Saturday, July 10, 2021
SitcomsOnline Digest: Casting News for Night Court Reboot; Rutherford Falls Renewed for Second Season
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- We have a minor piece of casting news for the reboot of Night Court. (Deadline)
- The View may be having a re-View, with Debbie Matenopolous (who appeared in the first few seasons before being fired) in talks to return to the show. (TVLine)
- A contestant had to be pulled from the latest season of Big Brother due to a positive COVID-19 test. (Deadline)
- Cozi TV has acquired the rights to 3rd Rock from the Sun. (Deadline)
- We'll try to avoid any further Bill Cosby news, but he is supposedly planning a standup comedy tour. (Yahoo! News)
- Rutherford Falls has been renewed for a second season. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 10 - JULY 16)
- It's a binge of The Monkees on Decades this weekend.
- CNN's new documentary series, History of the Sitcom, debuts on Sunday.
- Antenna TV's 10th anniversary marathons on the 10th of each month continue today, with I Dream of Jeannie.
- Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail (or the third season) debuts Tuesday on TBS.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, April 22
St. Denis Medical - "Bruce-ic and the Mus-ic" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
At the annual fundraiser, Alex and her husband, Tim, try to have a wild, kid-free night; Ron and Joyce butt heads over hosting duties; Bruce sets out to win this year's "Dancing with the Caregivers" competition.
Night Court - "Passing the Bar" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Abby gets more than she bargained for when she offers to help Wyatt's friend stay sober for the night; Dan and Julianne battle for the best prize in Gurgs' annual evidence locker lottery.
Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "Piece by Piece" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Calvin teams up with his ex-wife Miranda to get to the bottom of why Laura broke off their engagement; Calvin works with Ella to repair his relationship with Calvin Jr.; Curtis and Floyd attempt to get publicity for their barbecue sauce brand.
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Tough Love" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
When Phillip makes a decision, Jeremy rethinks the way he handled the recent argument between them; everybody worries about Phillip's safety; Jeremy wonders if his tough love did more harm than good; Mr. Brown goes through a breakup.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 21)
Tuesday, April 22
- Will Forte (The Four Seasons/HouseBroken/MacGruber/The Last Man on Earth/The Cleveland Show) - Catch Will on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) - Eva is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Dove Cameron (Schmigadoon!/Liv and Maddie) - Dove appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Keegan-Michael Key (Schmigadoon!/Friends from College/Playing House/Gary Unmarried) - Keegan-Michael makes a special appearance on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Rob Delaney (Bad Monkey/Catastrophe) - Rob appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite/Benched) - Maria is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) - Eva talks about Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Jon Bernthal (The Class) - Jon talks about The Accountant 2 on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
- Terry Crews (Everybody Still Hates Chris/Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Terry is hitting the headlines with Drew and Ross Mathews on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Drew and Valerie are covering the latest headlines and hearing from a dance group of all senior citizens on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Susan Kelechi Watson (Louie) - Susan talks about Netflix’s unique murder mystery The Residence on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Daniella Pineda (The Detour) - Daniella is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.
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