Monday, June 22, 2015
MTV2 Gets Bernie Mac; Netflix Goes Dynamite with New Comedy
We have more Viacom wheeling and dealing. The sitcom The Bernie Mac Show is now on MTV2. It was previously seen on Centric and before that on BET a few years back. The Bernie Mac Show also recently started airing on the digital multicast network Bounce TV. As for MTV2, of course the series will not have a set timeslot, but you can catch it in multiple blocks throughout the week. Bernie Mac joins the MTV2 line-up which has other sitcoms in block programming like The Wayans Bros, Jamie Foxx Show, Boy Meets World, Everybody Hates Chris, My Wife & Kids, Smart Guy and Martin. The series is based on the comedy of Bernie Mac. In the series, a stand-up comedian and his wife take in his sister's three kids, while celebrity guests drop by occasionally to offer Bernie advice.
Netflix has ordered Lady Dynamite, a new original comedy series starring actor and comedian Maria Bamford. The series is based on what she has accepted to be "her life." The occasionally surreal episodes, refracted across multiple periods inspired by the actor/comedian's life, tell the story of a woman who loses - and then finds - her s**t. Pam Brady, Mitch Hurwitz and Maria Bamford are executive producers on the single camera comedy series. Thirteen, 30-minute episodes of the single camera comedy series have been ordered.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Sunday, November 23
Universal Basic Guys - "Spectrum Slam" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Mark trains to win a charity basketball tournament; David tries to find a teammate.
The Simpsons - "The Day of the Jack-up" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
After a mysterious buyer purchases every ticket for the K-pop concert Lisa wants to go to, the Simpsons have to figure out the identity of this evil ticket reseller.
Krapopolis - "The Anniversary Present" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Shlub has to improvise a gift for Deliria after forgetting their anniversary; Tyrannis and Stupendous try to cheer up Hippocampus after a break-up.
Bob's Burgers - "Tube for Tina" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Linda has a strong reaction when Tina buys a tiny tube top; Bob, Teddy, Louise and Gene deal with the consequences of a rare bird flying into the window of the restaurant.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 17)
Friday, November 21
- Ms. Pat (The Ms. Pat Show) - Watch Ms. Pat on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Ben Stiller (Arrested Development) - Ben appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Sydney Sweeney (Everything Sucks!) - Sydney is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Matthew Broderick (Better Things) - Matthew appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Dave Franco (The Afterparty/Scrubs/Do Not Disturb) - Dave appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Jason talks about Zootopia 2 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Sebastian Maniscalco (Bookie) - Sebastian talks about his comedy special It Ain't Right on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (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)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season
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