*Comedian Sinbad is set to release a DVD of his HBO comedy special “Afros and Bellbottoms” on Oct. 3 via CodeBlack Entertainment. The release will be the first of three classic stand-up comedy DVDs from the veteran entertainer. The 60-minute special features Sinbad revisiting the days of dashikis, afros, bellbottoms, platform shoes, and collars “wide enough to take hang gliding.”
*Eight-time Grammy-winner Natalie Cole offers TV One viewers a personal glimpse of her life story in “TV One on One” with Cathy Hughes, premiering Sunday, Sept. 24 from 9-10 p.m. ET. Cole will discuss the loss of her father Nat King Cole at age 15, her battle for sobriety, the vocal chord injury that threatened her career, her acting work and more. The special repeats on Monday, Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. ET.
*The new CW Network launches tonight with the two-hour season premiere of “America’s Next Top Model,” one of several shows from former networks UPN and the WB to survive the merge. On Oct. 1, the CW will premiere its Sunday night lineup of African American sitcoms: "Everybody Hates Chris" (7 p.m.), "All of Us" (7:30 p.m.), “Girlfriends” (8 p.m.) and “The Game” (8:30 p.m.) A rerun of the week’s “America’s Next Top Model” episode will air at 9 p.m.