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Champions - Thursdays at 9:30PM ET/PT on NBC
Premieres Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 9:30PM ET/PT

by Skees

Vince (Anders Holm) would love to be living "the dream," but when his father died, his dream was pushed aside when he and his brother, Matthew (Andy Favreau), take over the gym that his father owned. Now, he has the opportunity to sell the gym and move to Florida... until an ex (special guest star Mindy Kaling) from about a dozen years ago arrives at the front door with the son (J.J. Totah) that he never knew he had.

Cast Details:

Anders Holm as Vince
Andy Favreau as Matthew
J.J. Totah as Michael
Mouzam Makkar as Britney
Fortune Feimster as Ruby
Yassir Lester as Shabaz

Anders Holm (Vince) came to fame from the Comedy Central series Workaholics, where he was both a creator and a star. He also had a recurring role on The Mindy Project.

Andy Favreau (Matthew) has had guest roles in series including Will & Grace, The Mick, and 2 Broke Girls, among others. He is also the brother of Jon Favreau, a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama.

J.J. Totah (Michael) made his debut on Kroll Show and also was among the regular cast in the short-lived ABC series, Back in the Game. He also appeared in four episodes of the final season of Glee.

Mouzzam Makkar (Britney) comes from working on the stage, but she has appeared in episodes of The Vampire Diaries, 9JKL, Bones, among many other series.

Fortune Feimster (Ruby) made her debut on Last Comic Standing, but has also co-starred on The Mindy Project and had a recurring role on Life in Pieces. She also appeared on many Chelsea Lately episodes.

Yassir Lester (Shabaz) is an improv comic who has been seen on TV on The Carmichael Show and Key and Peele.

Pilot Plot:

"Pilot" (Airs March 8 at 9:30PM ET)

Vince and Matthew are brothers who've been running the gym that their father ran for the past several years, and Vince is ready to move on. In fact, he even decides to sell he gym. But meanwhile, a woman, Priya, is in New York, trying to get her drama loving son Michael enrolled in a special school for talented young kids. And before Vince knows it, Priya and Michael are knocking on the door with a surprise that is going to change his life forever.

"I Think I'm Gonna Tolerate it Here" (Airs March 15 at 9:30PM ET)

With Michael now living with Vince and Matthew full-time, it seems they've got a big problem: he has no bedroom to call his own. Even worse, it turns out he is absolutely insufferable to live with, and a major slob. Meanwhile, Vince needs to come up with $5000 in just a few days or else he is going to lose the gym. They're going to have to solve both of these problems, perhaps with a single solution?

"Lumps" (Airs March 22 at 9:30PM ET)

There's a new gym in town and they're taking all of the ladies from Champions gym. And it's going to take an all out battle to bring them back, with Michael helping Vince and Matthew know what the ladies want.

Analysis:

This is definitely one of those series where the name of the doesn't really tell viewers anything about the series, and from what I've seen, the advertising doesn't really do too great of a job of that either. So that may make it a little difficult to bring in viewers for the first time. But to be clear, the premise is rather simple: two guys are raising a kid and running a gym.

This is far from the first time that there has been a series about a guy (or two guys) raising estranged kids. Even though this is a much different series, the premise of two guys raising a children was the entire basis of My Two Dads. And the premise of a father raising an older child that he wasn't even aware that he had was the entire basis of Silver Spoons. So the series definitely has elements of both of those, even though the main twist here is that the kid isn't your typical kid, he's a gay half-Indian who wants to make it big in showbiz, and can be difficult to live with at times. That's what makes the series stand out. If he was just another boring cookie cutter Ricky Stratton or Nicole Bradford, it would be a tired plot at this point.

The home life, of course, is not all the series is about. There is also what goes on at work in the gym, and honestly, that too could almost make a series by itself. Those scenes become a lot like workplace comedies such as The Office or Superstore, although those series seem to have an eclectic group of coworkers with some actually being level-headed and normal. It seems that the gym has nobody who is truly like that, and that everybody is dysfunctional. But why not? There's no need to be another cookie cutter office comedy.

It's definitely a unique premise for a TV series, and while the first few episodes do have a few rough edges to work out, it definitely has some potential.

