SitcomsOnline Digest: ABC Orders Script for Designing Women Reboot; James Marsden and Ed Asner Cast in Netflix Series

Saturday, September 15, 2018

SitcomsOnline Digest: ABC Orders Script for Designing Women Reboot; James Marsden and Ed Asner Cast in Netflix Series

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We are heading into the final week of "summer TV" as the big kickoff for the fall season comes up in a little over a week, and we've got plenty of reboot news (surprised?), news of Ed Asner being cast in a Netflix series, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

The Designing Women reboot is one step closer to reality this week, with ABC giving a script commitment (and original creator Linda Bloodworth Thomason will be writing it). (Hollywood Reporter)
The Murphy Brown reboot will debut very soon, and it will take on a lot of issues in the Trump administration, including immigration policy. (Deadline)
The Netflix series Dead to Me, which was already announced to star Christina Applegate, has added James Marsden and Ed Asner to the cast this week. (Variety)
A recasting has been made for The Conners, with Maya Lynne Robinson being cast as DJ's wife. (Variety)
In one of the biggest non-surprise developments over the past few months, Les Moonves is gone from CBS, and Julie Chen returned to the network to host Big Brother this week, and got everybody's attention when she signed off as Julie Chen Moonves. (Variety)
COZI TV is bringing The Office to their lineup in January. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA RELEASES (SEPTEMBER 18)

Magnum P.I. - The Complete Series (DVD, $99.98): While it isn't the first time that it has been released, the classic Tom Selleck series comes to DVD in a complete series once again, just in time for the debut of the reboot.

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 15 - SEPTEMBER 21)

WGN America has a weekend marathon of Married... with Children that runs most of the weekend (with a break overnight), leading up to the addition of the series to the regular lineup next week.
You can catch 84 episodes of Get Smart this weekend on The Binge on Decades.
The 2018 Emmy Awards will air Monday (not Sunday) on NBC, with hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, June 24

Shifting Gears - "Restoration" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Matt, the widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop, is confronted with his most unexpected and challenging project yet when his estranged daughter and her adolescent children come crashing back into his life.

Shifting Gears - "Accommodations" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Matt joins Riley at Carter's high school open house.

Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 10:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt's shop; Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt's vision on a high-stakes restomod project.

Shifting Gears - "Grief" (ABC, 10:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Riley discovers a closet filled with her late mother's clothes, she insists Matt hasn't processed her death and urges him to see a grief counselor; Gabriel faces a crisis of confidence when he's put in charge of the shop for a day.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 22)

Wednesday, June 24

Tim Allen (Shifting Gears/Last Man Standing/Home Improvement) - Watch Tim on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Olivia Rodrigo (Bizaardvark) - Olivia is a musical guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Britt Lower (Ghosted/Man Seeking Woman/Big Lake) - Britt appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Alan is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
June Diane Raphael (Big Mouth/Grace and Frankie/New Girl) - Andy Cohen interviews June on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10:15pm on Bravo. NBC's Today catches up with June in the 9am hour.
Jay Pharoah (White Famous/Champaign ILL) - Jay talks about The Quiz with Balls and his album The Odyssey on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
The Cast of The Bear - ABC News’ Linsey Davis interviews the cast of The Bear on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Chloe Bailey (grown-ish) - Chloe talks about Strung on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Halle Berry (Living Dolls) and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Drew is joined by Halle Berry, Valerie Bertinelli, viral sensation Melani Sanders and Nate Burleson for a Fearless After 50 roundtable discussion on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Issa Rae (Insecure) - Issa is telling Drew all about her new book I Should Be Smarter By Now, and two-part docuseries, Seen & Heard, on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Tia Mowry (Family Reunion/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia talks about Single Black Tenant on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs) - Natalie talks about Paramount+'s Dutton Ranch on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Sherry Cola (Shrinking/Nobody Wants This) - Sherry talks about Netflix's Little Brother on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.