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31st Annual SAG Awards Pre-Show Hosts; Hulu's Ellen Pompeo Series Trailer Released

The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® revealed award-winning entertainer, New York Times best-selling author, and gender equality advocate Lilly Singh and actress, comedian, and equal rights activist Sasheer Zamata will host the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Official Pre-Show, which will stream live globally on Netflix Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. Additionally, the SAG Awards announced the stunt performers and coordinators who have been nominated this year for Stunt Ensemble performances in motion pictures and television series. This year's pre-show will feature Singh and Zamata interviewing nominees, highlighting the best fashion of the night, and giving viewers a look at the star-studded red carpet for the SAG Awards. During the pre-show, winners for Stunt Ensemble performances in motion pictures and television series will also be revealed.

Hulu has debuted the trailer and key art for its Original limited series Good American Family starring Ellen Pompeo, Mark Duplass and Imogen Faith Reid. Told from multiple points of view, as a means to explore issues of perspective, bias, and trauma, this compelling drama is inspired by the disturbing stories surrounding a Midwestern couple who adopts a girl with a rare form of dwarfism. But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, mystery emerges around her age and background, and they slowly start to suspect she may not be who she says she is. As they defend their family from the daughter they’ve grown to believe is a threat, she fights her own battle to confront her past and what her future holds, in a showdown that ultimately plays out in the tabloids and the courtroom.

The series stars Ellen Pompeo, Mark Duplass and Imogen Faith Reid. Dulé Hill, Christina Hendricks, Sarayu Blue and Jenny O’Hara are recurring guest stars.

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HGTV's Celebrity IOU New Season; Joey King and Cooper Koch to Announce 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations

Sledgehammers will fly, walls will fall and lives will be changed forever in a new season of HGTV's smash hit Celebrity IOU premiering on Monday, Feb. 3, at 9 p.m. ET/PT with six heartwarming episodes featuring Courteney Cox, Andy Garcia, Goldie Hawn, Rob Lowe, Kyle MacLachlan and Sarah Silverman. Attracting nearly 10 million viewers to its last run, Celebrity IOU will spotlight the Hollywood A-listers who lean on HGTV stars and series' executive producers Drew and Jonathan Scott to help them express their deep gratitude by delivering epic home transformations for their closest friends. With Drew and Jonathan's renovation and design expertise in their toolbelts, the famous celebs will give their all to demolish dated rooms, choose modern finishes and gift personalized dream spaces to extraordinary people.

The upcoming Celebrity IOU lineup will spotlight:
Courteney Cox - Golden Globe(R) Award, Screen Actors Guild Award(R) and Emmy(R) Award nominated actress, producer and director;
Andy Garcia - GRAMMY Award(R) and ALMA Award winning and Academy Award(R), Golden Globe(R) Award and Emmy(R) Award nominated actor, producer and director;
Goldie Hawn - Academy Award(R) winning and Golden Globe(R) Award and Emmy(R) Award nominated actress, producer and director;
Rob Lowe - Screen Actors Guild Award(R) winning and Golden Globe(R) Award and Emmy(R) Award nominated actor, producer and writer;
Kyle MacLachlan - Golden Globe(R) Award winning and GRAMMY Award(R), Screen Actors Guild Award(R) and Emmy(R) Award nominated actor and director; and
Sarah Silverman - Emmy(R) Award winning and GRAMMY Award(R), Golden Globe(R) Award and Screen Actors Guild Award(R) nominated actress, writer and producer.

SAG Award nominated actress Joey King (A Family Affair, We Were The Lucky Ones) and Golden Globe Nominated actor Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, They/Them) will unveil the nominees for the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The nominations will be streamed exclusively on Netflix's YouTube channel, beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT. The announcement will kick off with the nominations for Outstanding Action Performances in a Stunt Ensemble by SAG Awards Committee members Jason George and Elizabeth McLaughlin. Following the presentation, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher will officially kick off the live event.

Following the announcement, footage and social media graphics for media and talent will be available on the SAG Awards Press Kit page: https://sagawards.org/media/newsinfo/press-kit. Award-winning actress and producer Kristen Bell will host the annual ceremony, and legendary actress and activist Jane Fonda will be presented with the Life Achievement Award, SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor. The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, produced by Silent House Productions in partnership with SAG-AFTRA, will stream live globally on Netflix Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall.

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31st SAG Awards Airs on Netflix Next February; Prime Video Orders Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Spinoff with Host Travis Kelce

The SAG Awards® announced that the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® will take place on Sunday, February 23, 2025. The two-hour ceremony will stream live on Netflix at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT). Key deadlines and dates have also been released for the celebration of excellence in film and television. Submissions for nomination consideration will open Monday, August 29, 2024 and will close Friday, November 1, 2024. With the actor’s permission, producers, studios/networks, agents, managers, or publicists may submit a performance for consideration in a category of the actor’s choosing. Actors may also submit their own performances. Eligible performances must air or premiere between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. All submissions must be submitted online at sagwards.org/submissions. Nominations for the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be announced on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Prime Video announced it has ordered Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, with Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce set as host. The 20-episode order is a spinoff of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and is being produced by MGM Alternative, a division of Amazon MGM Studios. The series will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? offers a fun, new twist on the premise of the original popular format. Each game will welcome an adult contestant who will rely on a classroom full of celebrities from stage, screen, and sports to help them answer 11 questions on a range of subjects, pulled from elementary curriculum, in an effort to win a $100,000 prize. They are not competing against the stars... they're enlisting their help and, in some cases, can even "cheat" off of them. And on the final question, worth $100,000, the contestant selects one celebrity to discuss the answer with before locking in. The final question is always at the 6th-grade level.

