SitcomsOnline Digest: Last Man Standing Season Premiere to Include "Tim the Toolman"; New Netflix Comedy From Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

Saturday, December 05, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: Last Man Standing Season Premiere to Include "Tim the Toolman"; New Netflix Comedy From Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about the Last Man Standing season premiere, a new Netflix comedy, and the end of an NBC hit. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Last Man Standing is returning next month for a final season, and it's going to feature a Home Improvement crossover... sort of. (Deadline)
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone are set to executive produce and star in a new comedy for Netflix. (Variety)
Jim Parsons on The Office instead of The Big Bang Theory? It could have happened. (Deadline)
Young Sheldon has paused production due to a positive COVID-19 test on the set. (People)
Superstore isn't even waiting to see a long drawn out ratings drop after losing America Ferrera, it's just going to go ahead and end at the end of this season. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 5 - DECEMBER 11)

You can now binge watch every episode of The Middle on HBO Max.
If you're into classic game shows, there is now a channel for Bob Barker's episodes of The Price is Right on Pluto TV.
Jason Bateman hosts a new Saturday Night Live tonight.
The final season of Shameless arrives on Showtime on Sunday.
Decades is "movin' on up" with a binge of The Jeffersons this weekend.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, May 15

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Guilt Boots" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Georgie panics when he learns that Jim is considering selling the tire store to his rival, and Mandy’s forced to confront a long-running lie, on part one of the first season finale.

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Big Decisions" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Tensions rise when Georgie finds out the truth about Mandy’s boss, and Georgie does all he can to buy the tire store before Jim sells it, on part two of the first season finale.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 12)

Thursday, May 15

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Watching Ellie/Seinfeld/Day by Day) - Catch Julia on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Mo Amer (Mo/Ramy) - Mo is a guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Glenn Howerton (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/A.P. Bio/The Mindy Project/That '80s Show) - Glenn appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Keyla Monterroso Mejia (Abbott Elementary/Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Brandon Kyle Goodman (Human Resources) - Keyla and Brandon are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - E! News has an interview with Stanley at 11pm on E!.
Method Man (Method & Red) - Method Man is a guest on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) and Cedric the Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - CBS Mornings has CBS Deals with Anthony and Cedric sometime between 7-9am.
Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Mario and Kit Hoover talk about Access Daily on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
Nick Jonas (Jonas) - Nick chats about his Broadway show The Last Five Years on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Bernadette Peters (High Desert/Mozart in the Jungle/All's Fair) - Bernadette talks about Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke, author of Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman, is revealing to Drew her cover photo on AARP magazine in celebration of her 50th birthday on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie and Drew are sharing some gadgets to help with menopause symptoms on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Terry Crews (Everybody Still Hates Chris/Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Terry talks about NBC's America's Got Talent on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Dulé Hill (The Wonder Years) - Dulé Hill is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.