Thursday, September 19, 2019

Pop TV Renews Schitt's Creek for Sixth and Final Season, Fifth Season Marathon to Air on Sept. 21; HBO Max Revives The Boondocks

Schitt's Creek - Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara

Pop TV has announced that its critically acclaimed original hit comedy series Schitt's Creek returns with 14 new episodes for its sixth and final season on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 at 9:00 PM, ET/PT, airing on the same day and time across the United States and Canada.

Schitt's Creek is currently nominated for four Emmy® Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Eugene Levy, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Catherine O’Hara, and Outstanding Contemporary Costumes. Since its debut in 2015, the series has been recognized with more than 95 award nominations and 35 wins to date and in 2018, appeared on more than 30 “best of” lists.

In honor of the upcoming 71st Emmy Awards, Pop TV is reliving the penultimate season of its critically acclaimed, fan- adored comedy, Schitt's Creek. All 14 episodes of the series’ Emmy® nominated fifth season will air back-to-back on Saturday, September 21 starting at 4pm ET/PT.

Episode 501: THE CROWENING
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 4pm ET/PT
While Moira is in Bosnia filming the Crows movie that she hopes will revive her acting career, David attempts to take his relationship with Patrick to new heights.

Episode 502: LOVE LETTERS
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 4:30pm ET/PT
A sleep-deprived Moira worries about a stack of old love letters addressed to Johnny from another woman, while David and Stevie are held up at David's store.

Episode 503: THE PLANT
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 5pm ET/PT
Alexis and Johnny hatch a plan to impress a motel reviewer, while David and Patrick search for a new apartment.

Episode 504: THE DRESS
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 5:30pm ET/PT
Alexis and Johnny hatch a plan to impress a motel reviewer, while David and Patrick search for a new apartment.

Episode 505: HOUSEWARMING
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 6pm ET/PT
David and Patrick throw a housewarming party and Ted finally lets loose, while Johnny and Moira try their best to babysit Roland Jr. for the evening.

Episode 506: ROCK ON!
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 6:30pm ET/PT
Moira and the Jazzagals take Jocelyn out for a night at the casino, while Johnny tries to navigate an awkward conversation with Stevie about intimacy in the workplace.

Episode 507: A WHISPER OF DESIRE
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 7pm ET/PT
Johnny suspects that Ted’s mom is attracted to him, while Moira can’t resist getting involved in a local musical production.

Episode 508: THE HOSPIES
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 7:30pm ET/PT
Johnny and Stevie attend the regional hospitality awards, while Moira does everything in her power to stop Alexis from auditioning for Cabaret.

Episode 509: THE M.V.P.
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 8pm ET/PT
David agrees to sub in for the annual baseball game, and Moira runs a rehearsal that pushes Stevie over the edge.

Episode 510: ROADKILL
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 8:30pm ET/PT
Johnny and Moira’s afternoon plans are interrupted when they accidentally hit a cat. David runs into an old colleague at the flea market whose new business bears a striking resemblance to Rose Apothecary.

Episode 511: MEET THE PARENTS
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 9pm ET/PT
Patrick’s parents are in town for his surprise party, but the parents end up with an even bigger surprise, while Alexis drags Moira to a soap opera convention.

Episode 512: THE ROAST
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 9:30pm ET/PT
Johnny fills in for Moira at the annual Mayor’s Roast, as David distracts Moira from finding out that Stevie and Patrick have been taking private dance lessons.

Episode 513: THE HIKE
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 10pm ET/PT
Patrick tries to take David on a romantic hike, while Johnny has a health scare that sends everyone into a panic.

Episode 514: LIKE A CABARET
Airs Saturday, September 21 at 10:30pm ET/PT
It’s Opening Night for Cabaret, and Stevie is nowhere to be found. David tries to make a big announcement, but keeps getting overshadowed by the musical.


The Boondocks

HBO Max is ordering two reimagined seasons, with 24 episodes of the beloved animated series The Boondocks. The series from creator Aaron McGruder will launch in Fall 2020 with a 50-minute special. All 55 episodes of the original The Boondocks series will also be available on the direct-to-consumer offering at launch. Based on the comic strip created by McGruder, The Boondocks both depicted and presaged the nation's most roiling cultural issues, earning McGruder a Peabody Award, and the devotion of fans who see him as both the voice, and the Nostradamus of his generation.

The new Boondocks follows the adventures of self-proclaimed "Civil Rights Legend" Robert "Granddad" Freeman, and his two rambunctious grandsons Huey and Riley. The family has recently moved to an idyllic community in suburban Maryland only to see it taken over by the tyrannical Uncle Ruckus and his bizarre neo-fascist regime. Life under Ruckus turns out to be an everyday struggle to survive. McGruder returns as showrunner and will serve as executive producer along with Norm Aladjem for Mainstay Entertainment as well as Seung Kim and Meghann Collins Robertson. Sony Pictures Animation will produce the series in partnership with Sony Pictures Television.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, February 23

Family Guy - "Live, Laugh, Love" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Peter realizes Joe has never found him funny, he is determined to make Joe laugh; Lois chaperones Chris and Meg's school trip, where she strives to reunite the principal with his long-lost love.

Grimsburg - "Molly" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Flute forgets to buy Stan a gift for his birthday, he steals an AI doll from the evidence locker; Wynona is forced to confront her ex-boyfriend.

The Great North - "Bots on the Side Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Ham starts performing at Yet-E-Cheddar's and develops a strange relationship with an animatronic Freddie the Yeti, that puts his relationship with Crispin in jeopardy; the new Tobin boat turns out to have a cursed name.

Krapopolis - "Stavros Live and in Concert" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Tyrannis' favorite singer Stavros is in town, but he also happens to be the favorite singer of Athena and her radical followers; Deliria goes on a little getaway.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 17)

Friday, February 21

  • Anthony Mackie (Twisted Metal) - Watch Anthony on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Lizzy Caplan (Party Down/The Class/The Pitts) - Lizzy appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Tina Fey (Only Murders in the Building/30 Rock) and Amy Poehler (Duncanville/Parks and Recreation) - Tina and Amy are guests on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie) - NBC's Today catches up with Jane sometime between 7-9am.
  • Alan Ritchson (Blue Mountain State) - Alan talks about Reacher on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/CafĂ© Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.


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02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series

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