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30th SAG Awards Presenters Announced; Jay Pharoah Heads to Fox

SAG Awards® announced 30 presenters for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, the only awards show for actors, by actors. The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, produced by Silent House Productions in partnership with SAG-AFTRA, will stream live globally on Netflix Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall. The 30th anniversary of the SAG Awards will feature a star-studded lineup of presenters including two-time SAG Award Winner Idris Elba who will open the ceremony. Jennifer Aniston, a longtime Barbra Streisand fan, will present the 59th SAG Life Achievement Award to the legendary actor, singer, producer, writer, and director.


Additional show presenters Erika Alexander (American Fiction), Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer), Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction), Michael Cera (Barbie), Jessica Chastain (Mothers' Instinct), Colman Domingo (Rustin, The Color Purple), Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer), Fran Drescher (SAG-AFTRA President), Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Billie Eilish (Swarm), America Ferrera (Barbie), Brendan Fraser (Killers of the Flower Moon), Taraji P. Henson (The Color Purple), Troy Kotsur (CODA), Greta Lee (The Morning Show), Melissa McCarthy (Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story), Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer), Glen Powell (Hit Man), Issa Rae (American Fiction, Barbie), Storm Reid (The Last of Us), Margot Robbie (Barbie), Tracee Ellis Ross (American Fiction), Alexander Skarsgård (Succession), Omar Sy (Lupin), Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso), Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans), Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) and more to be announced.

Fox has tossed the ball to actor and comedian Jay Pharoah (SNL, The Blackening) to host its new game The Quiz with Balls. Pitting brains against balls, while combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition, each episode of The Quiz with Balls features two families competing for $100,000 in a "battle of the balls." Standing on a high platform over a glistening pool, they must all work together as they face a multiple-choice quiz where each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned up behind it. If the correct answer is chosen, the ball rolls down and stops just before colliding with the player... if the answer is wrong, the massive ball rapidly descends and mercilessly whacks them into the pool below. The more players each team loses, the harder the questions get. The longer they last, the more money they bank, until one "dry" family member plays the final round for The Quiz with Balls' $100,000 Grand Prize. The all-new series, executive produced by Talpa Studios and Eureka Productions, is set to premiere this Summer on Fox.

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The Jeffersons Movin' On Up to Almost 50 Marathon on Antenna TV; 30th SAG Awards Nominees

The Jeffersons is almost 50 years old! The legendary sitcom will turn 49 on January 18, and Antenna TV will honor this anniversary with "The Jeffersons Movin' On Up to Almost 50 Marathon." The marathon will air on Monday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) from 5am-10pm ET. The Jeffersons airs regularly on Antenna TV Mon-Fri 8-9pm ET & 3-4am ET, along with Saturdays 10-11pm ET. Come along for the fun as George (Sherman Hemsley) and Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) move on up from Queens to Manhattan, to live in a deluxe apartment in the sky. The Jeffersons was a groundbreaking and iconic comedy series created by legendary producer Norman Lear.

5:00 AM "Mother Jefferson's Boyfriend"
5:30 AM "Rich Man's Disease"
6:00 AM "A Dinner for Harry"
6:30 AM "Jefferson vs. Jefferson"
7:00 AM "Mother Jefferson's Fall"
7:30 AM "Mother Jefferson's Birthday"
8:00 AM "Louise Suspects"
8:30 AM "Louise's Friend"
9:00 AM "George the Philanthropist"
9:30 AM "The Visitors"
10:00 AM "Florence Gets Lucky"
10:30 AM "Florence's Union"
11:00 AM "The Camp-Out"
11:30 AM "A Bedtime Story"
12:00 PM "Every Night Fever"
12:30 PM "Joltin' George"
1:00 PM "Brother Tom"
1:30 PM "As Florence Turns"
2:00 PM "Alley Oops"
2:30 PM "And the Doorknobs Shine Like Diamonds"
3:00 PM "Not So Dearly Beloved"
3:30 PM "Blazing Jeffersons"
4:00 PM "I Spy"
4:30 PM "Jefferson's Greatest Hits"
5:00 PM "Appointment in 8-B"
5:30 PM "Mr. Clean"
6:00 PM "I Do, I Don't"
6:30 PM "What Makes Sammy Run?"
7:00 PM "A Case of Black & White"
7:30 PM "Louise Gets Her Way"
8:00 PM "The First Store"
8:30 PM "Me and Billy Dee"
9:00 PM "Louise vs. Florence"
9:30 PM "Sorry, Wrong Meeting"

Nominees for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honoring outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances for the past year were announced by Issa Rae (Barbie, American Fiction, Insecure) and Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales, The Big Sick) via Instagram Live. The nominees for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced by SAG Awards Committee Members Jason George and Woody Schultz with an introduction by SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, produced by Silent House Productions in partnership with SAG-AFTRA, will stream live globally on Netflix Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall. Comedy series nominees were dominated by The Bear and Ted Lasso, with Abbott Elementary, Barry and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel also getting some nominatioms. View the full list of television nominees.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: SAG-AFTRA Strike Finally Ends; New Digital TV Broadcast Networks Coming

