Saturday, April 22, 2023
SitcomsOnline Digest: Charlie Sheen to Appear in New Chuck Lorre Comedy; NewsNation Goes 24/7 on Weekdays
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a new Chuck Lorre comedy that Charlie Sheen will appear in, more South Park streaming drama, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Charlie Sheen and Chuck Lorre have gotten over their disdain for one another and will now be working together on a new HBO Max series. (Hollywood Reporter)
- The South Park streaming drama involving HBO Max and Paramount is still on-going, and now, Paramount has filed a countersuit against HBO Max. (Variety)
- It's a little bittersweet (even though the WGN name was already dropped anyway), but we're closer to seeing the last step of the evolution of what used to be the superstation WGN (a home for TV favorites from the past) to NewsNation, as programming on NewsNation goes 24/7 on weekdays starting Monday. (Deadline)
- Dick Van Dyke is 97 years old, and now he has an upcoming guest starring role on Days of Our Lives. (Deadline)
- If you're sharing Netflix password, you should know that time is (almost) up. (Deadline)
- Act Your Age returns June 3 on Bounce. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 22 - APRIL 28)
- Catchy Comedy has a binge of All in the Family this weekend.
- Antenna TV and Rewind TV are both celebrating Earth Day with aliens today, with a marathon of My Favorite Martian on Antenna TV and a marathon of Mork & Mindy on Rewind TV.
- The Late Late Show comes to an end after 28 years and four hosts on Thursday night with a primetime special, then the final episode airing later that night (Friday morning).
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, July 14
Lot Patrol - "The Naked Intruder" (BET, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Chaos reaches new heights at Imani Studios when the security team faces their strangest threat yet: a mysterious, fast-moving intruder, who may or may not be completely naked.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of July 13)
Tuesday, July 14
- Ike Barinholtz (The Studio/The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project/Eastbound & Down) - Ike guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Joel McHale (Animal Control/The Great Indoors/Community) - Joel talks about The 1% Club on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Anthony Michael Hall (The Goldbergs/Awkward/Claude's Crib) - Anthony is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Molly Shannon (The Hawk/I Love That for You/The Other Two/Divorce/Kath & Kim/Craking Up) - Molly stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jake Johnson (Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed/Minx/New Girl) - Jake appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jimmy Tatro (The Hawk/Home Economics/The Guest Book) - Jimmy talks about The Hawk on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Jennifer Garner (Party Down/Camping) - Jennifer talks about The Five-Star Weekend on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) - Hannah talks about Ride or Die on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Alan Ritchson (Blue Mountain State) - Alan talks about War Machine on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Himesh Patel (The Franchise) - Himesh talks about The Odyssey on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John talks about The Odyssey on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Drew is covering the headlines with pals Ross Mathews and Valerie on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Halle Berry (Living Dolls) - Drew, Halle and Kristina Zias are celebrating aging helping a viewer over 50 achieve a glow up look on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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11/11/25 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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12/16/25 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16/25 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
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