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• The Boondocks just returned to Adult Swim after a long hiatus, but there won't be so much of a hiatus for the DVDs. In fact, The Boondocks - The Complete Series is set to be released on June 24. The fourth season alone isn't available to pre-order yet, but likely will be soon.
• The '80s version of The Twilight Zone is about to be re-released on DVD, this time in one set, as it is put together in a complete series set for the first time. 

• Dynasty - The Eighth Season (DVD, $69.98): Greed and oil mix once again, along with Krystle and Alexis, in this classic '80s primetime soap opera.
• Hill Street Blues - The Complete Series (DVD, $199.99): Abandoned on DVD nearly a eight years ago, Shout! Factory rescues this classic police drama and releases it in one big set.

The Good Wife is returning on Hallmark but this time on The Hallmark Movie Channel. It will begin airing Monday-Friday from 1pm-5pm starting this Monday (April 28). The Good Wife is replacing two daytime movies. The series was airing on The Hallmark Channel in January but was quickly pulled due to low ratings effective January 21. Now the series is back but on its spin-off network where perhaps it will have less pressure to perform in the ratings. The Good Wife is a drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. The series is currently in its fifth season on CBS airing on Sunday nights.


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 28-May 2, 2014, 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 28, 2014

• Joel McHale (Community) - Watch Joel on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parnham (Playing House/Best Friends Forever) - Jessica and Lennon are guests The Pete Holmes Show at midnight on TBS. They will then be on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. They can also be seen on Pop Sugar Now on TVGN at 6pm and on the next day on their website at noon.
• Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea appears on Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Sofia Vergara (Modern Family/Hot Properties/The Knights of Prosperity) - Sofia chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She also talks about her latest projects and overcoming thyroid cancer on Katie, so check your local listings.
• Jim Gaffigan (My Boys/Welcome to New York) - Jim is a guest on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jeff Garlin (The Goldbergs) - Wendi and Jeff are guests on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Connie Britton (Spin City/The Fighting Fitzgeralds) - Connie appears on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Holly Robinson Peete (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/For Your Love) and Tasha Smith (Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse/Boston Common) - Holly and Tasha host the Plugged In panel on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Ari Graynor (Bad Teacher) - Ari will be a guest on HuffPost Live.
• Brooklyn Decker (Friends with Better Lives) - Brooklyn appears on Larry King Now at 2/5pm PT/ET on Ora.tv and Hulu.
• Jonathan Kite (2 Broke Girls) - Jonathan talks about 2 Broke Girls on The Couch on WLNY 10/55 in New York between 7-9am.
• Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly/Love, Sidney) - Swoosie talks about her new book (Part Swan, Part Goose: An Uncommon Memoir of Womanhood, Work, and Family) on Morning Joe on MSNBC between 6-9am.
• Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) - Ray is a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show, so check your local listings.

• Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) and Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family/The Class) - Catch Eric and Jesse on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) - Kunal visits Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Helen Hunt (Mad About You) - Helen appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Brittany Daniel (The Game/That '80s Show) and Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game/The Steve Harvey Show) - Brittany and Wendy are guests on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations. Brittany will also be on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parnham (Playing House/Best Friends Forever) - Jessica and Lennon talk about Playing House on NBC's Today in the 10a hour. They will also be on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET. Finally, they are guests on Last Call with Carson Daly at 1:35am on NBC.
• Annie Potts (Designing Women/Love & War) - Annie is tentatively scheduled to appear on Good Day New York on WNYW-Fox5 in New York at 9:30am.
• Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly/Love, Sidney) - Swoosie Swoosie talks about her new book (Part Swan, Part Goose: An Uncommon Memoir of Womanhood, Work, and Family) on HuffPost Live.
• Marilu Henner (Taxi/Evening Shade) - Marilu will be on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:45am.
• Sheryl Lee Ralph (Instant Mom/Moesha/It's a Living) - Sheryl is a guest on Arise TV at 2pm.
• Jimmie Walker (Good Times) - Jimmie appears on The Arsenio Hall Show, so check your local listings.
• Retta (Parks and Recreation) - Retta is a guest on The Pete Holmes Show at midnight on TBS.

