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SitcomsOnline Digest: Desperate Housewives Creator Has Prequel Idea; Finale Date Set for The Talk

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a very slow holiday news week, but we have a few highlights for you. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry has an idea for a prequel to the series, but it is nowhere near being a series at the moment. (Variety)
• A date for the final episode of The Talk has been set. (TV Series Finale)
• Game show host Chuck Woolery has died. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Actor Earl Holliman, who had a career that spanned over six decades and appeared in many TV series, has died. (Deadline)
• Though it still isn't quite the ratings that a hit broadcast network series would get decades ago, Abbott Elementary is continuing to prove to be a big hit across multiple platforms. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6)

• Catchy Comedy has a binge of The Danny Thomas Show this weekend.
• Pop Culture Jeopardy! arrives Wednesday on Prime Video.
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will be airing Friday on NBC, a change from the past 60 years in which it has aired on CBS.

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Labels: Desperate Housewives, Make Room for Daddy, SitcomsOnline Digest, The Danny Thomas Show, The Talk

Abbott Elementary Aces the Test on Multi-Platform; Dancing with the Stars' Resurgence

After 35 days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, the Abbott Elementary season four premiere aced the test with 8.96 million Total Viewers and a 3.50 rating in Adults 18-49. ABC's award-winning comedy rose dramatically over its initial Live+Same Day audience by +321% in Total Viewers (8.96 million vs. 2.13 million) and an impressive +846% in Adults 18-49 (3.50 rating vs. 0.37 rating). In addition, the premiere rose remarkably in multiplatform viewing over the show's season three finale (5/22/24) by +11% in Total Viewers (8.96 million vs. 8.05 million) and +21% among Adults 18-49 (3.50 rating vs. 2.90 rating). The season four premiere of Abbott Elementary stands as the top multiplatform telecast in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 since the show's post-Oscars(R) episode (3/10/24). In addition, Abbott Elementary earned its best Wednesday performance since 2/28/24.

Coming up on Wednesday, December 4, Abbott Elementary celebrates the season with a one-hour special holiday event featuring back-to-back episodes, "Winter Show" and Winter Break" (8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. EST/PST, respectively, on ABC, streaming next day on Hulu). At 8 p.m., Barbara is determined to make Abbott Elementary's first-ever holiday show a success, despite a few setbacks. Meanwhile, Jacob's brother arrives for his visit earlier than planned. Then at 8:30 p.m., Melissa hosts the Schemmenti family Christmas Eve dinner and goes to great lengths to make sure everything is perfect, while Janine and Gregory get an unexpected guest.

ABC's Dancing with the Stars concluded its spectacular season 33 as the top program of the night, delivering record-breaking audience in both Total Viewers (6.36 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.14 rating) - the best Total Viewer audience since the show's season 29 finale on 11/23/20, the best Adults 18-49 audience since the season 29 premiere on 9/14/20, and its best Adults 18-49 season finale performance in 7 years - since 5/21/18. And these numbers don't include the live Disney+ data yet!

In addition to wins among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, the extravagant three-hour finale, in which Joey Graziadei and his partner, Jenna Johnson, took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, swept additional key demographics including Adults 18-34 (1.27 rating), Women 18-49 (1.61 rating), Women 18-34 (1.90 rating) and Men 18-34 (0.65 rating), among others, while also pushing ABC to a win for the night. Dancing with the Stars delivered double-digit gains in both Total Viewers (+16% - 6.36 million vs. 5.50 million) and Adults 18-49 (+70% - 1.14 rating vs. 0.67 rating) compared to its year-ago season finale (12/5/23). Dancing with the Stars led its closest broadcast competitor, NBC's The Voice, by +226%, more than tripling its Adults 18-49 performance (1.14 rating vs. 0.35 rating).

Additionally, the season 33 finale was the highest-rated Adults 18-49 regularly scheduled entertainment telecast in primetime since NBC's This Is Us finale (1.28 rating on 5/24/22). Season to date, Dancing with the Stars stands as the No. 1 entertainment series among Adults 18-49 (0.77 rating) - the first time for the show to take the top spot for the broadcast season in its entire history. The show once again broke voting records, garnering over 32 million votes for the teams during the very competitive finale. Dancing with the Stars was the No. 1 most social TV program across broadcast and cable on 11/26 and the No. 1 most social episode of any entertainment series season to date.

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2024 Thanksgiving TV Marathons

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! We thank you for visiting us on this special day and every other day, all-year. We also are very thankful that you all will continue to visit every single day and making this blog a continued huge success. We get thousands of visitors every day (even on weekends). So, we thank you for the growth each year! It is simply amazing and I can't believe it has been over 18 years now of posting on this blog every single day no matter what! No days off!

