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
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.
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.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
10/08 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Twelfth Season / The Complete Series
10/22 - Veep - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
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