SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox Producing Retirement Home Comedy Starring Vicki Lawrence and David Alan Grier; Nashville and Still the King Cancelled

Saturday, November 18, 2017

SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox Producing Retirement Home Comedy Starring Vicki Lawrence and David Alan Grier; Nashville and Still the King Cancelled

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's been a very busy news week (which we imagine will be offset with a very slow news week next week due to Thanksgiving), with news of a new series being proposed with Vicki Lawrence and David Alan Grier, more TV series fallout from sexual harassment scandals, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Fox is producing (with the help of the same people behind It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) a new retirement home comedy with an all-star cast that includes Vicki Lawrence and David Alan Grier. (Variety)
We hate having to bring new updates on what sexual harassment scandals may be affecting various shows every week, but now, with allegations against Jeffrey Tambor, it seems that the creator of the Amazon Prime series Transparent is considering options to continue that series without Tambor's character. (Variety)
Yet another casualty of the sexual harassment scandals is the upcoming (or maybe not) TBS animated series, The Cops, which was set to star Louis C.K., as the series laid off the animators this week while the network tries to figure out how or even if the program can ever make it to air. (Deadline)
Jenji Kohan, who created Weeds for Showtime before going on to create a pair of hits (Orange is the New Black and GLOW) for Netflix, has signed a deal to do even more work for the streaming service. (Deadline)
CMT has cancelled two series: Nashville (although the final season, which hasn't aired yet, will still be starting in January) and Still the King. (Broadcasting and Cable)
Last week, we were talking about Disney buying the assets of 21st Century Fox, but this week, it seems that Comcast (and others) are eyeing Rupert Murdoch's assets "like a fox" as well. (Deadline)
NBCUniversal has been rather aggressive in killing off their digital cable networks in the past year or so, with Cloo and Esquire both being taken off the air, and the next casualty will be the horror themed network Chiller. (Deadline)
While most networks are reducing the number of syndicated classic TV series that they air and airing them for several hours in a row everyday day, Antenna TV is taking a decisively different approach by giving viewers a lot more variety with their new additions that are coming in January, which includes some series that we've known were coming as well as some surprises like Coach and Gimme a Break. (SitcomsOnline)

TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 21) HOME MEDIA RELEASES

CSI - The Complete Series (DVD, $199.99): Every episode of this CBS series arrives on DVD in this release.
The Incredible Hulk - The Complete Series (DVD, $124.98): The Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno series comes together in one release in this set.

FOLLOW ME

Who to Follow: Kat Dennings (Twitter), "I'm a man with conversation skills and I'm a man with hundred dollar bills"

Claim to Fame: Kat Denning got her start in an episode of Sex and the City before moving on to star as the daughter of Bob Saget's character on the WB series Raising Dad, which aired for a full season in the early 2000s. She had a few other guest roles after that, but her big claim to fame came in the CBS series 2 Broke Girls. With that series cancelled, we aren't sure where we'll see her next, but we're sure that we'll see her reappear somewhere soon. However, you can find her voice appearing in some episodes of the Netflix adult animated series Big Mouth right now.
Pick of the Tweets: "And yes I am in @bigmouth! I pop up often as Nick's older sister, Leah!" (September 29, 2017)

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, October 17

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Memoir" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Georgie and Mandy get fed up staying with her parents and reconsider their living situation after a fight with Mandy’s mom, Audrey.

Ghosts - "Patience" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
While Sam and the ghosts race to find him, Isaac comes face to face with Puritan ghost Patience (Mary Holland) for the first time since she was lost in the dirt.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 14)

Thursday, October 17

Niecy Nash-Betts (Reno 911!/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb) - Catch Niecy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Kevin Hart (Die Hart/The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Gillian Jacobs (Love/Community) - Gillian is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Chris and Millie Bobby Brown talk about The Electric State on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am.
Naomi Scott (Life Bites) - Naomi talks about Smile 2 on CBS Mornings some time between 7-9am.
Kathy Bates (Disjointed) - Kathy tells Drew about her dramatic new show Matlock on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - Stanley chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Julie Bowen (Modern Family/Ed) - Julie tells Sherri about her return to TV in Peacock's upcoming thriller series Hysteria! on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Tamera Mowry-Housley (Sister, Sister/Roommates) - Tamera talks about her latest Hallmark Channel Christmas film Scouting for Christmas on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Holly Robinson Peete (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/For Your Love/Like Family/Love, Inc.) - Holly and Rodney Peete talk about Peacock's Queens Court on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Jason Ritter (The Class) - Jason discusses his hit television series Matlock on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Charlotte Lawrence (Bad Monkey) - Charlotte discusses her series Bad Monkey on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Kim Matula (LA to Vegas) and Tommy Dewey (Pivoting/Casual/The Mindy Project/Roommates) - Kim and Tommy discuss their film Saturday Night on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.