Saturday, May 30, 2020
SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Max Acquires Young Sheldon; Simpsons Now Available in Original Aspect Ratio on Disney+
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to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have a lot of streaming news about HBO Max (and Disney+), we're hearing about the fall lineup that is more coronavirus-proof than any other lineup, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- No premiere date has been given yet, but HBO Max has acquired Young Sheldon. (Variety)
- HBO Max launched this week, but it still isn't available for two of the most popular streaming devices. (Vulture)
- The Simpsons is now streaming in the original aspect ratio on Disney+, but if you want to watch the widescreen versions, they allow you to do that too as a new feature. (Deadline)
- MyNetworkTV has announced their fall lineup, and if you don't feel like clicking, we can summarize it as "reruns of NBC's successful series." (Deadline)
- It may be 16 years old now and isn't talked about quite as much as it was in the first decade of the century, but Grey's Anatomy is still attracting big audiences. (Deadline)
- Marge Redmond, who played Sister Jacqueline on The Flying Nun, has died at age 95. (The Verge)
- Fraggle Rock is about to be rebooted on Apple TV+. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 30 - JUNE 1)
- The final season of Fuller House will wrap up this week on Netflix.
- Also on Netflix, you can watch the new Steve Carell comedy series Space Force, which is already streaming.
- Decades has a Matlock marathon going this weekend.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, December 16
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 15)
Tuesday, December 16
- Will Arnett (Murderville/Arrested Development/Flaked/The Millers/Up All Night/Running Wilde) - Catch Will on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Laura Benanti (Life & Beth/Younger/The Detour/Go On/Starved) - Laura makes a special appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Sabrina Carpenter (Girl Meets World) - Sabrina does day drinking on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Christopher Titus (Titus) - Christopher is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Kate Hudson (Running Point) - Kate talks about Song Sung Blue on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul and Jack Black talk about Anaconda on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- Samuel Arnold (Emily in Paris) and Bruno Gouery (Emily in Paris) - Samuel and Bruno are guests on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series (DVD)
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two (DVD)
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season (DVD)
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2 (DVD)
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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