Tuesday, October 04, 2016
ABC to Revive The Gong Show; Antenna TV Is One in a Million
The ABC Television Network the return of television's most irreverent talent show competition, The Gong Show. Executive produced by actor/comedian Will Arnett's Electric Avenue Productions, Den of Thieves and Principato Young Entertainment, every episode will celebrate un-traditionally talented, unique performers plucked from the Internet and put on a primetime stage. A revolving panel of judges featuring Hollywood's hottest stars praise, critique and gong contestants in one of TV's all-time great variety shows.
Ten episodes of The Gong Show will be produced by Electric Avenue Productions, Den of Thieves in association with Sony Pictures Television, Principato Young Entertainment and will be taped in front of a live audience. The Gong Show is executive produced by Will Arnett, Evan Prager, Jesse Ignjatovic and Peter Principato. Jared Morell, Jordan Barrow and Marc Forman will co-executive produce. More info to come, but it will likely air in summer with ABC's other hit game shows like Celebrity Family Feud, $100,000 Pyramid, Match Game and To Tell the Truth.
Congrats to our friends at Antenna TV! Antenna TV, Tribune Broadcasting's multicast network is pleased to announce its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AntennaTV/ has surpassed 1 million "likes." The page, which is maintained in-house by Kari Bellinger, Tribune Media's Affiliate Relations & Web Market Manager, has grown organically since its inception five years ago through content that is resonating with viewers. Antenna TV currently airs in 131 TV markets across the U.S. reaching 87% of TV households.
In 2016, Antenna TV brought Johnny Carson back to late night with a 60-minute classic Carson episode airing weeknights and a 90-minute episode on weekends, marking the first time Carson is airing in strip since he signed off in 1992. This year, the network announced the addition of Webster, Wings and The Addams Family and in 2017, Becker, What's Happening!!, My Two Dads, Alice, Growing Pains, 227, Hogan's Family, Head of the Class and Murphy Brown will join the network.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, June 3
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 1)
Wednesday, June 3
- Kevin Hart (Lil Kev/Die Hart/The Big House/Undeclared) - Watch Kevin on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Nick Jonas (Jonas) - Nick is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Amy Sedaris (No Activity/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/Strangers with Candy) - Amy appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Ahmed Ahmed (Sullivan & Son) and Rondell Sheridan (Raven's Home/Cory in the House/That's So Raven/Cousin Skeeter/Minor Adjustments) - Ahmed and Rondell are guests on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Will Forte (The Four Seasons/HouseBroken/MacGruber/The Last Man on Earth/The Cleveland Show) - Will stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about The Four Seasons on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Alison Brie (Community/GLOW) - Alison appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Tina Fey (The Four Seasons/Only Murders in the Building/30 Rock) - Tina chats about The Four Seasons on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Josh Gad (Wolf Like Me/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Josh and Andrew discuss the 15th anniversary of The Book of Mormon on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between7-9am.
- Colman Domingo (The Four Seasons) - Colman talks about Disclosure Day on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Kevin Nealon (Man with a Plan/Weeds/Hiller and Diller/Champs) - Kevin chats about his movie Mermaid on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) - Aubrey talks about Luna and the Witch Throw a Halloween Party on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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11/11/25 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11/25 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02/25 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16/25 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16/25 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
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