SitcomsOnline Digest: Night Court Sequel in the Works; Superstore Spinoff in Development

Saturday, December 19, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: Night Court Sequel in the Works; Superstore Spinoff in Development

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Christmas week is upon us, so it's going to be a slow few weeks of news, but we've got a busy week this week including new January lineups for classic TV digital networks, a spinoff of an NBC sitcom, a Night Court reboot, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Night Court sequel is in the pipeline, and John Larroquette is onboard to be part of the cast. (Deadline)
Superstore may be coming to an end, but there is an effort to create a spinoff before that happens. (Deadline)
L.A. Law may be about to get a reboot at ABC. (NY Daily News)
It isn't just primetime series that are getting remade, now ABC is developing an All My Children sequel that would air in primtime. (Vulture)
Kids Say the Darndest Things is moving back "home" to CBS following ABC's cancellation. (Variety)
If you've got a Roku, you can finally watch HBO Max on the device. (Wired)
MeTV has a new lineup for January, for those who watch TV in a linear fashion. (SitcomsOnline)
Of course, Antenna TV has a new lineup for January as well. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 19 - DECEMBER 25)

Pluto TV will have all Christmas episodes of The Price is Right on the the Pluto TV The Price is Right: The Barker Era channel on Thursday.
Buzzr has a special week of Betty White game shows, starting at 7:30 each weeknight.
Decades is having a Touched by an Angel binge this weekend.
Antenna TV will have plenty of Christmas episodes for Thursday and Friday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Tuesday, January 25

Abbott Elementary - "Student Transfer" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT)
After a negative teacher review, Janine gets a confidence boost when a student gets transferred from Melissa’s class into hers, but it turns out the student proves to be too much to handle. While trying to forge a friendship with an uninterested Gregory, it is revealed that Jacob is constantly getting roasted by his students. The two bond after Gregory unintentionally gives Jacob the idea to incorporate the roasts in an educational way.

black-ish - "Hoop Dreams" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Jack gets a job as the locker room attendant for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Dre and Bow feel like they need to step in before letting the job get to his head. Meanwhile, Pops and Ruby realize their daily routine has gotten boring and heed advice from Junior and Olivia.

American Auto - "Commercial" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Katherine and the team reshoot a commercial to make it more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community.

Grand Crew - "Wine & Pie" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Noah's dad is in a funk, so he asks Fay to make his favorite pie; Sherm teaches Anthony to play chess; Wyatt introduces the crew to his brother.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 24)

Tuesday, January 25

Kristen Bell (The Good Place) - Catch Kristen on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Ike Barinholtz (The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project) - Ike appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Nicole is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Thomas Middleditch (B Positive/Silicon Valley) - Thomas will be on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Jim Belushi (According to Jim) - Jim is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Mike Schur (The Office/Creator of Parks and Recreation/Brooklyn Nine-Nine/The Good Place/Rutherford Falls) - Mike appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. NBC's Today catches up with Mike in the 9am hour.
Francia Raisa (How I Met Your Father/growni-ish) - Francia appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect) - Sherri guest hosts The Wendy Williams Show.
Jay Pharoah (White Famous) - Jay guest co-hosts The Real, so check your local listings.
Autumn Reeser (Complete Savages/Grounded for Life) - Autumn appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Marsai Martin (black-ish)- Marsai talks about her new Discovery+ series Remix My Space! on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
Kevin James (The Crew/Kevin Can Wait/The King of Queens) - Kevin talks about Home Team on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Ming-Na Wen (The Single Guy) - Ming-Na talks about The Book of Boba Fett on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.