Saturday, August 30, 2014

SitcomsOnline Digest: Could Full House or The Greatest American Hero Be Revived as New Series?; Spenser: For Hire Now on DVD

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have news about revivals of shows from the past, some news about new programming from FamilyNet and Antenna TV, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
  • Every once in a while, it seems that rumors pop up about a Full House revival, but they inevitably turn out to be a hoax. But could the latest ones actually be real? It seems that the original cast is interested. (TV Guide) 
  • If Full House doesn't get a revival, there might be hope for the revival of another series at Fox, which actually has a pilot order for a reboot of The Greatest American Hero. (Deadline)
  • Pilot season has arrived once again at Amazon, as they have prepared five new pilots for fans to watch and decide which ones should be added to their Prime streaming. (Huffington Post)
  • FamilyNet, the network which has known for airing mostly a hodgepodge of lifestyle programming, public domain, and a few classic TV shows, is making a drastic change to their lineup starting Monday, and will be airing classic sitcoms and dramas from the Sony library in almost every timeslot. (SitcomsOnline)
  • Antenna TV has acquired several new series to begin airing next year, many of which haven't been seen in quite some time. (SitcomsOnline)
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Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Tuesday, October 4

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 3)

Tuesday, October 4

  • Lea Thompson (Caroline in the City) - Catch Lea on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Queen Latifah (Living Single) - Queen Latifah appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Mila Kunis (Family Guy/That '70s Show) - Mila is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Rachel Bloom (Reboot) - Rachel will be on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Beth Behrs (The Neighborhood/2 Broke Girls) and Max Greenfield (The Neighborhood/New Girl/Modern Men) - Beth and Max are guests on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local lisitngs.
  • Bobby Moynihan (Mr. Mayor/Me, Myself & I) - Bobby joins Drew at the news desk to tackle the latest headlines from the new trend of men in skirts to the science behind why kids love spooky and scary things so much and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Betty Gilpin (GLOW/Nurse Jackie) - Betty opens up to Drew about why she decided to be so candid about her battle with depression and feelings of less than in her new collection of essays, All the Women in My Brain: and Other Concerns, on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jeremy Sisto (Suburgatory) - Jeremy will be on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster) - Soleil is cooking one her family’s favorites, short ribs, on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Skylar Astin (Ground Floor) - Skylar appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Niecy Nash-Betts (Scream Queens/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb/Reno 911!) - Niecy and her wife Jessica Betts are guests on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Tamera Mowry-Housley (Sister, Sister/Roommates) - Tamera talks about You Should Sit Down For This on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Constance Wu (Fresh Off the Boat) - Constance talks about her new memoir Making a Scene on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm. She chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Joel McHale (Community/The Great Indoors) - Joel appears on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Asher Grodman (Ghosts) - Asher is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.

New on DVD/Blu-ray (June-October)

The Neighborhood - Season Four Young Sheldon - The Complete Fifth Season The Adventues of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Five Mr. Mayor - The Complete Series (DVD) Abbott Elementary - The Complete First Season

06/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Eleventh Season
06/14 - Hacks - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/14 - Rutherford Falls - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/21 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season One / The Complete Season Two
07/19 - The Neighborhood - Season Four
07/19 - Reno 911! - The Hunt for QAnon (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/26 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Three / The Complete Season Four
08/16 - And Just Like That... - The Complete First Season (Warner Bros. - Canada)
08/16 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/06 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Fifth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/20 - Kim's Convenience - The Complete Series
09/27 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Five / The Complete Season Six
10/04 - Mr. Mayor - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/04 - The Munsters - Marineland Carnival with The Munsters TV Cast
10/18 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete First Season
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