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Monday, February 21, 2022

Martin 30th Anniversary Reunion Coming Later This Year on BET+; Dave Chappelle Forming Comedian Team for Netflix

Damn Gina! Martin is returning for a 30th anniversary reunion special on the BET+ streaming service later this year! The cast reunites to celebrate the impact of the iconic sitcom. Few shows defined an era like Martin. From music to movies to fashion, the iconic sitcom was not only a broad mainstream hit, it was a cultural force that went beyond the screen and epitomized an era. The show was a crossover sensation all while providing an honest and refreshing view of the Black experience and to this day, the characters, all created by the comedic genius of the show's namesake, Martin Lawrence, are still some of pop culture's most beloved. Thirty years later, its legacy lives on, and this summer, fans will be able to relive all the love, joy and laughter as Martin and the gang come together once again for the first time in decades.

The reunion special, hosted by comedian and actor Affion Crockett, will include Martin Lawrence ("Martin"), Tisha Campbell ("Gina"), Tichina Arnold ("Pamela") and Carl Anthony Payne II ("Cole"), along with surprise guest appearances. Taking a look at the show's origin and evolution, the reunion will feature interviews with the cast, original directors, special musical performances, and behind the scenes commentary on the importance and impact of the show that shaped a generation. The reunion is executive produced by Martin Lawrence, Robert Lawrence, Rae Proctor and Stacy Lyles through his company Run Tel Dat Entertainment. For Jesse Collins Entertainment, Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon serve as executive producers along with Jeannae Rouzan-Clay who is also the showrunner. The show is executive produced and directed by Stan Lathan. The special is written by Nile Evans as well as Bentley Kyle Evans who also serves as a co-executive producer. Jesse Collins Entertainment's Brittany Brazil is a producer.

The taping took place yesterday, (Sunday, February 20) and will launch on BET+ later this year. In the meantime, fans can get ready for the reunion by re-watching all five seasons of Martin now on BET+. Martin premiered in August 1992 on Fox. BET+ is the premium streaming service for the Black community offering thousands of hours of hit movies, TV shows, stage plays and more.

Dave Chappelle and Earthquake

Team Dave Chappelle is on deck for Netflix. Chappelle's Home Team is a series of stand-alone comedy specials executive produced by Dave Chappelle and featuring comedians chosen and spotlighted by Chappelle. The first comedian to be featured is Earthquake, premiering on Monday, February 28. In the special, titled Earthquake: Legendary, comedian Earthquake shakes up the stage and delivers aftershocks while going in hard on health as wealth, prostate exams and disciplining kids. Chappelle appears in each special to introduce his fellow comedians, all of whom have been in the comedy game for over 30 years. Earthquake: Legendary premieres globally on Netflix next week on Monday, February 28. The details on the remaining comedians will be revealed at a later date.

Saturday, February 13, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Coming to an End; Chappelle's Show Returns to Netflix

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing about the end of two NBC sitcoms, a new addition to MeTV, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is coming to an end after a healthy eight season run, and cast members are reacting. (Deadline)
A date has been set for the final episode of Superstore. (TVLine)
As Tubi tries to be more and more like a real linear TV experience, they've now added live local newscasts in several cities. (Deadline)
Suzanne Somers had an incident with a nearly naked intruder during a Facebook live stream. (Vulture)
The Jetsons is coming to MeTV. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (FEBRUARY 13 - FEBRUARY 19)

Chappelle's Show is back on Netflix after a dispute between the star and Comedy Central has been worked out.
NBC has two new sitcoms, Young Rock and Kenan, on Tuesday night.
Saturday Night Live is new tonight with Regina King, who has experience being on the NBC Saturday night lineup decades ago as a child on 227, as host.
The Decades binge this weekend is Hawaii Five-O.
Cozi has a Valentine's Day themed marathon of The Office tomorrow.
Even though it's technically already aired twice, The Great North "officially" debuts tomorrow on Fox.

