Saturday, April 23, 2022
SitcomsOnline Digest: Could Wilmer Valderrama Reprise Fez Role?; CNN+ Announces Shutdown After Less Than One Month
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's not a fast paced week (but we're about to head in to some weeks that will be), but we've got some (potential) casting news about a spinoff of a popular series, some news about some streaming outlets, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Could Wilmer Valderrama be reprising his role of Fez on the That '70s Show spinoff on Netflix? Maybe. (TV Insider)
- CNN+, which had an expensive launch with big name talent less than a month ago, is already shutting down next week. (Variety)
- Meanwhile, streaming giant Netflix is losing subscribers, so what is coming next? (Deadline)
- Stephen Colbert is off the job for a little while due to having COVID. (Yahoo!)
- The show may not have a host, but another contestant is setting records for Jeopardy!. (Deadline)
- It feels like The Goldbergs just debuted a few years ago, but it's been longer than that, and now it has been renewed for a 10th season. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 23 - APRIL 29)
- Decades has a binge of The Pretender this weekend.
- A new season of Barry arrives tomorrow on HBO.
- The final episodes of Grace and Frankie and Ozark arrive Friday on Netflix.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, September 15
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Pickleball" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The new neighbors who moved into Miss Kim’s old house are keeping the Butlers and Johnsons up all night. Meanwhile, Courtney tells Marty she is going on a date.
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Pickle" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The Johnsons and Butlers are curious about their new neighbors’ lifestyle and their interest raises some surprising questions. Also, Marty feels pressure to enroll Daphne in the best preschool.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 15)
Monday, September 15
- Frank Grillo (Battery Park) - Watch Frank on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Keegan-Michael Key (Schmigadoon!/Friends from College/Playing House/Gary Unmarried) - Keegan-Michael appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Zach Cherry (Duncanville/I Feel Bad/Crashing) and Pete Holmes (How We Roll/Crashing) - Zach and Pete are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Jennifer Aniston (Friends/Muddling Through/Ferris Bueller/Molloy) - Jennifer and Reese Witherspoon talk about The Morning Show on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Michelle Buteau (Survival of the Thickest/Bless the Harts/Enlisted) - NBC's Today catches up with Michelle in the 10am hour.
- Josh Gad (Wolf Like Me/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) - Josh talks about his latest movie Adulthood on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Queen Latifah (Living Single) - Queen Latifah is getting real with Drew about women's health on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) - Sarah appears on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Lacey Chabert (Still the King/Baby Daddy/Family Guy) - Lacey is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.
- Persia White (Girlfriends) - Persia appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:15am.
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)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
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