-up to us and it is indeed coming in November, with a weekend marathon! The weekend marathon will be a part of i Network's marathon-filled Thanksgiving weekend. On Thanksgiving night (November 23), i Network will devote its entire evening to Mama's Family from 6-11 p.m., then the next day (November 24) they will air Charlie's Angels from 6 to 11 p.m. and then on Saturday (November 25) from 8:30-11 p.m. and Sunday (November 26) from 6-11 p.m. they will air a launch marathon for Growing Pains. Now fans can show us that smile! Then a few changes will happen to the weekday line-up starting Monday, November 27. Growing Pains will air weeknights at 8 & 8:30 p.m., while Mama's Family moves to Mon-Thurs at 6 & 6:30 p.m. Which means Green Acres is off the line-up starting then. No idea yet if it will return in December or not. Other changes in November include movies will return to Saturdays from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. No more Saturday marathons (just the Growing Pains one on Nov. 25)
And as a reminder, don't forget Amen launches in the Mon-Thurs 7 & 7:30 p.m. slot on October 27 while Welcome Back, Kotter takes 7 & 7:30 p.m. on Fridays starting THIS Friday. We will of course keep you up to date on any changes and additions! Come on back!

TV Land has announced it has picked up High School Reunion for all-new episodes. TV Land has revived the reality series, which ran for three seasons on the WB, greenlighting six new episodes from executive producer Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor), Variety reports. Hour-long series takes a group of former classmates and brings them together several years after graduation to participate in a reunion in a fantasy location. Production begins early next year for a premiere in the third or fourth quarter. While on the WB, the series focused on a 10-year reunion of alumni in their late 20s and early 30s. As such, the show played especially well to the younger 18-34 and 12-34 demos coveted by the WB. For TV Land, the series will host 20-year+ reunions in order to better appeal to the cabler's older demos.
Honestly, this is a very strange pick-up to me. They should make classic TV reunions, not real people's high school reunions. Just my take.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, April 28

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Yippedy-Dip" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The Butlers visit a nostalgic, rundown restaurant from Calvin’s childhood and encounter its owner, Jasper (Garrett Morris). Meanwhile, Dave, Gemma, and Dave’s mother, Paula (Marilu Henner), pay a visit to Lamar (Kevin Pollack) in prison.

Poppa's House - "Magic Shine Again" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Poppa prepares to reveal a big secret to Ivy. Meanwhile, Nina takes over Junior’s short film project.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 28)

Monday, April 28

  • Anna Kendrick (Love Life) - Watch Anna on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also talks about Another Simple Favor on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Wanda is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Cole Escola (Human Resources/Search Party/Mozart in the Jungle/Difficult People) - Cole appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Jason Ritter (Another Period/The Class) and Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - Jason and Joel are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) and Sandra Bernhard (Roseanne) - Eva and Sandra are guests on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
  • Luke Kirby (Étoile) - Luke talks about Étoile on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
  • Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (Welcome Back, Kotter) - Lawrence shares details about his new role in Jason’s Lyric at the King’s Theatre in Brooklyn on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - In this a little bit extra episode Drew shares more of her conversation about beauty and aging with makeup free Gillian Anderson, Gayle King and Valerie on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Pamela Anderson (Stacked/Home Improvement) - Drew shares more of her conversation with Pamela on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.


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11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season

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