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
Saturday, May 31
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 26)
Friday, May 30
- Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal/The Curse) - Watch Nathan on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Paula Poundstone (Home Movies) - Paula performs stand-up comedy on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ralph Macchio (Eight Is Enough) - Ralph swings by for a chat about Karate Kid: Legends on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) - Justina chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. She also talks about Broadway's Real Women Have Curves: The Musical on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Yara Shahidi (grown-ish/black-ish) - Yara is telling Drew about the new venture she's taking on, where she's currently at with dating and more on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Don Darryl Rivera (Only Murders in the Building) - Don talks about Broadway's Aladdin on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/08 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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