Monday, May 06, 2024
ABC Summer 2024 Schedule; NBC Renews Night Court for Season 3

ABC heads into summer with an exciting lineup of fan favorites and will add an all-new game show to its portfolio. As previously announced, the "GOAT" Ken Jennings hosts Jeopardy! Masters which wraps up a three-week tournament and will crown its champion Wednesday, May 22. The Wonderful World of Disney is set to air the movie Inside Out on Sunday, June 2, kicking off the return of the network's Sunday movie offerings. All month of June will also see live sporting events, with two major sports championsips - the NBA Finals and the NHL Stanley Cup Finals.
Summer series officially gets underway with Jenn Tran who will charm audiences when The Bachelorette begins Monday, July 8 from 8-10pm. Celebrity Family Feud celebrates 100 episodes and its 10th anniversary, beginning Tuesday, July 9. The evening will kick off with the previously announced special Family Feud: Decades of Laughs, honoring 50 years of the iconic game show, followed by the season premiere of Celebrity Family Feud at 9pm, before moving to 8pm the following week. Steve Harvey serves as the judge, jury and star when Judge Steve Harvey returns the following week on Tuesday, July 16. Renewed for a new season and celebrating the show's 25th anniversary, Jimmy Kimmel hosts Who Wants To Be A Millionaire/, premiering Wednesday, July 10 at 8pm. This iteration will feature a new twist with two celebrity contestants playing together with the hope of winning $1 million for the charity of their choice. Joining the Wednesday lineup is the third season premiere of Claim to Fame, with Kevin and Franklin Jonas returning as hosts at 9pm. The 2024 ESPYS Presented by Capital One returns to ABC, live from 8-11pm ET on Thursday, July 11, and will feature some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. A host will be announced at a later date.
Press Your Luck scores a sixth season renewal, which will debut Thursday, July 18 at 8pm, followed by the brand-new game show, Lucky 13 at 9pm, co-hosted by Shaquille O'Neal and Gina Rodriguez. This high-stakes primetime quiz show will test contestants' knowledge with 13 true-or-false trivia questions but with a cunning twist: Just how well do they know what they know … and, just as importantly, how well do they know what they don't know? If they can accurately predict how successfully they've answered 13 questions, they could take home a $1 million cash jackpot. ABC has not made any decisions on other summer game show staples $100,000 Pyramid, The Chase or Generation Gap. Perhaps some of those will be used next winter.
NBC has renewed the comedy series Night Court for a third season in 2024-25. The second season, executive produced by Dan Rubin, Melissa Rauch, Winston Rauch and John Larroquette, has reached 24 million total viewers across linear and digital platforms to date. The eternally optimistic Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch) follows in the footsteps of her revered late father, Judge Harry Stone, as she takes on the challenge of overseeing the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court. Abby always sees the best in people and her passion for justice is undeniable. In her quest to bring order and dignity to the court and reign in its colorful crew of oddballs, she enlists former night court district attorney Dan Fielding (John Larroquette) to serve as the court's public defender. Still exceedingly self-confident, Fielding must adjust to a new boss and a new job - defending the downtrodden. And, beneath his arrogant demeanor, there is an empathetic side to Fielding that Abby is determined to unearth.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, April 18
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 14)
Friday, April 18
- David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical/Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Cool Kids/The Carmichael Show/Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - Watch David on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Bernadette Peters (High Desert/Mozart in the Jungle/All's Fair) - Bernadette is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Chet Hanks (Running Point) - Chet appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Woody Harrelson (Cheers) - Woody takes "The Colbert Questionert" on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ike Barinholtz (The Studio/The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project/Eastbound & Down) - Ike appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Bobby Moynihan (Mr. Mayor/Me, Myself & I), Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) and Mary Eliabeth Ellis (Santa Clarita Diet/The Grinder/Perfect Couples/It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) - Bobby, Thomas and Mary are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Luke Kirby (Étoile) - Luke talks about Étoile on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is joining Drew and Ross Mathews to hit the headlines on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Annaleigh Ashford (B Positive) - Annaleigh is telling Drew about the thrilling new series Happy Face based on a real life serial killer on The Drew Barrymroe Show, so check your local listings.
- Michael B. Jordan (The Assistants) and Delroy Lindo (UNPrisoned) - Michael, Delroy and others tell Sherri about their highly anticipated new film Sinners on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - Joel talks about Bravo's Love Hotel on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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