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Universal Cable Productions' critically-acclaimed sitcom Playing House will return to USA Network for a third season. The comedy is from Universal Cable Productions and is executive produced by series' stars Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham. Last season, Comcast and NBCUniversal introduced a new distribution model which allowed viewers to watch every episode of Playing House on Video-On-Demand (VOD) before it aired on USA Network. This not only gave the super fans early access to new episodes, but drove new viewers to the series. As a result, Playing House doubled its VOD audience from season one to season two and, based on the broad partnership with Comcast, the show was #3 on the XFINITY on Demand platform during its premiere month in August, beating all other broadcast and basic cable offerings.

The VOD episodes offered limited commercial breaks with custom branded spots, which were co-created by, and featured, St. Clair and Lennon. This new model offered the series' three signature sponsors -- Samsung, Toyota and Comcast -- premium placement across millions of multiplatform-connected homes and engaged the highly passionate community of fans among USA Network subscribers (USA Now apps, web, mobile, connected TV) as well as distribution partners' VOD and TV Everywhere platforms. The Playing House sponsorship enhanced campaign messaging for all three sponsors and brand favorability increased by as much at 15% among VOD viewers.

Building on the success of the season two distribution model, Comcast and NBCUniversal plan to launch Playing House with a similarly innovative windowing structure and sponsorship model when the show returns for season three. Frequently hailed as the new "Lucy and Ethel" or "Tina and Amy," St. Clair and Parham have emerged as a standout comedic duo. Critics hailed the series as "... next-level hilarious... " and "Punch-You-In-The-Gut Funny," making it one of USA's most talked about series. Childhood best friends Maggie Caruso (Parham, Parks and Recreation) and Emma Crawford (St. Clair, Bridesmaids), have shared countless adventures growing up in the charming town of Pinebrook, Conn. When Maggie discovered that her husband Bruce (Brad Morris, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World) was having an online affair, Emma gave up her burgeoning business career in China to stay in their hometown and help Maggie raise her baby. Now, Emma is forced to confront the past that she abruptly left behind thirteen years ago: her first love and local cop, Mark (Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele), her prim-and-proper mother (Jane Kaczmarek, Malcolm in the Middle) and a small town that she's never felt comfortable in. Key was recently nominated for a Critic's Choice Award for his role in Playing House.


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 Jan. 18-22, 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!


Monday, January 18, 2016

• Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Watch Whitney on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Tracy Morgan (30 Rock/The Tracy Morgan Show) - Tracy appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Patricia Heaton (The Middle/Back to You/Everybody Loves Raymond) - Patricia visits The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Rob Corddry (Ballers/The Winner) - Rob is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Justin Long (F Is for Family/Ed) - Justin appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Ron Funches (Undateable) - Ron is a guest on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Megan Mullally (Will & Grace/Breaking In) - Megan stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Bridgit Mendler (Undateable/Good Luck Charlie) - Bridgit discusses Undateable on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Eva Longoria (Telenovela) - Eva is a guest on People Now.
• Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia talks about Ride Along 2 on People Now.
• Romany Malco (Mad Dogs) - Romany appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Mark McKinney (Superstore) - Mark visits Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Karen David (Galavant) - Karen is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Charlie Sheen (Anger Management/Two and a Half Men/Spin City) - Could Charlie have bipolar disorder? Dr. Oz asks the tough questions. See what happens when Charlie is confronted with his mania. Is it pushing him to the behaviors that are far more dangerous for him than HIV? Check your local listings for The Dr. Oz Show.
• Anson Williams (Happy Days) - Anson talks about his cookbook The Perfect Portion on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Mario Cantone (Sex and the City) - Mario is a guest on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

• Zach Galifianakis (Baskets) - Catch Zach on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) - Aubrey is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC. She also talks about Chelsea Does on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
• Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) - Charlie is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Colin Hanks (Life in Pieces) - Colin appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Jenna Fischer (The Office) - Jenna visits Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Jane Lynch (Angel from Hell) - Jane 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 @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Judah Friedlander (30 Rock) - Judah appears on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Ariel Winter (Modern Family) - Ariel visits The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/Sean Saves the World) - Sean is a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke drops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Hilary Duff (Younger/Lizzie McGuire) and Sutton Foster (Younger) - Hilary and Sutton are guests on The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie appears on People Now.
• Ignacio Serricchio (Zoe Ever After) - Ignacio is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) - Josh discusses his role in Mercy Street on the AOL Build Show at 12pm and on HuffPost Live at 1pm..
• Romany Malco (Mad Dogs) - Romany discusses his role in Mad Dogs on the AOL Build Show.
• Harry Hamlin (Mom) - Harry talks about his role on Mom on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

