Saturday, June 05, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: Warner Bros. and Discovery Merger Moving Forward; Saturday Night Live Ends Season 46 on Top

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about yet another media merger (haven't we had enough?), Saturday Night Live ratings news, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

  • Remember AOL Time Warner? Well, now get ready for Warner Bros. Discovery... if the internet doesn't mock it too much to convince them to scrap the name, anyway. (The Verge)
  • One would expect that the top-rated ad-supported series in the 18-49 demographic would be something that airs in primetime, but that's not the case for the 2020-2021 season, as a certain series that airs Saturday nights at 11:29 PM took that instead... for the first time ever after a 46 year run. (Hollywood Reporter)
  • Carter Bays, creator of How I Met Your Mother, has been binge-watching the series lately, and seems to want to "redo" some things differently. (Deadline)
  • Helen Mirren is set to narrate the upcoming ABC comedy When Nature Calls. (Deadline)
  • We're only a few weeks away from Hallmark going all Christmas on us in July, and some of the highlights of that month have been announced. (TV Insider)
  • B.J. Thomas, whose voice can be heard in the theme song for Growing Pains, has died. (CNN)
  • Robert Hogan, who has appeared in series going all the way back to Peyton Place and more recently series like The Wire (and some sitcoms like Laverne & Shirley and Alice in between), has also died. (Entertainment Weekly)
  • Gavin MacLeod, known for his roles on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Love Boat, has also died. (SitcomsOnline) 

WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 5 - JUNE 11)

  • It's a weekend of quirky cop comedies with exclamation marks in the title on Decades this weekend, with binges of Sledge Hammer! and Police Squad!
  • It's season premiere week for several ABC game shows.
  • A new season of Love, Victor debuts Friday on Hulu.
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Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Friday, January 21

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 17)

Friday, January 21

  • Dan Aykroyd (Soul Man) - Watch Dan on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Ernie Hudson (Grace and Frankie/The Last Precinct/Highcliffe Manor) - Ernie is a guest on a repeat ofLate Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/The Office) - Ellie appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show) - Steve will be on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Andy talks about Hotel Transylvania: Transformania on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones/Vice Principals/Partners) - Edi talks about The Righteous Gemstones on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Adam DeVine (Workaholics/Modern Family) - Adam guest hosts The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Nina Dobrev (Fam) - Nina will be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat/Veep) and Ed Helms (Rutherford Falls/The Office) - Randall and Ed are guests on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Drew Barrymore (Santa Clarita Diet) - Drew dishes on The Drew Barrymore Show on The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/CafĂ© Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie talks about her new book Enough Already The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jacob Bertrand (Kirby Buckets/Marvin Marvin) - Jacob talks about the new season of Cobra Kai on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary/Instant Mom/Moesha/It's a Living) - Sheryl talks about Abbott Elementary on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Jim Belushi (According to Jim) - NBC's Today catches up with Jim in the 9am hour.
  • Joshua Malina (Sports Night) - Joshua talks about the podcast Chutzpod! on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.

New on DVD/Blu-ray (October-January)

Maude - The Complete Series (2021 Release) Mom - The Eighth and Final Season Punky Brewster (1984-88) - The Complete Series (2021 Release) I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

10/19 - Maude - The Complete Series (2021 Release)
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11/02 - Punky Brewster - The Complete Series (2021 Release)
11/02 - Sex and the City - The Complete Collection (Blu-ray)
11/09 - Saved by the Bell (2020) - Season One
11/09 - Younger - The Complete Series
11/16 - Kevin Can F*** Himself - Season 1 (Blu-ray)
11/23 - Dead Pixels - Seasons One and Two
11/30 - I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete Series (Mill Creek) (2021 Release) (Blu-ray)
12/07 - The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/07 - Rick & Morty - Season 5 (Blu-ray) (Blu-ray Limited Edition Steelbook)
12/14 - The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 1 (Blu-ray)
12/14 - Letterkenny - Season 9
01/04 - Work in Progress - Season 2
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