Thursday, May 29, 2014
4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards Nominees; HBO Orders New Comedy Starring Danny McBride
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced nominations for the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards, which will be broadcast live on The CW from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday, June 19, 2014 (8:00pm ET/8:00pm PT) and hosted by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer. Cedric is currently the star, co-creator and executive producer of the hit comedy series The Soul Man on TV Land as well as one of the stars of The Original Kings of Comedy. FX leads the networks in nominations with 19, followed closely by HBO which garnered 18. Topping the list of nominated series are The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Fargo (FX), The Good Wife (CBS), Masters of Sex (Showtime) and The Normal Heart (HBO) with five nominations each. Other top-nominated series include The Americans (FX), Breaking Bad (AMC), Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) and Sherlock: His Last Vow (PBS), which each received four nominations. Walton Goggins, Allison Janney and Martin Freeman were all nominated for their performances in two different shows. Goggins earned a Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nomination for Justified, while Janney earned a Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nomination for Mom. The two will compete against each other in the Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series category for Sons of Anarchy and Masters of Sex, respectively. Freeman was nominated in the Best Actor in a Movie or Mini-Series category for Fargo as well as Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Mini-Series for Sherlock: His Last Vow.
View and discuss the complete list of nominations.
Danny McBride, star of the hit HBO comedy series Eastbound & Down, will return to the network in the comedy series Vice Principals. The show is slated for 18 episodes, with the debut date and number of episodes per season to be announced as they are confirmed. Created by Danny McBride and Jody Hill, who were also the creators of Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals tells the story of a high school and the people who almost run it, the vice principals. Concluding its four-season run on HBO in 2013, Eastbound & Down starred McBride as irrepressible former major league pitcher Kenny Powers. Vice Principals is executive produced by Danny McBride, Jody Hill, David Gordon Green and Stephanie Laing, who were also executive producers of Eastbound & Down.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, October 10
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 7)
Thursday, October 10
- Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Catch Billy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jessica Williams (Shrinking/Love Life/Just for Kicks) - Jessica appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Aparna Nancherla (Lopez vs Lopez/Search Party/Corporate) - Aprana is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Martin Lawrence (Partners/Martin/What's Happening Now!!) - E! News has an interview with Martin at 11pm on E!.
- Eric Idle (Suddenly Susan/Nearly Departed) - Eric is a guest on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Rachel Bloom (Reboot) - Rachel will be on CBS Mornings some time between 7-9am.
- Ali Wong (Big Mouth/American Housewife/Are You There, Chelsea?) - Ali discusses her new comedy special on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Lamorne Morris (Woke/New Girl) - Lamrone talks about Saturday Night on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Gael García Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) - Gabriel and Diego Luna talk about La Máquina on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Nicole Eggert (Charles in Charge/Who's the Boss?) - Nicole talks about After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Wiilmer Valderrama (That '70s Show) - Wilmer discusses his series NCBIS and his book An American Story: Everyone's Invited on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Sindhu Vee (The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh) - Sindhu is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:30am.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
09/10 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-7
09/10 - The Ropers - The Complete Series (VEI)
09/10 - Ted - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/17 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - Video Scrapbook
09/17 - Top Cat - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
09/24 - Friends - The Complete Series (4K Ultra HD)
09/24 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Seventh Season (DVD) / The Complete Series (DVD) (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)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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