Wednesday, August 21, 2024
NBC Moves Premiere Due to VP Debate; Seth Meyers Gets Live Primetime Special
With the vice presidential debate scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 1, NBC will now move the season two premiere of The Irrational to Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m. The Irrational will be preceded by a two-hour edition of The Voice beginning at 8 p.m.on October 8 and also October 15. The Irrational follows world-renowned professor of behavioral science Alec Mercer (Jesse L. Martin) as he lends his unique expertise to high-stakes cases and mysteries. His insight and unconventional approach to understanding human behavior lead him to work alongside varying clients ranging from the FBI to everyday people caught in perplexing situations desperate for answers. With the help of his trusted team and social-science experiments, Alec solves crimes and uncovers the truth to answer intriguing, and irrational, questions.
The cast also includes Maahra Hill, Travina Springer, Molly Kunz and Arash DeMaxi. Arika Lisanne Mittman, Mark Goffman, Sam Baum, David Frankel and Robert Wolfe executive produce. The show is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Emmy Award-nominated Late Night with Seth Meyers will bring its critically acclaimed signature segment to primetime this election season with an hourlong special, Closer Look Primetime, airing live on Sept. 11 at 10 p.m. ET on NBC. The special will stream next day on Peacock. Closer Look Primetime, will examine the previous night's presidential debate. From Studio 8G in Rockefeller Center, Meyers will deliver an extended edition of a Closer Look a tightly written comedic analysis of breaking national news and political developments. Closer Look, airs three times a week on Late Night with Seth Meyers where it garners millions of views and is widely lauded for its thoughtful approach to satirizing news of the day. The segment has received more than 3 billion views since it began. Closer Look Primetime, is written by Closer Look head writer Sal Gentile, Late Night head writer Alex Baze and Meyers.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, May 5
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 4)
Tuesday, May 5
- John Mulaney (Mulaney) - Catch John on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Meg Stalter (Hacks/Too Much) - Meg appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Suli McCullough (The Jamie Foxx Show) - Suli is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Jamie Lynn Sigler (Guys with Kids) - Andy Cohen interviews Jamie Lynn on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo.
- Paul W. Downs (Hacks/Broad City) - Paul is a guest on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) and Cedric The Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Antony and Cedric talk about AC Barbeque: The Husky and Handsome Guide to Grilling on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm. Anthony will also be on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun/The Girl with Something Extra) - Sally talks about Remarkably Bright Creatures on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Jamie Lynn Sigler (Guys with Kids) - Jamie Lynn talks about And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Jill Kargman (Odd Mom Out) - Jill talks about Influenced on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- The Cast of Shrinking - The Cast of Shrinking can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
- Aasif Mandvi (The Brink) - Aasif tells Sherri about his new series The Miniature Wife on Peacock on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Phoebe Robinson (Everything's Trash) - Phoebe drops into Sherri's Laugh Lounge on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Ginnifer Goodwin (Pivoting) - The Drew Barrymore Show has a little bit extra from Drew's interview with Ginnifer, so check your local listings.
- Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina the Teenage Witch) - Soleil appears on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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