SitcomsOnline Digest: Schmigadoon! and Rap Sh!t Cancelled; Paramount Sale Closer to Reality

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

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.