Friday, February 20, 2026
ABC Wednesday Comedies Find Valentine's Magic; Netflix Announces Dang!
ABC Wednesday comedies deliver audience milestones as romance blooms with Valentine's Day episodes. Shifting Gears Season Finale roared to best multiplatform audience since premiere, while Abbott Elementary rose by triple digits over initial Live+Same Day Audience. Shifting Gears (8:00 p.m. ET/PT) earned 6.90 million Total Viewers and 0.99 rating among Adults 18-49, after seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms with a suspenseful season finale in which Matt (Tim Allen) makes a bold decision about his romantic future with Eve (guest star Jenna Elfman). Rising +59% among Total Viewers (vs. 4.33 million) and +154% among Adults 18-49 (vs. 0.39 rating) over its initial Live+Same Day audience, Shifting Gears wrapped Season 2 on a high note with the best audience since fall premiere - since 10/1/25.
Cupid also struck on Abbott Elementary (8:30 p.m. ET/PT), with the award-winning comedy earning 5.93 million Total Viewers and a 1.72 rating among Adults 18-49 after seven days of multiplatform viewing, rising by triple digits over its initial Live+Same Day audience in both measures (+110%; vs. 2.83 million) and (+310%; vs. 0.42 rating). On linear over seven days, Abbott Elementary delivered the show's strongest performance in Total Viewers (3.88 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.64 rating - tied) in nearly four months - since 10/15/25. Abbott Elementary returns with a new episode on March 4 (airing on ABC at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, streaming next day on Hulu). Janine asks Ava for a classroom aide, and the school seeks out a new gym teacher. Meanwhile, Dominic confides in Jacob.
Netflix announced an all-new adult animated comedy series, Dang!, from executive producers Andrew Law, Matt Murray and Mike Schur. Dang! follows a brother and sister duo whose fun, messy lives in New York City are interrupted when their worst nightmare comes true: their high-achieving older sister shows up and wants to hang out with them.
Voice Talent: Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Rocky Horror Show), Poppy Liu (His & Hers, Hacks) and Andrew Law.
The series joins a robust slate of adult animated comedies including upcoming series Strip Law, Mating Season, Alley Cats and Haunted Hotel season 2; fan favorites Big Mouth and BoJack Horseman; and the critically acclaimed Long Story Short, which has been renewed for a second season.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Sunday, March 15
Family Guy - "Play Time" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
In this three-act parody, the Griffins spoof the stage by putting up "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Odd Couple" and "Hamlet."
Universal Basic Guys - "Markumentary" (F
Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
David films a UBI documentary; Mark wants to be the star.
American Dad! - "Camera Stan" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Stan thinks he has what it takes to thrive on reality TV; Klaus gets himself a Klaus.
Family Guy - "Phony Montana" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
After going on a date with a Cuban-American woman named Carmen, Brian inexplicably develops a Cuban accent.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 9)
Friday, March 13
- Kym Whitley (Act Your Age/Young & Hungry/Animal Practice/Sparks) and Dustin Ybarra (Ghosts/Us & Them) - Kym and Dustin are guests on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Minnie Driver (Emily in Paris/Speechless/About a Boy) - Minnie talks about The Faithful with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Kristin Chenoweth (Stumble/Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin talks about Stumble on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Alexandra Breckenridge (Save Me) - NBC's Today catches up with Alexandra in the 10am hour.
- Lauren Graham (The Z-Suite/M.Y.O.B./Conrad Bloom/Townies/Good Company) - Lauren talks about Reminders of Him on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Melba Moore (Melba) - Melba shares stories from her new memoir on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Michelle Pfeiffer (Delta House) - Drew sits down with the cast of The Madison - Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Beau Garrett, Patrick J. Adams and Elle Chapman to talk all about their exciting new tv series, and a play a round of memory bank on >The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local iistings.
- Michael Urie (Shrinking/Krapopolis/Partners) - Michael talks about Apple TV's Shrinking on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and 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)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
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