Conclusion:

This certainly wasn't a bad pilot, although I can't say it is the best one that I've ever seen either. I think the real question when it comes to whether or not this show can succeed is whether or not it can fit into the NBC lineup appropriately, and it's really tough to answer that question one way or the other. It really feels like it fits more into the mold of the single camera sitcoms that have aired on Fox in recent years, such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Mindy Project (that probably shouldn't be too surprising since Mindy Kaling also serves as executive producer here), The Mick, etc. But at the same time, it's probably fair to say that any sitcom could fit into the NBC lineup, as their entire roster of current successful sitcoms consists of just Superstore (not exactly a runaway hit, but it has an audience and lasting power) and Will & Grace (not at all a fresh series).

Ultimately, it's a fun series that's worth giving a chance. The first three episodes give me hope that it could be a good series, but I'll be watching to see where it goes from there, and it's at least worth giving the series a fair shot.

Final Numbers (out of 5 stars):

Watchability: 4/5
Funniness: 3/5
Overall: 3/5

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Preview:

A former TV Land comedy is getting a new home. And soon. Original scripted comedy Nobodies starring Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf, and Rachel Ramras premieres Thursday, March 29 at 10pm ET/PT now on the Paramount Network. Series executive produced by Ben Falcone, Melissa McCarthy and Michael Macdonald adds Mark-Paul Gosselaar as recurring role. Second Season features appearances by Kristin Wiig, Sia, Leslie Bibb, Cedric The Entertainer, Michael MacDonald, Ben Falcone, and Melissa McCarthy.

Nobodies follows Groundlings alums Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf, and Rachel Ramras as they navigate life on the outskirts of fame and try - again - to "make it" in Hollywood; with help from their more-famous friends. The season 2 trailer showcases appearances from the stars' real-life friends including Kristin Wiig, Sia, Leslie Bibb, Cedric The Entertainer, and executive producers Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy. Gosselaar will appear in all 12 episodes. The 12-episode half-hour comedy series is executive produced by Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone (through their On the Day productions) with Michael MacDonald (MADtv) serving as Executive Producer, Director, and Showrunner, and is written and executive produced by stars Davidson, Dorf, and Ramras.

TV Land has renewed its most-watched and critically acclaimed comedies, Younger, which has been named "one of the juiciest comfort-watches" by BuzzFeed – and Teachers, which The Hollywood Reporter called "a little surprise gem." Younger, which returns June 28 for its fourth season, has been picked up for a 12-episode fifth season for 2018, while Teachers, which returns with the back half of season two this fall, has been renewed for a 20-episode third season for 2018. This news comes on top of the early second season renewal of the newly-launched comedy Nobodies, which stars Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras.

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 April 24-28, 2017, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!


Monday, April 24, 2017

• Lena Dunham (Girls) - Watch Lena on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) - Eric appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Kathryn Hahn (Happyish/Transparent/Free Agents) - Kathryn drops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC. She also talks about the new series I Love Dick on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Allison appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/Welcome to New York) - Jim visits Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Andrea Martin (Great News/Difficult People/Working the Engels) - Andrea stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Briga Heelan (Great News/Ground Floor) - Briga is a guest on Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Matt Walsh (Veep), Mary Holland (Blunt Talk) and Timothy Simons (Veep) - Matt, Mary and Timothy are guests on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) - Kumail drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) - Cobie talks about making her Broadway debut in Present Laughter on LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Katie Gill (Baby Daddy) - Katie is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Lisa Kudrow (Friends/The Comeback) - Lisa joins Clinton Kelly in the kitchen to make a delicious dessert with an ingredient she’s never had before—Rhubarb on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
• Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/In the House/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso will be on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Kate Walsh (Bad Judge/The Drew Carey Show) - Kate talks about 13 Reasons Why on the AOL Build Show at 11am.
• Ron Howard (Happy Days/The Andy Griffith Show) - Ron is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Britt Robertson (Girlboss) - Britt appears on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris is a guest on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

