SitcomsOnline Digest: Beavis and Butt-Head Gets Second Season Renewal; Roles Cast in Bedrock Series

Saturday, March 11, 2023

SitcomsOnline Digest: Beavis and Butt-Head Gets Second Season Renewal; Roles Cast in Bedrock Series

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, animated comedy series take the spotlight, with news about American Dad!, Beavis and Butt-Head, and a Flinstones reboot. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It looks like Mike Judge is going to stay busy, given that he has a King of the Hill reboot in the works at Hulu, and now his first-born child Beavis and Butt-Head has gotten a renewal at Paramount+. (Variety)
Meanwhile, key roles have been cast in the Flintstones reboot/sequel Bedrock. (AV Club)
While daytime broadcast TV has been changing, Judge Judy still remains one of the top shows in daytime syndication despite being in reruns for two years, and now it seems that her new series on Amazon Freevee may also be coming to reruns on broadcast TV stations. (Deadline)
Barry is ending at HBO. (Deadline)
Ben Savage has had enough of just being the boy meeting the world, and he is now running for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. (CNN)
It's no longer "from Television City in Hollywood," as The Price is Right is leaving the home that it has had for the past 50 years. (TVLine)
A new season of American Dad! comes to TBS on March 27, and don't worry about Warner Bros Discovery cancelling it before then, because they've allegedly already tried to do so and couldn't get out of the contract. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 11 - MARCH 17)

Decades is headed to The Streets of San Francisco for this weekend's binge.
A new season of Ted Lasso arrives Wednesday on Apple TV+.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, February 11

St. Denis Medical - "Nobody Even Mentions the Brownies!" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Joyce pushes the staff to upsell patients on hospital procedures, kicking off some fierce competition and a case of mistaken identity; Bruce and Ron try to play plumber for a day.

Night Court - "Ab-ventures in Babysitting" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
An old friend returns and leaves Abby saddled with taking care of a baby during court; the gang tries to stop an influencer from publicly embarrassing the courthouse.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 10)

Tuesday, February 11

Anthony Mackie (Twisted Metal) - Catch Anthony on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Lizzy Caplan (Party Down/The Class/The Pitts) - Lizzy appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Fred Armisen (Los Espookys/Forever/Final Space) - Fred is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Mikey Madison (Better Things) - Mikey appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. She is telling Drew about working on Oscar nominated film Anora, how director Sean Baker molded the role to her and some of her earliest acting influences on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. Plus, she's making her baking debut and sharing her chocolate chip cookie recipe with Drew.
Margaret Cho (All-American Girl) - Margaret is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Cecily Strong (Schmigadoon!), Rachel Dratch (Grimsburg/Imaginary Mary/30 Rock), Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory), Cheri Oteri (Sit Down, Shut Up) - Cecily, Rachel, Ana, Cheri and Laraine Newman are guests on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
John Lithgow (Trial & Error/Twenty Good Years/3rd Rock from the Sun) - John stops by to talk about New York City Ballet's Carnival of the Animals on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Rickey Smiley (The Rickey Smiley Show) - Rickey sits down for a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE on the unexpected miracle of learning he's the father of twin girls on Tamron Hall, so check your local lisitngs.
Selma Blair (Anger Management/Kath & Kim/Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane) and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Selma is telling Drew about being a boy mom to a 13-year-old son, dating in her fifties and how she has spoken about her health to help others feel seen on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. Plus, Selma is sharing one of her favorite simple breakfast dishes with Drew and Valerie Bertinelli.
Laverne Cox (Clean Slate) - Laverne talks about starring in the new Amazon series Clean Slate on Sherri, so check your local listings.