Before we let you all go back to your families (or special friends), we want to let you know the marathons on TV you and your family might want to watch during the day and after Thanksgiving dinner. We love TV marathons and you all come here on each holiday to see what marathons are airing, so as always we will do that today, too, of course!

We have told you about some of the sitcom related marathons already in our regular news stories. Our pick of the weekend is the Thanksgiving on the Eastside: The Jeffersons Marathon on Antenna TV, which started last night and runs through 9:30pm today. Sister network Rewind TV is doing a 22-hour marathon of Who's the Boss? beginning at 6am. TV One will showcase A Different World, all-day today, while IFC has an Everybody Loves Raymond marathon! Comedy Central will have a Seinfeld marathon starting at 6pm, while TBS has a marathon of Friends, including all the Thanksgiving episodes (followed by Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory Thanksgiving episodes). Cleo has an all-day marathon of Girlfriends.

View our Freeform 25 Days of Christmas schedule, because that is the place to be as always during the holiday season beginning December 1! Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays!

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Henry Danger The Movie Premieres in January; Dexter: Original Sin Trailer

Paramount+ and Nickelodeon revealed the teaser, first-look images and premiere date for Henry Danger The Movie, a feature-length original movie based on the hit live-action series. In an exciting new chapter of the action-comedy franchise, Henry finds himself racing through a maze of alternate realities with his new superfan sidekick. Henry Danger The Movie will be available to stream in the U.S. on Paramount+ Friday, January 17, and premiere on Nickelodeon that same day at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). The movie will also premiere on Paramount+ in select international markets where the service is available, and launch on Nickelodeon's international channels later in the year.

In Henry Danger The Movie, Henry Danger (Jace Norman) meets a superfan - eager to fight crime with Kid Danger - who comes into possession of a device that can open up alternate realities. Facing a wild ride, Henry will need his best friend Jasper (Sean Ryan Fox) and his new superfan sidekick to find his way out or be stuck in another dimension forever. The movie also stars original series cast members Ella Anderson, as "Piper Hart," Michael D. Cohen, as "Schwoz," and Frankie Grande, as "Frankini," as well as new cast member, Glee Dango, as "Missy Martin/Superfan." Henry Danger debuted on Nickelodeon in July 2014. The series follows the adventures of Henry Hart, who gets selected by superhero Captain Man to be his apprentice. After promising to keep his new identity a secret, Henry must navigate a double life balancing the challenges of high school with the crazy adventures of a crime fighter.

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Paramount+ with SHOWTIME(R) debuted the official trailer for the highly anticipated prequel Dexter: Original Sin. The series premieres Friday, December 13 on streaming and on demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan, before making its on-air US debut on Sunday, December 15 at 10pm ET/PT. Internationally, the series will air exclusively on Paramount+ on December 13th in the UK, Canada, Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. The 10-episode drama series chronicles America's favorite serial killer in training. Set in 1991 Miami, Dexter: Original Sin follows Dexter (Patrick Gibson) as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry (Christian Slater), he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcement's radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.

Dexter: Original Sin also stars Molly Brown, Christina Milian, James Martinez, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson, special guest star Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Patrick Dempsey. Michael C. Hall returns to voice the iconic inner monologue in Dexter Morgan's head.

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The Way Home Returns for Season 3; Matthew Broderick and Son to Guest Star on Elsbeth

Hallmark's fan-favorite, critically acclaimed hit series The Way Home returns for its much-anticipated Season 3 on Thursday, January 2, 2025, debuting on Hallmark+, the company's new subscription streaming service and membership rewards program, where it will be available exclusively. Series stars Andie MacDowell (Maid, Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove), Chyler Leigh (Supergirl, Grey's Anatomy), Evan Williams (Blonde, Versailles) and Sadie Laflamme-Snow (The Apprentice) all reprise their roles. Julia Tomasone (Ghostwriter) and Jordan Doww (Ganymede) join the cast as the teen versions of Del (MacDowell) and Colton (Jefferson Brown, Masters of Romance), while Devin Cecchetto (The Parker Andersons/Amelia Parker) has been cast as Teen Evelyn. The season will make its Hallmark Channel premiere in Fall 2025.