• Amanda Peet (Brockmire/Togetherness/Bent) - Catch Amanda on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. She also appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Patton Oswalt (The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Kal Penn (We Are Men/How I Met Your Mother) - Kal is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Sanaa Lathan (Family Guy/The Cleveland Show/LateLine) - Sanaa stops by Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Reid Scott (Veep/My Boys) - Reid visits Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Arden Myrin (Working) - Arden appears on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Hank Azaria (Brockmire/The Simpsons/Free Agents) - Hank is a guest on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Andrea Martin (Difficult People/Working the Engels) - Andrea visits Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti will be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
• Andrea Martin (Great News/Difficult People/Working the Engels) - Andrea talks about Good News on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
• Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/In the House/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso will be on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Jason Jones (The Detour) - Jason talks about The Detour on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally) - Ross opens up about his new movie My Friend Dahmer on People Now at 8:30am.
• Tim Daly (Wings) - Tim is a guest on the AOL Build Show at 11am.
• Peter Engel (Producer of Saved by the Bell/California Dreams/Hang Time) - Peter dishes about his new memoir I Was Saved by the Bell on the The Wendy Williams Show at 2am on BET or on your local stations.
• Sherri Shepherd (Trial & Error/Less Than Perfect/Sherri) - Sherri is a guest on The Real, so check your local listings.
• Danny DeVito (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Taxi) - Danny appears on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

• Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Watch Chris and the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• America Ferrera (Superstore) - America is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) - Thomas visits The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite) - Maria appears on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Henry Zebrowski (A to Z) - Henry is a guest on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Molly Ringwald (Townies/The Facts of Life) - Molly stops by LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Anna Chlumsky (Veep) - Anna stops by Harry, so check your local listings.
• Sherri Shepherd (Trial & Error/Less Than Perfect/Sherri) - Sherri talks about the disease she won’t let destroy her on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your loclal listings.
• Felicity Huffman (Sports Night) - Felicity makes pecan bars on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris is a guest on Steve Harvey, so check your local listings.
• Hank Azaria (Brockmire/The Simpsons/Free Agents) - Hank appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Jodie Sweetin (Fuller House/Full House) - Jodie is a guest on The Real, so check your local listings.

Thursday, April 27, 2017

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Seinfeld) - Catch Julia on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Kevin Nealon (Man with a Plan/Weeds/Hiller and Diller/Champs) - Kevin appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) - Thomas stops by The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Patton Oswalt (The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton is a guest on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Allison appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• John Benjamin Hickey (The Big C/It's All Relative) - John visits Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• America Ferrera (Superstore) - America chats about Superstore on NBC's Today in the 10am hour and on LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Geoff Stults (Enlisted) - Geoff is a guest on Harry, so check your local listings.
• Michael Strahan (Brothers) - Michael plays Pyramid on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Perrey Reeves (Entourage) - Perrey makes a kale salad on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Jenna Elfman (Imaginary Mary/1600 Penn/Courting Alex/Accidentally on Purpose/Dharma & Greg) - Jenna will be on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Geena Davis (The Geena Davis Show/Buffalo Bill) - Geena talks about A League of Their Own on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Anna Baryshnikov (Superior Donuts) - Anna talks about Superior Donuts on the AOL Build Show at 1pm.
• Christopher Meloni (Surviving Jack/The Fanelli Boys) - Christopher appears on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.

Friday, April 28, 2017

• Gabourey Sidibe (The Big C) - Watch Gabourey on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Martin Short (Mulaney/The Martin Short Show) - Martin stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Britt Robertson (Girlboss) - Britt is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Anna Baryshnikov (Superior Donuts) - Anna is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) - Alec is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Laura Dern (Enlightened), Joely Fisher (Ellen/'Til Death), Clea Lewis (Ellen/Flying Blind) and David Anthony Higgins (Ellen/Malcolm in the Middle/Big Time Rush) - The Ellen DeGeneres Show celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Ellen coming out episode, so check your local listings.
• Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) - Alec talks about Donald Trump, too much alcohol and the thing that saved his life on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
• Jenna Elfman (Imaginary Mary/1600 Penn/Courting Alex/Accidentally on Purpose/Dharma & Greg) - Jenna will be on NBC's Today in the 9am hour. She also dishes about Imaginary Mary on The Wendy Williams Show at 2am on BET or on your local stations.
• Kathryn Hahn (Happyish/Transparent/Free Agents) - Kathryn is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.

