Another Change of Title for Applegate's Sitcom; ABC Family Schedule Change

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Another Change of Title for Applegate's Sitcom; ABC Family Schedule Change

We mentioned last week that ABC was changing the name of the new Christine Applegate sitcom coming this fall from Sam I Am to Samantha Be Good because of Dr. Seuss' estate, but it seems Samantha Be Good was just a working title Now ABC has changed it to Samantha Who? according to TVGuide. That is a bit better, but will Seuss' estate come knocking on the door again as "who" is pretty big in Seuss' books, but I doubt they can make them change this.
The sitcom premieres this fall on ABC airing Mondays at 9:30pm right after Dancing with the Stars' performance shows.
In other ABC news, for the next two weeks on Fridays, George Lopez repeats will air from 8-9pm and Kyle XY will air at 9pm, instead of 8pm. Ratings is the reason for the change, as it would make sense for a family sitcom to lead-off the night.

ABC Family has made some minor changes to its line-up that will take in effect on Monday (July 2). New addition Sister, Sister is not doing too well in its 2-3pm slot, so ABC Family will bring back its veteran sitcom Step by Step from 8-9am to 2-3pm. Sister, Sister will be moved to just the weekdays at 8am half-hour and 7th Heaven makes its return to the line-up, airing weekday mornings at 8:30am. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch was airing weekdays at 9am, now they will move it to 4-5pm, its old slot, replacing Full House, which will just be 12-1pm now!
It looks like everything else is doing decent, including the new weekday evening line-up from 6-8pm of 8 Simple Rules and Grounded for Life.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, August 11

The Neighborhood - "Bienvenidos a Nosotros" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Marty prepares to head back to work but isn’t emotionally prepared to send Daphne to daycare. Meanwhile, Gemma notices an issue with the grade Grover’s receiving in his Spanish class.

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the e-Neighborhood" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
A new community social app shakes up the neighborhood. Also, Marty and Courtney attend a family class with Daphne and unexpectedly bump into Marty’s high school sweetheart.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 11)

Monday, August 11

Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Nicole guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Tony Hale (Veep/Arrested Development) - Tony appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Cristin Milioti (The Resort/Made for Love/A to Z/How I Met Your Mother) - Cristin is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. NBC's Today catches up with Cristin in the 9am hour.
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.
Seth Rogen (The Studio/Platonic/Undeclared) - Seth stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Rachel Bloom (Reboot) and Jim Rash (Community/Help Me Help You/Thanks/Katie Joplin) - Rachel and Jim are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Alicia Silverstone (American Woman) - Alicia can be heard on the "Morning Mash Up" at 9am on SiriusXM.
Alyson Stoner (Phineas and Ferb/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Alyson discusses their new memoir Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Julianne Moore (Sirens) - Julianne talks about Sirens on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Ashley Tisdale (Phineas and Ferb/Carol's Second Act/Merry Happy Whatever/Clipped/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Ashley talks about Phineas and Ferb on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs), Cynthia Nixon (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City), Kristin Davis (And Just Like That.../Bad Teacher/Sex and the City) and Sarita Choudhury (And Just Like That...) - Sarah, Cynthia, Kristin and Sarita chat with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Oliver Hudson (Splitting Up Together/Rules of Engagement/My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star) - Oliver joins the Drew's news desk to cover the latest hot topics on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jessica St. Clair (Avenue 5/Playing House/Best Friends Forever/In the Motherhood) - Jessica is sharing her breast cancer experience with Drew and Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz is talking about breast cancer diagnoses on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.