Saturday, January 11, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: Saved by the Bell Reboot Gets More of Original Cast; ABC Expanding Game Show Empire

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's been a really busy week of news this week as the TCA Winter Tour is in full force, and we are here with news of some new reboots, game show successes for ABC, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
  • Things are coming together to reunite the entire Saved by the Bell cast for the upcoming reboot, at least for an episode or two. (Hollywood Reporter)
  • Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time has been a major success for ABC, so naturally, the network is trying to find a way to keep that momentum going beyond the end of the run next week. (Deadline) 
  • Meanwhile, in other game show news for ABC, Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting a limited revival of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Leslie Jones will be hosting a revival of Supermarket Sweep. (Good Morning America/ABC)
  • Seth MacFarlane, who has spent over two decades with Fox developing series including Family Guy, American Dad, and The Orville, is now leaving that studio to bring his new developments to NBCUniversal. (Hollywood Reporter)
  • The 2018 movie Night School is being adapted as a sitcom pilot for NBC. (Hollywood Reporter)  
  • The show thirtysomething is on the verge of being rebooted, with the original cast intact as well. (Hollywood Reporter)
  • If you ever think that there is nothing to watch on TV, you should know this: there were 532 new scripted series airing on television in 2019. (NY Times)
  • A live episode of The Conners will air on ABC next month. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 11 - JANUARY 17)

  • Decades has a binge of The Fall Guy this weekend.
  • Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time continues this week on ABC.
  • A new season of Grace and Frankie debuts Wednesday on Netflix.
  • grown-ish is back Thursday on Freeform.
  • Netflix has a pair of new comedies on Friday: AJ and the Queen, starring RuPaul, and Medical Police.
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Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Friday, May 27

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 23)

Friday, May 27

  • Josh Charles (Sports Night) - Watch Josh on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) - Miley appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Jenna Fischer (The Office/Splitting Up Together) and Angela Kinsey (The Office/The Hotwives of Orlando) - Jenna and Angela talk about their new book, The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There, on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • David Arquette (In Case of Emergency/Double Rush/Parenthood) - David appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Queen Latifah (Living Single) - Queen Latifah chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Courteney Cox (Shining Vale/Cougar Town/Friends/Family Ties) - Courteney is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect/Suddenly Susan) - Sherri guest hosts The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • Mayim Bialik (Call Me Kat/The Big Bang Theory/Blossom/Molloy) - Mayim appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Cedric the Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric is a guest on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jennifer Grey (Red Oaks/It's Like, You Know...) - Jennifer talks about her new memoir, Out of the Corner: A Memoir, on a repeat of Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Glen Powell (Scream Queens) - Glen talks about Top Gun: Maverick on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.

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ALT= Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (2022 Release) Brooklyn Nine-Nine - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Head of the Class - The Complete Fourth Season Becker - The Complete Series (2022 Release)

02/08 - Last Man Standing - The Complete Ninth Season
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02/22 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (2022 Release)
03/08 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season Eight
03/08 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
03/15 - Head of the Class - The Complete Fourth Season
03/15 - The Proud Family - The Complete Original Series - Anniversary Collection
03/22 - The Honeymooners Specials - The Complete Collection
03/29 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-5 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
03/29 - Young Rock - Season One
04/05 - Up All Night - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
04/26 - The Danny Thomas Show (aka Make Room for Daddy) - The Complete Fourth Season
04/26 - Jackie Gleason TV Treasures - 70th Anniversary Collection (including Honeymooners Rarities)
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05/31 - Becker - The Complete Series (2022 Release)
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