All listings are subject to change. Visit our blog and main site for daily updated listings. Leave us comments on our message board or Tweet/Facebook us to let us know what you think of this Friday feature! We do listen!

Friday and Saturday at the TCA 2017 Winter Press Tour it was all cable networks. We have a round-up of all the noteworthy news. Let's start with TBS. TBS's upcoming new comedy The Guest Book is filling up quickly with notable entries. The new comedy series from Emmy® winner Greg Garcia (My Name Is Earl) has locked its first-season cast and guest cast. The Guest Book is slated to premiere on TBS in August. Among the regular and recurring cast members joining The Guest Book are Kellie Martin (Life Goes On, Army Wives) as Officer Kimberly Leahy, who serves on the police force in the small mountain town of Mount Trace. Charlie Robinson (Night Court, Hart of Dixie) is Wilfrid, an easygoing, friendly gentleman who manages a group of mountain rental cottages with his wife, Emma, played by recurring guest star Aloma Wright (Suits), Carly Jibson (Broadway's Hairspray) is Vivian, a tough, strong-willed woman who runs a bikini bar called Chubbys with her stepson Frank, played by Lou Wilson (Tween Fest). Rounding out the first season cast in recurring roles will be Garret Dillahunt (The Mindy Project), Laura Bell Bundy (Scream Queens) and Eddie Steeples (My Name Is Earl). The Guest Book emerged from Greg Garcia's habit of writing fictitious stories in the guest books of various rental cabins in an effort to freak out the next renters. Now he is bringing some of those stories to life on screen centering on the vacation home Froggy Cottage and its visitors. While the house and cast of characters living in this small mountain town remain the same, each episode will feature a different set of vacationing guests.

TBS has greenlit ten episodes of the animated series The Cops (working title), starring and co-created by Louis C.K. and Albert Brooks. The two also serve as executive producers on the series with Greg Daniels, Dino Stamatopoulos, Dave Becky and Howard Klein. The series is slated to premiere in 2018. The Cops follows Al (Brooks) and Lou (C.K.), two Los Angeles patrolmen trying their best to protect and serve, sometimes failing at both. Ride with them as they patrol one of the biggest cities in the world, then go home with them and be glad you're not married to either. Moving on to sister network TNT, have ordered a second season of its hit drama series Good Behavior, starring award-winning actress Michelle Dockery. Juan Diego Botto, Terry Kinney and Lusia Strus also star in the seductive thriller, which is executive-produced by Chad Hodge and Blake Crouch and based on a series of books by Crouch. The entire first season of Good Behavior is currently available on TNT On Demand and TNT's digital and mobile platforms. The second season is slated to launch in the fall. Dakota Fanning (American Pastoral) is set to star in TNT's The Alienist, the eagerly anticipated series based on the Anthony Award-winning New York Times bestseller by Caleb Carr. Playing Sara Howard, a headstrong secretary at Police Headquarters, Fanning joins recently cast Daniel Brühl (Rush, Inglorious Bastards, Captain America: Civil War), who stars as forensic psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, and Luke Evans (The Girl on The Train, The Hobbit trilogy), who will play reporter John Moore. The series will follow the three of them as they investigate a series of brutal murders in New York during the Gilded Age. Slated to premiere in late 2017.

IFC announced that its flagship Emmy(R)-nominated and Peabody Award-winning sketch series Portlandia will return in 2018 for its eighth and final season. The series, currently airing Thursdays at 10PM, has captivated viewers and critics alike since its premiere in 2011 by lovingly satirizing our society's idiosyncrasies by exploring the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture. Portlandia was created by Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and Jonathan Krisel. In other IFC news, IFC's Brockmire is ready to take the field! The network's newest original comedy, starring Hank Azaria and Amanda Peet, premieres Wednesday April 5 at 10PM. The first season will be comprised of eight episodes airing weekly. The series follows Jim Brockmire (Azaria), a famed major league baseball announcer who suffered an embarrassing public meltdown live on the air a decade ago after discovering his wife's infidelity. Now, looking to reclaim his career, reputation, and love life, Brockmire takes a job in a small American rust belt town, calling minor league baseball games for the Morristown Frackers. Peet co-stars as Jules, the strong-willed and hard-drinking proud owner of the Frackers.

