Sunday, October 03, 2021

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of October 4, 2021)

It's Sunday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of October 4-8, 2021, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!


Monday, October 4
  • John Stamos (Fuller House/Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House/You Again?) - Watch John on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Cobie Smulders (Friends from College/How I Met Your Mother) - Cobie is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Jamie Lee Curtis (Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Jamie Lee appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Tichina Arnold (The Neighborhood/Survivor's Remorse/Happily Divorced/Everybody Hates Chris/Martin) and Beth Behrs (The Neighborhood/2 Broke Girls) - Tichina and Beth are guests on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Rami Malek (The War at Home) - Rami talks about the newest installment in the James Bond franchise No Time to Die on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Mark Consuelos (Alpha House/Hope & Faith) - Mark guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Demi Lovato (Sonny with a Chance) - Demi appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Fortune Feimster (Kenan/Sunnyside/Champions) - Fortune is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Reed Between the Lines/Sherri/Listen Up!/Malcolm & Eddie/The Cosby Show) - Malcolm-Jamal talks about season 5 of The Resident on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Rita Moreno (One Day at a Time/Happily Divorced/9 to 5) - Rita will be on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
  • Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld) - Jerry talks about his new Netflix original short on NBC's Today on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
  • Bill Pullman (1600 Penn) - Bill talks about USA Network's The Sinner on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
  • Henry Winkler (Barry/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry appears on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Tuesday, October 5
  • Rami Malek (The War at Home) - Catch Rami on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Queen Latifah (Living Single) - Queen Latifah appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Kaitlyn Dever (Last Man Standing) - Kaitlyn is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Michael Keaton (Report to Murphy/Working Stiffs/All's Fair) - Michael will be on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • John Lithgow (Trial & Error/Twenty Good Years/3rd Rock from the Sun) - John chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Paula Newsome (Barry/Conrad Bloom) - Paula appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Maura Tierney (NewsRadio/The Van Dyke Show) - Maura talks about her role in American Rust on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Mark Consuelos (Alpha House/Hope & Faith) - Mark guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Leah Remini (Kevin Can Wait/The Exes/Family Tools/The King of Queens/Fired Up) - Leah appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - Stanley will be on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Cristo Fernandez (Ted Lasso) - Cristo is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Deji LaRay and Thomas Q Jones (Johnson) - Deji and Thomas talk about Bounce's Johnson on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Julia Sweeney (Work in Progress/Shrill/Maybe It's Me) and Abby McEnany (Work in Progress) - Julia and Abby talk about Showtime's Work in Progress on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Molly Ringwald (Townies/The Facts of Life) - Molly appears on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Drew Carey (The Drew Carey Show/The Good Life) - Drew celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Price Is Right on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
Wednesday, October 6
  • Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Watch Anthony on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Broad City/Baby Boom) - Susie appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) - Brett is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Judy Greer (Kidding/Married/Mad Love/Miss Guided/Arrested Development) - Judy will be on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Annaleigh Ashford (B Positive) - Annaleigh appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Jennifer Tilly (Out of Practice/Shaping Up) - Jennifer is a guest on Watch What Happens: Live at 3:30am on Bravo.
  • Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris discusses the new series Our Kind of People on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Marque Richardson (Dear White People) and Logan Browning (Dear White People/Meet the Browns) - Marque and Logan are guests on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jason Biggs (Outmatched/Mad Love/Drexell's Class) - Jason appears on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Thursday, October 7
  • Henry Winkler (Barry/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Catch Henry on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Dylan Gilmer (Tyler Perry's Young Dylan) - Dylan appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Mykal-Michelle Harris (mixed-ish/Raven's Home) - Mykal-Michelle will be on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso/Son of Zorn/The Cleveland Show) and Brendan Hunt (Ted Lasso) - Jason, Brendan and Joe Kelly are guests on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. Jason will also be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings. Brendan appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Rami Malek (The War at Home) - Rami appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Anthony is a guest on Watch What Happens: Live at 9:15pm on Bravo. He also talks about the new season of black-ish on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/Welcome to New York) - Jim appears Watch What Happens: Live at 9:15pm on Bravo.
  • Yara Martinez (The Tick/Alpha House) - Yara will be on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Michelle Buteau (Bless the Harts/Enlisted) - Michelle appears on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • Dakota Johnson (Ben and Kate) - Dakota is a guest on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Ali Wentworth (Nightcap) - Ali answers questions on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Let's Get Physical) - AnnaLynne discusses her childhood sexual abuse, trauma and dissociative identity disorder diagnosis on The Doctors, so check your local listings.
  • Paige Hurd (Everybody Hates Chris) - Paige talks about Power Book II: Ghost on PEOPLE in 10 at 8am.
  • Jamie Lee Curtis (Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Jamie Lee talks about Halloween Kills on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
  • Judy Greer (Kidding/Married/Mad Love/Miss Guided/Arrested Development) - Judy talks about Halloween Kills on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Friday, October 8
  • Kieran Culkin (Go Fish) and Alan Ruck (Spin City/Muscle/Going Places) - Watch Kieran and Alan on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Ike Barinholtz (Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project) - Ike appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Jenny is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Lil Rel Howery (Rel/The Carmichael Show) - Lil Rel appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Jennifer Tilly (Out of Practice/Shaping Up) - Jennifer will be on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) - Soleil is a guest on The Real, so check your local listings.
  • LL Cool J (In the House) - LL Cool J appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Joe Morton (Grady) - Joe talks about his new show Our Kind of People on Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Tia Mowry (Family Reunion/The Game/Sister, Sister) - Tia has fast solutions for everyday dilemmas on The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
  • Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Young Rock) and Ashton Kutcher (The Ranch/Two and a Half Men/That '70s Show) - The Rock, Ashton and Jake Gyllenhaal come clean on their bathing habits on a repeat of The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
  • Henry Winkler (Barry/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry appears on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) - Cristela talks about The CW's Legends of the Hidden Temple on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Jane Lynch (Angel from Hell) and Kate Flannery (The Office) - Jane and Kate talk about their upcoming cabaret tour on Access Daily, so check your local listings.

