SitcomsOnline Digest: Paste Magazine's 10 Best Sitcoms of 2018; Jim Parsons Talks About Why He Was Ready to Move On

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

Wednesday, June 10

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 8)

Wednesday, June 10

Olivia Rodrigo (Bizaardvark) - Watch Olivia on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Hugh appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Mike Schur (The Office/Creator of Parks and Recreation/Brooklyn Nine-Nine/The Good Place/Rutherford Falls/A Man on the Inside) - Mike a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows/The Thundermans) - Harvey talks about Broadway's The Rocky Horror Show with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) and Kel Mitchell (Game Shakers/Kenan & Kel) - NBC's Today catches up with Kenan and Kel in the 9am hour.
Jane Seymour (B Positive/Modern Men) - Jane talks about Acorn TV's Harry Wild on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Michael Urie (Shrinking/Krapopolis/Partners) - Michael talks about Apple TV's Shrinking on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.