Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Peacock Casts Chris Messina Opposite Kaley Cuoco in Series; NBC Picks Up Quantum Leap for Full Season
Peacock announced that Chris Messina (Sharp Objects, I Care A Lot, The Mindy Project) will star opposite Kaley Cuoco (Peacock's Meet Cute, The Flight Attendant, The Big Bang Theory) in the highly-anticipated dark comedic thriller Based on a True Story, from Emmy Award-nominated Craig Rosenberg (The Boys, LOST, Preacher). Messina will play Nathan, opposite Kaley Cuoco who will play a married woman named Ava Bart. All other details are being kept under wraps. A dark comedic thriller, Based on a True Story is about a realtor, a plumber and a former tennis star whose lives unexpectedly collide, exposing America's obsession with true crime, murder and the slow close toilet seat. Rosenberg will serve as writer, showrunner and executive producer. Jason Bateman (Ozark, The Outsider) will executive produce alongside Michael Costigan for Aggregate Films. Roxie Rodriguez serves as co-executive producer for Aggregate Films. The series will be produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.
NBC has ordered six additional episodes of its new drama series Quantum Leap, bringing its season one total to 18 episodes. Showcasing strong streaming numbers, Quantum Leap is the #1 NBC current season series on Peacock, and is a Top 5 title on Peacock season-to-date across all genres. The series stars Raymond Lee, Ernie Hudson, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park and Nanrisa Lee. In the series, it's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song (Raymond Lee), has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it. Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Monday, October 24
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Hot Prospect" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Calvin stumbles upon a big business opportunity, he must convince Malcolm to help him so he can seal the deal. Also, Gemma is forced to confront a secret from her beauty pageant past when a friend from her hometown arrives.
Bob Hearts Abishola - "Two Rusty Tractors" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Abishola is thrilled when Bob gets back to work and goes on an impromptu road trip with Goodwin.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 24)
Monday, October 24
- Josh Gad (Central Park/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) - Watch Josh on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Pamela Adlon (Better Things/King of the Hill/The Facts of Life) - Pamela appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Danny DeVito (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Little Demons/Taxi) - Danny is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary/Go On/Everybody Hates Chris) - Tyler will be on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Monica Barbaro (Splitting Up Together) - Monica appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- John David Washington (Ballers) - John sits down to discuss his role in the Broadway play The Piano Lesson on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Lena Dunham (Girls) - Lena will be on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Fortune Feimster (Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Fortune appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Jennette McCurdy (Sam & Cat/iCarly) - Jennette, author of the best-selling memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, has a very honest and revealing conversation with Drew discussing everything from their shared experience of complicated relationships with their own mothers, how Jennette found the strength to share her story, and how she is healing and moving forward on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Zazie Beetz (Atlanta) - Zazie appears on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry and his wife Rebecca Romijn are guests on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Raymond Lee (Made for Love/Kevin Can F**k Himself) - Raymond talks about Quantum Leap on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Michael Boatman (Instant Mom/Arli$$/Spin City/Muscle/The Jackie Thomas Show) - Michael is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 10:25am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (June-October)
06/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Eleventh Season
06/14 - Hacks - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/14 - Rutherford Falls - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/21 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season One / The Complete Season Two
07/19 - The Neighborhood - Season Four
07/19 - Reno 911! - The Hunt for QAnon (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/26 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Three / The Complete Season Four
08/16 - And Just Like That... - The Complete First Season (Warner Bros. - Canada)
08/16 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/06 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Fifth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/20 - Kim's Convenience - The Complete Series
09/27 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Five / The Complete Season Six
10/04 - Mr. Mayor - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/04 - The Munsters - Marineland Carnival with The Munsters TV Cast
10/18 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete First Season
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