SitcomsOnline Digest: The Conners Close to Season Five Renewal; James Corden Leaving The Late Late Show

Saturday, April 30, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: The Conners Close to Season Five Renewal; James Corden Leaving The Late Late Show

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, it's a busy week of cancelations and renewals, we're hearing of the "retirement" of a late night talk host, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It's not official (nor is it surprising if all goes through), but it looks like The Conners is headed for a fifth season. (Deadline)
James Corden is leaving The Late Late Show next year. (CNN)
Netflix has canceled Space Force. (Deadline)
Meanwhile, over at TBS, The Last OG has come to an end after four seasons, without a proper finale. (TVLine)
Freevee, which the bizarre new name for IMDb TV, is expanding their court show offerings with the help of Judith Sheindlin. (Deadline)
It isn't exactly a show everybody talks about, but Blue Bloods has been renewed for an astonishing 13th season. (Hollywood Reporter)
Schitt's Creek is moving from Netflix to Hulu. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 30 - MAY 6)

Decades has a binge of T.J. Hooker this weekend.
Antenna TV has a new lineup starting Monday, which includes the addition of My Favorite Martian.
Duncanville returns to Fox on Sunday.

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.