Season three picks up where season two left off – with Kat (Leigh) and her brother Jacob (Spencer Macpherson, School Spirits), who went missing more than two decades ago at the age of eight and is now an adult, poised to walk into the Landry home to an unsuspecting Del (MacDowell). Viewers will be introduced to a groovy new era when the pond transports Kat and Alice to 1974 – the year Del and Colton (Brown) first met as teens and their epic love story began.Alice is befriended by a young, spritely Evelyn Goodwin (Cecchetto) but their budding friendship complicates Alice’s relationship with Del, who wants her memories of Colton to remain the way they are. Meanwhile, Kat attempts to close the door on the 1800s after making startling discoveries. In the present day she and Elliot (Williams) navigate a new chapter in their relationship, while he finds himself faced with his own complicated past. Since its debut in 2023, The Way Home's compelling, multi-generational family drama with a fascinating time travel twist has built a loyal following among fans and has won over critics.The series’ complex characters and cleverly crafted writing keeps viewers eagerly awaiting each new episode and creating their own theories about the family mysteries woven through the episodes.

Tony Award-winning actor Matthew Broderick and his son James Wilkie Broderick will guest star in a new episode of CBS' hit series Elsbeth in 2025. This will be the first time the father and son share the screen together. When Manhattan's elite want to make sure their offspring get into the prep school and then college of their choice, Lawrence Grey (Matthew Broderick) is the man to call no matter their grades, test scores or personality. Grey's expertise and connections make him rich and powerful, but when someone threatens his perch, he is driven to murder. Carl (James Wilkie Broderick) is a top "success trainer" at Lawrence Grey's company, Outmatch Educational Consulting, helping the offspring of Manhattan's super-rich make it into the Ivy League. Elsbeth airs on Thursdays at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The air date for Matthew and James Broderick's episode will be announced at a later time.

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Peacock's Laid Premieres December 19; Jon Hamm Drama Gets Season 2 Before Series Premiere

Body count is about to take on a whole new meaning 😳 Laid arrives December 19 on Peacock. A woman finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways and must go back through her sex timeline to confront her past in order to move forward - Laid is a messed up rom-com where the answer to "why can't I find love, is there something wrong with me?" is a resounding "Yes. There is. The problem is definitely you." You can binge all 8 half-hour episodes on December 19 from Universal Television with creators Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna and Executive Producer & Star Stephanie Hsu. Principal Cast: Stephanie Hsu, Zosia Mamet, Michael Angarano and Tommy Martinez. Key Guest Stars: Andre Hyland, Kate Berlant, David Denman, John Early, Ettore "Big E" Ewen, Chloe Fineman, Olivia Holt, Simu Liu, Finneas O'Connell and Alexandra Shipp. View the trailer below.

Apple TV+ announced an early renewal for its highly anticipated new drama, Your Friends & Neighbors, and unveiled a first look at the compelling nine-episode series from creator Jonathan Tropper (See, Warrior, Banshee) and starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm (Mad Men, Fargo). Your Friends & Neighbors will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, April 11 with two episodes, followed by one new episode weekly through Friday, May 30. After being fired in disgrace, Andrew "Coop" Cooper (Hamm), a hedge fund manager still grappling with his recent divorce, resorts to stealing from his neighbors' homes in the exceedingly affluent Vestment Village, only to discover that the secrets and affairs hidden behind those wealthy facades might be more dangerous than he ever imagined.

Alongside Hamm, the series also stars Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, Aimee Carrero, Eunice Bae, Isabel Marie Gravitt and Donovan Colan.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of November 25, 2024)

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SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Renews It's Florida, Man; Simpsons Voice Actor Announces Retirement

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're learning of the renewal of an HBO series, a retirement from The Simpsons, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• It's not the high budget style we've gotten used to from HBO, but It's Florida, Man has been successful enough to get another season. (Deadline)
• With The Simpsons being in season 36, which is longer than most people spend in a single job, it shouldn't be surprising that cast members would want to retire, and we've officially got our first retirement with Pamela Hayden announcing she has retired from the series. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Meanwhile, amid speculation that The Simpsons and other animated series could potentially be moving from Fox to Hulu, Fox has renewed their deal with Hulu, somewhat quashing those rumors. (Deadline)
• What are people watching on streaming media right now? Lost, apparently. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Comcast is joining the "cord cutting" trend of most Americans by splitting off most of their cable networks to a separate company, with the exception of Bravo. (Variety)
• Norah O'Donnell has officially announced that her last day as anchor at CBS will be on January 24. (TV Insider)
• We have midseason updates from NBC. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER 30)

• Marlo Thomas turned 87 this past week, and this weekend, Catchy Comedy has a That Girl binge.
• A new season of Children Ruin Everything arrives Friday on The CW.
• Antenna TV is having a marathon of The Jeffersons for Thanksgiving, while Rewind TV is having a marathon of Who's the Boss?

