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A daily news blog by Pavan of <a href="http://www.sitcomsonline.com">SitcomsOnline.com</a> with news scoops of sitcoms and more on TV and DVD. This blog is updated DAILY no matter what! Since August 2005 everyday--non-stop!Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comBlogger1543125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-50762660824673888942009-11-06T12:00:00.002-05:002009-11-06T12:00:02.018-05:00WGN America Makes Changes to Outta Sight Retro Night, Newhart Thanksgiving Marathon; TNT Picks-Up Mentalist, USA Picks-Up NCIS: LAWGN America is making some changes starting the week of Nov. 23. On weekdays, the only change will be Nash Bridges returning to the weekday line-up, airing weekdays at 12 noon ET replacing one of the In the Heat of the Night episodes, which will remain weekdays at 11am ET.Then starting Sunday, Nov. 29, the Sunday block Outta Sight Retro Night will get some schedule changes. The 6pm ET hour will Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-62371498927109827032009-11-05T12:00:00.003-05:002009-11-05T12:02:35.851-05:00AmericanLife Network Celebates Christmas with Classics like Mr. Belvedere; Animated Classics on Jaroo.comThis December every weekday in the 5pm hour on AmericanLife TV they will have classic Christmas episodes of many classics all month long! The holiday fun begins Monday, November 30 and lasts every weekday through Thursday, December 24 all in the 5pm hour. Classics in order of airing are Lou Grant, The Big Valley, WKRP In Cincinnat, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart, Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-75890769448213507272009-11-04T12:00:00.002-05:002009-11-04T12:00:02.793-05:00TV One December 2009 Highlights; Accidentally on Purpose Gets More EpisodesThis December on TV One, they have holiday stunts, special marathons, and more! We'll only cover the sitcom/TV series events, like usual. First up, on Saturday, December 12 beginning at 12 Noon through 8pm, TV One keeps with the Holiday Season Spirit as they air a Holiday Sitcom Marathon consisting of Christmas-themed episodes of favorite TV One comedies Good Times, The Jeffersons, The Hughleys, Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-68473821616927672962009-11-03T12:15:00.000-05:002009-11-03T12:11:11.009-05:00TV Land December 2009 Includes 10th Annual Merrython; TNT Picks-Up SouthlandThis December on TV Land there are not many changes to the regular schedule, but of course we have the 10th Annual Merrython coming up filled with holiday episodes of all your TV Land favorites! But first, TV Land original series Make My Day returns Wednesday, December 2. It was pulled from the schedule in August but now will be burned-off with three weeks of episodes in the 10pm & 10:30pm Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-43489550868211807522009-11-02T12:00:00.004-05:002009-11-02T12:00:00.806-05:00ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas 2009 Edition; Ally McBeal Two-Part Reunion on ABC's GMAA few weeks ago we highlighted ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas for 2009, but now we have the full 25 Days of Christmas schedule for 2009 that starts Tuesday, December 1, 2009! On that night the holiday fun begins with the classic animated special The Year Without a Santa Claus at 7pm followed by the basic cable premiere of The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause with a double Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-72366798860588540832009-11-01T18:00:00.003-05:002009-11-02T00:52:41.466-05:00Week 6 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms DidWeek 6 TV Ratings (first four nights, Mon-Thurs finals): Households: #1. Fox 8.7/13.6; #2. CBS 7.1/11.2; #3. ABC 6.8/10.8; #4. NBC 4.0/6.4; #5. The CW 1.5/2.3Total Viewers: #1. Fox 14.1 million; #2. CBS 11.21 million; #3. ABC 10.75 million; #4. NBC 6.49 million; #5. The CW 2.37 million.Adults 18-49: #1. Fox 4.6/12.2; #2. ABC 3.0/7.9; #3. CBS 2.8/7.2; #4. NBC 2.4/6.2; #5. The CW 1.1/2.9Week 6 (OctPavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-5468070561408495572009-10-31T14:00:00.002-04:002009-10-31T14:00:02.839-04:00Blog DVD Review: Battlestar Galactica - The PlanHappy Halloween from all of us here at SitcomsOnline! Today's blog of course is "all-boo"!Welcome to our weekly Blog DVD Review. Today we take a look at Universal Home Video's Battlestar Galactica: The Plan. Battlestar Galactica is a current remake of the '70s sci-fi series. See Seth's Blog DVD Review of Battlestar Galactica: The Plan :Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (Universal, $26.98)) is a Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-70166834787468419852009-10-30T12:30:00.002-04:002009-10-30T12:30:00.715-04:00Nick at Nite November 2009 Highlights - George Lopez Thanksgiving Week; American Dad Renewed Through 2011Nick at Nite this November will celebrate Thanksgiving with George...George Lopez, of course! But first the regular schedule remains pretty consistent with October, with Malcolm in the Middle and Everybody Hates Chris having the 8-10pm block Sun-Thurs, followed by George Lopez in the 10pm hour Sun-Fri, The Nanny from 11pm-1am every night, more George Lopez in the 1am hour Mon-Fri, Roseanne from 2Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-22753336795474070602009-10-29T12:00:00.000-04:002009-10-29T12:02:13.211-04:00New Scrubs and Better off Ted Return to ABC in December; NBC Cancels Trauma, More Chuck; Roseanne's Wicked Halloween Bash on TV LandScrubs will return with an all-new season starting Tuesday, December 1 (as I expected), as the action will shift from Sacred Hearts hospital to the classroom and make med-school professors of John C. McGinley's Dr. Cox and Donald Faison's Dr. Turk, however their students will still make rounds at Sacred Heart. Eliza Coupe as intern Denise "Jo from Facts of Life" Mahoney will remain on the show. Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-28938746967279970482009-10-28T12:00:00.004-04:002009-10-28T12:00:01.614-04:00Grounded for Life Returns to ABC Family; Comedy Central Acquires The Goode FamilyGrounded for Life is returning to ABC Family in November. They made a last minute change and will return Grounded for Life on Monday, Nov. 2 airing weekdays in the 4pm hour, replacing What I Like About You, which will be leaving the line-up for now. The Donal Logue sitcom was airing on weekends (Saturdays 10-11am and Sundays 11am-12pm) until the end of September, when it was replaced by 8 Simple Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-22525418745497283312009-10-27T12:00:00.001-04:002009-10-27T12:00:08.406-04:00Cougar Town Special Marathon on SOAPnet, ION Television November 2009; TV Land Makes Changes to Yesterday's ChangesSOAPnet announced that it will air a four-episode marathon of ABC's hit comedy Cougar Town on Saturday, November 14 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM. The critically acclaimed series airs Wednesdays at 9:30PM ET/PT on ABC. They are doing this to attract even more new viewers to the program. The show has done very well in the ratings, especially in the 18-49 demo. The Cougar Town marathon will include four Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-80479053386694814882009-10-26T12:00:00.003-04:002009-10-26T12:32:43.265-04:00TV Land Orders Sitcom Pilots, Schedule Changes This Week; NBC Orders Full Seasons of 3 Shows; Remembering Soupy Sales and MoreTV Land has given cast-contingent pilot orders to the comedy series Hot in Cleveland and Retired at 35. This is TV Land's first foray into scripted comedy series and is being developed for TV Land PRIME, the network's primetime programming block designed to appeal to the attitudes, life stage and interests of people in their 40s.Hot in Cleveland is written by Emmy Award-winning Suzanne Martin (Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-49633574570318121202009-10-25T15:00:00.001-04:002009-10-25T15:00:01.764-04:00Week 5 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms DidWeek 5 numbers (first four nights, Mon-Wed): (Network averages for Thursday were not available once again, thus here are final network averages for Mon-Wed. Final Thursday program numbers are available in the analysis, though.)Households: #1. CBS 8.4/13.4; #2. ABC 6.6/10.5; #3. Fox 6.0/9.6; #4. NBC 4.4/7.0; #5. The CW 1.4/2.2Total Viewers: #1. CBS 13.34 million; #2. ABC 10.09 million; #3. Fox Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-20036203602879306612009-10-24T13:30:00.001-04:002009-10-24T13:30:00.658-04:00Blog DVD Review: Peanuts - 1970's Collection, Vol. 1It is Saturday, so that must mean it is time for the weekly Blog DVD Reviews. Today week we take a look at Warner Home Video's Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 1. We get the first six remastered TV specials from the '70s on DVD including a few for the first time ever! See my Blog DVD Review of Peanuts 1970's Collection, Vol. 1:Peanuts - 1970's Collection, Vol. 1 (Warner, $29.98) brings us the Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-75260660119816412362009-10-23T12:15:00.001-04:002009-10-23T12:15:20.672-04:00Nick at Nite, Lifetime Schedule Updates; Flintstones Musical Episodes Marathon on BoomerangNick at Nite has made some schedule changes. First off, they removed Home Improvement weekdays at 6am this past Tuesday with more The Nanny, while Roseanne replaced Everybody Hates Chris' 2-3am hour, so Roseanne now airs 2am-6am every night. The rest of the changes are basically to Fridays and Saturdays, and they start this weekend. George Lopez now airs in the 9pm hour on Fridays, which is Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-53352627248438868042009-10-22T12:00:00.000-04:002009-10-22T12:00:00.872-04:00ABC, CW and Fox Updates; JustMyShow.com's Podcast with Billy VeraABC's sophomore drama Castle and The CW's freshman drama The Vampire Diaries are the latest series to have their initial 13-episode order extended to the full 22 full-season order. Both were not surprises and are doing well in the ratings. Castle is in its second season, but the show only received a 13-episode order for this season after launching with 10 episodes last March.Also, the CW has Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-54222903439604573522009-10-21T12:00:00.001-04:002009-10-21T12:00:05.478-04:00ABC Family's 2009 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas; Comedy Central Acquires Reruns of PhiladelphiaWhile ABC Family Channel's annual 25 Days of Christmas programming doesn't start