Saturday, April 04, 2020
SitcomsOnline Digest: Executive Producers of The Office Considering New Work-at-Home Comedy; Lights Out with David Spade Gets Lights Turned Out Permanently
- With everybody working at home, the executive producers of The Office are now reportedly working on a new sitcom idea that would be like The Office, except with everybody working from home. (NPR)
- Lights Out with David Spade went on a coronavirus quarantine hiatus, but now it won't be coming back, as Comedy Central yet again can't seem to find a successful show to air after The Daily Show. (AV Club)
- It should be a surprise to nobody, but a third season of The Conners is probably going to happen. (Deadline)
- Daytime talk is alive and well again after being shutdown for coronavirus. (Deadline)
- New episodes of Rick and Morty will debut on May 3. (Ars Technica)
- American Dad! is celebrating 15 years of being on the air, who knew it would last that long? (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 4 - APRIL 10)

- On Wednesday night, the very last live action sitcom on the broadcast networks that is leftover from the 00's comes to an end, as the series finale of Modern Family airs.
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire? also returns right after that finale of Modern Family, and will feature Eric Stonestreet as the first contestant.
- Decades is featuring The Love Boat this weekend as their binge.
- You can watch the original One Day at a Time 24/7 on a special channel on Pluto TV right now.
- On Antenna TV, you can watch Alice all day today and Archie Bunker's Place all day tomorrow.
- The third season of The Last OG debuts Tuesday on TBS.
- An entirely new streaming service, Quibi, debuts on Monday, though it will be a lot different from Hulu or Netflix.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Sunday, June 4
The Simpsons - "My Life as a Vlog" (Fox, 7:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Through a series of YouTube recommended videos, the story of the rise and fall of the Simpson family vlog is revealed.
Family Guy - "Oscars Guy" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The Griffins perform a retelling of three Oscar-winning stories: "Silence of the Lambs," "American Beauty" and "Forrest Gump."
HouseBroken - "Who's Nocturnal?" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
After Honey loses a clutch of baby possums she is supposed to be caring for, she and The Gray One set out to find them; Shel and Nibbles try to apprehend a critter that has been pooping on Shel's shell at night; Diablo gets abducted by an owl.
HouseBroken - "Who's Married?" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
A new playmate upends Honey and Chief's relationship; Tabitha helps Chico find the perfect anniversary gift for Kevin; Nibbles goes searching for her special someone.
Raven's Home - "Lizard Let Lie" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
On the eve of Raven's big reality show debut, Alice lies to get out of a class speech, and Victor tries to get out of a surprise health inspection.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 29)
Saturday, June 3
- Ronald Gladden (Jury Duty) - Ronald can be heard on SiriusXM's Ben +1 at 9am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (January-June)
01/03 - Andy Richter Controls the Universe - The Complete Series (2023 Release)
01/27 - Master of None - Season Three / The Complete Series
02/21 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Nine / The Complete Season Ten
02/28 - Growing Pains - The Complete Series
03/28 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/04 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Fifth Season (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/18 - Blondie - The Complete 1957 Television Series (Blu-ray)
04/25 - Cheers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
05/23 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Eleven / The Complete Season Twelve
05/23 - Go On - The Complete Series
05/23 - Kate & Allie - The Complete Series (Universal)
05/29 - Gimme a Break! - The Complete Series (VEI)
05/29 - Kate & Allie - The Complete Series (VEI)
05/30 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
06/13 - Mayberry R.F.D. - The Complete Series
06/13 - Night Court (1984-1992) - The Complete Series
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