SitcomsOnline Digest: Saved by the Bell Reboot Debut Date Set; South Park Pandemic Special a Ratings Hit

Saturday, October 03, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: Saved by the Bell Reboot Debut Date Set; South Park Pandemic Special a Ratings Hit

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a bit of a slow news week, but we have Saved by the Bell reboot news, news about new episodes of Cops (that we won't see in the US), and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

You might not be shopping on Black Friday, but you can enjoy the Saved the Bell reboot as it debuts on Peacock that weekend. (Deadline)
Apparently, the main thing that people need during a pandemic is South Park, and the recent "Pandemic Special" of the series gave it the best ratings it has seen in seven years. (TVLine)
The main cast has been announced for the NBC series Young Rock. (IGN)
Cops is back in production, but don't look for the new episodes to air in the United States. (The AV Club)
Saturday Night Live has lined up hosts for the month of October. (Deadline)
The Addams Family arrives on FETV next week. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 3 - OCTOBER 9)

Cheers is this weekend's binge on Decades.
Who's the Boss? arrives on Antenna TV on Monday.
One Day at a Time finally comes to CBS on Monday (after being delayed from a few weeks ago).
NBC brings the pandemic to primetime with Connecting... on Thursday.
A new season Saturday Night Live arrives tonight on NBC.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, April 3

Happy's Place - "Borrowin' Trouble" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Bobbie and Isabella learn Monica will inspect the speakeasy and devise a plan to get her in and out without running into Emmett; Steve and Takoda join Emmett at the fishing shack after Gabby implies he's mad at them.

Stumble - "" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
After being fired from her champion cheerleading team, coach Courtney Potter is starting over in a small Southern town where she's putting together a brand-new squad of lovable misfits in the hopes of making a comeback and winning it all.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 30)

Friday, April 3

Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) and Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/Luis) - Watch Chris and Charlie on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Ariana DeBose (Schmigadoon!) - Ariana appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Elijah Wood (Wilfred) - Elijah is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical/Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Cool Kids/The Carmichael Show/Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - David appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea and the Broadway cast and orchestra of Chess perform on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Nick Jonas (Jonas) - Nick is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
John Early (The Afterparty/Search Party) - John appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Allison Tolman (St. Denis Medical/Downward Dog) - NBC's Today catches up with Alison in the 9am hour.
Arsenio Hall (Arsenio) - Arsenio talks about Arsenio: A Memoir on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Zach Braff (Scrubs/Alex, Inc.) - Zach chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.