Friday, September 30, 2016
ABC Gives Full Season Orders for 2 New Series; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 3, 2016)
Two critically acclaimed new Wednesday series, comedy Speechless and drama Designated Survivor, have been given full-season pickups for ABC. Nine additional episodes of both series, from Twentieth Century Fox Television and ABC Studios, and The Mark Gordon Company and ABC Studios respectively, have been ordered. Building on its lead-in by double digits on average, ABC's Designated Survivor ranks a dominant No. 1 in Wednesday's 10:00 p.m. hour with Live + Same Day Total Viewers (9.0 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.0/7). More than doubling the audience in its time period on its series debut (+104%), the new drama delivered ABC's most-watched scripted telecast in the hour in 5 years - since 9/21/11. The season's biggest gainer in TV playback with viewers, the Designated Survivor debut shot up in the Live + 3 Day numbers to 15.3 million viewers (+5.3 million) and a 3.7 rating in Adults 18-49 (+1.5 rating points). In fact, the show's 5.3 million viewer spike after 3 days of playback is the largest lift for any TV series debut in 2 years - since ABC's How to Get Away with Murder on 9/25/14. Designated Survivor stars Kiefer Sutherland as Tom Kirkman, Natascha McElhone as Alex Kirkman, Adan Canto as Aaron Shore, Italia Ricci as Emily Rhodes, LaMonica Garrett as Mike Ritter, Tanner Buchanan as Leo Kirkman; with Kal Penn as Seth Wright and Maggie Q as Hannah Wells
ABC's Speechless debuted as the No. 2 regular new comedy during Premiere Week (w/o 9/19/16) among Adults 18-49, behind only CBS' Big Bang-led Kevin Can Wait. In fact, Speechless ranked among the week's Top 5 highest-rated comedies on TV with young adults (No. 5-tie). In Total Viewers, the show's debut drew ABC's biggest scripted audience to the time period in 1-year - since 9/30/15. On average in Live + Same Day, ABC's Speechless (6.9 million and 1.9/7) builds on its The Goldbergs lead-in by 3% in Total Viewers and retains a strong 95% among Adults 18-49. Speechless stars Minnie Driver as Maya DiMeo, John Ross Bowie as Jimmy DiMeo, Mason Cook as Ray DiMeo, Micah Fowler as JJ DiMeo, Kyla Kenedy as Dylan DiMeo and Cedric Yarbrough as Kenneth.
It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of Oct. 3-7, 2016, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!
Sunday, October 2, 2016
- Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project/The Office) - Catch Mindy on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
- Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project/The Office) - Watch Mindy on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. She will also be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am. She chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Jamie Lee Curtis (Scream Queens/Anything But Love) - Jamie Lee visits The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) - Kumail appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Steve Agee (The Sarah Silverman Program) and Brendon Small (Home Movies) - Steve and Brendon are guests on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
- Kevin Nealon (Weeds/Champs/Hiller and Diller) - Kevin stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
- Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Kenan Thompson (Kenan & Kel) - Kenan drops by LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Chris Gethard (Broad City) - Chris chats about the play Career Suicide on LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony joins the Chew Crew on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
- Abigail Spencer (Burning Love) - Abigail talks about Timeless on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour. She will also be on the AOL Build Show at 2pm. She is a guest on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
- Nicole Byer (Loosely, Exactly Nicole) - Nicole is a guest on Steve Harvey, so check your local listings.
- Rob Riggle (Golan the Insatiable) - Rob talks about Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life on the AOL Build Show at 3pm.
- Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/In the House/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso talks how many America's Funniest Home Videos get submitted and the funny home videos he wants to submit with his family on People Now at 8:30am.
- Jennifer Esposito (Samantha Who?/Spin City) - Jennifer is a guest on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
- Sara Rue (Impastor/Less Than Perfect) - Sara appears on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
- Jay Ellis (Insecure/The Game) - Jay is a guest on The Real, so check your local listings.
- Skai Jackson (Bunk'd/Jessie) - Skai appears on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York.
- David Koechner (Another Period/Hank/The Office) - David is a guest on Hollywood Today Live.
