Saturday, August 17, 2019
SitcomsOnline Digest: Paley Center to Honor TV Legends; NBC Developing St. Elmo's Fire TV Series
- The Paley Center is set to honor Carol Burnett, Norman Lear, Bob Newhart, Carl Reiner, and Lily Tomlin. (Deadline)
- A series based upon the movie St. Elmo's Fire is in development at NBC. (Page Six)
- Even if the ratings aren't great, The Bold and the Beautiful is topping the ratings for women ages 25-54 for the first time in history. (Deadline)
- For the third time in history, CBS and Viacom are going to be one company again. (Variety)
- The Flintstones is coming to MeTV next month. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 17 - AUGUST 23)

- Decades has 77 Sunset Strip all this weekend.
- The Righteous Gemstones, HBO's new televangelist comedy starring John Goodman, Danny McBride, and Adam Levine, debuts on Sunday night.
- A new season of 13 Reasons Why comes to Netflix on Friday.
- If you're a Spectrum subscriber, every episode of Mad About You is available to watch at any time on demand (and has been for a few weeks).
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, July 7
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Yippedy-Dip" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The Butlers visit a nostalgic, rundown restaurant from Calvin’s childhood and encounter its owner, Jasper (Garrett Morris). Meanwhile, Dave, Gemma, and Dave’s mother, Paula (Marilu Henner), pay a visit to Lamar (Kevin Pollack) in prison.
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Neighborhood, Daphne" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Marty and Courtney bring baby Daphne home from the hospital and Calvin is surprised to learn that Marty plans to take the paternity leave Dave offered in the employee handbook for the Fuse Box. Also, Tina will do anything to earn Daphne’s love.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of July 7)
Monday, July 7
- Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Watch Jenny on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Maggie Q (Pivoting) - Maggie talks about Ballard on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Tasha Smith (Survival of the Thickest/Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse/The Tom Show/Boston Common) - Tasha, who stars in Netflix's Surival of the Thickest, joins Tamron Hall (repeat) to discuss how she found her freedom by sharing her story on her own terms and learning to embrace self-love, 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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