• Dakota Johnson (Ben and Kate) - Watch Dakota on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Marlon Wayans (The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon drops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC. He discusses Fifty Shades of Black on the AOL Build Show at 11am and HuffPost Live at 12pm.
• Danny DeVito (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Taxi) - Danny visits Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She discusses her upcoming HBO stand-up special I'm Your Girlfriend on NBC's Today in the 10am hour and on the AOL Build Show at 2pm.
• J.K. Simmons (Growing Up Fisher/Family Tools) - J.K. is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Gael Garcia Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) - Gael visits Tavis Smiley on PBS, so check your local listings. He also discusses Mozart in the Jungle on the AOL Build Show at 4pm.
• Jenna Fischer (The Office) - Jenna stops by Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo. She also chats about her new series You, Me and the Apocalypse on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael (check your listings) and the AOL Build Show at 12:30pm.
• Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) - Josh is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch) - Eve discusses her role in Grease: Live on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Jane Lynch (Angel from Hell) and Maggie Lawson (Angel from Hell/Back in the Game/It's All Relative) - Jane and Maggie are guests on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• J.B. Smoove (The Millers/'Til Death/Curb Your Enthusiasm) - J.B. discuss the fourth season of Four Courses, his stand-up career and roles in movies and on TV on HuffPost Live at 3:30pm.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

• Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Catch Sarah on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Malin Akerman (Sin City Saints/Trophy Wife) - Malin is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Christian Slater (Breaking In) - Christian stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) - Josh visits The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) - Aubrey appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also talks about Dirty Grandpa on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Rashida Jones (Angie Tribeca/Parks and Recreation) - Rashida drops by The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/Sean Saves the World) - Sean is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Marlon Wayans (The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah at 11pm, Tavis Smiley on PBS (check your local listings) and The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
• Eva Longoria (Telenovela) - Eva drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Laurie Metcalfe (The McCarthys/The Big Bang Theory/Roseanne) - Laurie appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• Zendaya (K.C. Undercover/Shake It Up) - Zendaya discusses the season finale of K.C. Undercover on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Kelsey Grammer (Frasier/Cheers/Hank) - Kelsey talks about his return to the Broadway production Finding Neverland on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Chelsea Handler(Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea stops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Colin Hanks (Life in Pieces) - Colin gives the scoop on Life in Pieces on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Will is a guest on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
• Anna Faris (Mom) - Anna will be on HuffPost Live at 11:30am.

Friday, January 22, 2016

• David Duchovny (Californication) - Catch David on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Rashida Jones (Angie Tribeca/Parks and Recreation/The Office) - Rashida is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Justin Bartha (The New Normal/Teachers) - Justin appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) - Jane guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney appears on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations. She gives the scoop on her new HBO stand-up special I'm Your Girlfriend on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Romany Malco (Mad Dogs) - Romany joins the Chew Crew on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
• Gage Golightly (Red Oaks/The Troop) - Gage is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Michael Ian Black (The Jim Gaffigan Show/Ed) - Michael talks about the Easiest Game Show Ever on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.

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Drew and Jonathan Scott, stars of HGTV's Property Brothers, have been tapped to guest star in the second season of USA Network's critically-acclaimed half-hour comedy series Playing House. The Scott brothers will appear as themselves to remake Maggie Caruso's (Lennon Parham) body into the 'hottest property on the market.' The episode featuring the brothers will air as part of the back-to-back episode season two premiere of Playing House on Tuesday, August 4 beginning at 10/9c. The critically acclaimed comedy Playing House returns for a season two with an innovative windowing structure that, each week, will allow viewers to preview next week's episode on their Video-On-Demand platforms. Childhood best friends Maggie Caruso (Lennon Parham) and Emma Crawford (Jessica St. Clair) are in store for one of their biggest adventures yet - raising a baby. This season, Maggie and Emma navigate their way through life as co-parents to Maggie's daughter Charlotte. The colorful residents of Pinebrook, CT also return including Emma's first love Mark (Keegan Michael Key) and her eccentric mom, Gwen (Jane Kaczmarek).


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 22-26, 2015, 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 21, 2015

• Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony and his family compete against Toni Braxton and her sisters on Celebrity Family Feud on ABC at 8pm.

