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Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Assisted Living Return; First Look at Wizards Beyond Waverly Place

It's a BET family fun night affair! Hit series Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Tyler Perry's Assisted Living come home to BET with back-to-back premieres airing Tuesday, August 13, starting at 9 PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her. Tyler Perry's House of Payne Season 11 airs on Tuesdays at 9 PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her. In season 11 of Tyler Perry's staple Comedy, "House of Payne," the Payne family goes through more of life's ups and downs and unexpected circumstances with grace and laughter while learning a host of life lessons. To start, Calvin, now a daily presence in Calvin Jr.'s life, is learning how to navigate raising a preteen who is testing the limits. Meanwhile, Calvin and Laura are on the outs, and he has no idea why. The only clue Laura left him is a "Dear John" letter that leaves him more clueless and confused. In his pursuit of answers, Calvin solicits help from the most unlikely source: Miranda. Soon, they both learn that Laura's discontent revolves around the very person helping Calvin investigate.

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living Season 5 airs on Tuesdays at 9:30 PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her. Season five of Tyler Perry's Assisted Living returns to the Pleasant Days Assisted Living Facility with heartfelt moments, genuine connections, and more hilarity as the residents navigate and overcome challenges with things like parenting, dating, and mental and physical health. Family drama kicks off the season, with Jeremy facing some tough family decisions. First, Jeremy and Philip have a disagreement, and Jeremy responds with toughness. As a result, Philip decides to run away from home. When everyone notices he's missing, they're all thrown into a panic, and Jeremy starts to question his parenting skills and if he's possibly being too hard on Philip.

Get a first-look at the newest Disney Channel series, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place! An in-production first-look was revealed during the Disney Channel premiere of Descendants: The Rise of Red. The piece features behind-the-scenes moments with the series lead cast, including David Henrie and Janice LeAnn Brown, as well as executive producer and guest star Selena Gomez. Fans of the franchise can also spot a familiar face, David DeLuise, who is returning to guest star as the Russo family patriarch, Jerry Russo.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place follows an adult Justin Russo, who has chosen to lead a normal, mortal life with his family, Giada, Roman and Milo. When Justin's sister Alex brings Billie to his home seeking help, Justin realizes he must dust off his magical skills to mentor the wizard-in-training while also juggling his everyday responsibilities - and safeguarding the future of the Wizard World. The series stars David Henrie (as Justin Russo), Janice LeAnn Brown (as Billie), Alkaio Thiele (as Roman Russo), Max Matenko (as Milo Russo), Taylor Cora (as Winter) and Mimi Gianopulos (as Giada Russo). Selena Gomez (as Alex Russo) will guest star in the first episode.

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Labels: Assisted Living, BET, BET Her, Disney Channel, House of Payne, Tyler Perry, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Wizards of Waverly Place

Hulu's Woke Returns for Season 2 on April 8; Tyler Perry Sitcoms Move to Wednesdays on BET

Here's a glimpse at the all-new season of Hulu's original comedy series Woke, starring Lamorne Morris (Keef), Blake Anderson (Gunther), T. Murph (Clovis), Sasheer Zamata (Ayana), and JB Smoove (Marker). Season 2 returns with 8 episodes, April 8 on Hulu. Cartoonist Keef Knight is now a popular activist on the rise, but he's facing a world where “woke” has become big business. Can Keef and his friends bring about real change, or is it just about the dollar$? And can Keef navigate this new world without destroying what he’s become? Inspired by the life and work of artist Keith Knight, “Woke” continues to upend Black nerd and activist culture, deftly satirizing with a wink and a smile. The series stars Lamorne Morris, Blake Anderson, T. Murph, Sasheer Zamata and JB Smoove.

