Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Logo Gets Designing Women in April 2014; GSN 2014 Upfront
Logo will be adding Designing Women to its line-up this April. The sitcom will join the schedule with a launch marathon on Saturday, April 12 from 12pm-10pm. It will then join the regular schedule on Monday, April 14 airing in various marathon stacks, which Logo calls the "Sitcom Therapy" block. Designing Women will air with other sitcoms such as The Golden Girls, Roseanne, Will & Grace, Living Single and 30 Rock. It seems Logo has quietly removed NewsRadio from its line-up. In addition to sitcoms, Logo has recently added CSI and Boston Legal, borrowing these series from other Viacom-owned networks. Of course on Designing Women, Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, and Jean Smart star in this legendary sitcom about a small interior design firm in Atlanta. Designing Women currently airs on TV Guide Network, but it now airs at random days rather than a set schedule as it was previously. It shares time with Who's the Boss? and Cheers. Stay with us for continued updates.
At an upfront presentation held yesterday at the Sony Building in New York, GSN executives unveiled their programming and development slate. The network announced a greenlight for Idiot Test, a new original series hosted by comedian Ben Gleib; re-upped two hit series, The Chase and The American Bible Challenge; and revealed a vigorous 2014 development slate. In the coming year, GSN plans to ramp up its commitment to original content, a strategy which helped re-write the network's ratings record book this past year. GSN talent Rebecca Romijn, host of Skin Wars, Brooke Burns and Mark Labbett from The Chase, and DeRay Davis, host of Mind of a Man as well as Ben Gleib were all on hand for the presentation.
In addition to the news surrounding new content, the network also pointed to strong first quarter performance with January being the most watched month ever followed by its best February ever. GSN also delivered on the demo front hitting new ratings records with W18-49, P25-54 and W25-54. In January, GSN’s year-over-year delivery increased double digits in both total day, where P25-54 rose +34% and W25-54 rose +38% and primetime where P25-54 rose +46% and W25-54 rose +47%. In February, P25-54 rose +22% and W25-54 +26% in total day. In primetime, P25-54 rose +16% and W25-54 +6%. More info on premiere dates for these series will be announced at a later date.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, March 13
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "McAllister Auto Loves the Ladies" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Mandy finds out Meemaw runs an illegal sportsbook and decides she wants in on the action. Meanwhile, Georgie struggles to keep Mandy’s new job a secret.
Ghosts - "St. Hetty's Day" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Hetty’s ghost power is revealed when Jay’s cousin Sunil visits Woodstone Mansion on St. Patrick’s Day.
Animal Control - "Strays and Lovebirds" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
On the day of the new kennel's groundbreaking ceremony, Animal Control discovers they don't have any dogs left for adoption and must scour the city to fill the kennel in time; Frank worries when he realizes he hasn't heard from his dad in a while.
Going Dutch - "Born on the Third of July" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
After forgetting Capt. Maggie's birthday yet again, the colonel sets out to express his apology with a grand gesture, only to find that it may cost him the other person he loves.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 10)
Thursday, March 13
- Nick Jonas (Jonas) - Catch Nick on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Anthony Michael Hall (The Goldbergs/Awkward/Claude's Crib) - Anthony appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Natasha Rothwell (How to Die Alone) - Natasha appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Asif Ali (Deli Boys) and Saagar Shaikh (Deli Boys) - Asif and Saagar are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Bill Burr (F Is for Family/Townies) - Bill talks about Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Wilmer Valderrama (That '70s Show) - Wilmer and Freddy Rodriguez chat about their podcast Dos Amigos on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Brenda Song (Running Point/Dollface/Dads/The Suite Life on Deck/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Brenda talks about Netflix's Running Point on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Tom Papa (Come to Papa) - Tom is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.
- London Brown (Ballers) - London appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.
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11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
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12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
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