Monday, December 02, 2019

Roseanne Coming to COZI TV in January; Comedy Central Brings Back 31 Days of Holiday Survival

COZI TV will begin 2020 with a new addition to the lineup! All ten original seasons of Roseanne are coming to one network for the very first time. This means, COZI TV will air all nine original Roseanne seasons (1988-1997) as well as the tenth season from 2018. A celebration of the heart, grit and humor of the working-class American family, the series Roseanne gave a realistic voice to the joys and the struggles of work and family. They were inimitable and hilarious: Roseanne and Dan Connor, Becky (and Becky!), Darlene, D.J., Jackie and all the rest of the extend family and friends of Lanford that came and went over the years. Discovered as a "Domestic Goddess" from Denver doing local stand-up, Roseanne became an overnight star with her gritty, sarcastic humor that was the foundation of the show.

Roseanne had a preview on COZI TV this past Halloween with a Halloween episodes marathon. Stay tuned for more info on the loudest, most loving family from Lanford, Illinois coming to COZI TV this January as a regular. We'll have premiere date and airtimes soon!

31 Days of Holiday Survival

Comedy Central announced that Blake Griffin, professional basketball star and accomplished Roaster, will host "31 Days of Holiday Survival," a month of programming dedicated to getting you through the holidays with your sanity intact. As host, Griffin will star in interstitial sketches complementing "31 Days" programming on Comedy Central, with additional content rolling out on social and digital platforms throughout the month. This is the second consecutive holiday season of "31 Days" on Comedy Central, and Chappelle's Show will again kick off the new year with a full-day marathon on January 1.

Programming for "31 Days of Holiday Survival" includes (subject to change):

Movie Stunts:
Saturday, 12/7: Bad Santa 2 Double Dip
Saturday, 12/14: Dynamic Duos Saturday. Movies include Chips, Wedding Crashers, 21 Jump Street
Saturday, 12/21: Family Insanity Saturday. Movies include Meet the Parents, Dirty Grandpa, additional TBA.
Saturday, 12/28 and 12/29: At Home with the Fam Weekend (working title). Movies include Office Space, Meet the Parents, The Internship, 21 Jump Street, Wedding Crashers and more

Seasonal Episodes, Movies and Specials:
Tuesday, 12/24: The Office Christmas Party - Holiday-themed episodes of The Office back-to-back
Wednesday 12/25: Holiday-themed episodes of South Park, Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special back-to-back, Bad Santa 2
Tuesday, 12/31: South Park New Year's Eve Marathon
January 1: Chappelle's Show New Year's Day Marathon

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

CBS Loads Up on Reality in Midseason 2019; Comedy Central's 31 Days of Holiday Survival

The World's Best - RuPaul Charles, Faith Hill, James Corden and Drew Barrymore

CBS is building a strong roster of reality programming at midseason with the premieres of two new unscripted competitions and the return of three fan favorites. Big Brother: Celebrity Edition returns for a second season Monday, Jan. 21 from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT. Following the premiere, Big Brother: Celebrity Edition will air on multiple nights each week for three weeks, with the two-hour finale on Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 9-11. On Sunday, Feb. 3, immediately following Super Bowl LIII from 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT (time is approximate after post-game coverage), the new competition series The World's Best debuts with host James Corden and judges Drew Barrymore, RuPaul Charles and Faith Hill. After the post-Super Bowl premiere, the show moves to Wednesdays beginning Feb. 6.

On Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT, the Emmy Award-winning Survivor returns for its 38th season. Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst returns as host. The new high-stakes competition series Million Dollar Mile premieres Wednesday, March 27 from 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), after the wrap of The World's Best. Tim Tebow hosts, along with play-by-play commentators Matt "Money" Smith and Maria Taylor. Finally, the multiple Emmy Award-winning The Amazing Race returns on Wednesday, May 22 from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT for its 31st season with Emmy Award-nominated host Phil Keoghan, following the wrap of Survivor's season. This season will feature a reality clash when fierce competitors from The Amazing Race, Big Brother, and Survivor race around the world for the $1 million prize. With all these moves on Wednesdays, drama Seal Team will move to 10pm starting Wednesday, March 13.

