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Katz Networks, part of The E.W. Scripps Company, announced three major off-network series licensing agreements. Escape, the over-the-air network reaching women 25-54 with a brand of programming anchored in stories of crime and mystery, has acquired the television rights to Law & Order and Boston Legal in two individual deals. Escape lands the first 12 seasons of Law & Order - the longest-running crime and investigation drama on American primetime television – in a multi-year licensing agreement with Universal Television. The complete series/five seasons of Boston Legal come from Twentieth Television, Inc. Laff, television's fastest-growing network and the nation's first over-the-air network devoted to comedy around-the-clock, has landed the broadcast television rights to all eight seasons of According to Jim, starring Jim Belushi, in an agreement with Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International.

Escape will launch both series on New Year's Day. They join another hit off-network crime drama, Without a Trace, in the Escape line-up. Laff will debut According to Jim in early 2019. These agreements come on the heels of Katz sister network Bounce landing broadcast rights to the iconic series Scandal which just joined Bounce's primetime line-up. According to Jim joins Laff's sitcom hall-of-fame line-up which includes Home Improvement, 3rd Rock from the Sun, That '70s Show, The Drew Carey Show, Night Court, Spin City and more.

YEE-HAW! Co-stars Ashton Kutcher and Elisha Cuthbert just ran 13 stories to tell you when The Ranch is back! What gets Ashton Kutcher up in the morning? Coors or Keystone? How does he feel about Tom Brady? And when can fans expect new episodes of The Ranch?! Running up 13 stories at Netflix, Elisha Cuthbert gets the inside scoop from co-star Ashton Kutcher - the two triumphantly reach the top, marking their victory by shouting from the [Netflix] rooftop, 10 all-new episodes of The Ranch premiere December 7 on Netflix! Set in present day on a Colorado ranch outside Denver, this multi-camera family comedy returns with new episodes (Part 6, 10 new episodes for the back-half of season three) on December 7. Starring Ashton Kutcher, Sam Elliott, Elisha Cuthbert, Debra Winger and new guest star, Dax Shepard - the show follows Colt's (Kutcher) return home after a brief and failed semi-pro football career to run the family ranching business with his father Beau (Elliott). The sitcom has already been renewed for a 4th season of 20 episodes, so look out for Parts 7 and 8 in 2019!

The doctors of Grey Sloan meet Station 19's Andy Herrera, on a special, TGIT crossover event episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy. Seattle firefighters Ben Warren (Jason George) and Andy Herrera (guest star Jaina Lee Ortiz) head to Grey Sloan after rescuing two boys that are injured in a house fire. With one of the boys' lives literally in Andy's hands, her skills are put to the test. Meanwhile, the doctors are hard at work on their projects for the Grey Sloan Surgical Innovation Contest; and Amelia brings Tom Koracick in to consult on her and Alex's patient, on a special, TGIT Crossover Event episode of Grey's Anatomy airing on Thursday, March 1 at 8:00pm. Station 19 officially premieres Thursday, March 22 at 9:00pm on ABC.

Then at 9pm and 10pm on the same night, two indomitable forces unite when Olivia Pope and Annalise Keating team up on the highly anticipated Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder TGIT crossover episodes. First on Scandal, in the midst of moving on from the White House, Olivia gets an unexpected visitor in criminal defense attorney Annalise Keating, who seeks her help in fast-tracking a judicial reform class action to the United States Supreme Court. However, after Olivia's recent fall from political grace, it's going to be more challenging than ever to get the support they need, on a special, TGIT Crossover Event episode of Scandal, airing at 9pm on Thrusday, March 1. Viola Davis and Aja Naomi King guest star. Then on How To Get Away with Murder, As Annalise's class-action case hangs in the balance, a meeting with the esteemed Washington D.C. fixer, Olivia Pope, proves to be crucial in getting the opportunity to argue her case in the nation's highest court. Meanwhile, Bonnie discovers concerning information pertaining to Simon that threatens to expose what really happened during night he was shot, on a special, TGIT Crossover Event episode of How to Get Away with Murder at 10pm. Kerry Washington and Cornelius Smith Jr. guest star.

Comedy Central and Daniel Tosh have agreed to a contract extension for three additional seasons of Tosh.0. The new seasons of Tosh.0 will keep Comedy Central's Tuesday night anchor in originals through 2020 with the 10th season to debut on Tuesday, March 27 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Tosh.0 premiered on June 4, 2009 and features razor-sharp humor and biting commentary from comedian Daniel Tosh. The weekly, topical series delves into all aspects of the Internet from the absolutely absurd to the incredibly ingenious. Each episode includes a "CeWEBrity Profile" or Tosh giving subjects of notorious viral videos a second chance to redeem themselves from the embarrassment with which they have become synonymous with their very own "Web Redemption."

Winter sparkles on Hallmark Channel, as the network ushers in the New Year with "Winterfest," the network's highly anticipated annual programming event. "Winterfest" celebrates all we love about the snowy season and features a slate of four all-new original movies premiering every Saturday in January. The event starts with Love on the Slopes starring Katrina Bowden & Thomas Beaudoin (Saturday, January 6, 9 p.m. ET/PT), followed by Frozen in Love starring Rachel Leigh Cook & Niall Matter (Saturday, January 13, 9 p.m. ET/PT), One Winter Weekend starring Taylor Cole & Jack Turner (Saturday, January 20, 9 p.m. ET/PT) and Winter's Dream starring Dean Cain & Kristy Swanson (Saturday, January 27, 9 p.m. ET/PT).

TGIT worlds will collide later this season when Annalise Keating and Olivia Pope share the screen during How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal crossover episodes, ABC confirmed. Kerry Washington and Viola Davis posted the news early yesterday morning (see below) and it was confirmed by Shonda Rhimes and Pete Nowalk, executive producer of How to Get Away with Murder.

Kerry Washington post - https://t.co/JFdiCTmbFs
Viola Davis post - https://www.instagram.com/p/BdfukRzAe9v/?taken-by=violadavis

The Scandal crossover episode was written by Raamla Mohamed and directed by Tony Goldwyn. The How to Get Away with Murder crossover episode was written by Morenike Balogun & Sarah L. Thompson and directed by Zetna Fuentes. As previously announced, new TGIT episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder return on Thursday, January 18, on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.