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Labels: Comcast, Hulu, It's Florida Man, Lost, SitcomsOnline Digest, That Girl, The Jeffersons, The Simpsons

NBC's Happy's Place Gets Full Season; HBO Renews It's Florida, Man for Another Zany Season

NBC has ordered an additional five episodes of its Friday night comedy hit Happy's Place, bringing the total episode order to 18. The Happy's Place premiere has hit 14 million viewers across all platforms. The premiere has improved the Friday 8-8:30 p.m. timeslot by +90% among total viewers and +88% in the 18-49 demo. Bobbie (Reba McEntire) inherits her father's tavern (Happy's Place) and is surprised to discover that she has a new business partner, Isabella (Belissa Escobedo), a twentysomething half-sister she never knew she had. The series stars Reba McEntire, Belissa Escobedo, Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn.

The HBO Original late-night comedy series It's Florida, Man has been renewed for a second season. The season one finale debuts Friday, November 22 and the first season is available to stream on Max. From Rough House Pictures (HBO's Eastbound & Down and The Righteous Gemstones) and Range Studios, this irreverent late-night comedy series brings to life unbelievable ripped-from-the-headlines tales of the Sunshine State - straight from the people who live there. Featuring interviews from everyday Floridians and playful recreations starring a rotating cast of actors and comedians, including Anna Faris, Jake Johnson, Randall Park, Juliette Lewis, Sam Richardson, Ego Nwodim, and more, this hilarious and outrageous series sheds light on the viral, wacky, and weird. Covering diverse topics - from mermaids to witches, extreme fantasies, and feral bunnies with equal parts humor and heart, It's Florida, Man is a love letter to the beaches, backwaters, and especially the people of a misunderstood yet magical state.

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The CW Midseason 2025 Schedule; Voice of Milhouse Leaving The Simpsons

The CW Network announced midseason premiere dates for new and returning scripted and unscripted series. Season 7 of the hit series All American, starring Michael Evans Behling, Greta Onieogou and Bre-Z, kicks off with a special sneak peek on Wednesday, January 29 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT) before premiering in its regular timeslot on Monday, February 3 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT). The breakout procedural Wild Cards starring Vanessa Morgan and Giacomo Gianniotti returns for a second season on Wednesday, February 5 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT) with Max and Ellis tackling new cases while exploring the complexities of their partnership and connection. The new comedic drama series Good Cop/Bad Cop premieres Wednesday, February 19 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT). Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl, How I Met Your Father) and Luke Cook (Hacks, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) star as sibling detectives who don't always see eye-to-eye, working together to solve crimes - and the strained relationship with their police chief father (Clancy Brown, The Penguin, Dexter: New Blood).

The adrenaline-packed series Police 24/7 from acclaimed executive producer SallyAnn Salsano (Jersey Shore) through her Mullholland Media returns for Season 2 on Thursday, January 23 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT) followed by the Season 2 premiere of the riveting true crime series Crime Nation (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT) from Candle True Stories. The magic continues with the legendary duo of Penn & Teller and host Brooke Burke as they return for Season 11 of Penn & Teller: Fool Us on Friday, January 24 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT) followed by the Season 11 premiere of Masters of Illusion (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT). Get a front-row look at the peak era of boy bands, told by those who lived it, in the new documentary The '90s Boy Band Boom debuting on Saturday, February 15 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT). The I Am documentary series continues with a trio of CW original, never-before-seen films spotlighting culturally significant figures: I Am Joe Frazier premiering on Saturday, February 22 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT), I Am Luke Perry on Saturday, March 1 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) and I Am Raquel Welch on Saturday, March 8 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT). As previously announced, the NASCAR Xfinity Series starts its engines for the beginning of the 2025 season with a thrilling live race from the legendary Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 15 (5:00-8:00pm/ET). All 33 races will air live on The CW during the 2025 season.

Pamela Hayden, who has given voice to Bart's best friend Milhouse, along with many other characters, has opted to retire from her character voice work on The Simpsons. "The time has come for me to hang up my microphone, but how do I say goodbye to The Simpsons?......not easily. It's been an honor and a joy to have worked on such a funny, witty, and groundbreaking show, and to give voice to Milhouse (and Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey, Malibu Stacy, and many others)," she said. Milhouse first appeared in a Butterfinger commercial in 1989. Named for the former U.S. president Richard Milhous Nixon, The Simpsons Creator Matt Groening states, "Bart needed someone to talk to in the school cafeteria. We named him Milhouse because that was the most unfortunate name a kid could have." It has also been noted that Milhouse is a favorite of the show's writing staff because, according to Executive Producer Al Jean, "most of the writers are more like Milhouse than Bart."

