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A trio of popular comedy series for kids age 6-14 have received third season orders -- Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle from executive producer Linda Videtti Figueiredo, BUNK'D from executive producer Pamela Eells O'Connell and Disney XD's Walk the Prank from executive producers Adam Small and Trevor Moore. Production on each will resume in the fall. Disney Channel's single-camera comedy Stuck in the Middle stars Jenna Ortega as a middle child, Harley Diaz, in a household bustling with nine people - two parents and seven kids - each with distinctive personalities and conflicting schedules. It also stars Isaak Presley as Ethan, Ronni Hawk as Rachel, Kayla Maisonet as Georgie, Nicolas Bechtel as Lewie, Malachi Barton as "Beast," Ariana Greenblatt as Daphne, Cerina Vincent as Suzy and Joe Nieves as Tom. New episodes from season two of Stuck in the Middle will premiere weekly on Fridays beginning September 15 at 8:30 p.m. EDT on Disney Channel and VOD.

Disney Channel's live-action comedy BUNK'D follows siblings Emma, Ravi and Zuri Ross as they leave their extravagant New York City penthouse once again to return to Camp Kikiwaka, a rustic summer camp in Maine. Season three finds the Ross kids arriving at camp after several cabins were lost to fire. Upon learning that the camp's owner, Gladys, has absconded with the insurance money, the kids team up to save the camp using funds from their parents' deep pockets. Now owners and counselors, they reunite with cheerful country girl Lou to rebuild the cabins and boost morale. The sitcom stars Peyton List as Emma Ross, Karan Brar as Ravi Ross, Skai Jackson as Zuri Ross and Miranda May as Lou. During its second season, BUNK'D ranked #1 in its time period and, over the past year, has reached 61 million Total TV Viewers and amassed 25 million engagements via Disney Channel VOD and the Disney Channel App.

Walk the Prank, Disney XD's broadly appealing hit that blends scripted comedy with hidden-camera pranks, follows a team of professional pranksters, Chance and his brother Herman and their best friends Bailey and Dusty, along with Dusty's Uncle Will, who pull off good-natured pranks to capture genuine and hilarious reactions for their online hidden-camera show. Some of the most elaborate pranks from the current second season include a mind-melding robot; an alien spaceship in the woods; and a jam-packed episode guest starring several NFL favorites, including Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys) who teams up with ESPN SportsCenter anchor Cari Champion to prank a diehard Cowboys fan. Walk the Prank stars Cody Veith as Chance, Bryce Gheisar as Herman, Jillian Shea Spaeder as Bailey, Brandon Severs as Dusty and Tobie Windham as Uncle Will. The special Walk the Prank: NFL Edition premiereed this past Saturday, (September 2), on Disney XD. Viewers can catch new episodes from season two of Walk the Prank Monday - Thursday, beginning Monday, October 2, on Disney XD, Disney XD App and VOD.

As the tumultuous school year at North Jackson High continues, a new semester brings big changes - and Gamby and Russell are about to learn that the only thing harder than gaining power is holding on to it. The darkest comedy on television returns to finish what was started when Vice Principals kicks off its nine-episode, second and final season Sunday, Sept. 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, with other new episodes debuting subsequent Sundays, exclusively on HBO. Danny McBride (HBO's Eastbound & Down; This Is the End) stars as Neal Gamby and Walton Goggins (Emmy(R) nominee for Justified; Six) stars as Lee Russell in the show, which was created by McBride and Jody Hill and shot in and around Charleston, South Carolina.

Vice Principals also stars Kimberly Hébert Gregory (Devious Maids) as Dr. Belinda Brown; Georgia King (The New Normal) as English teacher Amanda Snodgrass, Gamby's on- and off-again girlfriend; Busy Phillips (Cougar Town) as Gale, Gamby's ex-wife; Shea Whigham (HBO's Boardwalk Empire) as Ray, Gale's impossibly nice husband; and Sheaun McKinney (Know Thy Enemy) as cafeteria worker Dayshawn. Joining the cast this season is Dale Dickey (Hell or High Water) as Nash, who was appointed vice principal of discipline in Gamby's absence. Guest stars on the second season include Fisher Stevens (The Grand Budapest Hotel) as a scholarly rival to Gamby for Amanda's attentions; Scott Caan (Hawaii 5-0) as a teambuilding trainer; Maya Love as Gamby's daughter, Janelle; and Susan Park (Fargo) as Russell's wife, Christine.