We're jumping for joy because Modern Family has been picked up for TWO more amazing seasons, its 9th and 10th seasons. The 8th season wraps up next week, and in the season finale, Manny's father, Javier (guest star Benjamin Bratt), shows up for his graduation and takes him out on a wild night of celebration, and then Jay steps in to pick up the pieces. Meanwhile, the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is getting ready for Luke and Manny's big day and dealing with the emotions that come with seeing your kids grow up and leave the nest. Modern Family anchors ABC Wednesdays at 9pm and will likely stay in that slot next season (and probably the year after, too).


Time for a speed round of pre-upfront news. ABC has canceled Last Man Standing after six seasons, in somewhat of a surprise. The series was pretty expensive, as ABC did not own it and Tim Allen's salary is steep. ABC also has announced that next season will be the last for Scandal, its seventh season. NBC has canceled freshman drama Timeless. In good news, Fox has ordered new seasons of Gotham and sitcom The Last Man on Earth, while NBC has renewed Blindspot and the three veteran Chicago series (Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med). And finally, The CW has renewed iZombie and The Originals.

Moving onto new series, The CW has picked up a few new dramas, including Black Lightning. The first African-American DC Super Hero to have his own stand-alone comic title, the series is based on the character created by Tony Isabella with Trevor Von Eeden in 1977 and stars China Anne McClain. The CW has also ordered Life Sentence, a dramedy about a young woman diagnosed with terminal cancer and when she finds out that she's not dying after all, she has to learn to live with the choices she made when she decided to live like she was dying. Lucy Hale stars. The biggest new CW series will probably be Dynasty, a reboot of Esther Shapiro and Richard Shapiro's famed 1981-1989 series about two of America's wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children, among the stars are Alan Dale, Brianna Brown, Elizabeth Gillies and Grant Show. And finally, The CW has picked up Valor, a drama about a U.S. Army base that houses an elite unit of helicopter pilots trained to perform clandestine international and domestic missions.

Fox has picked up new drama The Resident. A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine. The series stars Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood and Emily VanCamp. Comedy wise, Fox has ordered two series: Ghosted and LA to Vegas. In Ghosted, a cynical skeptic (Craig Robinson), and a genius "true believer" in the paranormal (Adam Scott), are recruited by a secret government agency to look into the rampant "unexplained" activity in Los Angeles -- all while uncovering a larger mystery that could threaten the existence of the human race. And in LA to Vegas, it is an ensemble workplace comedy about an airline crew and the eccentric passengers who, every weekend, take the roundtrip flight from Burbank to Las Vegas with one goal in mind - to come back a winner. Dylan McDermott stars.

Can you believe that we are nearing the end of the 2016-17 TV season already? We have season finale dates already and they're coming up fast and furious. Following are April and May season finale dates for scripted and unscripted series on The ABC Television Network. All times listed are PDT/EDT.

SUNDAY, APRIL 30
American Crime 10:00–11:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10
black-ish 9:30–10:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 11
The Catch 10:00–11:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 12
Shark Tank 9:00–10:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 14
Once Upon a Time 8:00–10:00 p.m. (Two-Hour Season Finale)

MONDAY, MAY 15
Quantico 10:00–11:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 16
The Middle 8:00–8:30 p.m.
American Housewife 8:30–9:00 p.m.
Fresh Off the Boat 9:00–9:30 p.m.
Imaginary Mary 9:30–10:00 p.m.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10:00–11:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
The Goldbergs 8:00–8:30 p.m.
Speechless 8:30–9:00 p.m.
Modern Family 9:00–9:30 p.m.
Designated Survivor 10:00–11:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 18
Grey's Anatomy 8:00–9:00 p.m.
Scandal 9:00–11:00 p.m. (Two-Hour Season Finale)

FRIDAY, MAY 19
The Toy Box 8:00–10:00 p.m. (Two-Hour Season Finale)

SUNDAY, MAY 21
America's Funniest Home Videos 7:00–8:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 23
Dancing with the Stars 8:30–11:00 p.m.


Amazon Prime Video announced that Friday, August 25 will be the premiere date for the highly-anticipated superhero comedy series The Tick. In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a super villain. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero. The comedy will star Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman, and Valorie Curry. Check out the highly anticipated trailer:

The winners of the 48th NAACP Image Awards were announced Saturday during the live broadcast from Pasadena Civic Auditorium which aired on TV One. The two-hour live special was hosted by Anthony Anderson. There was a live pre-show from the red carpet hosted by Nischelle Turner and Terrence Jenkins including Tai Beauchamp and Chris Spencer as special correspondents. Some of the biggest names in film, television and music appeared including: Taraji P. Henson, Denzel Washington, Dwayne Johnson, Kerry Washington, Tracee Ellis Ross, Nate Parker, Niecy Nash, Omari Hardwick, Regina King, Mandy Moore, John Legend, Terrence Howard, Angela Bassett, Sterling K. Brown, Octavia Spencer, Trevor Noah, Janelle Monae, Issa Rae, Mike Colter, Mykelti Williamson, Adam Rodriguez, Rashida Jones, Bill Paxton, Brian White, Deon Cole, Jussie Smollett, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Justin Cornwell, Nick Kroll, Penny Johnson, Pooch Hall, Don Cheadle, Keesha Sharp, Andra Day, Kofi Siriboe, Rutina Wesley, Stephan James, Tika Sumpter and Uzo Aduba. Also appeared were cast members from Empire, This Is Us, Atlanta, The Carmichael Show, Power, black-ish, Queen Sugar, and more.

