Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Hallmark Channel and MeTV Celebrate Betty White's 100th Birthday; Ben Savage to Star in Lifetime Movie

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.
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, July 6
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 30)
Friday, July 4
- Ayo Edebiri (Big Mouth/The Bear) - Watch Ayo on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jay Pharoah (White Famous/Champaign ILL) - Jay is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Frankie Grande (Henry Danger/Danger Force) - Frankie appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Mark Hamill (The Texas Wheelers) - Mark is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Cristin Milioti (The Resort/Made for Love/A to Z/How I Met Your Mother) - Cristin appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (FUBAR) - Arnold is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Rob Riggle (Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy/Golan the Insatiable/Gary Unmarried) - Rob appears on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Marsai Martin (black-ish) - Marsai chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Mario Cantone (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Mario talks about And Just Like That... on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Billy Bob Thornton (Hearts Afire) - Billy Bob opens up about being married six-times and is sharing all about his new show Landman on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Justine Lupe (Nobody Wants This/Cristela) - Justine is telling Drew about her viral wardrobe moment with Kathy Bates and shares behind the scenes moments of filming Succession, revealing the cast member she had a crush on, on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
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