SitcomsOnline Digest: New Programming for Pluto TV; Recap of Parks and Recreation Special

Saturday, May 02, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: New Programming for Pluto TV; Recap of Parks and Recreation Special

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's not been a particularly busy week, but we do have news of some new Pluto TV programming, a recap of the Parks and Recreation special, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Pluto TV has added some new channels, including one from Game Show Network. (Cord Cutters News)
Here is a recap of the Parks and Recreation special, in case you missed it. (Deadline)
The cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (well, minus Janet Hubert, of course) remembered the life of James Avery this week. (LA Times)
Sam Lloyd, who appeared on Scrubs and many other series, has died at age 56. (Variety)
An animated special for One Day at a Time is in the works. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 2 - MAY 8)

It's six hours of Becker today and Coach tomorrow on Antenna TV.
It's a Barnaby Jones binge on Decades this weekend.
The eleventh season of Archer debuts Wednesday on FXX.
ABC has a night of season finales for their sitcoms on Tuesday night.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Monday, August 10

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Digital Drive" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Calvin reluctantly agrees to let Marty create a website for his auto shop in the hopes of drumming up more business. Also, with Gemma out of town for a school retreat, Dave makes it his mission to prove to his son, Grover, that there’s more to life than his favorite gadgets.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Tough Like a Laundromat Washing Machine" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bob hires Abishola to take care of Dottie in his home while she recovers. Also, Dottie has a hard time dealing with her limitations and takes it out on Abishola.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 10)

Monday, August 10

Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle) - Watch Bryan on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish/Girlfriends) - Tracee appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs/Rules of Engagement/Reno 911!) - Wendi is a guest on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
Liza Coshy (Liza on Demand) - Liza guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Adam Pally (Indebted/Champaign Ill/Making History/The Mindy Project/Happ Endings) - Adam appears on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/Welcome to New York) and Mckenna Grace (Young Sheldon) - Jim and Mckenna talk about Troop Zero on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
Adam DeVine (The Righteous Gemstones/Modern Family/Workaholics) - Adam talks about Discovery's Shark Week on NBC's Today in the 10am hour. He talks about Bad Ideas on People Now at 1pm.
D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys) - D.L. talks about Surrender White People: Our Unconditional Terms For Peace on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
Joel McHale (Community/The Great Indoors) - Joel talks about The Darkest Timeline podcast and Becky on Access Daily, so check your local listings.