Monday, January 21, 2019
Netflix Orders 2nd Season of The Kominsky Method; CBS Spring 2019 Premieres
Season 1 was the first time these legends worked together... but it won't be the last! Michael Douglas & Alan Arkin return for The Kominsky Method Season 2, the acclaimed single-camera comedy from Chuck Lorre! Season 2 will consist of 8 episodes and production is slated to begin late January 2019 in Los Angeles. Douglas, Arkin, Sarah Baker and Nancy Travis return as series regulars. The Kominsky Method premiered globally Friday, November 16 on Netflix. The show secured 2 Golden Globe Award wins for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy and Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for star Michael Douglas. Alan Arkin's performance was also Golden Globe nominated for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Additionally, The Kominsky Method was selected as one of AFI's TV Programs of the Year 2018 and received 2 Critics' Choice Nominations. In the comedy, Douglas (Kominsky) and Arkin (Newlander) star as two friends tackling life's inevitable curveballs as they navigate their later years in Los Angeles, a city that values youth and beauty.
CBS announced spring 2019 scheduling plans for the new eight-episode event series The Red Line, which will air in two-hour installments on four Sundays, and the new drama The Code. From acclaimed producers Greg Berlanti and Ava DuVernay, and starring Noah Wyle, the event series The Red Line will debut Sunday, April 28 from 8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT, after God Friended Me wraps its first season. The eight episodes will be broadcast across four consecutive Sundays from 8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT. The Red Line follows three very different Chicago families as they journey toward hope and healing after a tragedy connects them all.
The Code will have a special premiere on Tuesday, April 9 at 9:00PM, ET/PT (the night after the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship) before it moves into its regular Monday time period on April 15 at 9:00PM, ET/PT), after Magnum P.I. completes its season order.The Code is a drama about the military's brightest minds who take on our country's toughest legal challenges, inside the courtroom and out, in the only law office in the world where every attorney is trained as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer, an investigator - and a Marine. In addition, Ransom returns for its third season on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8:00PM, ET/PT. Ransom follows crisis and hostage negotiator Eric Beaumont and his team as they save lives when no one else can. The season premieres of Elementary and Instinct will be announced at a later date.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Saturday, December 20
Shifting Gears - "Nutcracker" (ABC, 10:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
This holiday season, the Parkers discover that romance isn’t always a smooth ride as Matt and Eve are on thin ice, Gabe enlists Riley to help Amelie impress his mom, and Carter seeks help with his “promposal.” Pamela Adlon guest stars.
Shifting Gears - "Danger" (ABC, 10:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When a raccoon appears in the Parkers’ yard, Matt sees a chance to teach Carter a lesson about facing his fears. Meanwhile, Riley struggles to navigate the world of dating apps and goes on her first post-divorce date.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 15)
Friday, December 19
- Regina Hall (Black Monday/Grandfathered/Married/Second Generation Wayans) - Watch Regina on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Matt Rogers (No Good Deed/I Love That for You) - Matt appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Rickey Smiley (The Rickey Smiley Show) - Rickey is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Bradley Cooper (Kitchen Confidential) and Will Arnett (Murderville/Arrested Development/Flaked/The Millers/Up All Night/Running Wilde) - Bradley and Will discuss Is Thing On? on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm. Will tells Drew about playing a dramatic role in new film Is This Thing On? working with Bradley Cooper, and his podcast with pals Sean Hayes and Jason Bateman on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Kumail Nanjiani (Bless the Harts/Silicon Valley) - Kumail chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- James Van Der Beek (Friends with Better Lives/Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) - James opens up on his cancer battle on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Star Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - NBC's Today catches up with Neil in the 9am hour.
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul and Jack Black talk about Anaconda on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Robby Hoffman (Hacks) - Robby covers the news with Drew on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) - Zooey and Charlie Cox talk about their new film Merv with the doggie star of the film on The Drew Barrymore Show, 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 (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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