Saturday, December 10, 2022
SitcomsOnline Digest: Discovery+ Docuseries Looks Back at Glee Controversies; SNL Treats Viewers to Kenan and Kel Reunion
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a light holiday season news week, but we have news of a Glee docuseries, a Kenan and Kel reunion, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- The TV show Glee had a dark side to it behind the scenes, and now, a Discovery+ documentary is looking into that. (Deadline)
- Finally, fans got what they wanted on Saturday Night Live this weekend: a reunion of Kenan and Kel. (Entertainment Weekly)
- ABC has pulled a Backstreet Boys holiday special that was planned for next week following some recent allegations against Nick Carter. (Deadline)
- Actress Helen Slayton-Hughes, who is perhaps best known for her recurring role on Parks and Recreation, has died. (Variety)
- Actress Kirstie Alley has died at age 71. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 16)
- Decades is having a Cheers binge this weekend, featuring Kirstie Alley episodes.
- Call Me Kat is now streaming on HBO Max.
- Saturday Night Live is bringing Steve Martin and Martin Short in as co-hosts tonight.
- Remember Miss Cleo, who invited you to "call me now" on cable TV commercials in the late 90s and early 00s? HBO Max has a new movie about her coming on Thursday.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Sunday, June 29
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 23)
Friday, June 27
- Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory/Happy Family/Welcome to New York/Cybill) - Watch Christine on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) and Fortune Feimster (FUBR/Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Tig and Fortune are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Reneé Rapp (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - NBC's Today Citi Concert Series features Reneé sometime between 7-9am and catches up with her in the 9am hour.
- Topher Grace (Home Economics/That '70s Show) - NBC's Today catches up with Topher in the 9am hour.
- Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) - Liza talks about The Bear on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Liz Gillies (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/Victorious) - Liz is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
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)
07/08 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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