Saturday, June 09, 2018
SitcomsOnline Digest: ATX Television Festival Highlights; Fox Planning Busy Slate of MOD TV on DVD Releases Next Two Weeks
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Marcy Carsey, who was a producer for Roseanne and The Cosby Show (both of which have experienced major controversies with their stars recently), had an opportunity to address these issues this week. (Hollywood Reporter)
- On a more positive note, some former TGIF casts members and producers got together this week to discuss their legacy, as well as how old episodes of their series continue to thrive on Hulu. (LA Times)
- Trial & Error returns for a second season on July 19, and the executive producer and cast is giving fans a preview of what is in store. (Deadline)
- We doubt anybody is surprised by this, but FX has renewed Atlanta for a third season. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Actor Robert Mandan, known for his role of Chester Tate on Soap, has died. (SitcomsOnline)
HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- Fox is going to be very busy with numerous MOD releases in the upcoming weeks, including some that will be released on Tuesday (see the next section for details on those), as well as next week's releases of The Mick - The Complete First Season, The Mick - The Complete Second Season, Last Man Standing - The Complete Fifth Season, and Last Man Standing - The Complete Sixth Season.
HOME MEDIA RELEASES (JUNE 12)

- Fresh off the Boat - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD, $29.95): The ABC sitcom continues on DVD in this release.
- Life in Pieces - The Complete Third Season (DVD, $29.95): The third season of the CBS series arrives on DVD with this release.
- Portlandia - Season Eight (DVD, $13.99): The popular comedy series continues on DVD with this release.
- Speechless - The Complete First Season (DVD, $29.95) and Speechless - The Complete Second Season (DVD, $29.95): Both of the first two seasons of the ABC comedy arrive in this pair of MOD releases.
- Step by Step - The Complete First Season (DVD, $29.99): After a very long wait, the first season of the TGIF series arrives on DVD in this release.
- Will & Grace: The Revival - Season One (DVD, $29.98; Blu-ray, $34.98): The first season of the NBC revival of the series comes to DVD in this release.
WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 9 - JUNE 15)
- Laff has quietly replaced their nightly airings of Roseanne with Home Improvement, which wasn't supposed to begin airing on the network until September.
- ABC's summer Sunday night game show lineup kicks off tomorrow night.
- The second season of Marlon begins Thursday on NBC.
- The Ranch returns for the first half of season 3 on Netflix on Friday.
- This weekend's binge on Decades is Here Come the Brides.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, May 21
Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "The Talk" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
House of Payne is the hilarious comedy about Retired fire chief Curtis Payne and his lovely wife Ella.
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Dyna Woman" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Anastasia relives her childhood and springs into action to combat criminal activity; the family must prepare for the increase in crime.
The Ms. Pat Show - "The Guilt Trip" (BET, 10:30PM ET/PT)
When the family gets derailed on their way to Atlanta for Pat's big show, they wind up at an unusual resort where they all learn a powerful lesson about listening and learning from the past.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 19)
Wednesday, May 21
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Watch Henry on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Tina Fey (The Four Seasons/Only Murders in the Building/30 Rock) - Tina appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- John Krasinski (The Office) - E! News has an interview with John at 11pm on E!.
- Kristin Davis (And Just Like That.../Bad Teacher/Sex and the City) - Kristin talks about And Just Like That... on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Howie Mandel (Good Grief) - NBC's Today catches up with Howie in the 10am hour. He also talks about NBC's America's Got Talent on Access Hollywood with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - It's Drew's big 50th birthday show an entire show filled with surprises as Drew celebrates this big milestone on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, 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)
07/08 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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