Will & Grace Leaving Local Syndication?; Calling All Brady Bunch Fans

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Will & Grace Leaving Local Syndication?; Calling All Brady Bunch Fans

Will & Grace has been on local broadcast syndication since Fall 2002, but now could it be leaving? I have gotten word that in New York, WPIX(CW11) will lose the rights to the sitcom after December 14, 2008. I'm not sure if it is leaving all local channels completely then, though. If you know if your local channel is removing the show starting Dec. 15, please let us know!
WPIX will replace it starting Monday, Dec. 15, with an extra episode of Frasier at 1am. Will & Grace was airing weeknights at 12:30am, and now According to Jim will shift over from 1am to 12:30am, and Frasier was airing at 1:30am, will now get a full hour from 1-2am. The Saturday airings of Will & Grace will be replaced by an hour of George Lopez from 5-6pm, with Friends being shifted to 6-7pm.
Will & Grace might be leaving local syndication, but it will remain on cable on Lifetime, so all is not lost. We're just not 100% yet if Will & Grace is leaving every market locally, but we do know in New York it is gone (or will it be on the move to another station in NY?). We will follow this and do a follow-up as soon as we get some info.

We have gotten a special message calling out fans for The Brady Bunch: "Please sign this online petition for Rhino Video to release the complete nine episode series of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of The Brady Bunch in September 2009 and as a companion to Susan Olsen's upcoming coffee table book.
Tell your friends - we need at least 1,000 signatures by November 30, 2008! Many of these episodes have not seen the light of day in over three decades and should be made available to fans.
Fans are also welcome to contact Rhino Video via email, telephone, and
USPS:
QUESTIONS ABOUT PRODUCTS: drrhino@rhino.com
WEBMASTER: webmaster@rhino.com
You can also leave a voice message at the following phone number. 1-800-
546-3670.
Company address for writing a letter:
Rhino Video
3400 W. Olive
Burbank, CA 91505
Thanks for your support"

Rhino did release two episodes years back, so they obviously have the rights to it. Rhino has basically stopped TV on DVD, so I'm not expecting anything out of them, but fans must make their voices heard and do this!

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, June 11

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Buring the Hatchet" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
House of Payne is the hilarious comedy about Retired fire chief Curtis Payne and his lovely wife Ella.

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Writing the Next Chapter" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Cora and Leah tell Reginald he's still on thin ice with Brandon; Vinny attempts to have the facility join his Ponzi scheme.

The Ms. Pat Show - "A Hard Day's Work" (BET, 10:30PM ET/PT)
Denise lands Pat a starring role in a movie with a big-time director, but the film may be a little too adult even by Pat's standards; Terry has a heart-to-heart with his mom.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 9)

Wednesday, June 11

Arnold Schwarzenegger (FUBAR) - Watch Arnold on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education) - Aimee appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Jenny stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Sasheer Zamata (Home Economics/Woke/Robbie), Tien Tran (Mr. Throwback/How I Met Your Father) and Paul F. Tompkins (The Great North/BoJack Horseman/DAG) - Sasheera, Tien and Paul are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Mario Cantone (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Mario talks about And Just Like That... on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Patricia Clarkson (Davis Rules) - Patricia talks about Lilly on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso) - Nick talks about Deep Cover on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry chats with Kelly and Mark about Hazardous History with Henry Winkler on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Leighton Meester (Single Parents/Making History) - Leighton talks about The Buccaneers on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Drew is joined by Andrew Rannells to celebrate all things Thanksgiving on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jurnee Smollett (Cosby/On Our Own/Full House) - Jurnee is telling Drew about her new movie, The Order based on a true story of bank robberies, white supremacists and domestic terror on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.