Friday, January 13, 2023
TCA Winter 2023 Press Tour: FX; NBC Alters Midseason 2023 Schedule
FX set the premiere dates for several new and returning series coming in early 2023, including next batch of documentary films under The New York Times Presents banner, the third season of the comedy series Dave and the docuseries Dear Mama. These series join the previously announced premiere of the sixth and final season of FX's Snowfall on Wednesday, February 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX, and streaming the next day on Hulu. FX's The New York Times Presents Sin Eater - Two-Part Documentary Premieres Friday, March 10 at 10 p.m. ET Simultaneously on FX and Hulu. FX's Dave - Season 3 Premieres Wednesday, April 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FXX and streaming the next day on Hulu. FX's The New York Times Presents: The Legacy of J Dilla - Premieres Friday, April 7 at 10 p.m. ET Simultaneously on FX and Hulu. FX's Dear Mama - New Docuseries Premieres Friday, April 21 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and streaming the next day on Hulu. And FX will launch the second season of The Bear this summer with now 10 episodes (instead of 8 episodes), with a premiere date to be announced.
Dave Burd, star and executive producer on FX's Dave, revealed the all-star line-up of guest stars that will appear in the third season of the hit series which premieres Wednesday, April 5 on FXX and will stream on Hulu the next day. Joining Burd and other stars and producers of Dave at FX's Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour event, co-creator and executive producer Jeff Schaeffer said a number of surprises are in store for season three, including appearances by: Demi Lovato, Don Cheadle, Killer Mike, Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox, Rick Ross, Travis Barker, Usher and more.
NBC is moving Found from its previous midseason premiere (Feb. 19) to a fall 2023 launch. In addition, the network is ordering additional scripts as a show of its commitment to the series. Now The Blacklist is moving from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. for its Sunday, Feb. 26 season premiere. Magnum P.I. will now air back-to-back episodes for its Sunday, Feb. 19 premiere at 9 and 10 p.m. and air in its normal 9 p.m. timeslot moving forward. The all-Magnum evening will start with Season 4 encore telecasts at 7 and 8 p.m. and NBC will air two more encores earlier in the week on Monday, Feb 13 & Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 10pm. Last year NBC picked up 20 episodes of the series that will air as a two-part fifth season. And finally, the critically acclaimed comedy Grand Crew will launch its second season on Friday, March 3 at 8:30 p.m.
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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02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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