Saturday, December 22, 2018
SitcomsOnline Digest: Beverly Hills, 90210 Reboot Being Shopped; NBC Cancels Marlon
- A reboot of Beverly Hills, 90210 is seemingly in the works, with the original cast intact. (Variety)
- NBC has quietly cancelled the series Marlon. (Hollywood Reporter)
- We typically don't cover Donald Trump tweets here at all, but one this week caught our attention, as he posted a 2005 Emmy Awards video clip of himself singing the Green Acres theme song along with Megan Mullally, and it seems that Mullally is a little more than slightly embarrassed by this coming back to life. (Deadline)
- Ethel Ayler, who played Claire Huxtable's mother on The Cosby Show (among many other roles in her career), has died at age 88. (Deadline)
- TBS has new American Dad episodes on the way in February. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 28)
- MeTV will be airing six of Penny Marshall's favorite episodes of Laverne & Shirley (as shared by Marshall three years ago) on Sunday beginning at 2:00pm ET.
- It's a weekend of the classic drama Family on Decades this weekend.
- Fox goes way back into the archives to air the first episode of The Simpsons (the Christmas episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire") on Sunday night.
- Antenna TV has two whole days of Christmas programming beginning Monday morning.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, October 14
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 13)
Tuesday, October 14
- Bette Midler (Bette) - Catch Bette on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Tim Meadows (DMV/Schooled/No Activity/Son of Zorn/Mr. Box Office/The Bill Engvall Show) - Tim appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Mary Lynn Rajskub (Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy/How to Be a Gentleman/Veronica's Closet/The Larry Sanders Show) - Mary is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) - Jeremy talks about Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Allison talks about The Diplomat on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings..
- Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Son of Zorn/Suburgatory) - Cheryl talks about Unscripted with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Penn Badgley (Do Over) - Penn talks about Crushmore: Essays on Love, Loss, and Coming-of-Age on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
- Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - Tony joins Drew and Valerie Bertinelli in the kitchen to whip up something delicious on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- David Henrie (Wizards Beyond Waverly Place/Wizards of Waverly Place/How I Met Your Mother/The Pitts) - David tells Drew about the latest season of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place and working with Selena Gomez on 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)
07/22 - 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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