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

Wednesday, November 20

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 18)

Wednesday, November 20

Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Watch Ralph on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Bowen Yang (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Bowen is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He talks about Wicked on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
Bridget Everett (Somebody Somewhere) - Bridget appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Johnny Pemberton (Son of Zorn), Nichole Sakura (Maggie/Superstore) and Matt Braunger (Up All Night) - Johnny, Nicole and Matt are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Joey McIntyre (Return of the Mac/The McCarthys) - Joey appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Lacey Chabert (Still the King/Baby Daddy/Family Guy) - Lacey stops by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11:15pm on Bravo.
John Lithgow (Trial & Error/Twenty Good Years/3rd Rock from the Sun) - NBC's Today catches up with John in the 9am hour.
Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke talks about Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/The Ellen Show/Welcome to New York) - Jim stops by Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
Ron Funches (Loot/Powerless/Undateable) - Ron is joining Drew to hit the headlines and telling her about working with Travis Kelce on Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Rosemarie Dewitt (United States of Tara) - Rosemarie is joining Drew chatting about her new movie Out of my Mind, being married to actor Ron Livingston and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Paul Reiser (Mad About You/Red Oaks/Married/My Two Dads) - Paul discusses his new comedy special on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.