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It's time for another edition of Fri-Yay! That means we will take a look back on some sitcom happenings in recent days or weeks or other fun sitcomy stuff. It's a sitcom lover's paradise! Happy Fri-Yay!

by Vincent

Yesterday, Fox cancelled nearly its entire slate of comedies, including the quirky, high-concept veteran The Last Man on Earth, once promising Kaitlin Olson launching pad The Mick, and most heartbreakingly, the internet-beloved Brooklyn Nine-Nine. This is in addition to the departing New Girl, which will wrap up its seven-year run next week. The jury is still out on freshman comedies Ghosted and LA to Vegas, but either way, it's clear this marks a big change for Fox.

Fox, as you may remember, is going through a major shake-up as its parent company 20th Century Fox was recently bought by Disney. Fox (the network) is still owned by News Corp and not Disney, but this shake-up does change the course for Fox a bit - they no longer have stake in a production company, which means any scripted series they air will be owned by another company. Many have speculated that this will result in Fox going "broader" and relying primarily on sports and live events for its primetime series. If this slate of cancellations, along with Fox's rumored revival of Last Man Standing, is indicative of the future, those people might just be right.

Still, these cancellations certainly come as a surprise - while all of these shows were low-rated, much of Fox's line-up is, and over the past several years Fox has consistently renewed shows in worse ratings shape than these 3 shows are. Despite the reputation the network had in the 2000s as a "murderer" of fan favorite shows like Arrested Development, Futurama and Firefly, the Fox of the 2010s has been almost the opposite. There is no other network, for example, where a low-rated, high-concept sitcom like The Last Man on Earth could've survived for four seasons, or where shows like New Girl and Brooklyn Nine-Nine could see renewal after renewal despite being low-rated niche hits. And yet, all of that seems to be ending soon. It's a real shame that it had to end so abruptly, as these shows - particularly longer-running Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Last Man on Earth, had done enough to at least earn a proper farewell, the kind that New Girl is getting this season. These shows had large, passionate fanbases and were inventive, creative shows that clearly had a lot of love put into them. To have them ripped away without warning is cruel and cold. But hey, that's the television business for you. We're living in a post-streaming world and a world of reboots, so there's always the chance a streaming show or even another network will scoop up and save at least one of these shows. But if not, we can at least be thankful for the years of great TV they provided us with.

And sticking with Fox, they have ordered another multi-camera sitcom for 2018-19: Rel. Lil Rel, a prideful, self-made success who lives by the code to "always believe in yourself and great things will come," finds that attitude put to the test when he learns his wife is having an affair with his own barber. He tries to rebuild his life post-divorce as a long-distance single father on the South Side of Chicago who's on a quest for love, respect and a new barber. Inspired by Lil Rel's real life.

The sitcom stars Lil Rel Howery as Lil Rel, Sinbad as Rel's Dad, Jess "Hilarious" Moore as Brittany, and Jordan L. Jones as Nat. The sitcom will be produced by Jerrod Carmichael, Mike Scully, Kevin Barnett, Josh Rabinowitz and Lil Rel Howery. Rel joins multi-camera sitcom The Cool Kids in the only Fox comedy orders so far.

It's time for another edition of Fri-Yay! That means we will take a look back on some sitcom happenings in recent days or weeks or other fun sitcomy stuff. It's a sitcom lover's paradise! Happy Fri-Yay!

by Vincent

As you may have heard, Disney has recently acquired 20th Century Fox studios. While the Fox network itself will not be owned by Disney, the change in ownership is likely to have a huge effect on the network's programming - most of the channel's programs are owned by 20th Century Fox studios, which now is no longer part of the same corporation as the network itself. In simpler terms, Disney now owns the large majority of Fox's programming, and has the ability to move their shows around to one of the networks they actually own, rather than leaving them on Fox.

So what does this mean for Fox's current comedy line-up? In this week's article, I'll look at each veteran Fox sitcom and try to determine what its future could possibly hold in the murky Fox/Disney situation.

The Simpsons - The crown jewel of Fox's comedy line-up has always been its animated comedies, and The Simpsons is the centerpiece of that line-up - it started the line-up and still remains the highest-rated show (and therefore, Fox's highest-rated comedy.) And yet, The Simpsons is owned by 20th Century Fox - and is therefore now a Disney property. Yes, Bart Simpson is now a Disney character. As weird as it sounds, I'm sure Disney is thrilled to have the cash cow that is The Simpsons as part of their line-up, but most of the profit from the series at this point is coming from merchandising, streaming, and syndication. In the past ten years, The Simpsons has found itself in danger of cancellation several times due to the skyrocketing cost of its voice actors. Given that the show is getting close to its 30th season and that it no longer sees its merchandising and syndication revenue, I wouldn't be surprised to see Fox pull the plug on new episodes of the series as Disney moves its back-end to Hulu (which it now majority owns.)

Family Guy - Seth MacFarlane himself has voiced concern over the fact that the foul-mouthed adult cartoon Family Guy is now a Disney property, but Disney has apparently assured him that its values the series and won't be molding it to fit Disney's family-friendly reputation. As for Fox, although the series is aging and has sagged in the ratings since its heyday in the mid-late 2000s, it still remains a strong player and launching pad - my guess is it'll stick around the line-up for a whole.

Bob's Burgers - Bob's Burgers has slowly but steadily seen itself rise from low-rated underdog to cult favorite, and it's finally showing in the series' ratings, which have beaten and tied The Simpsons and Family Guy on several occasions this year. Reruns on Adult Swim are also doing incredibly well, so Disney is probably happy to acquire the Belchers into their vault. I could even see Disney taking advantage of Bob's cult status and moving it to one of their own networks, although perhaps Fox has noticed Bob's momentum and wants to keep it around to replace The Simpsons as the network's crown jewel.

