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, June 24

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 23)

Tuesday, June 24

Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Catch Tiffany on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Alan Tudyk (Suburgatory) - Alan appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jay Pharoah (White Famous/Champaign ILL) - Jay is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Frankie Grande (Henry Danger/Danger Force) - Frankie stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Jason Mantzoukas (Big Mouth/No Activity/The League) - Jason appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jason Ritter (Another Period/The Class) and Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - Jason and Joel are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Matty Matheson (The Bear) - Matty chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Brandy Norwood (Zoe Ever After/The Game/Moesha/Thea) - Brandy and Monica talk about The Boy is Mine Tour on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Allison Williams (Girls) - Allison talks about M3GAN 2.0 on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Niecy Nash-Betts (Reno 911!/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb) - Niecy guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.