The winners for television are below:

Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson - black-ish (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross - black-ish (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Laurence Fishburne - black-ish (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Tichina Arnold - Survivor's Remorse (Starz)

Outstanding Drama Series
Queen Sugar (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us (NBC)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Taraji P. Henson - Empire (Fox)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jussie Smollett - Empire (Fox)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Naturi Naughton - Power (Starz)

Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Courtney B. Vance - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)

Outstanding Actress in Television Movie or Limited Series
Regina King - American Crime (ABC)

Outstanding Youth Performance in Television
Marsai Martin - black-ish (ABC)

ABC's hit TGIT series - Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder - have each been picked up for another season (2017-18 season) by Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment. Next season will be the 14th season of Grey's Anatomy, the seventh season of Scandal, and the fourth season of How To Get Away with Murder. Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder have proved to be a stellar combination for the network since the January return of the three shows from Shondaland's Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. All three shows are produced by ABC Studios. ABC will bring back The Catch for a second season this March, but no word just yet on that series for 2017-18 season. The return of TGIT on January 26 drove ABC to Thursday season highs and made it the No. 1 network each week since the return, among Adults 18-49.

CBS and Showtime had the floor yesterday at the TCA 2017 Winter Press Tour. CBS announced its CBS All Access series The Good Fight, a spin-off of The Good Wife. CBS also announced Carpool Karaoke for Apple Music (iTunes). It was followed by panels with the cast and producers of upcoming CBS series Superior Donuts, Training Day and Doubt. After lunch, Showtime was up. They had panels for I'm Dying Up Here: A Sit Down About Stand-Up In the Seventies, Billions, Guerrilla: The Untold Story of Radicals, Romance & Revolution, and Twin Peaks 2017. They announced that Twin Peaks returns Sunday, May 21 with a two-hour premiere event and 18 episodes have been ordered. Six episode series Guerrilla: The Untold Story of Radicals, Romance & Revolution will premiere on Wednesday, April 19. Showtime also picked-up a fourth season of The Affair. Showtime also picked-up two new series: drama The Chi and comedy White Famous.

The return of TGIT - Grey's Anatomy (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST/PST), Scandal (Season six premiere 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST/PST) and How to Get Away with Murder (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST/PST) - has been moved to Thursday, January 26. An ABC News pre-inauguration 20/20 special, America's First Family: The Trumps Go to Washington, will air from 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST/PST on Thursday, January 19, preceded by repeats of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal at 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. EST/PST, respectively. The move was made in order to accommodate the ABC News special and to ensure that TGIT returned with three original episodes. All three were scheduled to return Jan. 19.

The ABC Television Network announced its upcoming May sweeps programming, featuring season finale dates for America's Funniest Home Videos, black-ish, Castle, The Catch, Dancing with the Stars, The Family, Fresh Off the Boat, Grey's Anatomy, The Goldbergs, The Middle, Modern Family, Nashville, The Real O'Neals, Scandal, Shark Tank and Quantico. In addition, The 2016 Billboard Music Awards will take place live from Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, and The Bachelorette" makes its season premiere on Monday, May 23. Other highlights include special two-hour finales of The Catch, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Once Upon a Time and programming highlights for The Chew, General Hospital and Jimmy Kimmel Live. The season finales of ABC Friday comedies Last Man Standing and Dr. Ken will occur on Friday, April 22. View the complete list of season finale dates and more.

COZI TV announced the launch of a new, originally-produced series that dives behind the scenes of David Hasselhoff's unimaginable life, anchored by TV host, musician and entrepreneur Taylor-Ann Hasselhoff. Entitled "Hoff-A-Minute" and airing from COZI TV's Hoff News Bureau, the segments premiered Saturday, March 19 at noon on the national multicast network. The debut of COZI TV's reports from the Hoff News Bureau kicked off COZI TV's "March Hoff-Ness" special, including a mini-marathon of five top, fan-favorite episodes of Knight Rider on March 19. The five-hour block included ten, original COZI TV "Hoff-A-Minute" news segments, anchored by Taylor-Ann Hasselhoff.

Additional updates on "March Hoff-Ness" will continue to be offered on COZI TV's social media platforms. Viewers can follow the "March Hoff-Ness" via Twitter (@COZITV), or on Facebook (Facebook.com/COZITV). New "Hoff A Minute" segments will premiere on-air and online every Tuesday and Thursday to coincide with COZI TV's prime time airings of Knight Rider and Baywatch. To preview a promo of COZI TV's original "Hoff-A-Minute" segments featuring David and Taylor Ann Hasselhoff, visit http://www.cozitv.com/video/Watch-Hoff-A-Minute-on-COZI-TV/nosubtitle/371415181.

The ABC Television Network has issued early pick-up orders for the following series for the 2016/2017 season: America's Funniest Home Videos, The Bachelor, black-ish, Dancing with the Stars, Fresh Off the Boat, The Goldbergs, Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Middle, Modern Family, Once Upon a Time, Scandal, Shark Tank and freshman drama Quantico. ABC has not announced a decision yet on veterans Castle, Nashville and Last Man Standing, but it is likely a few or even all three will return in 2016-17. Quantico was the only current freshman series to get an early pick-up, so no word yet on series like Dr. Ken, Galavant, Agent Carter, American Crime and The Muppets. Stay tuned in the coming months when ABC announces its 2016-17 line-up during the upfront in May.


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 March 7-11, 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!


Saturday, March 5, 2016

• John O'Hurley (Seinfeld/The Mullets) - John will be featured on Oprah: Where Are They Now? at 10pm ET/PT on OWN.

• Kim Fields (The Facts of Life/Living Single) - Catch Kim on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• Michael Rapaport (The War at Home) - Michael is a guest on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.

• Will Arnett (Flaked/Arrested Development/Up All Night/Running Wilde) - Watch Will on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. He will also be on the AOL Build Show at 11am.
• Max Greenfield (New Girl/Modern Men) - Max visits The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. He will also be on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Rebel Wilson (Super Fun Night) - Rebel appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Fred Savage (The Grinder/Working/The Wonder Years) - Fred is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Queen Latifah (Living Single) - Queen Latifah is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS. She will also be on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Jillian Bell (Workaholics/Eastbound & Down/Partners) - Jillian stops by Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (Broad City) - Ilana and Abbi are guests on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah at 11pm.
• Sally Field (Gidget/The Flyning Nun) - Sally talks about Hello, My Name Is Doris on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Miriam Shor (Younger/Big Day/Inside Schwartz) - Miriam drops by The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show) - Steve talks about Little Big Shots on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour. He also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Laura Prepon (That '70s Show/Are You There, Chelsea?) - Laura cooks up two dishes from her new cookbook on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Emily Osment and Aimee Carrero (Young & Hungry) - Emily and Aimee talk with Rachael Ray about her star turn on their show on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Martha Plimpton (The Real O'Neals/Raising Hope) - Martha talks about The Real O'Neals on the AOL Build Show at 2pm.
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Cosby Show/Malcolm & Eddie) - Malcolm-Jamal is a guest on The Real, so check your local listings.
• Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move) - Jason appears on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
• Kym Whitley (Young & Hungry/Animal Practice/Sparks) - Kym is part of the Plugged-In panel on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Chris Meloni (Surivivng Jack/The Fanelli Boys) - Chris previews WGN America's Underground on HuffPost Live at 4pm.
• Tamela Mann (Mann & Wife/Meet the Browns) - Tamela is a guest on Tavis Smiley on PBS, so check your local listings.
• Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke appears on People Now.

• Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) - Catch Ray on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• J.B. Smoove (The Millers/Curb Your Enthusiasm/'Til Death) - J.B. appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Jay Duplass (Togetherness/The League/The Mindy Project) - Jay and his brother Mark are guests on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory/Blossom) - Mayim appears on Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric visits The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore at 11:30pm on Comedy Central. He also joins HuffPost Live at 1pm for a small dose of comedy and to chat about his newest tour, The Comedy Get Down.
• Paul F. Tompkins (DAG) - Paul is a guest on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Kim Richards (Hello, Larry) - Kim stops by Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• Tina Fey (30 Rock) - Tina appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo. She also talks about Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Will Arnett (Flaked/Arrested Development/Up All Night/Running Wilde) - Will talks about Netflix's Flaked on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your 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.
• Sophia Bush (Partners) - Sophia stops by HuffPost Live at 2pm on International Women's Day to champion female empowerment worldwide.
• Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun) and Max Greenfield (New Girl/Modern Men) - Sally and Max talk about Hello, My Name Is Doris on NBC's Today in the 10am hour. Sally will also be on the AOL Build Show at 4:30pm.
• Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show) - Jerrod appears on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move) - Jason is a guest on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
• Nathan Lane (Modern Family/Encore! Encore!/Charlie Lawrence) - Nathan chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Martha Plimpton (The Real O'Neals/Raising Hope) - Martha is a guest on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• The Cast of Fuller House - The Fuller House girls have a confess sesh on People Now.

• Louis C.K. (Louie) - Watch Louis on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Connie Britton (Spin City/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Lost at Home) - Connie appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun) - Sally is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show) - Jerrod stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Jason Sudeikis (The Last Man on Earth/The Cleveland Show) - Jason is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Martin Short (Mulaney/The Martin Short Show) - Martin appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Will Arnett (Flaked/Arrested Development/Up All Night/Running Wilde) - Will visits 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.
• Tom Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) - Tom appears on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Chris Meloni (Surivivng Jack/The Fanelli Boys) - Chris stops by LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings. He also dishes about WGN America's Underground on People Now and on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Felicity Huffman (Sports Night) - Felicity is a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs/Rules of Engagement/Reno 911) - Wendi visits The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Jeff Garlin (The Goldbergs/Curb Your Enthusiasm) - Jeff appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• John Goodman (Roseanne/Normal, Ohio) - John talks about 10 Cloverfield Lane and Trumbo on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
• The Cast of Girls - The cast of Girls talks about the last time they splurged on People Now.
• Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric is a guest on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.

• Connie Britton (Spin City/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Lost at Home) - Catch Connie on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS. She will also be on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move) - Jason stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun) and Max Greenfield (New Girl/Modern Men) - Sally and Max are guests on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• Louie Anderson (Baskets/The Louie Show/Life with Louie) - Louie appears on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Kirstie Alley (Flaked/Kirstie/Veronica's Closet/Cheers) - Kirstie talks about her Netflix comedy Flaked on The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Tori Spelling (Mystery Girls) - Tori talks about Tori & Dean's Spring Picnic on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Arsenio Hall (Arsenio) - Arsenio talks about The Bet Honors on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Wendell Pierce (The Odd Couple/The Michael J. Fox Show/The Weber Show) - Wendell is a guest on Tavis Smiley on PBS, so check your local listings.
• The Cast of Girls - The cast of Girls will be on People Now.
• Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) - Soleil appears on People Now at 8:30am.

• Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move) - Watch Jason on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Betty White (Hot in Cleveland/The Golden Girls/The Mary Tyler Moore Show) - Betty appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Amanda Peet (Togetherness/Bent) - Amanda visits on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Ellen Burstyn (The Ellen Burstyn Show) - Ellen talks about House of Cards on NBC's Today in the 9am hour and on HuffPost Live at 1pm.
• Martha Plimpton (The Real O'Neals/Raising Hope) - Martha gives the scoop on her new show The Real O'Neals on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke discusses the release of her first single Enemiez on the AOL Build Show at 12pm.
• Tori Spelling (Mystery Girls) - Tori gives People Now the details on joining David Tutera’s WE tv show CELEBrations.

BET has acquired the off-network cable rights to the Tyler Perry sitcom House of Payne. The sitcom will launch with a launch marathon on Sunday, November 1, 2015 from 12pm-9pm. Then beginning Monday, November 2, the series joins the regular line-up with fellow sitcom Martin and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in daytime. House of Payne will air weekdays 8-9am and 12:30pm-1:30pm, along with some weekend blocks. Recent acquisition Martin will continue to air weekdays 2:30pm & 3pm and evening blocks beginning at 6pm. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is airing weekdays 9-10am and 1:30pm-2:30pm. In late night, BET will continue to alternate with blocks of The Jamie Foxx Show and The Wayans Bros. starting at 2am. BET is airing Scandal Saturday nights at 1am and 2am and will also air the latest season five premieres on Sundays at 11pm, a few weeks after they premiere on ABC. Keep it right here for continued updates on House of Payne on BET and all things BET.

