SitcomsOnline Digest: The Conners Gets Full 22 Episode Season; Netflix Launches Ad-Supported Tier

Saturday, October 15, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: The Conners Gets Full 22 Episode Season; Netflix Launches Ad-Supported Tier

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a full season for The Conners, yet another casualty of the Discovery/Warner Bros merger, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It kept getting closer and closer every year, but finally, this season The Conners will have a full 22 episodes. (Deadline)
Cartoon Network Studios is being merged into Warner Bros Animation as yet another casualty in the Discovery/Warner Bros merger, and while it isn't a shutdown of the network (as some have been erroneously posting online), it does represent the end of an era. (Consequence)
As Halloween rapidly approaches, Deadline has a look at 50 great Halloween episodes of TV series that you may want to make sure to watch this season. (Deadline)
Series from Ryan Murphy are proving to be hits for Netflix. (Deadline)
Speaking of Netflix, their cheaper plan with ads is coming next month, but will include less content and they haven't really said what content will be missing. (CNET)
Angela Lansbury died this week at the age of 96. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 15 - OCTOBER 21)

Decades has a binge of In the Heat of the Night this weekend.
A new season of Inside Amy Schumer debuts on Thursday, now on Paramount+.
It's the last day today, but COZI has been running a Murder She Wrote marathon this week.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, November 21

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "The 6:10 to Lubbock" (CBS, 10:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie and Mandy get fed up staying with her parents and reconsider their living situation after a fight with Mandy’s mom, Audrey.

Ghosts - "Man of Your Dreams" (CBS, 10:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sam learns that one of the ghosts’ powers is to enter the dreams of the livings and influence their decisions. Also, two of the ghosts think they’ve learned the secret to moving on.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 18)

Thursday, November 21

Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/The Ellen Show/Welcome to New York) - Catch Jim on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Rita Moreno (One Day at a Time/Happily Divorced/9 to 5) - Rita appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Justine Lupe (Nobody Wants This/Cristela), Jackie Tohn (Nobody Wants This/GLOW) and Timothy Simons (HouseBroken/Veep) - Justine, Jackie and Timothy are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Kristin Chenoweth (Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin appears on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
Maura Tierney (NewsRadio/The Van Dyke Show) - Maura is in the studio to discuss the neww season of Law and Order on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your listings.
Paul Reiser (Mad About You/Red Oaks/Married/My Two Dads) - Paul is telling Drew about his huge return to comedy after thirty years with his standup special, Life, Death and Rice Pudding, and his new movie The Gutter on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
John O'Hurley (Seinfeld/Over the Top/The Mullets) - John will be on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.