Saturday, April 13, 2019
SitcomsOnline Digest: Disney Announces New Streaming Service Including Every Episode of The Simpsons; NCIS Gets Renewal from CBS
- 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
Monday, June 16
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Getting Lucky" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Calvin and Dave join Lamar (Kevin Pollack) on a road trip to the casino. Also, Tina and Gemma babysit Daphne while Marty desperately tries to spend time with Courtney alone.
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Not Being in It" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Calvin and Dave return from the casino, stunned by the revelation that Lamar had been laundering stolen money, which has now landed him in jail. Meanwhile, Malcom runs into his frenemy.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 16)
Monday, June 16
- Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building) - Watch Steve on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Zach Cherry (Duncanville/I Feel Bad/Crashing) - Zach is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Mariska Hargitay (Can't Hurry Love) - Mariska appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (FUBAR) - Arnold stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Taran Killam (Single Parents) and Tone Bell (Survival of the Thickest/Fam/Disjointed/Truth Be Told/Bad Judge/Whitney) - Taran and Tone are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- John Mulaney (Mulaney) - John appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Jean Smart (Hacks/Samantha Who?/Center of the Universe/In-Laws/Style & Substance/Designing Women) - E! News has an interview with Jean at 11pm on E!.
- Chris Redd (Kenan/Disjointed) and Caroline Rhea (Sydney to the Max/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch/Pride & Joy) - Chris and Caroline are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Rebel Wilson (Super Fun Night) - Rebel talks about Bride Hard on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
- Leslie Bibb (Palm Royale/God's Favorite Idiot/American Housewife/The Odd Couple/About a Boy) - Leslie guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Dax Shepard (Bless This Mess) - Drew and the host of Armchair Expert Dax Shepard are chatting about turning fifty, the weirdest rumor they've ever heard about themselves and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/08 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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