SitcomsOnline Digest: Disney Announces New Streaming Service Including Every Episode of The Simpsons; NCIS Gets Renewal from CBS

Saturday, April 13, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: Disney Announces New Streaming Service Including Every Episode of The Simpsons; NCIS Gets Renewal from CBS

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing big news about a new Disney streaming service, a renewal for NCIS, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Disney made a big splash this week with their announcement of the Disney Plus streaming service, which will include an astonishing 7,500 episodes of various TV series in their library, including every episodes of the newest Disney series, The Simpsons. (CNET)
If you're under a certain age, you may be wondering who is actually watching NCIS, but it's enough people for CBS to renew it for a seventeenth season. (Variety)
The Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman cases are still on-going, and while it looks like things are pretty badly for Huffman, it's looking a lot worse for Loughlin. (Vanity Fair)
Joel McHale will host Card Sharks on ABC. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 13 - APRIL 19)

Decades is airing Greatest American Hero all weekend long.
MeTV will be airing older skits from The Carol Burnett Show that were not included in the Carol Burnett & Friends package, in an edited to half hour form, Sundays at 10:30 PM and weeknights at 11 PM starting on Sunday.
The new ABC comedy Bless This Mess arrives on Tuesday.
CBS has a (very late) midseason premiere for Life on Pieces on Thursday night.
Hulu has a new comedy series offering, Ramy, which debuts Friday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, March 3

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 2)

Tuesday, March 3

Ike Barinholtz (The Studio/The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project/Eastbound & Down) - Catch Ike on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Michael Strahan (Brothers) - Michael is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite/Benched) - Maria appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Robby Hoffman (Hacks) - Robby is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Christina Applegate (Dead to Me/Up All Night/Samantha Who?/Jesse/Married... with Children) - ABC's Good Morning America and GMA 3: What You Need to Know has Part 2 of Robin Roberts’ interview with Christina discussing her new memoir You with the Sad Eyes sometime between 7-9am and at 1pm.
Zach Braff (Scrubs/Alex, Inc.) - Zach chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Christa Miller (Shrinking/Cougar Town/Scrubs/The Drew Carey Show) - Christa talks about Shrinking on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Brian Austin Green (Anger Management/Wedding Band/Freddie) - Brian talks about his film Golden on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Blair Underwood (Fatherhood/The New Adventures of Old Christine) - Blair and Ashton James talk about their film Youngblood on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Dorian Missick (Zoe Ever After) - Dorian talks about Prime's 56 Days on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Eric Roberts (Less Than Perfect) - Eric talks about his new memoir Runaway Train: Or, The Story of My Life So Far on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Hilary Duff (How I Met Your Father/Younger/Lizzie McGuire) - Drew chats with Hilary all about growing up in the spotlight, motherhood and her return to pop music with her latest album and tour on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.