SitcomsOnline Digest: Peacock Cancels Punky Brewster Reboot; The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet Arrives on DVD from Time Life

Saturday, August 21, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: Peacock Cancels Punky Brewster Reboot; The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet Arrives on DVD from Time Life

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're learning about the cancellation of a Peacock reboot of a classic series, DVDs of a classic sitcom, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Peacock has cancelled Punky Brewster after just one season. (Yahoo! News)
After years of hearing it was coming and a Kickstarter, there is finally some progress on DVDs for The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, with a 100 episode collection now available from Time Life (but it's not cheap). (Time Life)
Anthony Anderson is talking about the end black-ish and more to Deadline. (Deadline)
In part 3 of our ongoing saga of how nobody wants Mike Richards as host of Jeopardy!, he is now out before he could even start, and Hollywood could not be more thrilled. (Deadline)
Lifetime's updated take on Highway to Heaven has a premiere date set. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 21 - AUGUST 27)

Season 12 of Archer debuts on Wednesday on FXX.
Decades has a binge of The Love Boat this weekend.
ABC's latest Superstars episode focuses on John Ritter on Wednesday at 10pm.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Saturday, September 20

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 15)

Friday, September 19

Stephen Curry (Mr. Throwback) - Watch Stephen on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek/Greg the Bunny/Hiller and Diller) - Eugene is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Julio Torres (Fantasmas/Los Espookys) - Julio appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Oscar Montoya (Minx) - Oscar is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Michael Chiklis (Daddio) - Michael talks about The Senior on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti talks about The Queens: 4 Legends, 1 Stage on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Brett Goldstein (Shrinking/Ted Lasso) - Brett talks about All of You on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Rosie Perez (Human Resources/Search Party) - Rosie co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek/Greg the Bunny/Hiller and Diller) - Eugene talks about The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Emayatzy Corinealdi (Ballers) Emayatzy talks about Reasonable Doubt on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is covering the news sunny-side up with Drew and Ross on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.