- John Goodman (Roseanne/Normal, Ohio) - Catch John on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
- Billy Bob Thornton (Hearts Afire) - Billy Bob appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Kristin Chenoweth (Kristin) - Kristin is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Paul F. Tompkins (DAG) - Paul visits The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Rob Lowe (The Grinder/Parks and Recreation) - Rob stops by The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- J.K. Simmons (Growing Up Fisher/Family Tools) - J.K. is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Michael Rosenbaum (Impastor) - Michael visits Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
- Martha Kelly (Baskets) and Louie Anderson (Baskets/Life with Louie/The Louie Show) - Martha and Louie are guests on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
- Kristen Bell (The Good Place) - Kristen drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
- Fred Savage (The Grinder/Working/The Wonder Years) - Fred guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Molly Shannon (Divorce/Kath & Kim/Cracking Up) - Molly will be on ABC's Good Morning America someitme between 7-9am.
- Penelope Ann Miller (A Minute with Stan Hooper) - Penelope talks about The Birth of a Nation on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti guest co-hosts ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
- Jamie Lee Curtis (Scream Queens/Anything But Love) - Jamie Lee is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
- Rob Riggle (Golan the Insatiable) - Rob talks about Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Issa Rae (Insecure) - Issa chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Adrian Grenier (Entourage) - Adrian is a guest on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
- Alyssa Milano (Who's the Boss?/Romantically Challenged) - Alyssa chats on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Ashton Kutcher (The Ranch/Two and a Half Men/That '70s Show) - Watch Ashton on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
- Issa Rae (Insecure) - Issa is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC. She will also be on CBS This Morning sometime between 7-9am.
- Zach Galifianakis (Baskets) - Zach appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Ted Danson (The Good Place/Becker/Cheers)- Ted stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about The Good Place on LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings and on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls) - Beth appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Kristin Chenoweth (Kristin) - Kristin visits The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS. She will also be on The Wendy Williams Show at 2am on BET or on your local stations.
- Mark Duplass (Togetherness/The League) - Mark drops by Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah at 11pm.
- Bob Saget (How I Met Your Mother/Surviving Suburbia/Full House) - Bob is a guest on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
- Greg Proops (True Jackson, VP) - Greg will be on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
- Norm Macdonald (Norm) - Norm appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
- Don Cheadle (House of Lies/The Golden Palace) - Don is a guest on Chelsea on Netflix.
- Anne Heche (Save Me) - Anne visits LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Fred Savage (The Grinder/Working/The Wonder Years) - Fred guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Judith Light (Transparent/Phenom/Who's the Boss?) - Judith chats on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings. She will also be on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
- Sarah Jessica Parker (Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs) - Sarah will be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am. She also talks about Divorce on the AOL Build Show at 1:15pm.
- Michael J. Fox (The Michael J. Fox Show/Spin City/Family Ties) - Michael appears on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Connie Stevens (Wendy and Me/Starting from Scratch) and Joely Fisher (Ellen/'Til Death) - Connie and her daughter Joely are guests on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
- Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) - Cynthia talks about Killing Reagan on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Derek Waters (Married to the Kellys) - Derek talks about Drunk History on the AOL Build Show at 12pm.
- Penelope Ann Miller (A Minute with Stan Hooper) - Penelope talks about The Birth of a Nation on the AOL Build Show at 1pm.
- Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) - Brian talks about Atlanta on the AOL Build Show at 4pm.
- Nico Tortorella (Younger) - Nico is a guest on People Now at 8:30am.
- Rob Lowe (The Grinder/Parks and Recreation) - Rob appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT. He will also be on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
- Marcia Gay Harden (Trophy Wife) - Marcia chats on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Martin Lawrence (Martin/Partners) - Catch Martin on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Ashton Kutcher (The Ranch/Two and a Half Men/That '70s Show) - Ashton is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. He also talks about The Ranch on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Gael GarcĂa Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) - Gael appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. He talks about Desierto on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Zach Galifianakis (Baskets) - Zach stops by The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Tom Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) - Tom is a guest on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
- Christian Slater (Breaking In) - Christian drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS. He will also be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
- Andy Daly (The Paul Reiser Show/Eastbound & Down) - Andy appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
- Sarah Jessica Parker (Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs) - Sarah drops by Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
- Rob Lowe (The Grinder/Parks and Recreation) - Rob is a guest on Chelsea on Netflix.
- Fred Savage (The Grinder/Working/The Wonder Years) - Fred guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
- Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Crazy Ones) - Sarah learns how to buy the best cuts of meat on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
- Thomas Haden Church (Divorce/Sex and the City) - Thomas will be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- America Ferrera (Superstore) - America joins the Chew Crew on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
- Jill Whelan (The Love Boat) - Jill is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
- Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Tituss appears on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
- Yvette Nicole Brown (The Odd Couple/Community) - Yvette guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Patricia Heaton (The Middle/Back to You/Everybody Loves Raymond) - Patricia appears on The Real, so check your local listings.
