SitcomsOnline Digest: Amazon Gets Streaming Rights to Mad Men; Too Close for Comfort on Pluto TV

Saturday, July 04, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: Amazon Gets Streaming Rights to Mad Men; Too Close for Comfort on Pluto TV

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a bit of a slow news week due to the holiday, but we have a few things for you, including Amazon picking up Mad Men streaming rights, Too Close for Comfort on Pluto TV, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Amazon has picked up the steaming rights to Mad Men. (Deadline)
Once again, current events are affecting classic TV series, with Hulu removing a Golden Girls episode with a blackface joke that wasn't exactly blackface. (Vulture)
Don't worry about Days of Our Lives, the series is set to return to production on September 1. (Deadline)
The first guest hosts for Jimmy Kimmel's vacation have been announced. (TVLine)
Hugh Downs, who is known for sitting next to Barbara Walters throughout the 90s on 20/20 (right after TGIF), has died at age 99. (CNN)
Carl Reiner died this past week, and there are plenty of tributes to him planned (including one that aired on CBS last night). (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 4- JULY 10)

Syfy may have abandoned their tradition of showing Twilight Zone during Independence Day weekend, but Decades has you covered if you want that.
Too Close for Comfort is available to watch now on TV Land Sitcoms, but not the cable channel, but the free streaming version on Pluto TV.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, June 17

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 15)

Wednesday, June 17

Walton Goggins (The Righteous Gemstones/The Unicorn/Vice Principals) - Watch Walton on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Lexi Minetree (Elle) - Lexi appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
John Early (The Afterparty/Search Party) - John also talks about his film Maddie's Secret on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Lukas Gage (Overcompenating) - Andy Cohen interviews Lukas on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11pm on Bravo.
Matty Matheson (The Bear) - Matty talks about The Bear on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Joan Cusack (What About Joan) - Joan talks about Toy Story 5 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Mekai Curtis (Kirby Buckets) - Mekai talks about Power Book III: Raising Kanan on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Bowen Yang (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) and Matt Rogers (No Good Deed/I Love That for You) - Bowen and Matt are guests on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
Britt Lower (Ghosted/Man Seeking Woman/Big Lake) - NBC's Today catches up with Britt in the 9am hour.
Elisha Cuthbert (The Ranch/Happy Endings) - Elisha talks about Every Year After on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Billy Bob Thornton (Hearts Afire) - Billy Bob talks about Landman on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jay Hernandez (Hang Time) - Jay stops by Access Daily with Mario & Kit to chat about Toy Story 5, so check your local listings.