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• MeTV is having a special All in the Family block in honor of Rob Reiner starting at 6 PM on Sunday.
• Catchy Comedy is having a "Christmas Carol" tomorrow, with a binge of The Carol Burnett Show.
• Antenna TV has all of your Christmas sitcom favorites on Thursday and Friday.

• As Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday approaches, PBS has an American Masters special about him on Friday.
• Saturday Night Live is back tonight with host Melissa McCarthy.
• Catchy Comedy has a binge of Christmas sitcom favorites tomorrow.

The Johnsons and black-ish return to ABC with a special one-hour television special on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC. The two back-to-back episodes, which will air ahead of the official season seven premiere, will follow the Johnsons as they navigate the upcoming election, with Junior (Marcus Scribner) embarking on his journey as a first-time voter and Dre (Anthony Anderson) launching an exploration into local politics. The special will be presented in part as an animated episode. Oscar® winner Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love) is set to direct. An official premiere date for the highly anticipated seventh season will be announced shortly (airdate and timing are subject to the change due to the NBA Finals schedule).

In "Election Special Pt. 1," (10:00-10:30 p.m. EDT), Junior is excited for his first time voting but discovers he has been purged from the voter polls so he does a deep dive into why – trying to understand the systems in place for voter registration. “Election Special Pt. 1" is directed by Matthew A. Cherry and written by Eric Horsted. Then, in a special animated episode, "Election Special Pt. 2," (10:30-11:00 p.m. EDT), Dre's colleague Stevens (Peter Mackenzie) makes an ill-advised decision to run for Congress, so Dre enlists his family's help and campaigns against him but gets caught up with fundraising and private interest groups. "Election Special Pt. 2" is directed by Matthew A. Cherry and written by Graham Towers & Ben Deeb. In its upcoming seventh season, black-ish will continue to tell stories that shine a light on current events through the lens of the Johnson family, addressing the global pandemic, systemic racism and the movement for social justice and equality.

One of the most acclaimed and influential TV series of all time heads to linear streaming with Shout! Factory TV's launch of The Carol Burnett Show channel available now on Pluto TV, the leading free streaming television service in the U.S. Available to Pluto TV's 26+ million monthly active users, the 24/7 linear channel presents episodes from all 11 seasons of the 25-time Emmy® Award-winning series.

The Carol Burnett Show channel launched yesterday on Channel 516, in the newly-launched Classic TV section of Pluto TV, available on all leading digital streaming devices and services, including Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Google Chromecast and more, as well as major smart TVs and game consoles. As a 24/7 linear channel, fans can tune in to watch curated programming anytime. Additionally, for fans looking to stream content on demand, episodes of The Carol Burnett Show will be available on Pluto TV as well as Shout! Factory TV. Shout! Factory TV has been an indispensable content partner for Pluto TV since its inception. In addition to the The Carol Burnett Show Channel, Pluto TV also carries Shout! Factory TV and the Mystery Science Theater 3000 channel, both of which launched in 2015; TokuSHOUTsu, which launched in February 2020; and Johnny Carson TV, which launched last month.

Many of the episodes included in the linear streaming release have been rarely seen since the show's original broadcast, more than 40 years ago. The comedy legend worked with Shout! Factory to find the long-lost masters of these episodes for their on-demand streaming debut on Shout! Factory TV and now, fans will be able to watch all of the show's episodes and see the evolution of key characters and sketches. 

MeTV is pleased to announce the network return of the 15-time Emmy Award-winning series The Dick Van Dyke Show. Airing back-to-back on Sunday nights at 11 & 11:30PM beginning Sunday, May 5, the memorable comedy classic will premiere with a special five-week event titled "Pick Van Dyke," showcasing creator Carl Reiner's top 10 episodes. The iconic series culminates a night of nostalgic television on America's #1 classic television network, with episodes of MeTV's new original series Collector's Call, hosted by Lisa Whelchel (The Facts of Life), at 10PM | 9C, followed by the rarely seen, early episodes of The Carol Burnett Show at 10:30PM. Other changes for MeTV in May include changes to Saturday late fringe, with Star Trek replacing Lost in Space at 10pm, The Invaders replacing Star Trek at 12am and Lost in Space replacing Kolchak at 1am. On Sunday nights (in addition to Dick Van Dyke replacing Night Gallery), Thriller will now air 2am-4am ET, replacing The Fugitive and The Untouchables. No other changes are occurring to the schedule.

