Monday, April 11, 2022

Girls5eva Gets Un4gettable Guest Stars for Season 2; Dancing with the Stars Moving to Disney+ for Seasons 31 and 32

Girls5eva

Peacock's Emmy-nominated and critically acclaimed comedy series Girls5eva, from Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, showrunner and producer Meredith Scardino and Universal Television, casts un4gettable guest stars in season 2. In the comedy, a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 90s that was churned through the pop music machine reunites to give their dreams another shot. This time they'll try again on their own terms. Meredith Scardino serves as creator and executive producer for the series. Tina Fey (Little Stranger, Inc.), Robert Carlock (Bevel Gears), Jeff Richmond, David Miner (3 Arts Entertainment), Eric Gurian (Little Stranger) will also serve as executive producers. Girls5eva is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

New Guest Stars include:
· Amber Ruffin (The Amber Ruffin Show)
· Chad L. Coleman (The Wire, The Walking Dead)
· Drew and Jonathan Scott (Property Brothers)
· Grey Henson (Mean Girls the Musical, A Journal For Jordan)
· Heidi Gardner (Saturday Night Live)
· Hoda Kotb (TODAY, NBC News)
· James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton)
· John Lutz (30 Rock, Sisters)
· Judy Gold (Better Things, Search Party)
· Mario Cantone (And Just Like That, Sex and the City)
· Pat Battle (NBC New York)
· Piter Marek (The Blacklist, Ugly Betty)
· Tim Meadows (The Goldbergs, Mean Girls)

Previously Announced New Guest Stars:
· Amy Sedaris (Strangers with Candy, Elf)
· Neil Flynn (The Middle, Scrubs)

Returning Guets Cast:
· Andrew Rannells (The Boys in the Band, The Prom)
· Ashley Park (Emily in Paris)
· Daniel Breaker (Billions, Mozart in the Jungle)
· Erika Henningsen (Mean Girls the Musical)
· Janine Brito (Wine Country, Girls5eva)
· Jeremiah Craft (Bill & Ted Face the Music, Luke Cage)
· Jonathan Hadary (Intolerable Cruelty, Veep)
· Julius Conceicao (Girls5eva)


Dancing with the Stars

After an impressive 30 seasons on ABC, Dancing with the Stars is moving to a new home on Disney+. The hit series received a two-season pickup and will premiere exclusively in the U.S. and Canada this Fall, making Dancing with the Stars the first live series to debut on the streaming service. Produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios' Los Angeles production arm, the show pairs celebrities with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines. Dancing with the Stars first premiered on ABC in 2005 and has grown into an international phenomena and source of constant watercooler conversation. During its Fall 2021 run, ABC's Dancing with the Stars ranked among the Top 5 unscripted series with Adults 18-49. More details on the move to Disney+ are forthcoming, such as which live night(s) and time(s). Could we see the return of the live results show?

Dancing with the Stars joins the vast collection of diverse content and rich storytelling across The Disney Bundle, including Disney+ Originals (Turning Red, The Mandalorian, Marvel Studios' Loki and Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film), Hulu Originals (The Kardashians, The Girl from Plainville, FX's Under the Banner of Heaven, Candy, Conversations with Friends, as well as the highly anticipated return of last summer's breakout hit Only Murders in the Building); and live sports events including NHL, UFC and The Masters, daily studio shows like Stephen A's World” and SportsNation and can't-miss originals such as Man in the Arena: Tom Brady. The Disney Bundle is the best streaming option for the whole family that offers the highest quality movies, television shows and sports for a competitive cost.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, January 22

Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt’s shop. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt’s vision on a high-stakes restomod project.

Abbott Elementary - "Strike" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
City buses have stopped running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school. The teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning. Meanwhile, Gregory and O’Shon strike up a friendship.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)

Wednesday, January 22

  • Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Watch Lucy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
  • Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts/White Famous), Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts/Duncanville/Disjointed/Animal Practice) and Punam Patel (Ghosts/Return of the Mac/Kevin from Work) - Utkarsh, Betsy and Punam are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Watson on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour, and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.


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