Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Fox Summer 2024 Schedule, In-Season Finales; CBS Renews Tracker for Season 2
Fox is announcing return and premiere dates for the summer 2024 slate of original programming, including I Can See Your Voice (May 16), Don't Forget The Lyrics (May 16), Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars (May 22), Beat Shazam (May 28), The Quiz With Balls (May 28), MasterChef (May 29) and Name That Tune (June 3). Additional summer programming to be announced.
Thursdays are filled with music and mystery beginning Thursday, May 16 with all-new episodes of hit competition show I Can See Your Voice (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) hosted by Ken Jeong, followed by an all-new season of popular game show Don't Forget The Lyrics! (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) hosted by recent Emmy Award winner Niecy Nash. On Wednesday, May 22, following the 11th season finale of The Masked Singer (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), culinary titan Gordan Ramsay welcomes famed hospitality industry leader and TV personality Lisa Vanderpump in the all-new season of the hit competition series Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars, (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Hosted and executive-produced by award-winning actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx, who is joined by his daughter, producer and activist Corinne Foxx as co-host and deejay, Beat Shazam returns with an all-new season on Tuesday, May 28 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Following Beat Shazam is new game The Quiz with Balls (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) pitting brains against balls, while combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Hosted by actor and comedian Jay Pharoah (SNL, The Blackening) each episode of The Quiz with Balls features two families competing for $100,000 in a "battle of the balls."
MasterChef: Generations enters its 14th season with an all-new theme beginning Wednesday, May 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Gordon Ramsay, acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich return for the ultimate cook-off, as the top home cooks from four different generations, inclusive of Gen Z, Millenials, Gen X and Baby Boomers, battle it out. Beginning Monday, June 3, all-new episodes of Name That Tune (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), hosted by Jane Krakowski and band leader Randy Jackson continue to test the musical knowledge of contestants playing for a chance to win over $100,000. Additional schedule details to be announced. Fox also announced season finales for in-season programs: Family Guy (4/17); Animal Control (5/8); Next Level Chef (5/9); Farmer Wants a Wife (5/9); Grimsburg (5/12); Alert: Missing Persons Unit (5/14); The Simpsons (5/19); Krapopolis (5/19); The Great North (5/19); Bob's Burgers (5/19); MasterChef Junior (5/20); So You Think You Can Dance (5/20); The Cleaning Lady (2-hour season finale 5/21); The Masked Singer (5/22).
CBS announced the first-year series Tracker, starring Justin Hartley, has been renewed for the 2024-2025 season. The series premiere, which debuted on Feb. 11 following the Super Bowl, has now been seen by 30 million multiplatform viewers and is Paramount+'s #1 show in February. The series stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. The series is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, February 4
St. Denis Medical - "People Just Say Stuff Online" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Ron's bedside manner earns him a complaint from a frustrated patient; Alex insists an unflattering online review was not about her; Bruce confronts his high-school bully.
Night Court - "Age Against the Machine" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Dan must defend his job after he gets a bad review on one of the city's new satisfaction kiosks; Abby and Gurgs receive some shocking information from Wyatt's daughter.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 3)
Tuesday, February 4
- Lauren Graham (The Z-Suite/M.Y.O.B./Conrad Bloom/Townies/Good Company) - Catch Lauren on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Roy Wood Jr. (Sullivan & Son) - Roy appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Melissa Rauch (Night Court/The Big Bang Theory), Jessica St. Clair (Avenue 5/Playing House/Best Friends Forever/In the Motherhood) and Nico Santos (Superstore) - Melissa, Jessica and Nico are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Harry Hamlin (Movie Stars) - Harry stops by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10:15pm on Bravo. He also talks about Mayfair Witches on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Kyle Richards (Down to Earth - Kyle appears on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10:15pm on Bravo.
- Harrison Ford (Shrinking) - E! News has an interview with Harrison at 11pm on E!. He also talks about “Captain America: Brave New World on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Damon Wayans (Poppa's House/My Wife and Kids/Damon) - Damon talks about Poppa's House on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Sterling K. Brown (Starved) - Sterling is telling Drew all about playing a secret service agent in the thrilling new show Paradise on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also chatting about how he got his start acting in high school and working with “This is Us†creator Dan Fogelman to get real life secret service experience for their new series.
- MC Lyte (Partners in Ryhme) - MC talks about her 1 of 1 Reflections of Lyte Tour on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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10/08 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Twelfth Season / The Complete Series
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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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