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Killing It Gets Play on YouTube, TikTok and USA Network; Stand Up to Cancer Special Returns

Peacock's critically acclaimed comedy series Killing It, starring Craig Robinson, drops the first three episodes of Season 1 on YouTube and Episode 1 on TikTok, available to stream now. Additionally, the first two episodes from Season 1 will air tonight, Aug. 7 at 8 pm PT / 11 pm ET, on USA Network following WWE Monday Night Raw, and viewers can watch the first episode of Killing It Season 1 and other select Peacock Original episodes for free on Peacocktv.com without a subscription.

Season 2 of Killing It premieres on Thursday, Aug. 17 (all episodes). Killing It is a comedy about class, capitalism and one man's quest to achieve the American dream. Killing It comes from executive producers Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), and stars Craig Robinson, Claudia O'Doherty and Rell Battle. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. In the first season, Craig Foster (Craig Robinson) teams up with his Uber driver, Jillian (Claudia O'Doherty), to enter a state-sponsored snake-hunting contest in hopes of achieving the American dream and becoming a successful entrepreneur.

The second season (premiering Aug. 17) picks up a year later, as Craig (Craig Robinson) and Jillian (Claudia O'Doherty) take the money they won from the Florida Python Challenge and use it to buy a saw palmetto berry farm. Craig is so close to realizing his dream of shrinking men's prostates, making his family proud, and - most importantly - getting filthy rich. Just as they're about to start making money, however, a series of unexpected visitors (some human, some not) threaten to destroy everything they've built.

On Saturday, August 19, the entertainment community will come together for Stand Up to Cancer(R) (SU2C) and its eighth roadblock fundraising special, supporting urgently needed research and new treatments for cancer. Debuting in a refreshing new format, the televised celebration entitled "How It Started, How It's Going" will recognize SU2C's impact and progress over the last 15 years.

This year's show will air on Saturday, August 19 at 8 p.m. ET and PT / 7 p.m. CT. Over the course of one hour, the show will celebrate 15 years of cutting-edge cancer research and highlight special moments with stars from film, television, sports and journalism who have supported the SU2C movement. The show will also feature renowned SU2C-funded cancer scientists, who will discuss the progress being made in the fight against cancer and the critical need to continue to fund life-saving research. There will also be touching stories from cancer survivors who have received breakthrough treatments supported by SU2C.

Celebrities making a special appearance during the show include Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Biel, Don Cheadle, Katie Couric, Danai Gurira, Tony Hale, Ken Jeong, Maria Menounos, Julianne Moore, Tig Notaro, Jimmy Smits, Eric Stonestreet and Justin Timberlake; a special montage of comedic skits from past shows will feature Jack Black, Ben Falcone, Zach Galifianakis, Brad Garrett, Bill Hader, Jon Hamm, Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Melissa McCarthy, and Matthew McConaughey. The televised special will also feature past musical performances from the likes of Brittany Howard, Simone Ledward Boseman, and The Who. SU2C's biennial specials have been supported by hundreds of celebrities over the past 15 years. Additional celebrity guests will be announced in the weeks leading up to the telecast.

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Labels: Killing It, Peacock, USA Network, YouTube

Hulu Schedules Comedy The Other Black Girl; Killing It Returns for Season 2

Hulu has revealed a first look at upcoming Original comedy series The Other Black Girl, from Onyx Collective, based on Zakiya Dalila Harris' best selling novel. The series will premiere all 10 episodes on September 13, only on Hulu. Nella, an editorial assistant, is tired of being the only Black girl at her company, so she's excited when Hazel is hired. But as Hazel's star begins to rise, Nella spirals out and discovers something sinister is going on at the company. CAST: Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Brittany Adebumola, Hunter Parrish, Bellamy Young, Eric McCormack, and Garcelle Beauvais.

