SitcomsOnline Digest: Beverly Hills, 90210 Reboot with Original Cast Closer to Reality; Showtime Renews Shameless for a Tenth Season

Saturday, February 02, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: Beverly Hills, 90210 Reboot with Original Cast Closer to Reality; Showtime Renews Shameless for a Tenth Season

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! There is a big game this weekend, but there are plenty of other options out there if that isn't for you! Additionally, we're hearing about a revival of Beverly Hills, 90210, the renewal of a Showtime favorite, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It seems Beverly Hills, 90210 will be making a comeback, with the original cast intact this time. (Deadline)
Not only has Shameless been renewed for a tenth season, but a cast member who had previously left will be returning. (E! Online)
Vanessa Williams has been cast in a comedy pilot for ABC. (Deadline)
We're not necessarily your source for celebrity gossip, especially for a once highly regarded sitcom actor who is now deemed a violent sexual predator, but we found this story about Bill Cosby pretending to be Cliff Huxtable in prison to be rather odd. (BET)
It's not an April Fools joke, the reboot of The Twilight Zone comes to CBS All Access on April 1. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (FEBRUARY 2 - FEBRUARY 8)

If you don't care about the Super Bowl (which that may be in your person Weekly Planner too), there are other options, such as the Puppy Bowl (Animal Planet), Kitten Bowl (Hallmark), and a marathons of The Office (Comedy Central) or The Simpsons (FXX).
Decades has a weekend full of The Mod Squad.
Sweeps has arrived, so expect new episodes of your favorite broadcast series in full force this week.
Season three of One Day at a Time comes to Netflix on Friday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, January 23

Shifting Gears - "Accommodations" (ABC, 9:02PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Matt joins Riley at Carter’s high school open house, where he’s unsettled to learn about the “accommodations” made for his grandson’s anxiety. Meanwhile, Riley reconnects with Caitlin, a former classmate, and sets her up with Gabriel.

Only Murders in the Building - "Sparring Partners" (ABC, 9:33PM ET/PT)
Closing in on the killer, Mabel takes her investigative talents into the ring; Oliver and Charles duke it out over a birdcage only to end up confronting their deepest paternal struggles.

Only Murders in the Building - "I Know Who Did It" (ABC, 10:12PM ET/PT)
The question of who did it remains, along with a few more questions that have been raised.

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "An Old Mustang" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie worries that he’s leaving Connor out of his new project with Jim. Meanwhile, Mandy and Audrey struggle to decorate CeeCee’s nursery without fighting.

Ghosts - "The Primary Source" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Sam’s book publisher requires source material for her biography on Isaac, she and Jay take a field trip to find a diary he claims he hid when he was alive.

Animal Control - "Baby Kangaroos and Chickens" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Frank and Victoria compete to win Fiona's affections at the new kennels' fundraiser; Emily gets some very bad advice from Bettany on her speech; Patel and Shred find themselves facing the world's most charming squatter.

Going Dutch - "Korfball" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Everyone in town is talking about the upcoming Korfball match between the Americans and the Dutch; the colonel refuses to lose to the Dutch and Quinn brings out her high school alter ego "The Rocket" to make her dad proud.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)

Thursday, January 23

James Marsden (30 Rock) - Catch James on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Fortune Feimster (FUBAR/Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Fortune appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Denis Leary (Going Dutch/No Good Deed/Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/The Job) - Denis stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Nick appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Britt Lower (Ghosted/Man Seeking Woman/Big Lake) - Britt is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!), Paul F. Tompkins (The Great North/BoJack Horseman/DAG) and Joe Manganiello (How I Met Your Mother) - Thomas, Paul and Joe are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Al Madrigal (Lopez vs Lopez/About a Boy/Gary Unmarried/Welcome to The Captain) - Al appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Jason Biggs (Outmatched/Mad Love/Drexell's Class) - Jason and his wife Jenny Mollen are telling Drew about their new show Dinner and a Movie that features an episode focusing on 50 First Dates on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.