UP has more, more, more Gilmore Girls. The network's recently announced acquisition of the full 153 episode, seven-season run of Gilmore Girls (#GilMOREGirls) was celebrated with an all-day fan-focused marathon of the award-winning family drama yesterday (Sunday, October 4) at 10am EDT. Starting tonight at 7 p.m. EDT, the series will begin airing back-to-back episodes every Monday through Friday starting with the pilot episode. Gilmore Girls, stars Lauren Graham (Parenthood), Alexis Bledel (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly, Spy), Keiko Agena (Shameless, Transformers of the Dark Moon), Yanic Truesdale (Reumeurs), Scott Patterson (CSI Miami), Liza Weil (How to Get Away with Murder), Jared Padalecki (Supernatural), Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes), Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Gun, Pearl Harbor) and Kelly Bishop (Bunheads, The Good Wife), with special appearances by the late Edward Herrmann (The Wolf of Wall Street, The Lost Boys) and recurring guest star Liz Torres (Devious Maids, Scandal).

Gilmore Girls, which aired from 2000-2007, is set in a storybook Connecticut town called Stars Hollow populated by an eclectic mix of dreamers, artists and everyday folk. The multi-generational drama about family and friendship centers around Lorelai Gilmore (Graham) and her daughter, Rory (Bledel). Lorelai owns the town's bed-and-breakfast, the Dragonfly Inn, with best friend/chef Sookie (McCarthy), and contends with weekly dinners with eccentric, well-off parents Richard (Edward Herrmann) and Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop) who always have something to say about their daughter's life.

Netflix announced premiere dates for its upcoming slate of original series and stand-up comedy specials. Original stand-up comedy specials are Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible - April 17, Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) - May 22, and What Happened, Miss Simone - June 26. As for original series, new series Between premieres in May, 2015, an original survivalist thriller series, created by award-winning writer/director Michael McGowan (Still Mine, One Week, Saint Ralph) and starring Jennette McCurdy (iCarly, Sam & Cat). New drama Sense8 premieres June 5, a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted with stars like Naveen Andrews. An all-new season of Orange Is the New Black premieres June 12. Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp premieres July 17, which is a limited 8-episode series with Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, and Michael Showalter joining the series, which tells the story of the first day of Camp Firewood's famous summer season, now fourteen years after the film's debut. And coming soon are new drama Narcos and new comedy Club de Cuervos. More info on those two soon.

Stars from the hit ABC drama series Scandal will be featured in a special season finale of GSN's Emmy(R)-nominated The Chase, airing Tuesday, March 10 at 8:00pm ET/PT. Actors Joe Morton, Kate Burton and Brian Letscher will face-off against British trivia master Mark Labbett (aka "The Beast") in the ultimate trivia challenge, attempting to raise money for their respective charities. Hosted by Brooke Burns, The Chase is one of GSN's most popular original series, attracting more than 18 million total viewers since its premiere in August 2013. The season four premiere on January 27 saw its highest rating ever for a premiere. Throughout its season three run, the series posted impressive ratings growth among P18-49 (+52%), P25-54 (+56%), W25-54 (+36%), W18-49 (+30%), with total viewership up 37%, vs. GSN's year-to-date time period average.

In a fun move, cast members from ABC Family's Baby Daddy and ABC's General Hospital will crossover on both shows this February. On Wednesday, February 4, General Hospital's Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall) will guest star on Baby Daddy. Then on Friday, February 13, Baby Daddy's Derek Theler (Danny Wheeler) and Melissa Peterman (Bonnie Wheeler) will guest star on General Hospital for a special Valentine's Day episode. In "Over My Dead Bonnie," Kelly Monaco plays an exaggerated version of herself. Danny is offered a cameo role on General Hospital; he's really nervous and asks Riley to help him rehearse. Riley is a huge fan and can't believe Danny is going to be in a scene with Kelly Monaco (Kelly Monaco), who plays her favorite character, Sam. Although Kelly is initially annoyed by the stunt casting, she soon finds Danny charming and decides he needs to be her new love interest. Meanwhile, Tucker and Ben are tired of living with Bonnie and are determined to get her out of their apartment and back into hers. The boys figure out the best way to break the lease is to have Bonnie "die," so they stage a funeral on the General Hospital set. This episode of Baby Daddy airs Wednesday, February 4 at 8:30pm ET/PT on ABC Family.

On General Hospital, Melissa Peterman plays an old friend of Olivia's from Bensonhurst, and Derek Theler plays a colleague of Dr. Patrick Drake. In this episode, it is Valentine's Day in Port Charles. Olivia receives a surprise visitor from her Bensonhurst days. Melissa Santoro-Picard (Melissa Peterman) and the two old friends quickly catch up on life and loves. Later in the day, Melissa runs into another familiar face in Port Charles. Meanwhile, Dr. Patrick Drake is called to consult on a case at the last minute, delaying his date with Sam. Coincidentally, Patrick's colleague Derek (Derek Theler) was also stood up by his date. Derek and Sam agree to keep each other company until their significant others arrive. As the night progresses, the two discover the true meaning of Valentine's Day. This episode of General Hospital airs Friday, February 13 on ABC daytime.

The Paley Center for Media announced the lineup of honorees for its 32nd Annual PaleyFest, which returns to the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland, March 6-15, 2015. The William S. Paley Television Festival will welcome Showtime's Homeland, HBO's Girls, The CW/CBS Television Studios/Warner Bros. Television's Jane The Virgin, FOX's Glee, ABC'S Modern Family, STARZ's Outlander, MTV's Teen Wolf, and FX's American Horror Story: Freak Show to the lineup of previously announced honorees: ABC's Scandal, CBS Television Studios' The Good Wife, and The CW/Warner Bros. Television's Arrow and The Flash. Comedy Central's Key & Peele, BroadCity, Kroll Show, and Workaholics will be honored with a special salute to the network.

The full line-up is below:

· Friday, March 6: Opening Night Presentation: Showtime's Homeland (7:00pm)
· Saturday, March 7: A Salute to Comedy Central featuring: Key & Peele, Broad City, Kroll Show, and Workaholics (12:00pm) & CBS Television Studios' The Good Wife (8:00pm)
· Sunday, March 8: HBO's Girls (1:00pm) & ABC's Scandal (7:00pm)
· Wednesday, March 11: MTV's Teen Wolf (7:00pm)
· Thursday, March 12: STARZ's Outlander (7:00pm)
· Friday, March 13: FOX's Glee (7:00pm)
· Saturday, March 14: The CW/Warner Bros. Television's Arrow & The Flash (4:00pm) & ABC's Modern Family (8:00pm)
· Sunday, March 15: The CW/CBS Television Studios/Warner Bros. Television's Jane The Virgin (4:00pm) & Closing Night Presentation: FX's American Horror Story: Freak Show (8:00pm)

Yahoo Screen will exclusively live stream the interactive panel sessions in addition to offering video on demand (VOD) content following each event. Live streaming on Yahoo can also be accessed through the Paley App and Yahoo Screen App.