Monday, June 22, 2015

• Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy/American Dad!/The Cleveland Show) - Watch Seth on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC. He also talks about Ted 2 on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
• Mark Feuerstein (Good Morning, Miami/Fired Up) - Mark drops by Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Maya Rudolph (Up All Night) - Maya is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Kathryn Hahn (Happyish/Free Agents) - Kathryn appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Ashley Tisdale (Clipped/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Ashley stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Jill Kargman (Odd Mom Out) and Heather Dubrow (Stark Raving Mad) - Jill and Heather are guests on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• Rickey Smiley (The Rickey Smiley Show) - Rickey appears on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
• Lauren Lapkus (Clipped/Are You There, Chelsea?) - Lauren stops by Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Fred Willard (Modern Family/Back to You/Everybody Loves Raymond) - Fred is a guest on SportsNation at 3pm on ESPN2.
• Jason Ritter (Another Period/The Class) - Jason talks about Comedy Central's Another Period and his new film 7 Seconds on the AOL Build Show and on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Hilary Duff (Younger/Lizzie McGuire) - Hilary appears on People Now.
• Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Teri Polo (I'm with Her/Man Up!) - Teri is part of the Plugged-In panel on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

• Lizzy Caplan (Party Down/The Class) - Catch Lizzy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Helen Hunt (Mad About You/It Takes Two) - Helen is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy/American Dad!/The Cleveland Show) - Seth appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm.
• Lauren Lapkus (Clipped/Are You There, Chelsea?) and Ashley Tisdale (Clipped/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Lauren and Ashley are guests on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight. Ashley will also be on People Now.
• Lauren Graham (The Odd Couple/Conrad Bloom/Townies) - Lauren visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Laura Prepon (That '70s Show/Are You There, Chelsea?) - Laura visits LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Keke Palmer (True Jackson, VP) - Keke appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family/The Class) - Jesse is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Riki Lindhome (Another Period/Super Fun Night) - Riki appears on the AOL Build Show.
• Mark Feuerstein (Good Morning, Miami/Fired Up) - Mark visits The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

• Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Watch Wanda on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Sofia Vergara (Modern Family/The Knights of Prosperity/Hot Properties) - Sofia appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Nick Jonas (Jonas L.A.) - Nick is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Mario Cantone (Sex and the City) - Mario appears on a repeat of The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Christian Slater (Breaking In) - Christian talks about Mr. Robot on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
• Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Patrick Warburton (Rules of Engagement/Seinfeld) - Patrick will be on Morning Joe on MSNBC sometime between 6-9am.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

• Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) - Catch Adam on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Richard Lewis (Anything But Love/Daddy Dearest/Hiller and Diller) - Richard appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm.
• Jada Pinkett Smith A Different World) - Jada visits Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy/American Dad!/The Cleveland Show) - Seth drops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Bella Thorne (Shake It Up) - Bella is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Greg Poehler (Welcome to Sweden) - Greg stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about Welcome to Sweden on Morning Joe on MSNBC sometime between 6-9am and on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• David Koechner (The Office/Hank), Will Sasso (Less Than Perfect/$h*! My Dad Says) and Kate Micucci (Raising Hope/'Til Death) - David, Will and Kate are guests on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback/Web Therapy/Friends) - Lisa stops by The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Zach Woods (Playing House/Silicon Valley/The Office) - Zach visits The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Chris stops by LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) - Kunal appears on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• Ross Lynch (Austin & Ally) - Ross and the cast of Disney's Teen Beach 2 perform on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
• Maribeth Monroe (The Brink) - Maribeth talks about HBO's The Brink on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Omar Miller (Ballers) - Omar talks about HBO's Ballers on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Joel McHale (Community) - Joel appears on SportsNation at 3pm on ESPN2.
• Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Wanda guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Odette Annable (Breaking In) - Odette is a guest on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.

Friday, June 26, 2015

• Jack Black (The Brink) - Watch Jack on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent/Arrested Development/The Larry Sanders Show) - Jeffrey is a guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project/The Office) - Mindy appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) - Adam is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) - Jim visits LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Mario is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Autumn Reeser (Complete Savages/Grounded for Life) - Autumn talks about Hallmark Channel's A Country Wedding on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Tahj Mowry (Baby Daddy/Smart Guy) and Derek Theler (Baby Daddy) - Tahj and Derek are guests on a repeat of Steve Harvey, so check your local listings.
• Jason Ritter (The Class) - Jason talks about his new film 7 Minutes on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Bella Thorne (Shake It Up) - Bella talks about Scream on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Patrick Warburton (Rules of Engagement/Seinfeld) - Patrick is a guest on People Now.
• Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Wanda guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Constance Zimmer (Entourage/Good Morning, Miami) - Constance visits The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.

