SitcomsOnline Digest: Netflix Sets Premiere Date for Good Times Animated Reboot; NBC Renews Several Popular Series

Saturday, March 23, 2024

SitcomsOnline Digest: Netflix Sets Premiere Date for Good Times Animated Reboot; NBC Renews Several Popular Series

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's not a busy news week, but we do have news about the animated Good Times reboot, some NBC renewals, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

An April premiere date has been set for Netflix's animated reboot of Good Times. (VIBE)
NBC gave renewals to almost all of their Chicago and Law & Order franchise series, but there is one notable exception. (TV Insider)
Mike Richards, who hosted Jeopardy! for an entire day, is now speaking out about his experience. (Deadline)
Travis Kelce may be hosting a reboot of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, though the premise would be slightly different this time around. (Variety)
Community is headed to Peacock on April 1, and so is a movie (eventually). (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 23 - MARCH 29)

Even though it isn't part of the regular lineup, Catchy Comedy has an ALF binge this weekend.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, May 19

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 18)

Tuesday, May 19

Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Catch Wanda on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Jake Johnson (Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed/Minx/New Girl) - Jake appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
John Travolta (Welcome Back, Kotter) - John stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Caroline Rhea (Sydney to the Max/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch/Pride & Joy) and Finesse Mitchell (Outmatched/A.N.T. Farm) - Caroline and Finesse are guests on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at at 12:37am on CBS.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Beanie Feldstein (What We Do in the Shadows) - Beanie talks about Teeny and Tilly on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Jennifer Tilly (Out of Practice) - Jennifer chats about her play The Adding Machine on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Fabrizio Guido (Running Point) - Fabrizio drops into Sherri's Laugh Lounge on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - The Drew Barrymore Show has a little bit extra from Drew's interview with Olivia, so check your local listings.
Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - The Drew Barrymore Show has more from Tony playing memory bank at the news desk with Drew, so check your local listings.
Tom Cavanagh (Scrubs/Ed) - Tom is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.
Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) and Kevin Jonas (Jonas) - Billy and Kevin can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.