Friday, December 08, 2023
CBS Norman Lear Tribute Special Tonight; Peacock Renews Twisted Metal
CBS announced the new entertainment special Norman Lear: A Life on Television, to air tonight - Friday, Dec. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).
Presented by Entertainment Tonight, this one-hour special features new interviews with stars of the long-running comedies Lear created, including Jimmie Walker from Good Times and Mackenzie Phillips from One Day at a Time, in addition to never-before-seen interviews from the ET vault. Also included with this new footage and interviews is an in-depth sit-down interview with Lear that ET host Kevin Frazier conducted when Lear celebrated his 100th birthday, in which he reflected on his lengthy, groundbreaking career.
Peacock's high-octane action-comedy Twisted Metal has been renewed for a second season. The series comes from Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Twisted Metal premiered on July 27 getting off to a fast start, establishing itself as our most-binged original in its first week and currently ranks among Peacock's top three originals of all time as it continues to attract new viewers every week. Season one features executive producer and star Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Joe Seanoa (AEW), with executive producer/star Will Arnett (Lego Masters, Murderville) and Thomas Haden Church (Sideways, Divorce, Spider-Man: No Way Home).
Twisted Metal is a half-hour live-action TV series based on the classic PlayStation game series, a high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland) and written by Michael Jonathan Smith (Cobra Kai). The first season is about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he'll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, November 12
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A Ten-Year Reunion and an Outta-the-Box Thinker" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Georgie and Ruben butt heads when Georgie crashes Ruben’s business class, and Mandy encourages Connor to attend his high school reunion.
Eternally Yours - "Eternal Sunshine of Phyllis's Mind" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Jesse contemplates whether it’s finally time to tell Phyllis his secret. Meanwhile, Max and Emma navigate their first big relationship hurdle.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 9)
Thursday, November 12
- Bobby Lee (And Just Like That.../Splitting Up Together/Animal Practice) - Catch Bobby on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Tracy Morgan (The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins/Crutch/The Last O.G./30 Rock/The Tracy Morgan Show) - Tracy is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- John C. Reilly (Moonbase 8) - John appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Caroline Rhea (Sydney to the Max/Sabrina the Teenage Witch/Pride & Joy) - Caroline will be on Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ron Howard (Arrested Development/Happy Days/The Andy Griffith Show) - Ron talks about his documentary Avedon on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Justine Lupe (Nobody Wants This/Cristela) - Andy Cohen interviews Justine on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3am on Bravo.
- Owen Wilson (Stick) - Owen talks about Stick on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Jessica Capshaw (Odd Man Out) - Jessica talks about 9-1-1: Nashville on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Teri Polo (I'm with Her/Man Up!) - NBC's Today catches up with Teri in the 9am hour.
- Marc Maron (Stick/GLOW/Maron) - Marc and Sunny Anderson cover the latest news with Drew and Ross. Then, he's talking all about season two of Stick on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Harry Richardson (Not Suitable for Work) - Harry can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
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