On to TV Land, two months before its March 29, 2017 series premiere, TV Land has picked up a 12-episode second season of Nobodies, starring and executive produced by Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras. The news was announced at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour by Keith Cox, President of Development and Production for TV Land. The comedy is executive produced by Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone with Michael McDonald serving as executive producer, director and showrunner. Season two will premiere in 2018. The comedy revolves around the three as they try desperately to land one of their famous friends for a feature script that they have developed, so that they, too, can rise to fame in Hollywood. TV Land has picked up its first ever hour-long series with Heathers. The first season is a 10-episode order and is set to premiere in Fall 2017. Based on the 1988 cult classic film of the same name, Heathers is a pitch-black comedy anthology set in the present day, as our heroine Veronica Sawyer (Grace Victoria Cox, Under the Dome) deals with a very different but equally vicious group of Heathers. Also starring are James Scully as JD, Melanie Field (Wicked National Tour) as Heather Chandler, Brendan Scannell (Funny or Die) as Heather Duke, and Jasmine Mathews as Heather McNamara. It was also revealed in November that original Heathers cast member Shannen Doherty will guest star as a pivotal, unnamed character in the TV Land series.

And finally at HBO, the comedy series Barry, starring Bill Hader, will begin production on its eight-episode season in Los Angeles this spring. Hader (Saturday Night Live) and Alec Berg (HBO's Silicon Valley) serve as co-creators, executive producers and writers on the show, which is slated for 2018 debut on the network. Hader stars in the title role as a hitman who, after following his intended target to an acting class, finds himself intrigued and decides to become an actor and change his life. As well as starring in the series, Hader will direct episodes of the show, marking his directorial debut. Other cast regulars include Stephen Root (HBO's All the Way), Sarah Goldberg (Hindsight), Glenn Fleshler (HBO's True Detective), Anthony Carrigan (Gotham) and Henry Winkler (Arrested Development).

TV Land has given a series pickup to Nobodies with a 12-episode first season, with writer/director/actor Michael McDonald (MADtv) serving as Executive Producer and Showrunner. Nobodies stars and is executive produced and written by Groundlings alums Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras (Mike Tyson Mysteries) and revolves around the three as they try desperately to land one of their famous friends for a feature script that they have developed, so that they, too, can rise to fame in Hollywood. Davidson, Dorf and Ramras are partnering with their real-life friends, Emmy® winner Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, who will be executive producing Nobodies through their production company, On The Day, with Falcone directing and guest-starring in the pilot episode. Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live), Jim Rash (Community) and Nat Faxon (Married) will also guest star in the pilot. In addition to McCarthy, Falcone and McDonald, JAX Media's Tony Hernandez will executive produce for TV Land, expanding the partnership that currently includes Younger and The Jim Gaffigan Show. Stay with us for continued updates, such as a premiere date for this single-camera comedy.


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 June 6-10, 2016, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!


Sunday, June 5, 2016

• Don Cheadle (House of Lies/The Golden Palace) - Catch Don on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night at 7pm on ABC.

Monday, June 6, 2016

• Geena Davis (The Geena Davis Show/Buffalo Bill) - Watch Geena on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family/The Class) and Jane Krakowski (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/30 Rock) - Jesse and Jane perform Broadway Carpool Karaoke on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS. Jane talks about her Tony nominated Broadway show She Loves Me on People Now at 8:30am.
• Tom Cavanagh (Ed/Scrubs) - Tom stops by Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Will Arnett (Arrested Development/Up All Night/Running Wilde) - Will is a guest on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Shiri Appleby (Sunday Dinner/Knight & Daye) - Shiri talks about Lifetime's UnREAL on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Freddie Prinze Jr. (Freddie) - Freddie creates a recipe from his cookbook Back to the Kitchen on LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys) - D.L. guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Mario has Ellen's favorite staff moments on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Meagan Good (Mr. Robinson/Cousin Skeeter) - Meagan and her husband DeVon Franklin talk about their book The Wait on a repeat of The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Ana Ortiz (A.U.S.A./Kristin) - Ana and Roslyn Sanchez join Clinton Kelly in the kitchen to make grilled swordfish with fresh herbs on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
• Laura Linney (The Big C) - Laura talks about Genius on the AOL Build Show at 5:30pm.
• Donald Faison (The Exes/Scrubs - Donald talks about GSN's Winsanity on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• David Schwimmer (Friends) - David chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun) - Sally is a guest on Tavis Smiley on PBS, so check your local listings.
• George Foreman (George) - George discusses Muhammad Ali's death on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

