SitcomsOnline Digest: Warner Bros. Television Suspends Deals with Top Creators; Fran Drescher Re-Elected President of SAG-AFTRA

Saturday, September 09, 2023

SitcomsOnline Digest: Warner Bros. Television Suspends Deals with Top Creators; Fran Drescher Re-Elected President of SAG-AFTRA

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Once again, it seems like we're hitting TV (at least as we know it) doomsday, as we enter a mostly non-existent fall TV season, with strikes that will never end and a blackout dispute between Spectrum and cable channels owned by Disney that has both sides saying it may not even be worth settling. Nonetheless, we're here with some highlights for you. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

With a writers strike that appears to have no end still ongoing, Warner Bros. Television has suspended some deals that they have with top creators, though it is anticipated that the suspended time will be added to the end of the contracts. (Deadline)
Fran Drescher has been re-elected as SAG-AFTRA president, in the middle of the on-going strike. (Hollywood Reporter)
Like many shows, Saved by the Bell did some things that seemed acceptable in the 90s that wouldn't be so acceptable today, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar is talking all about it in a podcast. (CNN)
When Bob Barker recently died, many noticed he had not made any public appearances in a while, and that may be because he suffered from Alzheimer's disease for years leading up to his death. (Deadline)
Networks need something scripted to air in the current drought, so Fox is going with encores and CBS is looking down under to Australia. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 9 - SEPTEMBER 15)

Catchy Comedy has a binge of My Three Sons this weekend.
A new season of The Morning Show arrives on Wednesday on Apple TV+.
If you're into daytime TV, several new court shows (with the exact same hosts as the old court shows) debut Monday in syndication.