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Labels: Fox, The CW, The Simpsons

NBC Midseason 2025 Schedule; Apple TV+ Announces The Studio

NBC heads into 2025 with the launch of new dramas, including the highly anticipated Suits LA from creator Aaron Korsh; The Hunting Party, starring Melissa Roxburgh (Manifest); and Grosse Pointe Garden Society, a soapy mystery from Jenny Bans and Bill Krebs, as well as the launch of the spectacular new 10-part special event nature documentary The Americas, narrated by Tom Hanks with music by Oscar winner Hans Zimmer -- all three will air on Sundays beginning February 23. Returning to the NBC lineup, to the excitement of its immense fan base, is #OneChicago. The Windy City trifecta begins Wednesday, January 8 with Chicago Med at 8 p.m., following by Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. Reba McEntire's Happy's Place and Lopez vs. Lopez continue to bring the laughs on Friday, January 3 at 8 and 8:30 p.m., respectively through Febrary 7. Funny business continues Tuesday, January 14 with freshman sensation St. Denis Medical, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier and Allison Tolman, and Night Court, starring Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette, at 8 and 8:30 p.m., respectively going into May.

Rock superstar and longtime coach Adam Levine returns to his swiveling red chair, to be joined by country phenom Kelsea Ballerini, Michael Bublé and John Legend, when the new season of The Voice returns Monday, February 3. In what promises to be one of the highlights in all of television next year, SNL will mark its 50th anniversary with a celebratory weekend culminating in a live primetime special on Sunday, February 16, which will also be simulcast on Peacock. In addition to their curated linear timeslots, all shows will be available to stream next day on Peacock. Current dramas Brilliant Minds and The Irrational will wrap up on January 13 and March 25, respectively, while Deal or No Deal Island goes through April 1 before The Voice Tuesday returns April 8. Thursday dramas Law & Order, SVU & Found will run through May. Previously announced or renewed shows that have yet to be scheduled include Destination X and The Wall.

Apple TV+ unveiled a glimpse at its highly anticipated upcoming comedy The Studio, and announced that the new 10-episode half hour comedy starring Seth Rogen, who also serves as writer, director and executive producer alongside Emmy Award-nominee Evan Goldberg, is officially set to make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, followed by one episode every Wednesday through May 21, 2025.

In The Studio, Seth Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios. As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their neverending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting, and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes movies, it's the job Matt's been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him. The Studio assembles a star-studded ensemble cast that also includes Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Award-winner Catherine O’Hara, Emmy Award-nominee Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz and Chase Sui Wonders. Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Bryan Cranston will appear as a guest star.

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Labels: Deal or No Deal, Happy's Place, Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, Lopez vs. Lopez, NBC, Night Court, Saturday Night Live, St. Denis Medical, Suits

Antenna TV's Thanksgiving on the Eastside: The Jeffersons Marathon; Fox Midseason 2025 Schedule

Antenna TV announced it will air the "Thanksgiving on the Eastside: The Jeffersons Marathon" from Wednesday, November 27 at 8 pm Eastern through Thursday, November 28 at 9:30 pm Eastern. This Thanksgiving, cook up some insults with Florence and take it easy with Weezy. Gobble up 50 episodes of The Jeffersons because you're invited to that deluxe Manhattan apartment in the sky. Created by Norman Lear, The Jeffersons stars Sherman Helmsley (George Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise "Weezy" Jefferson) and Marla Gibbs (Florence Johnston). The groundbreaking sitcom originally aired from 1975 through 1985 with 253 episodes over its 11 seasons. View the promo below.

The January midseason schedule on Fox starts Thursday, January 2 with the series premiere of the all-new Denis Leary workplace comedy, Going Dutch (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT), preceded by the Season Three premiere of Joel McHale's comedy, Animal Control (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), together building a new Thursday night comedy block. The night also includes the return of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) in a season where "Head Chefs Only" compete for a coveted position in the Ramsay restaurant empire. The series debut of Fox's new medical drama Doc is Tuesday, January 7 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Doc stars Molly Parker (House of Cards) as the hard-charging, brilliant Chief of Internal Medicine Dr. Amy Larsen, who suffers a brain injury that erases the last eight years of her memory. Also making its debut that Tuesday night is Doc's lead-in, Kitchen Nightmares: Road to Super Bowl LIX (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), with the episodes leading up to The Big Game set in New Orleans, where local eateries in crisis must rely on Gordon Ramsay's expertise to get up and running - to Gordon's high standards - by the time football fans roll into The Big Easy. Marking the start of Fox's five-week television event is the Season Three premiere of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test on Wednesday, January 8 (8:00-10:00 PM PT/ET).

