Hacks Brings Out the Stars in Season 4; NBC Orders Pilot with Tracy Morgan

Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Hacks Brings Out the Stars in Season 4; NBC Orders Pilot with Tracy Morgan

The Max Original comedy series Hacks, 2024 Emmy(R), Golden Globe(R), and Critics Choice Awards winner for Outstanding Comedy Series, has added Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman, and Eric Balfour as guest stars to the highly anticipated fourth season, debuting this spring. Additionally, Danny Jolles, Gavin Matts, Grover Whitmore, III, Holmes, Jasmine Ashanti, Katy Sullivan, Matt Oberg, and Sandy Honig will guest star as writers on Deborah Vance's (Jean Smart) new late night show. Universal Television is the studio. Tensions rise as Deborah and Ava endeavor to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it.

Returning cast: Six-time Emmy(R) winner and Tony Award(R) nominee Jean Smart, three-time Emmy(R) nominee and Critics Choice Award winner Hannah Einbinder, three-time Emmy(R) winner Paul W. Downs, SAG Award(R) nominee Megan Stalter, Emmy(R) nominee Carl Clemons-Hopkins, SAG Award(R) nominee Mark Indelicato, and SAG Award(R) nominee Rose Abdoo return alongside Dan Bucatinsky, Helen Hunt, Tony Goldwyn, Kaitlin Olson, Jane Adams, Lauren Weedman, Christopher McDonald, Poppy Liu, Lorenza Izzo, Johnny Sibilly, Paul Felder, Polly Draper, Luenell, and Aristotle Athari. Additionally, the upcoming fourth season will feature exciting surprise cameos.

Tracy Morgan

NBC has given a pilot order for the single-camera comedy starring Tracy Morgan. From Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group and production companies Little Stranger, Bevel Gears, 3 Arts. Robert Carlock & Sam Means will write and produce. Other EP's are Tracy Morgan, Tina Fey, Eric Gurian & David Miner. Rhys Thomas will direct. In the pilot, a disgraced former football player is on a mission to rehabilitate his image. Morgan will next star in Paramount+'s half-hour comedy series Crutch, which is scheduled to premiere later this year. His deal allows him to star in both projects in the future.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, March 6

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "McAllister Auto Loves the Ladies" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Jim feels ganged up on when Georgie and Audrey make changes to the tire store, and Mandy helps Georgie navigate a fight between her parents.

Ghosts - "The Bachelorette Party" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Alberta’s descendant hosts a bachelorette party at Woodstone Mansion, Alberta becomes suspicious of her fiancé. Also, Jay is excited about a positive review on his restaurant.

Animal Control - "Retrievers and Fruit Bats" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Desperate to find a new benefactor for Emily's outdoor kennel initiative, Frank and Victoria appeal to an unlikely acquaintance; Shred and Isabelle pose as a married couple at the open house for Shred and Patel's flipped home.

Going Dutch - "The Exes of Evil" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
When the Colonel's three ex-wives show up on base, he's surprised and furious to learn they're all good friends; Major Shah and Captain Maggie work together to fix the base's electrical wiring.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 3)

Thursday, March 6

Jennifer Coolidge (2 Broke Girls/Joey) - Catch Jennifer on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Parker Posey (Search Party/The Return of Jezebel James) - Parker is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Alan appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Sterling K. Brown (Starved) - Sterling is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Kevin Hart (Lil Kev/Die Hart/The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Annaleigh Ashford (B Positive) - Annaleigh appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Tan France (Deli Boys) - Tan talks about Deli Boys on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Mindy Kaling (Running Point/The Mindy Project/The Office) - Mindy talks about Running Point on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Regina Hall (Black Monday/Grandfathered/Married/Second Generation Wayans) - Regina guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - NBC's Today catches up with Wanda in the 10am hour.
Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh and Poorna Jagannathan (Deli BoyS) - Asi, Saagar and Poorna talk about Deli Boys on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Belissa Escobedo (Happy's Place) - Belissa talks about NBC's Happy's Place on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Christopher Sieber (It's All Relative/Two of a Kind) - Christopher is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.