Friday, November 04, 2022
Freeform Announces Premiere Dates for Winter; ABC Broadcasts Special Airing of Reasonable Doubt

Freeform announced the winter premiere dates for the series premiere of The Watchful Eye from Ryan Seacrest Productions and returning favorite grown-ish. The Watchful Eye will premiere Monday, Jan. 30, with a double episode premiere at 9 p.m. before moving to its regular 10 p.m. timeslot. The series follows Elena Santos, played by Mariel Molino, a young woman with a complicated past, maneuvering her way into working as a live-in nanny for an affluent family in Manhattan. She quickly learns that everyone in the mysterious building has deadly secrets and ulterior motives. What they don't know, however, is that Elena has some shocking secrets of her own.
The Watchful Eye is from Ryan Seacrest Productions and stars Molino, Warren Christie, Amy Acker, Jon Ecker, Aliyah Royale, Lex Lumpkin, Henry Joseph Samiri and Kelly Bishop. It is created by Julie Durk (Grace and Frankie), who also serves as consultant. Emily Fox (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist) is showrunner and executive producer. Ryan Seacrest, Nina Wass, Andrea Shay and Jeffrey Reiner serve as executive producers, with Reiner (Dirty John) directing the pilot. The series is produced by ABC Signature, a part of Disney Television Studios.
Emmy®-nominated grown-ish returns for the second half of its fifth season on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 10:30 p.m. After following in his big sister Zoey's footsteps, Andre Johnson Jr., aka Junior, finishes his first year at Cal U, transitioning from Zoey's little brother to big man on campus. The series stars Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Trevor Jackson, Diggy Simmons, and Daniella Perkins and is produced by ABC Signature. Kenya Barris, Zakiyyah Alexander, Courtney Lilly, Craig Doyle, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins and Michael Petok serve as executive producers. Alexander and Lilly also serve as co-showrunners.
Onyx Collective's first scripted series, Reasonable Doubt, in anticipation of its season finale on Nov. 15 on Hulu, the series will make its broadcast television debut on ABC with a special airing of its premiere episode on Thursday, Nov. 10 from 10:01-11:00 p.m. EST. The drama series - from writer and executive producer Raamla Mohamed, and executive producer and director Kerry Washington - is produced by ABC Signature and streams exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. Mohamed leads an all-Black writing staff on the series.
In Reasonable Doubt, you'll judge Jax Stewart for her questionable ethics and wild interpretations of the law ... until you're the one in trouble. Then you'll see her for what she is: the most brilliant and fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles who bucks the justice system at every chance she gets. Reasonable Doubt stars Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo, Angela Grovey, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Aderinsola Olabode and Michael Ealy.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Thursday, September 21
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 18)
Thursday, September 21
- Justin Long (F Is for Family/Ed) - Catch Justin on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- America Ferrera (Superstore) - America is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Gabriel Iglesias (Mr. Iglesias/Cristela), Robert Kelly (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll), John Witherspoon (The First Family/The Tracy Morgan Show/The Wayans Bros.) - Gabriel, Robert and John (RIP) are guests on repeats of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen on CBS between 12:37-1:37am.
- Heather Dubrow (Stark Raving Mad/Jenny/Life with Roger) - Heather and Terry Dubrow are guests on E! News at 11pm on E!.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (June-October)
06/13 - Mayberry R.F.D. - The Complete Series
06/13 - Night Court (1984-1992) - The Complete Series
07/18 - South Park - Seasons 21-25 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/25 - The Neighborhood - Season Five
07/25 - Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin - Season One
07/25 - Superstore - The Complete Series
08/22 - Back to Life - Season 1 / Season 2
08/29 - Smiling Friends - Season 1 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/05 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Sixth Season
09/12 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Second Season
09/12 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-6 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/26 - Family Matters - The Complete Series
09/26 - Step by Step - The Complete Series
10/10 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Thirteen / The Complete Season Fourteen
10/17 - ALF - The Complete Series (Deluxe Edition) (Shout! Factory Special Offers)
10/17 - Night Court (2023) - The Complete First Season
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