Saturday, July 20, 2019
SitcomsOnline Digest: New Tina Fey Sitcom Starring Ted Danson in the Works; A.P. Bio Gets a Reprieve
- 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 / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, May 1
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 27)
Friday, May 1
- Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Watch Henry on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Rita Wilson (Girls) - Rita performs on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
- Jon Cryer (Extended Family/Two and a Half Men/The Trouble with Normal/Partners/The Famous Teddy Z) - Jon chats about Off-Broadway's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) and Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) - Valerie, Eric and Henry Czerny talk about Lifetime's Love, Again on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and 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)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
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