SitcomsOnline Digest: ABC Preparing for Beauty and the Beast Live Musical; F Troop Actor Dies

Saturday, July 09, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: ABC Preparing for Beauty and the Beast Live Musical; F Troop Actor Dies

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It hasn't been an eventful week, but we're hearing about a new live musical (but not from the network we've come to expect them from!), the death of a classic sitcom actor, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

ABC isn't letting NBC be the only network with live musicals, as they'll be doing a live version of Beauty and the Beast. (Hollywood Reporter)
The production crews for the Fox animated lineup are now unionized. (Hollywood Reporter)
Dunder Mifflin, the fictitious paper company from The Office, is now involved in a trademark dispute. (Deadline)
Anson Williams has announced that he is running for mayor in a town in California. (People)
Larry Storch, known for his role on F Troop, has died at age 99. (CNN)
It's still not clear what the future holds for The CW in regards to their ownership, but they have announced premiere dates for their fall lineup. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 9 - JULY 15)

South Park: The Streaming Wars 2 comes to Paramount+ on Wednesday.
Antenna TV's Sunday Special features I Dream of Jeannie tomorrow.
Remington Steele is this week's binge on Decades.
Season 3 of Tuca and Bertie arrives Sunday on Adult Swim.
TBS has a new season of Chad on Monday.

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.