TV Q&A: You can still catch 'The Catch'

Q: My friends and I loved "The Catch" on ABC. Why is "The Catch" not being renewed?

A: Uh, it was renewed.

The first season concluded May 19. The second season will begin sometime in the 2016-17 season. It does not have a slot on ABC's fall lineup, so look for it later — perhaps in the spring, where it was used in the previous season.

Q: Could you tell me what happened to Martin Milner? He appeared on several TV series in the past. Is he still around? Is he still acting?

A: Milner was long a TV mainstay, including by co-starring on "Route 66" (1960-64) and "Adam-12" (1968-75), as well as through many guest appearances. In later years, he also hosted a radio show about sport fishing. He died in 2015 after a long illness. He was 83.

Q: I would like to know something about the commercial where "Owen" has been hired by GE, and the father wants him to have grandpappy's hammer. Who portrays the father? Seems like he must be an actor with many roles behind him. What, if anything, has he done before?

A: The father is played by Rick Overton, an actor, comedian, writer and — according to his website, RealRickOverton.com — a "self-claiming imperfectionist." His list of credits on IMDB.com goes back to 1978 and includes such movies as "Groundhog Day," the 2005 version of "Fun With Dick & Jane" and "Bad Teacher," along with many TV appearances.

A: The former "Baretta" star played what one reference calls "the most unusual clergyman seen on TV" — Father Noah "Hardstep" Rivers — in a TV movie and then a series that lasted 16 episodes in 1985. (That was 20 years before he was acquitted of the 2001 murder of his second wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley.) I do not know of an authorized version on DVD or streaming.

Q: I am a big fan of "Blue Bloods" and was wondering what happened to the original Nicki on the show. What is her name, and has she done any other TV or movies?

A: Before Sami Gayle became the Nicky ­Reagan-Boyle most "Blue Bloods" fans know, Marlene Renee Lawston played the part on the series pilot. (Shows get recast after their pilots pretty much every year.) Before that, she was in the movies "Flightplan" and "Dan in Real Life." She was also in an episode of "Law & Order." I have not seen any recent credits for her.