31 Days of Holiday Survival

It's been a YEAR, amiright? Comedy Central feels you and is celebrating the light at the end of the tunnel with a full month of special programming to help you take a load off. In its first ever 31 Days of Holiday Survival extravaganza, the network will feature movies, specials and event marathons - in addition to regularly scheduled programming - to make folks laugh out loud, forget their troubles and celebrate the year ahead.

Themed programming encompasses Drunk History, South Park, BoJack Horseman, Futurama, The Office: Best of Michael Scott, Chappelle's Show, Reno! 911, Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special, Bad Santa and more. It all starts Saturday, December 1 with an Adam Sandler Movie Stunt and ends on December 31 with a Reno 911 Full Day New Year's Eve Marathon!

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Fox Streams New Comedy LA to Vegas Early; Chappelle's Show New Year's Day Marathon

Tired of long lines at the airport, weather delays and crammed middle seats this season? Jackpot Airlines goes wheels up early, to help cure your holiday travel blues! In advance of its premiere, watch LA to Vegas starting now through New Year's Eve, on Fox Now, On Demand and Hulu! The Full Episode is available to watch with On Demand for customers of Cox, DISH, DirecTV, Playstation Vue, Spectrum, Sling TV, Verizon FiOS, XFINITY and many more! You can also stream the full episode on Twitter on 12/26, 12/27 and 12/28 at 6:00 PM PT / 9:00 PM ET

New comedy LA to Vegas, starring Dylan McDermott premieres Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 9:00PM ET/PT on Fox. LA to Vegas is a workplace comedy about an airline crew and the eccentric passengers who, every weekend, take the round-trip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with one goal in mind - to come back a winner. It won't be turbulence-free, but this unlikely group of miscreants and dreamers will eventually go from being strangers on a plane to a supportive, if unconventional, family... well, at least from Friday to Sunday. The series stars Kim Matula (UnREAL), Ed Weeks (The Mindy Project), Nathan Lee Graham (The Comeback, Hitch) and Olivia Macklin (The Young Pope) with Peter Stormare (The Big Lebowski) and Emmy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Dylan McDermott (The Practice, American Horror Story). Look for our pilot review on Monday, Jan. 1 - stay tuned!

Chappelle's Show

2017 got a little real, didn't it? Mad real. Like when keeping it real goes wrong. So kick off 2018 with some laughs! Order up some WacArnold's, maybe a nice Samuel Jackson beer, and relive the Chappelle's Show phenomenon chronologically, start to finish, with an all-day, full-series marathon New Year's Day on Comedy Central. "It's a Celebration, Bitches" begins at 9:00 a.m. ET/PT, with all 28 episodes of Chappelle's Show running nonstop and culminating in a Midnight presentation of the seminal Chappelle stand-up special Killin' Them Softly. Chappelle's Show episodes will continue to air into the wee hours, and all episodes plus the special will be available on cc.com and the CC App.

Beloved by fans and critics alike, Chappelle's Show aired from 2003-2006 on Comedy Central and became an instant cultural sensation. The series' poignant, street-smart take on the nuances of race and society remain relevant as ever in today's world, and Chappelle's Show images, soundbites and clips persist as popular reference points throughout the media landscape.

Friday, August 03, 2007

WPIX Fall 2007 Schedule; Fox Revamps Fall Schedule

WPIX, the CW affiliate in the #1 market (New York City), has announced its Fall schedule to us. They will be adding quite a lot of new shows this fall, compared to other New York local affiliates. They will add repeats of new syndicated entries Two and a Half Men, Family Guy, George Lopez, and Reno 911 to the weekday line-up. Also coming are new first-run series Steve Wilkos Show and Jury Duty to the weekday line-up. Joining the Daytime CW lineup will be repeats of sitcom All of Us at 3pm. On weekends, they will add repeats of Chappelle's Show on Saturday nights at 12-1am and Degrassi: The Next Generation on Sunday mornings from 10:30am-1pm.
Some changes include Judge Mathis at 9am and 2pm, while staples Maury and Jerry will air 10 & 11am, leading into new talk show Steve Wilkos Show, which means Judge Lopez will move to 1-2pm. Sitcoms My Wife & Kids and According to Jim will be moving to 5-6pm, Friends at 6pm and Everybody Loves Raymond moving to 6:30pm. New sitcoms Two and a Half Men and Family Guy takes over 7-8pm. The same duo returns for more episodes from 11p-12am, but the half-hours are switched. Moving to midnight, we get the secondary episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, followed by Sex and the City at its new time at 12:30am. The secondary Friends is now at 1am, followed by Will & Grace, Frasier, and George Lopez will debut at 2:30am. Back to back South Park at 3am, the debuts of Reno 911 and Jury Duty in the 4am hour round out the night.
So what happened to the late night classic TV sitcoms? You know The Jeffersons, Good Times, Cheers. They will lose rights to Cheers after August, but the others are still under contract and will return when needed. The Honeymooners and Green Acres are also under contract still.
To view the full seven day schedule, click HERE.

