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YOU CAN CALL ME AL

New comedy UNITED STATES OF AL will complete Chuck Lorre’s Thursday night sweep when it premieres Thursday, April 1 (9:30 -10:00 pm ET/PT), once THE UNICORN completes its second season. The series stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young as “Riley” (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and “Awalmir” (“Al”) (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss and Farrah Mackenzie also star.

Here's more information on “AL”: https://bit.ly/2NCTBgF

THE NEWSLETTER WELCOMES CBS SPORTS!

CBS Sports has joined in the fun and will be providing facts and figures to our little newsletter when possible. Here is their first contribution, regarding the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 24: 

The Kansas City Chiefs not only beat the Buffalo Bills on the football field, they also won in the local television ratings, as KC had a household rating/share of 61.9/85 to Buffalo’s 52.2/72 in the metered markets.

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

The romantic reality competition series LOVE ISLAND will return for a third season in summer 2021. Love will be found in the Hawaiian Islands with an all-new cast of Islanders looking for The One. The ultimate temptation, Casa Amor, along with new games and challenges that strengthen and test the couples’ relationships, will also be back. Casting is now open – visit https://www.cbs.com/casting/ for details.

THEY SAY IT THERE AND IT COMES OUT HERE

“Hopefully they’ll start to say, ‘Damn! Latifah’s a badass!’” – Queen Latifah when describing her character Robyn McCall on THE EQUALIZER.

“When the pandemic first started, who knew we, or anyone else, could successfully operate a broadcast network from home?” – CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl, during the Network's virtual Winter TCA session yesterday.

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