SitcomsOnline Digest: Ted to Become Series at Peacock; The Orville Faces Uncertain Future

Saturday, April 16, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: Ted to Become Series at Peacock; The Orville Faces Uncertain Future

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're learning of a new (and maybe ending) Seth MacFarlane series, some more cable news changes, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Seth MacFarlane's movie Ted is about to become a series at Peacock. (Variety)
With Seth MacFarlane as busy as he is, things aren't looking so great for a fourth season of The Orville, which has already had a 3 year gap between the second and third seasons. (Deadline)
Renewal and cancellation season is here for the broadcast networks, and things are looking good (or at least within a chance of going on) for most network sitcoms. (Deadline)
Christopher Lloyd is set to reprise a role that he played in Roseanne on The Conners. (Deadline)
Liz Sheridan has died, making her the second person who played the mom of a character on Seinfeld to die in the past two weeks. (CNN)
Another big cable news shift is coming in cable news at MSNBC, as Rachel Maddow is going to take her show down to one day a week starting in May. (Variety)
A revival of Password is headed to NBC. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 16 - APRIL 22)

The final season of Better Call Saul debuts Monday on AMC.
Antenna TV has an Easter Sunday Special of Family Ties tomorrow.
There is a Decades binge of In the Heat of the Night this weekend.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, November 4

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 3)

Tuesday, November 4

Rami Malek (The War at Home) - Catch Rami on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Rachel Sennott (I Love LA/Call Your Mother) - Rachel appers on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Tim Robinson (The Chair Company/Detroiters) - Tim is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Stavros Halkias (Tires) - Stavros appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Ron Funches (Loot/Powerless/Undateable) and Jeff Garcia (Mr. Box Office) - Ron and Jeff are guests on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Sarah Paulson (Leap of Faith) - Andy Cohen interviews Sarah on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
Sydney Sweeney (Everything Sucks!) - Sydney talks about Christy on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Mikey Day (Kath & Kim) - Mikey talks about Is it Cake? on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Kathy Griffin (Suddenly Susan) - Kathy weighs in on the latest pop culture headlines and tells Sherri about her New Face, New Tour on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Jaleel White (Family Matters/Grown Ups) and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Jaleel tells Valerie and Ross Mathews about being a child actor and his game show Flip Side on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Shaky Ground) - Jennifer talks about her holiday card line on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.