Saturday, May 04, 2024
SitcomsOnline Digest: MeTV Announces MeTV Toons; Night Court Renewed for Third Season
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's been a crazy busy week this week with the announcement of a MeTV spinoff, lots of Paramount news, renewals and cancelations, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- We mentioned that there were rumors of this a few months ago, but MeTV Toons, a spinoff of MeTV dedicated to classic cartoons, is coming next month, and if no local channel in your area decides to pick it up, it appears it will also be available on ad-supported streaming services. (Variety)
- The Paramount cable networks have temporarily avoided being pulled by Spectrum this week as their agreement ended while negotiations continue, but it still isn't looking great as Spectrum's goal seems to be to remove anything that isn't a top rated cable network. (Deadline)
- Meanwhile, Paramount is still for sale, and a joint partnership between Sony and Apollo Management is the most recent offer, but some analysts feel that a sale may never actually occur. (Variety)
- Night Court has secured a third season at NBC, and while it may not be quite a full season, it will come close. (Hollywood Reporter)
- This is one we didn't see coming as it was widely expected that the current season would be the last, but ABC is reportedly renewing The Conners for one last (very short) season. (TVLine)
- 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)
- It's that time of the year, and we've got the CBS fall lineup, which is very light on sitcoms and includes a new version of Hollywood Squares with Drew Barrymore hosting. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 4 - MAY 10)
- Catchy Comedy has a binge of The Beverly Hillbillies this weekend, with a few "special" things included such as the extended unaired pilot and the movie Return of the Beverly Hillbillies.
- CBS has a series finale for Bob Hearts Abishola and a season finale for The Neighborhood on Monday.
- The season (and not series like we thought it would be) finale of The Conners airs on Wednesday.
- Ghosts also has a season finale Thursday on CBS, but it will be back next season.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, June 15
The Neighorhood - "Welcome to the Zhuzh" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Calvin secretly coaches Dave during a big job interview. Meanwhile, Marty plans his proposal and Malcolm’s secret romance hits the tabloids.
The Neighorhood - "Welcome to the Hoodwink" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tina grows concerned about Malcolm’s romantic choices. Meanwhile, Calvin and Dave’s street smarts are put to the test.
St. Denis Medical - "Two Docs, One Conf" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Ron and Bruce butt heads at a medical conference; Joyce tries to show her nurses some love for Nurse Appreciation Week.
St. Denis Medical - "A Strong Cup of Coffee" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Alex is eager to impress her old charge nurse, Pam, who comes back to St. Denis; Serena and Matt try to solve a patient's mystery illness.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 15)
Monday, June 15
- Jessica Williams (Shrinking/Love Life/Just for Kicks) - Watch Jessica on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Britt Lower (Ghosted/Man Seeking Woman/Big Lake) - Britt is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Tim Allen (Shifting Gears/Last Man Standing/Home Improvement) and Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) - Tim and Tom discuss Toy Story 5 with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Zoey Deutch (The Suite Life on Deck) - NBC's Today catches up with Zoey in the 9am hour.
- Marco Calvani (The Four Seasons) and Erika Henningsen (The Four Seasons/Girl5eva) - Marco and Erika talk about Netflix's The Four Seasons on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Joel Kim Booster (Scrubs/Loot/Shrill) - Joel talks about his Bad Dates podcast on a repet of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Michelle Pfeiffer (Margo's Got Money Troubles/Delta House) - Drew sits down with the cast of The Madison to talk all about their exciting new tv series, and a play a round of memory bank on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
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