The Last Man on Earth - Although Last Man started its life as a buzzy ratings hit, its audience has slowly eroded over the course of its run. It's owned by 20th Fox, and its ratings have skirted on truly terrible this season - if there's any show that could get lost in the Disney/Fox merger, it's this one.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Brooklyn 99 is another once well-rated series that has seen its audience collapse over the past year or so. However, Brooklyn 99 is not owned by 20th Century, but by NBCUniversal. If a lot of 20th Century productions wind up leaving Fox this year, it's possible to see them wanting to keep Brooklyn around to fill some gaps even with its low ratings. It's also possible NBCUniversal will try the show on another network - perhaps TBS, which has successfully acquired network comedies before (Cougar Town, American Dad!) and premiered the show in syndication this month.

The Mick - The Mick was a surprise success last year, but has struggled to keep up the momentum in its sophomore season. It's another 20th Century Fox production, so it's questionable whether or not Disney will see the need to expand on a show with middling ratings.

Those are just my guesses - obviously I'm no industry insider, but based on the shows' ratings and ownership, I think some guesses could be made about where the shows are headed. Either way, it'll certainly be interesting to see where everything ends up when this Disney/Fox merger is all said and done.

The cable portion of the TCA 2018 Winter Press Tour has begun. Among the networks that have presented so far includes TBS. TBS gets animated on Monday nights starting with American Dad! returning to TBS on Monday, February 12 at 10pm ET/ PT with 22 new episodes. In addition, the network has ordered two more seasons of the top-rated animated hit American Dad!. The series premiered on the Fox broadcasting network in 2005 before moving to TBS in 2014. Then, on Monday, February 26, TBS will debut the new animated intergalactic space saga Final Space on at 10:30pm PT/ ET immediately following American Dad! for an hour-long animation block. Olan Rogers stars in the animated series alongside Fred Armisen, Tom Kenny, David Tennant, Tika Sumpter, Steven Yeun and Coty Galloway.

Comedy superstar and multiple Emmy® nominee Tracy Morgan returns to television with TBS starring in The Last O.G., a new comedy series that he executive produces alongside creator and executive producer Jordan Peele. Beginning April 3, episodes will air Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The Last O.G. centers on Tray (Morgan), an ex-con shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for on good behavior after a 15-year stint. Returning to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood, he discovers that his former girlfriend, Shay (played by emerging, breakout star actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish), has married an affable, successful white man (Ryan Gaul) who is helping raise the twins (Taylor Mosby & Dante Hoagland) Tray never knew existed. Wanting nothing more than to connect with his kids, but having neither the money to support them nor himself, Tray falls back on the skills he learned in prison to make ends meet while treading on unfamiliar territory. The Last O.G. also stars Cedric the Entertainer as the head of the halfway house where Tray is staying, and Allen Maldonado as Tray's cousin Bobby, who helps him adjust to life on the outside.

Elsewhere at TBS, they have renewed the hit unscripted series Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker's Wild and Drop the Mic for second seasons. And television's fastest growing late night show and ad supported television's #1 late night show among young adults has been renewed for two new seasons by TBS. The Emmy Award-winning Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will return Wednesday, February 7 in its usual timeslot at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Among HBO's announcements was the dark comedy series Barry, starring Bill Hader, kicks off its eight-episode season Sunday, March 25 at 10:30pm ET/PT on HBO. Alec Berg (HBO's Silicon Valley) and Hader (Saturday Night Live) serve as co-creators, executive producers, directors and writers. Other cast regulars include Stephen Root (HBO's All the Way), Sarah Goldberg (Hindsight), Glenn Fleshler (HBO's True Detective), Anthony Carrigan (Gotham) and Henry Winkler (Arrested Development). Barry is a dark comedy starring Bill Hader in the title role of a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest who falls in love with acting while on a job in LA. Barry's handler, Fuches (Stephen Root), hires him out to the violent Chechen mob in Los Angeles, led by Goran Pazar (Glenn Fleshler) and his right-hand man, Noho Hank (Anthony Carrigan).

Netflix announced the renewal of the breakout true-crime satire, American Vandal. The investigation continues with eight all-new episodes in 2018, exclusively on Netflix. American Vandal co-creators/executive producers Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, as well as showrunner/executive producer Dan Lagana, are slated to return. From co-creators Tony Yacenda (Pillow Talking) and Dan Perrault (Honest Trailers), and showrunner Dan Lagana (Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous) comes American Vandal - a half-hour true-crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian investigates the controversial and potentially unjust expulsion of troubled Senior (and known dick-drawer) Dylan Maxwell. Not unlike its now iconic true-crime predecessors, the addictive American Vandal will leave one question on everyone's minds until the very end: Who drew the dicks? American Vandal is produced for Netflix by CBS Television Studios, Funny Or Die and 3Arts.

American Vandal Season 1 starred Tyler Alvarez (Peter Maldanaldo), Griffin Gluck (Sam Ecklund), Jimmy Tatro (Dylan Maxwell), Camille Hyde (Gabi Granger), Eduardo Franco (Spencer Diaz), Jessica Juarez (Brianna Gagne), Lou Wilson (Lucas Wiley), Camille Ramsey (Mackenzie Wagner), Calum Worthy (Alex Trimboli) and G Hannelius (Christa Carlyle).

Comedian Fred Armisen will recur as a guest star on several episodes of The Last Man on Earth as Karl, another survivor of the apocalypse - with an interesting past. Armisen will make his first guest appearance in January 2018. Fred Armisen is an actor, producer and writer in both comedy and music, who co-starred alongside The Last Man on Earth star Will Forte during his eight-year tenure at Saturday Night Live. Armisen is the co-creator, co-writer and co-star of the Emmy Award-nominated sketch comedy series Portlandia, alongside Carrie Brownstein. He also received individual acting and writing Emmy Award nominations for this series. Armisen recently lent his voice to The LEGO Ninjago Movie and the animated streaming sitcom Big Mouth. He also stars in the fictitious series Documentary Now! and recently starred in the film The Little Hours. He has appeared in countless other feature films and television series throughout his career. Catch an All-New Episode of The Last Man on Earth, returning on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9:30 PM ET/PT on Fox.

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.

