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NATPE 2014 is now over and we will give you a list of the shows being offered for fall 2014 syndication. So, without further adieu, here is what is being offered for Fall 2014:

OFF-NETWORK REPEATS

Daily Half-Hours
Anger Management (Debmar-Mercury)
Cougar Town (Disney-ABC)
Hot in Cleveland (CBS Television Distribution)
Mike & Molly (Warner Bros.)
Raising Hope (Twentieth Television)
First Family (Entertainment Studios)
Mr. Box Office (Entertainment Studios)

Weekly Hours
Blue Bloods (CBS Television Distribution)
The Good Wife (CBS Television Distribution)


FIRST-RUN SERIES

Talk Shows
The Meredith Vieira Show (NBC Universal)
The Real (Warner Bros.)
The Social (PPI Releasing)
Serch (Tribune Broadcasting) - test run on Tribune owned stations

Court Shows
Hot Bench (CBS Television Distribution)
Judge Faith Jenkins (Trifecta)
Justice with Judge Mablean (Entertainment Studios)

Game Shows/Reality
Celebrity Name Game (Debmar-Mercury)

News Magazine
None


Remember this is what is being offered. Some of these entries have not gotten clearances, but if and when they do, we'll let you know. Discuss this update on our message board and we will keep that thread updated all-year until the fall. So keep checking that and stay with us!


It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of Feb. 3-7, 2014, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!

Monday, February 3, 2014

• Will Arnett (The Millers/Up All Night/Arrested Development) - Watch Will on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS. He will also be on ABC's Good Morning America beteween 7-9am.
• Betty White (Hot in Cleveland/The Golden Girls/The Mary Tyler Moore Show) - The legendary Ms. White appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Ellie Kemper (The Office) - Ellie drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney is part of the guest panel on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
• Thomas Gibson (Dharma & Greg) - Thomas chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. He will also be on SI Now at 1pm.
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family/The Class) - Jesse stops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Zoey Deutch (The Suite Life on Deck) - Zoey is a guest on Pop Sugar on TV Guide Network at 6pm and on the next day on their website at noon.
• D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys) - D.L. discusses the most popular ads in last night's big game on ABC's Good Morning America between 7-9am.
• Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) - ABC's Good Morning America goes backstage with pop star Miley on her Bangerz World Tour between 7-9am.
• Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Reno 911!) - Joe will be on HuffPost Live.
• Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City/Square Pegs) - Sarah is a guest on CBS This Morning between 7-9am.
• Alyssa Milano (Who's the Boss?/Romantically Challenged) - Alyssa appears on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Hank Azaria (The Simpsons/Free Agents) - Hank is a guest on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

• Megan Mullally (Will & Grace/Breaking In) - Catch Megan on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS. She will also be on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Ted Danson (Cheers/Becker) - Ted visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Will Arnett (The Millers/Up All Night/Arrested Development) - Will chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) - Eric is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Sofia Vergara (Modern Family/Hot Properties/The Knights of Prosperity) - Sofia drops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Nicole Anderson (Jonas L.A.) - Nicole stops by Pop Sugar on TV Guide Network at 6pm and on the next day on their website at noon.
• David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) - David is a guest on Tavis Smiley, so check your local listings.
• Tatyana Ali (Love That Girl!/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Tatyana appears on The Arsenio Hall Show, so check your local listings.
• Malin Akerman (Trophy Wife) - Malin chats on The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• J.B. Smoove (The Millers/Curb Your Enthusiasm) - J.B. visits The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
• Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin will be on ABC's Good Morning America between 7-9am.
• NeNe Leakes (The New Normal) - NeNe appears on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Thomas Gibson (Dharma & Greg) - Thomas is a guest on CBS This Morning between 7-9am.
• Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Andy visits NBC's Today between 7-9am.
• Workaholics Cast - Adam Devine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson Kyle Newacheck will be on SI Now at 1pm.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

• Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men/That '70s Show) - Watch Ashton on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) - Jim appears on on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) - Nick stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Thomas Gibson (Dharma & Greg) - Thomas and the cast of of Criminal Minds celebrate their 200th episode on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT. He will also be on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings. Finally, he is a guest on The Couch on WLNY 10/55 in New York between 7-9am.
• Ariel Winter (Modern Family) - Ariel is a guest on Pop Sugar on TV Guide Network at 6pm and on the next day on their website at noon.
• Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch) - Florence chats on Home & Family at 10am on Hallmark Channel.
• James Lesure (Men at Work/Mr. Sunshine/For Your Love) - James drops by Home & Family at 10am on Hallmark Channel.
• Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Melissa appears on The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• B.J. Novak (The Office) - B.J. will be on ABC's Good Morning America between 7-9am.
• Holly Robinson Peete (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/For Your Love) - Holly guest co-hosts Access Hollywood Live Wednesday-Friday, so check your local listings.
• Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) - Yvette talks about Community on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

• Billy Crystal (Soap) - Catch Billy on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Chris stops by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC. He will also be on ABC's Good Morning America between 7-9am and NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• John Goodman (Roseanne) - John and the cast of The Monuments Men will be guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. He will also be on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) - Kunal appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Chelsea Peretti (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Chelsea is a guest on Pop Sugar on TV Guide Network at 6pm and on the next day on their website at noon.
• Kym Whitley (Let's Stay Together/Animal Practice/Sparks) - Kym reveals her number one secret to raising a child as a single mom on Bethenny, so check your local listings.
• B.J. Novak and David Koechner (The Office) - B.J. and David are guests on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.

Friday, February 7, 2014

• Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Watch Andy on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
• Anna Faris (Mom) - Anna appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Tom Lennon (Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) - Tom is a guest on on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Rosie O'Donnell (Gimme a Break!) - Rosie chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• John Goodman (Roseanne) - John appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show) - Steve visits The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Angelique Cabral (Enlisted) - Angelique stops by Home & Family at 10am on Hallmark Channel.
• Tamera Mowry-Housley (Sister Sister) - Tamera addresses critics and opens up about her interracial marriage and motherhood on Bethenny, so check your local listings.
• Drey Carey (The Drew Carey Show) - Drew appears on The Arsenio Hall Show, so check your local listings.
• Tim Conway (McHale's Navy/Rango) - Tim drops by The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• Debi Mazar (Entourage) - Debi is a guest on New York Live on WNBC at 12:30pm ET.
• Dennis Haskins (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The New Class) - Dennis will be on The Couch on WLNY 10/55 in New York between 7-9am.

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Why watch a football field when you can watch Sally Field? On Sunday, February 2, Antenna TV will "kick off" a Flying Nun 16-hour marathon (featuring 32 episodes of the classic '60s sitcom) beginning at 11am ET only on Antenna TV. The series airs regularly on Antenna TV every Sunday morning at 11am & 11:30am ET. Antenna TV, which airs on 84 affiliates across the U.S. reaching 70% of TV households, will air the following classic Flying Nun episodes on Super Sunday:

11:00 AM The Lottery
11:30 AM The Big Game
12:00 PM The Fatal Hibiscus
12:30 PM A Bell for San Tunco
1:00 PM Polly Wants a Crack in the Head
1:30 PM It's an Ill Wind
2:00 PM With a Friend Like Him, Who Needs...?
2:30 PM My Sister, the Sister
3:00 PM Sister Lucky
3:30 PM The Reconversion of Sister Shapiro
4:00 PM You Can't Get there From Here
4:30 PM Song of Bertrille
5:00 PM The Crooked Convent
5:30 PM Two Bad Eggs
6:00 PM All Alone by the Convent Phone
6:30 PM Great Casino Robbery (Pt.1)
7:00 PM Great Casino Robbery (Pt.2)
7:30 PM The Boyfriend
8:00 PM Guess Who's Coming to Picket?
8:30 PM A Convent Full of Miracles
9:00 PM Bertrille and the Silent Flicks
9:30 PM Ticket for Bertrille
10:00 PM Armando & the Pool Table
10:30 PM Papa Carlos
11:00 PM Candid Commercial
11:30 PM The New Carlos
12:00 AM Hector and the Brass Bed
12:30 AM The New Habit
1:00 AM Somnaviatrix
1:30 AM When Generations Gap
2:00 AM Operation Population
2:30 AM No Tears for Thomas
(All times Eastern)




On the next...Parks and Recreation (NBC, Thur 8:30pm):
By: Skees

NBC's Thursday night comedy starring Amy Poehler airs at 8:30pm and we have just watched the next episode that airs tonight (January 30). In the episode airing tonight, "Ann and Chris," on Ann (Rashida Jones) and Chris's (Rob Lowe) last night in Pawnee, Leslie (Amy Poehler) throws a grand farewell party and attempts to fulfill one last promise. Meanwhile, Tom (Aziz Ansari), Ben (Adam Scott), Ron (Nick Offerman) and Andy (Chris Pratt) struggle to find the perfect going away gift for Chris.

