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 / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, August 26

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 25)

Tuesday, August 26

Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany guest hosts a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Andy Samberg (Digman!/Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Catch Andy on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows/The Thundermans) - Harvey appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Matt Rogers (No Good Deed/I Love That for You) and Bowen Yang (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Matt and Bowen are guests on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Sandra Oh (Arli$$) - Sandra appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) and Sasheer Zamata (Home Economics/Woke/Robbie) - Nicole and Sasheer are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Amanda Peet (Brockmire/Togetherness/Bent) and Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Amanda and Olivia chat with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Erika Alexander (Run the World/Living Single/The Cosby Show) - Erika talks about Invasion on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Austin Butler (Ruby & the Rockits/Zoey 101/Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide) - Austin talks about Caught Stealing on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Lea Thompson (Caroline in the City) - Lea is a guest on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry appears on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Shakira Ja'nai Paye (Demascus) - Shakira is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.