Fox was up at the TCA 2017 Winter Press Tour yesterday and a whole bunch of news came out. First up, Fox is announcing premiere dates for new comedy Making History, new unscripted series Kicking & Screaming and new event series Shots Fired and Prison Break. New comedy Making History premieres Sunday, March 5 at 8:30PM ET/PT, and follows three friends from two different centuries as they try to balance the thrill of time travel with the mundane concerns of their everyday lives. The wildly original series stars Adam Pally, Leighton Meester and Yassir Lester. Also that night, Last Man on Earth makes its spring return at 9:30 PM ET/PT. Comedic competition series Kicking & Screaming teams 10 expert survivalists with pampered partners to face the toughest challenges of their lives. Debuting Thursday, March 9 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), and hosted by Hannah Simone, the series drops these unlikely duos into a tropical jungle in Fiji, where they must overcome dangerous animals, raging rivers, hunger and extreme weather.

Examining the dangerous aftermath of two racially charged shootings in a small Southern town, event series Shots Fired launches Wednesday, March 22 at 8:00PM ET/PT, followed by the spring premiere of Empire at 9:00 PM ET/PT. The compelling series stars Sanaa Lathan, Stephan James, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, and Stephen Moyer. In the next action-packed chapter of Prison Break, premiering Tuesday, April 4 at 9:00 PM ET/PT, original series stars Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Rockmond Dunbar and Paul Adelstein are reunited for an all-new adventure spanning the globe. As previously announced, 24: Legacy begins its two-night premiere event on Sunday, Feb. 5, following Super Bowl LI, and continues Monday, Feb. 6. New police drama APB launches Monday, Feb. 6, following 24: Legacy. Season Five of MasterChef Junior premieres Thursday, Feb. 9. Brooklyn Nine-Nine has its spring premiere Tuesday, April 11. After the season finale of 24: Legacy on Monday, April 17, Gotham returns Monday, April 24. Following APB's season finale on Monday, April 24, Lucifer's spring premiere airs Monday, May 1.

In other Fox news at the press tour, Fox has ordered four additional episodes of new comedy, The Mick, bringing the total to 17 episodes. The next all-new episode of The Mick, starring Kaitlin Olson, will air on a special night and time Sunday, Jan. 15 at 9:00PM ET/PT, following The Simpsons' first-ever one-hour episode. In the all-new episode, "The Balloon," Mickey (Kaitlin Olson) learns that the family has forgotten Ben's (Jack Stanton) seventh birthday, and forces them to put their selfish tendencies aside for one day and throw him the celebration he deserves, which proves way harder than planned. In its regular time period on Tuesday, Jan. 17 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), the all-new "The Fire" episode airs, in which Mickey tries to quit smoking, while Chip (Thomas Barbusca) attempts to be a role model for Ben, who will only listen to his new imaginary friend.

Other Fox tidbits: Grammy-, Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning actor and musician Jamie Foxx is set to host Beat Shazam, a unique and interactive game show in which teams of two race against the clock and each other as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the highest score will outlast the competition and go against Shazam, the world's most popular song identification app, for the chance to win a cash prize. Executive-produced by Mark Burnett, the straight-to-series order is scheduled to premiere in Summer 2017 on Fox. Next, Fox has renewed the hit drama Empire for a fourth season. The series returns for its spring premiere Wednesday, March 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) as we mentioned earlier. And finally, Emmy Award winner Andy Cohen will host Love Connection, a new one-hour series that amps up the original hit dating show for today's audiences. Fox has ordered 15 episodes of the new unscripted series, to be executive-produced by Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor). Additionally, Cohen will serve as a co-executive producer. The series is set to premiere on Fox in Summer 2017.

CBS has announced renewals of the following returning series for the 2016-2017 season:

Blue Bloods
Elementary
Hawaii Five-0
Madam Secretary
Mom
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: New Orleans
Scorpion
2 Broke Girls
Survivor
The Amazing Race

The Big Bang Theory was renewed through the 2016-2017 season in March 2014. NCIS was renewed for two additional seasons through the 2017-2018 season in February. Top-rated new comedy Life in Pieces has yet to be renewed. Fellow rookie series Supergirl, Limitless and Code Black are also awaiting word. Renewals for veteran series Criminal Minds and CSI: Cyber have yet to be announced.

CBS will finish this season as America’s most-watched network for the 13th time in 14 years. Season-to-date, CBS is also #1 in adults 18-49 and 25-54. Stay with us for the latest renewal and schedule news.

Fox has picked up comedies Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Last Man on Earth for the 2016-2017 season. Golden Globe winner Brooklyn Nine-Nine was renewed for a fourth season and The Last Man on Earth received a third-season order.

In the next all-new Brooklyn Nine-Nine, airing Tuesday, March 29 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) enlists Jake (Andy Samberg) to help change Terry’s (Terry Crews) disapproving opinion about her fast-moving relationship with Adrian Pimento (guest star Jason Mantzoukas). All-new episodes of The Last Man on Earth return Sunday, April 3 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT), when Carol (Kristen Schaal) is back on the campaign for repopulation with Phil (Will Forte).

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Sadly, this week has been a busy week with deaths of TV stars and producers, and we're covering three of those today (not counting Garry Shandling, who was covered yesterday). We've also got some renewals from Fox, and more. Let's get going!

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• It was over a half decade ago (very near the beginning of Warner Archive) when it was announced that The New Adventures of Gilligan's Island (the animated spinoff of the classic series) would be released on DVD. We've been waiting for a long time, long enough that we assumed it was abandoned, but this week TVShowsOnDVD.com revealed that the wait will finally end on April 26.

TUESDAY (MARCH 29) HOME MEDIA RELEASES

• CPO Sharkey - The Best of Season Two (DVD, $12.95): Though we'd recommend splurging for a few extra dollars and going with the previously released complete second season in CPO Sharkey - The Complete Season Two, this option is available for those who just want the best episodes.

Who to Follow: Will Friedle (Twitter), "Actor (with my voice and sometimes my face), Writer, Panic-Attacker, Proffessionull Speller and Inventor of the Harpsichord (that last one was just a lie)"

Claim to Fame: We have another Boy Meets World star this week, and it is Will Friedle, who played Eric Matthews on the series. That series was his first regular series role, and as far as appearing on camera, it was really his last regular screen appearance (he has had guest roles here and there, including on Girl Meets World). He also appeared in the (very) short-lived NBC series Go Fish in 2001. However, don't be fooled: though he hasn't had many screen appearances, he has been very busy with voice work. He has had regular roles in many cartoons beginning  in 1999, as the role of Batman in Batman Beyond. He followed that up with a regular role in Kim Possible. Today, he appears in numerous animated series on a regular basis.

