Saturday, May 18, 2019
SitcomsOnline Digest: Broadcast Network Fall Lineup at a Glance; Rick & Morty Returns in November
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to SitcomsOnline Digest! Just like last week, it's a very busy week (since the broadcast networks all announced their fall lineups) and we can't even begin to give you all of the news of the week here, but we do have a link to a nice summary of the fall lineups, news about My Three Sons DVDs, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- It's been a very busy week, and we encourage you to go back and look at all of our coverage of the details that we've given for all of the networks for next season throughout the week. But if you're in a hurry, here is a brief look at a schedule grid of the fall lineup for the broadcast networks. (Deadline)
- The fourth season of Rick & Morty will debut in November on Adult Swim. (Variety)
- One Day at a Time may not be dead, as CBS is now interested in seeing if it would work on POP. (CNN)
- The Big Bang Theory is done, but could we see some spinoffs? (Deadline)
- We didn't quite expect this, but it seems that the syndicated version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? has been cancelled. (Variety)
- Actress Peggy Lipton, known for her role on The Mod Squad, has died. (NPR)
- Antenna TV will be celebrating Father's Day with a Father Knows Best marathon. (SitcomsOnline)
HOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
- Here's a big surprise, CBS has finally released more of My Three Sons on DVD in MOD form, with My Three Sons - The Third Season, Volume One and My Three Sons - The Third Season, Volume Two.
WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 18 - MAY 24)
- We've got one more week of season finales ahead of us, with the ABC Tuesday night lineup finales airing on Tuesday night.
- Decades is airing The Mod Squad all weekend long.
- Antenna TV is celebrating the life of Tim Conway with a McHale's Navy marathon tomorrow.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, May 28
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Heartbreak and the Refuge of the Downtrodden" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie, Mandy and the family do their best to lift Connor’s spirits during a rough patch while Connor tries to figure out a plan for his life.
Ghosts - "T-Daddy" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Trevor’s relationship with his daughter is strained when he pushes her to follow a career in finance over poetry. Meanwhile, Jay confronts labor unrest at the restaurant.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 25)
Thursday, May 28
- Dan Levy (Big Mistakes/Schitt's Creek) - Catch Dan on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Lamorne Morris (Woke/New Girl) - Lamorne appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Chet Hanks (Running Point) - Chet is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Rose Byrne (Platonic/Physical) - Rose appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear/Girls) - Ebon is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- The Cast of Deli Boys - Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan and Fred Armisen talk about Deli Boys on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am. Asif and Saagar will also be on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm. NBC's Today catches up with Fred in the 9am hour. Poorna and Tan France will be on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Caroline Rhea (Sydney to the Max/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch/Pride & Joy) - Caroline appears on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Halle Berry (Living Dolls) - Halle Joins the Chat on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Hilary Duff (How I Met Your Father/Younger/Lizzie McGuire) - Drew chats with Hilary all about growing up in the spotlight, motherhood and her return to pop music with her latest album and tour on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Judith Light (Who's the Boss?/Phenom/Transparent) - Judith talks about AMC+'s The Terror: Devil in Silver on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts) - Utkarsh talks about Ghosts on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
11/04/25 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11/25 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11/25 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11/25 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02/25 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16/25 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16/25 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
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