Saturday, November 07, 2020
SitcomsOnline Digest: Jeopardy GOATS to Return in New Version of The Chase; Holly Robinson Peete Joins American Housewife Cast
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We don't have much for you this week (in case you haven't noticed, there has been this whole election dominating the news), but we do have some more game show news for ABC (they're becoming a home for these), spoilers from cast exits from two popular sitcoms in the past week, and more. Let's get going!
- ABC is bringing back the contestants of Jeopardy: The Greatest of All Time for a remake of the British game show, The Chase (which was already remade for GSN a few years ago). (Variety)
- Don't read this if you hate spoilers, but if you don't care, this is how Anna Faris was written out of Mom. (Deadline)
- Even more spoilers for another sitcom with a star who left this week (so don't click if you want to watch it yourself), this is how America Ferrera was written out of Superstore. (Deadline)
- Holly Robinson Peete has been tapped for a recurring role in the current season of American Housewife. (Deadline)
- It isn't happening in the United States (not right now, at least), but Netflix is launching a linear channel on their service in France. (Tech Crunch)
- Connecting... has been disconnected at NBC. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 7 - NOVEMBER 13)
- A new season of The Unicorn arrives on CBS on Thursday night.
- Decades has a binge this weekend of Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts.
- There's a new episode of Saturday Night Live tonight, featuring Dave Chappelle and the Foo Fighters.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, May 2
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 28)
Friday, May 2
- Jon Hamm (Grimsburg/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Watch Jon on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Tim Robinson (Detroiters) - Tim appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Sunita Mani (Government Cheese/No Activity/GLOW) - Sunita is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Cheech Marin (Rob/The Golden Palace) and Tommy Chong (That '90s Show/That '70s Show) - Cheech and Tommy are guests on Real Time with Bill Maher at 10pm on HBO.
- Kelsey Grammer (Frasier/Partners/Hank/Back to You/Cheers) - Kelsey talks about his new book Karen: A Brother Remembers on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Kerry talks about Shadow Force on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Connie Britton (SMILF/Lost at Home/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Spin City) - Connie talks about The Motherhood on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am. NBC's Today catches up with Connie in the 9am hour.
- Liza Lapira (9JKL/Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life/Super Fun Night/Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23/Traffic Light) - Liza talks about The Equalizer on CBS Mornings Plus sometime between 7-9am.
- Adam DeVine (The Righteous Gemstones/Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin/Workaholics/Modern Family) - Adam talks about The Righteous Gemstones on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Wilmer Valderrama (That '70s Show) - Wilmer discusses the NCIS finale on CBS and his memoir, An American Story: Everyone's Invited, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Denis Leary (Going Dutch/No Good Deed/Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/The Job) - Denis is telling Drew about his new comedy Going Dutch and working with his son on it on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. Drew also has a surprise for Denis in celebration of 25 years of his organization, The Leary Firefighters Foundation.
- Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
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