SitcomsOnline Digest: The CW Renews Several Series; Second Season of The Good Place Coming to DVD

Saturday, April 07, 2018

SitcomsOnline Digest: The CW Renews Several Series; Second Season of The Good Place Coming to DVD

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about the renewal of several series for The CW, people just won't stop talking about Roseanne (for better or for worse), and much more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

The CW has announced a long list of renewals for next season. (Deadline)
The sitcom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will be ending after next year's fourth season, at least according to star Rachel Bloom. (Variety)
When the idea of bringing back new episodes of Roseanne was first brought up, most people assumed it would be a non-controversial revival of the original series, but it has instead become one of the most polarizing sitcoms on the air that some people are even saying goes against the original series. (Vanity Fair)
Meanwhile, on the opposite end of the political spectrum at ABC, Jimmy Kimmel (who was once about the most politically neutral late night host out there) has been feuding on Twitter with Sean Hannity of Fox News. (Deadline)
It's never too early for a first cast photo from the new Murphy Brown (and, as an aside, given how political that series was originally, we imagine the reboot will be political and on steroids). (Deadline)
For the Netflix series Everything Sucks, that title apparently must apply to the ratings as well, as the streaming serivce has canceled it after one season. (Hollywood Reporter)
Jordan Peele is set to produce a Lorena Bobbitt docuseries for Amazon, which we sort of hope doesn't include too much detail of the actual incident. (Variety)
Laff has acquired Home Improvement, and will begin airing it in September. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

Shout! Factory is set to release The Good Place - Season Two on July 17.
Even though the original release is still readily available, Universal is re-releasing The Office - The Complete Series on June 12.

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