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

Monday, November 3

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Family Value" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Malcolm’s home renovation takes an unexpected turn when Calvin’s cousin Crutch (Tracy Morgan) shows up uninvited to fix his floors. Meanwhile, Dave’s attempts to help around the house and support Grover’s booming T-shirt business lead to more stress than he bargained for.

DMV - "Don't Kill the Job" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Colette runs into an old friend at the DMV, she pretends to be a fellow customer rather than an employee in order to save face.

St. Denis Medical - "Aloha, Everyone" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Alex tries to hold on to her peaceful vacation vibes; Joyce faces a design crisis in the birthing center; Matt and Serena reassess their working relationship.

St. Denis Medical - "Mama Bear Activated" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
After Bruce is attacked at the hospital, Matt helps him deal with the aftermath; Alex motivates Joyce to amp up security, while Ron and Serena debate who is more qualified to defend themselves.

TV We Love - "The Honeymooners" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Jackie Gleason's creative genius; why "The Honeymooners" continues to resonate 70 years after its premiere.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 3)

Monday, November 3

Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/The Millers/Sean Saves the World) - Watch Sean on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Rickey Smiley (The Rickey Smiley Show) - Rickey is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Isla Fisher (Wolf Like Me/Arrested Development) - Andy Cohen interviews Isla on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti and Nona Hendryx perform on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Rami Malek (The War at Home) - Rami talks about Nuremberg on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Lacey Chabert (Still the King/Baby Daddy/Family Guy) - Lacey dishes on She's Making a List on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
John Slattery (Maggie/Ed) - NBC's Today catches up with John in the 9am hour.
Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) and and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Drew is hitting the headlines with her co-pilot Ross Mathews, Valerie Bertinelli and Tig Notaro on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. Tig talks to Drew about executive producing the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light.
Erika Alexander (Run the World/Living Single/The Cosby Show) - Erika tells Drews about her show Invasion and her podcast ReLiving Single on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.