SitcomsOnline Digest: Roku Picks Up Second Season of Chad; Bad News Bears Remake in the Works

Saturday, October 29, 2022

SitcomsOnline Digest: Roku Picks Up Second Season of Chad; Bad News Bears Remake in the Works

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we've got news about Chad (we'll finally see season two!), news of a TV series remake of a movie (which already had a TV series remake over 40 years ago), and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Chad, which TBS cancelled just hours before the scheduled season two premiere, has been picked up by Roku. (Deadline)
CBS is looking to make a series based upon The Bad News Bears, which would actually be the second TV series remake of it following the one from 1979. (Deadline)
Netflix has renewed The Upshaws for a third season. (Variety)
A new dynamic that we'll probably be seeing more of as new streaming services pop up (and possibly others collapse) is the move of a series from one streaming service to another, and now, the new season of Girls5eva will air on Peacock rather than Netflix. (Deadline)
Call Me Kat paid tribute to Leslie Jordan, who died this week while he was driving to the set for the show. (Variety)
Once we get Halloween out of the way, we've got the big season of holidays on the way, and Antenna TV has plans for those. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 4)

If you like Bewitched, this is your weekend, with marathons on both Antenna TV and Logo on Monday.
Meanwhile, Rewind TV has a marathon of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch on Monday.
You'll be seeing lots of Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" episodes on FXX this weekend, including a marathon that airs them all in reverse order on Monday.
The Munsters gets the Halloween spotlight on Sunday on COZI.
Blockbuster, the sitcom about the last video rental store from the chain, debuts Thursday on Netflix.
NBC has the season premiere of Young Rock and series debut of Lopez vs. Lopez on Friday, as they attempt to make Friday night a comedy destination.
Decades has a binge of Planet of the Apes this weekend.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, January 23

Shifting Gears - "Accommodations" (ABC, 9:02PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Matt joins Riley at Carter’s high school open house, where he’s unsettled to learn about the “accommodations” made for his grandson’s anxiety. Meanwhile, Riley reconnects with Caitlin, a former classmate, and sets her up with Gabriel.

Only Murders in the Building - "Sparring Partners" (ABC, 9:33PM ET/PT)
Closing in on the killer, Mabel takes her investigative talents into the ring; Oliver and Charles duke it out over a birdcage only to end up confronting their deepest paternal struggles.

Only Murders in the Building - "I Know Who Did It" (ABC, 10:12PM ET/PT)
The question of who did it remains, along with a few more questions that have been raised.

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "An Old Mustang" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie worries that he’s leaving Connor out of his new project with Jim. Meanwhile, Mandy and Audrey struggle to decorate CeeCee’s nursery without fighting.

Ghosts - "The Primary Source" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Sam’s book publisher requires source material for her biography on Isaac, she and Jay take a field trip to find a diary he claims he hid when he was alive.

Animal Control - "Baby Kangaroos and Chickens" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Frank and Victoria compete to win Fiona's affections at the new kennels' fundraiser; Emily gets some very bad advice from Bettany on her speech; Patel and Shred find themselves facing the world's most charming squatter.

Going Dutch - "Korfball" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Everyone in town is talking about the upcoming Korfball match between the Americans and the Dutch; the colonel refuses to lose to the Dutch and Quinn brings out her high school alter ego "The Rocket" to make her dad proud.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)

Thursday, January 23

James Marsden (30 Rock) - Catch James on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Fortune Feimster (FUBAR/Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Fortune appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Denis Leary (Going Dutch/No Good Deed/Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/The Job) - Denis stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Nick appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Britt Lower (Ghosted/Man Seeking Woman/Big Lake) - Britt is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!), Paul F. Tompkins (The Great North/BoJack Horseman/DAG) and Joe Manganiello (How I Met Your Mother) - Thomas, Paul and Joe are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Al Madrigal (Lopez vs Lopez/About a Boy/Gary Unmarried/Welcome to The Captain) - Al appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Jason Biggs (Outmatched/Mad Love/Drexell's Class) - Jason and his wife Jenny Mollen are telling Drew about their new show Dinner and a Movie that features an episode focusing on 50 First Dates on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.