Saturday, December 11, 2021
SitcomsOnline Digest: Peacock Cancels A.P. Bio; VEI Announces McCloud DVD Set
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! As has been common in recent weeks, there isn't exactly any huge news, but there is a lot of little news stores, and we're here with a lot of them, including the cancellation of a Peacock series that started on NBC, an international version of an NBC hit, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- A.P. Bio has been cancelled by Peacock after 4 seasons. (Hollywood Reporter)
- While there have been international versions of Saturday Night Live, none have ever been in English or in the United Kingdom, but that's about to change. (Deadline)
- Jeopardy! isn't any closer to finding a new host, and it'll continue to be Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik rotating for the foreseeable future. (Variety)
- Who would've thought that Freeform, the cable network that started as the Christian Broadcasting Network and used to censor mild swear words, would be the home to The Simpsons, Family Guy, and now The Office as well? (Deadline)
- ABC had another Live in Front of a Studio Audience this week, but the only thing most people are talking about is how Lisa Whelchel doesn't appear to have aged at all in the past 40 years. (Daily Mail)
- VEI has announced that McCloud - The Complete Series will be arriving on DVD soon, completing the DVD runs of all three of the original NBC Mystery Movie series. (VEI)
- Mike Nesmith of The Monkees has died at age 76. (Rolling Stone)
- Chris Cuomo was officially fired by CNN this week. (CNN)
- Brian Williams also signed off on MSNBC for the last time this week, although he voluntarily left the network. (Variety)
- getTV has some new acquisitions, including The Rockford Files. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 11 - DECEMBER 17)
- The follow-up to South Park: Post-COVID is arriving on Paramount Plus much sooner than fans anticipated, on Thursday of this week to be specific.
- It's a weekend of The Addams Family on Decades.
- NBC has a new duo of sitcoms that will have special previews this week, with American Auto on Monday and Grand Crew on Tuesday.
- Paramount Plus has launched 18 new live channels on the service that you can watch now.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, April 17
Happy's Place - "AI-AI-No" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
After Bobbie and Isabella request that Steve find how the tavern can save money, he discovers a way by replacing himself with an AI accountant; Gabby gives Emmett a crash course on proper texting etiquette.
Happy's Place - "Dart to the Heart" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bobbie tries to help Emmett and Isabella reconnect by forcing them into a darts tournament; Steve celebrates killing a spider until Takoda informs him about Iktomi, the Lakota trickster spirit.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 13)
Friday, April 17
- Minnie Driver (Emily in Paris/Speechless/About a Boy) - Watch Minnie on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Dustin Ybarra (Ghosts/Us & Them) - Dustin is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Jim Parsons (Young Sheldon/The Big Bang Theory) - Jim talks about Broadway's TitanÃque with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- John Lithgow (Trial & Error/Twenty Good Years/3rd Rock from the Sun) - NBC's Today catches up with John in the 9am hour.
- Lena Dunahm (Girls) - Lena joins Drew to talk about her new memoir Famesick on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and 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)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
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