Across 158 half-hour episodes, The Dick Van Dyke Show followed the work and home life of Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke), head comedy writer for the fictional variety series The Alan Brady Show, starring Alan Brady (Carl Reiner), with plots inspired by Carl Reiner’s real-life experiences as a writer for the live variety show Your Show of Shows and the sketch-comedy series Caesar’s Hour. Mary Tyler Moore portrayed Rob’s wife, Laura Petrie, and earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for her performance.

Season four of the off-the-wall family comedy, The Detour, will premiere on Tuesday, June 18 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on TBS. Created, written and executive produced by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, The Detour is an all-too-honest look at the family dynamic. Jones stars in the acclaimed comedy alongside the lovely Natalie Zea and the kids Ashley Gerasimovich and Liam Carroll. Described as "hilariously surreal" (TV Insider) and "a truly wild ride" (TV Guide), season three reached more than 25 million viewers across TBS linear, digital, mobile and on-demand platforms and was a top 10 cable comedy in 2018. Season four finds the wildly dysfunctional Parker family on an epic world-wide search for their runaway teen daughter, Delilah. From Tibet to Paraguay and everywhere in between, The Parkers will stop at nothing to get their baby girl back – and piss off everyone in the process.

Starting Sunday, April 14, 2019, lost episodes of the groundbreaking The Carol Burnett Show will return to broadcast television only on MeTV, America's #1 classic television network. Airing Sunday nights at 10:30pm ET/PT and Monday-Friday at 11pm ET/PT, these rarely seen episodes will showcase sketches from the first five seasons of the longstanding series, including the premiere episode with Jim Nabors, who became Burnett's "good luck charm" and first appearances of iconic characters, like pitiful Eunice and air-headed Mrs. Wiggins, who fans continue to adore. Many of these milestone episodes have never aired beyond their original debut – until now on MeTV. The Carol Burnett Show made history when it debuted on CBS in 1967 as the first comedy variety series ever hosted by a woman. Accompanied by supporting cast members Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner and Tim Conway, Burnett showcased her signature charm to over 30 million viewers per week. In 1977, the show was reedited for syndication and repackaged as Carol Burnett and Friends, which only included sketches from Seasons 6-11.

Game Show Network, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, has announced Sherri Shepherd (The View, Less Than Perfect) as host of its new expert-trivia game show, Best Ever Trivia Show. The half-hour series is anticipated to premiere in Summer 2019. In Best Ever Trivia Show, three contestants face off against three Trivia Experts. The winning player then goes head-to-head against the Expert with the highest score in the final round – the ultimate trivia challenge. The Expert is asked five multiple choice questions and if the player gets one or more correct answers than the Expert, the player wins $10,000 along with the opportunity to come back and win up to a grand total of $30,000 and take his or her spot in trivia history. Trivia Experts to be announced at a later date.

Comedian, actress, and television personality Sherri Shepherd is best known to viewers as the Daytime Emmy® Award-winning former co-host on daytime talk show, The View. Most recently seen in the Netflix original movie Walk. Ride. Rodeo., Shepherd also charmed audiences on 30 Rock, Dancing with the Stars, Less Than Perfect, Everybody Loves Raymond and her own sitcom Sherri. From 2010-2013 the Chicago native served as host of The Newlywed Game on Game Show Network and, in 2012, she produced her standup special, Sherri Shepherd: It's My Time to Talk. Shepherd will co-star in the upcoming Netflix comedy series Mr. Iglesias and in the film, Brian Banks, in theaters August 9.

