Thursday, May 10, 2018
Fox and CBS Order Mutli-Camera Sitcoms for 18-19; truTV Gets Comedy
Fox has ordered the multi-camera sitcom The Cool Kids to series for 2018-19 season. Three guy friends in a retirement community are the top dogs until they're blown out of the water by the newest member of the community, a female rebel whose ready to challenge their place - it's high school with 70 somethings. Vicki Lawrence stars as Margaret, Martin Mull as Charlie, David Alan Grier as Hank and Leslie Jordan as Sid.
CBS has also ordered two multi-camera sitcoms. First up is, an Untitled Ben Wilson Project about a young married couple whose evenings have become comfortable and routine; their lives are completely upended when a young musician moves into their spare bedroom and brings with him the complications of being an up-and-coming mega pop star - sometimes even the paparazzi. Amber Stevens West stars as Claire, Chris Parnell as Wayne, Damon Wayans, Jr. as Peter, and Felix Mallard as Cooper. And finally, CBS has ordered Welcome to the Neighborhood, about the nicest guy in the Midwest who moves his family into a tough neighborhood in L.A. where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. Cedric the Entertainer stars as Calvin, Dreama Walker as Gemma, Josh Lawson as Dave, Marcel Spears as Marty, Sheaun McKinney as Malcolm, and Tichina Arnold as Loretta.
truTV has ordered Tacoma FD (wt) with 10 scripted half-hour episodes ordered. On the heels of the breakout theatrical release of Super Troopers 2, co-creators and stars Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme will be donning new uniforms in Tacoma FD, a new half-hour comedy set in a firehouse in the wettest city in America. Light on blazes that need extinguishing, they are fire fighters who are always ready to fight fires... but in this wet city, they find themselves tackling the less glamorous elements of the job. Leading the fire house crew are Chief Terry McConky (Heffernan) and Captain Eddie Penisi (Lemme). The series, which will go into production later this year and will debut in 2019, is co-created and executive produced by Heffernan and Lemme alongside David Miner and Greg Walter from 3 Arts Entertainment and Kyle Clark from Silverscreen Pictures.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Sunday, December 14
Universal Basic Guys - "Two Marks" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Mark enrolls in a dangerous science experiment to win a Super Bowl ticket.
The Simpsons - "Parahormonal Activity" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Set in the near future, Marge is competently coping with the hormonal onslaught hitting her now teenage kids.
Krapopolis - "Vengeance Will Be Nine" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
A determined child enlists Stupendous to track down her father's killer; Tyrannis agrees to pose as Viscera's boyfriend.
Bob's Burgers - "It's a Stunterful Life" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
The kids get caught up in a stunt competition at a Christmas tree farm; Bob decorates cookies for Santa; Linda tries to find every tree a home.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 8)
Friday, December 12
- Tim Allen (Shifting Gears/Last Man Standing/Home Improvement) - Watch Tim on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Daniel Radcliffe (Miracle Workers) - Daniel is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Taran Killam (Stumble/Single Parents) - Taran appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Harland Williams (The Geena Davis Show/Simon) - Harland is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Samuel Arnold (Emily in Paris) and Bruno Gouery (Emily in Paris) - Samuel and Bruno talk about Emily in Paris on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Alia Shawkat (Search Party/Arrested Development) - Alia talks about Atropia on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- John Stamos (Palm Royale/UnPrisoned/Fuller House/Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House/You, Again?) - John talks about Palm Royale on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Zooey Deschanel (Physical/New Girl) - Zooey talks about Merv on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Mario tells Sherri about his new holiday film The Christmas Spark on Sherri, so check your local listings.
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01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series (DVD)
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two (DVD)
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season (DVD)
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 (DVD)
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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