SitcomsOnline Digest: Rachael Ray to End After 17 Seasons; Fox Renews Krapopolis for Third Season

Saturday, March 04, 2023

SitcomsOnline Digest: Rachael Ray to End After 17 Seasons; Fox Renews Krapopolis for Third Season

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's not a very busy news week, but we have (even more) news about the changing landscape of daytime television, a third season renewal for a series that hasn't even started, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Continuing on on-going theme of how daytime TV is completely changing, Rachael Ray is also coming to an end at the end of this season after 17 seasons (it's hard to believe it has been that long), but it is also significant because her show was the last surviving spinoff of The Oprah Winfrey Show on daytime TV. (Variety)
In perhaps the most bizarre renewal ever, Fox is giving a third season to Krapopolis, a series that has yet to see a single episode air, because they feel it might be the next Simpsons or Family Guy based upon "gut instict." (Deadline)
The Thundermans is returning to Nickelodeon. (Deadline)
Bebe Neuwirth will reprise her role of Lillith on the Frasier reboot. (Deadline)
Some programs will be excluded due to rights restrictions, but Reelz (the linear channel, not just on demand offerings) is being added to Peacock. (Hollywood Reporter)
A new Chuck Lorre show is headed to HBO Max, unless it gets canceled before it even airs as many HBO Max series do. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 4 - MARCH 10)

Decades has a Peter Gunn binge this weekend.
There is a new season of The Voice on NBC on Monday.
The second season of Perry Mason arrives Monday on HBO.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, August 30

The Simpsons - "Guess Who's Coming to Skinner" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Principal Skinner discovers that one of his students is a runaway who has been living in the school library, he has to take the snarky, difficult kid into his home and is forced into a role he never expected or wanted -- being a parent.

Animal Control - "Squirrels and Fat Cats" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Frank uncovers Emily and Shred's secret romance during a break-in at city supply; Victoria and Patel confront his daughter's school bully.

Universal Basic Guys - "Down the Shore" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The Hoagies go down the shore; Tammy tries to make amends with her estranged sister.

Grimsburg - "Crystal Ball" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Flute goes for surgery to have a second testicle put in, he finds an unexpected side effect.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 24)

Saturday, August 29 and August 30

Amy Poehler (Duncanville/Parks and Recreation) and Will Ferrell (The Hawk/The Office) - Amy and Will bond over their box office bomb on a repeat of The Weekend View on ABC News Live at 7:30am.

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