Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Broadcast May Upfront Highlights; Black Family Channel Ceases
ABC will have high-power episodes of its signature series Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters, Dancing with the Stars and more! There are no stunt programming except a special sneak peek on the summer series Traveler on May 10 at 10pm. National Bingo Night, another summer series, will get a preview during the last Friday of sweeps (May 18 at 9). Its all about its series on ABC, so viewers will be glued all month long. To view the May sweep ABC highlights, click HERE.
For fourth place NBC, it is all about stunt programming. NBC will launch a special blockbuster movie night on Sundays for sweeps, such as Along Came Polly. They will also have two SNL specials in primetime, along with two super-sized Thursdays. The NBC signature series will finish with a bang such as Heroes, Deal or No Deal, The Office, My Name is Earl, ER, and Law & Order: SVU. Click HERE for NBC's highlights.
For Fox it will be a mix of series and stunts this May. Fox has announced it has canceled new drama Drive and have replaced it with more House encores (Mondays at 8). The Fridays at 8 House encores will cease on May 4 with encores of Nanny 911 airing instead. Fox has two NASCAR races on two Saturdays, the world broadcast premiere of the movie The Day After Tomorrow, The Simpsons' landmark 400th episode, and of course the finale of American Idol. Fox will also preview summer reality series On the Lot after the first part finale of American Idol. It looks to be a good May for Fox, click HERE for highlights.
May sweeps starts tomorrow! Watch all you can because your favorite series will go on a summer break after the sweeps ends on May 23.
The low-rated cable channel Black Family Channel will go off-air on April 30. The network never really took off after eight years on air. Black networks such as TV One and BET do much better in the ratings. It used to air reruns of the sitcom Roc and the animated Dennis the Menace. Currently it was airing reruns of the animated The Bullwinkle Show and King Leonardo on Saturday mornings.
The network was in 16 million homes, which is not that much really compared to other cable networks.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, March 17
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Wicked Stepmother" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tina discovers her father has age-related impairments, making it crucial to reunite him with his wife. Meanwhile, Daphne gets her first little baby boo-boo. Glynn Turman guest stars as Otis, Tina’s father. Jackée Harry guest stars as Loretta, Otis’ wife.
Poppa's House - "Wig" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Poppa makes some drastic changes to his appearance after receiving bad news.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 17)
Monday, March 17
- Leslie Bibb (Palm Royale/God's Favorite Idiot/American Housewife/The Odd Couple/About a Boy) - Watch Leslie on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- George Clooney (Roseanne/The Facts of Life/ E/R (1984-1985) - George appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Alan Ritchson (Blue Mountain State) - Alan is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- James Marsden (Jury Duty/Dead to Me/30 Rock) - James appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Kumail Nanjiani (Bless the Harts/Silicon Valley) - Kumail is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Garcelle Beauvais (The Other Black Girl/Survival of the Thickest/The Jamie Foxx Show/Merry Happy Whatever) - Garcelle Beauvais joins Sherri to chat about the latest season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Denis Leary (Going Dutch/No Good Deed/Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/The Job) - Denis talks about Fox's Going Dutch on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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