SitcomsOnline.com News Blog: July 2016

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Summer 2016 Week 9 Sitcom Ratings

We're in Summer mode. We will be back with our normal weekly ratings report with the first four nights numbers and analysis in the fall, but we still will have our regular how the sitcoms did all summer long! Here are our summer ratings:

Summer Week 9 (July 25-31) How the Sitcoms Did
(Sun comedies are previous week and Fri/Sat are prelim ratings)
Sorted by 18-49 Rtg
Title	Network	Time	Day	Total Viewers	18-49 Rtg	Notes

The Big Bang Theory	CBS	8:00PM	Thu	6,707,000	1.28	REPEAT
Life In Pieces	CBS	8:30PM	Thu	4,966,000	1.05	REPEAT
Modern Family	ABC	9:00PM	Wed	3,279,000	0.93	REPEAT
black-ish	ABC	9:30PM	Wed	2,673,000	0.77	REPEAT
Mom	CBS	8:00PM	Mon	4,270,000	0.68	REPEAT
2 Broke Girls	CBS	8:30PM	Mon	3,710,000	0.68	REPEAT
The Simpsons	Fox	8:00PM	Sun	1,675,000	0.68	REPEAT
Family Guy	Fox	9:00PM	Sun	1,489,000	0.64	REPEAT
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:30PM	Wed	2,329,000	0.60	REPEAT
The Goldbergs	ABC	8:00PM	Wed	2,700,000	0.58	REPEAT
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Fox	8:30PM	Sun	1,172,000	0.52	REPEAT
Bob's Burgers	Fox	7:30PM	Sun	1,175,000	0.50	REPEAT
The Last Man on Earth	Fox	9:30PM	Sun	1,329,000	0.48	REPEAT
The Simpsons	Fox	7:00PM	Sun	1,216,000	0.42	REPEAT
Last Man Standing	ABC	8:00PM	Sat	2,080,000	0.4	REPEAT
Dr. Ken	ABC	8:30PM	Sat	1,570,000	0.4	REPEAT
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	Tue			preempted
Fresh off the Boat	ABC	8:30PM	Tue			preempted
Fresh off the Boat	ABC	9:00PM	Tue			preempted
The Real O'Neals	ABC	9:30PM	Tue			preempted
The Middle	ABC	8:00PM	Wed			preempted
Mom	CBS	9:00PM	Mon			preempted
The Odd Couple	CBS	9:30PM	Mon			preempted
The Simpsons	Fox	8:30PM	Fri			preempted
Angel from Hell	CBS	8:00PM	Sat			canceled
Uncle Buck	ABC	9:00PM	Tue			canceled
The Guide to Surviving Life	Fox	7:00PM	Sun			canceled
Bordertown	Fox	7:00PM	Sun			canceled
Crowded	NBC	9:30PM	Sun			canceled
Grandfathered	Fox	8:30PM	Tue			canceled
The Grinder	Fox	9:30PM	Tue			canceled
The Muppets	ABC	8:00PM	Tue			canceled
Telenovela	NBC	8:30PM	Mon			canceled
Undatelable	NBC	8:00PM	Fri			canceled
Galavant	ABC	8:00PM	Sun			canceled
Truth Be Told	NBC	8:30PM	Fri			canceled
Significant Mother	CW	9:30PM	Mon			canceled
Mike & Molly	CBS	8:00PM	Mon			canceled
The Carmichael Show	NBC	8:00PM	Sun			completed
New Girl	Fox	8:00PM	Tue			completed
Superstore	NBC	8:00PM	Mon			completed

SOURCE: Nielsen Media Research

Saturday, July 30, 2016

SitcomsOnline Digest: The Larry Sanders Show to Stream on HBO Go and HBO Now in September; Boy Meets World Cast Reunites on Girl Meets World

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have news of a streaming deal for The Larry Sanders Show, a reunion of the Boy Meets World cast, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

