Saturday, February 10, 2018
SitcomsOnline Digest: Tosh.0 Gets Three Season Renewal; New DVDs for Diff'rent Strokes and More
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to SitcomsOnline Digest! News is a little slow this week as the Winter Olympics are getting all of the attention, but we are hearing about some things going on at ABC and a renewal for a popular Comedy Central series. Also, after a long dry spell of DVD news, we're hearing about some new releases, including one very surprising one. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Comedy Central has given Tosh.0 a three season renewal. (Hollywood Reporter)
- ABC's Thursday night TGIT lineup is preparing for a crossover event next month. (Deadline)
- Once Upon a Time will be coming to an end after the current season is over. (Variety)
- It may have not gotten all of the attention that the other reality music competition series got, but Fox's The Four: Battle for Stardom performed well enough in the ratings to justify a second season, which will air in the summer. (TVLine)
- Character actor Mickey Jones, who appeared in the recurring role of construction worker Pete on Home Improvement (among other series), died this week at age 76. (Variety)
- With NBC airing the Winter Olympics, Jimmy Fallon is being condensed to a five minute segment called The Fallon 5, which will air every weeknight for the next two weeks. (Deadline)
- A new version of Muppet Babies is coming to Disney Junior. (SitcomsOnline)
HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- It took a little over a decade, but finally, Diff'rent Strokes is being completed on DVD, with Diff'rent Strokes - The Complete Final Season, set for a May 29 release.
- On May 8, Police Woman - The Final Season will be released on DVD.
- Perhaps one of the most surprising DVD releases of the year (from the most surprising studio, at that) would be the Designing Women spinoff, Women of the House, as Women of the House - Complete 12 Episode Series was released this week by Questar.
WEEKLY PLANNER (FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16)
- You can watch Diff'rent Strokes all weekend this weekend on Decades.
- A special marathon of Frasier, remembering John Mahoney, is happening today until 10:00 PM on COZI.
- There won't be any actual deviations from the regular schedule, but Antenna TV will be showing love related episodes of all of their series on Wednesday for Valentine's Day.
- A special edition of 20/20 will air on Thursday at 10:00 PM on ABC that looks back at the series Roseanne and previews the upcoming new series on ABC.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, November 26
Shifting Gears - "Secret" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Matt wrestles with his feelings for Eve, and Charlotte convinces him to go to a grief group. Meanwhile, Riley struggles with her own “will she or won’t she” about her feelings for Gabe. Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn and Debbe Dunning guest star.
Shifting Gears - "Passion" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Carter’s job pays more than Riley’s, she decides to find her forever career and clashes with Matt over her future. Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias drops by Parker Customs, and Matt debates letting go of a piece of the past. Lori Greiner guest stars.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 24)
Wednesday, November 26
- Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Watch Kerry on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Denis Leary (Going Dutch/No Good Deed/Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/The Job) - Denis appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Zoey Deutch (The Suite Life on Deck) - Zoey is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Emma Stone (The Curse) - Emma appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Hank Azaria (The Simpsons/Brockmire/Free Agents/Herman's Head) - Hank stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- John O'Hurley (Seinfeld/Over the Top/The Mullets) - John and David Frei talk about The National Dog Show on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/The Ellen Show/Welcome to New York) - NBC's Today catches up with Jim in the 9am hour.
- Marlo Thomas (That Girl) - Marlo shares a special St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Story on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Craig Robinson (Killing It/Ghosted/Mr. Robinson/The Office/Lucky) - Craig tells Sherri about his new animated Netflix film, In Your Dreams, and his upcoming appearance on FOX's Celebrity Name That Tune! on Sherri, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season
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