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SitcomsOnline Digest: Kenan Thompson Sitcom Pilot at NBC; Sinclair Launches Streaming Service STIRR

• It looks like Kenan Thompson might finally be moving on from Saturday Night Live, as he is set to star in a new sitcom pilot for NBC. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Sinclair Broadcasting has launched streaming service STIRR, which is similar to Pluto TV in that it is a "live streaming" service. (TechCrunch)
• Last Man Standing has been doing rather well on Fox, but regardless, they're adding a new regular character to the series, Jen, a foreign exchange student who will live with the Baxter family. (Deadline)
• It was about time for it to happen: Netflix is set to reboot Unsolved Mysteries. (Deadline)
• Trial & Error is officially cancelled at NBC, but that doesn't necessarily mean it won't pop up elsewhere (though it isn't looking good). (Entertainment Weekly)
• Steve Carell is looking to head back into the sitcom realm. (SitcomsOnline)

• Parks and Recreation debuts on Comedy Central on Monday, with a marathon to kick things off.
• This weekend, Decades has a binge of 21 Jump Street.
• Pluto TV, a free "streaming cable service" (probably the best way to describe it), has launched Pluto TV Sitcoms this week, where you can watch sitcoms all day long.
• As previously mentioned, Sinclair has also launched STIRR, which brings BUZZR (also available on Pluto TV), Charge, and Comet to viewers anywhere in the United States.
• Conan returns to TBS, with a new format, on Tuesday.
• The last batch of episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt will be released on Friday on Netflix.

Posted by Skees -- SitcomsOnline.com at 2:00 PM

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