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
Thursday, September 18
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 15)
Thursday, September 18
- Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/George and Leo/Chicago Sons/Simon/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Jason appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about Black Rabbit on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Anna Camp (Perfect Harmony/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Mindy Project) and Milana Vayntrub (Other Space) - Anna and Milana are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Michael Urie (Shrinking/Krapopolis/Partners) - Michael appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Emayatzy Corinealdi (Ballers) Emayatzy talks about Reasonable Doubt on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek/Greg the Bunny/Hiller and Diller) - Eugene talks about The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings) and on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Michael Chiklis (Daddio) - Michael talks about The Senior on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly/Crowded/Drake & Josh) - NBC's Today catches up with Miranda in the 9am hour.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is at the news desk to talk about the hottest headlines on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Rob Reiner (All in the Family/Morton & Hayes) - Rob is chatting with Drew about his iconic career and his new movie Spinal Tap II on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Martin Starr (Silicon Valley/Party Down/Freaks and Geeks) - Martin is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
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)
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