Monday, November 07, 2016
ABC's American Housewife Gets Full Season; Gilmore Girls "GilMORE the Merrier Binge-a-Thon" on UP
American Housewife, the critically acclaimed new Tuesday night comedy starring Katy Mixon, has been given a full-season pickup. This means the series will now have a full season of at least 22 episodes this year. Tuesday's No. 1 comedy this season in Total Viewers (7.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.4/8), ABC's American Housewife builds on its strong young-adult lead-in (The Middle) at 8:30 p.m. by 14% on average to rank a competitive No. 2 in its half-hour to NBC's The Voice. The new ABC comedy is improving its time period year to year by 2.1 million viewers and by 9% in Adults 18-49. American Housewife stars Katy Mixon as Katie Otto, Diedrich Bader as Greg Otto, Meg Donnelly as Taylor, Daniel DiMaggio as Oliver, Julia Butters as Anna-Kat, Carly Hughes as Angela and Ali Wong as Doris.
Head home to Stars Hollow for the holidays! UP TV, television's family-focused entertainment destination targeted to adults, announced that Sean Gunn, who plays Kirk Gleason on the award-winning fan-favorite family drama Gilmore Girls, will host the network's binge-a-thon of seasons one through seven of the series as his beloved character. The backdrop of the marathon is UP's GilMORE the Merrier Viewing House, which is a custom designed home environment that will showcase the ultimate in comfort and accessibility for super fans of the series as they view all 153 episodes. Prior to and throughout the seven-day event, UP will air fun and engaging spots hosted by Gunn's character that are loaded with practical guidance and tips on how to train for and "binge" your way through all of the episodes in perfect comfort. Special accommodations are required as this marathon is no sprint -- from coffee and Gilmore inspired snacks to fuel maximum viewing, to comfortable furniture and "best binging" clothes, to the newest LED Smart screen TVs located in every nook and cranny of the house, the GilMORE the Merrier Viewing House has it all!
Gilmore fans can watch every episode fully loaded with trivia pop-ups and commentary by popular podcast personalities the "Gilmore Guys" during UP's binge-a-thon. The network will also feature a watch and win sweepstakes featuring one prize every hour during the marathon plus ten grand prizes. UP will air Gilmore Girls starting with season one on Friday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. ET and ending with season seven on Friday, Nov. 25 at 3 a.m. ET.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Saturday, April 17
Side Hustle - "Make-a-Butt" (Nickelodeon, 8:00PM ET/PT)
After being hired at Make-A-Mutt and discovering that the store is in trouble, the kids work together to save the business and keep the magic alive.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 12)
Friday, April 16
- Eddie Murphy (The PJs) - Watch Eddie on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Yvette Nicole Brown (The Mayor/The Odd Couple/Community) - Yvette chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Lorraine Toussaint (Where I Love) - Lorraine appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about The Resident on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Lil Rel Howery (Rel/The Carmichael Show) - Lil Rel will be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
- Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany guest hosts The Real, so check your loca listings.
- Maya Rudolph (Forever/Up All Night) - Maya talks about Netflix's The Mitchells vs. The Machines and hosting Saturday Night Live on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (January-April)
01/22 - Corporate - Season 2
01/22 - Corporate - Season 3
02/02 - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - The Complete Series (2021 Retail Release)
02/16 - Fam - The Complete Series
02/23 - Betty White's Pet Set - The Complete Series
03/02 - Blue Mountain State - The Complete Series
03/02 - Happy Together - The Complete Series
03/02 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-4 (DVD) (Blu-ray)
04/20 - 'Til Death - The Complete Series
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