Hallmark Channel and MeTV Celebrate Betty White's 100th Birthday; Ben Savage to Star in Lifetime Movie

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Hallmark Channel and MeTV Celebrate Betty White's 100th Birthday; Ben Savage to Star in Lifetime Movie

Betty White: 100 Years Young - A Birthday Celebration

Betty White is turning 100 on January 17 and the Hallmark Channel will celebrate with a Golden Girls marathon! The Golden Girls Betty White 100th birthday celebration begins on Saturday, January 15 at 11:59pm through Sunday, January 16 at 10:00am. Then it continues on Sunday, January 16 at 10:00p through Monday, January 17 at 10am and again in primetime on her birthday from 10:00pm – 2:00am. That's not quite 100 episodes, but it's a lot! Meanwhile, MeTV Network will celebrate Betty's 100th birthday with a block of The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Sunday, Jan. 16 from 2-4pm ET. Episodes airing are: "The Lars Affair" (Season 4, Episode 1 – first aired Sep 15, 1973), "What Do you Want to Do When You Produce" (Season 6, Episode 15 – first aired Dec 20, 1975), "Once I Had a Secret Love" (Season 6, Episode 18 – first aired Jan 17, 1976), and "Sue Ann's Sister" (Season 7, Episode 3 – first aired Oct 9, 1976). And finally, don't forget the Betty White 100th birthday bash on the big screen! Betty White: 100 Years Young — A Birthday Celebration will be distributed by Fathom Events and will be shown in 900 cinemas nationwide on Jan. 17, 2022. Special guests include Ryan Reynolds, Tina Fey, Robert Redford, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jay Leno, Carol Burnett, Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel, Valerie Bertinelli, James Corden, Wendie Malick and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez

Lifetime rounds out its February all-star movie lineup with the addition of Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez, executive produced by Hernandez on Saturday, Feb. 26. The film recounts the harrowing story of her survival against all odds, when she was abducted at age 14. Starring Ben Savage (Boy Meets World), Lindsay Navarro and Erica Durance, Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez is the newest addition in Lifetime’s Girl In slate of films which included the highly rated movies, Girl in the Basement, Girl in the Bunker and Girl in the Box.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, May 11

The Simpsons - "Full Heart, Empty Pool" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Homer and Grampa team up to create a new sport that rivals pickleball, until Homer kicks Grampa off.

Family Guy - "One Foot in Front of the Mother" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Due to a police complaint about his excessive barking, Brian has to wear a shock collar; looking to join an after-school team, Chris discovers a talent for speed walking.

Krapopolis - "Don Tyxote" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Ty gets a fancy new suit and with it, the confidence to invade Persia; Hippo is left home to defend the throne; Deliria and Shlub role-play.

The Great North - "Sunset Beeflevard Adventure" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Judy joins the cast of a dinner theater production; Wolf and Honeybee help Moon sell jerky door-to-door.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 5)

Friday, May 9

Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Watch Paul on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Matt Bomer (Mid-Century Modern) - Matt appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Asif Ali (Deli Boys) and Saagar Shaikh (Deli Boys) - Asif and Saagar are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Busy Philipps (Girls5eva/Vice Principals/Cougar Town/Love, Inc.) - Busy chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory/Happy Family/Welcome to New York/Cybill) - Christine talks about Nine Perfect Strangers on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Holly Robinson Peete (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/For Your Love/Like Family/Love, Inc.) - Holly swings by for a chat about her new film Hats Off to Love on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Crazy Ones) and Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother/Free Spirit) - NBC's Today catches up with Sarah and Alyson in the 9am hour.
Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - In this a little bit extra episode Drew shares more of her conversation with Brooke at the news desk on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Rebel Wilson (Super Fun Night) - Rebel joins Sherri to talk about starring in the new film Juliet & Romeo, so check your local listings.
Terri J. Vaughn (She the People/Mann & Wife/Meet the Browns/All of Us/The Steve Harvey Show) - Terri talks about starring in the new Netflix series She the People on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Julia Sweeney (Shrill/Work in Progress/Maybe It's Me/George and Leo) and Marsha Mason (Grace and Frankie/The Middle/Sibs) - Julia and Marsha talk about My First Ex-Husband on PIX11 Morinng News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.