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

Sunday, May 3

Family Guy - "Friend's Best Man" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Stewie becomes engaged to Rupert, but Brian is upset when he is not chosen as the best man.

Bob's Burgers - "Children of the Carn" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The kids return to Carniapolis to help an ex-carnie restart what they think is an innocent prank war; Teddy sees his therapist at Bob's.

American Dad! - "Reaper Madness" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
After experiencing a euphoric high from a scary story, Klaus and Hayley band together to search for their next fix.

Family Guy - "Man-Fest Destiny" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Peter and the guys become shipwrecked at Fire Island; Chris and Brian perform a lobotomy on a social-media-crazed Stewie.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 27)

Friday, May 1

Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Watch Henry on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Rita Wilson (Girls) - Rita performs on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
Jon Cryer (Extended Family/Two and a Half Men/The Trouble with Normal/Partners/The Famous Teddy Z) - Jon chats about Off-Broadway's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) and Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) - Valerie, Eric and Henry Czerny talk about Lifetime's Love, Again on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.