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Sitcoms Airing This Week

Sunday, October 3

The Simpsons - "The Dad-Feelings Limited" (Fox, 7:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Comic book guy and his wife, Kumiko, debate having a baby; his origin story is revealed.

Bob's Burgers - "Romancing the Beef" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Louise convinces her parents to cash in on the lucrative Valentine's Day dinner business, even though it means putting Bob and Linda's own Valentine's Day plans on hold; Tina attends Tammy's Anti-Valentine's Day party.

The Simpsons - "Bart's in Jail" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Grampa falls victim to a phone scammer, the Simpsons set out on a mission of vengeance to get his money back.

The Great North - "The Great Punkin' Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
A punk band invites Ham to audition after hearing him scream; Honeybee and Wolf get their first directing gig.

Bob's Burgers - "Crystal Mess" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
In order to help with anxiety about an upcoming oral report, Mr. Frond lends Tina a crystal that his new girlfriend alleges has special powers; Bob and Linda buy a box of imperfect produce and try to use it all before it rots.

Family Guy - "Rock Hard" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
While at an old record store, Peter and the guys recount tales of three rock legends: Jim Morrison, Muddy Waters and Elton John.

Johnson - "Man Down" (Bounce TV, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Jarvis interviews with Angela Yee in hopes of cleaning up his image. Keith has his grand opening for his art gallery where a secret is revealed that will threaten the guys' friendship. Jarvis mouths off to an overzealous cop and pays a big price. R&B artist Samoth performs live.


Monday, October 4

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Sister From Another Mister" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Gemma hires Alexis (guest star Nicole Sullivan) to teach at her school, Tina suspects the new teacher may not be quite who she claims to be. Also, Calvin tries to save the community baseball field where he first taught Malcolm how to play.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Dud" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
After returning home from their wedding in Nigeria, Abishola moves into Bob’s house, and with his blessing, she redecorates to make the place her own. At their housewarming party, their friends and family make their opinions on Abishola’s taste known.