This Spring, spend your Wednesday nights with your BET families, as the new seasons of hit series Tyler Perry's House of Payne (season nine) and Tyler Perry's Assisted Living (season three) premiere on Wednesday, March 23 on BET and BET Her. Airing weekly on a new night and time, catch new episodes of both each Wednesday, beginning at 9 PM ET/PT. In the ninth season of the hit comedy House of Payne features retired fire chief Curtis Payne and his charming wife Ella, as the loving couple navigates the problems of life with their quirky modern-day family. In the new season, the Payne family welcomes its newest member, Baby Malisa. Malik Payne, the young man we watched grow up, becomes a father. CJ and Janine become grandparents, although CJ hilariously will not let anyone call him grandfather. With the arrival of a beautiful new baby, Malik and Lisa begin to change.

In season three of Tyler Perry's comedy series Assisted Living, Mr. Brown, Cora, and the gang run their assisted living facility along with hilarious variety of personalities who live in the home, bringing with them a ton of laughs and experiences. In the new season, the Wilson family tries to cope with witnessing Lindor being arrested and roughed up by the police. Jeremy steps in as a father figure to help Lindor through this awful process, while Sandra and Philip struggle with their own feelings about the incident. Meanwhile, Mr. Brown and Vinny learn a few lessons about money, and everyone at the facility looks forward to celebrating a Wilson family milestone with Sandra graduating from high school.

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Labels: Assisted Living, BET, BET Her, House of Payne, Hulu, Tyler Perry, Woke

South Park Streaming Specials to Premiere on Paramount+; Martin Stars Return to Host Soul Train Awards

Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, and MTV Entertainment Studios announced two new original South Park exclusive events for Paramount+. The first, titled South Park: Post COVID, premieres Thursday, Nov. 25 and will also roll out on the service in the Nordics, Latin America, Australia and Canada. The second exclusive event will stream in December, the date to be announced. With these exclusive events, Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman make their highly anticipated debut on Paramount+, adding to the service's growing roster of adult animated series. MTV Entertainment Studios' expansive deal with Parker and Stone includes extending South Park on Comedy Central through 2027 and taking cable's longest-running scripted series – August 13, 2022 marks the franchise's 25th anniversary – through an unprecedented 30th season. In addition to the series extension, the new deal includes 14 South Park original made-for-streaming events exclusively for Paramount+.

BET has announced the hosts of the 2021 Soul Train Awards, taking place from a new location, the Apollo in New York City, with co-hosts Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold. Celebrating the best in soul music and the iconic television show's 50th anniversary, the Soul Train Awards recognizes the best in Soul, R&B, and Hip Hop from both established industry legends and the next generation of promising artists. The 2021 Soul Train Awards premieres Sunday, November 28 at 8 pm ET/PT on BET and BET Her. Actor, singer and writer Tisha Campbell (Martin, My Wife & Kids, Last Man Standing, Dr. Ken) will once again join actor, singer, and writer Tichina Arnold (Martin, Everybody Hates Chris, The Neighborhood, Survivor's Remorse) as hosts and co-producers of this year's awards. The legendary best friend duo, both on the 90's hit show Martin and in real-life, will return to the Soul Train Awards stage for the fourth time, bringing their dynamic comedy and infectious personalities to this year's ceremony.

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Labels: BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, Martin, Paramount+, South Park

NBC Orders Night Court Revival to Pilot; House of Payne and Assisted Living Return May 25 and Ordered for Additional Season

NBC has ordered the Night Court revival script to a pilot order. So, if it gets picked up to series, we will have Night Court back on NBC once again sometime in 2021-22, nearly 30 years after the series ended in 1992. Based on the original series created by Reinhold Weege, unapologetic optimist judge Abby Stone (series star Melissa Rauch), the daughter of the late Harry Stone, follows in her father's footsteps as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court and tries to bring order to its crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding (series star John Larroquette). No word on if any of the other original cast members will make appearances, which include Markie Post, Richard Moll, Charles Robinson and Marsha Warfield. A few members of the cast of Night Court (the late Harry Anderson, Markie Post, and Charles Robinson) reunited on an episode of 30 Rock back in 2008.

