Saturday, April 27, 2024

SitcomsOnline Digest: Steve Carell and Tina Fey to Star Opposite Each Other in Netflix Series; Delta Burke Talks About Designing Women

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a new Netflix series that brings two former NBC Thursday night stars together, learning more about Delta Burke's exit from Designing Women (over 3 decades later), and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

  • Steve Carell and Tina Fey are set to star opposite each other in the upcoming Netflix comedy series The Four Seasons. (Deadline)
  • Delta Burke recently talked about her exit from Designing Women in a podcast, which included a period where she turned to crystal meth to try to lose weight. (Entertainment Weekly)
  • A season premiere date has been set for the game show Lingo at CBS. (Deadline)
  • Even though the final new episode aired in 2021, reruns of Judge Judy (which somehow still does incredibly well relative to daytime broadcast TV ratings) have been picked up through 2026 in syndication. (Variety)
  • For the first time since he was fired by the network 19 years ago, Dan Rather is set to return to CBS News as the subject of an interview about his career at CBS News. (The Hollywood Reporter)
  • Bob Hearts Abishola just barely got a renewal this season, but it will live on in reruns for at least a bit longer as it heads to syndication (which is a much smaller deal than streaming anymore) in the fall. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 27 - MAY 3)

  • Catchy Comedy has a Gomer Pyle, USMC binge this weekend.
  • The season (and likely series) finale of Lopez vs. Lopez airs Tuesday on NBC.
  • Ghosts also has a season finale Thursday on CBS, but it will be back next season.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, May 12

The Simpsons - "The Tipping Point" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Homer loses his mind over tipping culture run amok.

Krapopolis - "The Tyrannis Crown Affair" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Tyrannis tasks Stupendous with tracking down a thief; Deliria and Hippocampus team up to beat Hermes in the All Valley Create a Creature Tournament.

The Great North - "Doctor? No! Adventure" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Out of concern for Beef's health, the kids push him to see a doctor; a grave marked "Wife" pushes Honeybee, Judy and Aunt Dirt into researching the corpse's life.

Grimsburg - "The Danish Dilemma" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
On a day where murder seems to be on the low, the biggest of Marvin's problems is his missing danish; the quest for the sweet boysenberry danish leads to an explosive case no one saw coming.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 6)

Friday, May 10

  • Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld) - Watch Jerry on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • John Krasinksi (The Office) - John appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/The Ellen Show/Welcome to New York) - Jim appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite/Benched) - Maria is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Casey Wilson (The Righteous Gemstones/Black Monday/The Hotwives/Marry Me/Happy Endings) and Jessica St. Clair (Space Force/Playing House/Best Friends Forever) - Casey and Jessica are joining Drew to talk all about their new audiobook The Art of Small Talk on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Annie Potts (Young Sheldon/Over the Top/Love & War/Designing Women/Goodtime Girls) and Zoe Perry (Young Sheldon) - Annie and Zoe talk about Young Sheldon on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Harry Hamlin (Movie Stars) - Harry appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:30am.


New on DVD/Blu-ray

Father Knows Best - The Complete Series Three's Company - The Official 40th Anniversary Collection Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Too Close for Comfort - The Complete Series Check It Out! - The Complete Series

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

The Odd Couple - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) That Girl - The Complete Series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Official Restored Complete Series

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