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we finally have an end to the SAG-AFTRA strike, we're hearing about some new digital TV broadcast networks, and getting an update on the reboot of an animated adult comedy favorite. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• It's over! The SAG-AFTRA strike has ended, and we're getting an idea of how long the season could be for some of our favorite sitcoms (hint: it's not long). (Deadline)
• We don't have many details yet, but some new digital TV broadcast networks (that will also be streaming) are coming soon from a partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, and Gray Television. (Deadline)
• What is lost in the news of these new networks, however, is that Gray Television's current country music digital TV broadcast network, Circle, will be shutting down on December 31 to make way for these new networks, though they say that current programming on Circle will be redistributed elsewhere (and it seems that Circle may maintain a streaming presence as well). (Cord Cutters News)
• We're learning a bit more about the King of the Hill revival, but don't look for it to arrive on Hulu for at least a year, as they're still working out casting details. (TVLine)
• Disney is looking to sell Freeform (which is no longer available on Spectrum, one of the largest cable providers) and other networks to A+E networks. (Cord Cutters News)
• Big Brother, the CBS summer reality series that managed to get stretched all the way into November this year, isn't stopping there, and is having a special two week Christmas themed version next month. (Variety)
• FX has renewed The Bear for a third season. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17)

• Catchy Comedy is having a binge of All the Family and Sanford & Son this weekend.
• With little new programming to air, CBS is bringing the British version of Ghosts to the lineup starting Thursday night.

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Labels: Big Brother, Circle, Freeform, King of the Hill, SAG, SitcomsOnline Digest

SitcomsOnline Digest: Broadcast Networks Preparing for Shorter Seasons of Scripted Series; CBS Announces Host of After Midnight

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're still waiting for the end to that strike (will it happen?), hearing about the future of The CW (hint: less superheroes), and learning about CBS and their plans for late night. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Could we just get this actor's strike over? Negotiations are continuing this weekend. (Deadline)
• When it is over, get ready for 13 episode seasons of your favorite broadcast network primetime series (which is still about twice as many as some streaming show "seasons"). (Deadline)
• The upcoming season of Superman & Lois on The CW will be the last, marking the end of an era of superhero series on The CW. (Entertainment Weekly)
• Perhaps one of the most unexpected sitcom actor deaths in a while, Friends star Matthew Perry has died. (Variety)
• Taylor Tomlinson has been announced as the host of the new CBS late night show, After Midnight. (Variety)
• It's been frozen in time several times, but Futurama always bounces back, and the current incarnation just got a two season renewal. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 10)

• Catchy Comedy is having a binge of Night Court this weekend in honor of the life of Richard Moll, rather than the previously scheduled binge of The Lucy Show.
• The Simpsons annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode airs Sunday, going back to a tradition of this episode airing after Halloween.
• Cozi TV has a short marathon of The Munsters on Tuesday.

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Labels: After Midnight, Friends, Futurama, SAG, SitcomsOnline Digest, The CW

SitcomsOnline Digest: SAG-AFTRA Strike Negotiations to Restart; Night Court Actor Richard Moll Dies

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's another slow week, but it looks like they're trying (again) to resolve the SAG-AFTRA strike, we're hearing of the news of the death of a Night Court star, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The SAG-AFTRA strike isn't over, but at least they're going to start negotiating again this weekend. (Deadline)
• Actor Richard Moll, who played Bull on Night Court, has died, leaving John Larroquette and Marsha Warfield as the last two surviving cast members. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Henry Winkler has a new book, and in it, he talks about his struggles with dyslexia made him feel embarrassed at Happy Days table reads. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Tom Bergeron is speaking out about his exit from Dancing with the Stars, and he isn't holding back at all. (Variety)
• NBC has ordered a series staring Zachary Quntio. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 21 - OCTOBER 27)

• Catchy Comedy is spending the next two weekends loving Lucy, starting with a binge of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (and a few episodes of I Love Lucy to fill time, as there were only 13 episodes of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour) this weekend.
• Buzzr is celebrating Halloween with a Chills & Thrills marathon featuring Halloween episodes of game shows that airs 8PM-11 PM tonight, Sunday night, and Monday night, with an all encore starting at noon on Tuesday.
• Antenna TV has a Bewitched marathon for Halloween and Rewind TV has a Sabrina the Teenage Witch marathon.
• Cozi TV has a short marathon of The Munsters on Tuesday.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: SAG-AFTRA Strike Negotiations Come to Halt; L.A. Law Heading to Hulu in November

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're not much closer to the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike (though we will get some new stuff from Saturday Night Live tonight), we're hearing about another classic 80s drama coming to Hulu, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The WGA strike is over and it seemed that the SAG-AFTRA strike would be ending soon thereafter, but now it looks like that isn't going to happen as quickly as we would have hoped. (Variety)
• It's not the first time it has been available online (in fact, it is on Amazon Prime Video already), but newly remastered episodes of L.A. Law are heading to Hulu next month. (Variety)
• A daytime talk show with Kim Jeong is in the works. (Deadline)
• Vanna White considered leaving Wheel of Fortune at the same time as Pat Sajak, but ultimately decided against it. (Deadline)
• It's time for another South Park special on Paramount+. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 14 - OCTOBER 20)

• We may not be able to get a lot of scripted entertainment right now, but NBC will rescue us with a little bit of it, as Saturday Night Live returns for a new season tonight with host Pete Davidson.
• A new season of Rick and Morty arrives on Adult Swim on Monday.
• The Daily Show may not have a host, but it does return for new episodes on Monday.
• Catchy Comedy has a binge of The Little Rascals this weekend.

