Saturday, December 19, 2020
SitcomsOnline Digest: Night Court Sequel in the Works; Superstore Spinoff in Development
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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 / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, July 17
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of July 13)
Friday, July 17
- Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Watch Kerry on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jon Bernthal (The Class) - Jon talks about Spider-Man: Brand New Day on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Luke Wilson (The Hawk/No Good Deed/Enlightened) - Luke talks about The Hawk on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) - Hannah chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - NBC's Today catches up with Ken in the 9am hour.
- Shay Mitchell (Dollface) - NBC's Today catches up with Shay in the 10am hour.
- Paula Pell (The 'Burbs/Girls5eva/Mapleworth Murders/A.P. Bio) - Paula hits the news with Drew and Ross then chats with Drew about her new show The 'Burbs on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
11/04/25 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11/25 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11/25 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11/25 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02/25 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16/25 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16/25 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
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