Saturday, July 09, 2016
SitcomsOnline Digest: ABC Cancels Uncle Buck; Rob Lowe to Become a Regular in Code Black
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- We predicted it before the first episode even aired (not even a whole month ago), but ABC has now officially canceled Uncle Buck after four weeks and eight episodes. (Deadline)
- Rob Lowe has been determined to keep himself as a regular on some TV series ever since he was part of the cast on The West Wing in 1999, and he will enter his 18th season of that streak this fall as he becomes a regular on the CBS series Code Black. (Variety)
- Comcast is making watching Netflix a much easier experience for some of their subscribers. (Forbes)
- Does studio laughter belong on modern sitcoms at all? One British based critic doesn't think so. (The Guardian)
- TBS has announced a pair of renewals this week. (SitcomsOnline)
HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- Mill Creek is continuing with their re-releases of series with some new Blu-ray releases of Universal series on October 4, including Miami Vice - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) and Knight Rider - The Complete Series (Blu-ray). That's not all, though. On the same day, they will also re-release the complete series on DVD with Miami Vice - The Complete Series (DVD) and Knight Rider - The Complete Series (DVD).
- That isn't all for Mill Creek. On September 6, they will re-release Coach, beginning with Coach - Seasons One and Two (of course, we're hopeful that they'll eventually give us the entire series of it on DVD).
- Warner Archive is moving forward with Family Matters, with a July 26 release of Family Matters - The Complete Seventh Season.
TUESDAY (JULY 12) HOME MEDIA RELEASES

- The Defenders - Season One (DVD, $44.99): Shout! Factory brings the first season of this classic (but rarely seen these days) legal drama starring E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed to DVD.
- Grady - Season One (DVD, $30.99): The short-lived Sanford & Son spinoff that starred Whitman Mayo arrives on DVD with this MOD release from Sony. (We should note that it hasn't been confirmed by the studio that this release will arrive on Tuesday.)
- Emergency! - The Complete Series (DVD, $149.98): The classic medical action-drama series arrives on DVD as a complete series for the first time.
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 14)
Friday, April 18
- David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical/Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Cool Kids/The Carmichael Show/Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - Watch David on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Bernadette Peters (High Desert/Mozart in the Jungle/All's Fair) - Bernadette is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Chet Hanks (Running Point) - Chet appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Woody Harrelson (Cheers) - Woody takes "The Colbert Questionert" on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ike Barinholtz (The Studio/The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project/Eastbound & Down) - Ike appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Bobby Moynihan (Mr. Mayor/Me, Myself & I), Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) and Mary Eliabeth Ellis (Santa Clarita Diet/The Grinder/Perfect Couples/It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) - Bobby, Thomas and Mary are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Luke Kirby (Étoile) - Luke talks about Étoile on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is joining Drew and Ross Mathews to hit the headlines on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Annaleigh Ashford (B Positive) - Annaleigh is telling Drew about the thrilling new series Happy Face based on a real life serial killer on The Drew Barrymroe Show, so check your local listings.
- Michael B. Jordan (The Assistants) and Delroy Lindo (UNPrisoned) - Michael, Delroy and others tell Sherri about their highly anticipated new film Sinners on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - Joel talks about Bravo's Love Hotel on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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