SitcomsOnline Digest: Amazon Series Starring Cindy Williams to Debut Soon; Trailer Released for New Pete Davidson Series Bupkis

Saturday, April 15, 2023

SitcomsOnline Digest: Amazon Series Starring Cindy Williams to Debut Soon; Trailer Released for New Pete Davidson Series Bupkis

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about the debut of a new series that Cindy Williams appeared in (her final role before her death), a new Pete Davidson series, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Although Cindy Williams died in January, she had wrapped up the first season of a new series just months earlier, Sami, and that series is coming to Amazon Prime on April 23. (Deadline)
A trailer is now out for Bupkis, a new Peacock series starring Pete Davidson. (Variety)
Now that Amazon has purchased MGM, they're now looking at using the intellectual property to make new movies and TV series. (Deadline)
Die Hart has been renewed for a third season on the Roku Channel. (Deadline)
Budgets are getting tight for broadcast network television, which means pay cuts and reduced numbers of episodes. (Deadline)
HBO Max is about to become Max, and by the way, there is even a new series from the universe of The Big Bang Theory in the works for it. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 15 - APRIL 21)

Gilligan's Island will have a little more than a three hour tour on Catchy Comedy this weekend, with weekend binge.
The final season of Barry debuts tomorrow on HBO.
The Weakest Link returns Monday on NBC.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, January 22

Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt’s shop. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt’s vision on a high-stakes restomod project.

Abbott Elementary - "Strike" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
City buses have stopped running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school. The teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning. Meanwhile, Gregory and O’Shon strike up a friendship.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)

Wednesday, January 22

Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Watch Lucy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts/White Famous), Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts/Duncanville/Disjointed/Animal Practice) and Punam Patel (Ghosts/Return of the Mac/Kevin from Work) - Utkarsh, Betsy and Punam are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Watson on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour, and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.