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Labels: Hulu, L.A. Law, SAG, SitcomsOnline Digest, Wheel of Fortune

SitcomsOnline Digest: An End on the Horizon for WGA Strike?; Hallmark Ready for Christmas

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're in the heart of what is the traditional debut of the fall season, but we're still in a holding pattern with the ongoing strikes... but we're finally seeing some progress on the horizon this week for on of them. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• It's starting to look like a resolution may be coming soon to end the WGA strike, but that still won't bring new scripted series to our screens since there is still an ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike that doesn't appear to be quite as close to a resolution. (CNN)
• It seems that Dancing with the Stars, which was seen to be the type of show that is safe from the strikes, is not so safe after all, and ABC is considering delaying the season premiere. (Hollywood Reporter)
• We're less than a month away from Hallmark's Christmas programming, and it will include plenty of new movies. (Deadline)
• Vanna White is going to be sticking around on Wheel of Fortune for at least a few more years. (Deadline)
• Archer is being made available on FX on-demand, in response to Spectrum dropping FXX but leaving FX on the lineup. (TVLine)
• Season 34 of The Simpsons will arrive on Disney+ on October 11, just a little after the season 35 premiere on Fox. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 23 - SEPTEMBER 29)

• Catchy Comedy is having a Gomer Pyle, USMC binge this weekend.
• Krapopolis, the Fox animated comedy that has been talked about forever, renewed for two more seasons, and had a series premiere delayed by a year, will finally debut on Fox on Sunday... we think.
• The Price is Right and Let's Make a Deal both return for a new season on Monday, in a new studio.

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Labels: Archer, Dancing with the Stars, Gomer Pyle USMC, Hallmark Channel, SAG, SitcomsOnline Digest, WGA, Wheel of Fortune

SitcomsOnline Digest: Warner Bros. Television Suspends Deals with Top Creators; Fran Drescher Re-Elected President of SAG-AFTRA

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Once again, it seems like we're hitting TV (at least as we know it) doomsday, as we enter a mostly non-existent fall TV season, with strikes that will never end and a blackout dispute between Spectrum and cable channels owned by Disney that has both sides saying it may not even be worth settling. Nonetheless, we're here with some highlights for you. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• With a writers strike that appears to have no end still ongoing, Warner Bros. Television has suspended some deals that they have with top creators, though it is anticipated that the suspended time will be added to the end of the contracts. (Deadline)
• Fran Drescher has been re-elected as SAG-AFTRA president, in the middle of the on-going strike. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Like many shows, Saved by the Bell did some things that seemed acceptable in the 90s that wouldn't be so acceptable today, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar is talking all about it in a podcast. (CNN)
• When Bob Barker recently died, many noticed he had not made any public appearances in a while, and that may be because he suffered from Alzheimer's disease for years leading up to his death. (Deadline)
• Networks need something scripted to air in the current drought, so Fox is going with encores and CBS is looking down under to Australia. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 9 - SEPTEMBER 15)

• Catchy Comedy has a binge of My Three Sons this weekend.
• A new season of The Morning Show arrives on Wednesday on Apple TV+.
• If you're into daytime TV, several new court shows (with the exact same hosts as the old court shows) debut Monday in syndication.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: New ALF DVD Set with Unedited Episodes in the Works; First Look at Krapopolis

  Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about some big TV on DVD news (yes, DVDs!), getting our first preview of Krapopolis, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• DVD releases have been very few and far between in recent years, but Shout! Studios announced one that many classic sitcom fans have been waiting almost two decades for this week: a complete series collection of ALF with (most) unedited episodes and much more. (Media Play News)
• We have a preview trailer for Krapopolis, the new Fox animated series that has already been successful enough to get three seasons before it has even debuted. (TVLine)
• Meanwhile, a cloud of a potential SAG-AFTRA strike looms overhead, and the union is prepared to head that direction as early as next week. (Variety)
• Vanna White got a contract extension and a pay raise for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, but that hasn't happened for her role on the mother series just yet (though this is a positive sign). (Deadline)
• There was a reunion for the 25th anniversary of That '70s Show this week, but one cast member was notably absent from a photo collage of the cast members. (Deadline)
• Max has some animated comedies in the pipeline, and they're not even based upon Chip and Joanna Gaines. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 22 - JULY 28)

• The Flintstones is the Catchy Comedy binge this weekend.
• Futurama, the animated comedy that has now found new life twice, returns for new episodes on Hulu on Monday.
• The CW has the debut of Son of a Critch, as well as a new season of Children Ruin Everything, on Monday.
• Captain Fall, a new animated comedy, debuts Friday on Netflix.

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Labels: ALF, Krapopolis, SAG, SitcomsOnline Digest, That '70s Show, Wheel of Fortune

SitcomsOnline Digest: Actors Join the Writers on Strike; Fox Sets Premiere Date for Krapopolis

  Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! News is slow at this time of the year, but we have updates on SAG-AFTRA joining the writers in being on strike, Fox finally setting a premiere date for Krapopolis, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• We hope you weren't looking forward to the fall season, because it's not looking like we'll have much of one now that SAG-AFTRA has joined the writers in being on strike. (Vox)
• Rainn Wilson has revealed that he wasn't particularly happy when he was on The Office, because he was just waiting for that big movie deal that he never got (unlike some of his co-stars). (CNN)
• A premiere date has finally been set for Krapopolis, which we assume that they had to finally put it on because episodes of the show are ready when a lot of scripted stuff for the fall is not. (Deadline)
• Great American Family has set a premiere date for their next Christmas movie, which will star Lori Loughlin. (Deadline)
• It seems that running for political office is starting to become a trend for TV actors lately, and now Hill Harper is running for a US Senate seat in Michigan. (Deadline)
• India has a new news anchor, but she isn't real. (Deadline)
• The CW has announced their Fall 2023 premiere dates. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 16 - JULY 22)

