Mama's Family Coming to MeTV in January; Portlandia Season 6 Launches Jan. 21, 2016

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Mama's Family Coming to MeTV in January; Portlandia Season 6 Launches Jan. 21, 2016

By now the secret is out. Heck, it's no secret at all. Mama's Family is coming to MeTV in the new year. Mama's Family kicks off on MeTV on Monday, January 4 and all six seasons of the 1983-90 sitcom will air on the network. More info is still to come, so stay tuned, but we thought you'd might like to get a teaser news story on this. Mama's Family is already airing in the "A Very Merry MeTV" holiday stunt, but it's gonna actually join the network in January! Can't wait to get your fill of Lawrence's many comedic talents? Catch her weeknights at 11PM | 10C on Carol Burnett and Friends.

This season on Portlandia, around every corner is something BIG! Season six is soaring to astronomical heights this January with wild adventures, epic mishaps, and some steamy love stories. Can't wait until premiere night? For a quick-fix, check out the season six trailer below, where you'll get a peek at what's coming up next for Dave and Kath, Peter and Nance, and all our other favorite characters (all played by Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein). For a glimpse of the new season and a chance to see a (back) side of Candace you've never seen before, click here.

Portlandia premieres Thursday, January 21 at 10PM ET/PT on IFC. Guest stars coming to Portlandia this season include Louis C.K., Steve Buscemi, Natasha Lyonne, musician Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lips, musician Glenn Danzig, Zoe Kravitz, Kumail Nanjiani, Kyle MacLachlan and many more.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, December 15

St. Denis Medical - "A Waste of Time and Marble" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
With the threat of a nurse walkout, Alex is caught between her colleagues and Joyce; Ron and Bruce go above and beyond to help an unexpected patient.

The Paper - "Churnalism" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Ned takes over Esmeralda's advertorials and assigns the staff to test products themselves, but Esmeralda retaliates and covers one of Ned's stories and finds a scandal; Ken turns Adam into a lab rat; Oscar and Adelola compare pain tolerances.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 15)

Monday, December 15

Simu Liu (Kim's Convenience) - Watch Simu on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about The Copenhagen Test on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite/Benched) - Maria is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Andy Cohen interviews Kerry on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11pm on Bravo.
Odessa A'zion (I Love LA/Fam) - Odessa talks about Marty Supreme on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti treats us to an EXCLUSIVE festive performance of It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Kate Hudson (Running Point) - Kate talks about Song Sung Blue on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Rosie Perez (Human Resources/Search Party) - Rosie co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Hank Azaria (The Simpsons/Brockmire/Free Agents/Herman's Head) - Hank and The EZ Street Band stop by for a chat and performance on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - NBC's Today catches up with Ana in the 10am hour.
Connie Britton (SMILF/Lost at Home/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Spin City) - Connie tells Sherri about starring in The Family McMullen, the sequel to The Brothers McMullen, on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Ashley Park (Emily in Paris/Only Murders in the Building/Girls5eva/Nightcap) - Ashley talks about the highly-anticipated fifth season of Emily in Paris on Netflix on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Glen Powell (Chad Powers/Scream Queens) - Glen talks about The Running Man on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
William H. Macy (Sports Night) - William talks about Netflix's Train Dreams on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Andy Richter (Andy Barker, P.I./Quintuplets/Andy Richter Controls the Universe) - Andy talks about ABC's Dancing with the Stars on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.