Friday, April 01, 2022
NBC Announces Partial Summer 2022 Schedule; CBS Renews NCIS Franchise for 2022-23

NBC has announced some of its summer line-up with mega summer premieres. Big stars, high-stakes competition and an Emmy Award-winning series make NBC the must-watch destination for the whole family. Summer staple America's Got Talent and newbie Dancing with Myself will launch NBC's summer season with back-to-back premieres on Tuesday, May 31 from 8-11pm. The veteran American Ninja Warrior premieres Monday, June 6 from 8-10pm and the anticipated return of Emmy Award-winning documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? premieres Sunday, July 10 from 7-8pm. Weakest Link will return for more episodes on Wednesday, August 10 from 9-10pm through mid-September. All programs will stream on Peacock the day following their NBC telecast.
America's Got Talent kicks off six weeks of live shows at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium beginning Tuesday, Aug. 9 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC. Results shows will air Wednesday nights (8-9 p.m. ET/PT) starting Aug. 10 with the season finale airs Wedneday, September 15 from 9-11pm. NBC has not announced what will air following Ninja Warrior all summer along with what will air following AGT on Tuesdays starting in August when Dancing with Myself concludes. NBC has a few new series still waiting in the wings such as The Wheel and Password, along with returning game show Family Game Fight. Stay tuned for the rest of the NBC summer line-up.

CBS has renewed all three current dramas in the NCIS franchise for the 2022-2023 broadcast season. The returning CBS Original series are the parent series NCIS, new freshman drama NCIS: Hawai'i and veteran NCIS: Los Angeles. Additional CBS renewals will be announced in the coming weeks. Right now 2 of the 3 air on the same night, but will all 3 air on the same night in 2022-23 season to create an NCIS night like FBI has? These three dramas join the previously announced renewals of The Amazing Race, Bob ♥ Abishola, CSI: Vegas, Ghosts, The Neighborhood, Secret Celebrity Renovation, Survivor, Tough as Nails and Young Sheldon.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, April 20
The Neighorhood - "Welcome to Purse Dog" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Calvin reluctantly agrees to dog-sit a glamorous little companion, only to face an awkward twist when someone else lays claim to it. Meanwhile, a joint celebration prompts Malcolm to question whether he and Mercedes are moving too fast. Amber Stevens West guest stars as Mercedes, Malcolm's Girlfriend.
DMV - "Drive-ory Tower" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Colette tries to bridge a growing divide at the office by bringing the driving examiners and counter clerks together. Meanwhile, Vic stubbornly avoids seeing a doctor after an unusual injury, forcing Barb to get creative to help him.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 20)
Monday, April 20
- Kal Penn (The Santa Clauses/Sunnyside/We Are Men) - Watch Kal on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) - Quinta appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Don Cheadle (The Wonder Years/Black Monday/House of Lies/The Golden Palace) - Don is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about Hazardous History with Henry Winkler on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Aaron Tveit (Schmigadoon!) - Aaron is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- B.J. Novak (The Office) and Jim Parsons (Young Sheldon/The Big Bang Theory) - Andy Cohen interviews B.J. and Jim on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
- William Stanford Harris (Abbott Elementary) - William talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Ramy Youssef (#1 Happy Family USA/Ramy/See Dad Run) - Ramy chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Laurie Metcalf (Big Mistakes/The Conners/Roseanne/The McCarthys/The Norm Show) - Laurie talks about Big Mistakes on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie) - NBC's Today catches up with Jane in the 9am hour.
- Christopher Briney (Hacks) - Christopher talks about Hacks on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Blair Underwood (Fatherhood/The New Adventures of Old Christine) - Blair tells Sherri about his new memoir A Soldier's Wife: My Mother, the Marvelous Mrs. Marilyn A. Underwood on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Phoebe Dynevor (Younger) - Phoebe is telling Drew about her new movie Thrash on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Dan Bucatinsky (The Comeback/Marry Me/Web Therapy) - Dan appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.
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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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