SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS Cancels Two Series and Picks Up New Soap Opera; Potential New Buyer Interested in Paramount

Saturday, April 20, 2024

SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS Cancels Two Series and Picks Up New Soap Opera; Potential New Buyer Interested in Paramount

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We have more cancellations and renewals this week, we're hearing about another new potential buyer for Paramount, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

We're into renewal and cancellation season, and we've got two cancellations from CBS: So Help Me Todd and CSI: Vegas. (Variety)
After last week's announcement that The Talk was cancelled, it is probably no surprise that CBS has officially ordered the new soap opera that was rumored to take its place, The Gates. (Variety)
It seems that everybody is interested in Paramount, but nobody has quite closed in on the deal, and now Sony is in talks to be in a partnership to own the studio. (Reuters)
A limited series about Al Sharpton, with Anthony Anderson playing the role of Sharpton, is in the works at ABC. (Deadline)
It's old news by now, but here is a reminder that The Bachelor is just TV and not real life: The Golden Bachelor is about to be a bachelor again. (Hollywood Reporter)
Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, with host Travis Kelce, has been ordered by Prime Video. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 20 - APRIL 27)

Catchy Comedy is animated this weekend with a binge of Looney Tunes.
The season finale of Not Dead Yet airs Wednesday on ABC.
We keep forgetting to mention it (maybe because it's been very poorly received), but the animated Good Times reboot is now streaming on Netflix.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Saturday, August 8

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 3)

Friday, August 7

Colman Domingo (The Four Seasons) - Colman guest hosts a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Niecy Nash-Betts (Reno 911!/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb) - Niecy appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Kerri Kenney-Silver (The Four Seasons/Maggie/Superstore/Reno 911!/The Ellen Show) - Kerri is a guest on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Suli McCullough (The Jamie Foxx Show) - Suli appears on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) and Juno Temple (Ted Lasso) - Hannah and Juno talk about Ted Lasso on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Crazy Ones) - Sarah chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - It's a cooking flashback with Tony in the kitchen on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Tracy Morgan (The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins/Crutch/The Last O.G./30 Rock/The Tracy Morgan Show) - It's a little bit extra with from Drew's interview with the hilarious Tracy on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.