SitcomsOnline Digest: Early Look at 2019-2020 Pilots; Fox Cancels Rel

Saturday, April 20, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: Early Look at 2019-2020 Pilots; Fox Cancels Rel

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're in a slow Easter weekend news slump, but we've got a few notes about new pilots for the upcoming season, the cancellation of a Fox sitcom, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

We're only weeks away from knowing the landscape for the 2019-2020 TV season, and Deadline has a look at some of the new pilots. (Deadline)
Natalie Morales is leaving the syndicated newsmagazine Access. (Variety)
Perhaps one of the least surprising cancellations of the season (though it may be surprising that it took this long), Fox has cancelled the sitcom Rel. (Deadline)
Jeff Franklin has filed a lawsuit with regards to his firing from Fuller House. (Vanity Fair)
ABC is trying something different for their next live special, a live version of classic episodes of All in the Family and The Jeffersons. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 20 - APRIL 26)

This weekends, Decades has a marathon of 21 Jump Street.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Saturday, June 12

Henry Danger - "Captain Man Strikes Out" (Nickelodeon, 8:00PM ET/PT)
After Captain Man goes on strike because he declines to pay for artwork that he destroyed while on a mission, the vice mayor appoints a new hero, Monsieur Man, to defend Swellview.

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan - "Food for the Soul" (Nickelodeon, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Dylan gets ready to return to Chicago with his mother, but a change in plans has him questioning their relationship; the rest of the family is trying to help Dylan through this latest crisis.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 7)

Friday, June 11

Kathryn Hahn (Central Park/Happyish/Transparent/Free Agents) - Catch Kathryn on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Jean Smart (Hacks/Samantha Who?/Designing Women) - Jean appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Michelle Buteau (Bless the Harts/Enlisted) - Michelle chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) - Zooey talks about The Celebrity Dating Game on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Wilmer Valderrama (That '70s Show) - Wilmer appears on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Ellen Burstyn (The Ellen Burstyn Show) - Ellen will be on CBS This Morning sometime between 7-9am. She also talks about Queen Bees in the 10am hour.
Jasmine Cephas-Jones (Blindspotting) - Jasmine talks about Blindspotting on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Rob Riggle (Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy/Golan the Insatiable/Gary Unmarried) and David Koechner (Superior Donuts/F Is for Family/The Golbergs/Hank/The Office) - Rob and David talk about The Big Slick Benefit on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Jane Curtin (United We Fall/Crumbs/3rd Rock from the Sun/Kate & Allie) and Loretta Devine (Family Reunion/The Carmichael Show) - Jane and Loretta talk about Queen Bees on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.