Thursday, July 05, 2018

Antenna TV Acquires Archie Bunker's Place and What's Happening Now!!; Netflix Picks Up Series Fox Passed On

Archie Bunker's Place What's Happening Now!!

Antenna TV is adding some more sitcoms this July to its line-up. All of the series come from Sony Pictures Television and will be added the week of Monday, July 16. Archie Bunker's Place and What's Happening Now!! will be airing Monday-Friday at 7:30pm and 5pm, respectively, while The Paul Lynde Show and Lotsa Luck will be joining the weekend schedule on Saturdays at 6:30pm & 7pm. Welcome Back, Kotter is back on weekdays, too, airing at 3pm. Archie Bunker's Place is also going to air late nights at 2am on Saturday nights. Barney Miller and Alice also will get additional airings, as they get added to Saturday late nights, while Soap gets an additional Sunday airing. Full list of changes are below:

Welcome Back, Kotter added at 3p Mon-Fri starting 7/16 (replaces Maude)
What's Happening Now!! added at 5p Mon-Fri starting 7/16 (replaces Gimme a Break!)
Gimme a Break! moved to 5:30p Mon-Fri starting 7/16 (replaces Webster)
Three's Company moved to 7p Mon-Fri starting 7/16 (replaces Family Ties)
Archie Bunker's Place added at 7:30p Mon-Fri starting 7/16 (replaces Three's Company)
Family Ties moved to 2a Mon-Fri starting 7/16 (replaces Hogan Family)
The Hogan Family moved to 2:30a Mon-Fri starting 7/16 (replaces Head of the Class)
Head of the Class moved to 3a Mon-Fri starting 7/16 (replaces Silver Spoons)
Silver Spoons moved to 3:30a Mon-Fri starting 7/16 (replaces Sabrina)
The Paul Lynde Show added at 6:30p Saturday starting 7/21 (replaces Hazel)
Lotsa Luck added at 7p Saturday starting 7/21 (replaces Dennis the Menace)
Barney Miller added at 1:30a Saturday starting 7/21 (replaces Mork & Mindy)
Archie Bunker's Place added at 2a Saturday starting 7/21 (replaces Welcome Back, Kotter)
Alice added at 2:30a Saturday starting 7/21 (replaces Maude)
Mork and Mindy moved to 3a Saturday starting 7/21 (replaces Partridge Family)
Soap added at 11p Sunday starting 7/22 (replaces Benson)


Netflix

Fox pilot Mixtape wasn't picked up to series by Fox during the upfront in May, but now Netflix has picked up the pilot to series. Netflix has ordered 10 episodes. We all have our own soundtracks. Mixtape is a romantic musical drama that looks at the love stories connecting a diverse, disparate group of people in contemporary Los Angeles through the music that lives inside their hearts and minds. The series stars Callie Hernandez as Nellie, Jahmil French as Dante, Jenna Dewan as Joanna, Campbell Scott as Frank, Madeleine Stowe as Margot, Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Annette, Megan Ferguson as Gigi, Evan Whitten as Barry and the role of Sam will be re-cast. The series will be produced by Joshua Safran, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, and Ali Krug from Annapurna Pictures in association with 20th Century Fox Television and Fox 21 Television Studios.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, May 10

Family Guy - "Let the Goodtimes Walk" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
A powerful sleeping aid medication gives Joe the ability to walk while he is asleep, but Joe grows concerned when it becomes clear that the guys prefer his sleepwalking self.

Bob's Burgers - "Driving Miss Ragey" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Nat the limo driver helps Linda with her road rage; the kids and Bob discover both the joys and the risk involved in riding a mattress down the stairs.

American Dad! - "Dude, You're Getting a Del!" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Klaus becomes Snot's father figure to woo Snot's mom; Hayley opens a cat café and hires Roger's infamous cat persona, Marmalade.

Bob's Burgers - "The Keyboard Kid" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tina hopes her fast-but-weird typing style gets her an "A" in typing class so she can attend an upcoming field trip.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 4)

Friday, May 8

  • Desi Lydic (Awkward) - Watch Desi on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - Stanley chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry stops by with his mom on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Judith Light (Who's the Boss?/Phenom/Transparent) - NBC's Today catches up with Judith in the 9am hour.
  • Julie Bowen (Modern Family/Ed) and Ty Burrell (Modern Family/Back to You/Out of Practice) - Julie and Ty can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
  • London Brown (Ballers) - London appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray) Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD) St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (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)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete 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)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)

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