SitcomsOnline Digest: Beavis and Butt-Head Premiere Date Set; TBS Abruptly Cancels Chad Hours Before Season Premiere

Saturday, July 16, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: Beavis and Butt-Head Premiere Date Set; TBS Abruptly Cancels Chad Hours Before Season Premiere

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing about a premiere date for the return of an animated favorite, the abrupt cancelation (as in hours before the new season was set to premiere) of a TBS comedy, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

We have a premiere date and a trailer for the Paramount+ revival of Beavis and Butt-Head. (Pitchfork)
Last week, we told you that the second season of Chad was set to debut this past Monday on TBS, but TBS abruptly canceled the series just hours before that debut was set to air and won't be airing the second season ever. (Deadline)
Constance Wu is talking about her reaction to Fresh Off the Boat being renewed for a final season back in 2019 against her wishes, which lead to backlash against her and a suicide attempt. (Variety)
FX has renewed The Bear for a second season. (Deadline)
You can own the set from The Office in LEGO form soon. (The Verge)
Pluto TV has added dedicated channels for Let's Make a Deal and Judge Judy, and Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! channels are coming next month. (Deadline)
It looks like hosting America's Funniest Home Videos and Dancing with the Stars at the same time is a thing again, as Alfonso Ribeiro will join the latter as a co-host. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 16 - JULY 22)

Hardcastle and McCormick is the Decades binge this weekend.
Season 5 of grown-ish arrives Wednesday on Freeform.

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.