Friday, January 10, 2025
The Jeffersons 50th Anniversary Marathon on Antenna TV; FETV to Air Uncut Episodes of Most Series
Five decades after the date and time of the original 1975 premiere, Antenna TV celebrates the groundbreaking sitcom The Jeffersons with a "Still Movin' On Up: The Jeffersons 50th Anniversary Marathon" starting January 18 at 8:30 pm ET. Watch 50 hours of the best episodes of The Jeffersons beginning with the premiere episode, "A Friend in Need." Antenna TV's marathon will also include special guest appearances from Marla Gibbs (Florence) and Ernest Harden, Jr. (Marcus Henderson). Throughout the marathon, Raven-Symoné, host of Scrabble on The CW Network, will share fun facts about The Jeffersons, including how Weezy got her name to the story behind the nostalgic "Movin' on Up" theme song that fans can still recite word for word to this day.
Developed by Norman Lear and a spin-off of All in the Family, The Jeffersons ran for 11 seasons, from 1975 through 1985. The show starred Sherman Helmsley (George Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise 'Weezy' Jefferson), Roxie Roker (Helen Willis), Franklin Cover (Thomas Willis) and Marla Gibbs (Florence Johnston). "Still Movin' On Up: The Jeffersons 50th Anniversary Marathon" airs only on Antenna TV from Saturday, January 18 at 8:30 pm through Monday, January 20 at 10:30 pm ET.
FETV (Family Entertainment Television), home to beloved and timeless television series and movies carried across cable, satellite, and virtual platforms, announced that starting February 1, 2025, the network will begin airing original, uncut versions of most TV series and movies on the network, becoming the only network in the classic TV genre to currently do so. The network will also expand its schedule. More details on that to come!
Launched in 2013, FETV is home to a 24-hour schedule of beloved and timeless television series and movies carried across cable, satellite and virtual platforms reaching 50 million homes. FETV's current lineup features popular television series such as Barney Miller, Bewitched, Daniel Boone, Dragnet, Hazel, Highway Patrol Emergency!, Leave It to Beaver, Laramie, Wyatt Earp, Quincy M.E., Perry Mason, The Lone Ranger, and Adam-12. According to Nielsen, FETV's average audience in Primetime (7p-12a ET) ranks among the top 40 ad-supported cable networks.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, November 7
Happy's Place - "Promises, Promises" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Emmett continues his nightly check-ins with Bobbie to ensure her safety, Isabella pays the price as she's kept up by their loud late-night chats, prompting her to tell Bobbie to advance their relationship or at least take it out of the house.
Stumble - "Pilot" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Courteney Potter is fired from her job after being involved in a cheer scandal; to salvage her reputation and career, she must put together a competitive team in a tiny school with an unpronounceable name and only one cheerleader.
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire - "First Villain" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Sophie directs Vee and Elijah in a romantic scene; a new student from Transylvania, Lucien, disrupts the chemistry; Demi and Britney have kitchen duties.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 3)
Friday, November 7
- Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This/Central Park/The Good Place) - Watch Kristen on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Dave Franco (The Afterparty/Scrubs/Do Not Disturb) - Dave is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Janelle James (Abbott Elementary) - Janelle dishes on ABC's Abbott Elementary on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Rainn Wilson (The Office) - Rainn chats about Soul Boom Workbook: Spiritual Tools for Modern Living with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere/Nightcap) - Jeff talks about Lost and Found in Cleveland and Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Taran Killam (Stumble/Single Parents) and Jenn Lyon (Stumble/Saint George) - Taran and Jenn talk about Stumble on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Lil Rel Howery (Rel/The Carmichael Show) - Lil Rel, Tabitha Brown and the cast of the new holiday movie Unexpected Christmas stop by Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Laura Dern (F Is for Family/Enlightened) - Drew Drew sits down and chats with Laura on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Sydney Sweeney (Everything Sucks!) - Sydney talks about her new movie Christy on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Rachel Sennott (I Love LA/Call Your Mother) - Rachel tells Drew about her upcoming show I Love LA on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listirngs.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season
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