until Tuesday, December 1, like previous years they will still have the "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" that starts Nov. 10 at 7pm with the holiday movie Snow followed by the sequel Snow 2 Brain Freeze. Other holiday movies or specials airing are Santa Jr., Snowglobe, Eloise at Christmastime, A Dennis the Menace Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-30918714592299958022009-10-20T12:00:00.000-04:002009-10-20T12:00:03.051-04:00WGN America's Halloween Freak Week; IFC Acquires Arrested DevelopmentWe broke the news a few weeks back that WGN America is planning Halloween marathons for The Munsters and The Addams Family, but now we have more of their Halloween plans!This Halloween you'll scream with delight as WGN America presents "Halloween Freak Week," a monstrous mash of movies and marathons--including the first families of fright, The Munsters and The Addams Family. "Halloween Freak WeekPavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-80680715573686129212009-10-19T12:00:00.001-04:002009-10-19T20:24:10.607-04:00TV One November 2009 Highlights; New Biography Episodes in November on Bio TVThis November on TV One there won't be any regular schedule changes, so it will remain the same as October, but there will be plenty of sitcom related stunt marathons! On Friday, November 13 beginning at 10pm, it's a comedy master class as TV One presents the "Martin 'Thug Homey' Mega-thon," a 24-hour comedy event that features episodes of TV One sitcom favorite Martin with Martin Payne (Martin Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-12103282215282544252009-10-18T15:00:00.002-04:002009-10-18T15:00:00.672-04:00Week 4 TV Ratings and Analysis; How the Sitcoms DidWeek 4 numbers (first four nights, Mon-Wed): (Network averages for Thursday were not available once again, thus here are final network averages for Mon-Wed. Final program numbers are available in the analysis, though.)Households: #1. CBS 8.3/13.4; #2. ABC 6.6/10.5; #3. Fox 5.1/7.9; #4. NBC 4.4/7.1; #5. The CW 1.4/2.1Total Viewers: #1. CBS 13.19 million; #2. ABC 10.06 million; #3. Fox 8.73 millionPavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-32990290656388244072009-10-17T14:00:00.002-04:002009-10-17T14:00:01.298-04:00Blog DVD Review: Saturday Night Live - The Best of Amy Poehler (10/20)It is Saturday so it must mean it is time for the weekly "Blog DVD Review." Today we we take a look at Universal Home Entertainment's Saturday Night Live - The Best of Amy Poehler. SNL of course is the long running Saturday late night sketch comedy series. This set features Amy Poehler themed episodes. See Seth Thrasher's blog DVD review of Saturday Night Live - The Best of Amy Poehler and:Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-73262492464619635242009-10-16T12:00:00.000-04:002009-10-16T12:00:04.506-04:00WPIX's Halloween Chiller Theatre and a November 13 Marathon of a Sitcom; Hallmark Cuts Lucy...AgainWhile WGN America airs a Munsters and Addams Family marathon for Halloween (Oct. 30 and 31), local New York station WPIX is going for some movie horror. WPIX is airing The Evil of Frankenstein on Halloween night (Saturday, October 31) at 8pm (as Chiller Theatre) and this year its hosted by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and will feature the original Chiller Theatre opens: "The Six-Fingered Hand" Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-271652887553804432009-10-15T12:00:00.002-04:002009-10-15T13:01:30.356-04:00Nick at Nite Changes Midnight Hour; Season 2 of Durham County Premieres in January on IONIf you were watching Nick at Nite last night, they made a very last minute change. Every night in the midnight hour is now another hour of The Nanny instead of Malcolm in the Middle. So this means The Nanny is now 11pm-1am. Malcolm in the Middle will remain in the 8pm hour every Sun-Thurs and weekends 1-2am. In other changes, it seems Everybody Hates Chris has gained the Friday 9pm hour from Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-7685557655099809072009-10-14T12:00:00.003-04:002009-10-14T12:00:01.344-04:00Ugly Betty Reruns on TV Guide Network Details; TeenNick, Nick at Nite Halloween ProgramsBack in July we told you that TV Guide Network has gotten the rerun rights to Ugly Betty starting this October with repurpose rights then daily strip rights starting in fall 2010...now we have details on the repurpose rights!Thursday nights are about to get a little bit 'Bettyer' as TV Guide Network prepares to telecast encore airings of the new season of Ugly Betty this fall. Longtime fans and Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15502991.post-51032075742077774792009-10-13T12:00:00.001-04:002009-10-13T12:00:06.090-04:00More Lucy on Hallmark; ABC Picks Up FLASHFORWARD for Full SeasonLast Friday we told you about some Hallmark Channel changes beginning Monday (yesterday), now they have made a change that starts tonight! We get even more I Love Lucy! They must have a love-hate relationship with Lucy! In addition to the changes listed on Friday's blog, now effective tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 13), I Love Lucy will air 9-11pm as well replacing Touched by an Angel, which is off the Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13735114555646567245noreply@blogger.com