Happy New Year; Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Acquires Drop Dead Diva

Monday, January 02, 2023

Happy New Year; Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Acquires Drop Dead Diva

Happy New Year to everyone out there! Hello 2023! It's another year and we are bringing another year of news. Non-stop since 2005! Let's get to what we do best, news! And we have news on an acquisition, one of our favorite types of stories.

Hallmark Media announced that Hallmark Movies & Mysteries has acquired hit series Drop Dead Diva, an American legal dramedy produced by Sony Pictures Television and originally aired on Lifetime. The series, created by Josh Berman, explores the story of a vapid aspiring model who is killed in a car crash and gets brought back to life as an intelligent, high-powered lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty. Starring Brooke Elliot (Sweet Magnolias), Margaret Cho (Hacks), and Kate Levering (Cruel Intentions), the show will air on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on weekdays from 5p-7p beginning TODAY - Monday, January 2, 2023.

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.

Complete TV Listings

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.