Thursday, December 09, 2021

BET+ Announces New Tyler Perry Series; 2021 People's Choice Awards, TV Winners

Tyler Perry's Zatima

BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios announced the greenlight of the new BET+ original drama Tyler Perry's Zatima, a spin-off from the #1 cable scripted series among Black viewers, Tyler Perry's Sistas. The 10-episode one-hour series follows popular characters 'Zac,' played by Devale Ellis and 'Fatima,' played Crystal Renee Hayslett, as they navigate the ups and downs of their relationship. Zatima marks the second spin-off from a Tyler Perry top-rated linear show to get greenlit by BET+, the leading streaming service for Black audiences. Executive produced, directed, and written by Tyler Perry, Zatima started production at Tyler Perry Studios this week and will premiere in 2022 on BET+. The announcement of Tyler Perry's Zatima lands on the heels of the season three finale of Tyler Perry's Sistas, premiering on Wednesday, December 22 at 9 PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her, followed by a new episode of The Tyler Perry Show: The Sistas After-Show Edition. Hosted by Tyler Perry, The Tyler Perry Show: The Sistas After-Show Edition will give viewers exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Mr. Perry's hit series and feature the talented cast who bring their favorite characters to life every week, including KJ Smith, Mignon, Ebony Obsidian, Novi Brown, Crystal Renee' Hayslett, DeVale Ellis, Chido Nwokocha, Anthony Dalton II, Brian Jordan Jr., Kevin A. Walton, and Trinity Whiteside.

The BET+ original drama, Tyler Perry's Zatima, follows Tyler Perry's Ruthless, the first spin-off of the hit series Tyler Perry's The Oval. Streaming now on BET+, Tyler Perry's Ruthless, tells the riveting story of a woman named Ruth, who kidnaps her young daughter to join her in the dark underworld of a fanatical religious cult.


People's Choice Awards - Never Have I Ever

NBC and E! celebrated the best in movies, television, music and pop culture chosen solely by the fans during the 2021 People's Choice Awards telecast, hosted by actor and comedian Kenan Thompson. For the first time the 2021 People's Choice Awards broadcast live from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA simultaneously on both NBC and E! at 9PM ET/PT on Tuesday night. This year NBC and E! honored Academy Award-winning actress, director, and producer Halle Berry with "The People's Icon" award, entertainment powerhouse and philanthropist Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson with "The People's Champion" award, entrepreneur, fashion and beauty mogul Kim Kardashian West with "The Fashion Icon" award, and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera with the first-ever "Music Icon" award. The TV portion winners are below:

THE SHOW OF 2021 Loki
THE DRAMA SHOW OF 2021 Grey's Anatomy
THE COMEDY SHOW OF 2021 Never Have I Ever
THE REALITY SHOW OF 2021 Keeping Up With the Kardashians
THE COMPETITION SHOW OF 2021 The Voice
THE MALE TV STAR OF 2021 Tom Hiddleston
THE FEMALE TV STAR OF 2021 Ellen Pompeo
THE DRAMA TV STAR OF 2021 Chase Stokes
THE COMEDY TV STAR OF 2021 Selena Gomez
THE DAYTIME TALK SHOW OF 2021 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
THE NIGHTTIME TALK SHOW OF 2021 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
THE COMPETITION CONTESTANT OF 2021 JoJo Siwa
THE REALITY TV STAR OF 2021 Khloé Kardashian
THE BINGEWORTHY SHOW OF 2021 Squid Game
THE SCI-FI/FANTASY SHOW OF 2021 Lucifer


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, March 13

Happy's Place - "Social Discontent" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Steve and Isabella begin shooting marketing content for the tavern, they quickly realize Bobbie has a case of camera madness, causing them to recast her with a local influencer.

Stumble - "Daytona" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The Buttons experience the cheerleading championships, competing on cheer's biggest stage; as the ragtag team attempts to win the title, they first must overcome not only Sammy Davis Senior Jr. College, but a surprising foe from Courteney's past.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 9)

Friday, March 13

  • Kym Whitley (Act Your Age/Young & Hungry/Animal Practice/Sparks) and Dustin Ybarra (Ghosts/Us & Them) - Kym and Dustin are guests on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Minnie Driver (Emily in Paris/Speechless/About a Boy) - Minnie talks about The Faithful with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Kristin Chenoweth (Stumble/Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin talks about Stumble on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
  • Alexandra Breckenridge (Save Me) - NBC's Today catches up with Alexandra in the 10am hour.
  • Lauren Graham (The Z-Suite/M.Y.O.B./Conrad Bloom/Townies/Good Company) - Lauren talks about Reminders of Him on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Melba Moore (Melba) - Melba shares stories from her new memoir on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Michelle Pfeiffer (Delta House) - Drew sits down with the cast of The Madison - Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Beau Garrett, Patrick J. Adams and Elle Chapman to talk all about their exciting new tv series, and a play a round of memory bank on >The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local iistings.
  • Michael Urie (Shrinking/Krapopolis/Partners) - Michael talks about Apple TV's Shrinking on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray) Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD) St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)

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