Monday, October 19, 2020

Disney+ Says "Simpsons Forever"; TBS Orders 4th Season of The Last O.G.

Simpsons Forever

Disney+, which launched last November giving The Simpsons a new streaming home, is now the ultimate entertainment hub for fans of Springfields most famous residents. With the recently added 31st season and nearly 300 hours of the worlds longest running scripted primetime sitcom, on Friday Disney+ kicked off its new "Simpsons Forever" brand campaign celebrating the forever place of everyone's favorite family in the hearts and homes of fans around the world. The service also debuted "The Simpsons Horror" collection, including 30 episodes of the iconic genre-bending "Treehouse of Horror" franchise. The new collection is the latest in Disney+'s series of themed sets including "The Simpsons Predicts," "The Simpsons Travels," "The Simpsons Rock" and "The Simpsons Sports" collections. As part of the "Simpsons Forever" campaign, Disney+ will curate more collections of episodes for new viewers to discover. Every month, Disney+ will also highlight its favorite episodes themed to current events and trends in Disney and pop culture.

After first premiering on television nearly 31 years ago, The Simpsons is now one of the most popular franchises around the world and remains one of Disney+'s most streamed series since the service launched last November. With its "Simpsons Forever" campaign, Disney+ is celebrating fans' forever love of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie and the service's comprehensive collection of The Simpsons entertainment. The campaign will come to life all year long with on-service content and product updates, special events, social activations, and surprise and delight moments. Last week, Disney+ surprised guests at the Disney+ Drive-In Festival with special The Simpsons screenings during its nightly lineups. And earlier this year, the service launched a product update allowing fans to enjoy The Simpsons episodes in their original aspect ratio and also offered the short "Maggie Simpson in 'Playdate with Destiny'" across its social channels for free.

To watch all of The Simpsons content on Disney+ including 31 seasons of the series, animated shorts "Maggie Simpsons in 'The Longest Daycare'" and "Maggie Simpson in 'Play date with Destiny,'" and The Simpsons Movie, visit DisneyPlus.com/SimpsonsForever.


The Last O.G. - Tracy Morgan

TBS has ordered a fourth season of Tracy Morgan’s critically-acclaimed comedy series The Last O.G. Co-created and executive-produced by Academy Award® winner Jordan Peele, the Brooklyn-centric series has consistently ranked among cable's top ten comedies with the most recent season reaching 20 million viewers across TBS' linear and digital platforms. The Last O.G. follows Tray (Morgan), an ex-con who is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from a 15-year prison stint. After finding a place to live and new forms of income, Tray continues to meet challenges as he re-paves his way in his newly affluent Brooklyn neighborhood.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, November 12

St. Denis Medical - "Welcome to St. Denis" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Alex is torn between her daughter's school play and an "all-hands" situation in the Emergency Department; Joyce spends the hospital's limited funds on a fancy mammography machine; Matt's first day as a nurse isn't going as he'd hoped.

St. Denis Medical - "A Very Robust Personal Life" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Joyce's belief that personal life should stay out of the workplace is tested by unexpected news; Ron thinks a patient has a crush on him; Bruce tries to demonstrate the value of his important work.

Churchy - "Tobe or Not Tobe" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Corey gets Pastor Stinney's approval to start a youth service and enlists help from friends and community members, including securing a performance by Tobe Nwigwe.

Churchy - "The Praise Team" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Corey's leadership is tested when Mother Jean's grandson, Teddy, is considered for the pastor role; Rodney causes conflict as he revamps the music department and brings in fresh talent.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 11)

Tuesday, November 12

  • Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Catch Wanda on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Ben Falcone (God's Favorite Idiot/Nobodies/Joey) - Ben appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Jeff Goldblum (Search Party) - Jeff is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Lacey Chabert (Still the King/Baby Daddy/Family Guy) - Lacey stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Langston Kerman (English Teacher/Bust Down/South Side/Bless This Mess) - Langston is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Bonnie Hunt (Life with Bonnie/Bonnie/The Building/Davis Rules/Grand) - NBC's Today catches up with Bonne in the 9am hour.
  • Nathan Lane (Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) and Tituss Burgess (Schmigadoon!/Central Park/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Nathan and Tituss talk about Spellbound on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry and Rebecca Romijn join the fun in Greater Palm Springs on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
  • Kristin Chenoweth (Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana is sharing her hilarious take on the hottest news topics on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Wendi McClendon-Covey (St. Denis Medical/The Goldbergs/Rules of Engagement/Reno 911!) - Wendi talks about her new medical mockumentary-style comedy series St. Denis Medical on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Rob Corddry (Bookie/The Unicorn/Ballers/The Winner/Childrens Hospital) - Rob discusses his television comedy Bookie on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

Friends - The Complete Series (4K UHD) Young Sheldon - The Complete Series Veep - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

09/10 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-7
09/10 - The Ropers - The Complete Series (VEI)
09/10 - Ted - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/17 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - Video Scrapbook
09/17 - Top Cat - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
09/24 - Friends - The Complete Series (4K UHD)
09/24 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Seventh Season (DVD) / The Complete Series (DVD) (Blu-ray)
10/08 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Twelfth Season / The Complete Series
10/22 - Veep - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)

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