9-1-1: Lone Star (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Rescue: HI-Surf (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) return with their winter premieres on Monday, January 20, leading up to the gripping, unforgettable series finale of 9-1-1: Lone Star on Monday, February 3 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Then, the football fever continues on Fox as the temperature rises post-game with "FOX's Super Week." Immediately following The Big Game on Sunday, February 9 is the Season Three premiere of Fox's ultimate quiz show The Floor, hosted by Rob Lowe. Rescue: HI-Surf on the night after The Big Game brings gridiron energy to Hawaii's North Shore on Monday, February 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). In this action-packed, explosive episode, Sonny (Robbie Magasiva), Em (Arielle Kebbel) and the Ocean Safety team face their most dangerous rescue yet when a literal minefield is discovered on the ocean floor, while a hugely popular influencer will do anything to capture viral content for her massive following.

On Wednesday, February 12 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) the Season 13 premiere of The Masked Singer, followed by time period launch of Rob Lowe's hit game show, The Floor (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). And on Thursday, February 13 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Gordon Ramsay's Season Four premiere of Next Level Chef, the ultimate culinary competition gauntlet. Additional schedule details to be announced.

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Labels: Animal Control, Antenna TV, Fox, Going Dutch, The Jeffersons

Conan O'Brien to Host Oscars for First Time; Celebs for Season 3 of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test

Emmy® Award-winning television host, writer, producer and comedian Conan O'Brien will host the 97th Oscars. It will be O'Brien's first time hosting the broadcast. The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST, with the official live red carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST. O'Brien is best known for hosting the late-night talk shows Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Conan. Before his more than two-decade-long hosting career, he served as a writer for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons. O'Brien currently hosts the podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and recently starred in the 2024 travel show Conan O'Brien Must Go. He has won five Primetime Emmys and earned 31 nominations for his work.

The third season of Fox's ultimate celebrity social experiment, Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, returns for a special five-week event starting Wednesday, January 8 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT). Each week, the two-hour super charged episodes will feature household names enduring some of the harshest, most grueling challenges from the playbook of the actual Special Forces selection process. This time around, the recruits will be training in Wales, the home of British Special Forces Selection, and will endure the harsh reality of ocean warfare. The recruits must learn the art of getting comfortable with being uncomfortable as they are faced with training challenges across the country's vast terrain of both land and sea, including a high pressure hostage rescue, a treacherous ladder crossing between steep cliffs nearly 100 ft above the sea, a boat dunk drill where they will be submerged into the frigid ocean and tasked with performing essential survival duties, a surf immersion where they will have to control their panic in an exercise that takes them to the brink of drowning, and much more. In this experiment, there are no votes and no eliminations - just survival. These celebrities, who are so used to being in the spotlight, will quickly learn the meaning of "no guts, no glory" - and no glam.

Selection for the Special Forces is a test unlike any other. Sixteen celebrities from all genres and walks of life, will take on, and try to survive, demanding training exercises led by Directing Staff (DS) agents Rudy Reyes, Mark "Billy" Billingham, Jason "Foxy" Fox and Jovon "Q" Quarles, an elite team of ex-special forces operatives. In this unique series, the only way for these recruits to leave is to give up on their own accord, through failure or potential injury, or by force from the DS. Special Forces: World's Toughest Test is the ultimate test of physical, mental and emotional resilience - revealing these celebrities' deepest and truest character. Who will survive, who will fail?

Meet the 16 celebrity recruits joining Special Forces:
Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian
Actor Stephen Baldwin
Pro-Surfer and Model Alana Blanchard
Pro Soccer Player Landon Donovan
Motocross Champion Carey Hart
TV Personality and DJ Brody Jenner
Olympic Track and Field Athlete Marion Jones
Influencer and Former Bachelorette Ali Manno (Fedotowsky)
NFL Pro-Bowler Cam Newton
Influencer and Model Kayla Nicole
Actress Kyla Pratt
Actress Denise Richards
Actress and Podcast Host Christy Carlson Romano
Original Bachelorette Trista Sutter
Superbowl Champion Golden Tate
Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medalist Jordyn Wieber

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of November 18, 2024)

