Monday, August 07, 2017
TCA Summer 2017 Press Tour: ABC; The Karate Kid Stars Reunite for Comedy Series
ABC was up at the TCA Summer 2017 press tour yesterday. There were some renewal news for their game shows, along news on the return of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, which will return in November on Friday nights at 9pm, following the conclusion of Marvel's Inhumans. Panels for new series mostly took center stage, but casts of current series like Once Upon a Time, The Middle, Grey's Anatomy were on hand. ABC announced that it is picking up season three of its hit game show Match Game, with host Alec Baldwin. Additionally, Baldwin's company, El Dorado Pictures, has inked a two-year first-look deal with ABC Studios. Two more of ABC's hit 'Fun & Games' shows, The $100,000 Pyramid and Celebrity Family Feud, have received season three and four greenlights, respectively. Both shows are currently airing on Sunday nights in the summer. No news yet on The Gong Show, but a season two renewal is likely. ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live returns to Brooklyn, New York, for five original shows starting Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 and running through Friday, Oct. 20. The show will tape before a live audience from the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House. This will be the third time that Kimmel and his show have broadcast from BAM. And finally, ABC and dick clark productions announced that the 2017 American Music Awards, the world's biggest fan-voted award show, will broadcast live on Sunday, Nov. 19 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST on ABC.
Epic adversaries return to the dojo in Cobra Kai, an all-new series that reteams Ralph Macchio and William Zabka in their star-making roles from the iconic film franchise, The Karate Kid. The 10-episode, half-hour comedy series, coming to YouTube Red in 2018, reimagines one of Hollywood's most popular tales of rivalry and redemption. Thirty years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, a down-and-out Johnny Lawrence (Zabka) seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo, reigniting his rivalry with a now successful Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), who has been struggling to maintain balance in his life without the guidance of his mentor, Mr. Miyagi. The show is about two men addressing past demons and present frustrations the only way they know how: through karate.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Saturday, July 5
Mind Your Business - "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (Bounce TV, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Aaliyah and Mia try convincing Lucille that the owner of a new nearby lounge is up to no good; Alfonso and Kim deal with AJ's first relationship.
Mind Your Business - "The Boy Is Mine" (Bounce TV, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Alfonso tries to maintain his newfound bromance after Aaliyah breaks up with his new friend; Kim goes the extra mile to inject luxury into their lifestyle to impress the moms of a Black Excellence club.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 30)
Friday, July 4
- Ayo Edebiri (Big Mouth/The Bear) - Watch Ayo on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jay Pharoah (White Famous/Champaign ILL) - Jay is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Frankie Grande (Henry Danger/Danger Force) - Frankie appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Mark Hamill (The Texas Wheelers) - Mark is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Cristin Milioti (The Resort/Made for Love/A to Z/How I Met Your Mother) - Cristin appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (FUBAR) - Arnold is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Rob Riggle (Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy/Golan the Insatiable/Gary Unmarried) - Rob appears on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Marsai Martin (black-ish) - Marsai chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Mario Cantone (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Mario talks about And Just Like That... on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Billy Bob Thornton (Hearts Afire) - Billy Bob opens up about being married six-times and is sharing all about his new show Landman on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Justine Lupe (Nobody Wants This/Cristela) - Justine is telling Drew about her viral wardrobe moment with Kathy Bates and shares behind the scenes moments of filming Succession, revealing the cast member she had a crush on, on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
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