Thursday, February 09, 2023
NBC Announces Byron Allen Comedy Special; St. Denis Medical Gets Pilot Order

NBC will air Allen Media Group's two-hour event special Byron Allen Presents the Comedy and Music Superfest on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast will be taped at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles in front of a live audience with Rickey Minor serving as musical director. The star-studded event will have more than 20 comedy and musical performances showcasing some of the biggest names in the industry. Musical performers include John Legend, Gladys Knight, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton and Earth Wind & Fire. Comedy performances include Kenan Thompson, Cedric The Entertainer, Howie Mandel, Tiffany Haddish, Jon Lovitz, Roy Wood Jr., Gary Owen, Tommy Davidson, Dane Cook, Gabriel Iglesias, and Loni Love.

NBC has given a pilot order to the single-camera comedy pilot St. Denis Medical from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Justin Spitzer, Eric Ledgin, and Simon Heuer are writing & producing. In the pilot, a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity. No word on casting just yet, but this is giving Scrubs vibes!
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, January 13
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 12)
Tuesday, January 13
- Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) - Catch Tig on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Kristen Wiig (Palm Royale) - Kristen appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ashton Kutcher (The Ranch/Two and a Half Men/That '70s Show) - Ashton talks about The Beauty on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary/Go On/Everybody Hates Chris) - Tyler talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am, on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings), and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Alan talks about The Traitors on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Melba Moore (Melba) - Melba shares stories from her new memoir on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
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