SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS Reboot of The Honeymooners in the Works; Remembering Marilyn Bergman

Saturday, January 08, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS Reboot of The Honeymooners in the Works; Remembering Marilyn Bergman

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's not been an incredibly busy week of news, but we have info about a reboot of The Honeymooners, more on the remake of Beavis and Butt-Head, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

CBS is looking to reboot The Honeymooners, but from the female perspective. (Deadline)
Saturday Night Live has had a rough few weeks due to COVID, but it appears it may be back with a new episode next weekend. (Rolling Stone)
Marilyn Bergman, half of the husband and wife duo who wrote theme songs to Maude and Good Times, has died. (Deadline)
A Beavis and Butt-Head remake is in the works, and hopefully it'll go over better than the last attempt at MTV. (IGN)
USA Network has acquired the series 9-1-1. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 8 - JANUARY 14)

Call Me Kat and Pivoting both return to Fox tomorrow night.
The Golden Palace debuts on Hulu on Monday.
Tributes to Betty White continue this weekend, with Match Game marathons on both GSN and Buzzr, and a marathon of The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Decades.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, December 25

Ghosts - "A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 1" / "A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 2" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
A leaky water heater mishap threatens to ruin holiday plans as Sam and Jay prepare to host Jay’s hard-to-please dad, Mahesh (Bernard White), difficult-to-impress mom, Champa (Sakina Jaffrey), and sister Bela (Punam Patel).

Ghosts - "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol: Part One" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sam’s big Christmas Eve TV interview with Walter Storm (Larry Wilmore) takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, Trevor and Patience bond over their mutual disinterest in celebrating Christmas.

Ghosts - "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol: Part Two" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sam gets a glimpse of what her life would be like if she could never see the ghosts.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 22)

Thursday, December 25

Kate Hudson (Running Point) - Watch Kate on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
John Stamos (Palm Royale/UnPrisoned/Fuller House/Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House/You, Again?) - John appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Chris Kattan (The Middle) - Chris is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Jason talks Zootopia 2 with Chris Connelly on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
George Clooney (Roseanne/The Facts of Life/ E/R (1984-1985) - George talks Jay Kelly with Michael Strahan on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Michael J. Fox (Family Ties/Spin City/The Michael J. Fox Show) - Michael opens up about his career with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat/Victorious) - Ariana talks about Wicked on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.