SitcomsOnline Digest: Kevin Can F*** Himself and Pen15 Cancelled; The Waltons' Homecoming Brings Ratings High to The CW

Saturday, December 04, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: Kevin Can F*** Himself and Pen15 Cancelled; The Waltons' Homecoming Brings Ratings High to The CW

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Despite being the week after a holiday week, there's a lot going on, with some cancellations, ratings success for The CW, another new program on GAC Family, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Kevin Can F*** Himself isn't returning for a third season. (Variety)
Pen15 is also not returning for a third season at Hulu. (Deadline)
Dr. Oz is running for United States Senate in Pennsylvania, which has prompted his show to be pulled in neighboring markets, but Sony has a short-term plan to replace him with his daughter. (LA Times)
Chris Cuomo, who is one of the "stars" of the CNN primetime lineup, has been suspended for actions relating to the downfall of his brother's political career, and it's not clear if he'll even be coming back. (The Hill)
It wasn't very well liked by critics and fans, and it didn't exactly attract the younger audience that The CW goes for, but The Waltons Homecoming remake on The CW gave the network the highest ratings they've seen in quite a while. (TVLine)
Cindy Williams is remembering Eddie Mekka, who died last week. (Deadline)
With no elections or any major new news going on, it's getting rough for cable news, as they've seen ratings drop anywhere from 35% up to 77% among all age groups in primetime ratings in the past year, and it's even more dire for the ratings in the 25-54 age group. (Deadline)
Changes are coming to Antenna TV in January, including bringing back Bachelor Father. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 10)

Live in Front of a Studio Audience returns on Tuesday with remakes of episodes of Diff'rent Strokes and Facts of Life.
Being the Ricardos, the biographical film about the relationship of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, is scheduled to receive a limited theatrical release by Amazon Studios on December 10 prior to streaming on Prime Video on December 21.
GAC Family has added Who's the Boss? to their lineup.
It's a binge of the 1980s series Beauty and the Beast on Decades this weekend.