Saturday, March 19, 2016
SitcomsOnline Digest: Person of Interest Final Season; Family Matters Season 6 DVDs Announced
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- The (shortened) fifth season of Person of Interest has not started on CBS yet, but it will be the final season when it does. (/FILM)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returns to Netflix in just under a month, and a trailer for the new season has been released. (Deadline)
- The hotel that inspired the British series Fawlty Towers is set to be demolished. (Guardian)
- Joe Santos, best known for his role on The Rockford Files, died this week at age 84. (CBS News)
- Jodie Sweetin fell out of the spotlight for years, but she has bounced back big time in the past year, beginning with Full House, and now another project is in the works with other former child stars Christine Lakin and Beverley Mitchell. (SitcomsOnline)
HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- It looks like Warner Archive is planning to push Family Matters to completion as quickly as possible, as TVShowsOnDVD.com discovered this week that the sixth season will arrive on DVD on April 12.
TUESDAY (MARCH 29) HOME MEDIA RELEASES
- Maude - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD, $26.99): Shout! Factory continues the All in the Family spinoff on DVD with this release.
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 9)
Monday, September 9
- Keegan-Michael Key (Schmigadoon!/Friends from College/Playing House/Gary Unmarried) - Watch Keegan-Michael on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jim Parsons (Young Sheldon/The Big Bang Theory) - Jim is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Natasha Rothwell (How to Die Alone/Insecure) - Natasha appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. Natasha and Conrad Ricamora talk about How to Die Alone on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Skylar Astin (Ground Floor) and Mary Holland (The Big Door Prize/Robbie/Blunt Talk) - Skylar and Mary are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Drew Barrymore (Santa Clarita Diet) - Drew will be on CBS Mornings some time between 7-9am.
- Chloe Bailey (grown-ish) - Chloe joins the Tam Fam for an epic hour on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Dax Shepard (Bless This Mess) - Dax and Drew chat about turning fifty, the weirdest rumor they've ever heard about themselves and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek/Greg the Bunny/Hiller and Diller) and Dan Levy (Schitt's Creek) - ABC News correspondent Chris Connelly talks with Eugene and Dan Levy about hosting the 76th Emmy® Awards on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Connie Britton (SMILF/Lost at Home/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Spin City) - Connie talks about her film Here After on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Terry discusses his new film, The Killer's Game, and America’s Got Talent on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Sasheer Zamata (Home Economics/Woke/Robbie) - Sasheer is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:15am.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
04/03 - Too Close for Comfort - The Complete Series (VEI)
04/08 - Check It Out! - The Complete Series (VEI)
05/21 - Frasier (2023) - Season One
06/11 - The Jeffersons - The Complete Series (2024 Release)
06/11 - Welcome Back, Kotter - The Complete Series (2024 Release)
07/05 - Letterkenny - Season 12 (Final Season)
07/30 - Ted Lasso - The Richmond Way (The Complete Series) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/10 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-7
09/10 - Ted - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/17 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
09/17 - Top Cat - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
09/24 - Friends - The Complete Series (4K Ultra HD)
09/24 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Seventh Season (DVD) / The Complete Series (DVD) (Blu-ray)
10/08 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Twelfth Season / The Complete Series
10/22 - Veep - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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