HBO will begin streaming every episode of The Larry Sanders Show on their streaming services HBO Go and HBO Now in September. (Hollywood Reporter)
The casts of Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World obviously collide somewhat, but a full-fledged reunion is on the way to the newer series next season. (Entertainment Weekly)
Sesame Street has let go of three cast members who've been part of the series for four decades, including one who has been on the series since the first episode, and many people are not happy. (New Yorker)
Miss Cleo, the TV psychic whose commercials aired almost everywhere in the late 90s and early 00s, died this week. (CNN)
VH-1 Classic is about to be rebranded as MTV Classic, bringing back some classic MTV series of the past two and a half decades. (SitcomsOnline)
The Addams Family and Wings will be joining the Antenna TV lineup this fall. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

CBS is bringing more colorized I Love Lucy to DVD on October 4, with the release of I Love Lucy - Superstar Special #1.

TUESDAY (AUGUST 2) HOME MEDIA RELEASES

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper - The Complete First Season (DVD, $29.99): The memorable 90s sitcom starring Mark Curry arrives on DVD for the first time in this release from Warner Archive.
Heathcliff - The Complete Series (DVD, $19.98): The animated series with the legendary Mel Blanc playing the role of the orange cat arrives on DVD with this release of the entire series.

FOLLOW ME

Who to Follow: Lucie Arnaz (Twitter), "actress, singer, dancer, songwriter, producer, writer, director, teacher, sometime trapeze artist, wife and mother."

Claim to Fame: August is coming up, and it is a month where we usually reflect on the life and career of Lucille Ball, since her birthday is coming up on August 6 (one week from today). Lucille Ball died, of course, almost three decades ago, but her two children, Desi Arnaz, Jr. and Lucie Arnaz, have continued to make sure that the legacy of their mother lives on for decades to come. Lucie Arnaz made her television debut on a few episodes of The Lucy Show before being cast as Kim, Lucy Carter's daughter, in the series Here's Lucy. Her television career was mostly short-lived, but as it turns out, a different direction was much more appropriate for her and has been a place where she has been able to thrive: musical theatre, including Broadway productions. She is still sort of trying to get the hang of Twitter and (as she often admits herself) has a tendency to show up and disappear, but we hope to hear more from her in the future.

Pick of the Tweets: "Can I go to Tweet school? Still so confused!" (April 14, 2012)

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Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, April 20

The Neighorhood - "Welcome to Purse Dog" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Calvin reluctantly agrees to dog-sit a glamorous little companion, only to face an awkward twist when someone else lays claim to it. Meanwhile, a joint celebration prompts Malcolm to question whether he and Mercedes are moving too fast. Amber Stevens West guest stars as Mercedes, Malcolm's Girlfriend.

DMV - "Drive-ory Tower" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Colette tries to bridge a growing divide at the office by bringing the driving examiners and counter clerks together. Meanwhile, Vic stubbornly avoids seeing a doctor after an unusual injury, forcing Barb to get creative to help him.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 20)

Monday, April 20

Kal Penn (The Santa Clauses/Sunnyside/We Are Men) - Watch Kal on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) - Quinta appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Don Cheadle (The Wonder Years/Black Monday/House of Lies/The Golden Palace) - Don is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about Hazardous History with Henry Winkler on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Aaron Tveit (Schmigadoon!) - Aaron is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
B.J. Novak (The Office) and Jim Parsons (Young Sheldon/The Big Bang Theory) - Andy Cohen interviews B.J. and Jim on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
William Stanford Harris (Abbott Elementary) - William talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Ramy Youssef (#1 Happy Family USA/Ramy/See Dad Run) - Ramy chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Laurie Metcalf (Big Mistakes/The Conners/Roseanne/The McCarthys/The Norm Show) - Laurie talks about Big Mistakes on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie) - NBC's Today catches up with Jane in the 9am hour.
Christopher Briney (Hacks) - Christopher talks about Hacks on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Blair Underwood (Fatherhood/The New Adventures of Old Christine) - Blair tells Sherri about his new memoir A Soldier's Wife: My Mother, the Marvelous Mrs. Marilyn A. Underwood on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Phoebe Dynevor (Younger) - Phoebe is telling Drew about her new movie Thrash on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Dan Bucatinsky (The Comeback/Marry Me/Web Therapy) - Dan appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.