• Catchy Comedy has a binge of Get Smart this weekend.
• Freeform's animated comedy Praise Petey premieres July 21.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: A Black Lady Sketch Show Cancelled at HBO; Another Entertainment Industry Strike Looming

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! News was at a slow trickle last week due to the holiday, but we have news for you, including an HBO cancellation, more on the on-going WGA strike (and another potential one from the actors), and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• A Black Lady Sketch Show is the latest series at HBO to be cancelled. (Variety)
• The WGA strike isn't ending anytime soon, but we did get some (sort of) cast reunions on the picket line. (Deadline)
• Meanwhile, a cloud of a potential SAG-AFTRA strike looms overhead, and the union is prepared to head that direction as early as next week. (Variety)
• Elizabeth Perkins says she is on board for the reboot of Weeds. (Variety)
• Did Candace Cameron Bure try to get a LGBTQ character removed from Fuller House? She denies it, but there is some uncertainty. (Variety)
• Grounded for Life has returned to the LAFF lineup. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 9 - JULY 15)

• Catchy Comedy has a binge of The Love Boat this weekend.
• Antenna TV has a Benson marathon for their Sunday Special tomorrow.
• Celebrity Family Feud returns with a new season on Sunday on ABC.

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Modern Family Star Heads to Season 2 of The Santa Clauses; 29th Annual SAG Awards Winners

Disney+ announced that Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) will join the cast of the Disney+ Original series The Santa Clauses as Mad Santa. The Disney Branded Television series is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, and is now in production on its second season. Season one of The Santa Clauses, which debuted Nov. 16, 2022, was a Top 5 most-watched original series on Disney+ by hour streamed during its Season's Streaming campaign (Nov. 3-Dec. 31). In the second season, the Calvin family is back in the North Pole as Scott Calvin continues his role as Santa Claus after retirement plans were thwarted when failing to find a worthy successor in season one. Now that Scott and his family have successfully saved Christmas, Scott turns his focus towards training his son Calvin to eventually take over the “family business” as Santa Claus. Eric Stonestreet stars as Magnus Antas (aka the Mad Santa), who reigned during the 14th century and is now returning to try and take down Scott Calvin and reclaim the North Pole.

Disney Legend Tim Allen will executive produce and continue to reprise the beloved role of Santa/Scott Calvin. Also returning as series regulars in season two are Elizabeth Mitchell as Mrs. Claus/Carol, Elizabeth Allen-Dick as Sandra Calvin Claus, Austin Kane as Cal Calvin Claus, and Devin Bright as Santa’s elf bestie Noel. Matilda Lawler will reprise her role of Santa's chief of staff, Betty, as a recurring guest star. Additional guest stars include newcomer Marta Kessler as Olga, a surly, take-no-prisoners gnome who doesn’t understand “feelings” and “empathy” and sidekick to Magnus Antas, aka The Mad Santa, along with returning guest stars Liam Kyle as Gary, Isabella Bennett as Edie, Sasha Knight as Crouton, Ruby Jay as Riley, Mia Lynn Bangunan as Pontoon, and Laura San Giacomo as La Befana, the Christmas Witch.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented its coveted Actor® statuettes for the outstanding motion picture and television performances of 2022* at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The ceremony was broadcast live on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook with several media partners including Netflix. As previously announced, the multi-year deal between Netflix and the SAG Awards officially begins with the 2024 ceremony, which will stream live on the Netflix service globally. Honored with individual awards were Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis for performances in motion pictures, and Sam Elliott, Jessica Chastain, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Coolidge, Jeremy Allen White, and Jean Smart for performances in television. The Actor® for television drama and comedy ensemble performances went to The White Lotus and Abbott Elementary. The Screen Actors Guild Awards originated awards for motion picture cast and by television drama and comedy ensembles. View the complete list of winners.

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Paramount+ Reveals More for Peyton List Series; Rising Stars Named Ambassadors for SAG Awards

Paramount+ revealed the official trailer and key art for the upcoming original YA drama series School Spirits. The series will premiere with three episodes on Thursday, March 9, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada and the following day in Australia and the U.K. School Spirits will also launch exclusively on Paramount+ in Latin America and Brazil on Friday, April 28. Premiere dates for other Paramount+ international markets will be announced at a later date. Following the premiere, new episodes of the eight-episode season will be available to stream weekly on Thursdays exclusively for Paramount+ subscribers.

Produced by Awesomeness Live-Action Studios, School Spirits is centered around Maddie (Peyton List), a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance. Maddie goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school purgatory, but the closer she gets to discovering the truth, the more secrets and lies she uncovers. School Spirits stars Peyton List (Cobra Kai, Bunk'd) as Maddie Nears, and is based on the upcoming graphic novel by Nate Trinrud & Megan Trinrud, and Maria Nguyen. Additional cast members include Kristian Flores (Reboot, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) as Simon Elroy, Spencer MacPherson (Reign, Degrassi: Next Class) as Xavier Baxter, Kiara Pichardo (The Society, Mother/Android) as Nicole Herrera, Sarah Yarkin (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Happy Death Day 2U) as Rhonda, Nick Pugliese (13 Reasons Why, Dramarama) as Charley, Rainbow Wedell (The Wilds, The Bureau of Magical Things) as Claire Zolinski and Milo Manheim (Zombies 3, Prom Pact) as Wally Clark. Josh Zuckerman (The Offer, Oppenheimer) and Maria Dizzia (13 Reasons Why, Orange Is the New Black) have recurring guest star roles as Mr. Martin and Sandra Nears, respectively.

