SitcomsOnline Digest: The Conners Renewed for a Second Season; (Almost) Everything Brady Related Coming to a DVD Box Set

Saturday, March 23, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: The Conners Renewed for a Second Season; (Almost) Everything Brady Related Coming to a DVD Box Set

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Winter is over, spring has sprung, and we're starting to hear about renewals and cancelations for this season! Also, with the lack of any good news about DVDs lately, we're hearing about one big one coming this summer to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a classic series. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Although expectations were low and a few people did abandon the show, there are plenty of fans who said "who needed Roseanne anyway," as The Conners was renewed for a second season. (Entertainment Weekly)
Meanwhile, the drama with the original star of Roseanne is seemingly never ending. (Washington Post)
Fifteen years is a long time for any scripted series to be airing, especially when the network that originally aired the series (The WB) is now defunct, and now The CW series Supernatural will be coming to an end after next season. (Variety)
It's been a long process that some thought may never actually be completed, but Homer Simpson, Hank Hill, and Peter Griffin are all now officially Disney characters, as Disney has completed their acquisition of 21st Century Fox. (Entertainment Weekly)
Gayle King has become a star for CBS, especially recently with her R. Kelly interview, so the network is working hard to ensure that they can keep her as it is time for contract renewal. (Variety)
There was a reunion of the Parks and Recreation cast at PaleyFest, but don't get your hopes up for any sort of reboot anytime soon (it is way too soon, after all). (Entertainment Weekly)
NBC will air the Super Bowl in 2022 following a swap with CBS, which will allow NBC to integrate the Winter Olympics into their Super Bowl coverage. (Deadline)
ABC has found a unique niche in reviving classic game shows, and they're doing it again with Press Your Luck and Card Sharks. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

There doesn't seem to be any link to order it just yet, but TVShowsOnDVD is reporting that on June 4, CBS will release The Brady Bunch - The 50th Anniversary Brady-est TV & Movie Collection, which will contain just about every single TV show and movie related to The Brady Bunch (though The Brady Bunch Hour seems to be missing).
That isn't all of the news that TVShowsOnDVD has for this week, they are also reporting that VEI is finally planning to release Evening Shade - The Complete Series sometime soon, though no date was given on it.

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 23 - MARCH 29)

Decades has a binge of Hunter this weekend.
The final season of Jane the Virgin begins on Tuesday on The CW.
The new comedy Abby's debuts Thursday night on NBC.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, December 22

Bob's Burgers - "The Nightmare 2 Days Before Christmas" (Fox, 7:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When the power goes out two days before Christmas, The Belchers must spend the holiday at Mr. Fischoeder's family's old hunting lodge.

Krapopolis - "Krapocalypse" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tyrannis is stuck in a time loop trying to save the city.

The Simpsons - "The Man Who Flew Too Much" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The new and improved Pin Pals travel to Capital City for their first ever state bowling championship.

Universal Basic Guys - "The Devil You Know" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Mark insists on teaching his son Darren how to throw a handmade boomerang that was gifted to Darren by his father; the two soon find themselves on a trek deep into the Jersey woods; David is the recipient of a sex doll that he swears he didn't order.

The Great North - "The Lies Aquatic Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
While Beef is away, the Tobin fishing boat goes missing; the Tobin siblings wildly speculate on what could have happened.

Krapopolis - "National Lampoon's The Odyssey!" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The family takes a vacation to Storgos for Shlub's mother's birthday.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Full-Frontal Dottie" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Excited by her physical therapy progress, Dottie insists she is ready to return to MaxDot, much to Bob, Douglas and Christina's dismay.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 16)

Friday, December 20

Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/George and Leo/Chicago Sons/Simon/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Watch Jason on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters/HouseBroken/Catastrophe) - Sharon is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Dwayne Johnson (Young Rock) - Dwayne appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Colton Dunn (Superstore) and Diona Reasonover (Clipped) - Colton and Diona are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Zachary Quinto (Big Mouth/So Notorious) - NBC's Today catches up with Zachary in the 9am hour.
Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Billy talks about Mufasa: The Lion King on NBC's Today in the 10am hour. He can also be heard on The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry talks about The Six Triple Eight on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on Sherri, so check your local listings.
James Marsden (30 Rock) and Ben Schwartz (The Afterparty/Space Force/Parks and Recreation) - James and Ben talk about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jamie Lee Curtis (The Sticky/Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Jamie Lee chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney talks about Max's Fast Friends on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Access Daily with Mario & Kit has the best of Henry and Kit Hoover, so check your local listings.
Howie Mandel (Good Grief) - The Talk celebrates 15 seasons with a special finale episode; friend of the show Howie Mandel makes his 21st appearance on the show when he stops by one last time with a surprise for the hosts on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.