Thursday, May 21, 2015

COZI TV Launches June 1 in 4 New Markets, Including Tampa Bay; Stars Line Up Tonight for Red Nose Day

COZI TV

COZI TV announced it signed an affiliation agreement with Media General to add four new markets to the network's iconic, easy to watch programming lineup beginning June 1. With the addition of the four new stations, COZI TV now has 79 affiliates, serving nearly 84 million homes, in 74 percent of the country, including nine of the top 10 U.S. television markets. Under the agreement with Media General, COZI TV will be lighting up on the multicast channels of four local stations owned by the company, including WTTA in Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL; KXAN in Austin, TX; KASA in Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM and WXSP in Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI. COZI TV was launched in 2013 by the NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. The network engages viewers with a warm and welcoming vibe, delivering them some of America's most beloved television series and hit movies. COZI TV's lineup includes classics such as Miami Vice, Murder, She Wrote, Magnum, P.I., Charlie’s Angels, The Bionic Woman, Six Million Dollar Man, Fantasy Island, Dragnet, Adam-12 and Lone Ranger.


Red Nose Day

Seth Meyers, David Duchovny and Jane Krakowski will host Red Nose Day, NBC's star-studded charity event airing tonight (Thursday, May 21) live from 8-11pm ET) And Ed Sheeran, Josh Groban, Christian Slater, Al Roker, Andy Cohen, Kellan Lutz and Kermit the Frog are joining the "fun-raising" special to help lift children out of poverty in the U.S. and in some of the poorest communities in the world. Meyers, Duchovny and Krakowski will each host one hour of the three-hour live event happening at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. The inaugural benefit will feature great comedy, videos produced by Funny Or Die, incredible music performances and short appeals films shedding light on those in need. Over 100 stars have now been announced for the star-studded benefit, including Julia Roberts, Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, Blake Shelton, Richard Gere, Reese Witherspoon, Jack Black, Michelle Rodriguez, Julianne Moore, Pharrell, One Direction, Keith Urban, John Mellencamp, John Krasinski, Zac Efron, Nick Cannon and many more.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, May 3

Family Guy - "Friend's Best Man" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Stewie becomes engaged to Rupert, but Brian is upset when he is not chosen as the best man.

Bob's Burgers - "Children of the Carn" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The kids return to Carniapolis to help an ex-carnie restart what they think is an innocent prank war; Teddy sees his therapist at Bob's.

American Dad! - "Reaper Madness" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
After experiencing a euphoric high from a scary story, Klaus and Hayley band together to search for their next fix.

Family Guy - "Man-Fest Destiny" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Peter and the guys become shipwrecked at Fire Island; Chris and Brian perform a lobotomy on a social-media-crazed Stewie.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 27)

Sunday, May 3

  • Mark Indelicato (Hacks/With Love) - Andy Cohen interviews Mark on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray) Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD) St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

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)

More Recent and Upcoming TV DVD and Blu-ray Releases / TV Shows on DVD, Blu-ray and Prime Video / DVD Reviews Archive


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04/08 - Mindy Kaling's Not Suitable for Work Drops June 2; Lisa Ann Walter: It Was An Accident Premieres May 15 on Hulu
04/07 - CBS Announces Late-Night Lineup After Colbert Ends; Hulu Special Nikki Glaser: Good Girl Drops April 24
04/06 - Bonus Episodes of Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat Coming to Prime Video; Ramy Youssef's Third HBO Special
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