Fri-Yay: Community Moving to Netflix Next Week; NBC Announces Final Episodes of Season List

Friday, April 03, 2020

Fri-Yay: Community Moving to Netflix Next Week; NBC Announces Final Episodes of Season List

It's time for another edition of Fri-Yay! That means we will take a look back on some sitcom happenings in recent days or weeks or other fun sitcomy stuff. It's a sitcom lover's paradise! Happy Fri-Yay!

by Vincent

Starting on Wednesday, Community is the latest sitcom addition to join Netflix. This is pretty exciting as it's an opportunity for the series to become more popular, and I've always felt that it's been the NBC sitcom of its era that has been the least discovered by the steaming masses. The Office and Parks and Rec have become streaming favorites, 30 Rock is a constant internet meme generator, but Community - while still beloved by its small but dedicated fanbase - doesn't get quite the same amount of hype. Hopefully, the show's transition to Netflix can expose it to a wider audience. While Community has been available on Hulu for many years, and Hulu is steadily increasing in popularity, it still doesn't seem to get quite the same cultural pull that Netflix does.

If you're someone with a Netflix account looking for a new sitcom to watch while staying home, Community is a great choice. It's funny, creative and has a great cast, and goes places you'd never expect a sitcom to do. It has the same clever humor of a show like The Office, but with the mind-blowing experimenting of a fringe show like Rick and Morty. I highly recommend the series, and I hope it gets enough new fans that maybe the "and a movie" part of its six seasons and a movie prophecy comes true.

NBC

Due to production halts, most series were cut a few episodes. NBC has announced final episode dates for its series. Some series were unaffected by the halt (i.e. Manifest, Will & Grace, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Indebted) and are ending as scheduled. Here is a full list of final episodes of the season list for NBC:

Show: Manifest
Final episode of the season: April 6

Show: New Amsterdam
Final episode of the season: April 14

Show: Chicago Med
Final episode of the season: April 15

Show: Chicago Fire
Final episode of the season: April 15

Show: Chicago P.D.
Final episode of the season: April 15

Show: Indebted
Final episode of the season: April 16

Show: Superstore
Final episode of the season: April 23

Show: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Final episode of the season: April 23

Show: Will & Grace
Series finale: April 23

Show: Law & Order: SVU
Final episode of the season: April 23

Show: Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Final episode of the season: May 3

Show: Good Girls
Final episode of the season: May 3

Show: The Blacklist
Final episode of the season: May 15

Show: Little Big Shots
Final episode of the season: May 24

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, December 26

Happy's Place - "Promises, Promises" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Emmett continues his nightly check-ins with Bobbie to ensure her safety, Isabella pays the price as she's kept up by their loud late-night chats, prompting her to tell Bobbie to advance their relationship or at least take it out of the house.

Stumble - "Media Day" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Courteney decides to use media day as a way to recruit new cheerleaders and to push her team to get right back on that mat; DiMarcus proves that not all Buttons are meant to be pushed.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 22)

Friday, December 26

Mila Kunis (Family Guy/That '70s Show) - Watch Mila on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Zooey Deschanel (Physical/New Girl) - Zooey appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Laura Dern (F Is for Family/Enlightened) - Laura is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Rose Byrne (Platonic/Physical) - Rose appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jamie Kaler (My Boys) - Jamie is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Dick Van Dyke (The Dick Van Dyke Show/The New Dick Van Dyke Show/The Van Dyke Show) - Dick discusses his new book with ABC News' Chris Connelly on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti cooks on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Lacey Chabert (Still the King/Baby Daddy/Family Guy) - Lacey talks about Loist in Paradise on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Ryan Reynolds (Two Guys and a Girl) - Ryan appears on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Sarah Paulson (Leap of Faith) - Sarah is a guest on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Phil Rosenthal (Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond) - Phil appears on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Mo'Nique (The Parkers) - Tamron Hall (repeat) has a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE with Mo'Nique about her weight-loss journey and the launch of her new fitness brand, Mo'Niques Movement, as well as the emotional moment with her husband that changed it all, so check your local listings.
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Star Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - NBC's Today has Cocktails and Mocktails with Neil and David Burtka on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Mario tells Sherri about his new holiday film The Christmas Spark on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Woody Harrelson (Cheers), Dave Franco (The Afterparty/Scrubs/Do Not Disturb), Isla Fisher (Wolf Like Me) and Ariana Greenblatt (Stuck in the Middle) - The Now You See Me: Now You Don't cast including Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher Jesse Eisenberg, Ariana Greenblatt, Justice Smith and Dominic Sessa join Drew to dish all about the third installment of the hit franchise on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.