Season 2 of Killing It is streaming August 17 on Peacock, plus catch up on Season 1 streaming now. Killing It is a comedy about class, capitalism, and one man's quest to achieve the American Dream. But first he has to overcome vicious criminals, nature run wild, and worst of all, corporate America. Starring Craig Robison as Craig, Claudia O'Doherty as Jillian, Rell Battle as Isiah, Scott MacArthur as Brock, and Stephanie Nogueras as Camille. Guest stars Tim Heidecker (Rodney Lamonica), Jet Miller (Vanessa), Wyatt Walter (Corby), Dot-Marie Jones (Jackie Boone), Katie Kershaw (Natalie-Ray Boone), Joe Massingill (Ray-Nathan Boone), Melanie Field (Shayla), Tim Simons (Agent Burton) Fatimah Taliah (Maya), Beck Bennett (Johnny), Kyle Mooney (Bugs).

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Labels: Hulu, Killing It, Onyx Collective, Peacock, The Other Black Girl

SitcomsOnline Digest: Peacock Renews Killing It for Season 2; CBS Sets Fall Premiere Dates

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're in the slowest part of the summer for news and we don't expect it to get any busier in the next few weeks, but we've got news of a renewed series for Peacock, CBS fall premiere dates, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Peacock has renewed Killing It for another season. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Fall premiere dates for CBS series have been set. (Deadline)
• What do you do when you're the host of a comedy news program and contract COVID when there is major news going on? If you're Samantha Bee, you do your show in the woods. (The Daily Beast)
• Things like this used to have a lot more fanfare that has been lost since the era of digital streaming, but American Housewife is set to come to broadcast syndication in the fall. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 25 - JULY 1)

• Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe is now available to stream on Paramount+, but don't go looking for all of the episodes of the original series just yet, as they have only added a few so far and will be adding more at a slow rate.
• The second half of the fourth season of Stranger Things comes to Netflix on Friday.
• Decades has a binge of Riptide this weekend.

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Labels: American Housewife, Beavis and Butt-Head, Killing It, SitcomsOnline Digest

Peacock Renews Killing It for Season 2; Jack McBrayer's Kindness Show on Apple TV+

Peacock announced today the second season renewal of critically-acclaimed comedy series Killing It from co-showrunners / executive producers Dan Goor (Brooklyn Nine-Nine Co-Creator) and Luke Del Tredici (Brooklyn Nine-Nine Executive Producer). The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Craig Robinson (The Office, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) will return for all-new season, further expanding on Craig's quest to achieve the American dream. The series is a comedy about class, capitalism and one man's quest to achieve the American dream. And also about hunting really big snakes.   

Apple TV+ is excited to share an all-new video of Jack McBrayer and children learning how to create a bird house just ahead of the original Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show special and four original shorts premiering globally on Friday, June 24. In the special, Jack and his friends will set out to solve a kindness mystery. Who's behind the random acts of kindness popping up all over town? The four shorts feature Jack interviewing real kids about their extraordinary acts of kindness, declaring them official Kindness Ambassadors in their own hometowns.

Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show is co-created and executive produced by Emmy Award nominee Jack McBrayer and Daytime Emmy Award winner Angela C. Santomero. The series, special and shorts are produced by Emmy Award-winning 9 Story Media Group with animation by its Oscar-nominated studio Brown Bag Films. Jax Media also produces. Wendy Harris and Vince Commisso serve as executive producers alongside showrunner and Emmy Award nominee, Guy Toubes. Tony Hernandez and John Skidmore executive produce for Jax Media. Junlei Li, the Saul Zaentz senior lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, serves as the kindness and human connection expert on the series through Apple TV+’s changemakers initiative.