A true multi-hyphenate, Ms. Rauch is coming off the hit CBS/Warner Bros. TV comedy series The Big Bang Theory, which celebrated its final season in 2019. After The Big Bang Theory, Melissa appeared in Steven Soderbergh's The Laundromat, alongside Meryl Streep, as well as Ode to Joy, opposite Martin Freeman. John Larroquette most recently joined the cast of The Good Fight on CBS All Access, and starred on the CBS comedy series Me, Myself & I. He has recurred on ABC on both The Practice and Boston Legal. His work on The Practice garnered Larroquette two of his seven total Emmy nominations and one of his five wins. The others were for his previous work on NBC's Night Court, which enjoyed a nine-season run for a whopping 193 episodes from 1984-1992. Larroquette won four consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Dan Fielding from 1985 to 1988, before withdrawing his name from the ballot in 1989. Night Court itself was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series three times (1985, 1987, and 1988). Night Court scribe Dan Rubin's credits include his tenure for the full-run of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (where he was nominated for four Emmys and three WGA awards). He continued his work with Tina Fey and the Kimmy Schmidt producers, working on their latest project Mulligan over at Netflix. He also recently served as a Co-Executive Producer on Fox's series Outmatched. Other credits include Happy Endings, Scrubs, Worst Week and The Michael J. Fox Show.

This May, come home to BET for a night of Black joy, entertainment, and MORE of the Tyler Perry content we all can't get enough of; you bring the family, we'll bring the funny. New episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne season eight and Tyler Perry's Assisted Living season two return Tuesday, May 25, starting at 9 PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her. Executive Produced by Tyler Perry, House of Payne and Assisted Living occupied the #1 and #2 spots for comedy series on cable for African Americans 18-49, 25-54 in the calendar year 2020, respectively. In anticipation of their premieres, BET has green-lit Tyler Perry's House of Payne for a ninth season and Tyler Perry's Assisted Living for a third season.

The eighth season of the hilarious comedy House of Payne features retired fire chief Curtis Payne and his lovely wife Ella. Together the loving couple navigates the problems of life with their quirky modern-day family. In season two of Tyler Perry's comedy series Assisted Living, Mr. Brown, Cora, and the gang open their Assisted Living facility and a hilarious variety of personalities come to live in the home, bringing with them a ton of laughs and experiences.

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Labels: Assisted Living, BET, BET Her, House of Payne, NBC, Night Court, Tyler Perry

Fri-Yay: Any Hope Left for Broadcast Sitcom Ratings?; BET Presents CBS Monday Series Tonight; BUZZR Remembers Alex Trebek Tomorrow

It's time for another edition of Fri-Yay! That means we will take a look back on some sitcom happenings in recent days or weeks or other fun sitcomy stuff. It's a sitcom lover's paradise! Happy Fri-Yay!

by Vincent

This fall has seen the triumphant return of many sitcoms after being put on hiatus for COVID-19 related reasons. Nearly every network has its sitcom slot back, at least partially, and it should be cause for celebration that networks can air original programming again. Yet, most sitcoms are returning with ratings down sharply from where they were a year ago. Even reliable hits like The Conners and Young Sheldon are struggling to crack a 1.0 in the demo (live+same day). Broadcast ratings overall are down once again this season (after a brief surge during lockdown in the spring), but sitcoms seem to be hit especially hard. Is there any hope for a breakout sitcom to come along and buck the trend?

It's always possible, of course - but as of now, it just simply seems like reality TV and select drama series are leading the way for broad hits capable of scoring big numbers. Shows like This Is Us, Grey's Anatomy, The Masked Singer, and NBC's Chicago series still pull in healthy numbers. And while the bigger sitcom hits like Young Sheldon and The Conners aren't doing badly, either - they just aren't quite living up to the biggest hits on network TV. It seems that many sitcom audiences are simply finding their content elsewhere, whether it be the shows on streaming service or different sitcoms on those same streaming services. Hopefully, a show can break through like The Conners did a few years ago and become a substantial hit. But for now, we might just have to accept that sitcom audiences are more splintered than ever.

