SitcomsOnline Digest: NBC Developing Serendipity Series; Designing Women Making Streaming Media Debut

Saturday, August 24, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: NBC Developing Serendipity Series; Designing Women Making Streaming Media Debut

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We've made it to the last week of August and it already feels like fall in some places, which means that an exciting new fall TV season is coming (or it could be a bust, who knows?). It's a slow news week, but we've got news of a new series under development at NBC, a Dancing with the Stars contestant that even the host publicly disapproves of, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

NBC has been interested in creating series based upon movies from decades ago lately, and this now under consideration is a series based upon the 2001 movie Serendipity. (Deadline)
Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer is going to be on Dancing with the Stars, but it probably isn't going to be a good experience for him since even the host of the show, Tom Bergeron, has chosen to publicly speak out against including him. (BuzzFeed News)
Netflix has ordered a new series called The Brews Brothers, a comedy about two estranged brothers who come together again to start their own brewery. (Variety)
Antenna TV has acquired several new series that will begin airing in January, including Diff'rent Strokes and Who's the Boss? (coming fall 2020). (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 24 - AUGUST 30)

Every episode of Designing Women arrives on Hulu on Monday.
Decades has 77 Sunset Strip all this weekend, for a second weekend in a row.
On Becoming a God in Central Florida, a new comedy starring Kirsten Dunst, debuts Sunday on Showtime.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Friday, September 18

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 14)

Friday, September 18

David Spade (Rules of Engagement/8 Simple Rules/Just Shoot Me!) - David guest hosts a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Dan Levy (Schitt's Creek) - Dan appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
John Cleese (Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)) - John will be on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Glenn Howerton (A.P. Bio/It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/The Mindy Project/That '80s Show) - Glenn is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle) - Bryan appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Kristen Bell (The Good Place) - Kristen will be on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/The Millers/Sean Saves the World) - Sean is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany appears on repeats of The Wendy Williams Show and The Real, so check your local listings.
Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish/Girlfriends) and Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - The Kelly Clarkson Show has the most uplifting moments featuring Tracee and Olivia, so check your local listings.
Gabourey Sidibe (Difficult People/The Big C) and Kiersey Clemons (Angie Tribeca/Transparent) - Gabourey and Kiersey talk about Antebellum on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Jason Schwartzman (Bored to Death) - Jason talks about Fargo on Access Daily, so check your local listings.