Tuesday, May 17, 2011
ABC Upfront 2011-12: Fall 2011 Schedule; Leave it to Beaver Returns to TV Land
ABC 2011-12
Fall 2011
Sundays
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00PM Once Upon a Time (NEW!)
9:00PM Desperate Housewives
10:00PM Pan Am (NEW!)
Mondays
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars
10:00PM Castle
Tuesdays
8:00PM Last Man Standing (NEW!)
8:30PM Man Up (NEW!)
9:00PM Dancing with the Stars: The Results
10:00PM Body of Proof
Wednesdays
8:00PM The Middle
8:30PM Suburgatory (NEW!)
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM Happy Endings
10:00PM Revenge (NEW!)
Thursdays
8:00PM Charlie's Angels (NEW!)
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy
10:00PM Private Practice
Fridays
8:00PM Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00PM Shark Tank
10:00PM 20/20
Saturdays
8:00PM Saturday Night College Football
Mid-Season:
New Mid-Season: Good Christian Belles (Drama), Missing (Drama), The River (Drama), Scandal (Drama), Apartment 23 (Single-Camera Comedy), Work It (Multi-Camera Comedy).
Returning Mid-Season: Cougar Town, The Bachelor, Secret Millonaire.
Please note shows picked up but not listed on the schedule will debut later in the 2011-12 season.
NOTES: ABC will be introducing 13 new series this season, including eight new dramas and five new comedies. New series for the 2011-12 season are Apartment 23, Charlie’s Angels, Good Christian Belles, Last Man Standing, Man Up, Missing, Once Upon a Time, Pan Am, Revenge, The River, Scandal, Suburgatory and Work It. Cougar Town and Apartment 23 will air Tuesdays starting at 9:00 p.m. once Dancing with the Stars ends. The Bachelor and Secret Millionaire will return later in the season.
The upfront presentation for ABC is at 4pm ET. Stay tuned later for a recap.
Discuss ABC's 2011-12 line-up and also you can view complete program information.
Moving on to some other news, TV Land will bring back Leave it to Beaver from a long hiatus starting May 28. The classic sitcom will air weekend afternoons from 1-3pm, replacing two hours of The Andy Griffith Show, which will still remain from 3pm-5pm. The Cleaver family will start from episode one, so you can enjoy it from the beginning if you have missed it not airing on TV Land.
One other note for TV Land, starting Monday, June 6, The Nanny will now air every weekday from 11pm-1am, replacing two hours of the late night marathon madness, which will continue still from 1am-5am.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, April 16
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Alpha Males and the Power of Prayer" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Mandy tries to make things right with Pastor Jeff (Matt Hobby) when she learns her controversial comments have hurt the tire store’s business. Meanwhile, Jim and Audrey butt heads over Connor’s allowance.
Ghosts - "Woodstone Royale" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Needing to raise a large sum of money to pay the IRS, Sam and Jay agree to host a high-stakes poker game at the mansion. Meanwhile, in an act of generosity, Sass and Pete gift Jay’s recliner to the basement ghosts. Iain Armitage Guest Stars as a Player Joining a High‑Stakes Poker Game for Upcoming Acting Role Research.
Animal Control - "Coyotes and Eagles" (Fox, 9:02PM ET/PT)
A movie star shadows Frank for his upcoming role as an Animal Control officer; Shred and Patel go on a juice cleanse; Emily forgets Templeton's birthday.
Going Dutch - "General Dearest" (Fox, 9:32PM ET/PT)
Due to flooding from a massive storm, The Colonel invites Gen. Martin and her troops to stay at Stroopsdorf; Shah and Maggie turn up the heat on their romance.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 13)
Thursday, April 16
- Molly Shannon (I Love That for You/The Other Two/Divorce/Kath & Kim/Craking Up) - Catch Molly on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jamie Lee Curtis (The Sticky/Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Jamie Lee is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio/The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Daniel Radcliffe (The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins/Miracle Workers) - Daniel is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Elizabeth Perkins (Minx/The Moodys/How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)/Weeds) - Andy Cohen interviews Elizabeth on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory) - Simon talks about The Audacity on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - NBC's Today catches up with Nick in the 9am hour.
- Jean Smart (Hacks/Samantha Who?/Center of the Universe/In-Laws/Style & Substance/Designing Women) - Jean and Tony Goldwyn talk about Hacks on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Paul Walter Hauser (The Afterparty) - Paul tells Drew about his new movie Balls Up on Sherri, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
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