Last Tuesday's second season premiere of critically-acclaimed hit comedy Teachers notched series highs in key demos and was the most-watched episode of the series ever on TV Land, according to Nielsen's Live +3 data. The episode scored double-digit increases in key demos with a 0.47 rating among Adults 25-54, up +57% versus the first season premiere, and a 0.61 rating with Women 25-54, up +53% versus the season premiere. The January 17 season two premiere was also the most-watched episode ever for the series, garnering 811,000 total viewers, up +42% versus the series premiere in January 2016. The critical darling, named to The Best TV of 2016 by both The Hollywood Reporter and LA Weekly, has been praised as "unpredictably funny," "Seinfeld-esque with a dash of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (VanityFair.com), "a hidden gem" and "stronger and funnier than ever" (HollywoodReporter.com).

Teachers revolves around a group of elementary school teachers who are trying to mold the minds of America's youth, but don't have their own lives together at all, and the second season will see the women facing elections, demotions and team-building exercises. The series is written by and stars The Katydids - Caitlin Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Kate Lambert, Katie O'Brien and Kathryn Renée Thomas - and in season two, great guest stars pop up, including Haley Joel Osment as Mrs. Adler's husband, Ryan Hansen as Ms. Snap's rival in a school council race, Jessica St. Clair (Playing House) as the school counselor, and more surprising appearances and cameos by famous faces in comedy, pop culture and music, including Lisa Loeb, Coolio and more. In tonight's episode, Ms. Snap and Ms. Bennigan host a "Women Empowering Women" seminar after a trespasser gets into Fillmore and creeps everyone out, while Mrs. Adler goes way too far trying to teach her kids about "stranger danger."

The Diaz family jumps in, slides down and wades right into the metaphorical deep end of a family vacation when Harley's winning invention scores the family a free trip to a waterpark, in the season two premiere of Stuck in the Middle, presented in a movie event, Stuck in the Waterpark - The Movie, on Friday, February 3 from 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST. The telecast will be preceded by family favorites Despicable Me and Disney Pixar's Monsters University (4:30 p.m. EST). Stuck in the Waterpark - The Movie will also be available on Disney Channel's multiple on-demand platforms including the Disney Channel app and Disney Channel VOD on Friday, February 3. Filmed on location in La Mirada, California, Stuck in the Waterpark - The Movie stars Jenna Ortega as Harley, Isaak Presley as Ethan, Ronni Hawk as Rachel, Kayla Maisonet as Georgie, Nicolas Bechtel as Lewie, Malachi Barton as "Beast," Ariana Greenblatt as Daphne, Cerina Vincent as Suzy and Joe Nieves as Tom.

Since its February 2016 launch, Stuck in the Middle has ranked among TV's highest rated series in the Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14. During 2016, the series reached nearly 100 million Total Viewers across the U.S. including 28 million Kids 2-14 and 37 million Adults 18-49, as well as an additional 40 million via the Disney Channel app and Disney Channel VOD. A hit worldwide, Stuck in the Middle attracted hundreds of millions of viewers globally throughout the year, including 65 million in third quarter 2016 in 155 countries and 27 different languages.

We now have a date for the new Disney sitcom we mentioned. Jenna Ortega (Jane the Virgin) stars as inventive tween Harley Diaz, the middle child in a bustling household of nine, in the engaging, single-camera comedy series Stuck in the Middle. A full episode preview will air Sunday, February 14 at 8:45 p.m. EST on Disney Channel, immediately following the channel's premiere of Disney's Academy Award(R)-winning animated film Frozen at 7:00 p.m. EST. The Stuck in the Middle preview episode will be on WATCH Disney Channel and WATCHDisneyChannel.com, available to users on tablets, phones, set top boxes and computers, beginning Sunday, February 14. Stuck in the Middle will air in its regular time slot beginning Friday, March 11 at 9:00 p.m. EST on Disney Channel.