In "Ann and Chris," a bittersweet day has arrived in Pawnee. Ann and Chris are about to leave Pawnee for good and head north to Michigan. But before this can happen, Leslie is determined to make sure that they get the proper send-off. After all, Ann is Leslie's best friend and she can't let her best friend leave without doing something special for her. It is at this point that we're reminded of how Ann and Leslie met, through flashbacks to the pilot episode, when Ann wanted a giant hole next to her home filled, and Leslie promised to build a park on that land. Now, all these years later, that hole is still there, and Leslie is determined to make good on that promise in the few hours remaining before Ann leaves. Meanwhile, at the farewell party, Chris is leaving and has great gifts for everybody... unfortunately, the gifts that are given to him are woefully disappointing in comparison, leaving everybody scrambling to do something better for him before it is too late.



It is a bit sad to see these two characters leaving the series. Ann has been an important part of the series since the very beginning, and although Chris didn't come in until the end of the second season, he has also become a very important part of the series. It is one thing to see one major character leave a series, but much more for two to leave at the same time. Sadly, I feel like the exit of these two characters from the series came with an episode that wasn't quite up to the Parks and Recreation standards. The episode seemed to somewhat drag on without much of a story aside from "Ann and Chris are leaving." I did, however, enjoy how they brought the series back to the promise that Leslie made to Ann in the very first episode. It seems that story somewhat faded into our memories over the years, but Leslie finally did make good on that promise. As for the series itself, if it can withstand the ratings slump it has been in (and it appears that NBC has given it a vote of confidence that it will, something that I'm very happy to hear), I think that the series can carry on just fine with the remaining cast and perhaps some new players, but I hope that they don't try to artificially fill the roles of Ann and Chris with Ann and Chris clones (as so many series do when a cast member leaves). B-

COZI TV, the 24/7 national network designed to deliver an easy-to-watch, comfortable and familiar viewing experience to audiences nationwide, is celebrating its first anniversary throughout January. COZI TV, which offers many of America's most beloved and iconic television series and hit movies, has proven to be a formula that works. In its inaugural year, COZI TV has grown steadily and is available in over 55 million homes nationally. Most recently, COZI TV has brought some great TV favorites back including Fantasy Island, Maverick, The Real McCoys and Make Room for Daddy starring Danny Thomas. The Real McCoys started earlier this month and airs weekdays 6-7pm, while Make Room for Daddy will be added to the line-up very soon...stay tuned. But wait, that's not all! Viewers have more to look forward to in the coming months, including the original version of the series, The Avengers, starring Diana Rigg (who has a major role in the current HBO hit Game of Thrones), starting Wednesday, February 26. More info to come. COZI TV viewers will also soon be able to tune in to favorites such as Knight Rider, Starsky & Hutch and Hart to Hart in the coming year with even more classics coming beyond 2014. We'll let you know exact start dates and timeslots soon. Stay with us!

The MeTV Network is pleased to announce new affiliation agreements in New York and Philadelphia with the PMCM TV, LLC Broadcast Group. PMCM TV is the owner/operator of KVNV, Channel 3, serving the New York City television market (but the station is based in Middletown, New Jersey, so technically not a New York City station), and KJWP Channel 2, serving the Philadelphia television market. Both KVNV and KJWP are full power television stations, entitled to must carry status making MeTV available to all viewers in New York and Philadelphia markets whether they receive television signals via over the air, on cable or satellite. KJWP-DT Channel 2, licensed to Wilmington, Delaware is located on the same tower as Philadelphia NBC owned and operated station WCAU along with several other Philadelphia market TV stations. KJWP began broadcasting over the air on channel 2.1 on November 19, 2013 and is expected to have full satellite and cable distribution by March 1, 2014. KVNV-DT, channel 3, Middletown, New Jersey will be broadcasting from 4 Times Square in Manhattan. KVNV is scheduled to commence operation in the second quarter of 2014. In addition to airing MeTV programming, both KVNV and KJWP plan to air locally produced news, public affairs and other community oriented programming complementing the family friendly content of MeTV.

