Saturday, January 05, 2019
SitcomsOnline Digest: Paste Magazine's 10 Best Sitcoms of 2018; Jim Parsons Talks About Why He Was Ready to Move On
- What were the ten best sitcoms of 2018? Paste Magazine has some thoughts. (Paste)
- Jim Parsons has revealed why he is ready for The Big Bang Theory to end, though it it is mostly just the typical "time to move on" reasoning. (E! News)
- Viacom has put out a somewhat bizarre (as well as skeptical) study that shows that younger viewers actually like seeing on-screen logos during their programming. (Deadline)
- If you get your cable from Spectrum, then you currently don't have your local channels from Tribune or WGN. (Deadline)
- Bob Einsten, who appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm, died this week at age 76. (Hollywood Repoter)
- Ripley's Believe it or Not will be returning as a rebooted series. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 5 - JANUARY 11)

- The big week has come, Brooklyn Nine-Nine returns for a new season on Thursday, except now it's on NBC.
- The Golden Globe Awards air tomorrow night on NBC.
- The Bachelor returns to ABC on Monday night.
- Schooled, the spinoff of The Goldbergs, debuts Wednesday night on ABC.
- Friends from College returns for a new season on Friday on Netflix.
- Decades is airing Renegade all weekend long.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, September 16
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 15)
Tuesday, September 16
- Rob Lowe (Unstable/The Grinder/Parks and Recreation/A New Kind of Family) - Catch Rob on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Marlon Wayans (Marlon/The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about Him on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) - Eva appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men/Togetherness), Drew Tarver (Running Point/Bless the Harts/The Other Two), Mary Holland (The Big Door Prize/Hoops/Robbie/Blunt Talk), and Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Melanie, Drew, Mary, and Morris are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Jay Duplass (Search Party/Transparent/The Mindy Project) - Jay appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Demi Lovato (Sonny with a Chance) - Demi stops by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo.
- Judy Reyes (Scrubs) - Judy talks about High Potential on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Brett Goldstein (Shrinking/Ted Lasso) - Brett talks about All of You on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek/Greg the Bunny/Hiller and Diller) - Eugene talks about The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
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)
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