Told from Harley's point of view, the slice of life stories find humor in everyday life as this middle child devises creative ways to cope with - and stand out - in her family's busy suburban Massachusetts household. The Diaz parents, Suzy and Tom, also have six other kids: Rachel the self-involved eldest; Georgie, a basketball-playing teen; Ethan, Harley's closest ally; invincible and indestructible twins Lewie and "Beast"; and the strong-willed youngest sibling, Daphne. In the preview episode, avid inventor Harley is all set to accept a community award, but must first devise a way to get her family out of the house and to the ceremony on time. In addition to Jenna Ortega, the series stars Isaak Presley (Austin & Ally) as Ethan Diaz, Ronni Hawk as Rachel Diaz, Kayla Maisonet (Dog With A Blog) as Georgie Diaz, Nicolas Bechtel (General Hospital) as Lewie Diaz, Malachi Barton (The Young and the Restless) as "Beast" Diaz, Ariana Greenblatt (Liv and Maddie) as Daphne Diaz, Cerina Vincent (Mike and Molly) as Suzy Diaz, and Joe Nieves (How I Met Your Mother) as Tom Diaz.


It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of Jan. 25-29, 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, January 23, 2016

• Dick Van Dyke (The Dick Van Dyke Show/The New Dick Van Dyke Show) - Dick will be featured on Oprah: Where Are They Now? at 10pm ET/PT on OWN.

Sunday, January 24, 2016

• Marlon Wayans (The Wayans Bros.) - Catch Marlon on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.

Monday, January 25, 2016

• Dakota Johnson (Ben and Kate) - Watch Dakota on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Ty Burrell (Modern Family/Back to You/Out of Practice) - Ty appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Amy Landecker (Transparent) - Amy is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Matt Braunger (Up All Night) - Matt appears on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Christian Slater (Breaking In) - Christian talks about Mr. Robot on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Marlon Wayans (The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon discusses Fifty Shades of Black on NBC's Today in the 9am hour, on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT and on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore at 11:30pm on Comedy Central. He can be heard on The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM Hits 1 at 11am.
• Zachary Levi (Telenovela/Less Than Perfect) - Zachary talks about Telenovela on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Brandy (Zoe Ever After/The Game/Moesha) - Brandy opens up about her private health battle and how she fought her way back on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
• Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City) - Kim will be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
• 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.
• Drew Carey (The Drew Carey Show/The Good Life) - Drew is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

• Jack Black (The Brink) - Catch Jack on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Laurence Fishburne (black-ish) - Laurence drops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Roseanne Barr (Roseanne) - Roseanne is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric stops by The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore at 11:30pm on Comedy Central.
• Marlon Wayans (The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon appears on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Zach Galifianakis (Baskets) - Zach visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Mario stops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game/The Steve Harvey Show) - Wendy is a guest on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
• Constance Wu (Fresh Off the Boat) - Constance chats on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Crazy Ones) - Sarah bakes a Valentines's Day treat on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Regina King (227) - Regina is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Christine Ebersole (Sullivan & Son/The Cavanaughs) - Christine appears on Tavis Smiley on PBS, so check your local listings.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

• Alison Brie (Community) - Watch Alison on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• J.B. Smoove (The Millers/'Til Death/Curb Your Enthusiasm) - J.B. visits Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Rainn Wilson (The Office) - Rainn appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Michaela Watkins (Trophy Wife) - Michaela is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld) - Jerry stops by Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah at 11pm.
• Eric Andre (Man Seeking Woman/Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) - Eric visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Jack Black (The Brink) - Jack drops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Tia Mowry (Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia talks about her Cooking Channel show Tia Mowry at Home on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
• Retta (Parks and Recretion) - Retta joins the Chew Crew on ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
• Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea talks about Chelsea Does on CBS This Morning sometime between 7-9am and on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City) - Kim can be heard on The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM Hits 1 at 10:50am.
• Kym Whitley (Young & Hungry/Animal Practice/Sparks) - Kym is a guest on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Marlon Wayans (The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon is a guest on The Real, so check your local listings. He will also be on People Now and SI Now.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

