SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at Upcoming Munsters Movie; Schmigadoon! Renewed for Second Season

Saturday, June 11, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at Upcoming Munsters Movie; Schmigadoon! Renewed for Second Season

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, finally have a (not at all surprising) fall lineup for Fox, we're learning of the renewal of an Apple TV+ series, and we're learning that everything old is new again. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

We have our first look at the upcoming Munsters movie from Rob Zombie. (Entertainment Weekly)
Schmigadoon! has been renewed for a second season, and will have Titus Burgess in the cast for that new season as well. (AV Club)
She'll be 90 next year, but Carol Burnett is about to be a regular in a new Apple TV+ series. (Deadline)
Meanwhile, Norman Lear is almost 100, and showing no signs of slowing down either. (CNN)
CBS has decided to bring back 1985 advertising campaign for their daytime lineup, complete with the original Robert Palmer song "Some Like it Hot." (AP News)
Live PD is returning, with a new name and a new network. (Variety)
The fall lineup for Fox has finally been renewed, with absolutely nothing even remotely surprising. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 11 - JUNE 17)

The Tony Awards airs Sunday night on CBS.
Antenna TV brings back the Sunday special tomorrow, with a marathon of Becker.
The Decades binge this weekend is Police Story.
The final season of Love, Victor arrives on Hulu on Wednesday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, January 22

Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt’s shop. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt’s vision on a high-stakes restomod project.

Abbott Elementary - "Strike" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
City buses have stopped running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school. The teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning. Meanwhile, Gregory and O’Shon strike up a friendship.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)

Wednesday, January 22

Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Watch Lucy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts/White Famous), Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts/Duncanville/Disjointed/Animal Practice) and Punam Patel (Ghosts/Return of the Mac/Kevin from Work) - Utkarsh, Betsy and Punam are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Watson on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour, and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.