We have a launch date! The series premiere of FX's newest 10/90 model comedy, Saint George, has been set for Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT. Saint George is a half-hour, multi-camera ensemble comedy that follows the chaotic life of George Lopez, a recently divorced working class Mexican-American turned successful entrepreneur caught between two cultures. He struggles to balance the parenting demands of his All-American Anglo ex-wife, Mackenzie, and the cultural expectations of his overbearing Mexican-American mother, Alma. As George attempts to relate to his 11-year-old son, Harper, his life is further complicated by his fun-loving but freeloading uncle Tio and cousin Junior. As a wealthy businessman, George also gives back by teaching history to a multi-cultural classroom at a night school in downtown Los Angeles, where he's supervised by tough and sexy Assistant Principal Concepcion. Ultimately, Saint George is a celebration of a multi-generational family that humorously wrestles with cultural differences. FX ordered 10 episodes of Saint George as part of a unique syndication model crafted by Debmar-Mercury for multiple sitcoms. As is standard with the 10/90 model, if the series meets designated ratings thresholds over its first 10-episode run, the network will trigger an additional 90-episode order.

The series stars George Lopez (George Lopez, Lopez Tonight) as George Lopez, Jenn Lyon (Justified) as Mackenzie, Olga Merediz (In the Heights) as Alma, Diana Maria Riva (The Bridge) as Concepcion, and Kaden Gibson (Review With Forrest MacNeil) as Harper, with David Zayas (Dexter) as cousin Junior and Danny Trejo (Machete Kills) as uncle Tio.




TV Land has greenlit single-camera sitcom Jennifer Falls starring Emmy(R) Award-winning actress Jaime Pressly (My Name is Earl). The comedy, which was previously announced as a multi-cam series, is now a single-camera comedy and will premiere this summer on TV Land. 8 episodes have been ordered so far. Jennifer Falls revolves around a career woman and mother, Jennifer Doyle (Pressly) who must move back in with her own mom (Jessica Walter) after being let go from her high-powered, six-figure salary job. With her teenage daughter in tow, Jennifer has to face her new life and figure out what the next steps are to rebuild. The comedy is written, created and executive produced by Matthew Carlson (The Wonder Years, Malcolm in the Middle), with Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis (Reba, The Exes) also serving as executive producers. Larry W. Jones and Keith Cox serve as executive producers for TV Land. Stay with us for a premiere date and time.

Hallmark Channel will be making some more changes to its line-up this week. Starting Wednesday, January 29, afternoons and evenings will have some changes. From 2-4pm, Hallmark will cut out Home Improvement and move The Brady Bunch to this block. Little House on the Prairie will now occupy the 4-6pm block where The Brady Bunch was. Hallmark will keep the 6pm hour of Little House, so now the series will air from 4-7pm, gaining an additional hour. Its 7pm airing will be replaced by another Waltons airing, so that series will get an extra hour as well and will air from 7-10pm in primetime. So the odd show out is Home Improvement, as it is no longer on the schedule starting Jan. 29. The series was not airing on the weekends, so it will not be added to weekends. We'll let you know if and when it returns, but as of now, Hallmark has removed the show from its line-up totally. Stay with us for continued updates for Tim "The Toolman" Taylor and family.

USA Network has picked-up the ABC Signature and The Mark Gordon Company produced courtroom comedy Benched. The series stars Eliza Coupe (Happy Endings) and Jay Harrington (Better Off Ted) and marks the first series out of ABC Signature, the boutique division of ABC Studios. Benched is USA's first series pick-up of the year. They have already picked-up two other comedies: Sirens and Playing House. The latter was ordered to series but is still waiting for a premiere date. Sirens premieres March 6. The network also has several drama pilots in the pipeline including Complications, The Novice, Rush and The Untitled Jablonski Project. In November, USA picked up the event series Dig, an action adventure drama from co-creators and executive producers Tim Kring (Heroes) and Gideon Raff (Homeland).

Benched is a single-camera half-hour courtroom comedy that focuses on Nina (Coupe), a dedicated, career-driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion, and finds herself working as a public defender. Her personal and professional worlds are turned upside down when she joins the ranks of the legal world's underdogs and very quickly realizes that the law isn't quite as fair as she once thought. Jay Harrington stars as Nina's new colleague, Phil, a tall, dark and handsome, if not a little scruffy, public defender and avid gambler. 12 episodes have been ordered. Stay with us for a premiere date and time.

2013-14 Week 18 TV Ratings (first four nights, Mon-Thu):