SitcomsOnline Digest: NBC to Bring Canadian Drama to Primetime; Peacock Working on a Clueless Reboot

Saturday, August 15, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: NBC to Bring Canadian Drama to Primetime; Peacock Working on a Clueless Reboot

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! The pandemic combined with the summer season has made news very slow and sleepy, but we're here with news about some reboots (mostly for Peacock), how Joe Biden's vice-presidential pick relates to our favorite TV series, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

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)
A Clueless reboot focusing on Dionne is in works for Peacock. (NY Post)
Duane Tatro isn't a household name, but was the composer for Dynasty and The Love Boat, and now he has died at age 93. (Deadline)
Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential nominee this week, and following comments of Harris being compared to Marge Simpson, Marge Simpson felt compelled to respond. (CNN)
Speaking of Kamala Harris, with her being the pick for vice-presidential nominee, it looks like Maya Rudolph is about to get more work (and potentially have her Tina Fey/Sarah Palin moment) at Saturday Night Live. (The Guardian)
Peacock is bringing on lots of new comedy, and has also released a trailer for their new Saved by the Bell. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 15 - AUGUST 21)

An unaired episode of black-ish from 2018 is now available to watch on Hulu.
Decades has a binge of Carol Burnett and Friends this weekend.
Right in time for the home stretch of the 2020 presidential election, the political documentary series The Circus returns to Showtime tomorrow night.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Friday, September 25

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 21)

Friday, September 25

Drew Barrymore (Santa Clarita Diet) - Watch Drew on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Rob Corddry (The Unicorn/Ballers) - Rob appears on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
Pete Holmes (Crashing) - Pete is a guest on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
Kiersey Clemons (Angie Tribeca/Transparent) - Kiersey will be on The Real, so check your local listings.
John David Washington (Ballers) - John talks about his new film Tenet, secretly shooting a movie with Zendaya during quarantine and what's next on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
David Arquette (In Case of Emergency/Double Rush/Parenthood) - David talks about the Scream reboot, two recent projects — You Cannot Kill David Arquette and Kiss The Ground — and more on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Son of Zorn/Suburgatory) - Cheryl talks about Fox's I Can See Your Voice on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Tituss talks about Netflix's Sing On on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Tia Mowry (Family Reunion/Instant Mom/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia opens up about her frightening health misdiagnosis on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
Queen Latifah) - Queen Latifah is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Sabrina Carpenter (Girl Meets World) - Sabrina appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Eugene Cordero (Tacoma FD/Other Space) - Eugene will be on Couch Surfing at 8am.