SitcomsOnline Digest: Parks and Recreation Reunion Special to Air Thursday; HBO Max Sets Debut Slate

Saturday, April 25, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: Parks and Recreation Reunion Special to Air Thursday; HBO Max Sets Debut Slate

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing about a Parks and Recreation reunion that is coming next week, learning more about HBO Max, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

The cast of Parks and Recreation is getting back together (at a distance, of course), for a special on Thursday night. (Entertainment Weekly)
The fifth season of Superstore ended a bit earlier than planned, so it looks like some loose ends (including the departure of America Ferrera) will need to be wrapped up next season. (Deadline)
We're getting close to the launch of HBO Max, and we're getting an early look at what will be on the launch for the premiere. (Deadline)
We missed this one a few weeks ago, but it looks like Disney+ is rebooting Doogie Howser, MD. (AV Club)
Nobody really knows what will be renewed or canceled for next season, particularly since the pandemic changed the dynamics of pilot season. (Deadline)
Tom Lester, who played Eb on Green Acres, has died at age 81. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 25 - MAY 1)

Antenna TV has binges of The Partridge Family today and Three's Company tomorrow, though they have been shortened to 12-6 now.
Decades has a binge of Diagnosis Murder all weekend.
The Parks and Recreation special previously mentioned will air Thursday on NBC.
A new "at home" episode of Saturday Night Live will air tonight.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Thursday, October 22

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 19)

Thursday, October 22

Jay Pharoah (White Famous) - Catch Jay on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio/The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Michael Keaton (Report to Murphy/Working Stiffs/All's Fair) - Michael is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Josh Gad (1600 Penn/Back to You) - Josh appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
D'Arcy Carden (Barry/The Good Place) - D'Arcy is a guest on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
Jane Lynch (Angel from Hell) - Jane will be on a repeat of Conan at 11pm on TBS.
Marlon Wayans (Marlon/The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 10:30pm on Bravo.
Kristin Chenoweth (Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea will be on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
Kim Coles (Living Single) - Kim appears on The Real, so check your local listings.
Parvesh Cheena (Connecting.../A to Z/Outsourced) - Parvesh is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family/The Class) - Jesse will be on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
William Shatner ($h*! My Dad Says) - William appears on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Kevin Hart (The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin talks about hosting The MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon on E!'s Daily Pop at 11am.