SitcomsOnline Digest: Night Court Season Finale Brings Back a Familiar Face; Comedy Central Renews Digman! for Second Season

Saturday, May 13, 2023

SitcomsOnline Digest: Night Court Season Finale Brings Back a Familiar Face; Comedy Central Renews Digman! for Second Season

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have the renewal of a Comedy Central animated series, a first look at the new Matlock, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Tuesday night's episode of Night Court had a surprise guest at the end of the episode, and it's going to be more than just that one appearance (don't click on the link if you haven't watched it and don't want the surprise spoiled). (TVLine)
Comedy Central has renewed Digman! for a second season. (Deadline)
Disney+ and Hulu are going to merge into one app, but they'll still be available as separate services. (CNET)
We have our first look at the new Matlock series starring Kathy Bates. (Collider)
As a writer's strike nearly shut down the last few episodes of the end of the season for Jeopardy!, Mayim Bialik was unwilling to cross the picket line, but Ken Jennings was willing to do that. (Deadline)
Deidre Hall is celebrating her 5000th episode of Days of Our Lives. (Vibe)
Taxi ended 40 years ago, and some of the cast members got together in New York the past week for drinks. (Yahoo!)
Son of a Critch, a Canadian comedy from the same people who brought us Schitt's Creek, is coming to The CW this summer. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 13 - MAY 19)

Catchy Comedy has a binge of The Odd Couple this weekend (which seems a little odd for Mother's Day).
Meanwhile, Antenna TV does have a Mother's Day appropriate binge of One Day at a Time.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, May 6

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 4)

Wednesday, May 6

Steve Carell (Rooster/Space Force/The Office/Come to Papa/Watching Ellie) - Watch Steve on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Sally Field (Gidget/The Flying Nun/The Girl with Something Extra) - Sally appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Maya Rudolph (Loot/Bless the Harts/Forever/Up All Night) - Maya is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Meg Stalter (Hacks/Too Much) and Paul W. Downs (Hacks/Broad City) - Meg and Paul talk about Hacks on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Hugh talks about The Sheep Detectives on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour and chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Cedric The Entertainer (The Neighborhood/The Last O.G./The Soul Man/The Steve Harvey Show) and Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Cedric and Anthony take us on a coast-to-coast tasting tour from their new cookbook AC Barbeque: The Husky and Handsome Guide to Grilling on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Taylor Ortega (Big Mistakes) - Taylor drops by to discuss Big Mistakes on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan talks about Death of a Salesman on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Casey Wilson (The Righteous Gemstones/Black Monday/The Hotwives/Marry Me/Happy Endings) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Casey, Andrew and Prue Leith talk about The Great American Baking Show on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.