SitcomsOnline Digest: TheGrio.TV to Launch in January; True Blood Reboot in the Works

Saturday, December 12, 2020

SitcomsOnline Digest: TheGrio.TV to Launch in January; True Blood Reboot in the Works

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a new digital network that will replace an old one (on stations that choose to do so, anyway), a True Blood reboot, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

LIGHTtv is about to be replaced with TheGrio.TV, an African American oriented network that will feature movies, sitcoms, dramas, news, and more, although it seems that LIGHTtv may continue to exist in an online form. (TheGrio)
One Day at a Time is officially done. (Deadline)
True Blood has been off the air for an entire seven years, so of course we're already talking about a reboot. (TVLine)
CBS is developing a new drama about teachers, called Teachable. (Deadline)
A trio of comedy pilots at NBC are going nowhere. (Deadline)
Philadelphia is going to be sunny for four more seasons, at least. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 12 - DECEMBER 18)

Decades has a binge of Family this weekend.
New collections of Jeopardy! episodes arrive on Netflix on Friday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, May 5

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 4)

Tuesday, May 5

John Mulaney (Mulaney) - Catch John on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Meg Stalter (Hacks/Too Much) - Meg appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Suli McCullough (The Jamie Foxx Show) - Suli is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Jamie Lynn Sigler (Guys with Kids) - Andy Cohen interviews Jamie Lynn on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo.
Paul W. Downs (Hacks/Broad City) - Paul 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) - Antony and Cedric talk about AC Barbeque: The Husky and Handsome Guide to Grilling on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm. Anthony will also be on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun/The Girl with Something Extra) - Sally talks about Remarkably Bright Creatures on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Jamie Lynn Sigler (Guys with Kids) - Jamie Lynn talks about And So It Is...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Jill Kargman (Odd Mom Out) - Jill talks about Influenced on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
The Cast of Shrinking - The Cast of Shrinking can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
Aasif Mandvi (The Brink) - Aasif tells Sherri about his new series The Miniature Wife on Peacock on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Phoebe Robinson (Everything's Trash) - Phoebe drops into Sherri's Laugh Lounge on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Ginnifer Goodwin (Pivoting) - The Drew Barrymore Show has a little bit extra from Drew's interview with Ginnifer, so check your local listings.
Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina the Teenage Witch) - Soleil appears on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.