Antonia Gentry (Ginny & Georgia) and Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus) have been named Ambassadors for the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®. The SAG Awards® will be broadcast live on Netflix’s YouTube channel, YouTube.com/Netflix, Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. SAG Awards Ambassadors are actors who exemplify the utmost values of the profession and are positive role models for the next generation of performers. These individuals actively use their platform to advocate for humanitarian and public service endeavors. In this special role, Gentry and Richardson will present on the show, and provide viewers with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the ceremony. The Ambassadors will also participate in various SAG Awards pre-show events, including the exclusive SAG Awards Ambassador Dinner presented by Campari®, the Official Spirits Sponsor of the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The dinner will take place on Thursday, February 16 at Michelin-starred Gwen Butcher Shop & Restaurant in Hollywood by SAG Awards Executive Chef Curtis Stone.

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SAG Nominations Live on Instagram Live; Remembering Earl Boen of It's a Living and Adam Rich of Eight Is Enough

Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus) and Ashley Park (Emily in Paris) will announce the nominees for the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® on Wednesday, January 11 on Instagram Live. The nominations will be announced exclusively via Instagram Live on @sagawards beginning at 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT. SAG Awards Nominations will kick off at 9:50 a.m. ET / 6:50 a.m. PT on @sagawards' Instagram Stories with an introduction by SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher (The Nanny). Nominations for the Outstanding Action Performances by Television and Film ensembles will follow, with announcements made by SAG Awards Committee members Jason George (Station 19) and Elizabeth McLaughlin (Hand of God).

This marks the third year that SAG Awards nominations will be presented exclusively via Instagram Live. The SAG Awards aims to utilize the innovation of social media channels to create an authentic connection with their audience by reimagining the Nominations Announcement as a seamless, virtual experience for both nominees and fans. The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023 at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Actor Earl Boen, who starred as Dennis Hubner on It's a Living and played Reverend Lloyd Meechum on Mama's Family, has died. He died from lung cancer in Hawaii on January 5. Mr. Boen was 81.

Boen starred as Dennis Hubner in 14 episodes of the second season (1981-1982) of the ABC sitcom It's a Living. The series was renamed Making a Living for the second season. It later aired in first-run syndication from 1985-1989. The kitchen at the posh restaurant Above the Top is first the domain of Chef Mario (Bert Remsen), then Dennis Hubner (Earl Boen), and finally Howard Miller (Richard Stahl), who eventually marries Nancy (Marian Mercer). The second season cast included Marian Mercer, Gail Edwards, Ann Jillian, Barrie Youngfellow, Paul Kreppel and Louise Lasser.

He played Reverend Lloyd Meechum, the Harper family's pastor, in four episodes of Mama's Family from 1983-1987. He also appeared as a clergyman in episodes of Three's Company, The Golden Girls (2 episodes), Boy Meets World, Seinfeld, The Wonder Years and The Golden Palace. He played Jim Peterson, Angela Bower's (Judith Light) boss, in five episodes of Who's the Boss? from 1984-1986. He had a recurring role as Dr. Kramer in four episodes of Get a Life from 1990-1991.

Some of his other sitcom guest appearances included What's Happening!!, The Jeffersons, Angie, Soap, M*A*S*H, Barney Miller, Too Close for Comfort, Madame's Place, Benson (2 episodes), Night Court, Family Ties (2 episodes), Newhart (2 episodes), Growing Pains, Silver Spoons (2 episodes), 1st & Ten (2 episodes), Punky Brewster (2 episodes), What's Happening Now!, ALF, Mr. President,Webster (3 episodes), 227 (2 episodes), Sydney, Amen (2 episodes), Family Matters, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Empty Nest (2 episodes) and California Dreams (4 episodes).

Boen starred as Howard on the 1987-1988 CBS mystery crime drama The Law & Harry McGraw. He had a recurring role as Judge Walter L. Swanson in eight episodes of L.A. Law from 1988-1993.

Some of his drama guest appearances included The Streets of San Francisco, Kojak, Hawaii Five-O, Wonder Woman (2 episodes), Police Woman, Eight Is Enough, Lou Grant, The Paper Chase, Barnaby Jones, The Dukes of Hazzard, Code Red, The Powers of Matthew Star, Voyagers!, Fantasy Island (1983), St. Elsewhere, Hill Street Blues, Crime Story, Hotel, Dallas, Matlock (2 episodes) and Family Law (2 episodes).

Boen was also very active in the voice-over field. He was known for voicing characters such as Mr. Bleakman in Clifford the Big Red Dog, Police Chief Kanifky in Bonkers, the narrator and King Terenas Menethil II in World of Warcraft, Señor Senior, Senior in Kim Possible and LeChuck in the Monkey Island series.

He was best known as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019, archive footage only). Some of his other film credits included The Main Event (1979), Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), 9 to 5 (1980), Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981), The Man with Two Brains (1983), To Be or Not to Be (1983), Alien Nation (1988), Marked for Death (1990), Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult (1994) and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000).

