SitcomsOnline Digest: Pluto TV Adds Special Versions of Popular Viacom Channels; Perfect Strangers to Finish on DVD

Saturday, May 04, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: Pluto TV Adds Special Versions of Popular Viacom Channels; Perfect Strangers to Finish on DVD

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing of new Pluto TV offerings, a classic TGIF favorite being completed on DVD, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Pluto TV, the free linear streaming service, has added several Pluto TV versions of popular Viacom channels, which feature different programming and lineups than the cable TV versions but still have plenty of your favorites from those channels. (Variety)
If you've got $6 million, then you can buy the house used for the exterior on Full House, but you might be disappointed to find out that the inside looks nothing like the studio set used for the show. (The Mercury News)
Kenan Thompson says he isn't leaving Saturday Night Live, even though he has a lot of projects in the works. (Deadline)
Sony has named a building on their studio lot after Norman Lear. (Hollywood Reporter)
Not only has black-is been renewed for another season, it appears to be becoming sort of a franchise for ABC. (SitcomsOnline)

HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

We never quite knew if this would ever come, but Warner Archive is finally completing Perfect Strangers on DVD with Perfect Strangers - The Complete Seventh and Eighth Seasons. It will be released on May 28.

WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 4 - MAY 10)

Decades as a binge of The Streets of San Francisco this weekend.
Adam Sandler returns to Saturday Night Live roots as host tonight on NBC.
The Dick Van Dyke Show returns to MeTV on Sunday night.
Netflix has a new animated comedy, Tuca & Bertie, coming on Friday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Friday, May 20

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 16)

Friday, May 20

Glen Powell (Scream Queens) - Watch Glen on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Fred Armisen (Schmigadoon!/Los Espookys/Forever) - Fred appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Bob Odenkirk (The Larry Sanders Show) - Bob is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He will also be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Bobby Moynihan (Mr. Mayor/Me, Myself & I) - Bobby appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Josh Gad (Central Park/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) - Josh talks about the animated series Central Park on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Vanessa Lachey (Truth Be Told/Dads) - Vanessa guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Watching Ellie/Seinfeld/Day by Day) - Julia appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
Michael Rapaport (Atypical/The War at Home) - Michael guest hosts The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) - Zoey will be on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Britt Lower (Man Seeking Woman/Big Lake) - Britt is a guest on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso appears on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.