Today we'll give you Centric's fall 2014 schedule. Some of it starts today, but most starts in a few weeks on Sept. 29. First up, Family Matters is joining Centric's line-up beginning today and will air at 5 & 5:30pm for the next few weeks. It will change timeslots on Sept. 29, so keep reading. Joining the primetime schedule at 8pm will be reruns of Scandal. Sister network BET was airing Scandal and will continue to do so, as they will have repurposing rights to new episodes that air on ABC a few days later. More on BET tomorrow. With the addition of these two series this week, Wayans Bros. will be off the line-up. Centric will also air the talk show Queen Latifah weeknights at 11. There are just minor time changes this week, but you can catch a 30th anniversary marathon of The Cosby Show this weekend (Sept. 20-21) from 10am-10pm.

Moving on to Sept. 29, we will detail the full schedule. CSI: NY will move to 9am replacing New York Undercover. Up next, Cosby Show and Family Matters will get morning plays, airing an hour each from 10am-12pm. Movies will continue to air about 12-2:30pm, with The Steve Harvey Show now airing 2:30pm-4pm. That sitcom will be the perfect lead-in to the new acquisition, game show Family Feud hosted by Steve Harvey, airing at 4 & 4:30pm. More sitcom time changes will occur in the evening, with The Jamie Foxx Show moving to 5-6pm and The Cosby Show's evening hour moves to 6-7pm. At 7pm, Centric will air the talk show Arise 360, which is aired live on the internet at 3pm, but now Centric will air it on TV at 7pm. In primetime, Scandal is at 8pm, but now new sitcoms will air from 9-11pm, with Family Matters at 9 and My Wife & Kids, moving over from BET to Centric, at 10. Queen Latifah is at 11, leading into a movie at midnight. Sitcoms will air from 2:30am-4am, with different ones each day: Jamie Foxx on Monday nights, Steve Harvey on Tuesday nights, My Wife & Kids on Wednesday nights, Family Matters on Thursday nights and the return of Moesha on Friday nights. Weekends will continue to be movies and sitcom marathons. So what will BET have in store? We'll let you know tomorrow as they will have a new acquisition that we hinted about...

The primetime Hallmark Hall of Fame movies are leaving broadcast television. Hallmark Cards announced that new movies in its acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame series will debut in 2014-15 on Hallmark Channel, rather than ABC. The move comes after three years (Nov. 2011-May 2014) of a unique arrangement under which the premieres of new Hallmark Hall of Fame movies have aired on ABC and encore presentations have aired on Hallmark Channel the following week. Hallmark Channel will now air both the premiere presentations and multiple encores of each production. The first movie in the new arrangement will be One Christmas Eve in late November. Anne Heche, appearing in her third Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, will star as a recently-divorced mom who wants her two kids' first Christmas "without dad" to be perfect. An entertaining but unfortunate series of Christmas Eve mishaps ensures that won't happen - unless perfect means the family has its most memorable and heartwarming Christmas ever.

Yesterday was ABC's turn at the TCA summer 2014 press tour. The biggest announcement were the fall 2014 premiere dates. But first, we had panels for ABC Family's Chasing Life, followed by ABC's upcoming new series like How to Get Away with Murder, Selfie, black-ish, Forever, Manhattan Love Story and Cristela. Onto the fall 2014 premiere dates, new drama Forever will be kicking off premiere week with two new episodes, with a special sneak preview on Monday, September 22 at 10 after Dancing with the Stars, and a second, all-new episode on Tuesday, September 23 at 10, for its regular time period premiere. Dancing with the Stars will premiere a week before the official start of the TV season, on Monday, Sept. 15 from 8-10pm. In addition, there will be two special nights of Dancing with the Stars Results Show this season, airing on Tuesday, September 16 and Tuesday, September 23, from 8:00-9:00pm. Elsewhere, on Tuesday, September 23 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premieres its season at a new time of 9pm. ABC Comedy Wednesday returns on Wednesday, September 24 with The Middle at 8, The Goldbergs on its new night & time at 8:30, TV's most honored comedy Modern Family at 9, and the series premiere of black-ish starring Anthony Anderson at 9:30. And of course the night ends with the third season launch of Nashville at 10.

On Thursday, September 25, it's an all Shonda Rhimes Night (Thank God It's Thursday!) with the new timeslot launch of Grey's Anatomy at 8, Scandal anchoring the night at 9 and the series premiere of the Viola Davis drama How to Get Away With Murder at 10. On Friday, September 26, the new season of Shark Tank launches with a two-hour premiere from 8-10 into 20/20 at 10. ABC's powerful Sunday drama line-up starts on Sunday, September 28 with the season premieres of Once Upon a Time, Resurrection and Revenge from 8-11pm. Post premiere week premieres include Castle on Monday, September 29 at 10. Two new comedies launch on Tuesday, September 30 at 8:00 & 8:30pm: Selfie and Manhattan Love Story. Then on Friday, October 3 at 8:00pm we have the one-hour season premiere of Last Man Standing starring Tim Allen from 8-9pm into the regular timeslot premiere of Shark Tank at 9. On Sunday, October 5, an all-new season of America's Funniest Home Videos begins at 7pm (likely a Once Upon a Time special is airing in week one on Sept. 28). And finally, the third Friday of the season on Friday, October 10 sees the launch of new sitcom Cristela at 8:30pm.

