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

Monday, August 19

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Climb" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Gemma decides to fire a teacher at her school, she’s unprepared for the aftermath. Also, Calvin gets a surprise when he faces off with his newspaper carrier.

The Big Bang Theory - "The D&D Vortex" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When the gang finds out Wil Wheaton hosts a celebrity Dungeons and Dragons game involving William Shatner, Joe Manganiello, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Smith, deception and betrayal are the path to make it to the one open seat.

The Big Bang Theory - "The Conference Valuation" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Penny and Bernadette go to San Diego for a pharmaceutical sales convention, Wolowitz is in charge of the kids. Also, Sheldon finds a book on experimenting on kids, and the guys plus Amy make a day of it.

Mom - "Jell-O Shots and the Truth About Santa" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bonnie pushes Christy to mend her relationship with Violet (Sadie Calvano), and Adam prepares for the grand opening of his bar.

I Ship It - "Somewhere Magical" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Ella seizes the opportunity to work as a personal assistant to a writer for "Superstition," her favorite TV show; Ella's fantasies begin to collide with reality in unexpected ways, in both her creative life and love life.

In The Cut - "Lucky Charmed" (Bounce TV, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Jay buys Cheryl a necklace for her birthday, not knowing it was stolen; when the police want it back, Jay must devise a plan to return it before she finds out.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 19)

Monday, August 19

Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People) - Watch Billy on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Issa Rae (Insecure) - Issa appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:34pm on NBC.
Dax Shepard (Bless This Mess) - Dax is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place/Barry), Henry Winkler (Barry/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) and Bill Hader (Barry) - D'Arcy, Henry and Bill are panelists on Lights Out with David Spade at 11:30pm on Comedy Central.
Rebel Wilson (Super Fun Night) - Rebel chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Bryton James (Family Matters) - Bryton appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Charlie Barnett (Russian Doll) - Charlie is a guest on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
Bella Thorne (Shake It Up) - Bella appears on a repeat of ABC's Strahan & Sara at 1pm.
Donald Faison (The Exes/Scrubs/Clueless) - Donald talks about Emergence on Access Live, so check your local listings.
Melissa Peterman (Reba/Working Class/Baby Daddy) - Melissa guest co-hosts Access Live, so check your local listings.
Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti opens up about her 22-year battle with diabetes on a repeat of The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.