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

Monday, April 11, 2022

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

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

Friday, December 13

Happy's Place - "Dear Jack" (NBC, 9:15PM ET/PT)
When Bobbie catches Isabella doing a slow-fade breakup with her long-distance boyfriend, she convinces her to send a Dear John letter; Steve brings in a review praising Chef Emmett's cooking and acknowledging the tavern's bartender, "Abby."

Lopez vs Lopez - "Lopez vs Dateline" (NBC, 9:45PM ET/PT)
When George's controversial new appliance turns up dead, he mounts a true-crime investigation; Chance tests the bounds of honesty with his family.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Splitting the Hairs" (The CW, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bob, Douglas and Christina try to get Dottie to make a will; Abishola and Kemi's friendship is tested after Abishola catches Kemi in a lie.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "There's My Nigerians" (The CW, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
While Bob and Abishola struggle to pull Dottie out of her depression, Auntie Olu and Uncle Tunde come over to lift her spirits.

Children Ruin Everything - "Bedtime" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
When James finds an old game console, he and Astrid attempt to find free time to play; but a bedtime routine threatens to eat up all the time between when the kids are supposed to be in bed and when Astrid and James have to go to bed themselves.

Children Ruin Everything - "Drama" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Astrid and James struggle to hold onto their identities while raising their two young children in the city.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 9)

Friday, December 13

Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Watch Kerry on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jimmy O. Yang (Interior Chinatown/Space Force/Silicon Valley) - Jimmy appears on repeats of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC and on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Kristin Chenoweth (Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Milana Vayntrub (Other Space), Jessica Lowe (Wrecked) and Jason Ritter (Another Period/The Class) - Milana, Jessica and Jason are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Richard Kind (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Spin City/Mad About You) and Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - NBC's Today catches up with Richard and Fred in the 9am hour.
Zosia Mamet (Laid/Girls) - Zosia talks about Laid on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Christian Slater (Breaking In) and Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Crazy Ones) - Christian and Sarah are sitting down with Drew to talk all about working together on Dexter: Original Sin on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Lisa Kudrow (No Good Deed/HouseBroken/Web Therapy/The Comeback/Friends/Mad About You) - Lisa talks about chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Tom Selleck (The Closer) and Donnie Wahlberg (Return of the Mac) - Tom and Donnie discuss the series finale of Blue Bloods on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Nancy McKeon (The Facts of Life/Can't Hurry Love) - Nancy will be on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.