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Yahoo! and Paramount's Insurge Pictures announced that the second season of Burning Love, the popular comedy series created by Erica Oyama that spoofs reality dating shows, will return to Yahoo! Screen (www.yahoo.com/burninglove) on Thursday, February 14, as a Valentine's Day treat. Season two features new cast members Jerry O'Connell, Michael Cera, Adam Brody, Colin Hanks, Joe Lo Truglio, Ryan Hansen, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Nick Kroll, Nick Thune, Martin Starr and Kumail Nanjiani who join returning cast members Ken Marino, June Diane Raphael, Michael Ian Black and Adam Scott in the quest to find true love. New episodes will go live every Thursday and Friday starting February 14. A trailer for the second season can be seen at its official website above.

The second season of Burning Love follows Julie (June Diane Raphael), who failed to capture bachelor Mark Orlando's heart the first time around, as she searches for love among a group of guys who are hopefully, but probably not, there for the right reasons. This installment of Burning Love is written by season one writer Erica Oyama (Childrens Hospital) and directed by Ken Marino (Childrens Hospital, Party Down). A true web hit, the first season of Burning Love launched domestically on Yahoo! Screen last summer to critical acclaim. The series media called 'ridiculously awesome' (Buzz Sugar), one of the 'top ten TV moments' (Rolling Stone) and 'a hilarious parody series' (Entertainment Weekly), followed fireman Mark Orlando (Ken Marino) in his search for the perfect woman to marry or at least be engaged. Burning Love featured an impressive line-up of comedic actors from film and television including Marino, Ben Stiller, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Michael Ian Black, Ken Jeong, Adam Scott, Abigail Spencer, Natasha Leggero, June Diane Raphael, Noureen DeWulf, Janet Varney, Kerri Kenney Silver, Paul Scheer, Beth Dover, and many more whom return for Season 3 Burning Down The House.

Watch the trailer below:

It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of January 28-February 1, 2013, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVR's (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!

Monday, January 28, 2013

• Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly) - Watch Melissa on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm/'Til Death) - J.B. appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Kathy Griffin (Suddenly Susan) - Kathy is a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Max Greenfield (New Girl) - Max visits Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
• Allison Williams (Girls) - Allison is a part of the guest panel on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
• Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy/American Dad!/The Cleveland Show) - Seth chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. He will also be on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Melissa Joan Hart (Melissa & Joey/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) - Melissa guest co-hosts The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT on Monday and Tuesday.
• Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) - Sean drops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
• Susie Essman (Curb Your Entusiasm) - Susie is a guest on Joy Behar: Say Anything! at 9pm on Current.
• Marlon Wayans (The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon and his hilarious family appear on The Jeff Probst Show, so check your local listings.
• Patrick Duffy (Step by Step) - Patrick talks about Dallas on Today on NBC at 10am.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

• Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Catch Whitney on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory) - Simon appears on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Adam Driver (Girls) - Adam visits Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Billy Gardell (Mike & Molly) - Billy stops by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC. He also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly) - Melissa continues to make the rounds on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm. She will also be on Today on NBC between 7-9am to talk about her new movie Theft. Finally, she will be on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Max Greenfield (New Girl) - Max chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun) - Sally visits The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
• Jami Gertz (The Neighbors/Still Standing/Square Pegs) - Jami tells Marie how she helped start a school in Los Angeles that benefits disadvantaged children on Marie at 12pm on Hallmark Channel.
• Patrick Duffy (Step by Step) - Patrick is a guest on Anderson Live, so check your local listings.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

• Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move) - Watch Jason on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Alison Brie (Community) - Alison appears on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) - Aubrey drops by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Ellie Kemper (The Office) - Ellie visits The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - Neil is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) - Eric stops by LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Reba McEntire (Malibu Country/Reba) - Tune in to see Reba on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Jai Rodriguez (Malibu Country) - Jai talks about what it's like starring with Reba McEntire and Lily Tomlin in the new series Malibu Country on Marie on Hallmark Channel at 12pm.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

• Jennifer Lawrence (The Bill Engvall Show) - Catch Jennifer on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation/The Office) - Rashida appears on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move) - Jason continues to make the rounds on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm.
• Tim Allen (Last Man Standing/Home Improvement) - Tim chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Anne Heche (Save Me) - Anne and her husband James Tupper (Revenge) reveal how they manage to keep their Hollywood relationship "normal" on Marie at 12pm on Hallmark Channel.
• Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move) - Jason talks about his movie Theft on Today between 7-9am on NBC.