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Labels: Apple TV+, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Killing It, Peacock

SitcomsOnline Digest: IMDb TV Orders Comedy from Creator of The Good Place; ABC Gives Full Season Orders to The Wonder Years and Home Economics

Happy Halloween and welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! The news this week is even slower (there is a lot to watch though!), but this week we're hearing about a new comedy for IMDb TV from the creator of The Good Place, two full season pickups at ABC, a new animated comedy for Fox (but it won't debut for another two years), and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• IMDb TV has ordered Primo, a comedy series from Shea Serrano and Michael Schur. (Variety)
• The Wonder Years and Home Economics have both gotten full season orders at ABC. (Variety)
• Jon Hamm has been cast to star (and also fill the role of executive producer) in Grimsburg, which will be Fox's next new animated comedy, but don't look for it to debut until 2023. (Deadline)
• It's a little out of the realm of the stuff we usually cover here, but there is now a trailer available for Netflix's Tiger King 2. (People)
• Casting details for the Peacock comedy Killing It, starring Craig Robinson, have been revealed. (Deadline)
• We're learning about the first of several planned South Park specials that will debut on Paramount+, the first of which we'll see in a little under a month. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 5)

• As usual, Cozi TV will celebrate Halloween with a marathon of The Munsters, but as a twist they'll also have the feature film Munster Go Home included in that lineup this year.
• Of course, if you like the show that The Munsters is always compared to, you can always catch The Addams Family 24/7 on the dedicated channel on Pluto TV.
• Antenna TV used to feature marathons of Bewitched and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch for Halloween, but this year, they'll only have Bewitched on Sunday while new sister channel Rewind TV will feature Sabrina, the Teenage Witch all weekend long.
• The HBO Max Head of the Class reboot debuts on Thursday.
• If you're looking for a new animated adult comedy series to watch, there is Fairfax on Amazon Prime Video.
  
• Judge Judy is back, with Judy Justice, which will debut Monday on IMDb TV.

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Labels: Grimsburg, Home Economics, IMDb, Killing It, Primo, SitcomsOnline Digest, Wonder Years (2021)

COZI TV Acquires Munster, Go Home Movie for Halloween Marathon; Peacock is Killing It with Craig Robinson

Kicking off Saturday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m. and continuing Halloween Day at 11:00 am, COZI TV will offer a special, Halloween-themed marathon anchored by, Munster, Go Home!, the only full-color and original cast movie from The Munsters series, along with many of the most memorable episodes of The Munsters and Roseanne (check local listings). Munster, Go Home! first aired in 1966 after the conclusion of The Munsters' television series run and follows the hilariously spooky Munster family. The film includes all of the original cast members, except for the role of Marilyn, who in the film is played by Debbie Watson and is played by Beverly Owen and Pat Priest in the television series. The Munsters marathon will include a wide range of favorites that follows the Munster family as they try to lead a regular life at 1313 Mockingbird Lane with lots of laughs in every episode.

Roseanne is known for their annual Halloween-themed episodes and this year's marathon will include episodes from the original series run like "Boo," which introduces the family's love for the holiday and the annual prank wars between lead characters Roseanne and Dan. COZI TV viewers can regularly watch The Munsters and Roseanne seven days a week at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. respectively and on HuluLive, YouTubeTV, fubotv and DISH Network. Check the COZI TV Halloween Weekend Marathon Broadcast Schedule below:

Saturday, October 30
8:00 PM: Munster, Go Home! (Movie)

Sunday, October 31
11:00 AM: The Munsters: Munster Masquerade
11:30 AM: The Munsters: My Fair Munster
12:00 PM: The Munsters: Walk on the Mild Side
12:30 AM: The Munsters: Rock-A-Bye Munster
1:00 AM: The Munsters: Pike's Pique
1:30 AM: The Munsters: Low Cal Munster
2:00 PM: The Munsters: Tin Can Man
2:30 PM: The Munsters: Herman the Great
3:00 PM: The Munsters: Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie
3:30 PM: The Munsters: Autumn Croakus
4:00 PM: The Munsters: Ride of Herman Munster
4:30 PM: The Munsters: The Sleeping Cutie
5:00 PM: The Munsters: A Family Portrait
5:30 PM: The Munsters: Grandpa Leaves Home
6:00 PM: The Munsters: Herman's Rival
6:30 PM: The Munsters: Grandpa's Call of the Wild
7:00 PM: Munsters, Go Home (Movie)
9:00 PM: Roseanne: Boo!
9:30 PM: Roseanne: Trick or Treat
10:00 PM: Roseanne: Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down
10:30 PM: Roseanne: Halloween IV
11:00 PM: Roseanne: Halloween V

