SitcomsOnline Digest: Night Court Reboot Gets Series Order; Season Premiere Date Set for The Orville

Saturday, September 25, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: Night Court Reboot Gets Series Order; Season Premiere Date Set for The Orville

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's officially fall, and the weather is getting cooler, but more importantly, new programs are heating up! This week, we've got news about the Night Court reboot (which may be this season or next, we aren't sure yet), a season premiere date for The Orville, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

The Night Court reboot has officially received a series order at NBC. (Deadline)
It looks like Jeopardy! has another super champion, even if it doesn't have a permanent host. (NY Post)
A season premiere date for The Orville has been set for Hulu. (Deadline)
Emmy Award winning director Jay Sandrich has died. (Variety)
Don't read if you want to avoid spoilers, but The Goldbergs paid tribute to the late George Segal this week. (Deadline)
A new Tic-Tac-Dough is in the works, with Tom Bergeron hosting. (TVLine)
Here is a recap of Emmy Award winners. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 1)

The Fox Sunday night animated lineup, which may be the last clearly recognizable broadcast network themed block of programming, returns with new episodes tomorrow night.
ABC is no longer just summer games, as they have season premieres of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and Supermarket Sweep on Sunday.
More season premieres are coming this week, with dramas taking the focus this time, including ABC's Grey's Anatomy.
Decades has a binge of Highway Patrol this weekend.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, August 16

The Simpsons - "Aunt Mishavin'" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Patty and Bart team up for the ultimate prank -- getting Homer declared legally dead; to their chagrin, Homer loves being officially dead -- which leads to Patty and Selma having a huge fight and Patty moving away to "Palm Springfield."

Animal Control - "Donkeys and Weasels" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Frank's dad temporarily moves into Frank's house following a heart attack; Victoria and Patel try to find ways to replace pet food that was destroyed in a fire.

Universal Basic Guys - "Good Marks" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Mark goes back to high school to prove he is smart; Hank tries to pass Advanced Woodshop.

Grimsburg - "CrimeCon" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Flute learns that criminals at CrimeCon are celebrated, not the detectives, he decides to prove that celebrity criminal Damien Flesher is not the reformed cannibal he claims to be; Pentos meets the Pentos-tonix.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 10)

Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16

Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea and Sheryl Underwood get the last laugh at the Kevin Hart roast on a repeat of The Weekend View on ABC News Live at 7:30am.
Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany manifests the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover on a repeat of The Weekend View on ABC News Live at 7:30am.

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