SitcomsOnline Digest: Cherie Johnson to Reprise Role in Punky Brewster Sequel; Pop TV Renews Florida Girls

Saturday, October 05, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: Cherie Johnson to Reprise Role in Punky Brewster Sequel; Pop TV Renews Florida Girls

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We are officially into that fall news slump already, where everything has premiered and nothing much is happening, but we have casting news about the Punky Brewster sequel series, we are hearing about the renewal of a Pop TV series, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Cherie Johnson has been cast to reprise her role in the Punky Brewster sequel. (Deadline)
Florida Girls has been renewed for a second season by Pop TV. (Deadline)
Diahann Carroll, who made history twice with her roles on Julia and later Dynasty, has died at age 84. (Hollywood Reporter)
The competition is on with Netflix and Disney, as Disney has now banned Netflix ads for their networks. (The Verge)
LMN has 25 new movies on the way this fall. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 5 - OCTOBER 11)

Another full week of season premieres is coming, as series on The CW (which tends to start their fall season a bit later) kick off many of their new seasons throughout this week.
The newest version of Kids Say the Darnedest Things comes to ABC tomorrow night.
Nickelodeon reboots Are You Afraid of the Dark? on Friday night.
Decades has a weekend full of Movin' On.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, November 23

Universal Basic Guys - "Spectrum Slam" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Mark trains to win a charity basketball tournament; David tries to find a teammate.

The Simpsons - "The Day of the Jack-up" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
After a mysterious buyer purchases every ticket for the K-pop concert Lisa wants to go to, the Simpsons have to figure out the identity of this evil ticket reseller.

Krapopolis - "The Anniversary Present" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Shlub has to improvise a gift for Deliria after forgetting their anniversary; Tyrannis and Stupendous try to cheer up Hippocampus after a break-up.

Bob's Burgers - "Tube for Tina" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Linda has a strong reaction when Tina buys a tiny tube top; Bob, Teddy, Louise and Gene deal with the consequences of a rare bird flying into the window of the restaurant.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 17)

Friday, November 21

Ms. Pat (The Ms. Pat Show) - Watch Ms. Pat on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Ben Stiller (Arrested Development) - Ben appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Sydney Sweeney (Everything Sucks!) - Sydney is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Matthew Broderick (Better Things) - Matthew appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Dave Franco (The Afterparty/Scrubs/Do Not Disturb) - Dave appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Jason talks about Zootopia 2 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Sebastian Maniscalco (Bookie) - Sebastian talks about his comedy special It Ain't Right on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.