Thursday, June 30, 2016
Norman Lear's Favorites Marathon on Antenna TV; New Lost in Space Coming to Netflix
This Sunday, July 3, 2016, Antenna TV will bring you the Norman Lear's Favorites Marathon. His shows were the center of the golden age of television and his shows are at the heart of Antenna TV. Now legendary TV producer and writer Norman Lear has personally picked his favorite episodes exclusively for Antenna TV. With a mix of social commentary and brilliant comedy, watch these classic episodes along with Norman's own personal memories. The all-time classics begin at 3pm this Sunday beginning with All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, One Day at a Time and The Jeffersons. Please see below for the schedule:
3:00 PM All in the Family "Archie, the Hero"
3:30 PM All in the Family "Lionel's Engagement"
4:00 PM Maude "Maude's Dilemma, Part 1"
4:30 PM Maude "Maude's Dilemma, Part 2"
5:00 PM Good Times "The Evans Get Involved, I"
5:30 PM Good Times "The Evans Get Involved, II"
6:00 PM Good Times "The Evans Get Involved, III"
6:30 PM Good Times "The Evans Get Involved, IV"
7:00 PM One Day at a Time "Dad Comes Back, Part 1"
7:30 PM One Day at a Time "Dad Comes Back, Part 2"
8:00 PM Good Times "Black Jesus"
8:30 PM The Jeffersons "A Friend in Need"
9:00 PM Maude "Maude Bares Her Soul"
9:30 PM All in the Family "Archie Is Branded"
Lost in Space is coming back! Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, has ordered a 10-episode first season of the one-hour sci-fi drama, from Legendary TV, based on the beloved 1960's sci-fi classic from Irwin Allen. Reimagined by feature writing team Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (Dracula Untold, Last Witch Hunter), with Zack Estrin (Prison Break) showrunning, the series will premiere worldwide on Netflix in 2018. Taking its cues from the original series, the show centers around the Robinson family, who is forced to come together in a time of crisis. Stranded light years from their intended destination, they find themselves battling a strange new alien environment and also their own personal demons. Equal parts family drama and sci-fi adventure, it is a survival story for the ages.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
ABC Fall 2016 Premiere Dates; Sundance TV to Air Ghostbusters Stunt
And now we have ABC's Fall 2016 premiere dates! ABC will launch the 2016-17 season with a stable of returning hit shows and five new series to join the schedule. The new season kicks off with Dancing with the Stars making its 23rd season premiere on Monday, September 12 from 8-10pm. ABC will have the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18. On Tuesday, September 20, ABC will have a two-hour Dancing with the Stars Results Show leading into the season premiere of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD at 10. ABC's Wednesday comedies launch on Sept. 21 with The Goldbergs at its new time of 8pm leading into new comedy Speechless starring Minnie Driver at 8:30pm. Megahit Modern Family and black-ish follow in the 9pm hour. Then at 10pm, new drama Designated Survivor starring Kiefer Sutherland in his return to primetime premieres. On Thursday, Sept. 22, ABC's TGIT block returns with Grey's Anatomy at 8, new drama Notorious inspired by the true-life stories of famed criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and cable news producer Wendy Walker, airs at 9pm as Scandal is held to mid-season due to Kerry Washington's pregnancy. At 10pm, the season premiere of How To Get Away With Murder will premiere. The next night on Friday, Sept. 23, the consistent Friday line-up returns with Last Man Standing at 8, Dr. Ken at 8:30, Shark Tank at 9 and 20/20 at 10.
ABC's Sunday dramas return on Sunday, Sept. 25 with veteran Once Upon a Time at 8, followed by sophomore seasons of Secrets & Lies at 9 and Quantico at 10. AFV will premiere a week later on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 7pm. New drama Conviction featuring Hayley Atwell (Marvel's Agent Carter), will launch on Monday, October 3 at 10pm due to Presidential Debate on Monday, Sept. 26. ABC's Dancing with the Stars will likely air on Tuesday, Sept. 27 that week due to the debate on Monday. And finally, ABC's Tuesday comedy block will launch on Tuesday, Oct. 11, due to the VP Debate on Oct. 4. The Middle moves to its new night at 8pm, followed by new comedy American Housewife starring Katy Mixon (Mike and Molly) at 8:30pm. Fresh Off the Boat and The Real O'Neals will air from 9-10pm.
