Wednesday, April 01, 2020

CBS All Access Is Tooning Out the News in This Pandemic Crisis; The CW Summer 2020 Schedule

Tooning Out the News

CBS All Access, CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, announced that production will resume on its new animated variety news series, Tooning Out the News, with the staff and crew working remotely. The series will launch on Tuesday, April 7 in the U.S. and Canada, exclusively on CBS All Access.

Tooning Out the News will feature a cast of animated characters, led by anchor James Smartwood, parodying top news stories and interviewing real-world guests, newsmakers and analysts. New five- to seven-minute segments will be available Tuesday through Friday, culminating in a weekly full episode. The series is executive produced by Stephen Colbert and Chris Licht of CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and RJ Fried and Tim Luecke from Showtime's Our Cartoon President. Confirmed guests for Tooning Out the News include Dan Abrams, Alan Dershowitz, Donny Deutsch, Thomas Friedman, Nicholas Kristof, Paul Krugman, Rep. Barbara Lee, Olivia Nuzzi, Rep. Donna Shalala and Rep. Eric Swalwell.


Bulletproof and Burden of Truth

The CW Network announced premiere dates for four of its summer series, including scripted dramas Bulletproof and Burden of Truth, as well as the magical Masters of Illusion and Penn & Teller: Fool Us. First up, Masters of Illusion returns for more magical surprises on Friday, May 15 at 8:00pm ET/PT, with back-to-back original episodes on premiere night. Kristin Kreuk is back for season three of the legal drama Burden of Truth on Thursday, May 21 at 8:00pm ET/PT, paired with In the Dark at 9:00pm ET/PT. The second season of the action-packed drama series Bulletproof, starring Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters, will premiere on Wednesday, June 17 at 9:00pm ET/PT. The new season of The CW's hit summer series Penn & Teller: Fool Us debuts on Monday, June 22 at 9:00pm ET/PT, following an hour of improv from Whose Line Is It Anyway? 


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, November 19

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 17)

Wednesday, November 19

  • Adam Sandler (The Cosby Show) - Watch Adam on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Leslie Bibb (Palm Royale/God's Favorite Idiot/American Housewife/The Odd Couple/About a Boy) - Leslie appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio/The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Mary Steenburgen (A Man on the Inside/The Last Man on Earth/Ink) - Mary stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also talks about A Man on the Inside on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
  • Bill Bellamy (Mr. Box Office/Men, Women & Dogs/Cousin Skeeter) - Bill talks about his new holiday film Worst Christmas Ever and The Top Billin' comedy tour on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Alicia Silverstone (American Woman) and Oliver Hudson (Splitting Up Together/Rules of Engagement/My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star) - Alicia and Oliver tell Drew about their film A Merry Little Ex-Mas on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Drew has a juicy "secrets spilled" with Oliver Hudson, Taye Diggs and Valerie on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

Frasier (2023) - Season Two Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered) Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray) Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season

01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season

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