ABC Picks Up The Wonder Years & Home Economics for Full Seasons; The Critics Choice Awards to Air on The CW and TBS

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

ABC Picks Up The Wonder Years & Home Economics for Full Seasons; The Critics Choice Awards to Air on The CW and TBS

ABC has ordered full seasons of The Wonder Years and Home Economics, picking up the back nine episodes on both series to receieve at least 22 episodes this season. They join The Goldbergs and The Conners in receiving a full season episode order. ABC this winter has the return of black-ish for its final season along with two more freshman comedies Abbott Elementary and Maggie. No premiere dates are set for those, but black-ish and Abbott will likely launch in January and Maggie likely in spring. Stay tuned! As for The Wonder Years, the freshman comedy airs Wednesdays at 8:30pm and the sophomore comedy Home Economics airs at 9:30pm on the same night. The Wonder Years stars Don Cheadle, narrating the series as Adult Dean Williams, Elisha "EJ" Williams as Dean Williams, Dulé Hill as Bill Williams, Saycon Sengbloh as Lillian Williams, Laura Kariuki as Kim Williams, Julian Lerner as Brad Hitman, Amari O'Neil as Cory Long and Milan Ray as Keisa Clemmons. Home Economics stars Topher Grace as Tom, Caitlin McGee as Sarah, Jimmy Tatro as Connor, Karla Souza as Marina, and Sasheer Zamata as Denise.

27th Annual Critics Choice Awards

For the first time in its history, The Critics Choice Awards (CCA) will be made available to an expanded audience across broadcast and cable, as TBS joins forces with The CW Network to simulcast the upcoming 27th annual Critics Choice Awards scheduled to air LIVE on Sunday, January 9, 2022 (7:00-10:00pm ET) (delayed PT - Check local listings). The show will continue its combined Film and Television awards format, honoring the finest in both cinematic and televised/streaming achievement. The awards ceremony will be held at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City, Calif. Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, they are the most-accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, October 22

Happy's Place - "Pilot" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Bobbie inherits her late father's tavern, Happy's Place, she's shocked to learn that she also has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew existed.

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Final Answer" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Jazmine gets caught up in a cheating scandal at school; Curtis enlists the help of a vlogger to promote his food truck.

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 21)

Tuesday, October 22

Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere) - Catch Bridget on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Jenny appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Josh Peck (Grandfathered/Drake & Josh) - Josh is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) and Jennie Garth (Mystery Girls/What I Like About You) - E! News has interviews with Selena and Jennie at 11pm on E!.
Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy talks Before on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am.
Judith Light (Who's the Boss?/Phenom/Transparent) - NBC's Today catches up with Judith in the 9am hour.
David Henrie (Wizards Beyond Waverly Place/Wizards of Waverly Place/How I Met Your Mother/The Pitts) and Janice Leann Brown (Wizards Beyond Waverly Place) - David and Janice talk about Wizards Beyond Waverly Place on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - Tony talks about Power Book III: Raising Kanan and The Stars of Tomorrow Project on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Anna Kendrick (Love Life) - Anna chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Damon Wayans Jr. (Poppa's House/Happy Together/New Girl/Happy Endings) - Damon talks about Poppa's House on Sherri, so check your local listings.
David Mann and Tamela Mann (Tyler Perry's Assisted Living/Mann & Wife/Meet the Browns) - David drops into Sherri's Laugh Lounge and talks about his Mann To Man - Love, Your Mind series on YouTube on Sherri, so check your local listings. Tamela performs a song off her new album Live, Breathe, Fight on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) and Pamela Anderson (Stacked/Home Improvement) - Drew and Valerie Bertinelli are going makeup free for the whole episode in honor of the amazing Pamela Anderson joining them and embracing bare beauty. Plus, Pamela is making a mouthwatering recipe from her brand-new cookbook on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jackie Tohn (Nobody Wants This/GLOW) - Jackie talks about Netflix's Nobody Wants This on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.