CBS Pulls How To Be A Gentleman From Saturday Burn-Off; MeTV to the Bay Area on KOFY-TV

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

CBS Pulls How To Be A Gentleman From Saturday Burn-Off; MeTV to the Bay Area on KOFY-TV

We first broke the story on Twitter that CBS has pulled the Saturday burn-off of canceled comedy How To Be A Gentleman after just one week. The series was pulled from the original Thursday schedule, as we mentioned, and now has been pulled from Saturdays after just one week. The sitcom only posted a 0.7 18-49 rating on Saturday, going down from its Two and a Half Men repeat lead-in. Only three total episodes have been aired and six still remain in the can to air, as production was stopped after the ninth episode. No word on if and when CBS will air these six episodes. I get the feeling you have seen the last of this sitcom, though. Lead actor David Hornsby created the series, adapting the nonfiction book of the same name by John Bridges. The series chronicled two former high school classmates, an uptight columnist (Hornsby) and his more freewheeling, Iraq war veteran, trainer (Kevin Dillon), as they renew a friendship that never really existed before. It was sort of like a new take on The Odd Couple.
CBS will replace this sitcom with comedy repeats, with the Comedytime Saturday hour now a full-hour of repeats from 8-9pm ET/PT.

MeTV Network has announced an affiliation agreement with KOFY-TV in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose market. Granite Broadcasting Corporation's KOFY-TV20/Cable 13 is a local, independent station that covers the nine Bay Area counties. MeTV Network will launch soon and be carried over the air on channel 20.2. Discussions are underway to return MeTV to cable systems in the market. The launch of the Network on KOFY-TV will increase MeTV's market clearance to 62% of the US on primary and digital subchannel affiliates. As you know, MeTV features a wide range of programming that audiences and advertisers find comfortable and engaging. MeTV's library includes series from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, CBS Television Distribution, NBCUniversal Television as well as independent series owners and producers. MeTVs' line-up include some of the best television programs ever produced, such as: M*A*S*H, Perry Mason, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Bob Newhart Show, the original Star Trek and Hawaii Five-O series, in addition to many other shows. MeTV Network, memorable entertainment television, launched nationally in December 2010, is owned and operated by Weigel Broadcasting Co. and distributed by MGM Television. Stay with us for continued MeTV coverage as usual.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, March 31

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Signature Service Loyalty Rewards Program" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Malcom receives an unexpected call from USC’s athletic director about a baseball head coach vacancy. Meanwhile, Calvin and Marty start a new signature loyalty rewards program at The Fuse Box.

Poppa's House - "Say Wha?!" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Junior’s fundraising effort for his film takes a dramatic turn when he discovers Poppa’s flea market purchase is worth a fortune. Vivica A. Fox guest stars as “Judge SayWha.”

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 31)

Monday, March 31

Jennifer Coolidge (2 Broke Girls/Joey) - Watch Jennifer on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Britt Lower (Ghosted/Man Seeking Woman/Big Lake) - Britt 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 stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite/Benched) - Maria is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Jay Ellis (Running Point/Insecure/The Game) - Jay talks about Running Point and Freaky Tales on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
Sara Gilbert (The Conners/Bad Teacher/The Big Bang Theory/The Class/Roseanne) - Sara chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She also talks about The Conners on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Michelle Buteau (Survival of the Thickest/Bless the Harts/Enlisted) - Michelle talks about Survival of the Thickest on NBC's Today in the 10am hour and on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Michael Angarano (Laid/I'm Dying Up Here/Will & Grace) - Michael talks about Sacramento on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) - Eva talks about Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is joining Drew and Ross to hit the headlines in an all-new Drew's News on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.