- Jamie Lee Curtis (Scream Queens/Anything But Love) - Jamie Lee is a guest on Tavis Smiley on PBS, so check your local listings.
- Zach Galifianakis (Baskets) - Watch Zach on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Abigail Spencer (Burning Love) - Abigail visits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
- Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth) - Will appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- David Duchovny (Californication) - David is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Danny McBride (Vice Principals/Eastbound & Down) - Danny appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Nicole Byer (Loosely, Exactly Nicole) - Nicole is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
- Krysten Ritter (Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) - Krysten appears on Chelsea on Netflix.
- Laura Prepon (Are You There, Chelsea?/That '70s Show) - Laura talks about the film The Girl on the Train on LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings and on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
- Ashton Kutcher (The Ranch/Two and a Half Men/That '70s Show) - Ashton guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings. He also talks about The Ranch on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Queen Latifah (Living Single) - Queen Latifah and Lindsey Vonn challenge Richard Blais to make a six ingredient meal on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
- Sara Rue (Impastor/Less Than Perfect) - Sara joins the Chew Crew on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
- Brooke Burns (Miss Guided/Out of the Blue) - Brooke is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
- Matt Letscher (Good Morning, Miami/Almost Perfect) - Matt appears on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
- Mindy Cohn (The Facts of Life) - Mindy talks about Worst Cooks in America on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Penelope Ann Miller (A Minute with Stan Hooper) - Penelope is a guest on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
- Jay Ellis (Insecure/The Game) - Jay opens up about what it’s like working with actress Issa Rae on People Now at 8:30am.
- Abigail Spencer (Burning Love) - Abigail is a guest on People Now at 8:30am.
- J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm/The Millers/'Til Death) - J.B. stops by Harry, so check your local listings.
- Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke chats on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Kevin Pollak (Angel from Hell/Work with Me) - Kevin is a guest on Hollywood Today Live.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
You're the Worst Returns to FXX; VH1 Also Acquires Mindy Project
The critically-acclaimed comedy series You're the Worst has been renewed for a fourth season on FXX. The comedy from writer and executive producer Stephen Falk, currently ranked among television's leading comedies with a Metacritic score of 85, will return to FXX in 2017. You're the Worst is off to a strong start in Season 3 as its premiere delivered the series' most-watched telecast on FXX. The series is holding strong in Week 3 over its Season 2 average, with Total Viewers up +13% (590,000 vs. 521,000) and Adults 18-49 holding steady (-1%, 387,000 vs. 392,000) on a Live+7 basis.
You're the Worst is a modern look at love and happiness told through the eyes of two people who haven't been very successful with either. It's the story of Gretchen and Jimmy, fear, heartbreak, romance, sex, food, Los Angeles, Sunday Funday, friendship, and the fact that sometimes the worst people make the best partners. You're the Worst received Critics' Choice Television Award nominations for Best Comedy Series in 2015 and 2016, as well as a nomination for Aya Cash (Best Actress in a Comedy Series) and Kether Donohue (Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series) in 2016. An original comedy from writer and executive producer Stephen Falk, You're the Worst puts a dark twist on the romantic comedy genre. Narcissistic, brash, and stubborn Jimmy Shive-Overly (Chris Geere) has inadvertently found himself paired up with cynical, people-pleasing, and self-destructive Gretchen Cutler (Aya Cash). Rounding out the cast is Desmin Borges, who plays Edgar Quintero, Jimmy's once homeless war veteran roommate who is struggling to manage his PTSD while forging a post-combat life; and Kether Donohue as Lindsay Jillian, Gretchen's best friend and former partner in crime who's exploring her identity after her loveless marriage was resurrected by a surprise pregnancy.
As we first announced, reruns of The Mindy Project are coming to Freeform, but now NBCUniversal has announced that VH1 will also air reruns! NBCUniversal Television and New Media Distribution announced VH1 and Freeform have acquired the first five seasons of The Mindy Project from Universal Television. The show will begin airing on both networks in October and episodes will also be available on the VH1 and Freeform apps. We gave you the timings for Freeform, but now we will tell you about VH1. The network will begin the series Saturday, Oct. 1 from 2-5:30pm. As of now, the series will air Saturdays only. VH1 also airs My Wife & Kids, The Jamie Foxx Show, Girlfriends, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Saved by the Bell and That '70s Show, most during weekdays.
