Monday, June 16, 2008
WGN America Schedules '80s Week; Remembering Mark Tuttle
Kicking it off on Monday that week is the '80s hit ALF featuring the loveable alien. On Tuesday of that week, Michael J. Fox brings his classic '80s sitcom Family Ties to WGN that week...sha la la la! On Wednesday of that week, WGN America goes to the movies with two showings of the '80s blockbuster hit E.T. The Extra Terrestrial from 8-10:30pm ET and again from 10:30pm-1am ET. On Thursday the 10th, WGN America will show off one of its own regular shows, the all-time classic The Cosby Show starring the legendary Bill Cosby. Finally, the Friday airing that week will be more four episodes of the Tanner family and ALF. These shows are not going to air in the regular line-up on WGN America, except for of course The Cosby Show, which has been airing for some years now.
For episode info for this week and to discuss this '80s week (July 7-11), head on over to our message boards!
Mark Tuttle passed away near his greater Los Angeles-area home on June 2, 2008. He will be missed by all who knew him. Mark's active and successful career as a screenwriter, producer and actor spanned more than 50 years after his start at Filmways in 1957. He wrote and co-produced during six years with The Beverly Hillbillies, and also was on the staff for shows such as the Three's Company, The Facts of Life, Private Benjamin, and Three's a Crowd. Tuttle also wrote an episode or two of series such as 227, What's Happening Now!!, The Practice (NBC), Oh Madeline, What a Country, The Harvey Korman Show, Petticoat Junction and The Tim Conway Show. He wrote over 200 episodes of series television.
He will be certainly missed by fans of The Beverly Hillbillies and his other writing work such the fourth season of Three's Company. A tribute website was created by his family, check it out at marktuttle.info. Mark was 73.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, May 11
The Neighorhood - "Welcome to Goodbye" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Two joyful wedding celebrations bring loved ones together while old tensions and heartfelt confessions surface one last time. Meanwhile, tough goodbyes loom and the family looks ahead to a new chapter shaped by love, growth and change.
DMV - "Impact Will Be Felt" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
A long‑awaited achievement sparks an office celebration that brings unresolved feelings and difficult realizations to the surface. Meanwhile, high‑stakes decisions and unexpected shifts in power shape the future of the workplace, leaving the team to face major change ahead.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 11)
Monday, May 11
- Steve Carell (Rooster/Space Force/The Office/Come to Papa/Watching Ellie) - Watch Steve on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Olivia Rodrigo (Bizaardvark) - Olivia appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Annaleigh Ashford (B Positive), Christopher Jackson (And Just Like That...) and Bernadette Peters (High Desert/Mozart in the Jungle/All's Fair) - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has a special Broadway performance featuring Annaleigh Ashford, Christopher Jackson, Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt and Patrick Wilson at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Ayo Edebiri (Big Mouth/The Bear) - Ayo is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Comedian CP (Love Life) - Comedian CP appears on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback/No Good Deed/HouseBroken/Web Therapy/Friends/Mad About You) and Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun/The Girl with Something Extra) - Andy Cohen interviews Lisa and Sally on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo. All Access with Linsey Davis sits down with Lisa Kudrow to talk about her career, including her iconic roles in Friends and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion and the series finale of The Comeback on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Katherine LaNasa (Three Sisters) - Katherine talks season two of the hit show The Pitt and helps Drew surprise a deserving nurse on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Sophia Bush (Partners) - Sophia talks about Broad Trip on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
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