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

Sunday, May 3

Family Guy - "Friend's Best Man" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Stewie becomes engaged to Rupert, but Brian is upset when he is not chosen as the best man.

Bob's Burgers - "Children of the Carn" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The kids return to Carniapolis to help an ex-carnie restart what they think is an innocent prank war; Teddy sees his therapist at Bob's.

American Dad! - "Reaper Madness" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
After experiencing a euphoric high from a scary story, Klaus and Hayley band together to search for their next fix.

Family Guy - "Man-Fest Destiny" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Peter and the guys become shipwrecked at Fire Island; Chris and Brian perform a lobotomy on a social-media-crazed Stewie.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 27)

Friday, May 1

Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Watch Henry on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Rita Wilson (Girls) - Rita performs on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
Jon Cryer (Extended Family/Two and a Half Men/The Trouble with Normal/Partners/The Famous Teddy Z) - Jon chats about Off-Broadway's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) and Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) - Valerie, Eric and Henry Czerny talk about Lifetime's Love, Again on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.