Thursday, September 07, 2017
TeleXitos Acquires Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Dancing with the Stars Season 25 Cast Has Malcolm in the Middle Star
TeleXitos announced that its September 2017 programming lineup includes The Unit, Law & Order, and the premiere of the iconic Emmy-award winning fantasy horror series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy: La Cazavampiros in Spanish). In addition, TeleXitos will air special programming in celebration of Mexican Independence Day. Viewers will be able to watch the programs in Spanish and without subtitles.
The Unit - Launched in 2006, The Unit follows the top-secret missions of military operators and the struggles their families face back home. Based on real life special operation unit, Delta Force, viewers will be on the edge of their seats as they watch U.S. army recruits train for special counter terrorism missions. The Unit will air on TeleXitos on weekdays at 4 PM ET beginning Monday, September 18 (check local listings.)
Law & Order - Beginning Saturday, September 23, courtroom drama returns with a six-hour marathon of Law & Order episodes never before seen on TeleXitos, starting at 8 PM ET. Audiences can tune in every Saturday from 8 PM to 2 AM to catch Law & Order marathons (check local listings.)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy: La Cazavampiros) will air on TeleXitos for the first time beginning Monday, September 18. The classic fantasy horror series follows Buffy Summers as she is forced to fulfill her destiny as "The Slayer," battling vampires and demons while struggling to lead a normal teenage life. Viewers can tune-in Monday through Thursday at 8 PM ET to follow Buffy's adventures (check local listings.)
Special Programing – TeleXitos celebrates Mexican Independence Day on Saturday, September 16 with the "Día de la Independencia de Mexico" movie marathon. The network will air four films beginning at 3:30 PM ET including, Tizoc: Amor Indio, El Mariachi, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (check local listings.)
Dancing with the Stars is gearing up to celebrate its 25th season, and the new celebrity cast are sparkling up their wardrobe, breaking in their dancing shoes and readying themselves for their first dance on the ballroom floor, as the season kicks off on Monday, September 18 from 8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT, on The ABC Television Network. This season's lineup of celebrity dancers includes a Shark, a married couple whose pro partners are also a married couple, a Pretty Little Liar, a Property Brother, an 80s pop icon, a WWE diva superstar, a NBA champion, and Malcolm from Malcolm in the Middle, among others.
As announced on ABC's Good Morning America, the celebrities with their professional dance partners heading to the ballroom this season (in alphabetical order) are:
· Barbara Corcoran (Shark Tank) with Keo Motsepe
· Debbie Gibson (singer) with Alan Bersten
· Derek Fisher (former NBA star) with Sharna Burgess
· Drew Scott (The Property Brothers) with Emma Slater
· Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) with Witney Carson
· Jordan Fisher (Hamilton) with Lindsay Arnold
· Lindsey Stirling (violinist) with Mark Ballas
· Nick Lachey (singer, 98 Degrees) with Peta Murgatroyd
· Nikki Bella (WWE, Total Divas) with Artem Chigvintsev
· Sasha Pieterse (Pretty Little Liars) with Gleb Savchenko
· Terrell Owens (former NFL star) with Cheryl Burke
· Vanessa Lachey (reality star, model) with Maks Chmerkovskiy
· Victoria Arlen (paralympic swimmer) with Val Chmerkovskiy
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Sunday, December 22
Bob's Burgers - "The Nightmare 2 Days Before Christmas" (Fox, 7:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When the power goes out two days before Christmas, The Belchers must spend the holiday at Mr. Fischoeder's family's old hunting lodge.
Krapopolis - "Krapocalypse" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tyrannis is stuck in a time loop trying to save the city.
The Simpsons - "The Man Who Flew Too Much" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The new and improved Pin Pals travel to Capital City for their first ever state bowling championship.
Universal Basic Guys - "The Devil You Know" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Mark insists on teaching his son Darren how to throw a handmade boomerang that was gifted to Darren by his father; the two soon find themselves on a trek deep into the Jersey woods; David is the recipient of a sex doll that he swears he didn't order.
The Great North - "The Lies Aquatic Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
While Beef is away, the Tobin fishing boat goes missing; the Tobin siblings wildly speculate on what could have happened.
Krapopolis - "National Lampoon's The Odyssey!" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The family takes a vacation to Storgos for Shlub's mother's birthday.
Bob Hearts Abishola - "Full-Frontal Dottie" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Excited by her physical therapy progress, Dottie insists she is ready to return to MaxDot, much to Bob, Douglas and Christina's dismay.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 16)
Friday, December 20
- Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/George and Leo/Chicago Sons/Simon/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Watch Jason on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters/HouseBroken/Catastrophe) - Sharon is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Dwayne Johnson (Young Rock) - Dwayne appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Colton Dunn (Superstore) and Diona Reasonover (Clipped) - Colton and Diona are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Zachary Quinto (Big Mouth/So Notorious) - NBC's Today catches up with Zachary in the 9am hour.
- Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Billy talks about Mufasa: The Lion King on NBC's Today in the 10am hour. He can also be heard on The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
- Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry talks about The Six Triple Eight on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- James Marsden (30 Rock) and Ben Schwartz (The Afterparty/Space Force/Parks and Recreation) - James and Ben talk about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Jamie Lee Curtis (The Sticky/Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Jamie Lee chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney talks about Max's Fast Friends on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Access Daily with Mario & Kit has the best of Henry and Kit Hoover, so check your local listings.
- Howie Mandel (Good Grief) - The Talk celebrates 15 seasons with a special finale episode; friend of the show Howie Mandel makes his 21st appearance on the show when he stops by one last time with a surprise for the hosts on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
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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