Thursday, September 16, 2021
Comedy Central Fall 2021: Seinfeld Joins Lineup; Apple TV+ New Comedy Acapulco Premieres Oct. 8
Comedy Central is the new linear home of Seinfeld in a deal with MTV Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television. Beginning October 1, 2021, the full library of all 180 Seinfeld episodes will leave its long-time home on TBS and start airing on Comedy Central. The festivus-ivities start with the top favorite episodes as voted on by the fans in a countdown stunt on Saturday, October 9 with the series to begin airing on Comedy Central on Monday, October 11. Originally Seinfeld's move was also going to include sister networks Paramount Network and TV Land, but it will now solely air on Comedy Central. Comedy Central has also started airing fellow NBC '90s comedy Friends on Tuesday evenings from 6pm-9pm as of Sept. 7. Comedy Central also airs off-network reruns of The Office, Futurama, The Cleveland Show, South Park and Parks & Recreation. Timeslots for Seinfeld will be revealed soon, so stay tuned.
An Emmy and Golden Globe-winner for Best Comedy Series, Seinfeld stars Jerry Seinfeld as a stand-up comedian whose life in New York City is made even more chaotic by his quirky group of friends who join him in wrestling with life's most perplexing, yet often trivial questions. Co-starring are Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Jerry's ex-girlfriend and current platonic pal, Elaine Benes; Michael Richards as Jerry's eccentric neighbor, Kramer; and Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Jerry's neurotic hard-luck best friend.
Acapulco, the highly anticipated 10-episode Apple Original comedy series starring Eugenio Derbez, who also executive produces, is set to premiere globally on Friday, October 8, 2021 on Apple TV+. Acapulco tells the story of twenty-something Máximo Gallardo (Enrique Arrizon), whose dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime as a cabana boy at the hottest resort in Acapulco. He soon realizes the job is far more complicated than he ever imagined and in order to succeed, he must learn to navigate a demanding clientele, a mercurial mentor, and a complicated home life, without losing his way to shortcuts or temptations. The series, which is told in both Spanish and English, takes place in 1984, with Derbez narrating and playing the present-day version of the main character, Máximo Gallardo.
The ensemble cast starring alongside Derbez includes Enrique Arrizon, Fernando Carsa, Damián Alcázar, Camila Perez, Chord Overstreet, Vanessa Bauche, Regina Reynoso, Raphael Alejandro, Jessica Collins, Rafael Cebrián, Regina Orozco, and Carlos Corona.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, January 8
Shifting Gears - "Restoration" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Matt, the widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop, is confronted with his most unexpected and challenging project yet when his estranged daughter and her adolescent children come crashing back into his life.
Abbott Elementary - "Volunteers" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Ava announces the school district is sending a group of volunteers to help out at Abbott; however, when they arrive, things don't go as planned.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 6)
Wednesday, January 8
- Brian Jordan Alvarez (English Teacher/Will & Grace) - Watch Brian on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jamie Lee Curtis (The Sticky/Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Jamie Lee appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Mikey Madison (Better Things) - Mikey is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Alan appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Diane Morgan (After Life) - Diane stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Pamela Anderson (Home Improvement/Stacked) - Pamela is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also talks about The Last Showgirl on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
- Rose Matafeo (Starstruck) - Rose appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also talks about Rose Matafeo: On and On and On on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- William Stanford Davis (Abbott Elementray) - William talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's Good Morning America sometime betweeen 7-9am and on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Jayden Bartels (Side Hustle) - Jayden talks about Goosebumps: The Vanishing on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Kyle Chandler (What About Joan?) - Kyle talks about Back in Action on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Gabriel Iglesias (The Santa Clauses/Mr. Iglesias/Cristela) - Gabriel talks about Netflix's Legend of Fluffy on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and 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)
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
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