Paramount+ Renews Rugrats for 2nd Season; Eva Longoria Producing Disney Sci-Fi Comedy

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Paramount+ Renews Rugrats for 2nd Season; Eva Longoria Producing Disney Sci-Fi Comedy

Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, announced the renewal of the original series Rugrats for a second season (13 episodes) in the U.S., Latin America, Australia and Canada, with more adventures from the colorful imaginations of Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Susie, Phil and Lil. The all-new Rugrats first premiered on Paramount+ in May and the next eight episodes of season one will be available to stream exclusively on the service beginning Thursday, Oct. 7. From Nickelodeon Animation Studio, the brand-new Rugrats series is a reimagining of the classic ‘90s hit that features rich and colorful CG-animation and follows the babies—Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Susie, and Phil and Lil—as they explore the world and beyond from their pint-sized and wildly imaginative point-of-view. Following the season one run on Paramount+, the series will air on Nickelodeon at a later date to be announced.

In the all-new season one episodes, the babies will continue to find themselves in a variety of situations by using their wild imaginations, including defeating an “outer space villain,” traveling through Chuckie’s dad’s body, embarking upon a daring mission to break Angelica out of preschool and more. The new batch of episodes also includes a half-hour, Halloween-themed special where Tommy needs his friends’ help to save Angelica after she turns into a werewolf at a scary Halloween party as their parents seem to disappear one by one. The series stars EG Daily (Tommy Pickles), Nancy Cartwright (Chuckie Finster), Cheryl Chase (Angelica Pickles), Cree Summer (Susie Carmichael), and Kath Soucie (Phil and Lil DeVille), all of whom are reprising their iconic roles in this new series.

The original adventurous babies' voice cast is joined by new voices, including Ashley Rae Spillers and Tommy Dewey (Tommy's parents, Didi and Stu Pickles); Tony Hale (Chuckie's father, Chas Finster); Natalie Morales (Phil and Lil's mother, Betty DeVille); Anna Chlumsky and Timothy Simons (Angelica's parents, Charlotte and Drew Pickles); Nicole Byer and Omar Miller (Susie's parents, Lucy and Randy Carmichael); and Michael McKean (Grandpa Lou Pickles).

Eva Longoria

Actress, producer and director Eva Longoria, CEO of UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, and its president, Ben Spector, are in development with Disney Branded Television on a science-fiction comedy based on the award-winning book Sal & Gabi Break the Universe, written by Carlos Hernandez and published by Disney-Hyperion under its popular Rick Riordan Presents imprint. Sal & Gabi won the American Library Association's Pura Belpré Award in recognition of its portrayal of the Latino cultural experience. Also attached to the Disney Branded Television project is writer/producer Nelson Soler (Disney Channel's Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion, Freeform's Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists). The story revolves around teenage Sal Vidón, who discovers he has the ability to reach into time and space to retrieve things from other universes after meddling with his father's scientific experiments. He quickly enlists his friend Gabi to set off on a quest to find and bring back his deceased mother, only to learn that tampering in alternate universes could ultimately put their entire universe at risk.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, March 18

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Night Court - "Age Against the Machine" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 17)

Tuesday, March 18

Bill Burr (F Is for Family/Townies) - Catch Bill on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Roy Wood Jr. (Sullivan & Son) - Roy appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Melissa Rauch (Night Court/The Big Bang Theory), Jessica St. Clair (Avenue 5/Playing House/Best Friends Forever/In the Motherhood) and Nico Santos (Superstore) - Melissa, Jessica and Nico are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Leslie Bibb (Palm Royale/God's Favorite Idiot/American Housewife/The Odd Couple/About a Boy) - Leslie stops by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11pm on Bravo. She also talks about The White Lotus on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Garcelle Beauvais (The Other Black Girl/Survival of the Thickest/The Jamie Foxx Show/Merry Happy Whatever) - Garcelle appears on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11pm on Bravo.
Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) - Eva talks about Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am. Eva and Paulina Chavez will be on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Nina Dobrev (Fam) - Good Morning America celebrates World Recycling Day with Nina sometime between 7-9am.
Dulcé Sloan (The Great North) - Dulcé joins Tamron Hall for a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE as she serves laughs and looks from her brand-new tour, so check your local listings.
Debra Messing (Will & Grace/Ned & Stacey) - Debra talks about The Alto Knights on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am. NBC's Today catches up with Debra in the 9am hour.
Chet Hanks (Running Point) - Chet is telling Drew about staying authentic growing up in Hollywood, being three years sober and making his country music debut on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
RonReaco Lee (Survivor's Remorse/Let's Stay Together/In the Motherhood/Sister, Sister) - RonReaco is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.