NBC's Upcoming Sitcom Undateable Hits the Road; ION to Launch New Original Drama, The Listener

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

NBC's Upcoming Sitcom Undateable Hits the Road; ION to Launch New Original Drama, The Listener

Breaking the mold of a typical pre-launch promotion, the cast and creators of NBC's upcoming multi-camera comedy series Undateable are hitting the road on a multi-city, cross-country comedy tour. Led by the show's co-creator and executive producer Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Spin City, Cougar Town), series stars Chris D'Elia, Brent Morin, Ron Funches and Rick Glassman - all stand-up comedians - will bring the Undateable comedy tour to venues across the country. Each performance will showcase a stand-up set from each of the actors with Bill Lawrence serving as host. This tour will give audiences a sneak peak of the comedic humor that viewers can expect when Undateable premieres later this year on NBC. A premiere date is still to come, so stay tuned on that.

A list of confirmed first-leg tour dates are released. For information on venues, additional dates or to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.nbc.com/undateable/comedy-tour. The first stop will be on Sunday, March 2, 2014 in New York City at Carolines On Broadway. As for the series itself, it is a new comedy series about a group of friends who are thisclose to finding a relationship - they just need a little help.

The Listener

ION Television announced an agreement to produce new original episodes of the procedural drama The Listener. ION joins Shaftesbury, CTV and Fox International as co-producers on the drama, which started production on 13 new original episodes earlier this year. The agreement makes ION the exclusive original U.S. television network for current and future seasons of the series. The Listener joins ION's portfolio of acclaimed dramas, including Criminal Minds, Without a Trace Cold Case, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Burn Notice, Psych and Leverage. This announcement comes on the heels of ION's recent acquisition of the high profile drama Blue Bloods from CBS, which will be joining the ION schedule this fall. The Listener is the latest scripted ION Television original and joins the network following the success of the original series, Flashpoint, along with ION's made-for-TV original movies.

Starring Craig Olejnik, The Listener centers on mind-reading police consultant Toby Logan, who uses his telepathic ability to help a special law enforcement unit solve the most complicated cases. Having kept his unique power hidden for years, Toby learns to harness his skill to help others and save lives. The series also stars Ennis Esmer as Oz Bey; Lauren Lee Smith as Sergeant Michelle McCluskey; Rainbow Sun Francks as Corporal Dev Clark; Peter Stebbings as Alvin Klein; Tara Spencer-Nairn as Sandy; and Mylène Dinh-Robic as Olivia Fawcett.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, December 19

Ghosts - "A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 1" / "A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 2" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
A leaky water heater mishap threatens to ruin holiday plans as Sam and Jay prepare to host Jay’s hard-to-please dad, Mahesh (Bernard White), difficult-to-impress mom, Champa (Sakina Jaffrey), and sister Bela (Punam Patel), on a one-hour GHOSTSMAS special.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 16)

Thursday, December 19

Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Catch Ralph on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building/Mulaney/I'm a Big Girl Now/The Associates) - Martin appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
John Mulaney (Mulaney) - John stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jade Catta-Preta (American Housewife/Manhattan Love Story) - Jade is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney talks about her new show Fast Friends on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings. She can also be heard on The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
Rosie Perez (Human Resources/Search Party) - Rosie tells Sherri about starring in the new Apple TV+ thriller Before on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Chloe Bailey (grown-ish) - Chloe joins the Tam Fam for an epic hour on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana is sharing her hilarious take on the hottest news topics on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Billy chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Christina Milian (Grandfathered) - Christina talks about Netflix's Meet Me NExt Christmas on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years) - Danica McKellar and Gleb Savchenko discuss their A Cinderella Christmas Ball movie on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Nicole Ari Parker (And Just Like That.../Second Time Around) and Boris Kodjoe (The Last Man on Earth/Second Time Around) - Nicole share shoppable must-haves for the holidays on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris discusses his television series Watson on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.