Saturday, June 08, 2019
SitcomsOnline Digest: A Sequel for Punky Brewster?; The Good Place Coming to an End After Fourth Season
- It seems the latest idea in reboot/sequel world is Punky Brewster, as a followup to that series is apparently in the works with Soleil Moon Frye playing an older Punky as a single mother who encounters a young girl who reminds her of herself. (Variety)
- The Good Place has already been renewed for a fourth season, but it is already being planned as the last season as well. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Alec Baldwin says he's "so done" with playing Trump on Saturday Night Live, but given that he has said that before, he may not be serious. (Rolling Stone)
- The Ranch is coming to an end at Netflix. (Variety)
- With solid ratings for Live in Front of a Studio Audience, ABC is considering making it a sort of recurring thing. (Deadline)
- James Holzhauer may have fallen just short of beating Ken Jennings Jeopardy record earnings, but Jennings believes it is inevitable that there will be some sort of tournament where he goes head to head with Holzhauer. (ABC News)
- It's almost time for a little more Christmas at Hallmark, where you can enjoy all of your favorite Christmas movies (except the ones with Lori Loughlin now, presumably) for over 1/4 of the year. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 8 - JUNE 14)

- This weekend on Decades, it's Barnaby Jones.
- On ABC, the summer lineup of game shows has several season and series premieres throughout the week.
- The sixth season of Younger, the last holdout of the original series at TV Land, debuts Wednesday night.
- The fourth season of Baskets debuts Thursday on FX.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, October 30
  
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A Will and a Dead Man’s Wife" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
  
Georgie’s not ready for his mother to start dating again. Meanwhile, Jim and Audrey struggle to make their wills.
  
Ghosts - "Halloween 5: The Mummy" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
 
Sam and Jay’s Halloween takes a spooky turn when they accidentally unleash a mummy ghost.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 27)
  
Thursday, October 30
- Emma Stone (The Curse) - Catch Emma on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Justine Lupe (Nobody Wants This/Cristela) - Justine talks about Nobody Wants This on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Harland Williams (The Geena Davis Show/Simon) - Harland is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building) - Steve chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti is whipping up something tasty in the kitchen, plus a special announcement just for the Tam Fam on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Ariana Greenblatt (Stuck in the Middle) - Ariana talks about Now You See Me: Now You Don't on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Leanne Morgan (Leanne) - Leanne co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Niecy Nash-Betts (Reno 911!/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb) - Niecy talks about her upcoming Hulu series All's Fair on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Wendie Malick (Hot in Cleveland/Big Day/Jake in Progress/Just Shoot Me!), Jane Leeves (Hot in Cleveland/Frasier/Throb) and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Hot in Cleveland co-stars Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves are surprising Valerie Bertinelli for a cast reunion and to dish on their time working on the hit show on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - Joel talks about Apple TV's Loot on 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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