SitcomsOnline Digest: Roku to Acquire Much of Quibi Library; ABC Sees Success in Thursday Night Game Shows

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!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

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

Tuesday, May 12

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 11)

Tuesday, May 12

Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Catch Nicole on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Andrew appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Watching Ellie/Seinfeld/Day by Day) - Julia is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso appears on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John talks about Hulu's Dear Killer Nannies on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Lamorne Morris (Woke/New Girl) - Lamorne chats with the hosts about Spider-Noir on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Chris Perfetti (Abbott Elementary) - Chris talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Donna Mills (The Good Life) - Tamron Hall has a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE with Donna clapping back at comments about wearing “too much makeup for your age,” sparking a powerful conversation, so check your local listings.
Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair/Malcolm in the Middle/The Louie Show) - Bryan discusses his Dos Hombres line on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Scott Foley (The Goodwin Games/A.U.S.A./Scrubs) - NBC's Today catches up with Scott in the 9am hour.