SitcomsOnline Digest: Wednesday to Get Second Season at Netflix; Call Me Kat Pays Tribute to Leslie Jordan

Saturday, January 07, 2023

SitcomsOnline Digest: Wednesday to Get Second Season at Netflix; Call Me Kat Pays Tribute to Leslie Jordan

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a new year, but it's not a busy news week. But we're hearing of a new comedy for ABC, the renewal of a Netflix favorite, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Boss, a single camera workplace comedy, is in the works at ABC. (Deadline)
It may not have gotten love from traditional fans of The Addams Family, but Wednesday is a hit and has been renewed for a second season. (Variety)
Call Me Kat had a very nice tribute and farewell to Leslie Jordan on Thursday's episode. (TVLine)
Billy Bush is infamous for his comments that he made with Donald Trump on Access Hollywood years ago, for which he was fired from the show, but now he is back on Extra and it seems he has been caught making some comments that have been deemed inappropriate once again. (Deadline)
Magnum, P.I. is coming to getTV next month. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 7 - JANUARY 13)

"Midseason premieres," which seems like is only a recent term for shows that have already had a season premiere, continue this week with The Conners and The Goldbergs on Wednesday.
The Golden Globe Awards air Tuesday night on NBC.
CBS has their new version of Lingo, hosted by RuPaul, on Wednesday.
Decades has a binge of The Ed Sullivan Show this weekend.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, December 25

Ghosts - "A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 1" / "A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 2" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
A leaky water heater mishap threatens to ruin holiday plans as Sam and Jay prepare to host Jay’s hard-to-please dad, Mahesh (Bernard White), difficult-to-impress mom, Champa (Sakina Jaffrey), and sister Bela (Punam Patel).

Ghosts - "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol: Part One" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sam’s big Christmas Eve TV interview with Walter Storm (Larry Wilmore) takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, Trevor and Patience bond over their mutual disinterest in celebrating Christmas.

Ghosts - "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol: Part Two" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sam gets a glimpse of what her life would be like if she could never see the ghosts.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 22)

Thursday, December 25

Kate Hudson (Running Point) - Watch Kate on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
John Stamos (Palm Royale/UnPrisoned/Fuller House/Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House/You, Again?) - John appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Chris Kattan (The Middle) - Chris is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Jason Bateman (Arrested Development/The Hogan Family/It's Your Move/Silver Spoons) - Jason talks Zootopia 2 with Chris Connelly on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
George Clooney (Roseanne/The Facts of Life/ E/R (1984-1985) - George talks Jay Kelly with Michael Strahan on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Michael J. Fox (Family Ties/Spin City/The Michael J. Fox Show) - Michael opens up about his career with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat/Victorious) - Ariana talks about Wicked on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.