getTV Acquires Quincy, M.E.; PBS Documentary Explores the South with Stars Like Billy Bob Thornton

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

getTV Acquires Quincy, M.E.; PBS Documentary Explores the South with Stars Like Billy Bob Thornton

GET has gotten a great "get" - Quincy, M.E.! Coming to GET in July is Quincy, M.E. starring Jack Klugman. In the '70s classic, Jack Klugman plays Dr. R. Quincy, M.E., a Los Angeles County medical examiner who routinely engages in police investigations. The drama originally aired for eight seasons, all for your viewing pleasure beginning next month on GET! The network currently airs sitcoms like Good Times and Sanford & Son, along with dramas such as Ironside, Walker Texas Ranger, Magnum P.I., The Rockford Files, Hunter, Kojak, Fantasy Island and Hart to Hart. Details on timeslot for Quincy, M.E., along with the July schedule, will be announced soon!

Southern Storytellers

The American South is known for its boundless creativity, absorbing personalities and evocative landscapes. Southern Storytellers, a new three-episode series from PBS, Arkansas PBS, and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Craig Renaud, follows some of the region's most compelling and influential contemporary creators to the places they call home - the communities that fertilize the stories they tell in books, songs, poems, plays, and on screens large and small. The documentary series premieres Tuesdays, July 18-August 1, 9-10 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS App. Featured are Billy Bob Thornton, Jesmyn Ward, Jason Isbell, Jericho Brown, Amanda Shires, Lyle Lovett, Angie Thomas, Qui Nguyen, and Mary Steenburgen among featured writers from the worlds of Literature, Music, Film, and Television.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, August 27

Ghosts - "Polar Opposites" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When a Hollywood producer comes to scout Woodstone as a filming location, Sam is prompted to take a creative leap that draws unexpected support from the ghosts. Meanwhile, changing roles among the ghosts spark a heartfelt effort to honor someone special.

Adults - "The Scrub" (FX and FXX, 9:00PM ET/PT)
The housemates uncover Paul Baker's long-kept secret.

Adults - "Fake ID" (FX and FXX, 9:34PM ET/PT)
Billie befriends the 20-year-old who inherited her fake ID. Written by Ananya Hegde; Directed by Jonathan Krisel.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 24)

Thursday, August 27

Bert Kreischer (Free Bert) - Catch Bert on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Josh Gad (Wolf Like Me/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Josh and Andrew are guests on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
The cast of Adults - Jack Innanen, Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer and Owen Thiele are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Leanne Morgan (Leanne) - NBC's Today catches up with Leanne in the 9am hour.
Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Hugh talks about Sheep Detectives on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
D'Arcy Carden (Barry/The Good Place) - D'Arcy can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.