Thursday, July 21, 2022
South Park's 25th Anniversary Concert Event; FETV's Historic June Numbers
Comedy Central announced they will be airing South Park The 25th Anniversary Concert starring South Park co-creators Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Primus and Ween. The concert, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the renowned franchise with iconic songs from the historic series premieres Saturday, August 13 at 10 PM ET/PT on Comedy Central and will be available to stream the following day, Sunday, August 14th, on Paramount+. It will also be available in international territories where the service is available. Filmed in Colorado at the renowned Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, the concert celebrates the essential role music has played in the series since its debut 25 years ago. Joined by Primus and Ween, Parker and Stone will perform many fan favorites. Primus and Ween will also collaborate with their own songs in honor of their long-standing relationship with South Park.
FETV (Family Entertainment Television), home to beloved and timeless television series and movies carried across cable, satellite and virtual platforms, announced that June 2022 marks the network's highest monthly ratings ever, according to C3 ratings released by Nielsen Media Research.
FETV's June and Second Quarter ratings highlights include: Highest monthly average ever in Total Day and Prime with Total Audience, Households, Adults 25-54, and Adults 35-64. 52 consecutive weeks of year-over-year growth in Total Day with Total Audience. Highest quarterly average ever in Total Day and Prime with Total Audience, Households, Adults 25-54, and Adults 35-64. Three consecutive months of record Prime ratings with Adults 25-54.
Fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in Total Day with Adults 25-54. FETV ranks second in year-over-year growth percentage of C3 ratings in Total Day with Households among ad-supported cable networks. Since becoming Nielsen C3 rated in September 2019, FETV has improved in Total Day with Households by 44% and in Prime with Households by 53%. For the month of June, FETV ranked #43 in Total Day with Households among ad-supported cable networks and #36 in Prime with Households. In September 2019, FETV ranked #66 in Total Day and #61 in Prime, an increase of 23 spots and 25 spots, respectively.
FETV's record-breaking ratings come on the heels of the network's recent addition of 11 million subscribers through a launch with the nation's largest cable provider. FETV's lineup features popular television series such as Perry Mason, Emergency!, Leave It to Beaver, Rawhide, and films such as the Perry Mason TV Movies.
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.
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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10/08 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Twelfth Season / The Complete Series
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11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
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