Saturday, October 31, 2020
SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox to Remake British Comedy; Judy Justice Headed to IMDb TV
Happy Halloween, and welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week is a bit of a slow week, but we've got some news about a new comedy next season for Fox, we're hearing about where Judge Judy is going next, and we have plenty of Halloween marathons for you to catch today. Let's get going!
- Schitt's Creek is becoming a much bigger hit in the ratings after ending than it was when it originally ran. (Deadline)
- Fox has picked up a remake of the British comedy This Country for next season. (Deadline)
- There won't be a Rose Parade in January due to COVID-19, but it will still live on as a variety special. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Big Brother is returning for a 23rd season on CBS. (CBS)
- Judy Justice, the upcoming court show featuring Judge Judy Scheindlin in her post-Judge Judy career, will be part of IMDb TV. (Deadline)
- If you're a Netflix subscriber, you're about to pay a bit more for the service. (CNBC)
- Saturday Night Live is new tonight, and will be next week too, for an unprecedented six week run of new episodes. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 6)
- Antenna TV has a day full of Bewitched today.
- Cozi TV is celebrating Halloween with a day of The Munsters, then the Halloween episodes of Roseanne tonight (and if you want to watch those Halloween episodes of Roseanne earlier, TV Land has you covered there).
- Decades has a weekend of Dark Shadows.
- FETV has a marathon of The Addams Family today as well.
- Young Sheldon and Mom returns to CBS on Thursday night, along with the new series B Positive.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Saturday, September 6
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 1)
Friday, September 5
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family/The Class) - Watch Jesse on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Pete Davidson (Bupkis) - Pete appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Caitlin Reilly (Hacks) and Rickey Thompson (Foursome) - Caitlin and Rickey are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Charlie Sheen (Anger Management/Two and a Half Men) - Charlie discusses his new book The Book of Sheen on ABC's >Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Mariska Hargitay (Can't Hurry Love) - Mariska talks about My Mom Jayne on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Ruby Cruz (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Ruby talks about The Threesome on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Issa Rae (Insecure) - Issa talks about Seen & Heard on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Lamorne Morris (Woke/New Girl) - Drew is chatting with Emmy-winning Lamorne on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
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)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
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