The Mindy Project from Universal Television 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 navigating the tricky waters of both her personal and professional life. The series stars Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Ed Weeks, Ike Barinholtz, Adam Pally, Beth Grant, Xosha Roquemore, Fortune Feimster and Zoe Jarman.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Bounce Sitcom Family Time Returns; NBC Gives Full Season to This Is Us
Bounce TV, the fastest-growing African-American network on television, announced that the fourth season of the popular comedy series Family Time will premiere Tues. Oct. 4, 2016 with new episodes every Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. ET. Family Time comedically chronicles the lives of the Stallworth family, headed by the dad Tony, a struggling general contractor played by Omar Gooding, and his wife Lisa, an unfulfilled stay-at-home mom portrayed by Angell Conwell. When they are not battling each other, they are contending with a host of family, friends, and neighbors including their mischievous children Devin (Bentley Kyle Evans, Jr.) and Ebony (Jayla Calhoun), Tony's financially-challenged best friend Donnie (Clayton Thomas) and Lisa's feisty sisters Rachel (Tanjareen Thomas) and Lori (Paula Jai Parker).
The first episode of the new season finds Lisa giving relationship advice to Tony's friends when he lets her visit the barbershop; Rodney Perry guest stars. Other notable guest stars this season include A.J. Johnson (House Party), Glenn Plummer (Speed, South Central), Gloria Govan (Basketball Wives) Michael Colyar (black-ish), award-winning singer Chante Moore, Nicholas Turturro (NYPD Blue) and Laurence Fishburne's son Langston Fishburne making his acting debut. The new 13-episode season will also feature Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas-themed episodes.
NBC has ordered an additional five episodes of the network's critically beloved new drama series This Is Us, bringing the full season order to 18. Last week's This Is Us series premiere generated a 4.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 14.3 million viewers overall in L+5 averages from Nielsen Media Research - an increase of 1.7 rating points going from live plus same day to L+5. The 4.5 makes it the #1 series premiere of the fall season to date, while the show's L+SD rating makes it NBC's highest-rated scripted program in that Tuesday 10-11 p.m. time period in more than six years.
On digital platforms, it's NBC's most-viewed series premiere on record, more than doubling the network's previous record for most one-day views of a debuting series across NBC digital platforms. This Is Us was the most anticipated new series heading into fall with its trailer viewed more than 127 million times following the show's announcement at the May upfronts. This Is Us is a refreshingly honest and provocative series that follows a unique ensemble whose paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways. We find several of them share the same birthday, and so much more than anyone would expect. From the writer and directors of Crazy, Stupid, Love. is a smart, modern series that will challenge your everyday presumptions about the people you think you know. The cast includes Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Ron Cephas Jones.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
It's Better Late Than Never Again for NBC; GSN Has Tracy Morgan as Host of Scare Tactics
The boys are back! Summer's new broadcast series, Better Late Than Never, is returning for a second season. This past summer award-winning actor, producer, writer and director Henry Winkler (Happy Days, Royal Pains), Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor, director and writer William Shatner (Star Trek, The Practice), celebrated football legend and NFL analyst Terry Bradshaw (Fox NFL Sunday), boxing Hall of Famer and gold medal winner-turned businessman George Foreman and comedian Jeff Dye (NBC's I Can Do That) embarked on the ultimate international excursion to Asia with no assistants, no limousines and no lattes, in search of an intimate life-changing experience. The five navigated their way through Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Hong Kong; and Phuket and Chiang Mai, Thailand - communicating with the local population, immersing themselves in local traditions and enjoying exotic food - all the while dealing with the unexpected twists and turns that any trip presents. Winkler, Shatner, Bradshaw, Foreman and Dye will return for the second season. The locale will be announced at a later date. It is expected to air next summer.
GSN, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, announced it has obtained telecast rights to 13 episodes of the hidden camera/comedy horror TV show Scare Tactics, hosted by actor/comedian Tracy Morgan. The show will be paired with the network's new horror-themed game Hellevator in a "Friday Night Frights" programming block on Fridays from 9-11pm ET/PT, beginning October 7. Scare Tactics,, which originally aired for five seasons, is a hidden camera/comedy TV series with a Sci-Fi twist. Episodes from season five, featuring actor/comedian Tracy Morgan (30 Rock, Saturday Night Live) take advantage of the age-old practice of friends playing practical jokes on each other. Set up by friends and family members, the show's unwitting "stars" are caught off guard and on camera in elaborately staged horror hoaxes involving movie-style special effects and expert make-up.
