Friday, April 05, 2019
Fri-Yay: You’re the Worst Ends with a Memorable Finale; Family Guy Heads to Freeform and FXX

by Vincent
It feels like every week, I’m talking about another sitcom finale. So this week I'm talking about You're the Worst's final episode, which ended in a wedding (sort of?) that has been hinted at from the series beginning. Frankly, it was an excellent way to wrap up the series. Without hinting much about what actually happens for spoiler purposes, the show shows us exactly where each character ends up, and it's clear from the ending that the writers really know these characters. If you haven't seen the finale or are a few episodes or seasons behind, I highly recommend catching up. It's really an excellent finale to add to a year that has seen several strong finales.
All in all, Worst's final season was a really great way to wrap up the show, and saved the show's legacy in some ways after a few seasons where the show's quality wobbled a bit. It was always a cutting and funny series, but it did feel as if the show had lost the plot at times in Seasons 3 and 4. But maybe those seasons were just a holding pattern for what was to come - a really great, thoughtful season that wound to being a perfect footnote for the show's characters.
FXX has a new acquisition beginning Tuesday, April 16 and Freeform has a new acquisition beginning Wednesday, April 17! But it's the same series! Family Guy will air on FXX every Tuesday night from 9-11pm with four episodes, while back to back episodes will air on Freeform at 7:00pm & 7:30pm on Wednesday nights. FXX and Freeform will air the most recent full season, season 16, that aired on Fox in 2017-18 season. No word if they will also air season 17 when Fox completes the season in May. Family Guy also airs on Turner cable networks TBS and Adult Swim, as well as local broadcast syndication, but they haven't aired season 16 at all yet, so FXX and Freeform will get first premiere of this season!
The series continues to entertain its die-hard fan base with razor-sharp humor, spot-on parodies, spectacular animation and orchestra-backed original music. Since its debut in 1999, the series has reached cult status among fans, and its breakout star, a talking baby, has become one of the greatest TV characters of all time. Family Guy has racked up numerous awards, including an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, only the second animated series in television history to be honored with such a distinction. Cast member Alex Borstein (voice of "Lois Griffin") recently won the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Series creator and lead voice actor Seth MacFarlane (voice of "Brian Griffin," "Peter Griffin" and "Stewie Griffin") also was nominated in the category. He won the 2017 and 2016 Emmy Award in the category, and was nominated from 2013 to 2015. Guest voices in season 16 include Sir Patrick Stewart, Mandy Moore, Sarah Paulson, Bryan Cranston, Niecy Nash, Kyrie Irving, Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski and Sam Elliot.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, September 9
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 8)
Tuesday, September 9
- Martha Plimpton (Sprung/The Real O'Neals/Raising Hope) - Catch Martha on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building/Mulaney/I'm a Big Girl Now/The Associates) and Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) - Steve, Martin and Selena are guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek/Greg the Bunny/Hiller and Diller) - Eugene stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Fortune Feimster (FUBAR/Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions), Paul Scheer (Black Monday/Fresh Off the Boat/The League) and Ilana Glazer (Broad City) - Fortune, Paul and Ilana are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Mark Duplass (Big Mouth/Togetherness/The Mindy Project/The League) - Mark talks about The Morning Show on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Karen Pittman (And Just Like That...) - Karen talks about The Morning Show on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Rainn Wilson (The Office) - Rainn talks about Code 3 on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Julianne Moore (Sirens) - NBC's Today catches up with Julianne in the 10am hour.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Issa Rae (Insecure) - Issa is telling Drew all about her new book I Should Be Smarter By Now, and upcoming two-part docuseries, Seen & Heard, on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Todd Bridges (Diff'rent Strokes) - Todd speaks out in a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE about the questions he has about the death of his former co-star Gary Coleman on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings. He also opens up about their complicated relationship, the pressures of child stardom, and life today.
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