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)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cast
  • 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.


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