SitcomsOnline Digest: Hulu Sets Premiere Date for Season 5 of The Mindy Project; Sanford & Son Spinoff Grady Coming to DVD

Saturday, June 25, 2016

SitcomsOnline Digest: Hulu Sets Premiere Date for Season 5 of The Mindy Project; Sanford & Son Spinoff Grady Coming to DVD

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have news of when Hulu will bring back the next season of The Mindy Project, a new deal between Amy Poehler and NBC, and a very surprising upcoming DVD release of a lost sitcom spinoff of the 70s. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Season 5 of The Mindy Project is set to debut on October 4 on Hulu. (TVLine)
Amy Poehler's production company has a pilot production commitment from NBC, as part of a renewed deal with Universal. (Variety)
PETA wants CBS to stop using wild animals for their series Zoo, and to try to achieve that goal, they've brought out their biggest weapon: Bob Barker. (Entertainment Weekly)
The Late Show is going to be broadcast live during the two major political party conventions this year. (CNNMoney)
If you like to stream and binge watch series from The CW, the way you do it will be changing with a new Netflix deal. (Deadline)
Not only was the series Archer renewed by FX, but it even got three more seasons. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

This is perhaps one of the oddest (but very much encouraging) pieces of news that we've seen in the past five years: TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting that Sony (which has mostly been out of the TV on DVD business for years now) has scheduled a July 26 release of the complete series (one season) of the Sanford & Son spinoff Grady as a MOD release.

TUESDAY (JUNE 28) HOME MEDIA RELEASES

Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place - The Complete Series (DVD, $79.97): One of the most requested sitcoms of the 90s arrives on DVD for the first time in the United States with this release.

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Who to Follow: Regina King (Twitter), "CLASSICALLY BEAUTIFUL"

Claim to Fame: Regina King got her start on What's Happening Now!! (where her younger sister, Reina, had a regular role), and quickly came to fame with 227. While many child actresses would have stopped there, that was only the beginning of her fame. After 227 ended, she began to appear in several films. But in the past 10 years, she has returned to her TV roots, where she has managed to stay busy the entire time. In 2005, she began doing the voice of Riley and Huey Freeman on the animated series The Boondocks. In 2009, she began appearing on the series Southland. And currently, she appears in the ABC series American Crime, in which it was announced this week that she will be returning to for the third season.

Pick of the Tweets: "Happy Worthday to my big Sis @JackeeHarry Keep being true and doing it like you do! Love you Jackée!!!" (August 14, 2015)

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, January 22

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A Will and a Dead Man’s Wife" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie’s not ready for his mother to start dating again. Meanwhile, Jim and Audrey struggle to make their wills.

Ghosts - "Kyle" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sam and Jay’s relationship is tested when Kyle (Ben Feldman), a handsome living who shares Sam’s ability to see ghosts, arrives at Woodstone B&B.

Animal Control - "Dragons and Dognappers" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Rob Gronkowski returns and asks the team for help rehoming a zebra; Emily and Shred's first date goes awry when they unexpectedly run into Daisy and Patel on their night out; Frank must defend Templeton when Templeton is accused of dognapping.

Going Dutch - "Farmer's Mark-tet Offensive" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
After a messy breakup, the Colonel and Katja find themselves going to war between the town and the base; Capt. Maggie tries to de-escalate the tension between the two ex-lovers and negotiate a truce.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 19)

Thursday, January 22

Mike Epps (The Upshaws/Uncle Buck/Survivor's Remorse) - Catch Mike on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. NBC's Today catches up with Anthony in the 10am hour.
Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/The Millers/Sean Saves the World) - Sean is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jessica Williams (Shrinking/Love Life/Just for Kicks) - Jessica talks about Shrinking on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Michael Urie (Shrinking/Krapopolis/Partners) - Michael talks about Shrinking on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Craig Robinson (Killing It/Ghosted/Mr. Robinson/The Office/Lucky) - Craig talks about Broadway' All Out on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Deon Cole (grown-ish/Angie Tribeca/black-ish) - Deon joins Sherri to discuss hosting this year's NAACP Image Awards on BET on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Heidi Gardner (Shrinking) - Heidi tells Sherri about her star turn in the new Broadway comedy All Out: Comedy About Ambition on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Kyle MacLachlan (Carol's Second Act/Sex and the City) - Kyle tells Drew about the latest season of his thrilling hit show Fallout and plays a round of memory bank dishing on his biggest moments and roles revealing which Sex and the City character he identifies most with on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jackson White (Mrs. Fletcher) - Jackson tells Drew about the newest season of the hit show Tell Me Lies, how he started dating co-star Grace Van Patten, growing up on set with his actress mom and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Howie Mandel (Good Grief) - Howie talks about Netflix's Best Guess Live on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.