SitcomsOnline Digest: The Conners Second Season Looking Likely; Apple to Produce New Peanuts Content

Saturday, December 15, 2018

SitcomsOnline Digest: The Conners Second Season Looking Likely; Apple to Produce New Peanuts Content

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a renewal of an ABC comedy, some new Peanuts content, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

A lot of naysayers said The Conners wouldn't make it through a full season, but it looks like ABC wants a second season of it. (Deadline)
The gang from Peanuts is getting a new life from the next company that will be jumping into the streaming content business, Apple. (Rolling Stone)
Tisha Campbell is getting a recurring role (in yet another replacement on the series that seems to keep recasting characters) on Last Man Standing. (Deadline)
Love him or hate him, and to be fair he is both responsible for some of broadcast TV's biggest hits and also blamed by others for the decline of broadcast TV, Chuck Lorre is set to be honored at the Critics' Choice Awards. (Hollywood Reporter)
Cybill Shepherd says that her sitcom, Cybill, ended after she rejected Les Moonves' advances. (Hollywood Reporter)
ABC has picked up a new comedy starring Lake Bell and Dax Shepard. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 15 - DECEMBER 14)

It sort of went under the radar when it happened (a month and a half ago), but if you want a binge of a solid quality medical drama, all six seasons of St. Elsewhere are finally available on Hulu.
Matt Damon, Mark Ronson, and Miley Cyrus are all part of tonight's Saturday Night Live episode, the last one before the series takes a Christmas break.
"Whatever will be, will be" on Decades this weekend, with a full weekend of The Doris Day Show.
The series finale of Timeless airs Thursday night on NBC.
ABC looks back at the celebrities that we've lost this year on Monday night, with 2018: In Memoriam.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, March 28

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 24)

Friday, March 28

Walton Goggins (The Righteous Gemstones/The Unicorn/Vice Principals) - Watch Walton on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Mike Epps (The Upshaws/Uncle Buck/Survivor's Remorse) - Mike is a guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) - Selena appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) and Matt Bomer (Mid-Century Modern) - Nathan and Matt talk about Mid-Century Modern on ABC's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Natasha Rothwell (How to Die Alone) - Natasha appeas on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
John Hodgman (Up Here/Married) - John is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am (delayed ET/CT due to NCAA basketball coverage) on CBS.
Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) and Matt Bomer (Mid-Century Modern) - Nathan and Matt talk about Mid-Century Modern on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Seth Rogen (The Studio/Platonic/Undeclared), Kathryn Hahn (The Studio/Tiny Beautiful Things/Central Park/Happyish/Transparent/Free Agents), Ike Barinholtz (The Studio/The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project/Eastbound & Down) and Chase Sui Wonders (The Studio/Bupkis) - Seth, Kathryn, Ike and Chase talk about The Studio on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul talks about Death of a Unicorn on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Keshia Knight Pulliam (Tyler Perry's House of Payne/The Cosby Show) - NBC's Today catches up with Keshia in the 9am hour.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is joining Drew and Ross to cover the latest news on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Connie Britton (SMILF/Lost at Home/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Spin City) - Connie is telling Drew about her upcoming movie The Life List on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Beth Behrs (The Neighborhood/2 Broke Girls) - Beth is telling Drew about the latest season of the hit show The Neighborhood on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea talks about Netflix's Chelsea Handler: The Feeling on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Joanna Gleason (Bette/Oh Baby/Love & War/Hello, Larry) - Joanna talks about We Had a World on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.