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, February 14

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 9)

Friday, February 13

Christopher Titus (Titus) - Christopher is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Drew is celebrating Valentine's Day and hitting the headlines with Valerie and Sunny Anderson on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. Then it's bestie cooking for two with Sunny, Valerie and Ross.
Vanessa Lachey (Truth Be Told/Dads) - Vanessa and Nick Lachey talk about Netflix's Love is Blind on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.

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