Fox has made some changes to its fall line-up. The biggest move is Bones moving from Wednesdays at 9 to Tuesdays at 8 as of Sept. 25. Now airing Wednesdays at 9 (effect. Sept 19) is the new reality series Kitchen Nightmares, which was slated for Thursdays at 9, which will now be Don't Forget the Lyrics as of Sept. 6. Fox will also air another night of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader episodes for four weeks on Fridays at 8, before new reality series The Search for the Next Great American Band premieres in early October on Fridays at 8. New drama New Amsterdam, which was slated for Tuesdays at 8 will now be held for mid-season.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Nick at Nite Sked Change; More TV Land Awards Details; WGN Adds 'Chappelle's', More for Fall 2007

Once again Nick at Nite will not air their regular schedule this Saturday and Sunday. The last few weeks they have aired nothing but Fresh Prince. This week it will be a mix of Roseanne and Fresh Prince all night long. Roseanne from 10p-1a & 4-6a on Saturday and 9p-1a & 4-6a on Sunday and Fresh Prince 1-4a on both nights. It is likely they will do this each weekend, but for now it is just for this weekend.
They have also schedule Designing Women to the late Thursday (early Friday) 5:30 a.m. slot starting April 12. Murphy Brown will air at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday nights (early Sundays), as well. Since Nick at Nite likes to change their weekend schedule to all Fresh/Roseanne, Murphy will probably never air. As always, this is subject to change, especially with this network. View it in list form if you prefer that.

TV Land announced today that it will salute Lucille Ball, Roots, The Brady Bunch, Taxi and Hee Haw among others at the Fifth Annual TV Land Awards hosted by Kelly Ripa (taping on Saturday, April 14). The gala premieres on TV Land on Sunday, April 22nd at 9 p.m. ET/PT and will be rebroadcast on TV Land's sister network, Nick at Nite that same night beginning at 11 p.m. ET/PT.
Legendary comedienne Carol Burnett will bestow the Legacy of Laughter Award on Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr. on behalf of their mother, Lucille Ball for her groundbreaking career and body of work including her enduring sitcom I Love Lucy. The cast of The Brady Bunch will be reunited on stage to accept the Pop Culture Award. The landmark mini-series Roots, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, will be honored for its place in television history. The Entertainer Award will be given to Hee Haw, one of television's longest running country music series. Taxi, which launched and furthered the careers of several Hollywood notables, will be awarded the Medallion Award for keeping the meter running for all these years.
TV Land will also present awards in several other categories, including the 2006 Future Classic Award - which TV Land unveiled in 1998 and is presented annually to the one new show from the previous calendar year that best exemplifies the qualities of an emerging television classic.
To view the full release with more information, including a list of attendees thus far, click HERE.

Beginning this fall, Chapelle's Show, will join Superstation WGN. Chapelle's Show features comedian Dave Chappelle as the host of this cutting-edge sketch-comedy. The first three seasons of the half-hour show have been acquired for a two-year run.
It will begin airing nationally on Superstation in Late Fringe, where it will run as part of a late night comedy block that includes new addition Reno 911, successful comedies like Scrubs and Becker, and newcomer Corner Gas, Canada's #1 sitcom premiering on Superstation WGN this fall.

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