Wednesday, March 06, 2019
CBS All Access Renews No Activity for Season 3; NBC Summer 2019 Tentpoles Return
CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, announced the third season renewal of its original comedy series No Activity. This comedy celebrates the mundane in what should be a high-stakes operation. Its second season found SDPD detectives Cullen and Tolbeck back in car 27, as they stake out the seedy underbelly of a cockfighting ring and the SDPD rocked by a massive corruption scandal. Season two starred Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows, and included guest stars Jessica Alba, Allison Bell, Harriet Dyer, Chris Gethard, Max Greenfield, Jake Johnson, Joe Manganiello, Sunita Mani, Jason Mantzoukas, Cristin Milioti, Nasim Pedrad, Amy Sedaris and J.K. Simmons. The first two seasons of No Activity are currently available to stream on CBS All Access.
NBC will premiere its top-rated summer series America's Got Talent for its 14th season on Tuesday, May 28 from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT through September 17. The judging panel for the upcoming season consists of new judges Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough, as well as returning judges Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel. Terry Crews, who hosted the recent season of America's Got Talent: The Champions, will host. Encores will air Sundays from 9-11pm beginning June 2. Live episodes will begin on Wednesdays starting August 14 from 8-9pm. The grand finale will air Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 8-10pm. The eighth season of NBC's American Ninja Warrior will launch on Wednesday, May 29 from 8-10 p.m. before moving to its regular timeslot on Monday, June 10 from 8-10 p.m. after two weeks. Encores will air Fridays from 8-10pm starting May 31.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, January 22
Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt’s shop. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt’s vision on a high-stakes restomod project.
Abbott Elementary - "Strike" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
City buses have stopped running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school. The teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning. Meanwhile, Gregory and O’Shon strike up a friendship.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)
Wednesday, January 22
- Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Watch Lucy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts/White Famous), Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts/Duncanville/Disjointed/Animal Practice) and Punam Patel (Ghosts/Return of the Mac/Kevin from Work) - Utkarsh, Betsy and Punam are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Watson on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour, and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.
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02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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