The Last Man on Earth will make its spring premiere with all-new episodes beginning Sunday, March 6 at 9:30PM ET/PT on Fox. Also on March 6, Bordertown, the new animated series from executive producers Mark Hentemann and Seth MacFarlane, will move to its new time period, Sundays at 7:00PM ET/PT. The Last Man on Earth fall finale concluded with Phil Miller 2 (guest star Boris Kodjoe) undergoing a makeshift appendix surgery, and Phil/Tandy's (Will Forte) astronaut brother, Mike Miller (guest star Jason Sudeikis), attempting to descend to Earth from outer space without human aid. The winter premiere will pick up exactly where the show left off, with Mike Miller's space capsule careening through the sky toward Earth, finally putting him on the same planet as his big brother, Phil/Tandy (Forte). Mike thinks he is the last man on earth, but who knows what or whom he might encounter. As previously announced, Critics' Choice Award winner and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Jacob Tremblay (The Room) will appear as a young Phil//Tandy in an upcoming episode this spring. Before moving time periods on Sunday, March 6, Bordertown will still air all-new episodes on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 9:30PM ET/PT and Sunday, Feb. 21 at 9:30PM ET/PT.

Sticking with Fox, new late-night half-hour sketch comedy series Party Over Here will premiere Saturday, March 12 at 11:00PM ET/PT on Fox. The series is executive-produced by the Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated comedy trio The Lonely Island - writer/performers Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Actor/comedian Paul Scheer (The League, Fresh Off The Boat) also will serve as an executive producer and one of the series' directors. Skewering everything from pop culture to politics, Party Over Here will feature sketch comedy shorts, along with in-studio segments filmed in front of a live audience at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The half-hour series stars newcomers and actress/comedians Nicole Byer (Girl Code), Jessica McKenna (Riot) and Alison Rich (Resident Advisors). Fox will shift encores of Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life to 11:30 PM ET/PT. Original episodes of Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life of course will continue to air in its regular Sunday 8:30 PM ET/PT timeslot.

Fox was up at the 2015 TCA Summer Tour yesterday and among the key sitcom highlights were about a big star on a sitcom. Comedy superstar Jason Sudeikis (We're the Millers) will join his former Saturday Night Live co-star Will Forte as he returns to guest-star in Season Two of Fox's hit comedy series, The Last Man on Earth. At the conclusion of Season One, Sudeikis appeared briefly as Phil Miller's (Forte) astronaut brother who has been stuck in space after a virus decimated the earth's population, except for a handful of survivors. In the Season Two premiere, airing Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9:30PM ET/PT on Fox, Phil Miller (Forte), Carol Pilbasian (Kristen Schaal) and their legion of loyal sports balls strike out on their own after Phil was banned from Tucson by the rest of the group. The comedy recently was nominated for four 2015 Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Forte), Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Forte) and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Phil Lord and Chris Miller each received a nomination).


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 August 10-14, 2015, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!


Monday, August 10, 2015

• Christopher Meloni (Surviving Jack/The Fanelli Boys) - Watch Christopher on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC. He also talks about The Diary of a Teenage Girl on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Brett Gelman (Married/Go On), Nat Faxon (Married/Ben and Kate) and Sarah Burns (Married - Brett, Nat and Sarah are guests on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Matt LeBlanc (Episodes/Friends) - Matt stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Jessica St. Clair (Playing House/Best Friends Forever/In the Motherhood) - Jessica appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men/The Famous Teddy Z) - Jon is a guest on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• Casey Wilson (Marry Me/Happy Endings) - Casey appears on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/Welcome to New York) - Jim discusses his new comedy series on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Brandy Norwood (The Game/Moesha) - Brandy joins the Chew Crew on a repeat of ABC's The Chew at 1pm ET/12pm PT/CT.
• Tichina Arnold (Survivor's Remorse/Happily Divorced/Everybody Hates Chris/Martin) - Tichina is a guest on the AOL Build Show.
• Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Office) - Ellie takes over the office on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Candace Cameron Bure (Fuller House/Full House) - Candace is a guest on People Now.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

• Christina Applegate (Up All Night/Samantha Who?/Jesse/Married with Children) - Catch Christina on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Jim Belushi (According to Jim/Working Stiffs) - Jim stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Carl Reiner (The Dick Van Dyke Show) - Carl visits The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) - Jason appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat) - Randall is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Steve Agee (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Steve appears on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Bobcat Goldthwait (Unhappily Ever After) - Bobcat is a guest on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Adam Pally (The Mindy Project/Happy Endings) - Adam visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Jeff Garlin (The Goldbergs/Curb Your Enthusiasm) - Jeff appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Tia Mowry (Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia is a guest on a repeat of The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Kate Walsh (Bad Judge/The Drew Carey Show) - Tune in to see Kate on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• Lamorne Morris (New Girl) - Lamorne appears on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• Michael Mosley (Sirens) - Michael is a guest on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
• Jessica St. Clair (Playing House/Best Friends Forever/In the Motherhood) and Lennon Parham (Playing House/Best Friends Forever/Accidentally on Purpose) - Jessica and Lennon discuss their comedy show on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Hilary Duff (Younger/Lizzie McGuire) and Sutton Foster (Younger) - Hilary and Sutton dish on their hit show Younger on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld) - Jerry appears on a repeat of Steve Harvey, so check your local listings.
• Anna Chlumsky (Veep) - Anna talks about The End of the Tour on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Christian Slater (Breaking In) - Christian is a guest on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Craig Robinson (Mr. Robinson/The Office) - Craig appears on Ice & Coco on select Fox-owned stations, so check your local listings.
• Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) - Jemaine will be on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:50am.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

