Nick at Nite Acquires Mike & Molly; NBC Orders Night Court to Series

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Nick at Nite Acquires Mike & Molly; NBC Orders Night Court to Series

Nick at Nite has acquired Mike & Molly and it will begin next week on Monday, October 4. The former CBS 2010-2016 sitcom will air every night from 2am-4am following Friends from 9pm-2am. Mike & Molly will lead into more Friends at 4am, before Mom airs from 4:30am-6am and Young Sheldon at 6am. Mike & Molly formely aired in reruns on FX since Fall 2014 and has now expired. It will continue airing in local broadcast syndication. In the series, teacher Molly Flynn (Melissa McCarthy) and Chicago police officer Mike Biggs (Billy Gardell) fall in love when, in the opener, they meet at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting and Molly invites Mike to speak to her fourth-grade class about his job.

Night Court - Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette

The Night Court revival pilot has been picked up to series by NBC for 2022. Based on the original series created by Reinhold Weege, unapologetically optimistic judge Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch), the daughter of the late Harry Stone, follows in her father's footsteps as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court and tries to bring order to its crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette). The series will star Melissa Rauch as Abby Stone, Ana Villafañe as Monica, Kapil Talwalkar as Neil, Lacretta as Donna "Gurgs" Gurganous and John Larroquette as Dan Fielding. From executive producers Dan Rubin; Melissa Rauch, Winston Rauch (After January) and producer John Larroquette. Produced by Warner Bros. Television, Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group and After January Productions.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, May 8

Happy's Place - "Mouse in the House" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After Gabby accidentally lets a mouse loose in the tavern, Bobbie must distract the health inspector by any means necessary as everyone tries to find the mouse and secure their "A" rating.

Happy's Place - "Straw Man" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Gabby asks Bobbie to help vet men to be her potential donor, Bobbie is happy to participate until she discovers Gabby is considering Emmett for the donation; Isabella is asked to be the guest speaker for Takoda's daughter's class.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 4)

Friday, May 8

Desi Lydic (Awkward) - Watch Desi on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - Stanley chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry stops by with his mom on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Judith Light (Who's the Boss?/Phenom/Transparent) - NBC's Today catches up with Judith in the 9am hour.
Julie Bowen (Modern Family/Ed) and Ty Burrell (Modern Family/Back to You/Out of Practice) - Julie and Ty can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
London Brown (Ballers) - London appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.