Sunday, January 21, 2024

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of January 22, 2024)

It's Sunday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of January 22-26, 2024, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!


Monday, January 22
  • Oliver Hudson (Splitting Up Together/Rules of Engagement/My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star) - Watch Oliver and Kate Hudson on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Dakota Johnson (Ben and Kate) - Dakota appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Chloë Sevigny (Russian Doll) - Chloë is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Omar J. Dorsey (Bookie) - Omar tells Sherri about starring in the new Max comedy series Bookie with Sebastian Maniscalco on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Jamie Lee Curtis (Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Jamie Lee chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Tuesday, January 23
  • Lisa Ann Walter (Abbott Elementary/Emeril/Life's Work/My Wildest Dreams) - Catch Lisa on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Kevin James (The Crew/Kevin Can Wait/The King of Queens) - Kevin appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Doug Benson (You're the Worst/Bob's Burgers) - Doug is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Sarah Paulson (Leap of Faith) - Sarah appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Punkie Johnson (Love Life) - Punkie is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Joel Kim Booster (Loot) - Joel appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 11pm on Bravo.
  • Isla Fisher (Wolf Like Me) - Isla is interviewed on E! News at 11pm on E!.
  • Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish/Girlfriends) - Tracee is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Wednesday, January 24
  • Austin Butler (Zoey 101/Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide) - Watch Austin on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • J. Smith-Cameron (Search Party) - J. is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Sofia Vergara (Modern Family/The Knights of Prosperity/Hot Properties) - Sofia appears on Watch What Happens: Live at 3:30am on Bravo and is interviewed on E! News at 11pm on E!.
  • Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken tells Sherri about his FOX singing competition show, I Can See Your Voice, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Joel Kim Booster (Loot) - Joel is a guest on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Andrea Barber (Fuller House/Full House) and Jodie Sweetin (Fuller House/Hollywood Darlings/Full House) - Andrea and Jodie talk about their podcast How Rude, Tanneritos! on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Nasim Pedrad (Chad/People of Earth/New Girl/Mulaney) - Nasim is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Thursday, January 25
  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Only Murders in the Building/High Fidelity/People of Earth/Selfie) - Catch Da'Vine on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Molly Ringwald (Townies/The Facts of Life) - Molly appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Natasha Leggero (Broke/Dice/Another Period/Free Agents) - Natasha is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) - Kenan appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Jasmine Guy (A Different World) - Jasmine talks about her career and recent Emmy win for her performance in Chronicles of Jessica Wu on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Chloë Sevigny (Russian Doll) - Chloë talks about Feud: Capote vs. The Swans on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
  • Keegan-Michael Key (Schmigadoon!/Friends from College/Playing House/Gary Unmarried) - Keegan-Michael discusses hosting NFL Honors and book, The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor, on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Sarayu Rao (The Unicorn/I Feel Bad/Sons of Tucson) - Sarayu is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Friday, January 26
  • Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Watch Ken on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Paul F. Tompkins (The Great North/DAG) and Carl Tart (Grand Crew/Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy) - Paul and Carl are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Tina Fey (Only Murders in the Building/30 Rock) - Tina appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy/American Dad!/The Cleveland Show) - Seth is a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher at 10pm on HBO.
  • Molly Ringwald (Townies/The Facts of Life) - Molly talks about Feud: Capote vs. The Swans on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
  • Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny talks about The Love To Hate It Tour on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
  • Jon Cryer (Extended Family/Two and a Half Men/The Trouble with Normal/Partners/The Famous Teddy Z) - Jon talks about Extended Family on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Max Burkholder (Ted) - Max is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 8:50am.
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Sitcoms Airing This Week

Sunday, January 21

The Simpsons - "McMansion & Wife" (Fox, 7:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Homer thinks he's being tricked into buying a sports car; Lisa neutralizes Nelson after he goes on a bullying spree.

