Saturday, January 22, 2022
SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox Going All in on Monday Night Animated Comedies (in May 2023); CBS Cancels Bull After Six Seasons
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about Fox expanding their animation lineup to a full two hours on Monday nights (not until 2023, though), a new series on Fox with an... interesting... title, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Animation is king at Fox, and now, they're looking over a year ahead and planning to go full animation on Monday nights in May 2023. (Deadline)
- Fox has a new series in the works with a title that is, umm, interesting (and unless they're going for shock value or move it to a streaming outlet, we feel this could change before making it onto air). (Deadline)
- Betty White recorded a last message just weeks before her death, just for her fans, and now her personal assistant has posted it on Instagram. (Deadline)
- CBS has cancelled Bull a show that some people may not have even realized existed anyway, after six seasons. (TVLine)
- Louie Anderson, known to TV fans mostly for his role as host of Family Feud, Life with Louie, and the FX comedy Baskets, died this week at age 68, just days after announcing he was receiving treatment for cancer. (CNN)
- Tim Allen is returning to his role of Scott Calvin/Santa Claus in a Disney+ series. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 15 - JANUARY 21)
- American Dad! returns for a new season on TBS on Monday.
- Decades has a binge of the classic series Batman this weekend.
- Promised Land, which is not the same as and not to be confused with the Touched by an Angel spinoff that starred Gerald McRaney and aired on CBS in the late 90s, debuts on Monday on ABC.
- Looking for some obscure and lost sitcoms to enjoy that have been available on streaming for a while, but we never actually mentioned here? All 22 episodes of the 1977-1978 sitcom On Our Own can be found on Amazon Prime Video, and four (out of six) episodes of the 1986 CBS sitcom Melba (cancelled after just one episode) are available on Crackle.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Sunday, May 18
The Simpsons - "Estranger Things" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Bart and Lisa stop watching Itchy and Scratchy together, Marge fears that they'll start to drift apart.
Family Guy - "The Fat Lotus" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Peter suspects Lois of betraying his trust with Quagmire at a swanky vacation resort.
Krapopolis - "Ty Died" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Ty is tired of his family thinking he's not important enough to be assassinated.
Bob's Burgers - "Mr. Fischoeder's Opus" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Tina becomes the new advice columnist for the school newspaper; Teddy takes on more than he can handle when he volunteers to build a float for the Bounty of the Bay Parade.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 12)
Friday, May 16
- Lunell (Lopez) - Watch Luenell on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. She will also be on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:39am.
- Benito Skinner (Overcompensating) - Benito appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Mayan Lopez (Lopez vs Lopez) and Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Mayan and Jerry are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Luke Kirby (Étoile) and Gideon Glick (Étoile/The Other Two) - Luke and Gideon talk about Étoile on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - Stanley talks about his new series Tucci in Italy with GMA co-anchor Michael Strahan on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm. He will also be on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Howie Mandel (Good Grief) - Howie talks about America's Got Talent on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings) and on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your lcoal listings.
- Marissa Jaret Winokur (What We Do in the Shadows/Retired at 35/Stacked) - Marissa talks about her latest project Mama I'm a Big Girl Now on Sherri, so check your local listings.
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)
07/08 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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