SitcomsOnline Digest: A Look at the Party of Five Reboot; The Simpsons Not Ending Soon, Says Producer

Saturday, November 30, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: A Look at the Party of Five Reboot; The Simpsons Not Ending Soon, Says Producer

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Hopefully you're enjoying this long weekend, and we're here with the little bit of news that we have from this slow news week, including a possible new sitcom for NBC, an update about a reboot, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

NBC is interested in a sitcom inspired by the last surviving Blockbuster video rental store. (Deadline)
The reboot of Party of Five is coming, and now we have our first preview. (Deadline)
Despite what the music composer for the series said in a now viral interview, The Simpsons is not coming to an end "very soon" as some media outlets have reported, at least according to producer Al Jean. (Screen Rant)
Actress Joan Staley, who appeared in many classic series in the 1960s, has died. (Deadline)
Although the "tradition" is only a few years old now, it just wouldn't be Christmas without CBS doing an I Love Lucy special event. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6)

Decades is airing both The Powers of Matthew Star and Wonder Woman this weekend.
Fox has their limited holiday sitcom, The Moodys, starting on Wednesday night.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, April 28

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 27)

Tuesday, April 28

Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Catch Keke on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Chet Hanks (Running Point) - Chet appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about Running Point on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio/The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Ayo Edebiri (Big Mouth/The Bear) - Ayo drops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - Stanley talks about The Devil Wears Prada 2 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Brenda Song (Running Point/Dollface/Dads/The Suite Life on Deck/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Brenda chats about Running Point with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana talks about her Broadway show Schmigadoon! on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - Tony appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.