Saturday, January 20, 2024
SitcomsOnline Digest: Schmigadoon! and Rap Sh!t Cancelled; Paramount Sale Closer to Reality
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing of the cancellation of two streaming shows, learning more about the sale of Paramount, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Apple TV+ has cancelled Schmigadoon! after two seasons, even though the third season was already written. (Variety)
- Meanwhile, Max has cancelled Rap Sh!t. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Paramount is for sale, and it looks like they are closer to having a buyer. (Deadline)
- Cable is dying a slow (or maybe fast, depending upon how you look at it) death, and after years of very low tier cable networks shutting down, speculation is that some (slightly) here profile ones could be shutting down in 2024. (Cord Cutters News)
- Who won at the Emmy Awards? We've got a list. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 21 - JANUARY 27)
- Catchy Comedy has a binge of Laverne & Shirley this weekend.
- Son of a Critch returns for a third season on The CW on Thursday.
- Saturday Night Live returns from a month off tonight on NBC.
- America's Most Wanted returns to Fox on Monday, and John Walsh is back this time.
- You can catch the seventh season "superfan" episodes of The Office starting Monday on Peacock.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, September 2
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 1)
Tuesday, September 2
- Sabrina Impacciatore (The Paper) - Catch Sabrina on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Kumail Nanjiani (Bless the Harts/Silicon Valley) - Kumail appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Domhnall Gleeson (The Paper) - Domhnall stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ramona Young (The Paper/Santa Clarita Diet/Man Seeking Woman/The Real O'Neals) - Ramona is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Issa Rae (Insecure) - Issa talks about One of Them Days on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
- Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Star Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) and Bobby Cannavale (Angie Tribeca/Will & Grace) - Neil and Bobby talk about Art on Broadway on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
- Kathy Bates (Disjointed) - Kathy chats with Drew on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local lisitngs.
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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)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
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