• Denis Leary (Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll/The Job) - Watch Denis on repeats Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm and Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Reba McEntire (Reba/Malibu Country) - Reba is a musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Connie Britton (Spin City/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Lost at Home) - Connie stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also talks about American Ultra on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and 10am hour.
• Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Stark Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - Neil visits The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Craig Robinson (Mr. Robinson/The Office) - Craig appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo and on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) - Jason drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Busy Philipps (Cougar Town) - Busy guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat) - Randall is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Kirstie Alley (Cheers/Veronica's Closet/Kirstie) - Kirstie appears on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
• Kym Whitley (Young & Hungry/Animal Practice/Sparks) - Kym is a guest on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
• Mike Epps, Tichina Arnold and Jessie Usher (Survivor's Remorse) - Mike, Tichina and Jessie chat with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Fran Drescher (The Nanny/Happily Divorced) - Fran appears on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Mario reveals his secret health crisis on a repeat of The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
• Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) - Jemaine is a guest on the AOL Build Show.
• Peri Gilpin (Mr. Robinson/Frasier) - Peri talks about her new series Mr. Robinson on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Candace Cameron Bure (Fuller House/Full House) - Candace appears on Ice & Coco on select Fox-owned stations, so check your local listings.
• Bobcat Goldthwait (Unhappily Ever After) - Bobcat chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Christopher Meloni (Surviving Jack/The Fanelli Boys) - Christopher will be on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:15am.
• Jane Lynch (Angel from Hell) - Jane is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:50am.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

• Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Catch Tituss on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Nick Kroll (The League/Cavemen) - Nick appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Connie Britton (Spin City/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Lost at Home) - Connie visits Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo. She also chats about the film American Ultra on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Louis C.K. (Louie) - Louie is a guest on a repeat of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm.
• Busy Philipps (Cougar Town) - Busy guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Christina Pickles (Friends) - Christina discusses her new series Break a Hip on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Michael Rapaport (The War at Home) - Michael discusses Public Morals on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore at 11:30pm on Comedy Central.

Friday, August 14, 2015

• Natasha Leggero (Another Period/Free Agents) - Watch Natasha on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Allison appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Jerry Ferrara (Entourage) - Jerry is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Elisha Cuthbert (One Big Happy/Happy Endings) - Tune in to see Elisha on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Jack Black (The Brink) - Jack appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Sandra Bernhard (2 Broke Girls/Roseanne) - Sandra is a guest on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
• Dan Bucatinsky (Marry Me/Web Therapy) - Dan shares what it's like seeing celebrities discover their ancestry on ho Do You Think You Are? on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Orlando Brown and Anneliese van der Pol (That's So Raven) - Raven-Symoné reunites with her That's So Raven stars on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Angela Kinsey, Andrea Savage and Tymberlee Hill (The Hotwives of Las Vegas) - Angela, Andrea and Tymerlee are guests NBC's Today in the 10am hour, on the AOL Build Show, on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET, and on HuffPost Live at 2:03pm.

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And finally we now have all the fall 2015 premiere dates because Fox has just announced their dates! The 2015-2016 season begins with the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing LIVE coast-to-coast from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 20 (8:00-11:00 PM ET live/5:00-8:00 PM PT live). The special will be hosted by Emmy(R) Award-winning writer, actor and comedian Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). The stakes are higher than ever as Gotham explores the origin stories of some of the most ambitious and depraved Super Villains, including The Riddler, The Joker and Mr. Freeze, and Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) uncovers more secrets from his father's past, in the Season Two debut on Monday, Sept. 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the series premiere of futuristic crime drama Minority Report (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Award-winning executive producers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan meld comedy, mystery and horror in Scream Queens, which debuts with a special, two-hour series premiere event on Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. On Tuesday, Sept. 29 the series will make its time period premiere (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). On Tuesday, Sept. 29, new comedies Grandfathered (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) and The Grinder (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) kick-off an all-new Tuesday. Grandfathered is a coming-of-middle-age story starring John Stamos (Full House) as the ultimate bachelor whose life is turned upside down when he discovers he's not only a father, but a grandfather. The Grinder, starring Emmy Award nominee Rob Lowe (Parks and Recreation) and Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominee Fred Savage (The Wonder Years), follows a famous TV lawyer (Lowe) who is going from show business... to the family business.

Set against the vibrant backdrop of one of the world's hottest cities - Miami - new medical procedural Rosewood premieres on Wednesday, Sept. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The series stars Morris Chestnut as the city's top private pathologist. Empire returns at 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. The series will pick up three months after the shocking arrest and incarceration of Empire Entertainment head (Terrence Howard). The fun returns to Sundays beginning Sept. 27, with the season premieres of Emmy Award-winning comedy Bob's Burgers (7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT), the unprecedented 27th season of The Simpsons (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), the Golden Globe-winning live-action comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), the 13th season of Family Guy (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and the critically acclaimed live-action comedy The Last Man On Earth (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). On Thursday, Oct. 1 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Bones returns for its 11th season. At 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT, Sleepy Hollow picks up after a disquieting break in the demonic action, as our heroes adjust to a world seemingly without Moloch, witchy wives, evil sons and headless ex-best friends. Judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Christina Tosi find the next best junior chef in America, when Master Chef Junior returns Friday, Nov. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by all-new episodes of World's Funniest (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), in which host Terry Crews and weekly guest panelists, such as Wayne Brady, Margaret Cho, Natasha Leggero and Sherri Shepherd, bring fresh, unexpected takes on the best in hilarious, heartwarming and other viral videos of the week.


It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of June 29-July 3, 2015, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!


