SitcomsOnline Digest: GAC Family Adds Facts of Life to Lineup; More Possible Daytime TV Cancellations

Saturday, April 02, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: GAC Family Adds Facts of Life to Lineup; More Possible Daytime TV Cancellations

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a challenging week for us because the news has been dominated by the punch that everybody saw (and there isn't really much need for us to cover the obvious), but we do have some news for you, including more daytime TV cancellations and another addition to GAC Family. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

GAC Family is adding The Facts of Life to their lineup starting today. (GAC Family/Instagram)
Is Michael Che leaving Saturday Night Live? It sounds like he could be, or maybe just the Weekend Update segment (though he doesn't appear much elsewhere on the show). (Deadline)
Daytime broadcast TV is going through a major transition that really isn't getting a whole lot of attention (maybe since nobody is watching it as much as they used to) with the end of Maury, Ellen, Judge Jerry, and more, and now there are rumblings that the talk show The Doctors may be coming to an end after 14 seasons, as well as Daily MailTV. (Deadline)
Drew Barrymore, however, isn't going anywhere, at least not for next season. (TVLine)
Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel did a little bit of "show swapping" last night. (Hollywood Reporter)
Chuck Lorre had his 700th vanity card this past week. (Deadline)
We are getting a sneak peak at NBC's summer plans. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 2 - APRIL 8)

GAC Family continues to add more classic sitcoms to their lineup, with The Facts of Life now joining the lineup, starting with an all day marathon today (and every Saturday for the next few weeks).
The Grammy Awards air tomorrow on CBS, and although we imagine it will be an ordinary show, ratings could be "punched up" after what happened at the Oscars last week.
Decades has a binge of Vega$ this weekend.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Thursday, September 29

Young Sheldon - "Four Hundred Cartons of Undeclared Cigarettes and a Niblingo" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
George Sr. bails Meemaw and Georgie out of jail. Also, Sheldon and Missy meet Mandy (Emily Osment), and Mary feels unwelcome at church.

Ghosts - "Spies" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Sam enlists the Ghosts to help secure a good review from an overly critical couple staying at the B&B. Also, Isaac tries to integrate Nigel into his friend group.

Welcome to Flatch - "Welcome to (Barb) Flatch" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Kelley is changing diapers; Cheryl and Joe are raising baby chickens; Shrub is courting Beth; Barb Flatch makes a triumphant return to her hometown to shake things up.

Call Me Kat - "Call Me Ken Jennings" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Kat is seated next to "Jeopardy!" contestant Ken Jennings on her flight home; Kat discovers some significant changes have been made to the cafe by Randi and Phil; Max has returned home from his time in Nashville.

Atlanta - "Light Skinned-ed" (FX, 10:00PM ET/PT)
My family is so crazy we need our own reality TV show. How you still got beef from the 70's? Whew. And y'all need to stop flirting with people's daddy.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 26)

Thursday, September 29

George Clooney (Roseanne/The Facts of Life/ E/R (1984-1985) - Catch George on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Billy appears on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS. Billy appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Kelly Ripa (Hope & Faith) - Kelly is a guest on Watch What Happens: Live at 10pm on Bravo.
Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso will be on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Jim Rash (Community/Help Me Help You/Thanks/Katie Joplin) - Jim appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
MC Lyte (Partners in Rhyme/Half & Half) - MC shares her journey from rapper and entrepreneur to actress in the new sitcom Partners in Rhyme on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Nick stops by to chat about his new stand-up comedy special, Little Big Boy, on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jurnee Smollett (Wanda at Large/On Our Own) - Jurnee talks about her new film Lou on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Drew Carey (The Drew Carey Show/The Good Life) - Drew talks about The Price Is Right Anniversary on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs), Bette Midler (Bette) and Kathy Najimy (King of the Hill/Veronica's Closet) - Sarah, Bette and Kathy talk about Hocus Pocus 2 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.