Peacock's Craig Robinson-led comedy Killing It has announced its cast. Series Stars Craig Robinson, Claudia O'Doherty, Rell Battle, Scott MacArthur, Stephanie Nogueras, Wyatt Walter, Jet Miller and comes from Universal Television. The series reunites Robinson with Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-creator Dan Goor and executive producer Luke Del Tredici. Production has begun in New Orleans, LA for 10 episodes of this half-hour series. Robinson recurred on NBC's Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jake's friend and nemesis, Doug Judy (aka the Pontiac Bandit). Killing It is a comedy about class, capitalism and one man's quest to achieve the American dream. And also about hunting really big snakes. Robinsin will play Craig, a man who will do anything to make his American Dream come true, even compete in a state-sponsored python hunt. O'Doherty will play Jillian, a down-on-her luck Uber driver who introduces Craig to the bizarre world of snake hunting. Battle will play Isaiah, Craig's younger brother, whose version of the American Dream is a lot less legal than Craig's. MacArthur will play Brock, a rival snake hunter and aspiring social media star. Nogueras will play Camille, Craig's ex-wife with whom he uneasily co-parents their pre-teen daughter, Vanessa. Walter will play Corby, Brock's teenage son and reluctant cameraman. And Miller will play Vanessa, Craig's daughter who idolizes her father, but wants nothing to do with hunting snakes.

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Labels: Cozi TV, Killing It, Peacock, Roseanne, The Munsters

CBS Renews 2 Comedies, Cancels Mom and Drama NCIS: New Orleans; Peacock Bulks Up on Original Series

CBS announced that it has renewed its popular Monday night comedy hour of The Neighborhood and Bob ♥ Abishola for the 2021-2022 broadcast season. Additional CBS renewals will be announced in the coming months.The Neighborhood stars Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Tichina Arnold, Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears and Hank Greenspan. Executive producers are Jim Reynolds, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, Wendi Trilling, Cedric the Entertainer and Eric Rhone. The series is produced by CBS Studios. Bob ♥ Abishola stars Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe, Jr., Gina Yashere, Bayo Akinfemi and Anthony Okungbowa. The executive producers are Chuck Lorre, Al Higgins and Beth McCarthy Miller. Gina Yashere is co-executive producer and writer. The series is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., in association with Warner Bros. Television. In other news, two long-running series will come to an end. Sitcom Mom will conclude its eight-season run with the series finale on Thursday, May 6 at 9:00 PM ET/PT, while drama NCIS: New Orleans will conclude its seven-season run with its series finale, Sunday, May 16 at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

Peacock announced all-new programming at the Television Critics Association Press Tour. New unscripted series Ex Rated has been picked up with host and executive producer Andy Cohen, and highly anticipated Real Housewives of Miami is in development. On the comedy front, Peacock has ordered Untitled Craig Robinson Project (previously titled Killing It) to series starring Craig Robinson and ensemble comedy Bust Down from Lorne Michaels and starring Chris Redd, Sam Jay, Langston Kerman and Jak Knight. .

Untitled Craig Robinson Project is a comedy about class, capitalism and one man's quest to achieve the American dream. And also about hunting really big snakes. The project reunites Craig Robinson with Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-creator Dan Goor and executive producer Luke Del Tredici. Robinson recurs on Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jake's friend and nemesis, Doug Judy (aka the Pontiac Bandit). 10 episodes have been ordered of this Peacock comedy. In Bust Down, four casino employees in a dead-end job in middle America attempt to find self-worth in their bad ideas. Six episodes have been ordered starring Chris Redd, Sam Jay, Langston Kerman and Jak Knight.

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Labels: Bob ♥ Abishola, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Bust Down, CBS, Killing It, Mom, NCIS, Peacock, The Neighborhood