Monday, January 14, 2019
Celebs Announced for Big Brother Season 2; New Comedy Russian Doll Comes to Netflix Feb. 1

CBS has announced the 12 Celebrity Houseguests who will star in the second celebrity edition of Big Brother in the U.S. This season's cast includes Olympians, a former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL running back, a headline-making political strategist, a former teen heartthrob, a Grammy-nominated musician, a former WWE wrestler and an infamous Houseguest, among others. Big Brother: Celebrity Edition launches with a two-night premiere event Monday, Jan. 21 from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT and Tuesday, Jan. 22 from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. Julie Chen Moonves returns as the host.
The following 12 Celebrity Houseguests will compete for $250,000:
Jonathan Bennett (37, Actor/host), Tamar Braxton (41, Singer/TV personality), Kandi Burruss (42, Singer/TV personality), Tom Green (47, Comedian), Lolo Jones (36, Olympic track and bobsled star), Kato Kaelin (59, Actor/host), Joey Lawrence (42, Television actor/producer), Ryan Lochte (34, 12-time Olympic medalist in swimming), Dina Lohan (56, Momager and mom of Lindsay Lohan), Natalie Eva Marie (34, Former WWE wrestler/actress), Anthony Scaramucci (55, Former White House director of communications/financier) and Ricky Williams (41, Former NFL superstar). Following the two-night premiere, Big Brother: Celebrity Edition will air for three weeks, with the two-hour finale on Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.
Dying is easy... It's living that's hard! New half-hour comedy Russian Doll launches globally on Netflix Friday, February 1, 2019. Russian Doll follows a young woman named Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) on her journey as the guest of honor at a seemingly inescapable party one night in New York City. Russian Doll is co-created by Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland, who all serve as executive producers, with Headland and Lyonne as writers for the series. Additional cast include Greta Lee (KTown), Yul Vazquez (Captain Phillips), Tony Award-winner Elizabeth Ashley (Ocean's 8) and Charlie Barnett (Chicago Fire). Golden Globe(R) winner and Academy Award(R) nominee Chloë Sevigny (Lizzie), SAG Award winner Dascha Polanco (Orange is the New Black), Brendan Sexton III (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Rebecca Henderson (Appropriate Behavior), Jeremy Bobb (The Knick), Ritesh Rajan (Stitchers) and Jocelyn Bioh (School Girls) also guest star.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, September 11
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Some New York Nonsense" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie struggles to balance life, work and family; Mandy worries for Georgie’s wellbeing; and Missy (Raegan Revord) gets into trouble at school.
Ghosts - "I Know What You Did Thirty-Seven Summers Ago" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Sam and Jay host a fundraiser for the mayor to earn a favor for Jay’s restaurant, they learn of his bizarre connection to one of Woodstone’s ghosts. Odessa Adlon returns as Stephanie, the ghost who died on her prom night.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 8)
Thursday, September 11
- America Ferrera (Superstore) - Catch America on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also talks about The Bus on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Melissa Rauch (Night Court/The Big Bang Theory), Jessica St. Clair (Avenue 5/Playing House/Best Friends Forever/In the Motherhood) and Nico Santos (Superstore) - Melissa, Jessica and Nico are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Rainn Wilson (The Office) - Rainn appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Meagan Good (Cousin Skeeter/Raising Dad) - Meagan and Jonathan Majors talk about their much-talked-about romance, wedding, and the story behind their new fitness brand on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Zosia Mamet (Laid/Girls) - Zosia talks about Does This Make Me Funny? on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Karen Pittman (And Just Like That...) - Karen talks about The Morning Show on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
- Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti talks about The Queens Tour on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Dylan Sprouse (The Suite Life on Deck/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody/Grace Under Fire) - Dylan discusses his film Under Fire on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
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
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)
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