Tuesday, November 14, 2023
CBS Winter 2024 Schedule; The CW Pulls 2 Comedies
CBS announced its premiere dates and rollout plan for its 2024 primetime schedule, which will launch immediately following the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11. The Network will air original episodes of new and returning series beginning on Sunday evening and throughout the following week. Additional programming to be announced in the next few weeks. Previously announced legal drama Matlock, starring Kathy Bates, and Poppa's House, a comedy starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., are currently planned to air during the 2024-2025 broadcast season. Tracker starring and executive produced by Justin Hartley premieres Sunday, Feb. 11 in the highly coveted post-Super Bowl timeslot. Comedy block of The Neighborhood and Bob ♥ Abishola, NCIS and NCIS: Hawai'i premiere Monday, Feb. 12 beginning at 8:00 PM. All FBI Tuesday returns Feb. 13 at 8:00 PM. The Thursday comedy block premieres Thursday, Feb. 15 with Young Sheldon at 8:00 PM and Ghosts at 8:30 PM, So Help Me Todd at 9:00 PM and an encore episode of Tracker at 10:00 PM for two weeks. Friday dramas S.W.A.T., Fire Country and Blue Bloods returns Feb. 16 at 8:00 PM.
CSI: Vegas moves to Sundays at 10:00 PM beginning Feb. 18 Following the season four premiere of The Equalizer at 8:00 PM and Tracker in its regular time period at 9:00 PM. Survivor returns with two-hour episodes for the premiere on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 8:00 PM and the second episode on Wednesday, March 6 at 8:00 PM followed by 90-minute episodes throughout the season. New drama Elsbeth premieres Thursday, Feb. 29 at 10:00 PM. The Amazing Race returns with 90-minute episodes beginning Wednesday, March 13 at 9:30 PM.
The CW has pulled two of its Thursday comedies. Run the Burbs and Everyone Else Burns have been pulled from the schedule. The comedy Children Ruin Everything, will now air from 8:30-9:00pm ET starting Thursday, November 16 following Son of a Critch, which remains at 8. Whose Line Is It Anyway? will air 9:00-9:30pm ET and The Great American Joke Off will air from 9:30-10:30pm ET.
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.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
10/08 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Twelfth Season / The Complete Series
10/22 - Veep - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
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