Saturday, October 28, 2017
SitcomsOnline Digest: Kaley Cuoco Launches Production Company; CBS Names New Evening News Host
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Kaley Cuoco isn't leaving The Big Bang Theory, but she is interested in making a name for herself beyond that series. This week, she took the first step by launching her own production company. (Deadline)
- Meanwhile, Patricia Heaton stars in The Middle, which actually will be ending at the end of this season, and she is also looking for her next move, which includes the role of executive producer for a proposed NBC comedy. (Deadline)
- It's a first for the Disney Channel, as a character in one of their original series came out as being gay. (NPR)
- We all remember names like Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather, and now CBS wants you to remember this new name: Jeff Glor. He was named as anchor of CBS Evening News this week. (CBS News)
- Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly has been making news this week, and not for the reasons you might suspect. Rather, it seems that Sinclair Broadcasting may be looking to give him a regular series on WGN, which they will soon own through their purchase of Tribune Broadcasting. (Variety)
- Pilot season is right around the corner at Amazon. (SitcomsOnline)
TUESDAY (OCTOBER 31) HOME MEDIA RELEASE
- Flipper - Season Three (DVD, $34.95): Olive Films brings this classic series to home media with the third season.
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Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, October 22
Happy's Place - "Pilot" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Bobbie inherits her late father's tavern, Happy's Place, she's shocked to learn that she also has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew existed.
Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Final Answer" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Jazmine gets caught up in a cheating scandal at school; Curtis enlists the help of a vlogger to promote his food truck.
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Complete TV Listings
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 21)
Tuesday, October 22
- Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere) - Catch Bridget on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Jenny appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Josh Peck (Grandfathered/Drake & Josh) - Josh is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building/Wizards of Waverly Place) and Jennie Garth (Mystery Girls/What I Like About You) - E! News has interviews with Selena and Jennie at 11pm on E!.
- Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy talks Before on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am.
- Judith Light (Who's the Boss?/Phenom/Transparent) - NBC's Today catches up with Judith in the 9am hour.
- David Henrie (Wizards Beyond Waverly Place/Wizards of Waverly Place/How I Met Your Mother/The Pitts) and Janice Leann Brown (Wizards Beyond Waverly Place) - David and Janice talk about Wizards Beyond Waverly Place on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - Tony talks about Power Book III: Raising Kanan and The Stars of Tomorrow Project on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Anna Kendrick (Love Life) - Anna chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Damon Wayans Jr. (Poppa's House/Happy Together/New Girl/Happy Endings) - Damon talks about Poppa's House on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- David Mann and Tamela Mann (Tyler Perry's Assisted Living/Mann & Wife/Meet the Browns) - David drops into Sherri's Laugh Lounge and talks about his Mann To Man - Love, Your Mind series on YouTube on Sherri, so check your local listings. Tamela performs a song off her new album Live, Breathe, Fight on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/CafΓ© Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) and Pamela Anderson (Stacked/Home Improvement) - Drew and Valerie Bertinelli are going makeup free for the whole episode in honor of the amazing Pamela Anderson joining them and embracing bare beauty. Plus, Pamela is making a mouthwatering recipe from her brand-new cookbook on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Jackie Tohn (Nobody Wants This/GLOW) - Jackie talks about Netflix's Nobody Wants This on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
09/10 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-7
09/10 - The Ropers - The Complete Series (VEI)
09/10 - Ted - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/17 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - Video Scrapbook
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)
11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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