Saturday, August 22, 2020
SitcomsOnline Digest: Comedy Central Cancels Tosh.0 Despite Four Season Renewal; Saved by the Bell Pop Up Experience Arrives in Social Distancing Era
- When there's a pandemic, what's old to Canada is new to the US, and that's what NBC has in mind when they bring Canadian medical drama Transplant to the lineup this fall. (TVLine)
- Being renewed for four seasons sounds like a huge deal, but sometimes it means nothing, as Comedy Central has decided to cancel Tosh.0 in it's twelfth season, before it had a chance to see any of those four extra seasons. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Comedy Central has also canceled Drunk History, as they seem to be betting everything on animation (a big bet, considering that currently it's just South Park). (NY Post)
- A new Saved by the Bell pop up experience is coming soon, but this time, it'll be carryout only. (Deadline)
- COVID-19 has lead to the cancellation of a pair of Netflix series. (Deadline)
- We think this is the last we'll hear about the college admissions tuition scandal here, but Lori Loughlin has been sentenced to two months in prison for her involvement, although the biggest punishment that she faces is that she likely won't be the face of Hallmark at Christmas ever again. (CNN)
- Norman Lear has made history as the oldest living Emmy Award nominee. (Deadline)
- A season premiere date has been set for Dancing with the Stars. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 22 - AUGUST 28)
- The Jeffersons is this weekend's binge on Decades.
- The seventh season of Mom arrives on Hulu on Wednesday.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Saturday, October 18
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 13)
Friday, October 17
- Charlie Hunnam (Undeclared) - Watch Charlie on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Chelsea Frei (The Paper/The Moodys) - Chelsea appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Maz Jobrani (Superior Donuts/The Knights of Prosperity/Better Off Ted) - Maz is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Kristin Chenoweth (Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin talks about Queen of Versailles on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Zachary Quinto (Big Mouth/So Notorious) - Zachary talks about Brilliant Minds on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Tony Shalhoub (We Are Men/Stark Raving Mad/Wings) - NBC's Today catches up with Tony in the 9am hour.
- Aziz Ansari (Master of None/Parks and Recreation) - Aziz talks about Good Fortune on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Penn Badgley (Do Over) - Penn talks about Crushmore: Essays on Love, Loss, and Coming-of-Age with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Mira Sorvino (Shining Vale) - Mira joins Sherri to talk about starring in Chicago the Musical on Broadway on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) - Cristela stops by Sherri's Laugh Lounge on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Penn Badgley (Do Over) - Penn talks about podcast Podcrushed on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (FUBAR) - Real Time with Bill Maher features a one-on-one interview with Arnold on HBO at 10pm.
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05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
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