Saturday, February 03, 2024
SitcomsOnline Digest: Curb Your Enthusiasm Really Ending After 12 Seasons; Season Two Premiere Date Set for Lopez vs Lopez
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing Larry David's insistence that Curb Your Enthusiasm is really ending (is it?), getting news of the cancellation of an FXX series, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- After 24 years and 12 seasons (that's some odd math), Larry David insists that Curb Your Enthusiasm is finally ending. (Variety)
- A season two premiere date for Lopez vs Lopez has been set. (TVLine)
- A big screen adaptation of The Office? That's Bryan Cranston's idea. (Deadline)
- There are no plans for a fourth season of Dave on FXX, though to be fair, if analysts are to believed, there is a question of how much longer FXX will even exist. (Variety)
- CBS is not participating in "pilot season" for the upcoming season in favor of long-term strategies and using programming that was intended to debut midseason for the fall lineup. (Deadline)
- Antenna TV is celebrating Valentine's Day with a marathon of I Dream of Jeannie. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 27 - FEBRUARY 2)
- Catchy Comedy is doing a binge of That's My Mama and The Royal Family this weekend.
- The much delayed (and now slow rollout) of the 23-24 broadcast network TV season continues on ABC on Wednesday, with season premieres of Abbott Elementary, The Conners, and Not Dead Yet.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, May 7
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 6)
Tuesday, May 7
- Josh Charles (Sports Night) - Catch Josh on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. She talks about I Curse You with Joy on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am. She chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Whoopi Goldberg (Whoopi/Bagdad Cafe) - Whoopi talks about her memoir Bits and Pieces on ABC's Good Morning America some time between 7-9am.
- Sarah Jessica Parker (And Just Like That.../Divorce/Sex and the City/Square Pegs - Sarah and Alina Grabowski talk about Women and Children First on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Jean Smart (Hacks/Samantha Who?/Center of the Universe/In-Laws/Style & Substance/Designing Women) - Jean is telling Drew all about acting over the course of four decades and is playing a round of "Behind the Scenes Roulette", sharing memories from some of her biggest roles. She's also telling Drew all about the new season of Hacks and the celebrity who's a big fan of the show and invited her to his concerts on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Thomas Lennon (The Odd Couple/Sean Saves the World/Reno 911!) - Thomas is a guest on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Trevor Jackson (grown-ish) - Trevor appears on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
- Sasha Pieterse (Family Affair (2002-2003)) - Sasha is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:15am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray
12/05 - Father Knows Best - The Complete Series
12/05 - The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/12 - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The Complete Series
12/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
12/12 - That Girl - The Complete Series
12/15 - Letterkenny - Season 11
12/19 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series
12/22 - Three's Company - The Official 40th Anniversary Collection (includes The Ropers and Three's a Crowd)
01/09 - South Park - Seasons 11-15 (Blu-ray)
01/16 - Ghosts (UK) - Season Five
02/13 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/27 - The Really Loud House - Season One
03/12 - Ghosts (UK) - The Complete Series
03/12 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
03/12 - Rick and Morty - Season 7 (Blu-ray Steelbook) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
04/03 - Too Close for Comfort - The Complete Series (VEI)
04/08 - Check It Out! - The Complete Series (VEI)
05/21 - Frasier (2023) - Season One
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