• J.K. Simmons (Family Tools/Growing Up Fisher) - Catch J.K. on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Jenna Fischer (The Office) - Jenna appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Jack Black (The Brink) - Jack visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Debi Mazar (Younger/Entourage/Working) - Debi talks about the new season of her hit show Younger, and her life as a foody with husband Gabriele Corcos and their show Extra Virgin on the Cooking Channel on the AOL Build Show.
• Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/My Secret Identity) - Jerry is a guest on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.

Friday, January 29, 2016

• Zach Galifianakis (Baskets) - Watch Zach on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) - Aubrey appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld) - Jerry is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Danny DeVito (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Taxi) - Danny appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Fred Savage (The Grinder/Working/The Wonder Years) - Fred appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Marcia Gay Harden (Trophy Wife) - Marcia is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Marlon Wayans (The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon stops by Steve Harvey, so check your local listings.
• Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City) - Kim discusses her new Netflix show Sensitive Skin on the AOL Build Show at 2pm and HuffPost Live at 3pm.
• J.B. Smoove (The Millers/'Til Death/Curb Your Enthusiasm) - J.B. is a guest on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Linda Lavin (Alice/Sean Saves the World) - Linda appears on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Boris Kodjoe (The Last Man on Earth/Second Time Around) - Boris is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Diane Ladd (Alice) - Diane chats on Tavis Smiley on PBS, so check your local listings.
• Hilary Duff (Younger/Lizzie McGuire) - Hilary appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.

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TV One announced that it has picked up its newest summer scripted comedy Born Again Virgin for a 12-episode second season scheduled to launch in early 2016. Currently airing Wednesdays at 10PM/ET, the sexy, sassy comedy which follows the exploits of a 30-something blogger who decides to embrace celibacy after years of unsatisfactory dating, recently posted its third consecutive week of episode gains in the key demo of W18-34. Additionally, the series is a Top 3 Cable Program on Wednesday nights at 10PM/ET among Black Households, W25-54 and P18-49. Born Again Virgin follows Jenna (Danielle Nicolet), a writer who decides to become celibate after a stream of unsuccessful dates and hook-ups leave her wanting more meaningful relationships. She decides to blog about her newly adopted sex-fast and share the hilarious "sexcapades" of her girlfriends - Kelly (Meagan Holder), a publicist, known equally for her success launching new clients as her ability to attract 'failure to launch' men and Tara (Eva Marcille), a budding actress who splits her time between gigs hanging out with her girls and finding her next suitor to bankroll her celebrity-inspired lifestyle. Delivering a bit of temptation is Donovan (Durrell "Tank" Babbs), their hot neighbor who makes staying on the right path nearly impossible for Jenna. Each week, the ladies comically work through their dating woes and career challenges while showcasing heartfelt moments of friendship.

Disney Channel has ordered the family comedy series Stuck in the Middle, starring Jenna Ortega (Jane the Virgin) as Harley Diaz, an engineering whiz who uses her inventions to navigate life as the middle child in a family of seven kids. Playing her siblings are Ronni Hawk as Rachel, Kayla Maisonet (Dog with a Blog) as Georgie, Isaak Presley (Austin & Ally) as Grant, Nicolas Bechtel (General Hospital) as Danny, Malachi Barton (Best Friends Whenever) as Beast and Ariana Greenblatt (Liv and Maddie) as Daphne. Production begins this November for a Spring 2016 premiere. Stuck in the Middle, a single-camera family comedy, centers around the Diaz family and is told from the point-of-view of the middle child - Harley. Her overlooked status proves to be both a blessing and a curse as she maneuvers her way through the everyday antics that come with being part of a big family.