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
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This is the first week of the new year, and not surprisingly, it's a slow news week. But we're here anyway with the slow trickle of news that we have. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- 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
Friday, June 20
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 16)
Friday, June 20
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (FUBAR) - Watch Arnold on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education) - Aimee appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Nick and Andrew are guests on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Dakota Johnson (Ben and Kate) - Dakota appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Tawny Newsome (Space Force) - Tawny is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke discusses her new film The Pickup and her new album on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Mario Cantone (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Mario chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Michelle Buteau (Survival of the Thickest/Bless the Harts/Enlisted) - Michelle guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry is a guest on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, 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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