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!
- 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
Saturday, May 31
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 26)
Friday, May 30
- Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal/The Curse) - Watch Nathan on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Paula Poundstone (Home Movies) - Paula performs stand-up comedy on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Ralph swings by for a chat about Karate Kid: Legends on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) - Justina chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She also talks about Broadway's Real Women Have Curves: The Musical on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Yara Shahidi (grown-ish/black-ish) - Yara is telling Drew about the new venture she's taking on, where she's currently at with dating and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Don Darryl Rivera (Only Murders in the Building) - Don talks about Broadway's Aladdin on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
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03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
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