SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at Night Court Reboot Cast; Ellen Comes to an End After 19 Seasons

Saturday, May 28, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at Night Court Reboot Cast; Ellen Comes to an End After 19 Seasons

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Now that all of the upfront presentations are done for the networks and seasons have wrapped up for almost every series, we're back into a slower news pattern, but we have a few highlights for you this week. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

We have our first look at the cast of the upcoming Night Court reboot. (Screen Rant)
Quinta Brunson has made it clear that Abbott Elementary will not be doing an episode involving a school shooting, and is confused as to why fans think that would be an appropriate episode to do for the show. (NBC News)
Michael Che was the first name that we heard when it comes to cast members leaving Saturday Night Live, but now it's not so clear, as it seems he may actually be staying after all. (Deadline)
Ellen DeGeneres, perhaps the closest thing that existed in daytime TV to Oprah in recent years, ended her talk show this week, with a plea for compassion. (AP News)
The cast of Ted, the Peacock TV series version of the Seth MacFarlane movie, has been rounded out. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 28 - JUNE 3)

Decades is hosting a binge of Love, American Style this weekend.
Seinfeld begins airing on Nick at Nite on Monday, in the overnight hours.
There are plenty of Memorial Day marathons, and you can find details of those on this blog on Monday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Tuesday, May 30

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 29)

Tuesday, May 30

Salma Hayek Pinault (30 Rock/The Sinbad Show) - Catch Salma on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jennifer Aniston (Friends/Muddling Through/Ferris Bueller/Molloy) - Jennifer appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Nick is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. He stops by to chat about his new stand-up comedy special, Little Big Boy, on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony/Happyish/Trophy Wife) - Bradley appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
Ronald Gladden (Jury Duty) - Ronald will be on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) - Hannah is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Reid Scott (Veep/My Boys/It's All Relative) - Reid appears on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Jurnee Smollett (Wanda at Large/On Our Own) - Jurnee talks about her new film Lou on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Henry will be on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
John Owen Lowe (Unstable) - John talks about Netflix's Unstable on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.