The women of TV Land's Hot in Cleveland are officially animated! Melanie Moretti (Valerie Bertinelli), Joy Scroggs (Jane Leeves), Victoria Chase (Wendie Malick) and Elka Ostrovsky (Betty White) have come to life in cartoon form with the help of animation studio Titmouse, Inc. – and they're bringing along Steven Tyler. Tyler will guest star in the episode as himself, serving as a guide through their magical, animated adventure. "The Animated Episode," the first-ever for TV Land, is set to air Wednesday, July 30 at 10pm ET/PT. The episode starts with the women at Elka's apartment, which before now has been a mystery to them...and they soon find out why. From there, they will meet up with Steven Tyler (and some other special friends) and go on a psychedelic romp through pop culture hits, including scenes with homages to Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, The Walking Dead and Frankenstein. Plus, they'll also see what life in Cleveland would have been like if LeBron James had never left (check out the sneak peek).

Welcome back, welcome back! Beginning Monday, April 14, 2014, Welcome Back, Kotter will be added to the MeTV Network lineup. Welcome Back, Kotter, the 1970s American television series which stars Gabe Kaplan and features a young John Travolta will replace F Troop and will air Monday-Thursday at 9:30pm ET. F Troop will take a brief hiatus, but will return to the MeTV schedule soon. As for Welcome Back, Kotter, the sitcom has not aired on television regularly since it was on AmericanLife TV (now known as YooToo TV) some years back and also on ION Television in 2006-07. WGN America aired the sitcom as part of a '70s week back in 2008. So get ready to watch all four classic seasons with all of your favorite Sweathog kids! Barbarino, Horshack, Boom Boom, Juan and of course Mr. Kotter himself. Tune in starting April 14 on MeTV. Stay with us for continued updates.

ABC has announced the majority of its season finale dates for the 2013-14 Season. First up, on Friday, April 11 at 8:30pm, the season finale of The Neighbors will air with mini-Full House reunion, as DJ Tanner and Steve reunite. Then on Thursday, April 17 the juicy Scandal season finale will air at 10pm. ABC's Friday comedy anchor Last Man Standing will have its season finale of April 25 at 8pm. On Sunday, May 4 the thrilling finale of the new hit Resurrection will air at 9pm. The following Sunday (May 11) will have the spellbinding two-hour season finale of Once Upon a Time leading into the Revenge finale at 10. The next night will have the sixth season finale of Castle at 10pm with Castle and Beckett on the case. ABC's Tuesday line-up will have their finales on Tuesday, May 13 with Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at 8, The Goldbergs at 9 and the hilarious Trophy Wife at 9:30. On Wednesday, May 14 the season finale of Suburgatory will air at 8:30pm and then later that night its the sophomore finale of Nashville at 10. On Thursday, May 15 at 9, the tenth finale of Grey's Anatomy will air.

Moving on to Friday, May 16, Shark Tank will have its season finale, while America's Funniest Home Videos ends its season on Sunday, May 18 at 7 leading into the Billboard Music Awards. On Monday, May 19, ABC will have the performance finale of Dancing with the Stars leading into The Bachelorette premiere. Then on the next night, Tuesday, May 20 it is the two-hour finale of Dancing with the Stars from 9-11pm as a champion is crowned. And finally on the last day of the TV season, Wednesday, May 21, The Middle will have a one-hour season finale leading into the season finales of Modern Family and Mixology from 9-10pm. ABC has not announced anything for Mind Games or Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, but the latter will end its run on April 3. Stay with us for continued updates.

The ABC Television Network announced midseason premiere dates today for new series The Assets, Killer Women, Mind Games and Mixology. In addition, the network has scheduled premiere dates for the new season of The Bachelor with Juan Pablo Galavis, critically acclaimed comedy Suburgatory, and the cooking competition series The Taste, now expanded to two hours. Previously announced new drama series Resurrection will now premiere at 9:00pm on Sunday, March 9, thus Revenge will move into the 10:00pm time slot starting on that date. The midseason schedule launches on Thursday, Jan. 2 with the return of The Taste expanded to two hours and on a new night. Previously announced reality series The Quest will now premiere at a later date. Then at 10pm on Thursdays, new series The Assets, an eight-part limited series based on the real life events of CIA counter-intelligence officer Sandy Grimes (Jodie Whittaker) will air. Grey's Anatomy and Scandal will return on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 9-11pm to air repeat-free for the remainder of the season. Both series have their "fall" finales on Dec. 12. As for Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, no return date has been planned but five episodes will remain to be aired after its Dec. 12 "fall" finale.

Moving on, no surprise that The Bachelor will launch its new season on the first Monday of the new year, on Monday, Jan. 6 from 8-10pm. On the following night, new Tricia Helfer drama Killer Women will premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 10pm for eight episodes before another new drama premieres on Tuesday, March 11 in the time period: Mind Games starring Christian Slater. Wednesday comedies will have some new entries, with the return of Suburgatory on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 8:30pm, replacing the canceled Back in the Game, which would have aired its 13 episodes by then. At 9:30pm, current occupant Super Fun Night has a 17 episode order and by Feb. 26 a new comedy will get a chance. That comedy will be Mixology from Ryan Seacrest. And finally, as mentioned earlier Resurrection will now premiere at 9:00pm on Sunday, March 9 into Revenge at its new time. Once Upon a Time will also return on this date. It is unclear still what will air in January and February on Sunday nights, but there could be some airings of the current ABC Sunday drama line-up (Once, Revenge, Betrayal) in January before taking a short break. One other note, Nashville will return for its midseason premiere on Wednesday, February 26 at 10. It is still uncertain if that series will be on a hiatus in January and February. If so, no idea yet what will air in that slot. Stay with us for continued updates.

NBC has entered a deal to co-produce 12 episodes of the half-hour singlecam comedy Working the Engels from producers Halfire-CORE Entertainment in partnership with Shaw Media. Working the Engels marks the first time a U.S. and Canadian broadcaster have collaborated to produce a half-hour network comedy. The series, created and written by Katie Ford and Jane Ford, centers on a family who must band together to keep their heads above water when their father and breadwinner passes away, leaving them a mountain of debt. The Engels must all go to work running Dad's storefront law firm, with one minor problem - daughter Jenna is the only one who is qualified to practice law.

SCTV legend and two-time Emmy Award winner Andrea Martin will play Ceil, the overly confident family matriarch. Working the Engels also stars Kacey Rohl (Hannibal), Azura Skye (American Horror Story) and Benjamin Arthur (Less Than Kind). No word as of yet when NBC plans on airing the comedy series, but as soon as we know, we'll let you know!