It's #SundanceTVMovietime and SundanceTV is dialing up Peter, Raymond and Egon for an all-day marathon of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, starting Saturday, July 16 at 11:00 a.m. EST/10:00 a.m. CST, to celebrate the reboot of the film, which hits theaters Friday, July 15, 2016. Viewers can settle in to watch their favorite team of paranormal experts take on ghosts, ghouls and Marshmallow Men alike in these classic comedies starring Bill Murray (Groundhog Day, Lost in Translation, Caddy Shack) Dan Aykroyd (The Blues Brothers, Driving Miss Daisy, Coneheads), Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day, Analyze This) and Sigourney Weaver (Avatar, Alien). Both films will air three times each during the day from 11am-2am.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Baby Daddy Gets 6th Season, Will Reach Over 100 Episodes; Jon Cryer Takes a Journey
Freeform's No. 1 comedy Baby Daddy has been picked up for a sixth season which will take the series to 100 episodes. The hit comedy launched the back-half of its fifth season June 1 to time-period winning ratings and has grown in subsequent weeks to near 1-year ratings highs in key target demographics. In season six, Ben will remain on his quest to find the "girl of his dreams" and Emma's new mom while Danny and Riley figure out their future. Baby Daddy follows Ben (Jean-Luc Bilodeau), a young man in New York City living a bachelor's life with his buddy, Tucker (Tahj Mowry), and his brother, Danny (Derek Theler), a professional hockey player. Their lives are turned upside down when they came home one day to find a baby girl left on the doorstep by an ex-girlfriend of Ben's. Ben and his close-knit family and friends, including his overbearing mom Bonnie (Melissa Peterman) and close friend Riley (Chelsea Kane) band together to raise baby Emma together, navigating lives and loves with a kid in tow.
Baby Daddy currently airs on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. EDT on Freeform. You can catch a sneak peek clip from the episode on Wednesday, June 29, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoifQG1KuwI. Baby Daddy stars Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Derek Theler, Tahj Mowry, with Melissa Peterman and Chelsea Kane. Baby Daddy is a multi-camera comedy that shoots in front of a live studio audience in Los Angeles. The Baby Daddy pick-up joins other recently announced Freeform programming including series Famous In Love, Marvel's Cloak and Dagger, Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After and pilot Issues.
Award-winning actor, Jon Cryer (sitcom Two and a Half Men), sets flight for a journey that tops his bucket list in the first installment of Travel Channel's new series of specials, Celebrity Adventure Club, premiering on Friday, July 1 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. In each hour-long feature, Travel Channel hands the camera to some of the world's biggest stars and asks them to explore what compels and inspires them, taking viewers along as they travel around the world on an intimate adventure of discovery and exploration.
In the premiere, Cryer - an avid space enthusiast - suits up for a trip to the global hubs of all space activity: Washington, D.C., Houston and Russia. In each location, Cryer delves into the world of space travel firsthand, meeting with real-life astronauts at iconic locations such as NASA Headquarters, the Johnson Space Center and Russia's Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Cryer gains a deeper understanding of space programs and experiences firsthand the same exercises that American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts undergo for their missions - including zero gravity training, spending time inside Space Station and Space Shuttle mock-ups and testing his body's limits in a centrifuge. Cryer gets a true feel for Russian culture as he experiences a celebratory parade replete with tanks and vodka, explores the busy streets of Moscow and samples local cuisine.
