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
Saturday, February 27
Young Rock - "On the Road Again" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Pennsylvania, 1987: Dwayne pretends he's rich to impress popular girl Karen, but a date to Rocky's wrestling match at the flea market risks exposing the truth; stressed about money, Ata takes on a wealthy new client.
Kenan - "Hard News" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Kenan, Rick and Gary go to great lengths to uncover what they think is a deep, dark secret Cori was hiding; Mika believes the morning show should cover more hard news stories.
Danger Force - "Twin It to Win It" (Nickelodeon, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Captain Man makes ShoutOut and AWOL compete over who can catch more criminals using their own ways of crime-fighting.
Side Hustle - "Karaoke Kickoff" (Nickelodeon, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Presley, Lex and Munchy are excited when they buy a karaoke machine from the "Karaoke Kickoff" show; when the machine breaks, the kids head to the studio to get their money back.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 22)
Friday, February 26
- Will Arnett (Flaked/Arrested Development/The Millers/Up All Night/Running Wilde) - Watch Will on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Queen Latifah (Living Single) - Queen Latifah is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth/The Cleveland Show) - Will appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Annie Mumolo (Mapleworth Murders/About a Boy) - Annie is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Regina King (227/Leap of Faith) - Regina appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Constance Zimmer (Entourage/Good Morning, Miami) - Constance talks about the series Good Trouble on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany guest hosts The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar (mixed-ish/Saved by the Bell/Truth Be Told) and Tika Sumpter (mixed-ish/The Game) - Mark-Paul and Tika are guests on The Real, so check your local listings.
- Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) and Cherie Johnson (Punky Brewster) - Soleil and Cherie talk about Peacock's Punky Brewster on NBC's Today in the 9am hour. Soleil also appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Freddie Prinze Jr. (Punky Brewster/Freddie) - Freddie is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Jason Biggs (Outmatched/Mad Love/Drexell's Class) - Jason is filling us in on hosting the new game show Cherries Wild on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
- Mary Lynn Rajskub (How to Be a Gentleman/Veronica's Closet/The Larry Sanders Show) - Mary Lynn talks about Live from the Pandemic on Couch Surfing at 8am.
- Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke will be on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (October-February)
10/13 - The Jetsons - The Complete Series (Diamond Collection)
10/13 - Our Cartoon President - Season Two
10/23 - Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - The Complete Collection
10/27 - The Flintstones - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/27 - Head of the Class - The Complete Second Season (WBShop.com)
11/10 - Letterkenny - Seasons 5 & 6
11/10 - The Office - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/10 - Schitt's Creek - The Complete Collection
11/17 - Carol's Second Act - The Complete Series
11/17 - Robbie - Season 1
11/24 - Corporate - Season 1
11/26 - Man with a Plan - Season Four
12/01 - The Neighborhood - Season Two
12/15 - Avenue 5 - The Complete First Season
01/22 - Corporate - Season 2
01/22 - Corporate - Season 3
02/02 - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In - The Complete Series (2021 Retail Release)
02/23 - Betty White's Pet Set - The Complete Series
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