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SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Orders Kaley Cuoco Comedy from Hacks Creators; Reboot of Friday Night Lights in the Works

  Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing of a new HBO comedy that is in the works, the reboot of Friday Night Lights, some unexpected game show success for Fox, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• HBO has ordered a new comedy series, Kansas City Star, starring Kaley Cuoco. (Deadline)
• A reboot of Friday Night Lights is in the works. (Variety)
• Believe it or not, the Rob Lowe hosted game show The Floor is proving to be a ratings hit for Fox. (Deadline)
• It's hard for a broadcast network sitcom to get a full season anymore, but Happy's Place and Lopez vs. Lopez have at least had a script order for 3 additional episodes, which would bring the number of episodes for the season to 16. (TVLine)
• Local PBS stations are headed to Amazon Prime. (Variety)
• Chris Wallace is done at CNN, but the bigger news may be that CNN, with their combination of being owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and facing a sharp decline in post-election ratings, may be making other major cuts. (Adweek)
• ABC has announced midseason premiere dates, including a highly anticipated crossover. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22)

• There's a whole lot of Brady Bunch stuff this weekend on Catchy Comedy, including The Bradys, The Brady Brides, reunion movies, and the original series itself
• Season three of Night Court starts Tuesday night on NBC.
• The new Netflix comedy from Michael Schur, A Man on the Inside, premieres Thursday, and includes familiar faces from comedy including Ted Danson and Sally Struthers.

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Bookie Season 2 Premieres December 12 on Max; Apple TV+ Mythic Quest Is Back in January

From Emmy®-nominated creators Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay, the Max Original comedy series Bookie returns for its second season Thursday, December 12. The eight-episode season, starring Sebastian Maniscalco and produced by Warner Bros. Television, will debut episodes weekly on Max leading up to the season finale on Thursday, January 30. From Emmy®-nominated creator Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory) and Nick Bakay, this darkly funny comedy follows veteran Los Angeles bookie Danny (Sebastian Maniscalco) as the potential legalization of sports gambling in California threatens to upend his business for good. Alongside best friend and former NFL player Ray (Omar J. Dorsey), side-hustling sister Lorraine (Vanessa Ferlito), and reluctantly reformed drug dealer Hector (Jorge Garcia), Danny must contend with his increasingly unstable clients as he tries to settle their debts – all while making plenty of risky bets of his own. Full of relatable mishaps, Bookie chronicles one man’s journey to adapt to an ever-changing world as he attempts to charm and con his way to the top.

Season 2 cast: Stars Sebastian Maniscalco, Omar J. Dorsey, Vanessa Ferlito, Jorge Garcia, Andrea Anders, Maxim Swinton and Rob Corddry. Guest stars this season will include Charlie Sheen, Ray Romano, Zach Braff, and Brad Garrett.

Apple TV+ announced that the fourth season of its hit comedy Mythic Quest, hailing from creators Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Megan Ganz, will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with two episodes on Wednesday, January 29, followed by one new episode weekly through Wednesday, March 26. Season four of Mythic Quest brings stars Rob McElhenney, Charlotte Nicdao, David Hornsby, Danny Pudi, Ashly Burch, Imani Hakim, Jessie Ennis and Naomi Ekperigin under the same fluorescent office lights as the reunited team at Mythic Quest confronts new challenges amongst a changing video game landscape as stars rise, egos clash, relationships bloom, and everyone tries to have a little more work work life balance.

Plus, as the upcoming fourth season of Mythic Quest reaches its finale, the much-anticipated anthology series, titled Side Quest (FKA Mere Mortals), will make its global debut on March 26 with all four episodes. An expansion of the Mythic Quest universe, Side Quest explores the lives of employees, players, and fans who are impacted by the game in an anthology format. The series stars Rob McElhenney, Anna Konkle, Derek Waters, William Stanford Davis, Bria Henderson, Rome Flynn, Leonard Robinson, Gary Kraus, Annamarie Kasper, Esai Morales, Shalta Grant and many more in the leading roles across each installment.

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CBS Midseason 2025 Schedule; Reasonable Doubt Renewed for Season 3 on Hulu

CBS announced winter 2025 premiere dates for new and returning series on the 2024-25 primetime schedule, including new series Hollywood Squares and Watson, fan favorites Survivor and The Amazing Race, plus the return of The Price is Right At Night, Raid the Cage and NCIS: Sydney. The Price is Right At Night (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), hosted by Drew Carey, and Raid the Cage, hosted by Damon Wayans Jr. and Jeannie Mai (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), return to launch a night of games on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Hollywood Squares, starring award-winning actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore as the center square, and hosted by Nate Burleson (co-host of CBS Mornings and analyst for The NFL Today), premieres Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). The classic game show features two contestants playing tic-tac-toe with celebrity guests to win money and prizes. Celebrity guests will be announced at a later date. Hollywood Squares moves to Wednesdays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) as part of CBS Game Night, beginning on Jan. 29 as original Thursday episodes of CBS scripted series return to the lineup beginning Jan. 30 (Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Ghosts, Matlock and Elsbeth).

