Saturday, November 21, 2020
SitcomsOnline Digest: NBC Sets Premiere Date for Mr. Mayor; New Version of Name That Tune in the Works at Fox
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's Thanksgiving week, and we're hearing more about the debut of Mr. Mayor, a new game show hosted by Jane Krakowski, and more. Let's get going!
- Mr. Mayor, the sitcom starring Ted Danson from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, has a debut date set for NBC. (Variety)
- Conan O'Brien is set to leave TBS and move to HBO Max, where he'll be down to a weekly show, leaving us to wonder what the future of daily late night cable talk is (or isn't). (Deadline)
- Name That Tune is making a return to primetime on Fox, with Jane Krakowski hosting. (Variety)
- Sitcom writer-producer Chuck Hauck has died at age 79. (Deadline)
- We aren't sure how this will work, but an UNO game show is in the works. (Variety)
- There is now a Carol Burnett channel available on Roku. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 21 - NOVEMBER 27)
- It looks like A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving will air on traditional TV after all, as PBS will be airing it tomorrow night.
- Decades has a Barnaby Jones marathon this weekend.
- Thanksgiving isn't complete without the WKRP in Cincinnati episode "Turkey's Away," MeTV has that for you on Sunday at 7:30, along with other Thanksgiving episodes of other series.
- The long-awaited Saved by the Bell reboot debuts Thursday on Peacock.
- Antenna TV has a Partridge Family marathon featuring every episode that begins on Wednesday at 8.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Sunday, March 30
The Simpsons - "The Flandshees of Innersimpson" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Bart dips his toe into the world of celebrity DJ-ing; Homer finally pushes Flanders too far.
Family Guy - "Pitch Imperfect" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Peter must gain his family's respect back after he makes a humiliating throw; Brian and Stewie become chiropractors.
The Great North - "It's Compli-skated Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Judy tells a story to help Alanis Morissette fall asleep; Beef's romantically obsessed stalker, Zelda Blop, returns to Lone Moose with a surprise.
Krapopolis - "Number Two" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Ty and Stupe are both looking to hire assistants; Hippo tries to have a romantic getaway with Daphne -- and his parents.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 24)
Sunday, March 30
- Michelle Buteau (Survival of the Thickest/Bless the Harts/Enlisted) - Catch Michelle on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
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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