Thursday, May 28, 2015
Buzzr TV Launch Schedule; Netflix Orders Second Season of Grace and Frankie
As we mentioned earlier this year, Buzzr TV is launching June 1. Buzzr TV from FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) and Debmar-Mercury will showcase FremantleMedia's extensive library of game show content in all 17 Fox O&O markets, including nine out of the top 10, and 14 out of the top 20 DMAs. Iconic titles that will be featured when the channel launches include Family Feud, featuring hosts Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Louis Anderson, Richard Karn and John O'Hurley; Let's Make a Deal, featuring host Monty Hall; as well as famed titles To Tell the Truth, Password, Match Game, Beat the Clock, What's My Line, Blockbusters and Card Sharks. And we also have the launch schedule for you. The line-up launches at 6am with Family Feud, followed by Tattletales, Child's Play and Body Language from 7-9am. In the mornings, starting at 9am it is Blockbusters, Card Sharks, Match Game and Family Feud. Afternoons starting at high noon has Super Password and Press Your Luck, followed by encores of Child's Play, Body Language, Blockbusters, Card Sharks, Match Game and Family Feud from 2-6pm. More Super Password and Press Your Luck will air in early evenings from 6-8pm. Primetime will feature Let's Make a Deal, Match Game and Tattletales from 8-11pm and an immediate encore from 11pm-2am. And finally in the overnight, it's Buzz 'Till Dawn with To Tell the Truth, What's My Line and I've Got a Secret from 2-4am and again from 4-6am. Keep it right here for continued updates on Buzzr TV!
Netflix has announced that new comedy Grace and Frankie has been picked up for a second season! In this irreverent and touching series, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as Grace and Frankie, a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and permanently intertwined - when their husbands leave them for each other. Together, they must face starting over in their 70s in a 21st century world. The series also stars Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Brooklyn Decker, Ethan Embry, June Diane Raphael and Baron Vaughn. Created by Marta Kauffman (Friends) and Howard J. Morris (Home Improvement). The first season went live on Netflix on May 8 with 13 episodes. No word yet on how many episodes will be produced for a second season, but stay tuned for the second season in 2016!
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, May 6
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 4)
Wednesday, May 6
- Steve Carell (Rooster/Space Force/The Office/Come to Papa/Watching Ellie) - Watch Steve on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun/The Girl with Something Extra) - Sally appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Maya Rudolph (Loot/Bless the Harts/Forever/Up All Night) - Maya is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Meg Stalter (Hacks/Too Much) and Paul W. Downs (Hacks/Broad City) - Meg and Paul talk about Hacks on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Hugh talks about The Sheep Detectives on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour and chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Cedric The Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) and Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Cedric and Anthony take us on a coast-to-coast tasting tour from their new cookbook AC Barbeque: The Husky and Handsome Guide to Grilling on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Taylor Ortega (Big Mistakes) - Taylor drops by to discuss Big Mistakes on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan talks about Death of a Salesman on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Casey Wilson (The Righteous Gemstones/Black Monday/The Hotwives/Marry Me/Happy Endings) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Casey, Andrew and Prue Leith talk about The Great American Baking Show on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
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07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
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