SitcomsOnline Digest: Mom Set for New Season Without Star; Chelsea Handler Sells Half Hour Comedies to Peacock and HBO Max

Saturday, September 05, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: Mom Set for New Season Without Star; Chelsea Handler Sells Half Hour Comedies to Peacock and HBO Max

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a holiday weekend, but we're here with some unexpected news about Mom, hearing about how some shows are returning to production, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Mom is set to begin filming the 8th season in just days, but it will be without Anna Faris, which may make or break the series. (CNN)
Even if they don't get all of the attention that other series get, Tyler Perry's sitcoms usually score pretty well, and did that again this weekend. (Deadline)
Chelsea Handler has sold half hour comedies to both HBO Max and Peacock. (Variety)
New episodes of Jeopardy! are returning in a week, and there is a new executive producer that will be familiar to fans. (Vulture)
25 Words or Less is set to start a new season at least partially from Meredith Vieira's basement. (Deadline)
A one hour black-ish special, ahead of the actual season premiere, will air October 4 on ABC. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 5 - SEPTEMBER 11)

How I Met Your Mother will have a marathon on LAFF tomorrow and Monday, before joining the regular lineup.
The new Hulu series Woke debuts on Wednesday.
Decades has a Get Smart binge this weekend.
Antenna TV celebrates the working class with an It's a Living marathon on Monday.
If you like Three's Company, you can now watch it 24/7 on Pluto TV.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, September 30

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 29)

Tuesday, September 30

Kumail Nanjiani (Bless the Harts/Silicon Valley) - Catch Kumail on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Reneé Rapp (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Reneé is the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Dwayne Johnson (Young Rock) - Dwayne appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about his children's book Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Charlie Hunnam (Undeclared) - Charlie stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about Monster: The Ed Gein Story on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) - Cristela is a guest on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Chelsea Frei (The Paper/The Moodys) - Chelsea appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She will also be on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo.
Glen Powell (Chad Powers/Scream Queens) - Glen talks about Chad Powers on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Mindy Kaling (Running Point/The Mindy Project/The Office) - ABC's Good Morning America has Deals & Steals with Mindy sometime between 7-9am.
Asher Grodman (Ghosts) - Asher talks about Ghosts on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Star Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - NBC's Today has TODAY Food with Neil and David Burtka sometime between 7-9am.
Jane Lynch (Angel from Hell) - Jane dishes on the new season of Celebrity Weakest Link on Fox on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Regina Hall (Black Monday/Grandfathered/Married/Second Generation Wayans) - Regina tells Drew all about her action-packed new film One Battle After Another on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Teri Hatcher (The Odd Couple/Sunday Dinner/Karen's Song/The Love Boat) - Teri is whipping up a delicious meal in the kitchen with her Desperately Devoted Podcast Co-Hosts onscreen daughter Andrea Bowen and real-life daughter Emerson Tenney on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
John Corbett (And Just Like That.../Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/United States of Tara/Lucky/Sex and the City) - John talks about Soul on Fire on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.