SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Max Acquires BBC Library; Loretta Devine to Recur on black-ish

Saturday, August 03, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Max Acquires BBC Library; Loretta Devine to Recur on black-ish

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about more content for the HBO Now streaming service, news of a show that won't be rebooted, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

If you're a fan of British shows, HBO Max will have several of those when it launches as they will be the exclusive home for the BBC library, including the original UK version of The Office. (Entertainment Weekly)
Here's something that actually won't be rebooted: Dawson's Creek. (Entertainment Weekly)
When One Day at a Time moves from Netflix to Pop, it'll have one other change that comes naturally with basic cable TV: episodes will be shorter than they were on Netflix, at 21 minutes as opposed to the 26-28 minute length of the Netflix episodes. (Deadline)
Loretta Devine has landed a recurring role on black-ish. (Deadline)
Baskets will be coming to an end. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 10)

Decades has a binge of The Odd Couple this weekend.
Reruns of Hot in Cleveland begin airing on getTV on Monday.
BH90210 will debut on Wednesday on Fox.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Saturday, September 24

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 19)

Friday, September 23

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) - Watch Quinta on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jon Hamm (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/30 Rock) - Jon appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He talks about Confess, Fletch on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Jurnee Smollett (Wanda at Large/On Our Own) - Jurnee is a guest on on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Rosie O'Donnell (SMILF/Stand By Your Man/Gimme a Break!) - Rosie appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jeff Goldblum (Search Party) - Jeff is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Niecy Nash (Scream Queens/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb/Reno 911!) - Niecy talks about her role in the ABC series The Rookie: Feds on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Ms. Pat (The Ms. Pat Show) - Ms. Pat talks about her journey to comedy superstardom on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Billy talks about Bros on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Lauren Graham (M.Y.O.B./Conrad Bloom/Townies/Good Company) - Lauren talks about The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.