Bob's Burgers - "The Pickleorette" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bob and Linda help Gretchen throw her sister's bachelorette party; Tina forces Gene and Louise to play a board game they found on the street.

The Simpsons - "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
In a parody documentary, a young college-dropout CEO embraces the Silicon Valley "fake it until you make it" philosophy and bewitches Mr. Burns into funding her highly dubious dream project.

Krapopolis - "Prometheus" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tyrannis and Hippocampus release the only god they like, Prometheus, from his eternity on the rock, only to find he's friends with Deliria; Shlub takes Stupendous to the cyclopes island to find her dad.

Bob's Burgers - "Running Down a Gene" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Gene tries to learn how to lucid dream in order to recover the world's most perfect song that he wrote while asleep; Louise and Tina try to trap a cricket whose chirping is keeping Linda up at night.

Grimsburg - "Pilot" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Marvin works to track down a missing teenage girl after her romantic interest is discovered decapitated along the side of the road.

Extended Family - "The Consequences of Making Yourself at Home" (NBC, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Trey spends his first night at the Nest, he discovers evidence that Jim and Julia once had a more adventurous relationship than he imagined, and he must erase it.


Monday, January 22

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Ballgame" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Malcolm treats Calvin, Dave, Gemma and Grover to VIP tickets to a Dodgers game, the outing isn’t quite a home run. Also, Marty’s movie night with fiancée Necie goes sideways when Tina decides to join.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Inner Boss Bitch" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Having spurned her family when she quit MaxDot, Christina turns to Abishola when she’s fired from Toesey Woesies. Also, Bob and Uncle Tunde go fishing.


Tuesday, January 23

Only Murders in the Building - "Open and Shut" (ABC, 9:02PM ET/PT)
The trio races toward a resolution while their own lives are put in danger.

Night Court - "Hold the Pickles, Keep the Change" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Judge Abby Stone, the daughter of the late Harry Stone, follows in her father's footsteps as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court and tries to bring order to its crew of oddballs and cynics.

Extended Family - "The Consequences of Matchmaking" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Julia, craving more personal time with fiancé Trey and hoping to create more space for their burgeoning relationship, takes it upon herself to find a new girlfriend for Jim.


Wednesday, January 24

none scheduled


Thursday, January 25

Young Sheldon - "German for Beginners and a Crazy Old Man with a Bat" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The gambling room gets broken into and Sheldon wants to study abroad. Also, Missy makes a new friend.

Ghosts - "Woodstone’s Hottest Couple" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When teen ghost Stephanie (Odessa A’zion), who lives in the attic, awakens to find that her crush Trevor is now dating Hetty, she decides to sabotage all the relationships at Woodstone.

Son of a Critch - "That Was Me in Grade Nine" (The CW, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Mark is eager to begin his final year of elementary school; finally, he'll be at the top of the social food chain; when Mark discovers that he needs glasses, his cool guy dreams come tumbling down.

The Conners - "Rage Against the Machine" (The CW, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Dan gets injured while covering D.J.'s vending machine route, the decision to sue the company could cost D.J. his job; Jackie is appalled when Becky seeks life coaching from her nemesis.

The Conners - "Don't Shoot the Piano Teacher" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Ben offers Mark free piano lessons, Darlene uses it as an opportunity to test his parenting skills; Jackie throws Becky a baby shower; Emilio continues his efforts to be part of the baby's life.

Children Ruin Everything - "Confidence" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT)
When Astrid has to give a presentation to the World Cup Committee, her confidence tumbles after the kids make fun of her during a practice presentation she does for them.


Friday, January 26

none scheduled


Saturday, January 27

none scheduled


Sunday, January 28

Abbott Elemetary - "The Principal's Office" (ABC, 10:29PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After Gregory sends a disruptive student to the principal's office, he discovers the kids actually enjoy spending supposed disciplinary time with Ava; Melissa invites Janine over to her house to teach her how to cook.

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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.

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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.


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