Anger Management Coming to Broadcast Syndication in Fall 2014; Boy Meets World Sequel Series, Girl Meets World, Possibly Coming to Disney Channel

Monday, November 05, 2012

Anger Management Coming to Broadcast Syndication in Fall 2014; Boy Meets World Sequel Series, Girl Meets World, Possibly Coming to Disney Channel

Anger Management - Charlie Sheen and Martin Sheen

We mentioned a few months ago that Anger Management, starring Charlie Sheen, had been picked up for a second season that will begin airing on FX in January 2013. The sitcom is the highest-rated new comedy series on cable in 2012, averaging 4.53 million total viewers and 2.5 million adults in the coveted 18-49 demo. It premiered in June as the most-watched primetime scripted comedy premiere in cable history. When it performed well in the ratings and reached certain thresholds, it was guaranteed an order of 90 additional episodes and sent the show into broadcast syndication.

The Fox Television Stations have acquired the show, which is produced by Lionsgate Television and distributed by Debmar-Mercury, for a fall 2014 premiere. Fox will air it in nine of their markets: WNYW/WWOR New York, KTTV/KCOP Los Angeles, WFLD/WPWR Chicago, KDFW/KDFI Dallas, WTTG/WDCA Washington, D.C., KRIV/KTXH Houston, KSAZ/KUTP Phoenix, KMSP/WFTC Minneapolis and WOFL/WRBW Orlando. The deal is for four years or throughout its network run, with an option for three more years. Fox will give the show double airings in access (7-8pm ET/6-7pm CT) and late fringe (11pm-2am ET/10pm-1am CT) Monday through Sunday.

Fox already has syndication's top-rated sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, in their lineup. As we reported a couple of years ago, Modern Family is coming to broadcast syndication in fall 2013. The Emmy Award-winning series will also be airing on USA Network next fall.

Boy Meets World - Cory and Topanga Wedding

Disney Channel is in the very early stages of developing Girl Meets World, a sequel to Boy Meets World, according to TVLine. The original series ran for seven seasons on ABC from 1993-2000. Disney is trying to get two of the original stars, Ben Savage (Cory Matthews) and Danielle Fishel (Topanga Lawrence Matthews), to reprise their roles in the new series. Cory and Topanga were married in the seventh and final season. Girl Meets World would focus on their preteen daughter. Boy Meets World creator and executive producer Michael Jacobs is currently casting the project.

What do you think of this potential series? Would you watch it? Discuss it on our Boy Meets World message board. View photos in our galleries.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Friday, March 31

Lopez vs. Lopez - "Lopez vs Dog Quinces" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
A once-estranged father and daughter navigate dysfunction, reconnection and all the headaches and joy in between as they make up for lost time like only they can -- with the rest of their unique, offbeat family by their side.

Grand Crew - "Wine & Children" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Nicky and Noah find out their dad has a new boo; Anthony and Fay look after Wyatt's plants while he's away; Sherm dates a mommy, and there's wine.

Saturdays - "Too Many Cooks" (Disney Channel, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Paris asks if Simone and Ari can work at her parents' baking business, but before long, Paris is working overtime to clean up her friends' messes.

Saturdays - "Why Are You So Meme?" (Disney Channel, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Paris and Sonia Little of 2-Cute-4-U show up at Saturdays with the same hairdo, touching off a "Who-Wore-It-Best" meme war.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 27)

Friday, March 31

Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Watch Chris on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about The Super Mario Bros. Movie on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
Ike Barinholtz (History of the World, Part II/The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project) - Ike appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jamie Lee Curtis (Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Jamie Lee is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke appears on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Animal Practice/Better with You/Reba) and Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - JoAnna and Morris guest co-host The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Heather Graham (Californication/Emily's Reasons Why Not/Scrubs) - Heather appears on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Katie Lowes (How We Roll) - Katie guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Kyra Sedgwick (Call Your Mother) - Kyra talks about Space Oddity on NBC's Today in the 10am hour. She will also be on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
John Owen Lowe (Unstable) - John is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney talks about her new OnlyFans comedy roast series Whitney Cummings Presents on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Kym Whitley (Act Your Age/Young & Hungry/Animal Practice/Sparks) - Kym joins Sherri on the couch to talk about their NAACP Image Award-winning podcast Two Funny Mamas and her sitcom Act Your Age on Bounce TV on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Leslie Odom Jr. (Love in the Time of Corona/Big Dady) and Nicolette Robinson (Love in the Time of Corona/Perfect Couples) - Leslie and Nicolette talk about I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Christina Milian (Grandfathered) and Judy Reyes (Scrubs) - ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know spotlights Celia Cruz as first Afro-Latina on a U.S. quarter with family and celebrity guests Christina Milian, Amara La Negra and Judy Reyes at 1pm.