SitcomsOnline Digest: The On-Going Feud Between Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy; Writer of Friends Theme Song Dies

Saturday, December 28, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: The On-Going Feud Between Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy; Writer of Friends Theme Song Dies

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a very slow week for news since we're between holidays (and it'll probably stay that way for another week), but we've got some news about some TV related deaths, an ongoing feud between two comedians, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Eddie Murphy and Bill Cosby (or at least Bill Cosby's publicist) have had a few words to say to each other in the past week. (Vanity Fair)
Allee Willis is not a household name, but she wrote the theme song for Friends, and she has died this week at age 72. (NY Post)
Lee Mendelson, the producer of A Charlie Brown Christmas, died on Christmas Day. (CNN)
Freeform has really come a long way from the days of being the religious cable network that would bleep out mild swears and even skip episodes of Punky Brewter for being controversial, as they will have a lineup in January that includes The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Superstore. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 28 - JANUARY 3)

Decades is airing a binge marathon of Father Dowling Mysteries this weekend.
The eighth season of Last Man Standing (who knew it would go on that long?) debuts Friday on Fox

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, July 12

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A Big Birthday and Tequila Shots" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Mandy struggles to celebrate Georgie’s 21st birthday after hitting a rough patch in her career.

The Simpsons - "Bad Boys... For Life?" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Homer and Marge can't decide if Bart is naughty or nice.

Animal Control - "Dragons and Dognappers" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Rob Gronkowski returns and asks the team for help rehoming a zebra; Emily and Shred's first date goes awry when they unexpectedly run into Daisy and Patel on their night out; Frank must defend Templeton when Templeton is accused of dognapping.

Universal Basic Guys - "Hoagie Jones" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Mark and Hank buy a horse together; Tammy invests in a painting.

Grimsburg - "Mo11y" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Flute forgets to buy Stan a gift for his birthday, he steals an AI doll from the evidence locker; Wynona is forced to confront her ex-boyfriend.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of July 6)

Friday, July 10

Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany guest hosts a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Octavia Spencer (Mom) - Watch Octavia on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Zoey Deutch (The Suite Life on Deck) - Zoey is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Robert Smigel (Let's Be Real) - Robert appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Stephen Root (Barry/Ladies Man/NewsRadio) - Stephen is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Dwayne Johnson (Young Rock) - Dwayne, Auli’i Cravalho and Catherine Laga’aia discuss Moana on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.