SitcomsOnline Digest: Frasier Reboot in the Works; CBS Says "No" to Giving Up 10 PM

Saturday, October 22, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: Frasier Reboot in the Works; CBS Says "No" to Giving Up 10 PM

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're learning more about the Frasier reboot, we're hearing what CBS is saying will NOT be happening to their 10 PM hour, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

A Frasier reboot is coming, but it will be without John Mahoney, since he died in 2018. (Deadline)
It's looking like NBC will be abandoning the 10 PM hour and Hearst, which owns several broadcast affiliates for all of the major networks, would like to think that other networks will follow, but CBS has already given that a hard "no." (AV Club)
We knew Trevor Noah was leaving The Daily Show, and now we have an exact date of when that will happen. (Hollywood Reporter)
Cable and broadcast combined are still dominating TV viewership, but online streaming is becoming a bigger and bigger thing all the time. (Deadline)
Fox seems to have a lot of confidence in their animated comedies lately, as they've now renewed another animated comedy that has yet to air a single episode for a second season. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 22 - OCTOBER 28)

Decades has a binge of The Time Tunnel this weekend.
A new season of Big Mouth debuts on Thursday on Netflix
We missed this last week, but the final six episodes of Duncanville, which never aired on Fox, are now available on Hulu.

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.