• David Spade (Rules of Engagement/8 Simple Rules/Just Shoot Me!) - Watch David on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Kathy Griffin (Suddenly Susan) - Kathy is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Tony Hale (Veep/Arrested Development) - Tony appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Jim Gaffigan (My Boys/Welcome to New York) - Jim visits The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• Helen Hunt (Mad About You) - Helen is part of the guest panel on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11pm.
• Seth Green (Dads/Greg the Bunny) - Seth stops by Conan at 11pm on TBS.
• Debra Messing (Will & Grace) - Debra chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She will also be on HuffPost Live.
• Atticus Shaffer (The Middle) - Young Atticus is a guest on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Dave Franco (Scrubs/Do Not Disturb) - Dave drops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Tia Mowry (Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia talks about the new season of Instant Mom on The Couch on WLNY 10/55 in New York between 7-9am. She will also be on Arise TV at 2pm. Finally, she is a guest on 106 & Park on BET at 6pm.
• Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly/Love, Sidney) - Swoosie talks about her new book (Part Swan, Part Goose: An Uncommon Memoir of Womanhood, Work, and Family) on The Couch on WLNY 10/55 in New York between 7-9am.

• Louis C.K. (Louie) - Catch Louis on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Mary Lynn Rajskub (How to Be a Gentleman/The Larry Sanders Show) - Mary drops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
• Cheryl Hines (Suburgatory/Curb Your Enthusiasm) - Cheryl is a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:37am on CBS.
• David Spade (Rules of Engagement/8 Simple Rules/Just Shoot Me!) - David chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. He will also be on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11pm.
• Jim Gaffigan (My Boys/Welcome to New York) - Jim is a guest on @midnight on Comedy Central at midnight.
• Debi Mazar (Entourage/Working) - Debi and her husband Chef Gabriele Corcos chat with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
• Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) - Jane stops by The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Tia Mowry (Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia is a guest on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations. She will also be on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Chi McBride (The John Larroquette Show) - Chi appears on Access Hollywood Live, so check your local listings.
• David Alan Grier (Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - David is a guest on CBS This Morning between 7-9am. He will be on HuffPost Live. He appears on The Couch on WLNY 10/55 in New York between 7-9am.
• Michael Mosley (Sirens) - Michel visits Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Reid Scott (Veep/My Boys) - Reid will be on Pop Sugar Now on TVGN at 6pm and on the next day on their website at noon.
• Jennifer Esposito (Spin City) - Jennifer talks about her personal journey with Celiac disease on Katie, so check your local listings.
• Tasha Smith (Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse/Boston Common) - Tasha talks about the new season of For Better or Worse on The Couch on WLNY 10/55 in New York between 7-9am.
• Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show/Cosby/The Bill Cosby Show) - Bill will be on NBC's Today between 7-9am.
• Gillian Jacobs (Community) - Gillian talks about Walk of Shame and Community on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
• Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly/Love, Sidney) - Swoosie talks about her new book (Part Swan, Part Goose: An Uncommon Memoir of Womanhood, Work, and Family) on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.

• Don Rickles (C.P.O. Sharkey/Daddy Dearest) - Watch Mr. Warmth on The Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35pm on CBS.
• Julie Bowen (Modern Family) - Julie appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
• Chi McBride (The John Larroquette Show) - Chi is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Jamie Foxx (The Jamie Foxx Show) - Jamie chats about The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, so check your listings.
• Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls) - Beth visits The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Minnie Driver (About a Boy) - Minnie is a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
• Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly/Love, Sidney) - Swoosie will be on New York Live on WNBC in New York at 12:30pm ET.
• Diane Ladd (Alice) - Diane talks about her storied career and makes her “Southern Japanese Dish” on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Max Charles (The Neighbors) - Young Max shares behind-the-scenes stories about his roles in The Amazing Spider-Man, Mr. Peabody and Sherman and The Amazing Spider-man 2 on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
• Tia Mowry (Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia stops by Big Morning Buzz Live on VH1 at 10am.
• Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
• Connie Britton (Spin City/The Fighting Fitzgeralds) - Connie will be on Pop Sugar Now on TVGN at 6pm and on the next day on their website at noon.
• Jonathan Kite (2 Broke Girls) - Jonathan is a guest on The Better Show, so check your local listings.
• Mary Lynn Rajskub (How to Be a Gentleman/The Larry Sanders Show) - Mary will be on The Wendy Williams Show at 12am on BET or on your local stations. She can also be heard on Wake up with Taylor on SiriusXM between 7-10am.
• Jeff Garlin (The Goldbergs/Curb Your Enthusiasm) - Jeff is a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show, so check your local listings.
• Atticus Shaffer (The Middle) - Atticus can be heard on The Morning Jolt with Larry Flick on SiriusXM OutQ channel 109 between 7am-11am.

