Saturday, July 13, 2019
SitcomsOnline Digest: Reboot of The Flintstones in the Works (Again); Amazon Orders New Comedy Series
- A Seth MacFarlane reboot of The Flintstones didn't quite make it onto the air a few years ago, but it seems another reboot of it is in the works at least. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Amazon has ordered a new Tracy Oliver comedy series, produced by Amy Poehler. (Deadline)
- With all of these new streaming services appearing on the scene, some are no longer relevant, and this week it was announced that the FX Plus streaming service will be discontinued next month. (Variety)
- The dog who played Cheddar on Brooklyn Nine-Nine has died at age 13. (AV Club)
- The days of streaming media being an all you can eat buffet are totally dead now that it has been announced that Netflix, which already lost The Office to NBC's streaming service, will also be losing Friends to WarnerMedia's new HBO Max streaming service. (SitcomsOnline)
HOME MEDIA RELEASES (TUESDAY, JULY 17)

- The Practice (1976) - The Complete Series (DVD, $29.99): No, it's not the ABC legal drama, but the sitcom that starred Danny Thomas arrives on DVD in this release.
WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 6 - JULY 12)
- Decades is airing The Love Boat all this weekend as their binge.
- A new game show, Punchline, debuts a test run on a few Fox affiliates on Monday.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Saturday, May 24
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 19)
Friday, May 23
- Milly Alcock (Sirens) - Watch Milly on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Michael Urie (Shrinking/Krapopolis/Partners), Jessica Williams (Shrinking/Love Life/Just for Kicks) and Luke Tennie (Shrinking) - Michael, Jessica and Luke are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs) - Sarah talks all things And Just Like That... on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Method Man (Method & Red) - Method Man talks about his new film Bad Shabbos on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) - Hannah talks about Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Joe Jonas (Jonas) - NBC's Today catches up with Joe sometime between 7-9am.
- Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry talks about Shadow Force on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) - NBC's Today catches up with David in the 9am hour.
- Rebel Wilson (Super Fun Night) - Rebel joins Sherri to talk about starring in the new film Juliet & Romeo on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Terri J. Vaughn (She the People/Mann & Wife/Meet the Browns/All of Us/The Steve Harvey Show) - Terri talks about starring in the new Netflix series She the People on a repeat of Sherri, 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)
07/08 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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