SitcomsOnline Digest: Paramount+ Sets Bold Plans; No Third Season for Twilight Zone

Saturday, February 27, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: Paramount+ Sets Bold Plans; No Third Season for Twilight Zone

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing a lot about what is up ahead with CBS All Access (which is soon to be Paramount+) and a bunch of renewals... and one cancellation as well. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

CBS AllAccess will soon be dead, but Paramount+ is waiting right behind it, and they've got a lot planned. (Deadline)
Voices have been changing on The Simpsons in recent years due to the issues of white voice actors playing the roles of non-white characters, and Matt Groening has his own opinion on the issue. (Deadline)
Seth Meyers has secured at least another four years at NBC. (TVLine)
Animaniacs has been renewed for a third season on Hulu. (Deadline)
However, there will NOT be a third season for the current incarnation of The Twilight Zone. (Variety)
Norman Lear is back into action with two new series, but they won't be on a traditional network or even a very well-known streaming service. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5)

It's a full weekend of Dean Martin Celebrity Roast on Decades (which, as a side note, will actually include the Mr. T one at 8 PM on Saturday)
CBS AllAccess morphs into Paramount+ on Thursday, with season premieres of a few of their established hits.
The Golden Globe Awards airs Sunday on NBC.
NBC debuts the new series Debris on Monday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, July 20

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of July 20)

Monday, July 20

Colman Domingo (The Four Seasons) - Colman guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Kevin Hart (Lil Kev/Die Hart/The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about 72 Hours on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
Pamela Adlon (King of the Hill/Better Things/The Facts of Life) - Pamela talks about King of the Hill on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - Tony joins Drew and Valerie Bertinelli in the kitchen to whip up something delicious on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
David Henrie (Wizards Beyond Waverly Place/Wizards of Waverly Place/How I Met Your Mother/The Pitts) - David tells Drew about the latest season of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place and working with Selena Gomez on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jack Whitehall (The 'Burbs) - Jack talks about Fox's Nation's Dumbest on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.