Thursday, March 29, 2012
Fox Summer 2012 Schedule; MeTV Network Coming To San Antonio
This summer, Fox heats up with a lot of reality and Gordon Ramsey: the season nine premiere of So You Think You Can Dance, the return of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen and Masterchef, plus the premiere of Ramsay's new series Hotel Hell. Back for a ninth season, So You Think You Can Dance kicks off with a two-hour premiere Thursday, May 24 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. Then the following week, on Wednesday, May 30 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT, the series moves into its regular time period where it will air only once a week this season and each jam-packed two-hour show will feature awe-inspiring performances, as the contestants compete to be named America's Favorite Dancer. Additional So You Think You Can Dance schedule information to be announced. On Tuesday, May 29, Chef Ramsay returns for an all-new season of Hell's Kitchen at 8:00 PM ET/PT, followed by the season three debut of Masterchef at 9:00 PM ET/PT. Beginning Monday, June 4 at 9:00 PM ET/PT, Hell's Kitchen expands to twice per week with all-new episodes Mondays at 9:00 PM ET/PT and Tuesdays at 8:00 PM ET/PT. Next, in Hotel Hell premiering Monday, June 4 at 8:00 PM ET/PT, Ramsay will travel to San Diego, CA; Coeur D'Alene, ID; Cambridge, NY; Milford, PA; and Windsor, VT to fix horrid hotels, awful inns and just plain bad bed and breakfasts. That is all Fox has announced so far for summer. Mondays & Tuesdays with Gordon Ramsey shows and Wednesdays with So You Think You Can Dance. It is expected repeats will air Thursday-Sunday, but we're not 100%. Fox has said additional summer premiere dates and schedule information will be announced. So stay with us!
MeTV Network has announced an affiliation agreement with Post-Newsweek-owned KSAT-TV, San Antonio where MeTV will launch on Monday, April 2, 2012. The station will carry MeTV over the air on channel 12.2 as well as on all local cable systems. MeTV now covers more than 77% of the country and has more than 120 affiliates. Post-Newsweek's other MeTV affiliate is WPLG- TV in Miami, which will launch on April 24, 2012. In other MeTV news, they will add their new Saturday morning block starting Saturday, April 7. The new block will feature classic animated series from 5-8am. Airing in order are: Gumby, The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power. The latter two will have two episodes back-to-back. This block will replace Saturday airings of Gomer Pyle, Petticoat Junction and The Beverly Hillbillies. On Easter Sunday (April 8), MeTV will air two classic specials at 6pm and 7pm: Here Comes Peter Cottontail and Lamb Chop's Passover Special. There will be no other changes to the schedule, so all of your favorite sitcoms and dramas will remain airing.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Sunday, September 27
The Simpsons - "Undercover Blues" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Mr. Burns goes under cover as "Fred" at the nuclear power plant and becomes friends with Homer and the gang; Burns implements all sorts of amenities to improve his employees' lives, but a jealous Smithers plots to bring the old, bitter Burns back.
Bless the Harts - "Violet's Secret" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Jenny and Betty secretly follow Violet after becoming paranoid that she's making the same bad decisions they did as teenagers; Wayne gets sued by Bobbie Nell.
Bob's Burgers - "Dream a Little Bob of Bob" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Bob goes on an epic quest to find a misplaced lockbox key; Tina attempts to learn a hand-slapping song that everyone can do -- but her.
Family Guy - "Stewie's First World" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Stewie finally says his first word, and it's a swearword; when Lois is shunned by the other moms, she tries to figure out where Stewie could have possibly learned it.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 21)
Friday, September 25
- Drew Barrymore (Santa Clarita Diet) - Watch Drew on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Rob Corddry (The Unicorn/Ballers) - Rob appears on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
- Pete Holmes (Crashing) - Pete is a guest on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
- Kiersey Clemons (Angie Tribeca/Transparent) - Kiersey will be on The Real, so check your local listings.
- John David Washington (Ballers) - John talks about his new film Tenet, secretly shooting a movie with Zendaya during quarantine and what's next on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- David Arquette (In Case of Emergency/Double Rush/Parenthood) - David talks about the Scream reboot, two recent projects — You Cannot Kill David Arquette and Kiss The Ground — and more on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Son of Zorn/Suburgatory) - Cheryl talks about Fox's I Can See Your Voice on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
- Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Tituss talks about Netflix's Sing On on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Tia Mowry (Family Reunion/Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia opens up about her frightening health misdiagnosis on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
- Queen Latifah) - Queen Latifah is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Sabrina Carpenter (Girl Meets World) - Sabrina appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Eugene Cordero (Tacoma FD/Other Space) - Eugene will be on Couch Surfing at 8am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (June/July/August/September)
06/02 - Work in Progress - Season 1
06/09 - Head of the Class - The Complete First Season (WBShop.com)
06/09 - How to Be a Gentleman - The Complete Series
06/09 - Letterkenny - Seasons 3 & 4
06/09 - Modern Family - The Eleventh and Final Season
06/09 - No Activity - Season 1
06/09 - Superior Donuts - Season Two
06/23 - Bob's Burgers - The Complete 10th Season
06/23 - Fresh Off the Boat - The Complete Sixth and Final Season
06/23 - Last Man Standing - The Complete Seventh Season
06/23 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Third Season (Blu-ray)
06/30 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season Seven
07/07 - Will & Grace - The Revival - Season Three - The Farewell Season
07/21 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Tenth Season
07/21 - The Thundermans - Season 1 / Season 2 / Season 3 / Season 4
07/21 - The Unicorn - Season One
07/28 - The Thundermans - Season 1-4 Bundle
08/04 - Last Man Standing - The Complete Eighth Season
08/04 - The Neighborhood - Season One
08/11 - Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens - Season 1
08/11 - Final Space - The First and Second Seasons (Blu-ray)
09/01 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Third Season (Blu-ray)
09/29 - The Bob Newhart Show - The Complete Series (2020 Release)
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