Hellevator , produced by Matador and masters of the horror genre Blumhouse Productions, in association with Lionsgate Television, is a terrifying, genre-bending series which dares a team of four friends to ride a haunted elevator into the depths of an abandoned slaughterhouse. With $50,000 at stake, contestants must conquer multiple floors of terrifying chaos and hair-raising challenges in order to move on to the final level - The Inferno. In addition to the psychological terror players will face during their quest, they must also endure the wrath of the show's masterminds, horror film icons Jen and Sylvia Soska, aka the "Twisted Twins," who work in tandem from their secret lair to torment and trip-up players as they struggle to remain sane and keep in mind, "it's just a game."
Monday, September 26, 2016
The Mindy Project Coming to Freeform; Late Night Series Possible for Freeform with Iliza Shlesinger
Beginning this October, Freeform (formerly ABC Family) will be adding reruns of the comedy The Mindy Project to its late night block from 12-2am. It will air each weeknight beginning October 3 and is replacing the classic Disney series block (a different one airs each weeknight from 12-2am). There will be a special primetime Mindy block on Wednesday, October 12 from 8-11pm as well. Freeform starts its 13 Nights of Halloween on October 19, so The Mindy Project will be temporarily moves to weekdays from 12-1pm (replacing one Gilmore Girls airing). The Mindy Project will go back to its late night block beginning Tuesday, November 1 after a 2 week "Halloween" break. The Mindy Project stars 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.
Sticking with Freeform news, Freeform takes a bold step into late-night with comedian Iliza Shlesinger and greenlights development on a new late-night series. The late-night series will feature Iliza's unique voice that reflects the audience and what's happening in the moment with a fresh comedic spin. Additionally, this past summer, Iliza premiered her scripted web series Forever 31 on ABC's new digital platform (ABCd), and the series has already been ordered for a second season. Her third Netflix special Confirmed Kills premiered on the streaming service on Friday (September 23) and will be followed by her first national theatre tour Iliza: The Confirmed Kills Tour. In spring 2017, Weinstein Books will publish her first book Girl Logic. Stay with us for continued updates should the series get a series order.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Week 1 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms Did
Total Viewers: #1. CBS 12.111 million (-1% from first four nights week 1 in 2015); #2. NBC 8.870 million (even); #3. ABC 7.530 million (-15%); #4. Fox 4.932 million (-9%); #5. The CW 0.891 million (-11%).
Adults 18-49: #1. CBS 2.99/11 rating/share (-2% in rating from first four nights week 1 in 2014); #2. NBC 2.27/8 (-7%); #3. ABC 1.67/7 (-20%); #4. Fox 1.61/6 (-22%); #5. The CW 0.25/1 (-24%)
We're back with a new season! We'll have this week's final ratings, Week 1 (9/19/16-9/25/16) next Sunday.
For season to-date (9/19/16-9/22/16), we will have that by next week, too, as it is the same numbers as above.
Back to week 1 (Sep. 19-25), read our full night-by-night analysis followed by how the sitcoms did! GREAT showings are in BOLD. If they are in bold in both total viewers and 18-49, then it is very impressive:
Week 1 (Sept. 19-25) Analysis | |||||||||
Last Sunday (Sep 18) | (Summer Week 16) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
60 Minutes | CBS | 7:44PM | 12,701,000 | 12,701,000 | 2.64 | 2.64 | |||
Emmy's Red Carpet | ABC | 7:00PM | 4,777,000 | 4,777,000 | 0.86 | 0.86 | |||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:18PM | 1,830,000 | 1,830,000 | 0.74 | 0.74 | REPEAT | ||
Football Night in America | NBC | 7:30PM | 6,304,000 | 6,304,000 | 2.11 | 2.11 | |||
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | 1,741,000 | 1,741,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
JonBenet Ramsay | CBS | 8:44PM | 10,422,000 | 10,422,000 | 2.14 | 2.14 | |||
Emmy Awards | ABC | 8:00PM | 11,382,000 | 11,382,000 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 8-11P | ||
Once Upon a Time | ABC | 8:00PM | - | - | |||||
Football Night in America | NBC | 8:00PM | 11,856,000 | 11,856,000 | 4.18 | 4.18 | |||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | 1,829,000 | 1,829,000 | 0.73 | 0.73 | REPEAT | ||
Sunday Night Football | NBC | 8:30PM | 22,751,000 | 22,751,000 | 8.20 | 8.20 | 833-1143P | ||
