Friday, June 09, 2023
Apple TV+ Comedy The Afterparty Returns July 12; Abbott Elementary Season 2 Dominated Across All Platforms
Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for the upcoming second season of its broadly acclaimed and global hit murder mystery comedy series, The Afterparty, from Academy Award-winning creators Chris Miller and Phil Lord. Premiering globally on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, the 10-episode second season of The Afterparty will introduce a new mystery, new characters and new episodes told through popular film genres. The Afterparty season two will make its global debut with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through September 6, 2023.
Created by Miller, each episode of The Afterparty is a genre-bending comedy that explores a different character's account of one fateful evening, all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller's perspective. Stars Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao reprise their roles for season two, which will introduce a new case and an expanded cast of characters played by John Cho, Paul Walter Hauser, Ken Jeong, Anna Konkle, Poppy Liu, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall, Zach Woods and Vivian Wu. In season two, a wedding is ruined when the groom is murdered and every guest is a suspect. Detective Danner (Haddish) returns to help Aniq (Richardson) and Zoë (Chao) solve whodunnit by questioning family members, star-crossed lovers and business partners, and hearing each suspect's retelling of the weekend, each with their own unique perspective and visual style.
After 35 days of viewing across linear and digital platforms, the second season of ABC's Abbott Elementary delivered 9.1 million Total Viewers and hit a 3.57 rating in Adults 18-49, marking the strongest season average for an ABC comedy since the 2019-2020 season. In its second season, Abbott Elementary jumped over its debut season by 12% in Total Viewers (9.1 million vs. 8.1 million) and by 30% among Adults 18-49 (3.57 rating vs. 2.74 rating). Abbott Elementary ranks as ABC's No. 1 multiplatform series this season among Adults 18-49 (3.57 rating). The sophomore ABC sitcom shot up more than 7 times over its initial Live+Same Day rating in Adults 18-49 (+614%) after 35 days of multiplatform viewing (0.50 rating to 3.57 rating) and picked up a massive +6.3 million Total Viewers (2.8 million to 9.1 million).
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, December 29
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the New Normals" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The Johnsons and Butlers face big changes and unexpected challenges as Tina discovers a new passion, Malcolm navigates work and family boundaries and Courtney takes a major step with Marty. Meanwhile, Dave’s tech experiment backfires and Gemma’s parenting plan goes awry.
DMV - "Easy Pass" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Colette is tasked with giving Noa his driving test and Ceci helps Barb get camera-ready for her new manager portrait.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 29)
Monday, December 29
- Robby Hoffman (Hacks) - Watch Robby on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Reba McEntire (Happy's Place/Malibu Country/Reba) - Reba appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside/Mr. Mayor/The Good Place/Bored to Death/Help Me Help You/Becker/Ink/Cheers) - Ted is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Jesse Plemons (No Activity/Bent) - Jesse appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Steve Byrne (Sullivan & Son) - Steve is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Connie Britton (SMILF/Lost at Home/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Spin City) - Connie tells Sherri about starring in The Family McMullen, the sequel to The Brothers McMullen, on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Ashley Park (Emily in Paris/Only Murders in the Building/Girls5eva/Nightcap) - Ashley talks about the highly-anticipated fifth season of Emily in Paris on Netflix on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Emeril Lagasse (Emeril) - Sunny Anderson gets a big surprise from Drew – cooking with the legendary Emeril Lagasse on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Jennifer Aniston (Friends/Muddling Through/Ferris Bueller/Molloy) - Drew is chatting with Jennifer about the new season of The Morning Show, her kids cookbook, Cook with Clydeo, and her haircare line on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti cooks on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) and Kate Hudson (Running Point) - Hugh and Kate talk about Song Sung Blue on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series (DVD)
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two (DVD)
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season (DVD)
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2 (DVD)
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (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)
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)
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