Back in early September we mentioned that Cozi TV has acquired Fantasy Island, Starsky & Hutch and Hart to Hart - all from Sony Pictures Television. Now we have details on one of them. Fantasy Island will begin with a five-hour marathon on Sunday, December 8, 2013. The series will then air regularly on the Cozi TV line-up beginning in January (2014). The network will likely be adding more series in January as well, so stay tuned! Perhaps Starsky & Hutch or Hart to Hart will also join the line-up in January, but for sure they are coming sometime in 2014. Cozi TV will continue to bring in NBC Universal-owned series to its schedule, along with these Sony Pictures Television series and other libraries. We will reveal any upcoming acquisitions when they announce them! Hopefully a sitcom or two will pop up in the next year or two?

Airing from 1978 to 1984, Fantasy Island was a hit TV series on ABC starring Ricardo Montalbán as Mr. Roarke, the overseer of a mysterious island located somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, where people from all walks of life came to live out their fantasies. Mr. Roarke's energetic sidekick Tattoo, played by Hervé Villechaize, opened each episode by ringing a bell and famously shouting, "The plane! The plane!" to welcome new guests to the island. Stay with us for continued updates on the Dec. 8 marathon and when it will air regularly on Cozi TV in January.


TV Guide Magazine opened voting for their fourth annual "Fan Favorites" cover poll. The poll lets fans choose the cover of the magazine, which will then hit stands in early December. The voting started on October 7 and will run through October 28 and is conducted via TV Guide Magazine's official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TVGuideMagazine. Past winners of the competition are Doctor Who, Supernatural and Community.

The 2013 "Fan Favorites" nominees are:
Arrow (The CW)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Duck Dynasty (A&E)
Grimm (NBC)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
Orphan Black (BBC America)
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family)
Scandal (ABC)
Teen Wolf (MTV)
The Vampire Diaries (The CW)


This year, TV Guide Magazine introduces mobile voting via a new Facebook app. Voters will also have the opportunity to post a message to their Facebook community, announcing their vote and encouraging others to vote as well. As in years past, fans can votes as often as they want. TV Guide Magazine's "Fan Favorites" competition is officially on!

At last, ABC has announced its fall premiere dates for Fall 2013. 20/20 will officially kick-off its new season on Friday, Sept. 6 at 10pm. The actual series launches will begin on Monday, Sept. 16, as Dancing with the Stars premieres a week earlier than normal from 8-10pm to try and get a head start on the season and now that it doesn't have a Results Show, likely the first elimination will happen towards the end of the second week on Monday night. Dancing's Monday counterpart Castle will launch its new season a week later on the official start of the TV season on Monday, Sept. 23 at 10pm. ABC will launch their Friday series earlier this season, as the last few years they have used an hour on Fridays for encores. This season, all the 8-10pm series will premiere on Friday, Sept. 20 starting with the season premiere of Last Man Standing at 8pm followed by the new night for The Neighbors at 8:30pm. Then it's time to sink or swim with the sharks on an all-new season of Shark Tank at 9|8c leading into 20/20. ABC Tuesday will be brand new from top to bottom and all the shows will premiere on the same night on Tuesday, Sept. 24. First up, is probably the most anticipated new series of the season in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at 8pm leading into likely the most promising new family comedy of the season (and set in the '80s!), The Goldbergs at 9pm. Fellow new family comedy Trophy Wife will follow at 9:30pm. At 10pm, ABC gambles with Lucky 7, a new drama that is a big swing. The next night, ABC Comedy Wednesday returns on Wednesday, Sept. 25 with a new season of laughs starting with the season premiere of The Middle at 8pm, followed by the series premiere of the new family comedy Back in the Game at 8:30pm. At 9pm, ABC will bring back its tentpole Modern Family with a special one-hour premiere event to launch the second season of the critically-acclaimed drama Nashville at 10pm. ABC's new comedy Super Fun Night starring Rebel Wilson will launch a week later on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 9:30pm.

Onto Thursdays, ABC will launch season ten of Grey's Anatomy with a special two-hour premiere event from 9-11pm on Thursday, Sept. 26. Sizzling drama Scandal will return the following week on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 10pm for its third season. ABC has not announced what will air at 8pm on the first two Thursdays of the season, but the Once Upon a Time spin-off series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland will premiere on Thursday, Oct 10 at 8|7c to try and help this time period. ABC Saturday Night College Football will air all fall on Saturday nights. And finally on Sundays, returning dramas Once Upon a Time and Revenge both return in their 8pm & 9pm time periods on Sunday, Sept. 29. New drama Betrayal will premiere at 10|9c also on Sept. 29. ABC will once again premiere America's Funniest Home Videos on the second week of the season on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 7pm. Probably a Once Upon a Time clip-show or season finale encore will once again air on the first Sunday of the season at 7pm, but stay tuned for details at a later date.

TBS has picked up Twentieth Century Fox Television's animated hit American Dad! as an original series, beginning with the show's 11th season in 2014. Created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, American Dad! will join TBS's primetime lineup in late 2014. Sister network Adult Swim is set to present encores of each episode after initial airings on TBS. American Dad!, which will begin its 10th and final season on the Fox television network this fall, is executive-produced by MacFarlane, Barker and Weitzman. TBS has ordered 15 episodes for season 11. TBS and Adult Swim are no strangers to the Seth MacFarlane universe, having aired reruns of American Dad! and MacFarlane's Family Guy throughout the networks' lineups. TBS currently airs American Dad! reruns weekdays at 1 and 1:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Adult Swim presents reruns of the show Tuesday-Friday at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), Monday-Friday at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT) and Saturdays at 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

This is the second Fox comedy to move to cable. First was of course Futurama going from Fox to Comedy central, but that had a cancelation in between. American Dad! has aired non-stop on Fox and will move to TBS immediately following its run on Fox. Since premiering on Fox in 2005, American Dad! has earned several industry accolades, including two Emmy(R) nominations for Outstanding Animated Program, two Annie Award nominations and seven Teen Choice Award nominations. In 2012, it took home the top television series prize at the ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards. Stay with us for continued updates as we get closer to 2014.