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
Monday, October 13
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the new Normals" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The Johnsons and Butlers face big changes and unexpected challenges as Tina discovers a new passion, Malcolm navigates work and family boundaries and Courtney takes a major step with Marty. Meanwhile, Dave’s tech experiment backfires and Gemma’s parenting plan goes awry.
DMV - "Pilot" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
East Hollywood Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driving examiner Colette pines for her coworker Noa while enduring teasing from colleagues Gregg, Vic and Ceci. Also, new manager Barb rallies the crew to save their branch from government shutdown.
TV We Love - "I Love Lucy" (The CW, 8:00PM ET/PT)
A deep dive into "I Love Lucy," widely regarded as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time; exploring the groundbreaking partnership of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, whose comedic brilliance and bold business moves forever changed television.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 13)
Monday, October 13
- Kat Dennings (Shifting Gears/Dollface/2 Broke Girls/Raising Dad) - Watch Kat on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building/Mulaney/I'm a Big Girl Now/The Associates) and Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) - Steve, Martin and Selena are guests on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Keanu Reaves (Swedish Dicks) - Keanu and Alex Winter are guests on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/George and Leo/Chicago Sons/Simon/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Jason appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Laverne Cox (Clean Slate) - Andy Cohen intervews Laverne on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
- Patricia Arquette (High Desert) - Patricia talks about Murdaugh: Death in the Family on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony/Trophy Wife) - Bradley talks about The Diplomat on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Colin Hanks (Life in Pieces) - Colin chats with the hosts about John Candy: I Like Me on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Michael J. Fox (Family Ties/Spin City/The Michael J. Fox Show) - Michael discusses his new book Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Ayo Edebiri (Big Mouth/The Bear) - Co-host Gayle King sits down with Ayo and Julia Roberts on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Tim Meadows (DMV/Schooled/No Activity/Son of Zorn/Mr. Box Office/The Bill Engvall Show) - Tim talks about DMV on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
- Brian Baumgartner (The Office) - Brian talks about the We Need A Fourth podcast on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect/Suddenly Susan) - Sherri talks about The Sunshine Queens on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Jaleel White (Family Matters/Grown Ups) - Jaleel joins Sherri to talk about the new season of his hit game show Flip Side on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Vanessa Lachey (Truth Be Told/Dads) - Vanessa and Nick Lachey talk about Netflix's Love is Blind on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) - Cristela talks about Netflix's Stay Classy 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 is showing Drew how to make the perfect pumpkin spice meatballs on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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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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