Tuesday, December 22, 2020
COZI TV's New Year's Eve and New Year's Day Marathons; CBS Orders More B Positive Episodes
Countdown to midnight and say goodbye to 2020 with COZI TV's night of favorite farewells. Starting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 31 tune in to watch memorable goodbyes and farewells of Little House and the Prairie, The Munsters, Frasier, Roseanne and The Nanny. Then get a fresh start at 6 a.m. on Friday, January 1, for the all-day New Year’s marathon "The Firsts for the First," to watch where it all began for the hilarious casts of The Nanny and Roseanne. As we start the new year on COZI, follow Fran Drescher's character as she transforms from door-to-door cosmetic saleswoman to landing the perfect nanny job for the Sheffield's in their first season together. Then after The Nanny, starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 1, viewers will meet Dan and Roseanne Connor as they juggle life in Lanford, Illinois with a special guest appearance by George Clooney as Roseanne's boss at Wellman Plastics in the first season of Roseanne.
Thursday, December 31 New Year's Eve Finale Schedule (check local listings):
4:00 p.m.: Little House and the Prairie, “The Voice of Tinker Jones”
5:00 p.m.: Little House and the Prairie, “Family Quarrel”
6:00 p.m.: Little House and the Prairie, “The Return of Nellie”
7:00 p.m.: The Munsters, “The Fregosi Emerald”
7:30 p.m.: The Munsters, “Eddie's Brother”
8:00 p.m.: Frasier, “Are you being served?”
8:30 p.m.: Frasier, “Bla-Z-Boy”
9:00 p.m.: Roseanne, “Canoga Time”
9:30 p.m.: Roseanne, “Let's Call it Quits”
10:00 p.m.: Roseanne, “Aliens”
10:30 p.m.: Roseanne, “Daughters and Other Strangers”
11:00 p.m.: The Nanny, “Love is a Many Blundered Thing”
11:30 p.m.: The Nanny, “Lamp Chop's on the Menu”
CBS has given a full-season order to freshman comedy B Positive for the 2020-2021 broadcast season. It will get 5 more episodes, bringing its total to 13 episodes. B Positive, from award-winning executive producer Chuck Lorre and creator Marco Pennette, stars Emmy Award nominee Thomas Middleditch and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford in a humorous and life-affirming series about Drew (Middleditch), a therapist and newly divorced dad who, when he discovers he needs a new kidney, runs into Gina (Ashford), a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers hers. Kether Donohue, Sara Rue, Izzy G. and Terrence Terrell also star. The series is inspired by Pennette's personal experience as a transplant recipient. The sitcom airs Thursdays (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The series is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, November 7
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Todd's Mom" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Things get awkward when Georgie and Mandy try to make new friends. Meanwhile, Jim and Audrey get competitive playing a game with Connor. Casey Wilson (“Happy Endings”) guest stars as Beth, a fellow waitress Mandy befriends at the diner who is looking for fun in the wake of her recent divorce.
Ghosts - "The Work Retreat" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Trevor, who has catfished his way into a remote financial analyst job, is in hot water when he’s summoned to a mandatory in-person work retreat. Also, Hetty and Sass start a rumor about Pete.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 4)
Thursday, November 7
- John David Washington (Ballers) - Catch John on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Don Johnson (Kenan) - Don appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is joining Drew with chef Bobby Flay to whip up something amazing in the kitchen. Then, they're sharing easy plating tips for home chefs to make their food look restaurant worthy on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Dylan Sprouse (The Suite Life on Deck/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody/Grace Under Fire) - Dylan discusses his new movie Aftermath on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Anna Camp (Perfect Harmony/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Mindy Project) - Anna discusses her television series Hysteria! on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch) - Barry, Christopher, Eve and Tina Trahan talk about the 55th Anniversary of The Brady Bunch on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am.
- Judy Greer (Kidding/Married/Mad Love/Miss Guided/Arrested Development) - Judy talks about The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Essence Atkins (Poppa's House/Marlon/Mr. Box Office/Are We There Yet?/Half & Half/Smart Guy/Under One Roof) - Essence is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
New on DVD and 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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