Monday, June 29, 2015

• Jack Black (The Brink) - Watch Jack on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Jeff Garlin (The Goldbergs/Curb Your Enthusiasm) - Jeff appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly/Samantha Who?) - Melissa is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Anna Faris (Mom) - Anna appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/30 Rock) - Tituss is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Zach Woods (Silicon Valley/Playing House/The Office) - Zach appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Denis Leary (Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll/The Job) - Denis speaks about the series Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Joey McIntyre (The McCarthys) - Joey is a guest on a repeat of The Meredith Vieira ShoW, so check your local listings.
• Jada Pinkett Smith (A Different World) - Jada talks about Magic Mike XXL on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am, on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT and on People Now. She also appears on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Office) - Ellie stops by NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Terry appears on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

• Jamie Foxx (The Jamie Foxx Show) - Watch Jamie on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Carla Gugino (The Brink/Spin City) - Carla is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Rob Corddry (Ballers/The Winner) - Rob stops by Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (The Big Bang Theory/8 Simple Rules) - Kaley appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) - Kumail is a guest on Conan at 11pm on TBS and on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• James Van Der Beek (Friends with Better Lives/Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) - James appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry guest co-hosts a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Robert Guillaume (Benson/Soap/Sports Night) - Robert pays a special tribute to his fellow Soap and Benson castmates Katherine Helmond, Robert Mandan, Jay Johnson and Rene Auberjonois on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Victor Garber (Web Therapy) - Victor talks about his new movie Self/less on NBC's Today in the 9am hour New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Bella Thorne (Shake It Up) - Bella is a guest on People Now.
• Marlon Wayans (The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon appears on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld) - Jerry and Billy Bush have a hilarious Seinfeld quiz on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

• Adrian Grenier (Entourage) - Watch Adrian on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Connie Britton (Spin City/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Lost at Home) - Connie is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Aasif Mandvi (The Brink) - Aasif appears on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Brian Posehn (The Sarah Silverman Program/Just Shoot Me!) - Brian is a guest on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Arden Myrin (Working/Suburgatory) - Arden will be on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Maya Rudolph (Up All Night) - Maya visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) - Amy talks about the new Pixar film Inside Out on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Yvette Nicle Brown (The Odd Couple/Community) - Yvette appears on a repeat of The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family/The Class) - Jesse is a guest on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti chats on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT and on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show, so check your local listings.
• Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Mario is a guest on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
• Mark Feuerstein (Good Morning, Miami/Fired Up) - Mark appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Jada Pinkett Smith (A Different World) - Jada talks about Magic Mike XL on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Dawn Wells (Gilligan's Island) - Steve Harvey sets up Dawn on a date on a repeat of Steve Harvey, so check your local listings.
• Demi Lovato (Sonny with a Chance) - Demi can be heard on The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM Hits 1.

Thursday, July 2, 2015

• Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Catch Andy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Laura Prepon (That '70s Show/Are You There, Chelsea?) - Laura appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Kathryn Hahn (Happyish/Parks and Recreation/Free Agents) - Kathryn is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Jennifer Morrison (How I Met Your Mother) - Jennifer visits LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Joey McIntyre (The McCarthys) - Joey appears on a repeat of The Meredith Vieira ShoW, so check your local listings.
• Peter Facinelli (Nurse Jackie) - Peter is a guest on The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Adrian Grenier (Entourage) - Adrian chats on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time), Jane Leeves (Hot in Cleveland/Frasier) and Wendie Malick (Hot in Cleveland/Just Shoot Me!) - The ladies of Hot in Cleveland chat on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Melissa Peterman (Baby Daddy/Reba) - Melissa chats on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Christina Applegate (Up All Night/Samantha Who?/Married with Children) - Christina drops by Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Bella Thorne (Shake It Up) - Bella stops by Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Jada Pinkett Smith (A Different World) - Jada is a guest on People Now.
• J.K. Simmons (Growing Up Fisher/Family Tools) - J.K. talks about Terminator: Genisys on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.

Friday, July 3, 2015

• Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Watch Chris on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Jada Pinkett Smith (A Different World) - Jada is a guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Craig Robinson (The Office) - Craig chats on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish/Girlfriends) - Tracee appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• J.K. Simmons (Growing Up Fisher/Family Tools) - J.K. talks about Terminator: Genisys on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Brittany Daniel (The Game/That '80s Show/Sweet Valley High) - Brittany discusses what to expect in the final season of The Game on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Derek Theler (Baby Daddy) - Derek is a guest on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Nicole Ari Parker (Second Time Around) - Nicole appears with her husband Boris Kodjoe on People Now.
• Malin Akerman (Sin City Saints/Trophy Wife) - Malin will be on People Now.

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Fox has picked up comedy series The Last Man on Earth for a second season. From writer/producer Will Forte (Saturday Night Live) and directors/producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street), The Last Man on Earth chronicles the life and adventures of Phil Miller (Forte), an average guy - and humanity's last hope - who discovers what life is like when no one is telling you what you can and cannot do. The series also stars Kristen Schaal, January Jones and Mel Rodriguez. In the next all-new, special one-hour episode of The Last Man on Earth, "The Do-Over/Pranks for Nothin,'" airing Sunday, April 12 from 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT on Fox, Phil Miller (Will Forte) finally has some good fortune headed his way. The Last Man on Earth is this season's No. 1 new comedy among Adults 18-34 and Men 18-49. It also ranks No. 1 in its Sunday 9:30PM ET/PT time period among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.


It's Friday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of April 13-17, 2015, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!


Monday, April 13, 2015

• Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City/Square Pegs) - Watch Sarah on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Jason Biggs (Mad Love/Drexell's Class) - Jason is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) - Jack appears on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Arden Myrin (Working) - Arden is a guest on a repeat of @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Chris D'Elia (Undateable/Whitney) - Chris drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Kevin James (The King of Queens) - Kevin talks about his new film Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am, on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael (check your local listings) and HuffPost Live at 12:15pm.
• Sofia Vergara (Modern Family/The Knights of Prosperity/Hot Properties) - Sofia stops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Katey Sagal (Married with Children/8 Simple Rules) - Katey appears on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show on your local station or at 1am on BET.
• Candace Cameron Bure (Full House) - Candace guest co-hosts The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Niecy Nash (The Soul Man/Getting On/Reno 911!) - Niecy is part of a Clean House cast reunion on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Michael Rapaport (The War at Home/My Name Is Earl) - Michael discusses Little Boy on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
• Zach Woods (Silicon Valley/Playing House) - Zach is a guest on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET and on NOW with Alex Wagner on MSNBC at 4pm.
• Miriam Shor (Younger/Big Day/Inside Schwartz) - Miriam appears on Arise TV and on the White Guy Talk Show on Fuse at 11:30pm.
• Amber Tamblyn (Two and a Half Men) - Amber is a guest on People Now.

