SitcomsOnline Digest: More Guest Hosts Lined Up for Jeopardy; Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Reboot?

Saturday, February 06, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: More Guest Hosts Lined Up for Jeopardy; Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Reboot?

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing about new guest hosts for Jeopardy!, a reboot of a show that has mosty been forgotten, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

More guest hosts are lined up for Jeopardy!, including Anderson Cooper, Savannah Guthrie, and Dr. Oz. (CBS News)
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman may have not been the most memorable show out there, but it looks like a reboot may be in the works. (Variety)
A trailer for the Punky Brewster reboot has been released. (Deadline)
Lou Dobbs has been the highest rated talent for Fox Business, but he's now out of a job. (CNN)
Is a companion network for Antenna TV in the works? Maybe... (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (FEBRUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 12)

The Equalizer (a reboot of it, anyway) debuts after the Super Bowl on Sunday night on CBS.
Don't care about football? There is a Puppy Bowl and a Kitten Bowl as an alternative.
E! has a marathon of Saved by the Bell all weekend long.
Decades has an Early Edition binge this weekend.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, January 22

Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt’s shop. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt’s vision on a high-stakes restomod project.

Abbott Elementary - "Strike" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
City buses have stopped running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school. The teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning. Meanwhile, Gregory and O’Shon strike up a friendship.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)

Wednesday, January 22

Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Watch Lucy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts/White Famous), Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts/Duncanville/Disjointed/Animal Practice) and Punam Patel (Ghosts/Return of the Mac/Kevin from Work) - Utkarsh, Betsy and Punam are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Watson on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour, and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.