Mr. Boen was a talented and versatile character actor. He was a familiar face on many sitcoms. He retired from screen acting in 2003, but continued his work as a voice actor in radio, television cartoons and video games until 2017. We thank him for his work on television and in films. He will be greatly missed.

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Actor Adam Rich, who was best known for his role as Nicholas Bradford on Eight Is Enough, has died. He died from an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Los Angeles, California home on January 7, 2023. Mr. Rich was 54.

Rich starred as Nicholas Bradford, the youngest son, on the 1977-1981 ABC comedy-drama Eight Is Enough. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Tom Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book by the same title. The cast included Dick Van Patten, Diana Hyland (season 1), Betty Buckley (seasons 2-5), Grant Goodeve, Lani O'Grady, Laurie Walters, Susan Richardson, Dianne Kay, Connie Needham (Newton) and Willie Aames.

He appeared as Nicholas Bradford in a 1980 episode of 3-2-1 Contact. He reprised the role in the NBC reunion movies Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion in 1987 and An Eight Is Enough Wedding in 1989.

Rich starred as Danny Blake on the 1981-1982 ABC action drama series Code Red, which was produced by Irwin Allen. The series stars Lorne Greene as Battalion Fire Chief Joe Rorchek and his family, some of whom, his elder sons Ted (Andrew Stevens) and Chris (Sam J. Jones), serve as firemen under his direct command as part of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The cast included Julie Adams, Martina Deignan, Joe Maross, James Crittenden, Dennis Haysbert and Jack Lindine.

He starred as Clovis in the final two episodes of the short-lived 1983 CBS sitcom Gun Shy. The series, produced by Walt Disney Productions, was based on its popular comedy-western films The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979). The cast included Barry Van Dyke, Tim Thomerson, Geoffrey Lewis, Keith Mitchell, Bridgette Andersen, Henry Jones, Janis Paige and Pat McCormick.

Some of his sitcom guest appearances included The Love Boat, Silver Spoons and Small Wonder (2 episodes).

Some of his drama guest appearances included The Six Million Dollar Man, Fantasy Island (2 episodes), CHiPs (2 episodes), St. Elsewhere and Baywatch.

He provided the voice of Presto, the Magician, on the 1983-1985 CBS animated series Dungeons & Dragons. Presto is the 14-year-old Wizard of the team. His Eight Is Enough co-star Willie Aames provided the voice of Hank, the Ranger. Happy Days star Don Most provided the voice of Eric, the Cavalier.

Rich played Toby Hart in the 1981 feature film The Devil and Max Devlin, which starred Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby and Susan Anspach. He made a cameo as himself in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003).

Mr. Rich's role on Eight Is Enough led him to be known as "America's little brother." A distinctive feature of his appearance during his years as a child actor was his pageboy haircut, which inspired thousands of parents of that era to imitate the look for their young sons. We thank him for his work on Eight Is Enough and other television series. He will be sorely missed.

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Antenna TV Acquires My Favorite Martian for This Spring; 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners

Antenna TV has acquired the '60s classic sitcom My Favorite Martian starting this Spring. Exact premiere date will be announced soon, but the series will be part of the weekday daytime 50s/60s sitcom block at 12:00pm & 12:30pm (currently McHale's Navy airs in the timeslot). More details will be announced soon when we announce their Spring schedule. The series aired on CBS originally from 1963-1966. Reruns have aired on cable on networks over the years such as AmericanLife TV and TV Land and in the diginet space on COZI TV in 2015. In the series, a Martian crash-lands on Earth and is taken in by young newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara. Disguised as Tim's Uncle Martin, he attempts to repair his ship and keep himself out of trouble. But Tim's nosy landlady, Mrs. Brown, takes a liking to Uncle Martin, which complicates things, as does Uncle Martin's tendency to use his Martian powers at the wrong time. The classic sitcom stars Bill Bixby (The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Incredible Hulk) as newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara and Ray Walston (Picket Fences) as the Martian whom Tim discovers and passes off as his Uncle Martin. Pamela Britton plays their snoopy landlady, Lorelei Brown.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented its coveted Actor® statuettes for the outstanding motion picture and television performances of 2021* at the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held Sunday, Feb. 27 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The telecast aired on TNT and TBS, and is available now on HBO Max. Honored with individual awards were Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, Troy Kotsur and Ariana DeBose for performances in motion pictures, and Michael Keaton, Kate Winslet, Lee Jung-jae, Jung Ho-yeon, Jason Sudeikis and Jean Smart for performances in television. The Actor® for a motion picture cast performance this year went to CODA, and the Actors® for television drama and comedy ensemble performances went to Succession and Ted Lasso. The Screen Actors Guild Awards originated awards for motion picture cast and by television drama and comedy ensembles.

