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
Wednesday, February 5
Shifting Gears - "Jimmy" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Riley’s estranged husband, Jimmy, shows up to win her back, much to Matt’s dismay. While Matt struggles to get through to him, Riley finds support in an unexpected place.
Abbott Elementary - "Science Fair" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
While supervising the kids making their science fair projects, the teachers’ competitive sides come out.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 3)
Wednesday, February 5
- Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat/Victorious) - Watch Ariana on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Bernadette Peters (High Desert/Mozart in the Jungle/All's Fair) - Bernadette is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Ke Huy Quan (Head of the Class/Together We Stand) - Ke appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Damon Wayans (Poppa's House/My Wife and Kids/Damon) and Damon Wayans Jr. (Poppa's House/Happy Together/New Girl/Happy Endings) - Damon and Damon Jr. are guests on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. They will also be on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
- Amy Schumer (Life & Beth) - Amy drops by on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. E! News has an interview with her at 11pm on E!.
- Jillian Bell (Bless the Harts/Idiotsitter/Eastbound & Down/Workaholics) - Jillian stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- George Wallace (Clean Slate/The Parkers/Arli$$/Tall Hopes) - George appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- John Hodgman (Up Here/Married) - John is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Drew Barrymore (Santa Clarita Diet) - Drew appears on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
- Julia Stiles (The Lake) - Julia will be on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is a guest on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am. She also covers the latest headlines on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men/Togetherness) - Melanie chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Broad City/Baby Boom) - Susie and Joy Behar stop by Sherri to talk about their new off-Broadway play My First Ex-Husband, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
10/08 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Twelfth Season / The Complete Series
10/22 - Veep - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
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
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