SitcomsOnline Digest: Early Look at 2019-2020 Pilots; Fox Cancels Rel

Saturday, April 20, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: Early Look at 2019-2020 Pilots; Fox Cancels Rel

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're in a slow Easter weekend news slump, but we've got a few notes about new pilots for the upcoming season, the cancellation of a Fox sitcom, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

We're only weeks away from knowing the landscape for the 2019-2020 TV season, and Deadline has a look at some of the new pilots. (Deadline)
Natalie Morales is leaving the syndicated newsmagazine Access. (Variety)
Perhaps one of the least surprising cancellations of the season (though it may be surprising that it took this long), Fox has cancelled the sitcom Rel. (Deadline)
Jeff Franklin has filed a lawsuit with regards to his firing from Fuller House. (Vanity Fair)
ABC is trying something different for their next live special, a live version of classic episodes of All in the Family and The Jeffersons. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 20 - APRIL 26)

This weekends, Decades has a marathon of 21 Jump Street.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, May 7

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 6)

Tuesday, May 7

Josh Charles (Sports Night) - Catch Josh on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. She talks about I Curse You with Joy on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am. She chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Whoopi Goldberg (Whoopi/Bagdad Cafe) - Whoopi talks about her memoir Bits and Pieces on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs - Sarah and Alina Grabowski talk about Women and Children First on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Jean Smart (Hacks/Samantha Who?/Center of the Universe/In-Laws/Style & Substance/Designing Women) - Jean is telling Drew all about acting over the course of four decades and is playing a round of "Behind the Scenes Roulette", sharing memories from some of her biggest roles. She's also telling Drew all about the new season of Hacks and the celebrity who's a big fan of the show and invited her to his concerts on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) - Thomas is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Trevor Jackson (grown-ish) - Trevor appears on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
Sasha Pieterse (Family Affair (2002-2003)) - Sasha is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:15am.