SitcomsOnline Digest: South Park Plans Second Pandemic Special; Mom Coming to an End After Eight Seasons

Saturday, February 20, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: South Park Plans Second Pandemic Special; Mom Coming to an End After Eight Seasons

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a new South Park special, a revival of Criminal Minds, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

South Park hasn't had a new "regular" episode since 2019, but they are going to be doing another "special" (which could be a new model for the series, as it has been successful) in March. (Hollywood Reporter)
It's probably not a surprise given that one of the stars of the series left the show, but Mom is coming to an end after eight seasons (TVLine)
Criminal Minds hasn't even been gone for a full year yet, but a revival may be coming to Paramount+, which will soon replace CBS All Access. (Deadline)
Here we go again with "The Simpsons predicts the future," as people are now showing the parallels between Ted Cruz and his trip to Cancun with the trip that Mayor Quimby did something very similar. ((Deadline)
The Golden Girls is coming to Disney+ later this year. (Deadline)
NBC is doing a test run of their Peacock late night talk show, The Amber Ruffin Show, in the late night lineup for two Fridays at 1:30 AM. (Variety)

WEEKLY PLANNER (FEBRUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 26)

Decades has a binge of Cagney & Lacey all this weekend.
Superman & Lois debuts on The CW on Tuesday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Saturday, May 15

Side Hustle - "Bot Club" (Nickelodeon, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Lex, Presley and Munchy discover that Fisher is a big-time player in the underground robot fight club scene in Altoonisburg; having not lost a robot fight yet, the kids decide to bet their KidDING money on a Fisher win.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 10)

Friday, May 14

Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Big Mouth) - Watch Fred on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) and Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Billy and Tiffany are guests on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Richard Kind (Mad About You/Spin City) - Richard appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry guest co-hosts The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Denise Richards (Blue Mountain State) - Denise discusses the movie The Treasure of Pirates Cove and the show The Bold and The Beautiful on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Office) - Ellie is a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh of Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Denis Leary (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/The Job) - Denis and Rachael share the work they did together on International Firefighters' Day on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
Jean Smart (Samantha Who?/Center of the Universe/The In-Laws/Designing Women) - Jean talks about HBO Max's Hacks on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.