Friday, June 18, 2010
Hot in Cleveland Sets TV Land Ratings Record; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 21, 2010)
Immediately following the premiere, the 10:30 p.m. ET/PT encore presentation of Hot in Cleveland garnered a 1.1 rating and 1.2 million viewers among A25-54 and 2.4 million total viewers. Among Women 25-54, Hot in Cleveland posted a 1.4/727,000.
TVLand.com also experienced record-breaking traffic, attracting 287,000 unique visitors, making it the most-visited day in site history. There were 117,000 visitors alone to the Hot in Cleveland show pages, in addition to thousands of fans interacting with the show on Facebook.
Filmed in front of a live studio audience, Hot in Cleveland is executive produced by Emmy® Award-winner Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills Productions and is helmed by Emmy® Award-winning Suzanne Martin (Frasier, Ellen) serving as executive producer, show runner and writer.
Hot in Cleveland revolves around three fabulous best friends from LA – novelist Melanie Moretti (Valerie Bertinelli), eye-brow archer to the stars Joy Scroggs (Jane Leeves) and former soap star Victoria Chase (Wendie Malick) – who find their lives changed forever when their plane, headed for Paris, makes an unexpected landing. When the friends discover that they are hot in Cleveland, they decide to stay. Starting over, they rent a house that happens to come with a very feisty caretaker (Betty White).
What did you think of the pilot? Will you continue watching on Wednesdays? Discuss the show on message board.
It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars (but we won't cover movie stars like Tom Hanks or John Travolta, since they won't be talking about their past sitcoms likely), so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of June 21-25, 2010, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! So get your DVR's (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!
Monday, June 21, 2010
- Jason Lee (My Name is Earl) - Jason stops by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC at 12:35am.
- Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly/Drake & Josh) - Miranda visits NBC's Today between 7-11am and later Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC at 12:35am.
- David Spade (Rules of Engagement/Just Shoot Me/8 Simple Rules) - David will have been on every talk show the last few weeks it seems. He drops by NBC's Today between 7-11am.
- Cody Linley (Hannah Montana) - The Hannah Montana and Dancing with the Stars alum appears on The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Catch Valerie from the TV Land smash-hit Hot in Cleveland on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:35am on CBS.
- Cedric the Entertainer (Cedric Presents) - Cedric visits Lopez Tonight at 11:00pm (and repeats at 2:00am) on TBS.
- Kirstie Alley (Cheers/Veronica's Closet) - Kirstie appears on a repeat of The Ellen Degeneres Show from April, so check your local listings for channel and time.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
- Jeremy Piven (Entourage) - Jeremy visits The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show/Cosby) - The legendary Bill Cosby appears on Lopez Tonight at 11:00pm (and repeats at 2:00am) on TBS.
- David Spade (Rules of Engagement/Just Shoot Me/8 Simple Rules) - David drops by NBC's Today again between 7-11am with the cast of Grown Ups and later by himself on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT/PT!
- Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly/Drake & Josh) - Miranda continues to make the rounds on LIVE! with Regis & Kelly, so check your listings.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
- Kevin James (The King of Queens) - Kevin drops by the Late Show with David Letterman to discuss his latest movie - Grown Ups.
- Lisa Kudrow (Friends) - Lisa continues to make the rounds on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS at 12:35am.
- David Spade (Rules of Engagement/Just Shoot Me/8 Simple Rules) - David visits NBC's Late Show with Jimmy Fallon at 12:35am.
- Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine) - Funny woman Wanda Sykes appears on a repeat of The Ellen Degeneres Show from April, so check your local listings for channel and time.
- Susan Olsen (The Brady Bunch - Susan visits her TV mom on The Florence Henderson Show on RLTV at 2pm.
Friday, June 25, 2010
- Tim Meadows (The Bill Engvall Show) - Tim will be on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS at 12:35am. Is there anybody who isn't in Grown Ups?
- Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) - Jason drops by The Florence Henderson Show on RLTV at 2pm.
Leave it to Beaver cast members Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver), Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell), Frank Bank (Lumpy Rutherford) and Shout! Factory DVD Producer Brian Ward will be on Stu's Show on Shokus Internet Radio on Wednesday, June 23 from 7-9pm ET/4-6pm PT to share their memories of the show and discuss the upcoming June 29 DVD release of Leave it to Beaver - The Complete Series.
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Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Friday, September 29
The Villains of Valley View - "The Haunted Jukebox" (Disney Channel, 9:00PM ET/PT)
When a haunted jukebox sends Amy and Hartley to an alternate dimension of Valley View, they must figure out how to get home before they are trapped in Monster Town forever.
Bunk'd: Learning the Ropes - "The Glitching Hour" (Disney Channel, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Noah and Megan watch a strange VHS tape that leads them to believe Jake isn't really who he seems; Lou thinks her life is a television show, and Bill and Winnie are just actors.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 25)
Friday, September 29
- Amy Poehler (Duncanville/Parks and Recreation) - Watch Amy on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Margaret Cho (All-American Girl) and Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite) - Margaret and Maria are guests on repeats of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
- Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio/The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton will be on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (June-October)
06/13 - Mayberry R.F.D. - The Complete Series
06/13 - Night Court (1984-1992) - The Complete Series
07/18 - South Park - Seasons 21-25 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/25 - The Neighborhood - Season Five
07/25 - Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin - Season One
07/25 - Superstore - The Complete Series
08/22 - Back to Life - Season 1 / Season 2
08/29 - Smiling Friends - Season 1 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/05 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Sixth Season
09/12 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Second Season
09/12 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-6 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/26 - Family Matters - The Complete Series
09/26 - Step by Step - The Complete Series
10/10 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Thirteen / The Complete Season Fourteen
10/17 - ALF - The Complete Series (Deluxe Edition) (Shout! Factory Special Offers)
10/17 - Night Court (2023) - The Complete First Season
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