SitcomsOnline Digest: ABC Gives Greenlight to Nate Bargatze Comedy Pilot; NBC Cancels Pair of Sitcoms

Saturday, June 01, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: ABC Gives Greenlight to Nate Bargatze Comedy Pilot; NBC Cancels Pair of Sitcoms

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're in the summer, so it's a slow season, but we've got news about a pilot under consideration at ABC, cancellations of two NBC comedies, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

ABC has given the greenlight to a comedy pilot starring Nate Bargatze. (Vulture)
AP Bio is cancelled at NBC. (Variety)
Abby's isn't coming back to NBC next season either. (Entertainment Weekly)
For those keeping track of Jeopardy! contestant James Holzhauer, he is very close to breaking the record for most money won on the show, and that could happen as soon as Monday. (Deadline)
The cast for Nickelodeon's revival of All That has been announced. (SitcomsOnline)

TUESDAY (JUNE 4) HOME MEDIA RELEASE

The Brady Bunch - The Brady-est TV & Movie Collection! (DVD, $84.98): Just ahead of the 50th anniversary of the classic TV series, this DVD set brings almost every spinoff and movie related to the classic series to DVD (with the exception of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour) to DVD in a single 31 disc set.

WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 1 - JUNE 7)

Decades has a weekend full of Charlie's Angels this weekend.
The second half of season two of Grown-ish begins Wednesday on Freeform
The third season of Designated Survivor hits Netflix on Friday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, July 11

Happy's Place - "Emcee Squared" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Bobbie tries to claim her rightful role as emcee for the Tavern's anniversary party, she ignites a fierce showdown with Gabby, who's determined to steal the spotlight; Isabella and Steve bet on who will come out on top, adding fuel to the fire.

Happy's Place - "The MacAllister Girls" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Bobbie's strong-willed daughter, Gracie, comes to visit from her military base in Qatar, Bobbie worries she and Isabella might not get along; Gabby, Emmett, Steve and Takoda all compete to give Gracie the best homemade gift.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of July 7)

Friday, July 11

Aparna Nancherla (The Great North/Fairview/Corporate) and Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Aparna and Whitney are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Malachi Barton (Stuck in the Middle) and Meg Donnelly (American Housewife) - Malachi and Meg discuss Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires and perform on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am. They will also be on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Jean Smart (Hacks/Samantha Who?/Center of the Universe/In-Laws/Style & Substance/Designing Women) - Jean chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio/The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton talks about Black Coffee and Ice Water on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Margaret Cho (All-American Girl) and Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - CBS News contributor Lisa Ling talks with Margaret and Joel on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Krysten Ritter (Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23) - Tamron Hall (repeat) has a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE sitdown with actress/director/author Krysten Ritter who recently released her new thriller/mystery novel Retreat, so check your local listings.
Maggie Q (Pivoting) - Maggie Q talks about Prime's Ballard on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Tisha Campbell (Act Your Age/Uncoupled/Outmatched/Dr. Ken/Rita Rocks/My Wife and Kids/Martin) and Wendy Raquel Robinson (Poppa's House/The Game/Here We Go Again/The Steve Harvey Show/Minor Adjustments) - Tisha and Wendy chat about their film Operation: Aunties on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings. They will also be on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.
David Zayas (The Bear/Saint George) - David appears on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.