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
Saturday, May 21
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 16)
Friday, May 20
- Glen Powell (Scream Queens) - Watch Glen on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Fred Armisen (Schmigadoon!/Los Espookys/Forever) - Fred appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Bob Odenkirk (The Larry Sanders Show) - Bob is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He will also be on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Bobby Moynihan (Mr. Mayor/Me, Myself & I) - Bobby appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Josh Gad (Central Park/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) - Josh talks about the animated series Central Park on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Vanessa Lachey (Truth Be Told/Dads) - Vanessa guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Watching Ellie/Seinfeld/Day by Day) - Julia appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
- Michael Rapaport (Atypical/The War at Home) - Michael guest hosts The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
- Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) - Zoey will be on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Britt Lower (Man Seeking Woman/Big Lake) - Britt is a guest on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso appears on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (February-May)
02/08 - Last Man Standing - The Complete Ninth Season
02/22 - Everybody Hates Chris - The Complete Series (2022 Release)
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)
05/03 - No Activity - Season Three
05/31 - Becker - The Complete Series (2022 Release)
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