Fifty years ago today (September 11), Carol Burnett broke through the variety comedy glass ceiling to become a superstar with one of the greatest television shows of all time, The Carol Burnett Show. In honor of Ms. Burnett's historic achievement and her ongoing legacy, MeTV presents "Carol Burnett's Golden Anniversary," a special week-long tribute event. Each weeknight beginning tonight (Monday, September 11) through Friday, September 15, MeTV will air an episode featuring a different iconic character or skit that helped define the future of sketch comedy. Episodes will air at 11:00pm ET/PT. The "Carol Burnett's Golden Anniversary" schedule and episode line-up is as follows. All episodes air in their regularly scheduled time periods at 11:00pm ET/PT.

Monday, September 11
My, those draperies look fetching. Carol and the gang parody the classic film Gone with the Wind with Carol playing Scarlet O'Hara in "Went with the Wind."

Tuesday, September 12
Carol's sweet niece visits only to discover she's possessed in this parody of The Exorcist in the recurring sketch "As the Stomach Turns."

Wednesday, September 13
Mr. Tudball (Tim Conway) tries to teach Mrs. Wiggins (Carol Burnett) how to use the intercom.

Thursday, September 14
Eunice, Ed, and Mama play the game "Sorry!" in "In the Family," the sketch that gave birth to the successful spin-off Mama's Family.

Friday, September 15
In "Nora Desmond," Carol plays a washed-up silent film star doing a bug spray commercial.

CBS announced it will broadcast its first celebrity edition of reality hit Big Brother. The special winter edition will feature multiple episodes per week during a concentrated run and include the series' signature Head of Household and Power of Veto competitions and live evictions. Julie Chen will host. CBS All Access, the CBS Television Network's subscription video on demand and live-streaming service, will again share all the action from inside the house with its 24/7 live feed. Also, Pop TV will provide fans the exclusive live television broadcast of Big Brother After Dark, an unfiltered late-night feed from inside the house. Additional details regarding scheduling and casting will be announced at a later date. The celebrity edition of the series is in addition to Big Brother's milestone 20th season that will be broadcast in summer 2018.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will present the Life Achievement Award to comedic trailblazer, actor, singer, dancer, producer and author Carol Burnett live at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R). Burnett accepting SAG-AFTRA's highest accolade from Fey and Poehler will be a highlight of the annual SAG Awards ceremony, which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Given annually to an actor who fosters the "finest ideals of the acting profession," including career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment, the Life Achievement Award will join Burnett's exceptional catalog of preeminent industry and public honors, which includes multiple Emmys(R), a special Tony(R), the Presidential Medal of Freedom and both a Kennedy Center Honor and its Mark Twain Prize for Humor.

Burnett becomes the 52nd recipient of the Life Achievement Award. Past recipients include Debbie Reynolds, Rita Moreno, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Ernest Borgnine, Betty White, James Earl Jones, Charles Durning, Julie Andrews, Shirley Temple Black, James Garner, Karl Malden, Clint Eastwood, Edward Asner, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor, Angela Lansbury, Robert Redford and George Burns. The 2015 Life Achievement Award will join Carol Burnett's record of preeminent industry honors, which include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a Kennedy Center Honor and its Mark Twain Prize for Humor, a Peabody Award, the Television Critics Association's Career Achievement Award, dozens of Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, five American Comedy Awards, 12 People's Choice Awards, an Ace Award, a Horatio Alger Award, both Crystal and Lucy Awards from Women in Film, the TV Land Legend Award, the Jimmy Stewart Museum's Harvey Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

These days the power of celebrity is often measured by their social media strength, and E! takes a unique, hilarious look at that reality with the network's first scripted digital comedy series Hashtaggers. Starring Kimberley Crossman, Peet Guercio, Patty Guggenheim and Carl Tart, the series features a completely dysfunctional group of people who work together at a social media agency geared to celebrity clientele - but their actions consistently wreak havoc on the stars involved. On Tuesday, February 8, E! News will sneak peek an episode of Hashtaggers, and then all nine episodes will be available on E! online and across E!'s social media platforms and distribution partners.

