Saturday, January 09, 2016
SitcomsOnline Digest: Yahoo! Screen Shuts Down, Effectively Cancelling Community (Again); NBC Announces New Pilots
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Community has managed to survive six seasons (though no movie... yet), but it can't seem to catch a break. After being on the verge of cancellation just about every season on NBC, it finally was cancelled and moved to Yahoo! Screen for the sixth season, except now, Yahoo! Screen has been shut down, effectively cancelling the series... again. (/FILM)
- NBC may be falling short in the comedy realm lately, but they're not giving up, as they've picked up four new pilots from producers with a track record of success. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Hulu has announced a new deal with Sony that will bring Dawson's Creek, Party of Five, and more to the service, though so far, the only sitcom announced is Happy Endings (which has actually already debuted on the service). (Hollywood Reporter)
- TBS, which has been sort of redefining itself lately, has ordered a comedy pilot starring Wyatt Cenac, with Conan O'Brien and Greg Daniels producing. (Variety)
- We still have another month before Fuller House debuts on Netflix, but everybody is excited over new photos from the series that have surfaced online. (Entertainment Weekly)
- ABC is eager to make primetime a game show destination again (at least for the summer), as they've renewed Celebrity Family Feud and plan to introduce a Michael Strahan hosted version of $100,000 Pyramid. (Deadline)
- Pat Harrington, Jr., best known for his role of Schneider on One Day at a Time, has died, and Antenna TV is airing a marathon of the series today. (SitcomsOnline)
TUESDAY (JANUARY 12) HOME MEDIA RELEASES
- Hill Street Blues - The Final Season (DVD, $34.93): The final season of the classic police drama arrives on DVD for those who skipped on the complete series release.
- The Wonder Years - Season Four (DVD, $39.98): Time Life continues the series on DVD with this release, for those who did not pick up the previously released complete series set.
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Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Monday, June 5
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 5)
Monday, June 5
- Dwayne Johnson (Young Rock) - Watch Dwayne on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Allison appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle/The Louie Show) - Bryan is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) - Brett appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Sterling K. Brown (Solar Opposites/Starved) - Sterling will be on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Jaren Lewison (Never Have I Ever) - Jaren is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Stark Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - Neil and David Burtka talk about the new competition series Drag Me to Dinner on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Tony Shalhoub (We Are Men/Stark Raving Mad/Wings) - Tony talks about Flamin' Hot on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Josh Segarra (The Big Door Prize/The Moodys/The Other Two) - Josh talks about Apple TV+'s The Big Door Prize on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- The Cast of Cheers - NBC's Today has 30 Years of Cheers with Ted Danson, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt and Jim Burrows sometime between 7-9am.
- Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory/8 Simple Rules/Ladies Man) - NBC's Today catches up with Kaley in the 9am hour.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (January-June)
01/03 - Andy Richter Controls the Universe - The Complete Series (2023 Release)
01/27 - Master of None - Season Three / The Complete Series
02/21 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Nine / The Complete Season Ten
02/28 - Growing Pains - The Complete Series
03/28 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/04 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Fifth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/18 - Blondie - The Complete 1957 Television Series (Blu-ray)
04/25 - Cheers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
05/23 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Eleven / The Complete Season Twelve
05/23 - Go On - The Complete Series
05/23 - Kate & Allie - The Complete Series (Universal)
05/29 - Gimme a Break! - The Complete Series (VEI)
05/29 - Kate & Allie - The Complete Series (VEI)
05/30 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
06/13 - Mayberry R.F.D. - The Complete Series
06/13 - Night Court (1984-1992) - The Complete Series
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