SitcomsOnline Digest: Who's the Boss? in Line for a Reboot; Love, Victor Renewed for Season Two

Saturday, August 08, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: Who's the Boss? in Line for a Reboot; Love, Victor Renewed for Season Two

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're learning of a new Peacock comedy with Damon Wayans Jr., hearing of some conflicts on the set of Ellen DeGeneres' talk show that could bring the show to an end, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Who's the Boss? is next in line for a reboot, with Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano on board so far. (CNN)
Love, Victor has been renewed for a second season on Hulu. (Variety)
There will be a Friends reunion for HBO Max, eventually, but it has been delayed yet again. (Deadline)
It seems a little surprising given that the off-network run that was attempted on basic cable a few years ago wasn't particularly successful, but Lionsgate is now looking to offer Weeds for syndication. (Deadline)
The game show $100,000 Pyramid is headed back into production by the end of the month. (Deadline)
You know that a show MUST be bad if it airs on The CW on a Sunday night, and gets canceled after just one episode, and that's just what happened with the British game show Taskmaster. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14)

Decades has a binge of Rhoda this weekend.
Antenna TV has a day of vacation themed episodes tomorrow.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, August 27

Ghosts - "Polar Opposites" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When a Hollywood producer comes to scout Woodstone as a filming location, Sam is prompted to take a creative leap that draws unexpected support from the ghosts. Meanwhile, changing roles among the ghosts spark a heartfelt effort to honor someone special.

Adults - "The Scrub" (FX and FXX, 9:00PM ET/PT)
The housemates uncover Paul Baker's long-kept secret.

Adults - "Fake ID" (FX and FXX, 9:34PM ET/PT)
Billie befriends the 20-year-old who inherited her fake ID. Written by Ananya Hegde; Directed by Jonathan Krisel.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 24)

Thursday, August 27

Bert Kreischer (Free Bert) - Catch Bert on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Josh Gad (Wolf Like Me/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Josh and Andrew are guests on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
The cast of Adults - Jack Innanen, Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer and Owen Thiele are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Leanne Morgan (Leanne) - NBC's Today catches up with Leanne in the 9am hour.
Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Hugh talks about Sheep Detectives on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
D'Arcy Carden (Barry/The Good Place) - D'Arcy can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.