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

• Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) - Catch Cobie on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy stops by The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men/The Famous Teddy Z) - Jon visits The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS. He also chats about his new memoir (So That Happened: A Memoir) where he dishes on all the behind the scenes drama of the hit sitcom, his relationship with famous co-stars Charlie Sheen, Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy and more on The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Jeremy Piven (Entourage/Ellen) - Jeremy appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
• Angela Kinsey (The Hotwives of Orlando/The Office) - Angela drops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat) - Randall is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• B.J. Novak (The Office) - B.J. appears on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show on your local station or at 1am on BET.
• Candace Cameron Bure (Full House) - Candace guest co-hosts The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Hilary Duff (Younger/Lizzie McGuire) and Sutton Foster (Younger) - Hilary and Sutton dish on their new show Younger on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
• Reba McEntire (Reba/Malibu Country) - Reba performs live on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour and is a guest in the 9am hour. She will also be on Morning Joe on MSNBC sometime between 7-9am, on Access Hollywood Live (check your local listings) and on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Danny DeVito (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Taxi) - Danny appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Amber Tamblyn (Two and a Half Men) - Amber is a guest on the AOL Build Show.
• Lauren Adams (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Miriam appears on the White Guy Talk Show on Fuse at 11:30pm.
• Jason Biggs (Mad Love/Drexell's Class) - Jason will be on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live at 9am.
• Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:50am and on SI Now at 1pm.
• Grizz Chapman (30 Rock) - Grizz appears on Arise TV.
• Tyler James Williams (Everybody Hates Chris/Go On) - Tyler is a guest on The Real, so check your local listings.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

• Tim Allen (Last Man Standing/Home Improvement) - Watch Tim on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Michael J. Fox (The Michael J. Fox Show/Spin City/Family Ties) - Michael stops by The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Nick Kroll (The League/Cavemen) - Nick visits The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
• Chris D'Elia (Undateable/Whitney) - Chris is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He will also be on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm.
• Yvette Nicole Brown (The Odd Couple/Community) - Yvette talks about dating in Hollywood, her recent weight loss, why she left the hit show Community and more on The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Bob Saget (How I Met Your Mother/Surviving Suburbia/Full House) - Bob chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Wanda Sykes (The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Wanda guest hosts a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) - Jim appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Nick Zano (One Big Happy/2 Broke Girls/What I Like About You) - Nick is a guest on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Retta (Parks and Recreation) - Retta will be on SportsNation at 3pm on ESPN2.
• Suzanne Somers (Three's Company/She's the Sheriff/Step by Step) - Suzanne opens up about her latest book TOX-SICK: From Toxic to Not Sick and shares the details on joining the new cast of Dancing with the Stars on HuffPost Live at 4pm.
• Bailee Madison (Trophy Wife) - Bailee talks about the two-hour season finale of Hallmark Channel's Good Witch, which airs on April 18, on Good Day LA on FOX Channel 11 in Los Angeles.
• Nathan Lane (Modern Family/Encore! Encore!/Charlie Lawrence) - Nathan is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Brittany Daniel (The Game/That '80s Show) - Brittany appears on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
• Regina King (227) - Regina chats on The Real, so check your local listings.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

• Kevin James (The King of Queens) - Catch Kevin on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS. He also talks about Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Chelsea Peretti (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Chelsea is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Jamie Foxx (The Jamie Foxx Show) - Jamie stops by Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Betty White (Hot in Cleveland/The Golden Girls/Mary Tyler Moore) - Betty appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Juliette Lewis (I Married Dora) - Juliette visits Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Kal Penn (We Are Men/How I Met Your Mother) - Kal is a guest on a repeat of Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC. He also talks about The Big Picture on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Reba McEntire (Reba/Malibu Country) - Reba appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• Suzanne Somers (Three's Company/She's the Sheriff/Step by Step) - Suzanne is a guest on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
• John Slattery (Maggie/Ed) - John talks about the final season of Mad Men on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Anna Chlumsky (Veep) - Anna discusses the Broadway play Living on Love on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Joey McIntyre (The McCarthys) - Joey and others join Meredith to cover the hottest stories of the week on The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Peter Facinelli (Nurse Jackie) - Peter shows off his signature dance move, reveals what his daughters really think about his role in Twilight, his rules for dating post-divorce and more on The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Roseanne Barr (Roseanne) - Roseanne chats on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show on your local station or at 1am on BET.
• Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy talks about The Comedians on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Gabriel Iglesias (Cristela) - Gabriel chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Alyssa Milano (Who's the Boss?/Romantically Challenged) - Alyssa guest hosts a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Jonathan Kite (2 Broke Girls) - Jonathan talks about 2 Broke Girls on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
• Debra Messing (Will & Grace) - Debra is a guest on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings. She will also be on HuffPost Live at 1pm.
• Kelly Brook (One Big Happy) - Kelly talks about her role in One Big Happy on HuffPost Live at 5pm. She can be heard on the following Sirius XM radio shows: Jenny McCarthy at 10:40am, Wrap Up Show sometime between 11am-12pm, Just Jenny with Jenny Hutt at 12:05pm, Covino and Rich at 12:25pm and Erik Nagel Show at 12:45pm.
• Keke Palmer (True Jackson, VP) - Keke appears on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations.
• Tamela and David Mann (Mann & Wife/Meet the Browns) - Tamela and David are guests on The Real, so check your local listings.
• Tamera Mowry (Sister, Sister/Roommates) - Tamera will be on Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel sometime between 6-9am.

Friday, April 17, 2015

• Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) - Watch Alec on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Jeremey Piven (Entourage/Ellen) - Jeremy appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat/Victorious) - Ariana is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) - Charlie appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Busy Phillips (Cougar Town) - Busy talks about why she posted a fake location on Twitter while vacationing with her best friend actress Michele Williams and shares the quirk her co-star Courtney Cox has in common with her famed Friends character Monica Gellar on The Meredith Vieira Show, so check your local listings.
• Laurence Fishburne (black-ish) - Laurence appears on a repeat of The Queen Latifah Show on your local station or at 1am on BET.
• Eddie Kaye Thomas (How to Make It in America/'Til Death/American Dad!) - Eddie is a guest on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings. He will also be on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Alyssa Milano (Who's the Boss?/Romantically Challenged) - Alyssa guest hosts a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback/Friends) - Lisa chats on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Kate Flannery (The Office) - Kate talks about her new movie Tenure on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Yara Shahidi (black-ish) - Yara is a guest on People Now.
• Kevin James (The King of Queens) - Kevin gives the scoop on Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings. He will also be on The Real, so check your local listings. He is a guest on SI Now at 1pm.
• Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric will be on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:35am.
• Kelsey Grammer (Partners/Frasier/Cheers) - Kelsey will be on CBS This Morning sometime between 7-9am.

