CBS Schedules Wednesday Rules of Engagement Airing; The CW's Two Summer Series

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

CBS Schedules Wednesday Rules of Engagement Airing; The CW's Two Summer Series

Yesterday we gave you updates on ABC, NBC, and Fox, so we just have to give some updates for you on CBS and The CW, right? CBS has announced that it will air the sitcom Rules of Engagement on a special night and time on Wednesday, April 29 at 8:00pm ET/PT. That will bump the regularly scheduled episode of Old Christine to 8:30pm, preempting Gary Unmarried all together for the night. May sweeps starts on April 23, so these episodes will be all-new. In fact, Rules of Engagement will be all-new also on its regular night and time that week (Monday, April 27 at 9:30pm).
So why is CBS doing this? It could be a test to see if Rules of Engagement can anchor an hour on its own and to see if it works with Old Christine. Or it could be because they are just lining episodes up so all episodes of the sitcoms, all fit in. Old Christine has a 22 episode order, while Gary Unmarried has 20...so both will now be in sync to have their season finales on May 13, but we are not sure how many Rules of Engagement episodes they have ordered. 12 are scheduled from what we can see, so possibly only 12, with the season finale on May 18. OR if they have 13 episodes, they could schedule the season finale on the last night of the season on Wednesday, May 20 at 8pm (since the Wednesday comedies will finish the week before)? We shall see.

The CW announced today that it will launch two original series for the summer: the reality relationship series Hitched or Ditched and the docu-series set in Washington, D.C., Blonde Charity Mafia. Hitched or Ditched premieres Tuesday, May 26 from 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET, following the season finale of Reaper from 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET. Encore presentations will air Wednesdays from9:00-10:00 p.m. ET, beginning May 27. The six-episode run will continue until the season finale on Tuesday, June 30. The series is a one-hour reality show focusing on couples who are in long-term relationships but have not yet taken that big leap into marriage. The show is produced by RDF USA in association with Next Entertainment. The executive producers are Mike Fleiss, Chris Coelen, Greg Goldman, Mike Duffy and Jason Ehrlich. Mike Fleiss is having series left and right. The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, High School Reunion, and the upcoming The Cougar for TV Land and More to Love for Fox. So Fleiss this summer will have The Bachelorette on ABC Mondays from end of May to mid-July, Hitched or Ditched on The CW Tuesdays from end of May to end of June, More to Love on Fox Tuesdays starting at the end of July, and The Cougar on TV Land Wednesdays from mid-April to early June. Wow that is a lot of shows and The Bachelor's latest season just ended in early March and High School Reunion's latest season is about to end this week!
The half-hour episodes of Blonde Charity Mafia will premiere with two back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, July 7 from 9:00-9:30 and 9:30-10:00 p.m. ET. Beginning July 14, an encore of the previous week's episode will air at 9:00 p.m., followed by an original episode at 9:30 p.m. The six episodes will conclude with a season finale on Tuesday, August 4. The series is a docu-series about the lives of Washington, D.C.'s most influential 20-something Alpha Girls. The series is from Capital Hills Productions, Inc. with executive producers Patty Ivins and Julie Pizzi.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, June 4

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "House of Bad Neighbors" (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 - "Parental Progress" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
After losing his job, Jeremy decides to move to the backwoods of Georgia to help his grandfather, who has purchased a rundown home for the elderly.

The Ms. Pat Show - "Blast from the Past" (BET, 10:30PM ET/PT)
Pat and Denise encounter a familiar face when they join Elizabeth at a motivational speaker's event; Junebug and Janelle suspect the bakery where they work is selling more than cupcakes.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 1)

Wednesday, June 4

Don Johnson (Kenan) - Watch Don on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) - Miley is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Annie Murphy (Kevin Can F**k Himself/Schitt's Creek) - Annie appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Mark Hamill (The Texas Wheelers) - Mark is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Cristin Milioti (The Resort/Made for Love/A to Z/How I Met Your Mother) - Cristin stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Julianne Moore (Sirens) - Julianne talks about Echo Valley on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Keanu Reaves (Swedish Dicks) - Keanu discusses From the World of John Wick: Ballerina with ABC News correspondent Chris Connelly on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Nick and Andrew chat with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. They also talk about I Don't Understand You on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Renée Elise Goldsberry (Girls5eva) - Renée talks about Who I Am Really Am on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm. She also performs on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Natasha Rothwell (How to Die Alone/Insecure) - Natasha talks about The White Lotus on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Halle Berry (Living Dolls) - Halle guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Chloë Sevigny (Russian Doll) - Chloë chats about her new series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Phil Rosenthal (Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond - Phil talks about Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Travis Van Winkle (FUBAR) - Travis is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.
Erika Henningsen (The Four Seasons) - Erika appears on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in York at 10:05am.