Saturday, January 09, 2021
SitcomsOnline Digest: Roku to Acquire Much of Quibi Library; ABC Sees Success in Thursday Night Game Shows
Welcome
to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's another slow news week (well, slow in the television industry anyway... it's been very loud elsewhere), but we've got a little bit for you including some ratings news, a new home for Quibi programming, and more. Let's get going!
- Quibi may be dead, but the library of programming will live on thanks to Roku. (NY Post)
- ABC's first night of Thursday night game shows was a success. (Deadline)
- Also in ratings, cable news networks had huge ratings during the events in DC on Wednesday, including CNN which had their largest number of viewers in network history. (IndieWire)
- Not a sitcom, but Calliou (often considered the most annoying children's program out there) has been "retired" by PBS. (TVLine)
- A premiere date for the new Punky Brewster has been set. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15)
- ABC's Wednesday night comedy lineup returns this week, with the new series Call Your Mother included in the lineup.
- CBS brings back their Thursday night comedies this week as well.
- Decades has a binge of The Odd Couple this weekend.
- Search Party is back for a fourth season, now on HBO Max, on Thursday.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, April 11
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 31)
Friday, April 11
- Britt Lower (Ghosted/Man Seeking Woman/Big Lake) - Watch Britt on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ike Barinholtz (The Studio/The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project/Eastbound & Down) - Ike appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Paul W. Downs (Hacks/Broad City) - Paul talks about Hacks on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
- Liz Gillies (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/Victorious) - NBC's Today has the Citi Concert Series: Liz Gillies and Milo Manheim from Little Shop of Horrors in the 9am hour.
- Tamela Mann and David Mann (Tyler Perry's Assisted Living/Mann & Wife/Meet the Browns) - Tamron Hall has A DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE with award-winning power couple Tamela and David Mann, who are talking about their hit comedy Tyler Perry's Assisted Living and kicking off their Live Breathe Fight Tour, so check your local listings.
- D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (Reservation Dogs) - D'Pharaoh talks about Warfare on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
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