SitcomsOnline Digest: Looking at Fall Renewals and Cancellations; Married... with Children Animated Reboot in the Works

Saturday, May 14, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: Looking at Fall Renewals and Cancellations; Married... with Children Animated Reboot in the Works

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's been an incredibly busy week of renewals and cancellations, not all of which we can fit into here, and we've even got news of an animated version of a classic 80s/90s hit sitcom. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

We're starting to get answers on renewals and cancellations for almost every series for the fall season, and there aren't any real surprises so far. (TVLine)
It looks like the Bundys may be coming back in an animated version of Married... with Children, but it is unclear who will air it if it does indeed happen. (Deadline)
South Park, which has itself been involved in a streaming war between Paramount+ and HBO Max, has a new special coming up (on Paramount+) appropriately titled "Streaming Wars." (Hollywood Reporter)
Saturday Night Live has been fairly stable for quite some time now as far as the cast is concerned, but changes could be lurking as the current season comes to a close. (Deadline)
One reason that streaming media took over and started the death spiral for cable TV was that it didn't include ads. That's about to change. (Vox)
The Summer of Me is coming to MeTV, and The A-Team is part of it. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 14 - MAY 20)

Decades is hosting a binge of The Waltons this weekend.
If you haven't already seen it, the Kids in the Hall revival has arrived on Amazon Prime.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, January 15

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Fan Mail and Old-Timey Organ Music" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie’s upset when Mandy’s new role as weekend weather girl gets her more attention from the men in town, and Connor turns to Jim for help when he’s asked to play the organ at the high school baseball game.

Ghosts - "St. Hetty's Day" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Hetty’s ghost power is revealed when Jay’s cousin Sunil visits Woodstone Mansion on St. Patrick’s Day.

Animal Control - "Bagged Birds and Alley Dogs" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Frank spends the day with influencer and park benefactor Roman Park ahead of the grand opening of their annex kennel; friction arises within the newly combined precincts when Emily assigns Templeton, Shred and Patel to work together.

Going Dutch - "The Laser's Edge" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
An intense battle of laser tag combat; Captain Maggie avoids third-wheeling Major Shah and Celeste.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 12)

Thursday, January 15

Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Catch Chris on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) - Kenan appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also chats about Unfunny Bunny and Saturday Night Live with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Kirk Fox (Jury Duty/How to Rock) - Kirk is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/The Millers/Sean Saves the World) - Sean talks about The Unknown on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Kyle MacLachlan (Carol's Second Act/Sex and the City) - NBC's Today catches up with Kyle in the 9am hour.
Walton Goggins (The Righteous Gemstones/The Unicorn/Vice Principals) - Walton talks about Fallout on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Gina Yashere (Bob Hearts Abishola) and Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) - Gina and Tig talk about their new show Star Trek: Starfleet Academy on Sherri, so check your local listings.