Monday, May 14, 2012
Fox Upfront 2012-13: Fall 2012 Schedule; Family Ties Coming To GMC
Fall 2012
Mondays
8:00PM Bones
9:00PM The Mob Doc (NEW!)
Tuesdays
8:00PM Raising Hope
8:30PM Ben & Kate (NEW!)
9:00PM New Girl
9:30PM The Mindy Project (NEW!)
Wednesdays
8:00PM The X-Factor /American Idol (mid-season)
Thursdays
8:00PM The X-Factor/American Idol (mid-season)
9:00PM Glee
Fridays
8:00PM Touch
9:00PM Fringe
Saturdays
8:00PM College Football on Fox
Sundays
7:00PM NFL Overrun/Animated Repeats
7:30PM The OT (NFL post-game)/The Cleveland Show
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Bob's Burgers
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM American Dad!
Mid-season: The Following (drama, Mon), The Goodwin Games (comedy, Tues), Hell's Kitchen (Fri), Cops (Sat)
NOTES: Fox made it official that Demi Lovato and Britney Spears have joined The X Factor as judges. Fox also mentioned that mid-season drama The Following starring Kevin Bacon will be for 15 straight weeks, and is similar to 24.
Discuss Fox's 2012-13 line-up. You'll find the official press release there, too...with more detailed information.
Turning to other news, GMC has acquired the rights to the '80s sitcom Family Ties! The Michael J. Fox comedy will start airing on the cable network next Monday (May 21), weekdays at 10:00am & 10:30am. The sitcom currently airs on The Hub on cable, but it has been reduced to weekend late nights at 2:30am ET, three times a week every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. Family Ties will lead into an hour of the '90s Cosby, which gets a second hour at 11:00am & 11:30am. The show will continue to air late nights at 1:00am & 1:30am following full hours of 227 and Amen. The block of Ties and Cosby is replacing two-hours of reality game show Don't Forget the Lyrics!, which is now off the schedule. The rest of the line-up will remain intact, with The Waltons, Judging Amy, Dr. Quinn Medicine Women, more Waltons and a movie, from 12pm-11pm.
On Saturdays, a block of Sister, Sister and Moesha will remain leading into a block of Cosby. Keep it right here for more on Family Ties on GMC! Sha la la la!
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, May 6
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the World" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The whole crew heads out to see Toni Braxton live in concert, but just as the show begins, Courtney’s water breaks.
Bob Hearts Abishola - "Find Your Bench" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Seven years from now, a lot has changed for Bob, Abishola and their friends and family as they reflect on how far they’ve come and consider what’s most important to them as they head into the future.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 6)
Monday, May 6
- Laura Linney (The Big C) - Watch Laura on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) - Hannah appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Cedric the Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. He will also be on CBS Mornings some time between 7-9am.
- Chris Redd (Kenan/Disjointed) - Chris is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Joe Manganiello (How I Met Your Mother) - Joe appears on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
- Tom Selleck (The Closer) - Tom talks about You Never Know: A Memoir on CBS Mornings some time between 7-9am.
- Jennifer Lopez (South Central) - Jennifer talks about Atlas on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Kim Fields (The Upshaws/Living Single/The Facts of Life/Baby, I'm Back) - Kim appears on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Reba McEntire (Reba/Malibu Country) - Reba talks about NBC's The Voice on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/The Ellen Show/Welcome to New York) - Jim talks about Netflix's Unfrosted on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
New on DVD/Blu-ray
12/05 - Father Knows Best - The Complete Series
12/05 - The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/12 - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
12/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
12/12 - That Girl - The Complete Series
12/15 - Letterkenny - Season 11
12/19 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series
12/22 - Three's Company - The Official 40th Anniversary Collection (includes The Ropers and Three's a Crowd)
01/09 - South Park - Seasons 11-15 (Blu-ray)
01/16 - Ghosts (UK) - Season Five
02/13 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/27 - The Really Loud House - Season One
03/12 - Ghosts (UK) - The Complete Series
03/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
03/12 - Rick and Morty - Season 7 (Blu-ray Steelbook) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/03 - Too Close for Comfort - The Complete Series (VEI)
04/08 - Check It Out! - The Complete Series (VEI)
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