Saturday, March 11, 2017
SitcomsOnline Digest: Warner to Launch Boomerang Streaming Service; Jon Cryer Joins ABC Pilot
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- If you like classic cartoons, Warner is starting a Boomerang streaming service this spring, which will feature favorites from the classics Warner and MGM animation libraries and new series based upon those classics. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Jon Cryer is looking to return to TV with a pilot at ABC. (Variety)
- The ratings for This is Us just keep getting better, so it would probably be in the best interest of the producers NBC to figure out how to make it last and not become one of those series that flourishes in the beginning and falls apart in the second season. (TV By The Numbers)
- Robert Osborne, who has been an on-air movie host for The Movie Channel and later Turner Classic Movies (and even had a brief acting career, though that mostly ended following his appearance in the pilot of The Beverly Hillbillies), died this week at age 84.
- A Roseanne reunion of John Goodman and Sara Gilbert aired on The Talk yesterday, and it seems that they would both be willing to do a reboot of Roseanne (although we wouldn't exactly say to expect one). (Deadline)
- ABC seems to have found that game shows are one of the best ways to keep some viewers tuned in when the scripted series are taking some time off, and they will be doing that yet again with a new one hosted by Fred Savage. (SitcomsOnline)
TUESDAY (MARCH 14) HOME MEDIA RELEASES
- CHiPs - The Complete Fifth Season (DVD, $24.98): Warner Home Video continues this classic series on DVD in this release, just in time for the upcoming feature film.
- Newhart - The Final (Eighth) Season (DVD, $29.93): The final season of the classic Bob Newhart sitcom (including the episode which is one of the greatest final episodes of any television series) arrives on DVD in this release.
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - Season Two (DVD, $22.98): The hit Netflix comedy returns to DVD in this release.
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Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Sunday, December 8
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 2)
Friday, December 6
- Chris Parnell (Happy Together/Suburgatory) - Watch Chris on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Jesse Plemons (No Activity) - Jesse appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Laura Dern (F Is for Family/Enlightened) - Laura is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/The Millers/Sean Saves the World) - Sean appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
- Sandra Bernhard (Roseanne) - Sandra stops by The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
- Tisha Campbell (Dr. Ken/Rita Rocks/My Wife and Kids/Martin) - Tisha guest co-hosts The Real, so check your local listings.
- Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish/Girlfriends) - Tracee visits The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
- Jane Lynch (Angel from Hell) - Jane appears on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Kristin Chenoweth (Trial and Error/Kristin) - Kristin is a guest on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
- Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years) - Danica talks about Christmas at Dollywood on Home & Family on Hallmark Channel at 10am ET/PT.
- Sheryl Lee Ralph (Instant Mom/Moesha/It's a Living) - Sheryl talks about Showtime's Ray Donovan on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (October/November/December)
10/08 - Leave it to Beaver - The Complete Series
10/08 - Life with Lucy - The Complete Series
10/15 - Mom - The Complete Sixth Season
10/16 - Our Miss Brooks - Season 1 - Volume 1
10/16 - Our Miss Brooks - Season 1 - Volume 2
11/05 - The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang - The Complete Animated Series
11/05 - Laverne & Shirley in the Army (Animated Series) - The DVD Edition
11/05 - Letterkenny - Seasons 1 & 2
11/05 - Step by Step - The Complete Fifth Season (WBShop.com)
11/12 - The Big Bang Theory - The Twelfth and Final Season (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The Big Bang Theory - The Complete Series (Blu-ray Limited Edition)
11/18 - The Guest Book - Season Two
11/19 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Mill Creek)
11/19 - The Kominsky Method - The Complete First Season (Blu-ray)
12/03 - The Simpsons - The Nineteenth Season
12/03 - The Simpsons - Seasons 1-20: Limited Collector's Set
12/10 - Family Guy - Season Seventeen
12/17 - Fuller House - The Complete Fourth Season
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