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 / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, November 27
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 24)
Thursday, November 27
- Rhea Seehorn (Whitney/I'm with Her) - Catch Rhea on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tom appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Brie Larson (United States of Tara/Raising Dad) - Brie talks about Party People: A Cookbook for Creative Celebrations with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Ego Nwodim (Mr. Throwback) - Ego talks about life after Saturday Night Live and her new podcast Thanks Dad on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is sharing fast and frugal meals that anyone can make at home on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Melissa Joan Hart (Baby Daddy/Sabrina the Teenage Witch/Clarissa Explains It All) - Melissa is a guest on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, 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)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season
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