BET will spotlight CBS' upcoming Monday night line-up prior to their new season premieres. The special presentation of select encore episodes of CBS' popular series The Neighborhood, Bob ♥ Abishola and All Rise will air on BET and BET HER, Friday, Nov. 13 beginning at 8:00 PM, ET/PT. All three series return with original episodes for their 2020-2021 season premieres on Monday, Nov. 16 on CBS.

Television's treasured game show host, Alex Trebek will be remembered by BUZZR network with an extra special tribute featuring his game show appearances from the last 40 years. Though best known as the host of Jeopardy!, Trebek once-upon-a-time appeared as a contestant on Card Sharks (1980s) as well as hosted episodes of Classic Concentration and To Tell The Truth in the late 80s and early 90s. BUZZR network shines a special light on Trebek's unforgettable career and celebrates his breadth of work with these iconic appearances on Saturday, November 14, 2020 from 12:30pm – 2:00am EST. BUZZR's afternoon of tribute programming will begin with episodes of Card Sharks in which viewers see Trebek in the rare role of contestant competing in a charity tournament on behalf of the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. Trebek famously vies against other well-known, historical masters of ceremonies such as Bill Cullen, Gene Rayburn and Tom Kennedy.

Additionally, BUZZR has lined-up back to back episodes of Classic Concentration, in which Trebek appeared as an adored host taking a very genuine interest in those around him. Interspersed within Classic Concentration programming, BUZZR will also air a rare 1990's episode in which Trebek hosted a revival of To Tell The Truth starring panelists Ron Masak, Mother Love, Frank Runyeon and Kitty Carlisle. In addition to this this special programming tribute, BUZZR TV in conjunction with Fremantle, will be making a donation to the Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Network (PanCAN) in honor of Alex Trebek and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (November). You too can donate to PanCAN in Alex’s memory or a loved one today at pancan.org. Please join BUZZR in remembering a true television icon, Alex Trebek, and tune-in on Saturday to watch some of his most spectacular moments captured on television!

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Labels: BET, BET Her, Bob ♥ Abishola, Buzzr TV, CBS, Fri-Yay, Jeopardy, The Conners, The Neighborhood, Young Sheldon

Centric Turns to BET Her on September 25; Damon Wayans Jr. Joins Planet of the Apps

BET Networks and Viacom will rename Centric cable network to BET Her beginning on September 25, 2017. Just a bit of history, Centric was previously called BET on Jazz, then renamed to BET Jazz, then BET J, before turning into Centric in 2009. Now come this fall, Centric turns into BET Her. Targeting African American Women 25-54, BET Her takes its rightful place within the BET family as it more closely aligns with the flagship brand. BET Her will invite viewers on a journey through music, culture, travel and lifestyle - everything that is important to "Her" being. The only network dedicated to African American women 24 hours a day. Currently Centric airs Family Matters, The Soul Man, Eve, Half & Half, and In the House. No word on any programming updates just yet.

Damon Wayans Jr (New Girl, Happy Endings, Big Hero 6), along with his partner, Kris Jones, is featured on the new Apple/Propagate television series, Planet of the Apps, to introduce their new app Special Guest, that allows anyone, anywhere to hire live entertainment on demand. Special Guest takes away the problem for hundreds of thousands of live entertainers struggling to secure work due to the difficult process of securing gigs. The app leverages mobile to remove friction from the traditional talent booking process enabling anyone, anywhere to hire live entertainment on demand, by providing the technology for anyone to seamlessly host live entertainment in their home, backyard or similar non-traditional venues with the push of a button.

Planet of the Apps – POTA is a new weekly Propagate series about apps and their creators, featuring Advisors Jessica Alba, Gwyneth Paltrow, will.i.am, and Gary Vaynerchuck. The 10-episode series debuted on June 6, with new episodes premiering exclusively on Apple Music every Tuesday. Each episode features a select number of app developers, who pitch their ideas to the Advisors who then vote as to whether or not the apps can move into the next round for mentorship and funding.

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Labels: BET, BET Her, Centric, Happy Endings, New Girl, Planet of the Apps