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USA Network will roll out one of its largest slates of summer premieres ever, with a total of five original dramas, two reality series and one comedy. USA's summer schedule features two new original dramas, including the award-winning Mr. Robot on Wednesday, June 24 at 10/9C. This intense hacker drama, from creator Sam Esmail, recently won the SXSW Audience Award and is an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival. The series stars Rami Malek (The Pacific) and Christian Slater (The Adderall Diaries). Matt Nix, the brilliant creator of USA's Burn Notice, returns to the network this summer as the creator and executive producer of Complications, an unpredictable thriller starring Jason O'Mara (Terra Nova) and Jessica Szohr (Gossip Girl). The series premieres with a two-hour event, featuring new back-to-back one-hour episodes on Thursday, June 18 at 9/8c. No word yet on a date for new drama Colony, which has a 10 episode order. That series is a naturalistic drama produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and Ryan Condal (Hercules) and stars Josh Holloway (Lost) and Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead)

Returning series this summer are: Chrisely Knows Best, with an 18-episode third season that will air in two parts with 12 episodes this summer starting June 2; drama Royal Pains returns June 2 with its seventh season; Suits returns June 24 for its fifth season; Graceland returns for season three beginning June 25; and sophomore comedy Playing House returns Aug. 4.

Family Guy is turning 250! Tune in to the all-new 250th episode of Family Guy Sunday, May 3, at 9/8c on Fox and don't miss the network premiere of Taken, starring Liam Neeson, Friday, May 1, at 8/7c. On the 250th episode, Peter claims he would beat Liam Neeson (guest-voicing as himself) in a fight, but when he is put to the test, he learns that winning is tougher than it seems. Meanwhile, Stewie becomes jealous when Lois decides to be a class mom and starts paying more attention to the other kids rather than him in the all-new "Fighting Irish" 250th episode of Family Guy airing Sunday, May 3 from 9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT on Fox.

COZI TV will launch new shows to start 2015. Murder, She Wrote, one of the most successful television series in TV history, starring the beloved Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, makes its triumphant debut on COZI TV on January 2, 2015. The iconic series set a precedent for TV sleuth shows. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 with 264 episodes. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series It is one of the longest-running television shows in history, with close to 23 million viewers in its prime, and was a staple of the evening lineup for a decade. The series was also successful around the world. Starting January 2, Murder, She Wrote will air on COZI TV weekdays back-to-back from 3-5pm ET, Friday nights from 8-11pm and Sundays from 7-9 pm.

But wait, there's more! COZI TV viewers are in for a real treat in the new year, as more iconic television series than ever will make their debut on the network. Starting January 5, 2015 viewers can tune into Adam-12 weekdays from 12-1pm with two back-to-back episodes. Dragnet will air in late fringe every weekday 11pm–12am with two back-to-back episodes. The Adventures of Zorro will air weekdays from 11am–12pm, also with two back-to-back episodes. Western The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp will air from 9-10am with two back-to-back episodes. Another western, Bronco, will air weekdays at 8am, while the drama It Takes a Thief will air Mondays at 10pm. What will this mean for some of the existing shows airing in these time periods? We will let you know soon.

USA Network announced the renewal of the critically-acclaimed comedy, Playing House, from Universal Cable Productions, through a new windowing structure, which will allow viewers each week to watch the following week's episode on Video-On-Demand before it airs on USA. The network will prominently promote the on-demand episodes, driving viewers to watch in the early window. This new approach is designed to offer select advertisers premium placement across millions of multiplatform connected homes, and engage the highly passionate community of Playing House fans across VOD and TV Everywhere platforms. The series, which is executive produced by, written by and stars Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham, will return in the second half of 2015 for eight episodes.