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:30PM | 1,797,000 | 1,797,000 | 0.72 | 0.72 | REPEAT | ||
Madam Secretary | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Secrets & Lies | ABC | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | 1,891,000 | 1,891,000 | 0.80 | 0.80 | REPEAT | ||
Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | 1,297,000 | 1,297,000 | 0.51 | 0.51 | |||
NCIS: LA | CBS | 10:44PM | 4,570,000 | 4,570,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | REPEAT | ||
Quantico | ABC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Monday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8:00PM | 15,816,000 | 15,816,000 | 3.76 | 3.76 | PREMIERE | ||
Dancing w/the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 10,714,000 | 10,714,000 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 8-10p | ||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,104,000 | 12,104,000 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 8-10P PREMIERE | ||
Gotham | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,897,000 | 3,897,000 | 1.29 | 1.29 | PREMIERE | ||
Supergirl | CW | 8:00PM | 817,000 | 817,000 | 0.22 | 0.22 | REPEAT | ||
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | 11,078,000 | 11,078,000 | 2.58 | 2.58 | PREMIERE | ||
JonBenet Ramsay | CBS | 9:00PM | 8,242,000 | 8,242,000 | 1.80 | 1.80 | |||
Lucifer | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,360,000 | 4,360,000 | 1.31 | 1.31 | PREMIERE | ||
Supergirl | CW | 9:00PM | 894,000 | 894,000 | 0.25 | 0.25 | REPEAT | ||
Scorpion | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Match Game | ABC | 10:00PM | 4,402,000 | 4,402,000 | 0.91 | 0.91 | |||
The Good Place | NBC | 10:00PM | 8,036,000 | 8,036,000 | 2.28 | 2.28 | PREMIERE | ||
Tuesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
NCIS | CBS | 8:00PM | 15,992,000 | 15,992,000 | 2.17 | 2.17 | PREMIERE | ||
Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,601,000 | 8,601,000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 8-10P | ||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | 12,293,000 | 12,293,000 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 8-10P | ||
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | 2,389,000 | 2,389,000 | 1.06 | 1.06 | PREMIERE | ||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 877,000 | 877,000 | 0.25 | 0.25 | REPEAT | ||
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | 2,312,000 | 2,312,000 | 1.19 | 1.19 | PREMIERE | ||
Bull | CBS | 9:00PM | 15,562,000 | 15,562,000 | 2.21 | 2.21 | PREMIERE | ||
Scream Queens | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,156,000 | 2,156,000 | 0.97 | 0.97 | PREMIERE | ||
MADtv | CW | 9:00PM | 581,000 | 581,000 | 0.19 | 0.19 | |||
NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 10:00PM | 11,120,000 | 11,120,000 | 1.43 | 1.43 | PREMIERE | ||
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,439,000 | 3,439,000 | 1.11 | 1.11 | PREMIERE | ||
This Is Us | NBC | 10:00PM | 10,065,000 | 10,065,000 | 2.85 | 2.85 | PREMIERE | ||
Wednesday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
Survivor | CBS | 8:00PM | 9,444,000 | 9,444,000 | 2.31 | 2.31 | PREMIERE 8-930P | ||
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | 6,899,000 | 6,899,000 | 2.04 | 2.04 | PREMIERE | ||
Blindspot | NBC | 8:00PM | 6,082,000 | 6,082,000 | 1.31 | 1.31 | |||
Lethal Weapon | Fox | 8:00PM | 7,932,000 | 7,932,000 | 2.20 | 2.20 | PREMIERE | ||
Penn & Teller Fool Us | CW | 8:00PM | 1,183,000 | 1,183,000 | 0.27 | 0.27 | REPEAT | ||
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | 7,383,000 | 7,383,000 | 2.03 | 2.03 | PREMIERE | ||
Criminal Minds | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | |||||
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | 8,237,000 | 8,237,000 | 2.62 | 2.62 | PREMIERE | ||
Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,818,000 | 7,818,000 | 1.84 | 1.84 | PREMIERE | ||
Empire | Fox | 9:00PM | 10,868,000 | 10,868,000 | 4.16 | 4.16 | PREMIERE | ||
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 9:00PM | 1,128,000 | 1,128,000 | 0.32 | 0.32 | |||
Big Brother | CBS | 9:30PM | 6,299,000 | 6,299,000 | 2.02 | 2.02 | FINALE 930-11P | ||
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | 6,393,000 | 6,393,000 | 1.93 | 1.93 | PREMIERE | ||
Whose Line Is It? | CW | 9:30PM | 1,202,000 | 1,202,000 | 0.37 | 0.37 | REPEAT | ||
Code Black | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Designated Survivor | ABC | 10:00PM | 10,037,000 | 10,037,000 | 2.24 | 2.24 | PREMIERE | ||
Chicago P.D. | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,874,000 | 6,874,000 | 1.57 | 1.57 | PREMIERE | ||
