SitcomsOnline Digest: New Sitcom from Chuck Lorre Under Development at CBS; Remembering Legendary TV Producer Leonard Goldberg

Saturday, December 07, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: New Sitcom from Chuck Lorre Under Development at CBS; Remembering Legendary TV Producer Leonard Goldberg

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a new sitcom from Chuck Lorre for CBS, the death of a TV producing icon, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

CBS is running low on Chuck Lorre sitcoms, but no need to worry, a new one is already in the pipeline. (Deadline)
Leonard Goldberg, who famously produced numerous series with Aaron Spelling in the 1970s and continued to work up until his death as executive producer for the current CBS series Blue Bloods, has died at age 85. (USA Today)
While ABC and NBC are keeping with the tradition of broadcasting their nightly evening news from New York, CBS is trying something new as they are now broadcasting from Washington DC. (CBS News)
It's official, Viacom and CBS are one company again for the third time in their history, and they are going by the name ViacomCBS. (Variety)
Following up on a Halloween preview event, Roseanne is set to permanently join the Cozi TV lineup in January. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 13)

Decades is airing The Facts of Life all this weekend.
It's J.Lo's turn to host Saturday Night Live this weekend.
Vanna White makes her debut as temporary host of Wheel of Fortune this week, while Pat Sajak recuperates from surgery.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Tuesday, November 24

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 23)

Tuesday, November 24

Goldie Hawn (Good Morning World) - Catch Goldie and Kurt Russell on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Adam DeVine (The Righteous Gemstones/Modern Family/Workaholics) - Adam appears on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin is a guest on a repeat of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah at 11pm.
Michael J. Fox (Family Ties/Spin City/The Michael J. Fox Show) - Michael chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Mark Consuelos (Alpha House/Hope & Faith) - Mark appears on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
The cast of The Unicorn - The cast of The Unicorn are guests on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Paul Scheer (Black Monday/Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy/Fresh Off the Boat/The League) - Paul will be on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Vanessa Lachey (Dads - Vanessa talks about Lifetime's Once Upon a Main Street on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
John O'Hurley (Seinfeld/The Mullets) - John talks about NBC's The National Dog Show on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren, Mario Lopez and the new cast of Saved by the Bell) - Elizabeth, Mario and the new cast of Peacock's Saved by the Bell are guests on E!'s Daily Pop at 11am.
Melissa Joan Hart (No Good Nick/Melissa & Joey/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch/Clarissa Explains It All) - Melissa talks about her new Christmas movie Dear Christmas on E!'s Daily Pop at 11am.
Marlo Thomas (That Girl) - Marlo has Thanks + Giving: St. Jude Helping Two Stepsisters in Their Cancer Journey with Marlo in the 9am hour.
John Michael Higgins (Saved by the Bell/Great News/Happily Divorced/Kath & Kim) - John talks about Peacock's Saved by the Bell in the 10am hour.