Wednesday, February 12, 2020
NBC Renews Superstore for Season 6; UK Comedy Receives 2nd Season Before US Premiere
NBC's critically acclaimed comedy Superstore has been renewed for a 6th season. In its fifth season, Superstore is averaging a 1.1 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.8 million viewers overall in "live plus seven day" Nielsens. The season premiere has surged to a 3.4 in 18-49 and 7.5 million viewers when viewing on all platforms is counted, four times the episode's next-day "live plus same day" 0.8 rating in 18-49. Superstore continues to rank as one of NBC's strongest digital performers, generating 50% of its "live plus 35 day" 18-49 average this season from digital sources, tying The Good Place as NBC's most digital series so far this season. In addition to having won several awards, the show has long been a critical favorite. Superstore stars America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Mark McKinney, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Bloom and Kaliko Kauahi. The comedy was created by Justin Spitzer, who serves as an executive producer with America Ferrera, director Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad. Gabe Miller & Jonathan Green serve as executive producers an
IFC and UK's Channel 4 are returning to Victorian London for a second outing of Year of the Rabbit. The six-episode second season, written by Emmy(R) and WGA Award winners Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil (Veep, Black Books) and co-written by and starring Matt Berry (Toast of London, What We Do In The Shadows), will once again focus on tough booze-hound Detective Inspector Rabbit (Berry), his hapless partner Strauss (Freddie Fox) and the country's first female police officer Mabel (Susan Wokoma) as they fight crime in London's east end. The renewal news comes just days before Year of the Rabbit premieres Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 10:30pm ET/PT on IFC.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, October 27
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "A Long Day's Journey" (BET, 8:30PM ET/PT)
After losing his job, Jeremy decides to move to the backwoods of Georgia to help his grandfather, who has purchased a rundown home for the elderly.
The Ms. Pat Show - "A Family Thing" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
enise gets carried away when Kareem plans a special date night; Janelle shares big news with Junebug and Terry's aunt shocks everyone with the truth about his father.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 26)
Tuesday, October 27
- Owen Wilson (Stick) - Catch Owen on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Gabourey Sidibe (Difficult People/The Big C) - Gabourey appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Parker Posey (Search Party/The Return of Jezebel James) - Parker is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Bowen Yang (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Bowen stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony/Trophy Wife) - Bradley appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Cynthia Nixon (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Cynthia and the cast of The Gilded Age are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Tim Daly (Newlyweds/Wings) - Tim discusses Newlyweds on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Tony Shalhoub (We Are Men/Stark Raving Mad/Wings) - Tony talks about We Thought They’d Never Leave on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Andrew Rannells (Nobody Wants This/Girls/The New Normal) - Andrew talks about Nobody Wants This on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
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02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/16/26 - Difficult People - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
06/30/26 - Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Paper - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/08/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
09/22/26 - Bridget Loves Bernie - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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