Monday, September 04, 2017
TV Marathons on Labor Day 2017
First, Antenna TV will have a Labor Day launch marathon of Welcome Back, Kotter from 5am-10pm. Go back to school with the Sweathogs as the bell rings at 5am ET and the marathon lasts until 10pm ET. Comedy Central will have a Broad City marathon, as we mentioned. ASPIRE is starting In Living Color with a marathon from 12pm-1am. TV Land gives us a M*A*S*H marathon from 9am-9pm, as does Sundance TV. TBS has a marathon of Friends from 8am-5pm, followed by Family Guy from 6pm-10pm. FXX will air a marathon of The Simpsons on Labor Day from 6pm-2am and Raising Hope earlier in the day from 9am-1pm, while sister network FX airs movies. IFC will air a marathon of That '70s Show that starts at 4pm. WGN America will have a 8-hour marathon of In the Heat of the Night from 10am-4pm, followed by a Cops marathon from 4pm-7pm. And Spike TV has more Cops, from 9am-4am.
MTV2 brings the laughs with a Wayans Bros. marathon from 12pm-2am. Pop has a marathon of ER from 9am-6pm. BBC America has a 24-hour Star Trek Voyager marathon starting at 6am. TeenNick will have a marathon of the sitcom iCarly from 6am-10:30pm. Syfy will have a marathon of Z Nation from 6am-4am. ION will entertain us by airing a Criminal Minds Labor Day marathon from 11am-1am. AMC will have a Walking Dead marathon starting from 3:14am. USA Network has a Labor Day marathon for Chrisley Knows Best starting at 6:30am lasting through 8pm. WE tv will showcase a CSI: Miami marathon from 10am-4am. Reality TV wise, E! has a Keeping Up With the Kardashians marathon beginning at 7:30am, Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge on CMT from 9am-7pm, while Bravo has an all-reality marathon including some Real Housewives from 6am-9pm.
There are plenty of movie options as well, of course. TMC has a Jerry Lewis movies marathon, as does the Movies network, as we mentioned. Starz has a James Bond movies marathon starting now lasting through 3am early Tuesday. And Freeform has its Harry Potter films weekend continuing.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, October 30
Abbott Elementary - "Costume Contest" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT)
It’s Halloween at Abbott Elementary! Janine and Gregory proudly show off their couple’s costume, but it fails to translate. Meanwhile, Barbara faces pushback from parents concerned about hygiene and her beloved apple-bobbing tradition.
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - "Saved by the Spell" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
On her first day of school, Billie uses magic to impress Roman's best friend; when a jealous Roman steals Billie's wand, he falls into the grasp of a wizard-hunting phantomus.
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place - "Something Wizard This Way Comes" (Disney Channel, 8:30PM ET/PT)
On Halloween, Billie tells Roman about Pumpkin Belly, a ghoul who eats anyone whose house isn't spookily decorated; Justin, Milo and Giada defend the home from pranksters.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 28)
Wednesday, October 30
- Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary/Fam/Instant Mom/Moesha/It's a Living) - Watch Sheryl on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Salma Hayek Pinault (The Sinbad Show) - Salma appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Kieran Culkin (Solar Opposites/Go Fish) - Kieran is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Emily Osment (Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage/Young Sheldon/Young & Hungry/Hannah Montana), Tien Tran (How I Met Your Father) and Vinny Thomas (Platonic) - Emily, Tien and Vinny are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Adam Pally (Mr. Throwback/Indebted/Making History/The Mindy Project/Happy Endings) - Adam appears on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo.
- Keri Russell (Running Wilde/Daddy's Girls) - Keri talks about The Diplomat on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Matty Matheson (The Bear) - Matty talks about improvising scenes on the hit show The Bear and how he started his career in restaurants on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Anna Kendrick (Love Life) - Anna is chatting with Drew about directing her first film Woman of the Hour, the crazy serial killer case the movie is based on, finding boundaries in her life, turning 40 and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Mayan Lopez (Lopez vs Lopez) - Mayan discusses her sitcom Lopez vs Lopez on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Blair Underwood (Fatherhood/The New Adventures of Old Christine) - Blair is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.
- Marissa Jaret Winokur (What We Do in the Shadows/Retired at 35/Stacked) - Marissa appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.
- Melissa Peterman (Happy's Place/Young Sheldon/Baby Daddy/Working Class/Reba) - Melissa talks about NBC's Happy's Place on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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 Ultra HD)
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)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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