SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at Beavis and Butt-Head Season Two; Grown-ish Renewed for Sixth (and Final) Season

Saturday, April 01, 2023

SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at Beavis and Butt-Head Season Two; Grown-ish Renewed for Sixth (and Final) Season

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have a preview of the second season of Beavis and Butt-Head, we have some renewal and cancellation news, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

We have our first look at the second season of Beavis and Butt-Head. (Deadline)
Grown-ish has been renewed for a sixth season, but it will also be the last, putting an end to the black-ish dynasty. (Entertainment Weekly)
We mentioned a few weeks ago that Wendi McLendon-Covey has been cast in an NBC comedy pilot, and now David Alan Grier is joining her. (Deadline)
There actually was some doubt, as it continues to have ratings success but the cost to produce it has gotten excessive, but Blue Bloods has been renewed for another season. (Hollywood Reporter)
Adult Swim is going to be starting at 7 PM beginning in May, a major change from the early days when programming began at 10 PM. (Deadline)
ABC's summer lineup, which includes season two of The Wonder Years, has been released. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 1 - APRIL 8)

Catchy Comedy continues binges this weekend, with a binge of Night Court.
A new season of Schmigadoon! arrives Wednesday on Apple TV+.
Amazon Prime's new comedy, Jury Duty, debuts on Friday.

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.