SitcomsOnline Digest: Remembering Fred Silverman, the Man Who Shaped TV in the 70s; Pair of Soap Operas Renewed

Saturday, February 01, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: Remembering Fred Silverman, the Man Who Shaped TV in the 70s; Pair of Soap Operas Renewed

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We are in yet another slow news week, but we're hearing of the death of a man who shaped TV in the 70s and early 80s, a reboot that won't be going forward, and a few renewals. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Fred Silverman, the man who effectively shaped all three broadcast television networks in the 70s and 80s and is in some way had some role in giving the green light to much of what we call the "classic TV" of this era, has died at age 82. (New York Times)
Beat Shazam has been renewed for a fourth season. (Variety)
With all of the shows that get rebooted, here is one that won't be (at least not for the network that was considering it), The Game. (Deadline)
The soap opera genre gets another year (or four) of drama, as Days of Our Lives was renewed for another season and The Young and the Restless was renewed for another four. (Deadline)
CBS has announced some midseason premiere dates. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 8)

Decades has a binge marathon of Here Come the Brides this weekend.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine returns for a seventh season on Thursday night on NBC.
CBS has the return of MacGyver for a new season on Friday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, May 12

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 11)

Tuesday, May 12

Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Catch Nicole on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Andrew appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Watching Ellie/Seinfeld/Day by Day) - Julia is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso appears on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John talks about Hulu's Dear Killer Nannies on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Lamorne Morris (Woke/New Girl) - Lamorne chats with the hosts about Spider-Noir on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Chris Perfetti (Abbott Elementary) - Chris talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Donna Mills (The Good Life) - Tamron Hall has a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE with Donna clapping back at comments about wearing “too much makeup for your age,” sparking a powerful conversation, so check your local listings.
Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair/Malcolm in the Middle/The Louie Show) - Bryan discusses his Dos Hombres line on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Scott Foley (The Goodwin Games/A.U.S.A./Scrubs) - NBC's Today catches up with Scott in the 9am hour.