SitcomsOnline Digest: Looking at Sitcom Cancellations Ahead of Upfronts; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Returning for Interactive Special

Saturday, May 11, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: Looking at Sitcom Cancellations Ahead of Upfronts; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Returning for Interactive Special

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a VERY busy week, and we've tried to condense our news as much as possible to ensure that you get all of the highlights. This week, we're busy learning about all of the renewals and cancellations of series, ahead of learning what the new fall season will look like. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

As we prepare for learning the fall lineup for the broadcast networks, we have a busy week of cancellations, including sitcoms such as Murphy Brown, The Cool Kids, Life in Pieces, Splitting Up Together, Speechless, and more. (Variety)
Steve Harvey's daytime talk show has been cancelled, leaving him with one less job. (Variety)
Not everything is getting cancelled. Grey's Anatomy, which is now a relic of an era when broadcast TV was dominated by shows like The Office and Desperate Housewives, has been renewed for two more seasons. (Deadline)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is returning to Netflix for an interactive special. (CNN)
In the old days, you knew that the national evening news meant Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, and Dan Rather, but now it seems the anchors change all the time. Now, Jeff Glor is out as as anchor of CBS Evening News, but Norah O'Donnell will be replacing him in a few months. (Variety)
More stars have been added to the live All in the Family and The Jeffersons special that ABC is airing on May 22. (Deadline) )
NBC has picked up at least two pilots for next season already. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 11 - MAY 17)

The final episode of The Big Bang Theory airs on Thursday night, almost putting an entire era of sitcoms (that'll come next year as Modern Family ends) to an end.
Several other season finales will air this week, including Young Sheldon, Superstore, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and the entire Fox Sunday night lineup.
The Untouchables airs all weekend on Decades.
Antenna TV is giving mom the day off with a Mother's Day marathon of Hazel.
getTV will celebrate All in the Family all week next week with a 30 episode marathon, with six episodes airing every night starting at 7 PM.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, December 5

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A Regular Samaritan" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Georgie joins a church to sell tires to the congregation and Mandy worries there is more to it than that.

Ghosts - "The Primary Source" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Sam’s book publisher requires source material for her biography on Isaac, she and Jay take a field trip to find a diary he claims he hid when he was alive.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 2)

Thursday, December 5

Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Catch Billy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Dick Van Dyke (The Dick Van Dyke Show/The New Dick Van Dyke Show/The Van Dyke Show) - Dick is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Molly Shannon (I Love That for You/The Other Two/Divorce/Kath & Kim/Craking Up) - Molly appears on a repeat ofLate Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Carmen Christopher (English Teacher) - Carmen is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Fortune Feimster (Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Fortune stops by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11:30pm on Bravo.
Mikey Madison (Better Things) - Mikey talks about Anora on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Margo Martindale (The Sticky/The Millers) - NBC's Today catches up with Margo in the 9am hour.
Stephanie Hsu (Laid) - Stephanie talks about Laid on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat/Victorious) - Ariana is joining Drew to chat all about her role in the iconic new musical Wicked on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jurnee Smollett (On Our Own) - Jurnee talks about her new film The Order on Sherri, so check your local listings.
The Cast of The Sex Lives of College Girls - Pauline Chalamet, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Amrit Kaur, Mia Rodgers and Gracie Lawrence are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken previews his film A Great Divide on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Wyatt Yang (A Man on the Inside) - Wyatt talks about Netflix's A Man on the Inside on Acess Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This/Burning Love) and Timothy Simons (Nobody Wants This/HouseBroken/Veep) - Adam and Timothy can be heard on The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.