Tuesday, December 21, 2010

E! Schedules Sex and the City in January 2011; Remembering Barney Miller's Steve Landesberg

As we first mentioned back in April, E! and style have acquired reruns of Sex and the City starting January 2011. Now we have more info on the times. The series will premiere on Monday, Jan. 3 on E! and will air weeknights at 8:00pm & 8:30pm ET/PT. The series will also encore in a morning block starting Tuesday, Jan. 4 airing from 8am-10am ET/PT and also afternoons in the 3pm hour. There is no info yet on when sister network style Network will air the series.
TBS had been airing the reruns since 2003 and they stopped airing the series in early November.

We have some sad news to report. Barney Miller's Steve Landesberg has passed away. Steve passed away yesterday (Monday, Dec. 20). The cause of death wasn't released, but it was said that he had cancer.
Steve Landesberg may have been best known for his role as the intellectual and sometimes annoying Detective Sgt. Arthur Dietrich on the long-running 1970s ABC cop comedy Barney Miller (1975-82), but younger audiences knew him too -- for a slew of recent parts such as the doctor on the 2008 hit movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Landesberg appeared in dozens of TV shows as a guest star, his curly haired, bespectacled face easily recognizable. He also played Det. Arthur Dietrich on an episode of the Barney Miller spin-off Fish in 1977. Among the older series he appeared on were The Rockford Files, 9 to 5, Mr. President, Pearl, Harry and the Hendersons, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Cosby, Dave's World, Conrad Bloom, Twice in a Lifetime, Law and Order and The Golden Girls. Recent credits included The Cleaner, Everybody Hates Chris, Ghost Whisperer, Just Jordan, That '70s Show and American Dad!
His last regular role was on the Starz short-lived drama Head Case from 2007-09. He also lent his voice to animated fare such as Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Capitol Critters and an episode of ABC's Dinosaurs. As mentioned his film work included Forgetting Sarah Marshall and also Wild Hogs and Leader of the Band. You can see him play an accountant on Wild Hogs on New Year's Eve on ABC at 8pm.
Steve will be deeply missed. He was an accomplished actor and was nominated three times for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series from 1980-82 on Barney Miller. Unfortunately, Barney Miller is not airing on television right now. It was last aired on WGN America, but let's hope there is some sort of tribute to Steve. We will let you know if there is one. Steve was only 65.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, November 9

St. Denis Medical - "Is That a Dinosaur?" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Ron refuses to be babied on his first day back; Alex faces off with Val over some I.O.U.'s; Bruce deepens his relationship with Dr. Emerson.

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins - "The Spaghetti Loop" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Tobin and Rusty both attempt to become financially independent of the Dinkins family, but Reggie has other ideas.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 9)

Monday, November 9

  • Andy Richter (Andy Barker, P.I./Quintuplets/Andy Richter Controls the Universe) - Watch Andy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Pete Davidson (Bupkis) - Pete is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Watching Ellie/Seinfeld/Day by Day) - Julia appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Caroline Rhea (Sydney to the Max/Sabrina the Teenage Witch/Pride & Joy) - Caroline will be on Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Rachel Dratch (Grimsburg/Imaginary Mary/30 Rock), Sara Foster and Erin Foster (Producers of Nobody Wants This) - Andy Cohen interviews Rachel, Sara and Erin on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
  • Danielle Fishel (Girl Meets World/Boy Meets World), Rider Strong (Girl Meets World/Boy Meets World/Julie) and Will Friedle (Boy Meets World) - Danielle, Rider and Will are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Rose Byrne (Platonic/Physical) - Rose talks about The Good Daughter on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
  • Bobby Moynihan (The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins/Mr. Mayor/Me, Myself & I) - NBC's Today catches up with Bobby in the 9am hour.
  • Julianne Moore (Sirens) - NBC's Today catches up with Julianne in the 10am hour.
  • Ali Wong (Big Mouth/American Housewife/Are You There, Chelsea?) and Stephanie Hsu (Laid) - Ali and Stephanie talk about Steps on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Niecy Nash-Betts (Reno 911!/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb) - Niecy tells Drew all about the upcoming season of All's Fair on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.


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