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

Sunday, August 31

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 25)

Friday, August 29

Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Nicole guest hosts a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Timothy Olyphant (Stick/Santa Clarita Diet) - Watch Timothy on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Austin Butler (Ruby & the Rockits/Zoey 101/Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide) - Austin is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Jenna Ortega (Stuck in the Middle/Richie Rich) - Jenna appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Clifton Davis (Amen/That's My Mama) - Clifton makes a special appearance on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Sabrina Carpenter (Girl Meets World) - Co-host Gayle King sits down with Sabrina on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Danielle Pinnock (Ghosts/Young Sheldon) - Danielle talks about Ghosts on a repeat on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
David Zayas (The Bear) - David talks about The Bear and Paramount+'s Dexter: Resurrection on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
Regina King (The Boondocks/Leap of Faith/227) - Regina talks about Caught Stealing on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Kel Mitchell (Game Shakers/Kenan & Kel) - NBC's Today catches up with Kel in the 9am hour. He will also be on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:15am.