Saturday, January 02, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: COVID-19 Shuts Down Production of Several Series; Busy Week of New Premieres

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! The news isn't so heavy this week, but it's a big week of debuts this week with new sitcoms and game shows appearing in time for midseason. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
  • COVID-19 is shutting down production on several series. (Deadline) 
  • Deadline has made their list of the 21 most influential TV series of the century, so far anyway. (Deadline)
  • Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells has died, leaving Tina Louise as the only surviving cast member. (Associated Press)
  • The Office is now on Peacock, and there are some new "special features" available there, including a never before seen cold open for the finale. (Vulture)
  • HBO Max has added several new series, including Gossip Girl and The New Adventures of Old Christine. (SitcomsOnline) 

WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 2 - JANUARY 8)


  • Fox has two premieres of two new series on Sunday night, Call Me Kat and The Great North.
  • NBC has the debut of Mr. Mayor on Thursday night.
  • ABC has new game shows on Thursday night, including Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and The Chase.
  • As previously mentioned, you can now watch The Office on Peacock.
  • HBO Max has added several series, as previously mentioned.
  • The final season of Last Man Standing debuts Sunday on Fox.
  • getTV has new (old) series, including Starsky & Hutch, Charlie's Angels, and Hart to Hart.
  • More Twilight Zone continues this weekend on Decades.
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Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, April 21

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 20)

Tuesday, April 21

  • Aubrey Plaza (Kevin/Parks and Recreation) - Catch Aubrey on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Dan Bucatinsky (The Comeback/Marry Me/Web Therapy) - Dan appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) - Quinta dishes on ABC's Abbott Elementary on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Jason Ritter (Another Period/The Class) - Jason drops by the studio to talk about Matlock on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Cedric The Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) - Cedric chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Kate Hudson (Running Point) and Brenda Song (Running Point/Dollface/Dads/The Suite Life on Deck/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Kate and Brenda talk about Running Point on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am. Kate, Scott Galloway, Drew Tarver and Scott MacArthur will be on in the 9am hour.
  • Jennie Garth (Mystery Girls/What I Like About You) - Jennie discusses her "I Choose Me" summit on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Frankie Quiñones (This Fool) - Frankie is a guest on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry sits on the couch with Sherri to talk about History Channel's Hazardous History with Henry Winkler on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Ramy Youssef (#1 Happy Family USA/Ramy/See Dad Run) - Ramy tells Drew about his upcoming comedy special on HBO and married life on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Christine Ebersole (Bob Hearts Abishola/Sullivan & Son/Rachel Gunn, R.N./The Cavanaughs) - Christine is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:15am.

New on DVD and Blu-ray

Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray) Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD) St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)

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