SitcomsOnline Digest: Santa Clarita Diet and Wrecked Both Cancelled; Remembering Dallas Actor Ken Kercheval

Saturday, April 27, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: Santa Clarita Diet and Wrecked Both Cancelled; Remembering Dallas Actor Ken Kercheval

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Once again, we're in that mid-spring "too early for the new season, too late for the current season" mode where there isn't much news, but we are starting to hear of some cancellations, a reunion of the cast of a popular teen sitcom from the 90s, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

There won't be a fourth season of Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet. (Hollywood Reporter)
TBS has given up on Wrecked, and there won't be a fourth season of it either. (Variety)
We didn't get much advance notice of it (not that it matters unless you were in the Los Angeles area anyway), but last night, the cast of California Dreams reunited for a performance with Ryan Cabrera at the Saved by the Bell themed restaurant, Saved by the Max. (Deadline)
Ken Kercheval, who was known for his role of J.R. Ewing's rival Cliff Barnes on Dallas, has died. (Hollywood Reporter)
Antenna TV is celebrating Mother's Day with a marathon of Hazel. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 27 - MAY 3)

It's a weekend of The Commish on Decades.
The fifth season of iZombie debuts Thursday on The CW.
Netflix has a new animated comedy, Tuca & Bertie, coming on Friday.
Netflix also has another new comedy, Dead to Me, also coming on Friday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Thursday, September 16

Call Me Kat - "Eggs" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After a visit to the gynecologist takes an unexpected turn, Kat must consider freezing her eggs if she ever wants to have children; Max and Carter help Phil with his online dating to prevent him from getting catfished.

Call Me Kat - "All Nighter" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Randi's cousin comes to town, Kat and Phil convince Randi to let them come out with her to prove they aren't old; Randi struggles to figure out why Daniel doesn't get jealous.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - "The Last Day" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The squad take stock of their eight years together and look toward their future.

What We Do in the Shadows - "The Casino" (FX, 10:00PM ET/PT)
The vampires embark on a road trip from which they may never return.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 13)

Thursday, September 16

Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly/Samantha Who?) - Catch Melissa on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
The cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - The cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine are guests on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Cedric the Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric talks about The Neighborhood on CBS This Morning sometime between 7-9am and on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Mark Duplass (Togetherness/The Mindy Project/The League) - Mark will be on PEOPLE in 10 at 8am.
Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) - Kenan is a guest on the PEOPLE in the '90s Podcast.
Ron Howard (Arrested Development/Happy Days/The Andy Griffith Show) - Ron and Brian Grazer talk about Peacock's The Lost Symbol on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke is a guest on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Jennifer Aniston (Friends/Muddling Through/Ferris Bueller/Molloy) - Jennifer talks about The Morning Show on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Our Kind of People on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.