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The Last Man on Earth - Sundays at 9:30PM ET/PT on Fox
Premieres on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 9:00PM ET/PT

by Skees

Phil Miller is a little lonely, and as bad as that may seem, you haven't met anybody as lonely as Phil Miller. A virus has seemingly spread across the planet, leaving Phil as the last man on Earth... maybe. But he hopes that he is wrong, and is out on an RV trip around the world to prove himself wrong. But after making that long trip, he comes home empty-handed and is ready to give up on it all... until he makes a discovery that will change his life forever.

Cast Details:

Note: The cast members listed are are those credited for the first three episodes.

Will Forte as Phil Miller
Kristen Schaal as Carol Pilbasian

Will Forte (Phil Miller) is best known for his role on Saturday Night Live, where he was a cast member from 2002 until 2010. Outside of that, he has mostly done voice work on television, including roles in Clone High, Sit Down, Shut Up, Allen Gregory, and The Cleveland Show, among many others. He has also appeared in movies such as Beerfest, Baby Mama, and most notably, MacGruber.

Kristen Schaal (Carol Pilbasian) is best known for her roles of Mel on the series Flight of the Conchords and Hazel on 30 Rock. She is also the voice of Louise on another Sunday night series on Fox, Bob's Burgers. She has had guest roles in several series, including Ugly Betty, How I Met Your Mother, Wilfred, and Glee.

Pilot Plot:

"Alive in Tucson" (Airs March 1 at 9:00PM ET)

Phil Miller is lost... very lost. As it turns out, everybody that he knows in the whole world is gone after a virus infects almost everybody, and he is trying his best to find somebody (just anybody) else who survived the disaster by traveling the country in his RV. After not succeeding, he tries to make it the best he can, and after he a while, he comes to what he thinks is the best possible solution for him... or maybe not.

"Elephant in the Room" (Airs March 1 at 9:30PM ET)

It initially seems that things get a little better for Phil when he determines that he is not alone in the world, but now that he has met Carol, he has run into new problems. The biggest of those problems is Carol, who is perhaps making him more miserable than he would be if he were alone. But they're the last two (maybe?) people on earth, and there is only one way for society to survive, and that will take something a bit more than constant bickering from the last two people on earth.

"Raisinballs and Wedding Bells" (Airs March 8 at 9:30PM ET)

Being the last two (for now, anyway) people on earth has caused Phil and Carol to have to consider what their future holds, and decisions that must be made. The problem is that Carol is ready to make those decisions and Phil would rather start a few fires.

Analysis:

First, it should be clear that the title of the series is somewhat misleading (and that is a good thing). It suggests that it is a series that stars one person who is all alone in the world. Throughout most of the pilot, that was true, and it seemed to set up the basis for a series that wasn't going to go anywhere at all. But once Phil encountered Carol, the dynamics of the pilot changed significantly, for the better. Until that time, though, the pilot really did drag on, and not exactly in a good way.

Fortunately, the first development in the series, Phil's discovery of Carol, finally made the series have some meaning. Phil is just a guy trying to improvise and survive in the world by any means necessary, with those means including using the swimming pool as his toilet (with a hole cut out on the diving board). Carol, on the other hand, is the typical Kristen Schaal type of character who is more than just a little borderline crazy, but perhaps a little beyond that border, particularly with her insistence upon maintaining all of the rules of society even when society is not there, all the way from obeying all of the traffic laws to abstaining from premarital sex.

Another rare thing about this series, at least in comparison to most sitcoms on broadcast TV these days, is that it is actually funny. There are a lot of great sitcoms out there that are well-written and do have some funny moments, but it has become increasingly rare to find a sitcom that goes out of its way to be funny in the modern era. This one does. A lot of the laughs in the pilot is thanks to Kristen Schaal, who seemingly never disappoints with the way that she portrays her characters.

Something else that I enjoyed (though it is something that could be dangerous to the possibility of the series succeeding) is how none of the episodes seem to be self-contained. Nothing is resolved in 30 minutes, and by the end of each episode, it seems that a whole new problem (often related to the original problem) has popped up.

However, being on broadcast television is the major pitfall of this series. It isn't the type of series that is going to work with broadcast television audiences. There are two reasons for this, one being that it is by no mean a "real world" sitcom like every other successful sitcom on the major networks, and the other being that it is a serial sitcom, where you almost need to captivate the audience at the pilot (because the guy who starts watching with episode 5 will already be lost). It really had the feeling of the type of show that FX or FXX should be airing, not something on Fox, and certainly not something on the Fox Sunday night lineup.

Conclusion:

The pilot started off very slow and at first I thought there was no way that I was going to like the series. After all, you can't make a series work with just a single cast member, and most of the pilot seemed to suggest that was what the series would be like. But as the pilot progressed, it really did become something that I think that I'll enjoy seeing... at least for as long as it lasts.

The serial nature of this show could be a little problematic as well. There have been a few successful serial sitcoms on the broadcast networks in recent years, but none of them have shown a reliance upon knowing what has happened in previous episodes in the way that this series does. It makes me wonder how new viewers will be able to catch up when watching the series for the first time.

I sort of hope that this can be successful and that I am wrong about my prediction that this series will be quickly shelved, but it is hard to imagine any way in which this will realistically work on a major broadcast network. I could see this series running for a month or two, but if they can't sell a mainstream broadcast audience on this series and do so quickly, I can't see any way for it to succeed.

Final Numbers (out of 5 stars):

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

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2014-15 Week 23 TV Ratings (first four nights Mon-Thu):