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[05/11/03 - 12:00 AM] 'Tgif' to Return as ABC Nears Upfront By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC) |
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CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) - ABC is set to announce the return of its TGIF comedy block at its annual upfront presentation on Tuesday. The news comes as the Alphabet network put the finishing touches on its fall 2003 schedule over the weekend.
A regular on its Friday lineup since 1987, TGIF was the home to such family comedies as "Full House," "Boy Meets World," "Family Matters," "Step by Step" and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" over the years. ABC abandoned the franchise in the fall of 2000 and has yet to duplicate its success since. While specific members of the block next season were not revealed, "The George Lopez Show" is considered the leading candidate to make the switch. To make room for TGIF's resurrection, current Friday mainstay "America's Funniest Home Videos" will then move to either Thursday or Sunday nights.
Also expected on Tuesday: the announcement that "The Wonderful World of Disney" will be bumped to Saturday nights at 8:00/7:00c along with a new or returning drama at 10:00/9:00c. ABC hopes that by making the switch it can provide a better lead-in to "Alias" at 8:00/7:00c on Sundays, most likely a new drama.
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[05/04/26 - 12:39 PM] Video: "Busted on Bodycam" - Official Trailer - Tubi Original Armon Wiggins hosts a loud, viral ride through jaw-dropping bodycam footage, unpacking chaos, drama, and the wildest real-life moments caught on tape.
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[05/04/26 - 09:31 AM] Video: National Geographic Documentary Films Debuts Trailer for Sundance Standout "Time and Water," From the Academy Award Nominated Director of "Fire of Love," Sara Dosa The documentary opens in theaters globally starting May 29 and later this year on National Geographic and Disney+.
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[05/04/26 - 09:01 AM] One Final Call: "The Night Agent" Starts Production on Fourth and Final Season "Ever since the initial success of 'The Night Agent,' I've been obsessed with eventually delivering a proper and thrilling conclusion to the show and to Peter Sutherland's journey," said Shawn Ryan.
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[05/04/26 - 08:06 AM] "Son of a Critch" Gets Ready to Graduate as Cameras Roll on the Final Season of the Coming-of-Age Comedy In its final season, "Son of a Critch" finds Mark in his last year of high school just as Newfoundland's cod moratorium crisis turns his world upside down.
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[05/04/26 - 08:01 AM] Video: "The Four Seasons" - Season 2 Official Trailer - Netflix The friends reunite for four new seasonal get-togethers, as they process a personal loss and embrace the regrets and reinventions of middle age.
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[05/04/26 - 07:01 AM] Video: "Wanda Sykes: Legacy" - Official Trailer - Netflix In her next stand-up comedy special, Wanda Sykes returns to her alma mater with a fearless funny takedown of everything from the state of the world to the cultural clash over washcloths.
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[05/04/26 - 07:01 AM] Maverick Entertainment Announces Peacock Premiere Date for "Another Man's Wife" Starring Sydney Mitchell, Moritz J. Williams, and Taye Diggs The film will premiere exclusively on Peacock on May 8, 2026.
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[05/04/26 - 06:31 AM] Lifetime Announces New Faith Based Movie "Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery" Starring Erica Campbell, CJ Williams, Trai Byers and Jasmine Guy In the film, a renowned Christian feminist icon and bestselling author, finds her world turned upside down when she becomes the target of a blackmail scheme.
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[05/04/26 - 06:03 AM] Video: "The Golden Life" First Teaser Brings Drama, Chaos & Clashes to Florida - E! News See Sonja Morgan, Luann de Lesseps, Dorinda Medley, Ramona Singer and Kelly Bensimon let loose (and make it nice) in the first sneak peek at E!'s upcoming series.
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[05/04/26 - 06:01 AM] Filming Begins on the Third and Final Season of "Breathless" In this third season, the arrival of podcast host Judit Casat (Belén Cuesta) as the hospital's new manager will put all the medical staff under pressure, and especially board president Patricia Segura (Najwa Nimri).
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[05/03/26 - 02:40 PM] NBC Sports Delivers the Most-Watched Kentucky Derby on Record, Averaging 19.6 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock in Historic "Run for the Roses" Viewership peaked at 24.4 million viewers from 7-7:15 p.m. ET, as jockey Jose Ortiz guided Golden Tempo around the final turn to win by a neck over Renegade, and made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner.
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[05/02/26 - 07:01 AM] Video: "My 2 Cents" - Official Trailer - Netflix Zero and Wild Boar run a small bar, but financial troubles and misunderstandings put them both under pressure - just as a figure from the past returns.
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[05/01/26 - 11:32 PM] Development Update: Week of April 27-May 1 Updates include: NBC cancels "Brilliant Minds," "Stumble"; ABC passes on comedy pilot "Do You Want Kids?"; and CBS locks in episode orders for nine series next season.
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[05/01/26 - 02:01 PM] Video: "Impuros" - Official Trailer - Hulu Step into '90s Rio, where a criminal mastermind builds an empire.
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[05/01/26 - 01:33 PM] "Live with Kelly and Mark" Jumps Back from Spring Break with Fifth Straight Week of Growth Among Both Total Viewers and Households Dominating the New York market, "Live with Kelly and Mark" towers over its closest competition this season by double and triple digits in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Women 25-54.
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