Thursday | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | |||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
NFL Pre-Kick | CBS | 8:00PM | 11,084,000 | 11,084,000 | 3.47 | 3.47 | |||
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 8:00PM | 8,750,000 | 8,750,000 | 2.48 | 2.48 | PREMIERE | ||
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | 5,449,000 | 5,449,000 | 1.47 | 1.47 | PREMIERE | ||
Rosewood | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,652,000 | 3,652,000 | 0.73 | 0.73 | PREMIERE | ||
The Flash | CW | 8:00PM | 935,000 | 935,000 | 0.23 | 0.23 | REPEAT | ||
CBS NFL Thursday | CBS | 8:30PM | 17,546,000 | 17,546,000 | 6.06 | 6.06 | 827-1106P | ||
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | 5,251,000 | 5,251,000 | 1.36 | 1.36 | PREMIERE | ||
Chicago Med | NBC | 9:00PM | 7,022,000 | 7,022,000 | 1.37 | 1.37 | PREMIERE | ||
Notorious | ABC | 9:00PM | 5,394,000 | 5,394,000 | 1.13 | 1.13 | PREMIERE | ||
Pitch | Fox | 9:00PM | 4,227,000 | 4,227,000 | 1.06 | 1.06 | PREMIERE | ||
Supernatural | CW | 9:00PM | 678,000 | 678,000 | 0.23 | 0.23 | REPEAT | ||
Pure Genius | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
How To Get Away/Murder | ABC | 10:00PM | 5,113,000 | 5,113,000 | 1.42 | 1.42 | PREMIERE | ||
The Blacklist | NBC | 10:00PM | 6,397,000 | 6,397,000 | 1.25 | 1.25 | PREMIERE | ||
Friday | (PRELIMINARY #s) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
MacGyver | CBS | 8:00PM | 10,891,000 | 10,891,000 | 1.70 | 1.70 | PRMIERE | ||
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | 5,837,000 | 5,837,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PRMIERE | ||
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | 2,407,000 | 2,407,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
Hell's Kitchen | Fox | 8:00PM | 3,334,000 | 3,334,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PREMIERE | ||
Masters of Illusion | CW | 8:00PM | 1,048,000 | 1,048,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |||
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | 4,086,000 | 4,086,000 | 0.90 | 0.90 | PREMIERE | ||
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | 2,341,000 | 2,341,000 | 0.60 | 0.60 | REPEAT | ||
Masters of Illusion | CW | 8:30PM | 1,042,000 | 1,042,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 9:00PM | 10,091,000 | 10,091,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | PREMIERE | ||
Shark Tank | ABC | 9:00PM | 4,940,000 | 4,940,000 | 1.10 | 1.10 | PREMIERE | ||
Dateline | NBC | 9:00PM | 4,597,000 | 4,597,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 9-11P | ||
The Exorcist | Fox | 9:00PM | 2,904,000 | 2,904,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | PREMIERE | ||
Penn & Teller: Fool Us | CW | 9:00PM | 1,210,000 | 1,210,000 | 0.30 | 0.30 | REPEAT | ||
Blue Bloods | CBS | 10:00PM | 10,434,000 | 10,434,000 | 1.30 | 1.30 | PREMIERE | ||
20/20 | ABC | 10:00PM | 3,411,000 | 3,411,000 | 0.70 | 0.70 | |||
Dateline | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | |||||
Saturday | (PRELIMINARY #s) | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | This Wk | Prev Week | Wk-to-Wk +/- | ||
Title | Network | Time | Total Viewers | 18-49 Rtg | Notes | ||||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 8:00PM | - | - | REPEAT | ||||
Saturday Night Football | ABC | 8:00PM | - | - | 8-11P | ||||
The Voice | NBC | 8:00PM | - | - | 8-10P REPEAT | ||||
College Football | Fox | 8:00PM | - | - | 8-11P | ||||
Crimetime Saturday | CBS | 9:00PM | - | - | REPEAT | ||||
48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 10:00PM | - | - | PREMIERE | ||||
This Is Us | NBC | 10:00PM | - | - | REPEAT |
Sitcoms in green did excellent for the week, while yellow indicates OK showings and red is not good! This is sorted by adults 18-49:
Week 1 (Sep. 19-25) 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 | Mon | 15,816,000 | 3.76 | PREMIERE |
Modern Family | ABC | 9:00PM | Wed | 8,237,000 | 2.62 | PREMIERE |
Kevin Can Wait | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | 11,078,000 | 2.58 | PREMIERE |
The Good Place | NBC | 10:00PM | Mon | 8,036,000 | 2.28 | PREMIERE |
The Goldbergs | ABC | 8:00PM | Wed | 6,899,000 | 2.04 | PREMIERE |
Speechless | ABC | 8:30PM | Wed | 7,383,000 | 2.03 | PREMIERE |
black-ish | ABC | 9:30PM | Wed | 6,393,000 | 1.93 | PREMIERE |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Thu | 5,449,000 | 1.47 | PREMIERE |
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | Thu | 5,251,000 | 1.36 | |
New Girl | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | 2,312,000 | 1.19 | PREMIERE |