This Mother's Day, Antenna TV will honor Mom with a Hazel "Maid-for-a-Day Marathon" on Sunday, May 11 from 7am to 3am ET. Antenna TV, which airs on 84 affiliates across the U.S. reaching 70% of TV households, will celebrate Mother's Day with a 20-hour marathon of Hazel beginning at 7am ET. Hazel can be seen regularly on Antenna TV every weekday morning at 6:00am & 6:30am. The following is the list of episodes and times airing on Mother's Day:

7:00 AM Hazel Plays Nurse
7:30 AM Dorothy's New Client
8:00 AM What'll We Watch Tonight?
8:30 AM Dorothy's Obsession
9:00 AM The Investment Club
9:30 AM Hazel's Mona Lisa Grin
10:00 AM Hazel's Pajama Party
10:30 AM Bringing Out the Johnsons
11:00 AM Burglar in Mr. B's P.J.'s
11:30 AM Hazel's Day
12:00 PM Rosie's Contract
12:30 PM Herbert for Hire
1:00 PM Hazel and the Lovebirds
1:30 PM Mr. Griffin Throws a Wedding
2:00 PM Hazel's Day Off
2:30 PM Hazel's Luck
3:00 PM You Ain't Fully Dressed Without a Smile
3:30 PM Hazel Scores a Touchdown
4:00 PM The Baby Came COD
4:30 PM Call Me Harve
5:00 PM Hazel and the Model T
5:30 PM Reluctant Witness
6:00 PM The Countess
6:30 PM Let's Get Away From It All
7:00 PM Maid for a Day
7:30 PM Just Me, Harold and the Unisphere
8:00 PM To Build or Not to Build
8:30 PM Temper, Temper
9:00 PM What's Bugging Hazel?
9:30 PM Hazel's Inquisitive Mind
10:00 PM How to Lose 30 Pounds in 30 Minutes
10:30 PM Hazel Sits it Out
11:00 PM The Crush
11:30 PM A Car Named Chrysanthemum
12:00 AM Once an Actor
12:30 AM My Son, the Sheepdog
1:00 AM But is it Art?
1:30 AM Bee in Her Bonnet
2:00 AM Little Bit of Genius
2:30 AM A Question of Ethics

HBO has renewed the comedy series Veep for a fourth season and freshman comedy Silicon Valley for a second season. The renewals follow the recent two-season renewal of drama Game of Thrones. Created by Armando Iannucci (Oscar(R) nominee for co-writing In the Loop), Veep stars Emmy(R) and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, who becomes vice president, only to discover the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. The Emmy(R)-nominated and Writers Guild Award-winning series kicked off its ten-episode third season Sunday, April 6 at 10:30pm ET/PT. In addition to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the ensemble cast for the third season includes Emmy(R) winner Tony Hale, Emmy(R) nominee Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott, Matt Walsh, Timothy C. Simons, Sufe Bradshaw and Kevin Dunn.

Mike Judge (Office Space, Beavis & Butt-head, King of the Hill) brings his irreverent brand of humor to HBO in the new comedy series Silicon Valley. Partially inspired by Judge's own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late '80s, the show is a collaboration between Judge and Alec Berg (Seinfeld, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm), and began its eight-episode first season Sunday, April 6 at 10:00pm. Cast regulars for the first season include Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Josh Brener, Amanda Crew and the late Christopher Evan Welch. Matt Ross guest stars.

ION Television announced its latest acquisition, adding the hit police drama series Rookie Blue from the Disney-ABC Television Group to its robust general entertainment lineup in Fall 2014. Coming off a highly successful fourth season on ABC, Rookie Blue averaged 2.4 million Adults 25-54 and nearly 7.0 million Total Viewers, growing its overall audience 13% from season 3 (National, Live + 7 Day Program Ratings). Ranking as the #3-rated summertime broadcast drama in 2013 in both Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, Rookie Blue was also the highest-rated summertime drama on Thursday nights in the key Adult demo in each of its four seasons. The Rookie Blue announcement comes on the heels of a number of key programming announcements for ION Television, including the acquisition of Blue Bloods and the co-production deal for the original series The Listener. It also joins ION’s portfolio of acclaimed series, including viewer favorites Criminal Minds, Cold Case and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, as well as off-cable dramas, Burn Notice, Psych and Leverage.

Premiering its fifth season on ABC this June, Rookie Blue gives viewers a candid look at the personal and professional lives of five rookie cops from the 15 Division. After graduating from the academy, they must learn to deal with their duties as law enforcement officers while juggling the everyday problems and expectations of their family, friends and coworkers. As they work to prevent crime and solve cases, these first responders quickly learn that their training only prepares them so much for life as a rookie. Rookie Blue stars Missy Peregrym as Andy McNally, Gregory Smith as Dov Epstein, Ben Bass as Sam Swarek, Travis Milne as Chris Diaz, Enuka Okuma as Traci Nash, Charlotte Sullivan as Gail Peck, Peter Mooney as Nick Collins, Priscilla Faia as Chloe Price, Matt Gordon as Oliver Shaw, Rachael Ancheril as Marlo Cruz, Melanie Nicholls-King as Noelle Williams, Adam MacDonald as Steve Peck and Aliyah O'Brien as Holly Stewart. Joining the series in season five are Oliver Becker as Inspector John Jarvis and Matthew Owen Murray as Duncan Moore.