Where does Ian Ziering go when he needs to step up his digital game? Who does Snooki alert when two million Twitter followers go missing? When William Shatner needs an epic Twitter Rant who does he request? They call the Hashtaggers. The agency is run by Nikki Hart, an intense, yet often completely unprofessional leader, whose lust for her brainless assistant causes its own problems. Her team consists of: Kal Johnson (Tart), a trendy hipster who has made pop culture his life; Colin Greenberg (Guerico), an ex-child star who is still trying to make it as a grown-up; and Molly Scharf (Guggenheim), a sarcastic, free-spirit who has an odd sexual tension with Colin, no matter how much she can't stand him. This team will do anything to make their clients happy, but their techniques are far from professional. Other "clients" this season include: Will Sasso, Kevin Smith, Johnny Weir, Heidi Montag, Stassi Schroeder and Zuri Hall.

In Hollywood, you'll see that no one knows 140 characters like these four characters when Hashtaggers premieres on Tuesday, February 8th on E! Online (www.eonline.com/Hashtaggers).

This Saturday, Lifetime will premiere an all-new holiday movie titled Flight Before Christmas and it will feature two stars from Family Matters. Reginald VelJohnson and Jo Marie Payton, who played husband and wife Carl and Harriet Winslow, will reunite on screen for this holiday movie. The film stars Mayim Bialik, Ryan McPartlin and Brian Doyle-Murray and airs this Saturday (Dec. 5) at 8pm. Excited to take the next step in their relationship and move in with her boyfriend, Stephanie is crushed when he drops the bombshell that he wants to break up. Faced with spending the holidays heartbroken and homeless, she decides to fly home to Connecticut. On a red-eye the day before Christmas, Stephanie finds herself seated next to Michael, who is planning to propose to his college girlfriend. The two get off to a rocky start but things get even worse when the pilot announces that a huge, unexpected snowstorm is crossing the country. Their flight is diverted to a small town in Montana where Stephanie snags the last available room at the town’s bed and breakfast. Despite their differences, she offers to share the room with Michael and try their best to get along.

It's the holidays and we are in a giving mood, so we will run a giveaway. We are giving away one copy of the Time Life Holiday Package (The Carol Burnett Show: The Lost Episodes, Mr. Warmth! Don Rickles The Ultimate TV Collection, and The Hee Haw Collection). For the first time on DVD, you can now own the best episodes from the groundbreaking years of Carol's beloved variety show. You'll see the first episode aired, the first performances of many of her famous characters, legendary guest stars, and show-stopping musical performances. The Lost Episodes features 21 uncut episodes plus over 11 hours of bonus material on 10 DVDs. Exclusive bonus features include:

* A Backstage Tour of Studio 33 where the show was filmed
* Exclusive interviews with Alan Alda, Julie Andrews, Tony Bennett, Steve Carell, Tina Fey, and many more
* Rare Carol TV Specials
* Newly Produced Featurettes
* Hilarious Bonus Sketches
* Never-Before-Seen Bloopers and Outtakes

Plus, you'll receive a collectible 40-page Guest Book with autographs from Carol's guests, friends, and fans, production photos, and notes from Carol herself! All 21 episodes closed captioned! And remember you get two more sets, too...Hee Haw and Don Rickles! The 11 episodes of Hee Haw includes the very best of America's longest-running variety show, hosted by Roy Clark and Buck Owens. And Mr. Warmth: Don Rickles The Ultimate TV Collection: Contains four classic one-hour network television specials from the 1970s featuring Mr. Warmth with an impressive list of guest stars specials include the hilarious shows Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Special and Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking. In addition to the specials this set includes the complete series of his beloved sitcom CPO Sharkey: for two seasons (1976-1978) and 37 episodes, Don Rickles brought his distinctive brand of comedy as the star of CPO Sharkey.

Enter our giveaway and read our rules. Good luck and Happy Holidays!

• Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish/Girlfriends) - Watch Tracee on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Ty Burrell (Modern Family/Back to You/Out of Practice) - Ty drops by The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Judah Friedlander (30 Rock) - Judah appears on Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Arden Myrin (Suburgatory/Working) - Arden is a guest on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation) - Aziz visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Lizzy Caplan (Party Down/The Class) - Lizzy stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Sheryl Lee Ralph (Instant Mom/Moesha/It's a Living) - Sheryl guest co-hosts The Real, so check your local listings.
• Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie cooks up an easy Thanksgiving favorite on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Krysten Ritter (Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) - Krysten discusses her new Netflix series Jessica Jones on the AOL Build Show at 3pm.
• Kym Whitley (Young & Hungry/Animal Practice/The Parkers) - Kym is a guest on Steve Harvey, so check your local listings. She also talks about season 3 of Young & Hungry on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Jackée Harry (The First Family/Sister, Sister/227) - Jackée talks about season 3 of Young & Hungry on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Tori Spelling (Mystery Girls) - Tori and Dean McDermott share an update on their relationship and join Billy and Kit for a Thanksgiving cooking and tablescape demo on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• James Brolin (Life in Pieces) - James is a guest on People Now.
• Scott Foley (The Goodwin Games/A.U.S.A./Scrubs) - Scott appears on People Now.
• Niecy Nash (The Soul Man/Reno 911!) - Niecy will be on People Now.
• Burt Reynolds (Evening Shade) - Burt discusses his memoir But Enough About Me on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
• Fran Drescher (The Nanny/Happily Divorced) - Fran is a guest on Good Day New York on WNYW-Fox5 in New York sometime between 7-10am.

• Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family/The Class) - Catch Jesse on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Burt Reynolds (Evening Shade) - Burt appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. He will also discuss his memoir But Enough About Me on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony visits The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Derek Waters (Married to the Kellys) - Derek is a guest on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Oliver Hudson (Rules of Engagement) - Oliver drops by Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo. He also talks about Scream Queens on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) - Eric appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Oliver Platt (The Big C) - Oliver discusses Chicago Med on NBC's Today in the 9am hour, on HuffPost Live at 2pm and on the AOL Build Show at 4pm.
• NeNe Leakes (The New Normal) - NeNe chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock from the Sun) -Joseph and Seth Rogen talk about The Night Before on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Maura Tierney (NewsRadio) - Maura is a guest on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Lori Loughlin (Fuller House/Full House) - Lori talks about her new Hallmark Channel original movie Northpole: Open for Christmas on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Krysten Ritter (Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) - Krysten and the entire cast of Jessica Jones will be on Good Morning America's special 40th anniversary coverage on GMA on Yahoo at 6:30pm.
• Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish/Girlfriends) - Tracee appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Charlie Sheen (Anger Management/Two and a Half Men/Spin City) - Charlie will make a revealing personal announcement in a live in-studio interview with Matt Lauer on NBC's Today.

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock from the Sun) - Watch Joseph on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Jennifer Lawrence (The Bill Engvall Show) - Jennifer visits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC. Jennifer and the cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 will be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
• John Mulaney (Mulaney) - John is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Rainn Wilson (The Office) - Rainn stops by The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Michaela Watkins (Trophy Wife) - Michaela appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Lori Loughlin (Fuller House/Full House) - Lori talks about her new Hallmark Channel original movie Northpole: Open for Christmas on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• NeNe Leakes (The New Normal) - NeNe is a guest on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Kim Fields (The Facts of Life/Living Single) - Kim reveals how a mistaken self-diagnosis was actually a blessing in disguise on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
• Tori Spelling (Mystery Girls) - Tori has holiday decorating secrets and under $10 gift ideas on FABLife, so check your local listings.
• Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Terry talks about World's Funniest on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Tia Mowry-Hardrict (Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia shares Thanksgiving recipes on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Michael Strahan (Brothers) - Michael is a guest on People Now.
• Scott Foley (The Goodwin Games/A.U.S.A./Scrubs) - Scott appears on People Now.

• Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly/Samantha Who?) - Catch Melissa on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent/Arrested Development/The Larry Sanders Show) - Jeffrey drops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie) - Jane is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle) - Bryan visits on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS. He will also be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock from the Sun) - Joseph appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Ron Funches (Undateable) - Ron is a guest on Conan at 11pm on TBS and on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Jennifer Lawrence (The Bill Engvall Show) - Jennifer stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Scott Foley (The Goodwin Games/A.U.S.A./Scrubs) - Scott dishes details on the mid-season finale of Scandal on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings. He also appears on People Now.
• John Mulaney (Mulaney) - John discusses his Netflix comedy special The Comeback Kid on the AOL Build Show at 12pm.
• Michael Strahan (Brothers) - Michael joins the Hot Topics conversation on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie shares her recipe for her popular hearty gumbo on FabLife, so check your local listings.
• Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Mario is a guest on People Now.
• Ted Danson (Cheers/Becker) - Ted chats on Tavis Smiley on PBS, so check your local listings.
• David Koechner (The Office/Hank) - David talks about Krampus on HuffPost Live at 4pm.

• Marcus Scribner, Yara Shahidi, Miles Brown and Marsai Martin (black-ish) - Watch the young stars of black-ish on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• John Stamos (Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House) - John is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Josh Peck (Grandfathered/Drake & Josh) - Josh appears on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Vivica A Fox (True Jackson, VP/Out All Night) - Vivica is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Tori Spelling (Mystery Girls) - Tori guest co-hosts FABLife, so check your local listings.
• Suzanne Somers (Three's Company/She's the Sheriff/Step by Step) - Suzanne shares insights from her latest book Tox-Sick on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Nat Wolff (The Naked Brothers Band) - Nat is a guest on People Now.
• Kate Walsh (Bad Judge/The Drew Carey Show) - Kate joins the Chew Crew on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
• Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle) - Bryan is a guest on Tavis Smiley on PBS, so check your local listings.

As we mentioned already many moons ago that TBS has acquired the rights to New Girl and 2 Broke Girls for Fall 2015. New Girl will be shared with Viacom's MTV and we will have details on that show on MTV at a later date. Back to TBS, they will premiere New Girl with a 24-hour marathon on Sunday, Aug. 16 (early Monday) at 1am and will run through Monday, Aug. 17 1pm before settling into its regular timeslot of weekdays at 3pm & 3:30pm, as Friends moves from 3-5pm to 4-6pm and Seinfeld gets cut to 6-8pm (rather than 5-8pm). No other changes will be made during this time. On Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 7), TBS will offer mini-marathons of The Office from 6am-12pm and Friends from 12pm-6pm. As for 2 Broke Girls, the sitcom will premiere in primetime in mid-September...but we will have details on that at a later date as everything gets finalized. Stay tuned, but for now get ready for Zooey Deschanel and gang on TBS!

New Girl stars the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated Zooey Deschanel as Jess, a smart and spirited woman navigating her way through the highs and lows of modern friendship and romance with her male roommates (Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris and Damon Wayans Jr.) and best friend (Hannah Simone).

Carol Burnett – comedic trailblazer, actor, singer, dancer, producer and author – has been named the 52nd recipient of SAG-AFTRA's highest tribute: the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Burnett will be presented the performers union's top accolade at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 8PM ET/7PM CT/6PM MT/5PM PT. Given annually to an actor who fosters the "finest ideals of the acting profession," the SAG Life Achievement Award will join Burnett's exceptional catalog of preeminent industry and public honors, which includes multiple Emmys®, a special Tony®, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and both a Kennedy Center Honor and its Mark Twain Prize for Humor. The public and her peers treasure Carol Burnett for her comedic and dramatic roles on television, film, and Broadway, most notably The Carol Burnett Show. Named in 2007 by TIME magazine as one of "100 Best Television Shows of All Time," and by Variety in 2011 as one of "The 25 Shows That Changed Television," The Carol Burnett Show ran for 11 years, averaged 30 million viewers per week, and received 25 Emmy Awards, making it one of the most honored shows in television history.

• Time-Life has announced their next release for The Carol Burnett Show, which will be The Carol Burnett Show - The Lost Episodes, and it is going to be another huge set, with 22 discs covering the first five seasons of the series.
• San Diego Comic Con was last week, and Shout! announced the release of some very rare (and short-lived) 80s series, including Manimal and Automan.