• Megan Fox (Hope & Faith) - Catch Megan on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Freddie Prinze Jr. (Freddie) - Freddie is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC. He talks about his new cookbook Back to the Kitchen on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT and on the AOL Build Show at 1pm.
• Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) - Thomas appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Tim Robbins (The Brink) - Tim drops by The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Marc Maron (Maron) - Marc is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Dana Carvey (One of the Boys) - Dana appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Deon Cole (Angie Tribeca/black-ish) - Deon appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Tituss discusses Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Joel McHale (Community) - Joel guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Office) - Ellie has Ellen's favorite human interest stories on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) and Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent/Arrested Development/The Larry Sanders Show) - People Now takes a look at where the cast of City Slickers is now at 8:30am.
• Kristin Chenoweth (Kristin) - Kristin shares her One Last Thing on People Now at 8:30am.
• Luis Guzman (How to Make It in America/Luis) - Luis talks about Puerto Ricans in Paris on the AOL Build Show at 2pm and on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Tori Spelling (Mystery Girls) - Tori talks about Mother May I Sleep with Danger on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Don Cheadle (House of Lies/The Golden Palace) - Don is a guest on Tavis Smiley on PBS, so check your local listings.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

• Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly/Samantha Who?) - Watch Melissa and the cast of the new Ghostbusters film on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night at 8pm and Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Laura Linney (The Big C) - Laura appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) - Ben stops by The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Linda Cardellini (The Goode Family/Guys Like Us) - Linda is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Megan Fox (Hope & Faith) - Megan appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Marc Maron (Maron) - Marc drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Joel McHale (Community) - Joel guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney appears on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Marilu Henner (Taxi/Evening Shade) - Marilu talks about her Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Freddie Prinze Jr. (Freddie) - Freddie talks about his new cookbook on NBC's Today in the 10am hour. He cooks with People Now and gives a sneak peek at his new cookbook at 8:30am. He will also be on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin talks about Central Intelligence on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
• Patricia Heaton (The Middle/Back to You/Everybody Loves Raymond) - Patricia talks about Patricia Heaton Parties on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Ashley Tisdale (Clipped/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Ashley discusses her new makeup line on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.

Thursday, June 9, 2016

• Will Arnett (Arrested Development/The Millers/Up All Night) - Catch Will on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Dave Franco (Scrubs/Do Not Disturb) - Dave stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) - Thomas appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Tom Papa (Come to Papa) - Tom is a guest on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) - Thomas guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Malcolm Jamal-Warner (The Cosby Show/Malcolm & Eddie) - Malcolm is a guest on a repeat of The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris appears on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
• Patricia Heaton (The Middle/Back to You/Everybody Loves Raymond) - Patricia talks about her new cooking show Patricia Heaton Parties on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
• Tia Mowry (Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Michael Strahan (Brothers) - Michael discusses his father's health scare on a repeat of The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
• D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys) - D.L. chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Mike Epps (Uncle Buck/Survivor's Remorse) - Mike will be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
• Donald Faison (The Exes/Scrubs) - Donald discusses his game show Winsanity on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• David Spade (Rules of Engagement/8 Simple Rules/Just Shoot Me!) - David is a guest on Chelsea on Netflix, so check your local listings.