Last Man Standing | ABC | 8:00PM | Fri | 5,837,000 | 1.1 | PREMIERE |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Fox | 8:00PM | Tue | 2,389,000 | 1.06 | PREMIERE |
Dr. Ken | ABC | 8:30PM | Fri | 4,086,000 | 0.9 | PREMIERE |
Family Guy | Fox | 9:00PM | Sun | 1,891,000 | 0.80 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:18PM | Sun | 1,830,000 | 0.74 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:00PM | Sun | 1,829,000 | 0.73 | REPEAT |
The Simpsons | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | 1,797,000 | 0.72 | REPEAT |
Bob's Burgers | Fox | 7:30PM | Sun | 1,741,000 | 0.70 | REPEAT |
The Good Place | NBC | 8:30PM | Fri | 2,341,000 | 0.6 | REPEAT |
Superstore | NBC | 8:00PM | Fri | 2,407,000 | 0.6 | REPEAT |
The Last Man on Earth | Fox | 9:30PM | Sun | 1,297,000 | 0.51 | REPEAT |
Fresh off the Boat | ABC | 9:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
The Real O'Neals | ABC | 9:30PM | Tue | preempted | ||
Life In Pieces | CBS | 9:30PM | Thu | preempted | ||
Mom | CBS | 9:00PM | Thu | preempted | ||
The Odd Couple | CBS | 9:30PM | Mon | preempted | ||
Son of Zorn | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | |||
Making History | Fox | 8:30PM | Sun | |||
The Mick | Fox | 8:30PM | Tue | |||
Man with a Place | CBS | 8:30PM | Mon | |||
The Great Indoors | CBS | 8:30PM | Thu | |||
American Housewife | ABC | 8:30PM | Tue | |||
The Middle | ABC | 8:00PM | Tue | preempted | ||
2 Broke Girls | CBS | 9:00PM | Mon | preempted |
SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, October 9
Abbott Elementary - "Back to School" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT)
The neighboring construction site of a new golf course is causing issues at Abbott, forcing the teachers to find creative solutions. An HR representative visits the school. Following their kiss, Janine and Gregory’s relationship status is revealed.
Everybody Still Hates Chris - "Everybody Still Hates Cheat Codes" (Comedy Central, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Chris debates using a cheat code to win a free Nintendo.
Everybody Still Hates Chris - "Everybody Still Hates Halloween" (Comedy Central, 10:30PM ET/PT)
Chris spends Halloween at a church event, hoping to hook up with Tasha.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 7)
Wednesday, October 9
- Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) - Watch Quinta on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. She also talks about the new season of Abbott Elementary on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Rachel Sennott (Call Your Mother) - Rachel is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Eric Idle (Suddenly Susan/Nearly Departed) - Eric stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Michael Keaton (Report to Murphy/Working Stiffs/All's Fair) - E! News has an interview with Michael at 11pm on E!.
- Ali Wong (Big Mouth/American Housewife/Are You There, Chelsea?) - NBC's Today catches up with Ali in the 10am hour.
- Rita Wilson (Girls) - Rita stops by to talk about her new album on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Goldie Hawn (Good Morning World) - Goldie appears on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary/Fam/Instant Mom/Moesha/It's a Living) - Sheryl Lee talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm. She chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Josh Gad (Wolf Like Me/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) - Josh talks about his new children's book PictureFace Lizzy and fatherhood on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Jessica St. Clair (Avenue 5/Playing House/Best Friends Forever/In the Motherhood) - Jessica is sharing her breast cancer experience with Drew and Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz is talking about breast cancer diagnoses on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Abigail Spencer (Extended Family/Burning Love) - Abigail discusses her television series Shatter Belt on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Kim Matula (LA to Vegas) - Kim is a guest on PIX 11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:39am.
- Lea Thompson (Caroline in the City) - Lea appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.
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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 Ultra HD)
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)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
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