Dancing with the Stars Returning to ABC in Fall; Conan O'Brien Producing New Podcast Miniseries

Thursday, May 04, 2023

Dancing with the Stars Returning to ABC in Fall; Conan O'Brien Producing New Podcast Miniseries

Dancing with the Stars will make history once again becoming the first series to simulcast across both ABC and Disney+ for its upcoming 32nd season, and will be available the next day on Hulu. Beginning this fall, the beloved show will reach audiences across multiple Disney platforms in their respective time zones. Dancing with the Stars is the hit series hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough in which celebrities are paired with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough. The show is produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions.

The Lost Hans & Franz Movie

Conan O'Brien's award-winning podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend announced a brand new podcast miniseries, The Lost Hans & Franz Movie. The four-part podcast series -- featuring comedy legends Conan O'Brien, Dana Carvey, Robert Smigel, and Kevin Nealon -- will drop new episodes weekly beginning Wednesday, May 17. The Lost Hans & Franz Movie is a Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend audio miniseries about Hans & Franz, a movie musical that was never made. Hans & Franz was originally a screenplay written by O'Brien, Carvey, Smigel, and Nealon, based on the 1980's Saturday Night Live sketch starring Carvey and Nealon. Although it was in development at Sony, then Columbia Pictures, in the early 1990's, the musical was never made into a motion picture, but would have starred Carvey and Nealon, as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger (playing himself and other characters in the script).

The podcast miniseries' cast is comprised of the original four writers: O'Brien, Carvey, Smigel, and Nealon. In each episode, they will read selected scenes from the screenplay, and then use those scenes as a jumping off point to reminisce and riff about this formative time in their lives. Carvey recently referenced the film script on O’Brien’s podcast, which was the catalyst for the new miniseries, as the team thought it would be fun to revisit this project. After several meetings, Team Coco secured the rights to read the script for the podcast, and will be airing this podcast miniseries on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend feed. Universal Pictures’ R-rated comedy Strays is the presenting sponsor of The Lost Hans and Franz Movie, a special Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend miniseries.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, December 4

Abbott Elementary - "Winter Show" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Despite a few setbacks, Barbara is determined to make Abbott Elementary’s first-ever holiday show a success. Meanwhile, Jacob’s brother arrives for his visit earlier than planned.

Abbott Elementary - "Winter Break" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Melissa hosts the Schemmenti family Christmas Eve dinner and goes to great lengths to make sure everything is perfect. Meanwhile, Janine and Gregory get an unexpected guest.

Ghosts - "Holes Are Bad" (CBS, 10:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Sam and Jay leave the ghosts home alone for the weekend in an attempt to have a romantic getaway, shocking revelations are made about two of Woodstone’s beloved spirits.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 2)

Wednesday, December 4

Jim Parsons (Young Sheldon/The Big Bang Theory) - Watch Jim on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Wendi McLendon-Covey (St. Denis Medical/The Goldbergs/Rules of Engagement/Reno 911!) - Wendi appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere) - Bridget is a guest on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Halle Berry (Living Dolls) - NBC's Today catches up with Halle in the 10am hour.
Chloe and Halle Bailey (grown-ish) - NBC's Today has Shop the Drop: Zanna Roberts Rassi with Chloe x Halle Bailey in the 10am hour.
Oliver Hudson (Splitting Up Together/Rules of Engagement/My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star) - Oliver stops by The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie will be on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical/Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Cool Kids/The Carmichael Show/Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - David talks about NBC's St. Denis Medical on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Tia Mowry (Family Reunion/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia talks about A Very Merry Beauty Salon on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project/The Office) - Mindy talks about The Sex Lives of College Girls on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Todd Bridges (Diff'rent Strokes) - Todd and his wife, Bettijo, join the Tam Fam for raw, candid chats about life's messy realities and their new podcast Dang on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Blockbuster/The Millers/Bent/'Til Death) - JB talks about Prime's Buy It Now on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken discusses his film A Great Divide on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.