The Television Program Winners are:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
MICHAEL KEATON / Dr. Samuel Finnix – “DOPESICK”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
KATE WINSLET / Mare Sheehan – “MARE OF EASTTOWN”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
LEE JUNG-JAE / Seong Gi-hun – “SQUID GAME”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
JUNG HO-YEON / Kang Sae-byeok – “SQUID GAME”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
JASON SUDEIKIS / Ted Lasso – “TED LASSO”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance – “HACKS”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
SUCCESSION
HIAM ABBASS / Marcia Roy
NICHOLAS BRAUN / Greg Hirsch
JULIANA CANFIELD / Jess Jordan
BRIAN COX / Logan Roy
KIERAN CULKIN / Roman Roy
DAGMARA DOMINCZYK / Karolina Novotney
PETER FRIEDMAN / Frank Vernon
JIHAE / Berry Schneider
JUSTINE LUPE / Willa
MATTHEW MACFADYEN / Tom Wambsgans
DASHA NEKRASOVA / Comfrey Pellits
SCOTT NICHOLSON / Colin
DAVID RASCHE / Karl Muller
ALAN RUCK / Connor Roy
J. SMITH-CAMERON / Gerri Kellman
SARAH SNOOK / Shiv Roy
FISHER STEVENS / Hugo Baker
JEREMY STRONG / Kendall Roy
ZOË WINTERS / Kerry Castellabate

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
TED LASSO
ANNETTE BADLAND / Mae
KOLA BOKINNI / Isaac McAdoo
PHIL DUNSTER / Jamie Tartt
CRISTO FERNÁNDEZ / Dani Rojas
BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Roy Kent
BRENDAN HUNT / Coach Beard
TOHEEB JIMOH / Sam Obisanya
NICK MOHAMMED / Nathan Shelley
SARAH NILES / Dr. Sharon Fieldstone
JASON SUDEIKIS / Ted Lasso
JEREMY SWIFT / Leslie Higgins
JUNO TEMPLE / Keeley Jones
HANNAH WADDINGHAM / Rebecca Welton

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
“SQUID GAME”

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Manifest Cancellation Being Reconsidered; American Housewife Sold for Broadcast Syndication

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing that NBC is reconsidering their cancellation of a series that seems to do well in streaming (and they may have competition to keep it), syndication news for an ABC sitcom, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• NBC cancelled Manifest, but a strong showing in streaming has Netflix interested in reviving it and even NBC reconsidering their own plans. (TVLine)
• American Housewife has been sold into broadcast syndication for 2022. (Deadline) 
  
• Fran Drescher is running for president of SAG-AFTRA, but her co-stars from The Nanny are supporting her opponent. (Deadline) 
• NewsNation, the network formerly known as WGN America, is expanding their coverage with a morning show and also adding Dan Abrams (who'll continue to work for ABC as well) in the evening. (Variety)
• Sean Penn is starring in an upcoming Starz series called Gaslit, but he is now on strike until all cast and crew members have been vaccinated against COVID-19. (Deadline)
• Peacock has some special treats for fans of The Office. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 24 - JULY 30)

• It's a weekend of Rhoda on Decades.

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TCA Winter 2020 Press Tour: More Cable; 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Winners

We have all of the major updates from the TCA Winter 2020 Press Tour where more cable networks presented Fri-Sun. We'll focus on comedy news, of course. Fresh off of last week's buzzed-about season premiere, grown-ish has been picked up for a fourth season on Freeform. Starring Yara Shahidi, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook, Jordan Buhat, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Luka Sabbat and Diggy Simmons, the series is a contemporary take on the issues that students face in the world of higher education. Freeform's new comedy Everything's Gonna Be Okay, which The New York Times called "a charming dramedy, with an oddball voice and a bittersweet undercurrent," will have a special airing of its pilot episode on sister network FX on Wednesday (Jan. 22) at 10 p.m. EST/PST.

National Geographic Global Television Networks President announced additional season pickups of hit franchise series Brain Games, Running Wild with Bear Grylls and Life Below Zero. It was also announced that the second season of Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted will premiere on Sunday, May 10, at 10/9c on National Geographic. Family entertainment network BYUtv announced its new comedy competition series Wayne Brady's Comedy IQ, created and hosted by multiple Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated Wayne Brady and his producing partner, Mandie Taketa. The show, which counts Queen Latifah among its executive producers, will premiere on April 6, 2020. Meanwhile, Apple announced that Central Park, an animated musical comedy from Emmy Award winner Loren Bouchard (Bob's Burgers), executive producer Josh Gad (Frozen) and executive producer Nora Smith (Bob's Burgers), will premiere exclusively on Apple TV+ this summer. Central Park is an animated musical comedy about the Tillermans, a family that lives in Central Park. Owen, the park manager, and Paige, his journalist wife, raise their kids Molly and Cole in the world's most famous park, while fending off hotel heiress Bitsy Brandenham and her long suffering assistant Helen, who would love nothing more than to turn the park into condos. The series voice cast includes Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Tituss Burgess, Daveed Diggs and Stanley Tucci.

Apple announced that Trying, its first original series from the UK to debut on Apple TV+, will premiere Friday, May 1 around the world. All Jason and Nikki want is a baby. But it's the one thing they just can't have. Starring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith, Trying is a new comedy series about growing up, settling down and finding someone to love. BAFTA Award winner Imelda Staunton also stars. The series, featuring eight half-hour episodes, hails from BBC Studios and is written by Andy Wolton. The new series will premiere globally on Apple TV+, a new home for the world's most creative storytellers. Apple TV+ is available on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac, select Samsung smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices, as well as at tv.apple.com, for $4.99 per month with a seven-day free trial.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented its coveted Actor® statuettes for the outstanding motion picture and television performances of 2019 at the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, held Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall. The television winners are below:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
SAM ROCKWELL / Bob Fosse – FOSSE/VERDON

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
MICHELLE WILLIAMS / Gwen Verdon – FOSSE/VERDON

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister – GAME OF THRONES

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
JENNIFER ANISTON / Alex Levy – THE MORNING SHOW

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
TONY SHALHOUB / Abe Weissman – THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE / Fleabag – FLEABAG

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THE CROWN

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
GAME OF THRONES

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