Monday, June 27, 2016
Hulu's Fall 2016 Premieres; Netflix Schedules Haters Back Off for Fall
Hulu has announced Fall 2016 premiere dates for a returning comedy, a new special and three all-new dramas. First up is the special The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years. That premieres Saturday, September 17 and is directed and produced by Ron Howard. Based on the first part of The Beatles' career (1962-1966), Ron Howard's film will explore how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to become this extraordinary phenomenon, "The Beatles." Then it is season five of The Mindy Project, streaming weekly beginning Tuesday, October 4 for 16 episodes and starring Mindy Kaling, Ed Weeks, Ike Barinholtz, Beth Grant, Xosha Roquemore and Fortune Feimster. The comedy of course is a single-camera comedy series created by and starring Emmy(R)-nominated writer/producer and New York Times best-selling author Mindy Kaling, which follows a skilled OB/GYN navigated the tricky waters of both her personal and professional life.
Then they announced premieres for 3 new dramas. First up is Chance, streaming weekly beginning Wednesday, October 19 for episodes 10 and starring Hugh Laurie, Gretchen Mol, LisaGay Hamilton, Paul Adelstein, Ethan Suplee and Stefania LaVie Owen. Based on the acclaimed novel by Kem Nunn, Chance is a provocative, psychological thriller that focuses on Dr. Eldon Chance (Laurie), a San Francisco-based forensic neuropsychiatrist who reluctantly gets sucked into a violent and dangerous world of mistaken identity, police corruption and mental illness. Then they announced new drama Freakish, premiering sometime in October for 10 episodes. The series stars Leo Howard, Liza Koshy, Adam Hicks, Aislinn Paul, Meghan Rienks, Melvin Gragg, Tyler Chase, Mary Mouser, Chad L. Coleman with Hayes Grier. During Saturday detention, bells ring signaling a containment drill and evacuation - not out of the ordinary for a town with a large chemical plant. The 20 students and the basketball coach retreat to the school fallout shelter for the duration of the drill. Only it's not a drill...
And the final drama is Shut Eye, which was slated for August 31 but will now premiere on Wednesday, December 7 for 10 episodes. Jeffrey Donovan, KaDee Strickland, Isabella Rossellini, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Susan Misner, Angus Sampson and David Zayas star. Charlie Haverford (Donovan) is a scammer with a small chain of fortune-telling storefronts and contracts building tricks for a family that controls the business in the greater chunk of Los Angeles. A blow to the head from a client's angry boyfriend intersects with a hypnosis session while auditioning a new "clairvoyant," and suddenly, a man whose entire life has been based on fraud begins to see and feel some very real and fundamental truths. Charlie's wife Linda (Strickland) is sick and tired of their mediocre life and wants to break away from Fonso (Sampson), the single father who runs the Marks family's psychic empire and controls the Haverford's future. Rossellini co-stars as Rita, the cunning, seductive and sadistic matriarch of the Marks clan.
Netflix has announced a series premiere date for Haters Back Off. All eight (8) episodes of Haters Back Off will premiere globally on Friday, October 14, 2016 at 12:01am PST exclusively on Netflix. Based on the character created by Colleen Ballinger, Haters Back Off delves into the oddball family life of Miranda Sings, an incredibly confident, totally untalented star on the rise who continues to fail upward by the power of her belief that she was born famous, it's just no one knows it yet. The series stars Colleen Ballinger as Miranda Sings, Steve Little (Eastbound & Down) as Miranda's overly confident and utterly misguided Uncle Jim, Angela Kinsey (The Office) as Miranda's mom, Bethany, and Erik Stocklin, Miranda's neighbor and best friend, Patrick.
