SitcomsOnline Digest: Party of Five Reboot Coming in January; Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey to Reunite for Office Ladies Podcast

Saturday, September 14, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: Party of Five Reboot Coming in January; Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey to Reunite for Office Ladies Podcast

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're entering the last week of summer, and in just a little over a week, it'll officially be fall by the calendar and all of the new fall TV series will hit the airwaves! This week, we're learning about the Party of Five reboot, learning about another reboot that won't be happening, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

The Party of Five reboot will debut in January on Freeform. (Entertainment Weekly)
Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer have a new podcast coming soon in which they will discuss classic episodes of The Office. (Deadline)
Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman is going to prison for 14 days, but Lori Loughlin could looking at enough time in prison to come out as great-great-aunt Becky. (Yahoo! Entertainment)
Waiting for a Friends reboot? It's not happening... or at least that's what they're saying. (TV Guide)
Rocci Chatfield is unlikely to be a name you know, but she had a very long and unique career as a TV writer, writing for series including My Three Sons, Family Affair, Knots Landing, and Days of Our Lives. Now, she has died at age 93. (Deadline)
The one who is coming to Antenna TV next year is... That Girl! (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20)

Decades has a binge of The Big Valley this weekend.
NBC's newest late night talk show entry, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, debuts Monday night with Mindy Kaling as her guest, with Rainn Wilson also making an appearance.
We forgot to mention it last week, but The Ranch returned to Netflix yesterday with new episodes.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, March 6

Happy's Place - "Dart to the Heart" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Bobbie tries to help Emmett and Isabella reconnect by forcing them into a darts tournament; Steve celebrates killing a spider until Takoda informs him about Iktomi, the Lakota trickster spirit.

Stumble - "Making Mat" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Courteney must cut one of her Buttons from making mat at Daytona; each of the team shares why Daytona is so important, but Courteney operates with her head over her heart and, after grueling tryouts, renders a heartbreaking decision.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 2)

Friday, March 6

Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Watch Jason on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony/Trophy Wife) - Bradley appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Joel McHale (Animal Control/The Great Indoors/Community) - Joel is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Rose Byrne (Platonic/Physical) - Rose talks about Broadway's Fallen Angels on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Robby Hoffman (Hacks) - Robby is part of Joy’s Comedy Corner (comedy special, “Robby Hoffman: Wake Up”) on The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Dennis Quaid (Merry Happy Whatever) - NBC's Today catches up with Dennis in the 9am hour.
John Slattery (Maggie/Ed) - NBC's Today catches up with John in the 9am hour.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Drew is joined by Valerie and UFC's Laura Sanko to hit the headlines at the news desk on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.