Wednesday, September 05, 2018
Freeform Expands Halloween Programming to 31 Nights; NBC Launching New Law & Order Spin-off
Why celebrate the spookiest time of the year for only 13 nights when you can celebrate for 31!? Freeform has expanded their annual Halloween programming event to "31 Nights of Halloween" bringing more thrills and chills to the entire month. From Oct. 1, the network will be invaded by everyone's favorite witches, a murderous barber, out of control dinosaurs and everything else that goes bump in the night. This year's event will also be the exclusive television home for the film Hocus Pocus, which is celebrating its 25 anniversary, and will end with an all-day marathon featuring the hauntingly beautiful Sanderson Sisters. Also marking a huge milestone, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas will celebrate its 25 anniversary on Oct. 29!
Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic, premiering Oct. 14, will give audiences a spooky behind the scenes tour on how Halloween "spirits" spread throughout the Disney parks. From the executive producers of the Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings series and last year's special Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic, viewers will learn how the dedicated team of Disney cast members bring Halloween to life with pumpkins, ghosts and ghoulish delights around every corner of these magical destinations.
See the full 31 Nights of Halloween line-up on Freeform!
Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf brings Law & Order: Hate Crimes to audiences beginning with a 13-episode order from NBC. Co-created with former Law & Order: Special Victims Unit showrunner Warren Leight, the latest installment of the enduring and wildly popular Law & Order franchise is based on New York's actual Hate Crimes Task Force, the second oldest bias-based task force in the U.S. The unit, which pledges to uphold a zero tolerance policy against discrimination of any kind, works under the NYPD's real Special Victims Unit and often borrows SVU's detectives to assist in their investigations. The first incarnation of this new unit will be introduced in the latter part of the upcoming 20th season of SVU.
Law & Order: Hate Crimes is set in New York City, where crimes motivated by discrimination are vigorously investigated by an elite, specially trained team of investigators. Going behind the headlines and viral videos, these diverse, dedicated and passionate detectives will stop at nothing to bring these criminals to justice.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, June 4
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A Bus Bench and Faith out the Wazoo" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Audrey and Mary’s (Zoe Perry) feud rears its head when Georgie needs their help with the tire store, and Jim’s forced to confront his age after a visit to the DMV.
Ghosts - "The Life and Times of Esther Greene" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Now a successful podcaster, Todd Pearlman returns to profile Sam and Isaac’s book, but becomes obsessed with Jay. Meanwhile, Pete tries to get to the bottom of why Alberta changed her name, forcing her to admit a hidden truth.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 1)
Thursday, June 4
- John Lithgow (Trial & Error/Twenty Good Years/3rd Rock from the Sun) - Catch John on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about Power Ballad on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Amy Sedaris (No Activity/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/Strangers with Candy) - Andy Cohen interviews Amy and David Sedaris on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
- Anna Faris (Mom) - Anna chats about Scary Movie on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Nick Jonas (Jonas) - Nick talks about Power Ballad on on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Sherry Cola (Shrinking/Nobody Wants This) - Sherry talks about Camp Rock 3 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Jennifer Lopez (South Central) and Brett Goldstein (Shrinking/Ted Lasso) - Jennifer and Brett talk about Office Romance on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Alison Brie (Community/GLOW) - NBC's Today catches up with Alison in the 9am hour.
- Kyra Sedgwick (Call Your Mother/Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - NBC's Today catches up with Kyra in the 9am hour.
- Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/The Millers/Sean Saves the World) - Sean tells Drew about his movies The Running Man and Is This Thing On? on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Sebastian Maniscalco (Bookie) - Drew is joined by Sebastian at the tasting table to try out what he's making on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Joel Kim Booster (Scrubs/Loot/Shrill) - Joel talks about his Bad Dates podcast on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
11/04/25 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11/25 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11/25 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11/25 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02/25 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16/25 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16/25 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
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