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
Saturday, November 15
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 10)
Friday, November 14
- George Clooney (Roseanne/The Facts of Life/ E/R (1984-1985) - Watch George on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Glen Powell (Chad Powers/Scream Queens) - Glen appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about The Running Man on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Billy Gardell (Bob Hearts Abishola/Mike & Molly/Yes, Dear) - Billy is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Alicia Silverstone (American Woman) - Alicia chats about A Merry Little Ex-Mas with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Keanu Reaves (Swedish Dicks) - Keanu and Alex Winter talk about Broadway's Waiting for Godot on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Leslie Bibb (Palm Royale/God's Favorite Idiot/American Housewife/The Odd Couple/About a Boy) - Leslie co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Jay Ellis (Running Point/Insecure/The Game) - Jay tells Sherri about starring in All Her Fault on Peacock on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Margaret Cho (All-American Girl) - Margaret is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.
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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