Friday, February 1, 2013

• Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Watch Wanda on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move) - Jason wraps up his appearances this week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
• Zosia Mamet (Girls) - Zosia visits Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
• Kristen Johnston (The Exes/3rd Rock from the Sun) - Kristen talks about her revealing memoir Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

• Steve Carell (The Office) - Steve appears on the Super Bowl Special of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at approximately 11:35pm on CBS.
• Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - Neil is a guest on the Super Bowl Special of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at approximately 11:35pm on CBS.

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NBC has ordered three additional episodes of Up All Night, which will bring their season two total to 16 episodes. The series will go on a winter break after episode 11 airs in December. When the show comes back in the spring 2013, it will return as a multi-camera sitcom for the final five episodes of the season. The sophomore comedy, which stars Christina Applegate, Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph, and Luka Jones, has struggled in the ratings on Thursday nights. It has averaged around only three million viewers.

NBC tried a switch like this before in 2003 with Watching Ellie. The series, which starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lauren Bowles (Julia's real life half-sister) and Steve Carell, originally aired as a single-camera comedy from February-April 2002. When they returned almost a year later in April 2003, they switched to a multi-camera format. Unfortuntely, the format change didn't work for them as they had even lower ratings. A couple of other sitcoms made the switch from single-camera to multi-camera with much better success. The Odd Couple's first season was shot single-camera with a laugh track added. The other four seasons were shot with three cameras and in front of a studio audience. Happy Days is the best-known series to switch formats. Their first two seasons were shot single-camera with the laugh track added. When they made the switch to the multi-camera format in season three, they became a huge hit.

What do you think of NBC's decision? Discuss it on our Up All Night message board. They have a couple of other multi-camera sitcoms in Guys with Kids and Whitney. They had much success with multi-camera sitcoms like Friends and Seinfeld in their glory days, so this seems like a good move.

Paramount's Insurge Pictures and Yahoo! announced yesterday that Burning Love, the popular comedy series that spoofs reality dating shows, will return for two more hilarious seasons on Yahoo! Screen in 2013. The break-out video program premiered June 4 domestically on the Yahoo! Comedy Channel to critical acclaim.

Burning Love is a web spoof of the series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. The series follows fireman Mark Orlando (Ken Marino) in his search for the perfect woman to marry or at least be engaged. Many familiar actors from film and television have appeared in the scripted comedy series. Michael Ian Black appears as the host, Bill Tundle. Other characters are played by Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Adam Scott, Mo Gaffney, Mather Zickel, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Ryan Hansen and Paul Scheer. The contestants on the show include Kristen Bell, June Diane Raphael, Ken Jeong, Malin Akerman, Natasha Leggero, Abigail Spencer, Noureen DeWulf, Jennifer Aniston, Beth Dover and Janet Varney.

The series is written by Erica Oyama (Children's Hospital) and directed by Ken Marino. Seasons two and three will feature returning cast members Ken Marino, June Diane Raphael and Natasha Leggero as well as new characters in their quest to find true love. Season Two, which is coming in January 2013, will follow Julie (June Diane Raphael), who failed to capture Mark Orlando's heart in Season One of Burning Love, as she searches for love in a group of guys who are hopefully all there for the right reasons. In Season Three, Burning Down the House reunites our favorite rejected guys and girls as they return to the Burning Love mansion to compete for a hefty prize and for each other's affection.