Saturday, March 30, 2019
SitcomsOnline Digest: Renewals for Law & Order SVU and More; Evening Shade Complete Series DVD Release Coming Soon
- Law & Order: SVU has been renewed for a record breaking 21st season, making it the longest running drama in TV history. (Variety)
- Meanwhile, Fox has renewed 9-1-1 and The Resident. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Fox has set premiere dates for their summer programming. (Deadline)
- Lori Loughlin's Fuller House costars decided to use The Kids Choice Awards to show their support for her. (Buzzfeed)
- Family Guy is 20 years old, and TBS is prepared to celebrate that anniversary. (SitcomsOnline)
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- Take note, as this may potentially be one of the last times we ever see something like this for an older sitcom that was sort of forgotten after it's original run: Evening Shade - The Complete Collection will be released on April 12.
WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 30 - APRIL 6)
- The final season of Veep debuts tomorrow night on HBO, but before that, you can catch a marathon of the previous seasons on HBO2 starting today at 5 PM.
- The second season of Barry also debuts tomorrow night, and a marathon of that will wrap up just before the Veep marathon starts.
- Although it isn't clear why they are doing it two weekends in a row, Decades has a binge of Hunter again this weekend.
- Saturday Night Live returns with a new episode tonight, featuring Sandra Oh and Tame Impala.
- For those who have been missing Night Court on Laff, it returns Monday morning with two episodes every weekday at 9 AM, although it seems Grounded for Life is now gone.
- The second season of The Last OG debuts Tuesday on TBS.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, May 2
Young Sheldon - "Community Service and the Key to a Happy Marriage" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Meemaw gets assigned a tough probation officer (Octavia Spencer), and Georgie takes marriage advice from his father-in-law.
Ghosts - "Isaac’s Wedding" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Isaac’s wedding day jitters are exacerbated by the arrival of a surprise guest, on the third season finale.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 29)
Thursday, May 2
- John Mulaney (Mulaney) - Catch John on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Adam Pally (Indebted/Making History/The Mindy Project/Happy Endings) - Adam appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Phoebe Robinson (Everything's Trash) and Dewayne Perkins (The Upshaws/Saved by the Bell (2020-2022)) - Phoebe and Dwayne are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) - Selena will be on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am.
- Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) - Hannah talks about The Fall Guy on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am.
- Melba Moore (Melba) - Iconic performer Melba sits down with Sherri on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke talks about Mother of the Bride on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Ben Feldman (Superstore/Silicon Valley/A to Z/Living with Fran) - Ben talks about Monsters at Work on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is answering a round of questions with the final five on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Carrie Preston (Crowded/Happyish/Emeril) - Carrie talks about Elsbeth on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
New on DVD/Blu-ray
12/05 - Father Knows Best - The Complete Series
12/05 - The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/12 - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
12/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
12/12 - That Girl - The Complete Series
12/15 - Letterkenny - Season 11
12/19 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series
12/22 - Three's Company - The Official 40th Anniversary Collection (includes The Ropers and Three's a Crowd)
01/09 - South Park - Seasons 11-15 (Blu-ray)
01/16 - Ghosts (UK) - Season Five
02/13 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/27 - The Really Loud House - Season One
03/12 - Ghosts (UK) - The Complete Series
03/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
03/12 - Rick and Morty - Season 7 (Blu-ray Steelbook) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/03 - Too Close for Comfort - The Complete Series (VEI)
04/08 - Check It Out! - The Complete Series (VEI)
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