Playing House centers on childhood best friends Maggie Caruso (Lennon Parham, Parks and Recreation) and Emma Crawford (Jessica St. Clair, Bridesmaids), who together have shared countless adventures growing up in the charming town of Pinebrook, Conn. In the first season, Maggie discovered that her husband Bruce (Brad Morris) was having an online affair, so Emma gave up her burgeoning business career in China to stay in their hometown and help Maggie raise her baby. As they prepared for the birth of Maggie's first child and the fallout of her marriage ending, Emma was also forced to confront the past that she abruptly left behind thirteen years ago: her first love and local cop, Mark (Keegan-Michael Key), her prim-and-proper mother (Jane Kaczmarek) and a small town in which she's never felt comfortable. Together, they navigated the adventures of raising a baby in the best way they know how - together.

Hallmark Channel launched its new acquisition The Middle yesterday (Sunday, March 2) with airings at 11:00pm & 11:30pm. The sitcom didn't get the planned marathon on March 2 as originally planned, though. The Middle will air weeknights (Mon-Fri) starting tonight at 9:00pm & 9:30pm and also Sunday nights at 11:00pm & 11:30pm, which started last night. The Brady Bunch is the odd series out on the schedule, as its 2-5pm block is replaced by more Little House on the Prairie, now extended and moved to 2-5pm. The Waltons will follow and air four episodes from 5-9pm, leading into The Middle. Just to note, The Middle was originally planned to air in primetime from 8-10pm, but now Hallmark has decided to launch it for an hour only with The Waltons as a lead-in. The Middle started in syndication this past September in local syndication and also on cable on ABC Family. Back to Hallmark, the rest of the Hallmark Channel schedule in March will remain intact with I Love Lucy, The Golden Girls, Frasier, Cheers and original daytime talker Home & Family. Stay with us for continued updates on Hallmark and The Heck clan.

USA Network's first comedy Sirens is launching this Thursday, but now they have scheduled a second original comedy series! USA Network's new comedy Playing House will premiere Tuesday, April 29 at 10:00pm & 10:30pm ET/PT immediately following top comedy series Modern Family with two back to back episodes. Following the premiere, the series will resume with a new half-hour episode every Tuesday beginning May 6 from 10-10:30pm ET/PT. The series, starring and executive produced by Jessica St. Clair (Best Friends Forever) and Lennon Parham (Best Friends Forever), is a single-camera buddy comedy about what happens when two best friends come back together just when they need each other the most. Childhood best friends Maggie Caruso and Emma Crawford have shared countless adventures growing up together in the charming town of Pinebrook, CT. Now, Maggie and Emma are in store for one of their biggest adventures yet - raising a baby. When Maggie discovers that her husband is having an online affair with a muscular German woman, Emma gives up her burgeoning business career in China to stay in their hometown and help Maggie raise her baby. Meanwhile, as Maggie prepares for the birth of her first child and the fallout of her marriage ending, Emma must confront the past that she abruptly left behind thirteen years ago -- her first love and local cop Mark (Keegan-Michael Key), her prim-and-proper mother (Jane Kaczmarek) and a small town that she's never felt comfortable in. Despite their differences - Emma is brash, bold, and assertive while Maggie is grounded, rational, and safe - the women complement each other the way only best friends can, by facing the challenges of their past, present and future--together.

Joining St. Clair and Parham are comedic actors Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele), Jane Kaczmarek (Malcom in the Middle), Brad Morris (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World), Zach Woods (The Office) and Gerry Bednob (The 40-Year-Old Virgin). Additionally, an all-star line-up of comedy vets will stop by the small town of Pinebrook, Connecticut. Bobby Moynihan (SNL), Lindsay Sloane (Horrible Bosses), Jason Mantzoukas (The League), Ian Roberts (Upright Citizen Brigade Co-Founder), Andy Daly (Eastbound and Down) John Lutz (SNL, Larry Wilmore (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) and Ryan McPartlin (Chuck) will all appear in guest star roles on the series.

Hallmark Channel will be making some more changes to its line-up this week. Starting Wednesday, January 29, afternoons and evenings will have some changes. From 2-4pm, Hallmark will cut out Home Improvement and move The Brady Bunch to this block. Little House on the Prairie will now occupy the 4-6pm block where The Brady Bunch was. Hallmark will keep the 6pm hour of Little House, so now the series will air from 4-7pm, gaining an additional hour. Its 7pm airing will be replaced by another Waltons airing, so that series will get an extra hour as well and will air from 7-10pm in primetime. So the odd show out is Home Improvement, as it is no longer on the schedule starting Jan. 29. The series was not airing on the weekends, so it will not be added to weekends. We'll let you know if and when it returns, but as of now, Hallmark has removed the show from its line-up totally. Stay with us for continued updates for Tim "The Toolman" Taylor and family.