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Summer 2016 Week 4 Sitcom Ratings
Summer Week 4 (June 20-26) How the Sitcoms Did | ||||||
(Sun comedies are previous week and Fri/Sat are prelim ratings) | ||||||
Sorted by 18-49 Rtg | ||||||
Title | Network | Time | Day | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes |
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | Thu | 7,206,000 | 1.36 | REPEAT |
Life In Pieces | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | 5,145,000 | 1.05 | REPEAT |
Uncle Buck | ABC | 9:00PM | Tue | 3,469,000 | 0.99 | 1hr |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 3,483,000 | 0.91 | REPEAT |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 3,116,000 | 0.84 | REPEAT |
Mom | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | 4,649,000 | 0.83 | REPEAT |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 10:00PM | Wed | 2,729,000 | 0.83 | REPEAT |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 3,832,000 | 0.80 | REPEAT |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 3,335,000 | 0.80 | REPEAT |
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 4,019,000 | 0.79 | REPEAT |
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | 2,997,000 | 0.69 | REPEAT |
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 10:30PM | Wed | 2,181,000 | 0.68 | REPEAT |
black-ish | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | 2,486,000 | 0.63 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:47PM | Sun | 1,482,000 | 0.49 | REPEAT |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 1,193,000 | 0.43 | REPEAT |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 1,103,000 | 0.42 | REPEAT |
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | preempted | ||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:30PM | Fri | preempted | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Fri | preempted | ||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | preempted | ||
The Guide to Surviving Life | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | canceled | ||
Bordertown | Fox | 7:00PM | Sun | canceled | ||
Crowded | NBC | 9:30PM | Sun | canceled | ||
Grandfathered | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | canceled | ||
The Grinder | Fox | 9:30PM | Tue | canceled | ||
The Muppets | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | canceled | ||
Angel from Hell | CBS | 8:30PM | Sat | canceled | ||
Angel from Hell | CBS | 8:00PM | Sat | canceled | ||
Telenovela | NBC | 8:30PM | Mon | canceled | ||
Undatelable | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | canceled | ||
Galavant | ABC | 8:00PM | Sun | canceled | ||
Truth Be Told | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | canceled | ||
Significant Mother | CW | 9:30PM | Mon | canceled | ||
Mike & Molly | CBS | 8:00PM | Mon | canceled | ||
The Carmichael Show | NBC | 8:00PM | Sun | completed | ||
New Girl | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | completed | ||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | completed | ||
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | completed | ||
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Mon | completed |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, December 3
St. Denis Medical - "A Peanut and Caramel-Filled Miracle" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Ron and Bruce butt heads over a candy bar; Alex is forced to fire an incompetent employee; Matt seeks appreciation for saving a patient's life.
Night Court - "The Hole Truth" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When a citywide sanitation strike makes its way into the courthouse, Abby must find a way to solve it; Julianne shows Dan how to make the most out of the strike.
Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "If It Ain't Broke" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Ella prepares to open a battered women's home in the church's unused classrooms, but it is shut down when C.J. cites dangerous fire code violations.
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living "Where's My Refund?" - (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Jeremy and Leah can't seem to see eye-to-eye on how to spend their unexpected I.R.S. refund check; Anastasia and Vinny have their hands full trying to help Theodore study for science.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 2)
Tuesday, December 3
- Kyle Mooney (Arrested Development/Hello Ladies) - Catch Kyle on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Fortune Feimster (Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Fortune is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also discusses her comedy special Fortune Feimster: Crushing It on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) - Selena appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Keri Russell (Running Wilde/Daddy's Girls) - Keri is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Blockbuster/The Millers/Bent/'Til Death) - JB appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He discusses his series Buy It Now on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Brandon Kyle Goodman (Human Resources) - Brandon is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical/Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Cool Kids/The Carmichael Show/Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - NBC's Today catches up with David in the 9am hour.
- Yara Shahidi (grown-ish/black-ish) - Yara is telling Drew about the new venture she's taking on, where she's currently at with dating and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere) - Bridget talks about Somebody Somewhere on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken talks about his new film, A Great Divide, and the new season of Accused on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Carlos (Big Time Rush) and Alexa PenaVega (Ruby & the Rockits) - Carlos and Alexa are guests on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:50am.
- Alicia Witt (Cybill) - Alicia appears on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.
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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 UHD)
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)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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