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 / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, November 19

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 17)

Wednesday, November 19

Adam Sandler (The Cosby Show) - Watch Adam on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Leslie Bibb (Palm Royale/God's Favorite Idiot/American Housewife/The Odd Couple/About a Boy) - Leslie appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio/The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Mary Steenburgen (A Man on the Inside/The Last Man on Earth/Ink) - Mary stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She also talks about A Man on the Inside on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Bill Bellamy (Mr. Box Office/Men, Women & Dogs/Cousin Skeeter) - Bill talks about his new holiday film Worst Christmas Ever and The Top Billin' comedy tour on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Alicia Silverstone (American Woman) and Oliver Hudson (Splitting Up Together/Rules of Engagement/My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star) - Alicia and Oliver tell Drew about their film A Merry Little Ex-Mas on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Drew has a juicy "secrets spilled" with Oliver Hudson, Taye Diggs and Valerie on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.