Tuesday, October 5

none scheduled


Wednesday, October 6

The Goldbergs - "Riptide Waters" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Recently injured at local waterpark Riptide Waters, Mr. Glascott embarks on a mission to petition the neighborhood to close it down. Determined to foil Mr. Glascott’s plan, Barry starts his own petition to keep the beloved institution, filled with childhood memories, open. Meanwhile, Erica is faced with frustration as Beverly takes over her wedding planning. Geoff tries to intervene by incorporating advice from a “professional” marriage counselor only to realize he should have listened to Murray and let the ladies sort it out themselves.

The Wonder Years - "The Club" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Dean stumbles upon some “racy literature” and shares it with friends at school. When he is caught by the school principal, Bill and Lillian navigate uncharted territory as parents and Dean learns that manhood isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

The Conners - "Sober Sex, Plastic Silverware, and Losing My Religion" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Part of Becky’s recovery program mandates she make amends with people she has lied to over the years, leading her to meet up again with former high school friend Mikey to apologize for lying to him about her living a successful life. Meanwhile, Darlene visits with Pastor Phil (Jason Alexander), and Louise continues planning her wedding.

Home Economics - "Bottle Service, $800 Plus Tip (25% Suggested)" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT)
The family is in for a wild night out when they accompany Connor to a club to help him jumpstart his dating life. When Tom steps up as Connor’s wingman, things don’t exactly go as planned.


Thursday, October 7

Young Sheldon - "One Bad Night and Chaos of Selfish Desires" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Sheldon and Missy both run away from home, and Mary gets upsetting news about George Sr.

United States of Al - "Promises / Wadaha" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Al, Riley, Art, Lizzie and Vanessa work together against a ticking clock to get Al’s sister out of Afghanistan and to safety after Kabul falls. Story is inspired by the actual experiences of the Afghan and military veteran writers on the series who worked together to evacuate family members during the takeover of Afghanistan.

Ghosts - "Pilot" / "Hello" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Samantha and Jay throw both caution and money to the wind when they decide to convert a rundown country estate they inherited into a bed & breakfast – only to find it’s inhabited by the many opinionated spirits of deceased residents who now call it home. Also, when Sam thinks she’s crazy because she continues to see the ghosts of Woodstone Manor, she tries to ignore them, making them even more determined to get her to acknowledge they’re real.

What We Do in the Shadows - "The Siren" (FX, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Two travelers are shipwrecked, and a doll runs away from home.


Friday, October 8

Sydney to the Max - "The Hunt for the Rad October" (Disney Channel, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The Amigas go to school dressed in costumes for Halloween but end up being the only ones.

Gabby Duran & the Unsittables - "Beware the Fright Master!" (Disney Channel, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Gabby becomes obsessed with exposing and turning the tables on Havensburg's Fright Master, an unknown entity that terrorizes the school every Halloween.


Saturday, October 9

Side Hustle - "Wreck-It Rex" (Nickelodeon, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Lex and Presley have to head to Shady Pete's Carnival to replace a toy Lex destroyed, they get more than they bargained for when they have to beat him at his own game.


Sunday, October 10

The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite," Bambi's revenge and much, much more are featured in the annual Halloween special.

The Great North - "The Yawn of the Dead Adventure [Halloween]" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Moon, Judy and Ham try to survive Alaska's darkest and spookiest day of the year; Wolf and Honeybee attempt to replace Beef's favorite shirt.

Bob's Burgers - "The Pumpkinening" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
When a mysterious note is sent to Linda on Halloween, she and Gayle must travel to their hometown to face a wrong they committed 27 years ago.

Family Guy - "Must Love Dogs" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Quagmire meets an avid dog lover, and pretends Brian is his dog in an attempt to win her over; Chris helps Stewie track down the culprit who stole his Halloween candy.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, April 26

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 22)

Friday, April 26

  • Ernie Hudson (Grace and Frankie/The Last Precinct/Highcliffe Manor) - Ernie and Bill Murray are guests on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Steve Buscemi (Miracle Workers) - Steve appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show) - Jerrod is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred sits in with The 8G Band on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Retta (Parks and Recreation) - Retta talks about HGTV's Ugliest House in America on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Janet Jackson (Diff'rent Strokes/Good Times) - Drew and Ross are surprised by Janet whose telling them all about her new tour, some of her most iconic moments and fashion looks and more on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jessica Capshaw (Odd Man Out) and Camilla Luddington (Californication) - Jessica and Camilla are guests on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.


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