NBC and Don Mischer Productions announced that Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show, I Spy, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids) will be honored with the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence at the American Comedy Awards, which airs Thursday, May 8 from 9-11pm ET/PT on NBC (and tapes this Saturday, April 26 in NYC). The Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence is presented to an individual who, over the course of their lifetime, has made an extraordinary contribution to comedy and whose impact and innovations have changed the landscape and inspired future generations of entertainers. The American Comedy Awards will honor those who have achieved new heights during the past year in both film and television, as well as pay tribute to some of comedy's most enduring personalities. The telecast will acknowledge the work of stand-ups, those who specialize in movies and the actors and actresses who are seen by millions on TV every week. View the full nominations for the 2014 American Comedy Awards.

NBC will air a three-hour live special on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the iconic franchise Saturday Night Live. Past and present cast members, as well as special and musical guests from the show's incredible five-decade run, will appear on the telecast, with the specific lineup of guests to be determined in the coming months. The roster of talent over 40 years includes everyone from the iconic first cast in 1975 to household names ranging from Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Will Ferrell, and Adam Sandler, to Kristen Wiig, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers - to name only a few. This special is just one of the many ways SNL plans to celebrate SNL's historic 40th season next year. Saturday Night Live has won 40 Emmy Awards, the most for any show in television history. Saturday Night Live also holds the title for the most nominated television show in Emmy history with 171 nominations. Saturday Night Live has been honored twice, in 1990 and 2009, with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and cited as "truly a national institution."

Saturday Night Live was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame by the National Association of Broadcasters. The show continues to garner the highest ratings of any late-night television program, entertaining millions each week. Broadcast live from NBC's famed Studio 8H in New York City's Rockefeller Center, Saturday Night Live premiered Oct. 11, 1975. The program is a production of Broadway Video in association with SNL Studios. Lorne Michaels is the executive producer.

TBS' original sitcom Sullivan & Son is rolling out the red carpet for big guest stars when it returns for its third season this June. Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory), Ken Jeong (The Hangover movies, Community) and Billy Gardell (Mike & Molly) are set to return to TBS's hit original series Sullivan & Son during the show's upcoming third season. Last year marked the first appearances on the show for Nayyar and Jeong. Gardell has appeared in both previous seasons. Sullivan & Son, which ranked as one of basic cable's Top 10 original sitcoms of 2013 with adults 18-49, is set to launch its third season with back-to-back episodes Tuesday, June 24, at 10pm (ET/PT). Popular comedian Steve Byrne stars as Steve Sullivan, a former corporate attorney who left New York to run the family bar with his parents in Pittsburgh. Sullivan & Son's outstanding ensemble cast includes Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years), Christine Ebersole (Royal Pains, Amadeus), Brian Doyle-Murray (Groundhog Day, The Middle), Jodi Long (Beginners), Valerie Azlynn (Tropic Thunder), Vivian Bang (Yes Man), Owen Benjamin (The House Bunny) Ahmed Ahmed (Iron Man) and Roy Wood Jr. (Last Comic Standing).

In season three of Sullivan & Son, Kunal Nayyar will return as Neal, the ultimate ladies man who tried to steal a few hearts during the bar's Ladies Night at the bar last season. Ken Jeong will return as Jason, Steve's brother-in-law whose workaholic ways were putting strain on his marriage... that is until he let loose at the bar. Billy Gardell will return for the third consecutive season as Lyle Winkler, a quirky comic-book collector and youth hockey coach who has constant run-ins with Steve and the bar regulars.

Recently launched IDW Entertainment, along with George Lopez and his Travieso Production Company, announced they are developing Wormwood as an animated television series based on the acclaimed IDW comics, created by artist Ben Templesmith. David M. Stern (Ugly Americans, Simpsons) has been tapped to write the pilot episode and serve as an executive producer on the series. Circle of Confusion (Walking Dead), will also executive produce. IDW Entertainment will fund development of the series, which will soon be marketed to the networks. Wormwood follows the paranormal and obscene adventures of an inter-dimensional worm with the ability to animate corpses as host bodies. Wormwood blends horror and humor, crafting a dark tale perfectly suited for the world of animation. George Lopez can be currently seen on his new FX sitcom Saint George every Thursday at 9 on FX. Stay with us for continued updates on this potential new project.