Free Elka! Hot in Cleveland Finale; Digital Digest

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Free Elka! Hot in Cleveland Finale; Digital Digest

TV Land announced that it has created a line of “Free Elka” t-shirts, mugs and other collectibles to celebrate the hit series and its cliffhanger season finale which aired at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Wednesday, August 18. In the season one finale, Betty White's character, Elka Ostrovsky gets booked into custody after the police find a hidden stash of valuables in her storm cellar. In the episode, viewers find out that Elka's deceased husband was a fence for the Cleveland mob and she has been sitting on these priceless items for years. The "Free Elka" line features the mug shot of White's character, Elka Ostrovsky, on the front of the shirt and the Hot in Cleveland logo on the back. The shirts, available in both women and men's styles, plus other collectibles are available via tvland.com .

“We really loved our Hot in Cleveland cliffhanger and wanted our fans to be able to have their own keepsake of this hilarious episode,” stated Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land. “The fans have been such an integral part of the success of the show so we wanted to give them a way to show their support of Hot in a whole new and tangible way.”

TV Land's Hot in Cleveland was the highest rated original scripted sitcom premiere in the history of cable when it premiered on June 16, 2010. The show continues to deliver high ratings for the channel. To date, the series delivers a whopping 1.83 in Adults 25-54, a 2.34 in Women 25-54 and the first nine episodes has reached 4.0 million viewers, according to The Nielsen Company's 3-day playback plus Live viewing. Hot in Cleveland is set to start production on its second season in the fall with 20 new episodes airing in January 2011.

Welcome to another edition of Digital Digest! Our normal Digital Digest blogger (skees53) as you know is off for the summer and is missed. As always, we have the latest news and upcoming releases for Tuesday. Unfortunately, we have no blog DVD review this week. We hope to have NCIS - The Seventh Season for next week. September will be a very busy month for sitcom DVD releases. Stay with us for our latest DVD reviews and news. Dont forget to check out our TV Series on DVD News and Discussion Message Board.

DIGITAL NEWS

It was another slow week for sitcoms. The Patty Duke Show - Season Three will be released on Tuesday and will include the 1999 cast reunion movie Still Rockin' In Brooklyn Heights and Brand-New PSAs Starring The Lanes. We hope to have a review of this set soon. There are rumors that Here's Lucy - Season Four will be released by MPI in the first quarter of 2011. Fox is releasing new gift set versions on DVD and Blu-ray of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - A Very Sunny Christmas on November 16th.

Fox has a press release for How I Met Your Mother - Season 5: The Suited Up Edition. Pre-orders are being taken for Weeds - Season Six on DVD and Blu-ray. No release date or cover art is available yet. The Office - Season Six on Blu-ray will have some first-of-its-kind extras.

Warner Home Video has shuffled some of the release dates for their Charlie Brown/Peanuts specials. Glee - The Complete First Season: Gleek Set will be released by Fox on November 16th. The extras for CSI: NY - The Sixth Season will include audio commentaries and bonus crossover episodes of CSI: Miami and CSI.

For more information on titles that we won't cover with full or blog DVD reviews, you can head on over to the news section of TVShowsOnDVD.com for all of the latest details.

UPCOMING WEEK PREVIEW

Tuesday (August 24) will have only a few sitcom releases. HBO Home Video is releasing Flight of the Conchords - The Complete Collection. Shout! Factory is offering The Patty Duke Show - Season Three which will include Still Rockin In Brooklyn Heights: The Patty Duke Show cast reunion movie. Fox is releasing The Simpsons - The Thirteenth Season on DVD and Blu-ray. ABC Studios will have Lost - The Complete Sixth and Final Season on DVD Blu-ray. They will also be releasing Lost - The Complete Collection on DVD and Blu-ray. And finally, CBS DVD will have NCIS - The Seventh Season. Look for our reviews of many of these releases soon.

LOOKING AHEAD

Come on back right here next week for more news and reviews. Next week we hopefully will have a blog review of NCIS - The Seventh Season for you. And don't forget to read our full DVD reviews, as many sitcoms will be coming fast very soon as we near September. So please stay with us! Free Elka and keep it digital!

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, May 4

The Neighorhood - "Welcome to Kalamazoo?" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Dave and Gemma seriously consider a major life change, it sends ripples through the family and strains relationships. Meanwhile, wedding chaos and unexpected revelations complicate plans for Malcolm and Marty, forcing everyone to confront what’s really ahead.

DMV - "Car-lette" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Colette tries to fix up her run-down car to get it re-registered, Gregg encourages her to buy a new one to save money. Meanwhile, Barb tries to teach everyone DMV robbery protocols.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 4)

Monday, May 4

Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Watch Nicole on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback/No Good Deed/HouseBroken/Web Therapy/Friends/Mad About You) - Lisa appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Andy Cohen interviews Billy on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
Jamie Lynn Sigler (Guys with Kids) - Jamie Lynn talks about And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Ryan Reynolds (Two Guys and a Girl) and Rob McElhenney (Mythic Quest/It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) - Ryan and Rob talk about Welcome to Wrexham on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Damon Wayans (Poppa's House/My Wife and Kids/Damon) - Damon discusses diabetic macular edema with GMA lifestyle contributor Lori Bergamotto on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Jay Pharoah (White Famous/Champaign ILL) - Jay chats about The Quiz with Balls on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Goldie Hawn (Good Morning World) - Goldie talks about The After-School Kindness Crew: Pooch on the Loose #1 on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour and chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/The Millers/Sean Saves the World) - The Drew Barrymore Show has a little bit extra with Sean, so check your local listings.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - The Drew Barrymore Show has more from Valerie and and Drew in the kitchen on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Oliver Hudson (Splitting Up Together/Rules of Engagement/My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star) - The Drew Barrymore Show has a little bit extra with Oliver, so check your local listings.
Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - Stanley is a guest on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.