SitcomsOnline Digest: Kyle MacLachlan Joins CBS Pilot Starring Patricia Heaton; Simpsons Episode Featuring Michael Jackson Pulled From Syndication

Saturday, March 09, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: Kyle MacLachlan Joins CBS Pilot Starring Patricia Heaton; Simpsons Episode Featuring Michael Jackson Pulled From Syndication

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We have more TV actor deaths this week, sadly, but we're also hearing about an update on a CBS pilot starring Patricia Heaton, an episode of The Simpsons that is being pulled from syndication, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Kyle MacLachlan has joined the cast of the CBS pilot, Carol's Second Act, which if it makes it to air would mark yet another sitcom for Patricia Heaton. (Variety)
The "Stark Raving Dad" episode of The Simpsons, which featured Michael Jackson, is being pulled from syndication and streaming media (but if you have the DVDs, which we still love around here, they can't take that away from you). (Entertainment Weekly)
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek revealed that he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer this week. (NPR)
It seems that we've entered into another period of deaths for classic TV stars again, and this week, Airwolf star Jan-Michael Vincent has died. (People)
Actor Luke Perry died this week, which marks a first for Generation X as they have seen a beloved actor of their generation die from something that "old people" die of. (NBC/Today)
Mad About You is coming back in rebooted form, and on a somewhat new outlet. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA RELEASES (MARCH 12)

Alice - The Complete Ninth Season (DVD, $24.99): We would have never guessed this would have ever been wrapped up on DVD, but low and behold, Warner Archive has finished up Alice on DVD with this release.

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 9 - MARCH 15)

Decades has a binge of Cannon this weekend.
New episodes of Arrested Development land Friday on Netflix.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, August 25

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 24)

Tuesday, August 25

Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Catch Henry on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Leanne Morgan (Leanne) - Leanne is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Kevin Hart (Lil Kev/Die Hart/The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Will Forte (The Four Seasons/HouseBroken/MacGruber/The Last Man on Earth/The Cleveland Show) - Will is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Alison Brie (Community/GLOW) - Alison appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jennifer Garner (Party Down/Camping) - Jennifer talks about The Five-Star Weekend on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Dave Franco (The Afterparty/Scrubs/Do Not Disturb) - Dave talks about Idiots on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Jaleel White (Family Matters/Grown Ups) - NBC's Today catches up with Jaleel in the 9am hour.
Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul talks about Power Ballad in the 10am hour.
Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) and Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair/Malcolm in the Middle/The Louie Show) - NBC's Today has Spy the Lie with Eva and Bryan in the 10am hour.
Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair/Malcolm in the Middle/The Louie Show) - Bryan discusses his Dos Hombres line on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is joining Drew and Ross Mathews to hit the headlines and Drew has a special Adam Sandler story in honor of his birthday on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.