SitcomsOnline Digest: Night Court Reboot Set for 2022-2023 Debut on NBC; The Harper House Cancelled at Paramount+

Saturday, November 13, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: Night Court Reboot Set for 2022-2023 Debut on NBC; The Harper House Cancelled at Paramount+

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! The week, we're hearing news about the Night Court reboot, two things about Happy Days, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It looks like the Night Court reboot will be appearing on NBC in the 2022-2023 season. (Deadline)
Gavin O'Herlihy, who played Chuck Cunningham on Happy Days, has died. (CNN)
Speaking of Happy Days, it seems things weren't too happy for Ron Howard on the set as he says that he was treated with disrespect by producers as Henry Winkler became the star of the show. (Yahoo! News)
There is a new Jeopardy! tournament in the works that will feature college professors. (TVLine)
There won't be a second season of The Harper House at Paramount+. (Deadline)
Brian Williams announced that he is leaving NBC News and MSNBC at the end of the year. (CNN)
ABC's The Wonder Years is seeing big numbers, thanks to streaming media. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 13 - NOVEMBER 19)

Decades has a Hardcastle & McCormick binge this weekend.
The CW has premieres of Riverdale and The Flash on Tuesday.
Tiger King 2 comes to Netflix on Wednesday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, January 22

Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt’s shop. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt’s vision on a high-stakes restomod project.

Abbott Elementary - "Strike" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
City buses have stopped running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school. The teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning. Meanwhile, Gregory and O’Shon strike up a friendship.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)

Wednesday, January 22

Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Watch Lucy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts/White Famous), Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts/Duncanville/Disjointed/Animal Practice) and Punam Patel (Ghosts/Return of the Mac/Kevin from Work) - Utkarsh, Betsy and Punam are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Watson on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour, and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.