Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Peacock Casts Chris Messina Opposite Kaley Cuoco in Series; NBC Picks Up Quantum Leap for Full Season
Peacock announced that Chris Messina (Sharp Objects, I Care A Lot, The Mindy Project) will star opposite Kaley Cuoco (Peacock's Meet Cute, The Flight Attendant, The Big Bang Theory) in the highly-anticipated dark comedic thriller Based on a True Story, from Emmy Award-nominated Craig Rosenberg (The Boys, LOST, Preacher). Messina will play Nathan, opposite Kaley Cuoco who will play a married woman named Ava Bart. All other details are being kept under wraps. A dark comedic thriller, Based on a True Story is about a realtor, a plumber and a former tennis star whose lives unexpectedly collide, exposing America's obsession with true crime, murder and the slow close toilet seat. Rosenberg will serve as writer, showrunner and executive producer. Jason Bateman (Ozark, The Outsider) will executive produce alongside Michael Costigan for Aggregate Films. Roxie Rodriguez serves as co-executive producer for Aggregate Films. The series will be produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.
NBC has ordered six additional episodes of its new drama series Quantum Leap, bringing its season one total to 18 episodes. Showcasing strong streaming numbers, Quantum Leap is the #1 NBC current season series on Peacock, and is a Top 5 title on Peacock season-to-date across all genres. The series stars Raymond Lee, Ernie Hudson, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park and Nanrisa Lee. In the series, it's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song (Raymond Lee), has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it. Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, October 22
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A Germ Factory and a Good Mother" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Georgie and Mandy have a hard time coping with CeeCee starting preschool. Meanwhile, Jim struggles to boost Audrey’s spirits.
Eternally Yours - "The Mistake" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The coven throws an initiation party for a new vampire and invites prominent members of their community, including Aldrict (Jeff Hiller), a troublemaker who has history with Liz. Also, Jesse’s vampire origin story is revealed.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 19)
Thursday, October 22
- Robby Hoffman (Hacks) - Catch Robby on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This/Central Park/The Good Place) - Kristen appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Joe Manganiello (Mythic Quest/How I Met Your Mother) - Joe is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Natasha Leggero (Broke/Dice/Another Period/Free Agents) and Jimmie Walker (Good Times/At Ease/Bustin' Loose) - Natasha and Jimmie will be on a repeat of Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Jimmy O. Yang (Interior Chinatown/Space Force/Silicon Valley) - Jimmy is a guest on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Anna Camp (Perfect Harmony/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Mindy Project) - Anna drops by the studio to chat about 2:22 A Ghost Story on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Jane Leeves (Hot in Cleveland/Frasier/Throb) - Jane talks about Daphne & Me: My Life on Frasier (And a Bit More) on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- B.J. Novak (The Office) - B.J. tells Drew about writing his new children's book The Little Book With No Pictures on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Tim Daly (Newlyweds/Wings) and Téa Leoni (Newlyweds/The Naked Truth/Flying Blind) - Tim and Téa talk about Newlyweds on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect/Suddenly Susan) - Sherri talks about Broadway's Aladdin on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
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