New episodes of CBS' scripted series return to the schedule the last week in January, beginning Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 with the Watson series premiere following the AFC Championship Game. Watson will air in its regular time period beginning Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), followed by The Equalizer in its new time period at 10:00 PM, ET/PT. NCIS: Sydney returns for a second season on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and S.W.A.T. moves to 10:00 PM, ET/PT. Survivor, hosted by Jeff Probst, returns for season 48 with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), followed by 90-minute episodes throughout the season. The 37th season of The Amazing Race, hosted by Phil Keoghan, premieres with 90-minute episodes beginning Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (9:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT). The annual special Super Bowl Greatest Commercials returns with everyone's favorite commercial moments from past Super Bowl games on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT).

Onyx Collective and 20th Television announced a season three renewal for the Hulu Original drama series Reasonable Doubt, from executive producers Raamla Mohamed, Kerry Washington and Larry Wilmore. Reasonable Doubt centers on Los Angeles-based high-powered criminal defense attorney Jacqueline "Jax" Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi) as she deals with past traumas, a struggling marriage, motherhood and a murder case, all while trying to keep her life together. The drama series was created, written and executive produced by Raamla Mohamed. Kerry Washington executive-produces alongside Pilar Savone for Simpson Street, Larry Wilmore via Wilmore Films, and Anton Cropper. The series hails from Onyx Collective and is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios.

Onyx Collective is a premium content brand under Disney Entertainment Television, with programming exclusively available to stream on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally. Onyx Collective curates globally entertaining stories by creators of color and underrepresented voices, all with a culturally specific point of view, including How to Die Alone, Queenie, UnPrisoned and the upcoming series Deli Boys.

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Harlem Season 3 Drops in January; James Acaster HBO Comedy Special

After a shocking Season Two finale cliffhanger that left audiences on the edge of their seats, the news is finally out that Harlem will return for Season Three at the top of next year on January 23, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. From creator and writer Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Harlem will follow the core four women on the precipice of change like never before. Whether it be motherhood, singlehood, sisterhood, complicated career journeys, or even more complicated families, our stylish and ambitious best girlfriends strive to finally choose themselves above all else. To spice things up even more, newcomers Kofi Siriboe, Logan Browning, Robin Givens, and Gail Bean join the cast in recurring roles. Siriboe will portray Seth, an MLB player whose confident, charming, and sweet mannerisms land him a spot in one of the ladies' hearts. Browning will portray Portia, an edgy and beautiful woman from Ian's (Tyler Lepley) childhood, whose return to Harlem causes a stir. Bean will portray Given's daughter Eva, a driven, yet playful venture capitalist who has started working with Tye (Jerrie Johnson).

Harlem is a comedy following four best girlfriends in Harlem NYC, the mecca of Black culture in America, starring Meagan Good as "Camille," Grace Byers as "Quinn," Shoniqua Shandai as "Angie," Jerrie Johnson as "Tye," and Tyler Lepley as "Ian". In season two, after blowing up her career and disrupting her love life, Camille had to figure out how to put the pieces back together. Tye tried to figure out how to make meaningful connections while navigating a nasty divorce. Quinn sought out balance as she rode the emotional roller coaster of life, and Angie looked for luck at every turn as she tried to find her place in the world. Together, the women continued to level up into the next phase of their careers, relationships, and big city dreams.

The HBO Original comedy special James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome debuts Saturday, November 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. In his first HBO special, comedian James Acaster explores his love/hate relationship with standup - while welcoming a heckle or two. James Acaster explores his love/hate relationship with standup by relinquishing control of his set and accepting a healthy dose of audience interference - aka heckling. With his wiry observational eye and incomparable wit, Acaster shares hilarious on-the-fly meta-analysis of his own material, along with stories from his childhood that spurred him to pursue a career in comedy - from his participation in his grandmother's spinning wheel workshop at school to his impersonation of Prince Charles at age six. In front of an obliging audience at the Royal & Derngate theatre in Northampton, England, Acaster unleashes his infectious energy as he delves into what initially drew him to the stage and what keeps him there.

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