Friday, June 10, 2016

• Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Watch Anthony on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric visits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• David Duchovny (Californication) - David stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• David Spade (Rules of Engagement/8 Simple Rules/Just Shoot Me!) - David appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Tituss is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Deon Cole (Angie Tribeca/black-ish) - Deon discusses Angie Tribeca on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) - Alec guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly, so check your listings.
• Tiffani Thiessen (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Tiffani is a guest on a repeat of The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Mike Epps (Uncle Buck/Survivor's Remorse) - Mike teams up with Mario Batali to create a "VIP Plate" on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
• Candace Cameron Bure (Fuller House/Full House) - Candace reveals how she avoids burnout on a repeat of The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
• Laura Linney (The Big C) - Laura talks about Genius on NBC's Today in the 9am hour and on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) - Cristela guest co-hosts The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry will be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
He also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Maura Tierney (NewsRadio) - Maura chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.

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TV Land and Darren Star's critically-acclaimed hit Younger, called "flirty fun" by Entertainment Weekly and "sexy" by People.com, has been renewed for a 12-episode third season, it was announced at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour at The Langham Hotel in Pasadena, CA. Star and the entire cast of the show, including Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Nico Tortorella, Miriam Shor, Molly Bernard, Peter Hermann and Dan Amboyer were all on hand for the announcement. The news comes before the comedy has even begun airing its second season, which is set to start on Wednesday, January 13 at 10pm ET/PT with two back-to-back episodes for an hour-long premiere.

Season two also boasts some amazing guest stars, including Matthew Morrison (Glee), as a reclusive author who lives on a farm, Camryn Manheim (The Practice) as a psychologist pitching a life guidebook to people in their 20s, and returning guest stars Kathy Najimy (Sister Act) and Josh Pais (Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll), as Denise and Todd, Lauren's (Bernard) parents, as well as Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope), back as Cheryl Sussman, the former colleague who blackmailed Liza (Foster) in season one. Also guest starring over the course of the season is Bobby Flay (Throwdown with Bobby Flay), Michael Urie (Ugly Betty), best-selling author Jennifer Weiner, David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp), Ice-T (Law & Order: SVU), Richard Masur (Transparent), Diane Rehm (The Diane Rehm Show), Dolly Wells (Blunt Talk) and more.

Younger follows Liza (two-time Tony® winner Sutton Foster), a 40-year old woman who pretends to be 26 in order to get a job in the highly competitive world of publishing – and succeeds. Now working under the prickly Diana (Miriam Shor), Liza has to figure out how to balance her real life with best friend Maggie (Debi Mazar), and her "pretend" life with her new crew – friend/coworker Kelsey (Hilary Duff), fashion publicist Lauren (Molly Bernard) and the always-sketchy Thad (Dan Amboyer), Kelsey's boyfriend. After Liza let her secret slip to sexy young tattoo artist Josh (Nico Tortorella) at the end of the first season, she now must try to salvage their relationship, all while navigating a confusing chemistry with her boss Charles (Peter Hermann) and dealing with her daughter Caitlin's (Tessa Albertson) return from studying abroad. The series is written and executive produced by entertainment icon Darren Star.

Sticking with more TV Land news, it has ordered a pilot for Nobodies, starring, executive produced and written by Groundlings alums Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf and Rachel Ramras (Mike Tyson Mysteries), and also to be executive produced by Emmy® winner and Oscar® nominee Melissa McCarthy and acclaimed comedic actor/director Ben Falcone through their production company On The Day. The pilot is inspired by Davidson, Dorf and Ramras, who in their real lives, watched as their friends from The Groundlings went on to star in blockbuster comedies and win Oscars, while they toiled away in Hollywood. The news was announced also at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour in Pasadena. Nobodies will follow Davidson, Dorf and Ramras, playing themselves, as they try desperately to land one of their famous friends for a feature script that they've developed so that they, too, can rise to fame in Hollywood. The pilot will shoot in Los Angeles in winter of 2016 with McCarthy and Falcone directing and guest-starring – Falcone in the pilot, and McCarthy in a future episode, should the pilot go to series.

This project is one of several in development for TV Land, along with pilot I Shudder starring Hamish Linklater and Megan Hilty and produced by Dan Jinks and Paul Rudnick, and the untitled John Wells/John Riggi/Warner Horizon Television project inspired by the life of Kyle Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills).