SitcomsOnline Digest: Abbott Elementary Cast Gets Major Pay Raise; Saturday Night Live Season 50 Hosts Announced

Saturday, September 21, 2024

SitcomsOnline Digest: Abbott Elementary Cast Gets Major Pay Raise; Saturday Night Live Season 50 Hosts Announced

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about pay raises for the cast of a popular ABC sitcom, Saturday Night Live hosts for the first few episodes of season 50, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Abbott Elementary stands out as a successful broadcast TV sitcom in an era where few (if any) broadcast TV sitcoms stand out, so it should be no surprise that the cast got a major pay raise. (Deadline)
Saturday Night Live has announced hosts and musical guests for the first few episodes of season 50, and it'll be kicking off next Saturday with an episode hosted by a Designing Women star who has found new fame in the modern era, Jean Smart. (Entertainment Weekly)
There won't be a third season for Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. (Deadline)
MeTV Toons has some Halloween fun planned for October. (Cord Cutters News)
An Australian reboot of The Office is coming to Prime Video, but seemingly to every country except the United States. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 21 - SEPTEMBER 27)

There is a Catchy Comedy binge of Cheers this weekend.
Although it shares almost no similarities with the series that it shares a name with (down to the network even, as the original aired on NBC and ABC), the new CBS version of Matlock debuts on Sunday.
Everybody Still Hates Chris debuts Wednesday on Comedy Central.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Saturday, December 13

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 8)

Friday, December 12

Tim Allen (Shifting Gears/Last Man Standing/Home Improvement) - Watch Tim on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Daniel Radcliffe (Miracle Workers) - Daniel is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Taran Killam (Stumble/Single Parents) - Taran appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Harland Williams (The Geena Davis Show/Simon) - Harland is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Samuel Arnold (Emily in Paris) and Bruno Gouery (Emily in Paris) - Samuel and Bruno talk about Emily in Paris on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Alia Shawkat (Search Party/Arrested Development) - Alia talks about Atropia on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
John Stamos (Palm Royale/UnPrisoned/Fuller House/Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House/You, Again?) - John talks about Palm Royale on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Zooey Deschanel (Physical/New Girl) - Zooey talks about Merv on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Mario tells Sherri about his new holiday film The Christmas Spark on Sherri, so check your local listings.