USA Network has picked-up the ABC Signature and The Mark Gordon Company produced courtroom comedy Benched. The series stars Eliza Coupe (Happy Endings) and Jay Harrington (Better Off Ted) and marks the first series out of ABC Signature, the boutique division of ABC Studios. Benched is USA's first series pick-up of the year. They have already picked-up two other comedies: Sirens and Playing House. The latter was ordered to series but is still waiting for a premiere date. Sirens premieres March 6. The network also has several drama pilots in the pipeline including Complications, The Novice, Rush and The Untitled Jablonski Project. In November, USA picked up the event series Dig, an action adventure drama from co-creators and executive producers Tim Kring (Heroes) and Gideon Raff (Homeland).

Benched is a single-camera half-hour courtroom comedy that focuses on Nina (Coupe), a dedicated, career-driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion, and finds herself working as a public defender. Her personal and professional worlds are turned upside down when she joins the ranks of the legal world's underdogs and very quickly realizes that the law isn't quite as fair as she once thought. Jay Harrington stars as Nina's new colleague, Phil, a tall, dark and handsome, if not a little scruffy, public defender and avid gambler. 12 episodes have been ordered. Stay with us for a premiere date and time.

Four decade-themed classic TV networks could be coming in 2014, if all goes well. The four decades that will be of focus are the 1960s, '70s, '80s and '90s. Longtime TV executive Garth Ancier and now head of Zeus Media Partners, is pitching this and he's brought industry veterans Diane Robina, Alan Goodman and Michael Ross along to help. Robina and Goodman were formerly of TV Land back in the late '90s. These four networks will be actual cable networks and not over-the-air digital stations like Antenna TV and MeTV Network. They will be free to cable, satellite and telco TV operators and supported by advertising. Zeus Media Partners plans to launch these four networks around this time next year (second quarter 2014). Ancier is looking to create something like how Sirius XM's satellite radio channels that are grouped by decade, but for television and TV series. The company is in preliminary talks with all major studios like CBS Paramount, Sony Pictures Television, 20th Century Fox, MGM, NBC, Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. and Carsey Werner for programming options. Zeus is not looking to obtain exclusive cable rights to any of these programs, so you can expect most of these shows to be run on multiple networks on cable. Among the shows Ancier said he is looking to obtain are Three's Company (currently licensed by TV Land but on hiatus) and Lost in Space (airs on digital station MeTV), since they are not airing much right now.

There is still a very long way to go but this is a good start. We will of course bring you any future news updates on this, so stay with us. It would be good to see some shows that haven't been aired in a while as well, such as One Day at a Time, Alice, Welcome Back Kotter, Webster and Small Wonder, in addition to the major stuff like Three's Company and Good Times. No programming has been officially announced of course since it is just preliminary talks, but anything could be possible! Stay tuned! Sound off on Facebook and tell us what shows you would like to see from the '60s-90s!

USA Network has greenlit a new original half hour comedy pilot with an order for Divide & Conquer from executive producer and writer Peter Ocko (The Office, Pushing Daisies). The news comes on the heels of the network's first comedy series pickups for Sirens and Playing House and another pilot order for Love is Dead, as we all announced before. The network's first original comedies are slated to premiere in first quarter 2014, following the launch of the award-winning and top-rated comedy off-network reruns of Modern Family, on USA on Tuesday, September 24 at 8/7c.

Divide & Conquer is a family comedy about love, support, attention and all the other things parents do to mess up their kids. In a world where failure is the new F-word, and normal is the new stupid, Ben and Charlotte are just hoping their kids make it out of the house someday. Divide & Conquer gets into the heads of a big family: four children finding their way to adulthood in these complicated times, and the parents whose lives they're sucking dry to get there. Written and executive produced by Ocko, the pilot is from Universal Cable Productions. Stay with us for continued updates and if this series is ordered to series with Sirens and Playing House.

We were on hand yesterday at the USA Network upfront and we have some sitcom news for USA Network! USA Network greenlit its first original half-hour comedies, with series orders for Sirens from Denis Leary (Rescue Me) and Bob Fisher (Wedding Crashers) and Playing House from Jessica St. Clair (Bridesmaids, In The Motherhood) and Lennon Parham (Best Friends Forever, Accidentally On Purpose). The network also picked up a new comedy pilot, Love Is Dead for consideration. The two new comedies will debut in the first quarter of 2014, and will be strong complements to off-network acquisition Modern Family, the award-winning and top-rated comedy, which premieres on USA Tuesday, September 24 at 8|7c. The announcement was made in conjunction with USA's Upfront (#USAupfront), which was held yesterday at Pier 36 in New York.

