Monday, March 16, 2020
Hallmark Slots More Golden Girls, Frasier; Primetime Schedule Changes Due to Coronavirus

The Hallmark Channel will make some late fringe schedule changes effective immediately. First up, on Sundays as of yesterday (Sunday, March 15), The Golden Girls will replace Sunday 10pm-12am movie. The Golden Girls will air from 10pm–1am and Frasier will air from 1am–5am . Beginning tonight (Monday, March 16) on weeknights, The Golden Girls will air Monday – Friday from 10pm – 1am and Frasier will air weekdays from 1am – 5am, as both series get expanded. I Love Lucy will continue to air mornings from 5am-7am and more The Golden Girls in the mornings from 7-10am, to round out up the sitcom line-up.
A mix of original and encore programming is set to air on the CBS Television Network in primetime in lieu of the recently cancelled NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Sitcom repeats will air the next two Thursdays from 8-10pm, with drama encores at 10pm. On Fridays, the regular lineup is in repeat mode this Friday but all-new on March 27 except Blue Bloods. CBS Daytime programming on previously scheduled game days will air in pattern. The Price Is Right and Let's Make a Deal will air encore presentations, while The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Talk will all air original episodes. The 55th Academy of Country Music Awards scheduled to air live on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, April 5 from Las Vegas is postponed and will be rescheduled to air on CBS in September, at a date, time and venue to be determined. Moving on to Fox, network was previously scheduled to air XFL coverage on Thursday, April 2 and Thursday, April 9 in primetime, but now they will air Last Man Standing and Beat Shazam repeats instead. ABC had Saturday Night Primetime NBA games and will replace them with Shark Tank and American Idol repeats effective immediately. And finally NBC will air an encore of Game of Games and a new Dateline NBC in place of canceled World Figure Skating Championships on Saturday, March 21. The
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Friday, January 27
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 23)
Friday, January 27
- Maya Rudolph (Loot/Bless the Harts/Up All Night) - Watch Maya on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Josh Gad (Central Park/Avenue 5/The Comedians/Back to You - Josh chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Nia Long (Uncle Buck/The Cleveland Show/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Lauren London (The Game) - Nia and Lauren talk about their roles in the movie You People on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Kristin Chenoweth (Schmigadoon!/Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin talks about her new book I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
- George Lopez (Lopez vs Lopez/Lopez/Saint George/George Lopez) - George stops by to talk about his NBC sitcom Lopez vs Lopez and his life as a single man in Hollywood on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Jaime King (Gary Unmarried/The Class/Kitchen Confidential) - Jaime talks about Lifetime's Sherri Papini: I Kidnapped Myself on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings. She will also be on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
- Katie Lowes (How We Roll) and Guillermo Díaz (United We Fall/Weeds) - Katie and Guillermo discuss their new podcast Unpacking the Toolbox on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Kyla Pratt (Call Me Kat/Let's Stay Together/One on One) - Kyla is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:50am and on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 11:30am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (October-January)
10/04 - Mr. Mayor - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/04 - The Munsters - Marineland Carnival with The Munsters TV Cast
10/18 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete First Season
11/08 - Frasier - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/08 - Young Rock - Season Two (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/15 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Seven / The Complete Season Eight
11/22 - That '70s Show - The Complete Series (Mill Creek)
11/29 - Ghosts - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/06 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Christmas Collection
12/13 - And Just Like That... - The Complete First Season
12/13 - Hogan's Heroes - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/03 - Andy Richter Controls the Universe - The Complete Series (2023 Release)
01/27 - Master of None - Season Three / The Complete Series
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