Saturday, October 30, 2021
SitcomsOnline Digest: IMDb TV Orders Comedy from Creator of The Good Place; ABC Gives Full Season Orders to The Wonder Years and Home Economics
Happy Halloween and welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! The news this week is even slower (there is a lot to watch though!), but this week we're hearing about a new comedy for IMDb TV from the creator of The Good Place, two full season pickups at ABC, a new animated comedy for Fox (but it won't debut for another two years), and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- IMDb TV has ordered Primo, a comedy series from Shea Serrano and Michael Schur. (Variety)
- The Wonder Years and Home Economics have both gotten full season orders at ABC. (Variety)
- Jon Hamm has been cast to star (and also fill the role of executive producer) in Grimsburg, which will be Fox's next new animated comedy, but don't look for it to debut until 2023. (Deadline)
- It's a little out of the realm of the stuff we usually cover here, but there is now a trailer available for Netflix's Tiger King 2. (People)
- Casting details for the Peacock comedy Killing It, starring Craig Robinson, have been revealed. (Deadline)
- We're learning about the first of several planned South Park specials that will debut on Paramount+, the first of which we'll see in a little under a month. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 5)
- As usual, Cozi TV will celebrate Halloween with a marathon of The Munsters, but as a twist they'll also have the feature film Munster Go Home included in that lineup this year.
- Of course, if you like the show that The Munsters is always compared to, you can always catch The Addams Family 24/7 on the dedicated channel on Pluto TV.
- Antenna TV used to feature marathons of Bewitched and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch for Halloween, but this year, they'll only have Bewitched on Sunday while new sister channel Rewind TV will feature Sabrina, the Teenage Witch all weekend long.
- The HBO Max Head of the Class reboot debuts on Thursday.
- If you're looking for a new animated adult comedy series to watch, there is Fairfax on Amazon Prime Video.
- Judge Judy is back, with Judy Justice, which will debut Monday on IMDb TV.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, November 5
Shifting Gears - "Loyalty" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Matt’s dream build turns into a nightmare when controversy between Stitch and the client threatens to derail everything. Meanwhile, Riley hires Carter at her coffee business and quickly learns that working with family brews more tension than drinks.
Abbott Elementary - "No Phones" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Abbott Elementary participates in the district’s “No Phones Day” initiative.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 3)
Wednesday, November 5
- Carol Burnett (Palm Royale/Mad About You/Mama's Family/Stanley) - Watch Carol on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jennifer Lawrence (The Bill Engvall Show) - Jennifer appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Gary Cole (mixed-ish/Fam/Veep/Family Affair) - Gary stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Alice Wetterlund (People of Earth/Silicon Valley) - Alice is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Janelle James (Abbott Elementary) and Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show) - Andy Cohen interviews Janelle and Jerrod on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo. Janelle also talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere/Nightcap) - Jeff talks about Lost and Found in Cleveland on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years) - NBC's Today catches up with Danica in the 9am hour.
- Laura Dern (F Is for Family/Enlightened) - NBC's Today catches up with Laura in the 9am hour.
- Jay Ellis (Running Point/Insecure/The Game) - Jay talks about All Her Fault on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Ego Nwodim (Mr. Throwback) - Ego talks about life after Saturday Night Live and her new podcast Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Ms. Pat (The Ms. Pat Show) - Ms. Pat talks about BET+'s Ms. Pat Settles It on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Danny Trejo (Saint George) - Danny talks about History's Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo Season 2 on SirirusXM's Sam Roberts' Faction Talk (Channel 103) at 10:30am and on CTRL, ALT, D-Stroy (Shade 45) at 4pm.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season
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