Single-camera comedy Sirens follows three of Chicago's best EMTs whose sometimes silly, self-righteous and even self-destructive personalities make them unqualified for sustaining relationships, friendships and most occupations. They are, however, uniquely qualified for saving anyone who winds up in their ambulance. Based on a UK format, Sirens stars Michael Mosley (Pan Am), Kevin Daniels (Modern Family), Jessica McNamee and Kevin Bigley. Leary and Fisher co-wrote the pilot and both executive produce the series. Filmed on location in Chicago, the series is from Apostle and Fox Television Studios, in conjunction with Daybreak Pictures.

Playing House is a single-camera buddy comedy about what happens when two best friends come back together, just when they need each other most. The original half-hour series is inspired by the ultra-close friendship between St. Clair and Parham. In Playing House, when mother to-be Maggie (Parham) asks her single and career-driven best friend Emma (St. Clair) to return home from her job overseas to attend her baby shower, she has no idea what's truly in store. Parham and St. Clair co-wrote the presentation and will executive produce the series. As for that comedy pilot, Love Is Dead (pilot order): This single-camera comedy is set at a unique company that specializes in breaking-up romantic relationships -- rationally, compassionately, thoroughly -- on behalf of those who are willing to pay to not be around when it happens. It's the unconventional romantic comedy that asks: "Why, if love is so fickle, do we keep coming back for more?" Stay with us for info on that if it gets picked-up to series. We'll have much more on Sirens and Playing House soon along with details on Modern Family's syndicated scheduled airtimes on USA Network.


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 May 20-24, 2013, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVR's (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!

Monday, May 20, 2013

• Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Watch Will on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Ed Helms (The Office) - Ed drops by Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. He will also be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
• Sarah Chalke (How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)/Scrubs/Roseanne) - Sarah visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) - Zooey appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings. She also performs as She & Him.
• Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) - Yvette is a guest on The Jeff Probst Show, so check your local listings. She will also be on the series finale on Wednesday.
• Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke guest co-hosts The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Todd Bridges (Diff'rent Strokes) - Todd opens up about how he is now on a mission to change other kid's lives with the Todd Bridges Youth Foundation on Marie at 12pm on Hallmark Channel.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

• Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move) - Catch Jason on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) - Eric appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation) - Aziz drops by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC. He will also be on ABC's Good Morning America between 7-9am.
• Ed Helms (The Office) - Ed continues to make the rounds on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• The Cast of Workaholics - The cast of the Comedy Central sitcom will be on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Jenny McCarthy (Two and a Half Men/Jenny) - Jenny chats on Katie, so check your local listings.
• Woody Harrelson (Cheers) - Woody chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

• Woody Harrelson (Cheers) - Watch Woody on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Jeff Foxworthy (The Jeff Foxworthy Show) - Jeff is a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 11:35pm on NBC.
• Alyssa Milano (Who's the Boss?) - Alyssa stops by Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. Mistresses premieres on ABC on Monday, June 3 at 10/9c.
• Jennifer Aniston (Friends) - Jennifer appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
• Portia de Rossi (Arrested Development) - Portia visits The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
• Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) - Yvette co-hosts The Chew on ABC at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

• Zach Braff (Scrubs) - Catch Zach on a repeat of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Gillian Jacobs (Community) - Gillian is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family/The Class) - Jesse stops by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:37am on NBC.
• Ken Jeong (Community) - Ken visits LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Kevin Nealon (Weeds/Hiller and Diller/Champs) - Kevin stops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
• David Alan Grier (Less Than Perfect/DAG) - David appears on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
• Jessica Walter (Arrested Development/Retired at 35) - Tune in to see Jessica on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• Anne Heche (Save Me) - Anne will be on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.

Friday, May 24, 2013

• Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show) - Watch Steve on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check listings.
• Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) - Yvette co-hosts The Chew on ABC at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
• Valerie Harper (Rhoda/Valerie) - Valerie appears on a repeat of The Jeff Probst Show, so check your local listings.
• Melissa Joan Hart (Melissa & Joey/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) - Melissa guest co-hosts a repeat of Anderson Live, so check your local listings.

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