SitcomsOnline Digest: New Tina Fey Sitcom Starring Ted Danson in the Works; A.P. Bio Gets a Reprieve

Saturday, July 20, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: New Tina Fey Sitcom Starring Ted Danson in the Works; A.P. Bio Gets a Reprieve

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a slightly busier than usual summer week, and we're hearing about a potential new sitcom starring Ted Danson, a reprieve for A.P. Bio, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

When Tina Fey and Robert Carlock get together to develop a sitcom, you know it's probably going to be something good, and now they're working on a sitcom that would star Ted Danson as a mayor. (Variety)
A.P. Bio has been saved by NBC and will return for a third season, only it will air on the new NBC Universal streaming service as opposed to the NBC primetime lineup. (AV Club)
The past decade has been great for Netflix, as they've been able to dominate the streaming media world, but it seems trouble is lurking at every corner with the loss of several series to other streaming services, and now, they've announced that they actually lost subscribers in the most recent quarter. (The Verge)
If you get cable from Spectrum (formerly Time Warner and Charter), they'll be adding every Mad About You episode to on demand services next month, ahead of their launch of the reboot of the series. (Entertainment Weekly)
Pottery Barn is launching a new collection of items from the TV series Friends. (Deadline)
Emmy nominations were announced this week, and we've got a full list. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 20 - JULY 27)

It's a full weekend of Matt Houston on Decades this weekend.
South Side, a new Comedy Central series, debuts Wednesday night.
Netflix has the final season of Orange is the New Black coming up on Friday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Friday, August 14

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 10)

Friday, August 14

Jamie Foxx (The Jamie Foxx Show) - Watch Jamie on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) - Tig appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Jane Curtin (United We Fall/Crumbs/3rd Rock from the Sun/Kate & Allie) - Jane is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Don Cheadle (Black Monday/House of Lies/The Golden Palace) - Don appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) - Thomas is a guest on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
Walton Goggins (The Unicorn/Vice Principals) - Walton appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Laura Dern (Enlightened) - Laura is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
Rob Lowe (The Grinder/Parks and Recreation) - Rob appears on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Bill Engvall (The Bill Engvall Show) - Bill is a guest on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso/Son of Zorn/The Cleveland Show) - Jason talks about Ted Lasso on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Zach Braff (Ted Lasso/Alex, Inc./Scrubs) - Zach talks about Ted Lasso on Couch Surfing at 8am.
Nicole Byer (Mapleworth Murders/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Nicole talks about Quibi's Mapleworth Murders on Access Daily, so check your local listings.