Mark those shiny new calendars, Entourage fans. The Emmy-winning HBO comedy is establishing a second home next week on the male-oriented basic-cable network Spike TV, which will begin airing the series in syndication on Tuesday, January 12, at 9pm ET.

It looks like Spike viewers can catch the show on Tuesdays during hourlong, back-to-back sessions, which will repeat afterwards at 11pm. There’s also even a chance that episodes will air in their original order, considering that premiere night will feature the pilot “Entourage” and the second episode “The Review.”

Tonight, July 5, is the big night for Malcolm in the Middle lovers. At precisely 8pm ET, the long-running Fox sitcom, which ran for seven respectable seasons, makes its second syndication premiere on basic cable’s Nick at Nite. The first network to syndicate the comedy after its 2006 demise was FX.

Even better, Nick at Nite is doing the sitcom proper justice by welcoming it to the lineup with a nice long marathon. The series will air consecutive episodes from 8pm tonight until 6am tomorrow morning.
I briefly scanned what’s on the roster, and it looks like all of the episodes are …read more

This weekend brought good news for fans of the old Fox series Malcolm in the Middle, which ran on the network from January 2000 until May 2006. The reliably funny comedy has a new home on basic-cable’s Nick at Nite, where it will premiere early next month.

Look for the series to join the network’s primetime lineup on Sunday, July 5, at 8pm ET. The sitcom stars Frankie Muniz as the title character, a teenage genius with a decidedly wacky family.
Raising the Bar’s Jane Kaczmarek and Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston play Malcolm’s weary parents Lois and Hal, while actors Christopher Masterson, …read more

Variety and other entertainment news outlets report that male-oriented basic-cable network Spike TV has acquired the syndication rights to all episodes of the Emmy-winning HBO comedy Entourage.
That means the network will have the ability to broadcast every single episode of the show ever produced, including the 78 aired thus far, those in the sixth season to premiere this summer, and those in any subsequent seasons that might follow.
By prevailing over other contenders, such as TV Guide Network, Spike TV has become the first network to obtain syndication rights to the series. It’s no surprise then that the premiere month …read more

Listen up, HIMYM fans. Tonight at 7pm EST, the fresh and funny sitcom is making its syndication debut on the women-centric network Lifetime.
Even better, the present schedule seems to indicate the episodes will rotate in proper broadcast order, at least initially, which is always a much welcome and infrequent bonus. Hooray!
Lifetime will offer two back-to-back episodes of How I Met Your Mother each Monday from 7pm to 8pm EST. First out of the gate tonight is the series-opening “Pilot,” followed by installment Number Two, “Purple Giraffe,” both of which chronicle the earliest stages of Ted’s relationship with …read more

Fans of The CW’s Girlfriends, take note. The long-running sitcom canceled last February has a new home on television at the women-oriented cable network WE.
Beginning on Monday, October 6, the series will air weekdays from 12pm to 1pm EST. And to celebrate the addition of Girlfriends to the network’s lineup, WE plans to give viewers a little something extra on the big premiere day: a four-hour marathon later that night, starting at 6pm EST.
Very nice. Now I just hope the target audience is aware of what WE is and interested viewers get the network with their cable …read more

Broadcasting & Cable reports that cable’s Nick at Nite has just scooped up non-exclusive, off-network rights to one of television’s most underappreciated sitcoms, The CW’s fantastic Everybody Hates Chris.
The show is actually owned by CBS and gains much of its prominence from executive producer, creative inspiration, and narrator Chris Rock, whose life serves as a major point of reference in plots. Due to the deal, Chris will begin airing on Nick in Fall 2009.
What a commendable development. Now the millions and millions of people who don’t currently watch the show — almost a given for any program airing …read more

A week ago, I wrote about the fact that Sci Fi Channel is now airing episodes of the hit NBC spy dramedy Chuck on Friday nights. There’s been a slight change to the show’s time slot following last week’s first-season finale for the sci-fi series Flash Gordon, which was airing at 8pm EST. As a result, Chuck has moved from its earlier time of 7pm to the newly vacant spot one hour later.
Next up is “Chuck Versus the Tango,” the third episode of the first season. I really appreciate how Sci Fi Channel is sticking to the …read more

The title pretty much says it all.
Starting on Monday, March 3, NBC’s junior sitcom My Name Is Earl will make its off-network debut on basic cable’s TBS.
There’s not much more information available at this early date, but in the immediate future, episodes will air in pairs every Monday night, between 10pm and 11pm EST, following a two-hour block of the animated comedy Family Guy.

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Did you know that starting this month, you can catch up on the many daring misadventures of Chuck Bartowski and company every Friday night at 7pm EST on the Sci Fi Channel? Well, now you do.
Tonight’s episode is installment number two, “Chuck Versus the Helicopter,” on which our hero must contend with dueling secret agents Casey and Walker after a doctor who claims to have the ability to help with Chuck’s little Intersect problem turns up dead instead. Good times.

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