Saturday, September 17, 2022
SitcomsOnline Digest: Saturday Night Live Adds New Cast Members for New Season; Streaming Media Mergers in the Works?
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's officially that time: the fall TV season gets into full swing on Monday! But for today we have news about casting for Saturday Night Live, some streaming mergers, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- A new season of Saturday Night Live is coming up, and there will be some new cast members. (CNN)
- A Disney+ and Hulu merger could be in the works, if Disney can get Comcast out of the way. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Not to be outdone, Paramount+ and Showtime+ could be folded into one as well. (Variety)
- Call Me Kat will have sort of a Big Bang Theory reunion in an episode that will air in October. (Deadline)
- Scott Bakula will not be part of the new Quantum Leap, and he's explaining why. (Deadline)
- CNN has a new morning show coming, and it'll move Don Lemon out of primetime. (CNN)
- Even if it is the most improbable broadcast network for it, another Waltons movie is headed to The CW. (TVLine)
- In case you missed the Emmys, here are the winners. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 17 - SEPTEMBER 23)
- The new fall season gets into full swing next week, with season premieres of CBS comedies on Monday and ABC comedies on Wednesday.
- ABC has Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter airing on Thursday night.
- The Hulu series Reboot debuts on Tuesday.
- Decades is having a binge of The Beverly Hillbillies this weekend.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Saturday, September 6
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 1)
Friday, September 5
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family/The Class) - Watch Jesse on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Pete Davidson (Bupkis) - Pete appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Caitlin Reilly (Hacks) and Rickey Thompson (Foursome) - Caitlin and Rickey are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Charlie Sheen (Anger Management/Two and a Half Men) - Charlie discusses his new book The Book of Sheen on ABC's >Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Mariska Hargitay (Can't Hurry Love) - Mariska talks about My Mom Jayne on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Ruby Cruz (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Ruby talks about The Threesome on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Issa Rae (Insecure) - Issa talks about Seen & Heard on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Lamorne Morris (Woke/New Girl) - Drew is chatting with Emmy-winning Lamorne on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
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