Saturday, October 26, 2024
SitcomsOnline Digest: Matlock Renewed for Second Season; Happy's Place Off to a Solid Start
Happy Halloween week and welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a little bit of a busier week this week with the announcement of the first renewal of a fall series, some ratings news for a long running game show, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Very few people probably saw this coming when the series was announced, but the reimagined Matlock has already been renewed for a second season. (Variety)
- Happy's Place had a solid start at NBC, but will it maintain that momentum? (Deadline)
- It was NBC, not Lorne Michaels, who decided to fire Shane Gillis from Saturday Night Live back in 2019 before he even appeared in a single episode, and Lorne Michaels was not happy with that decision. (Deadline)
- Wheel of Fortune is experiencing solid ratings with new host Ryan Seacrest. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Alan Sacks, the co-creator of Welcome Back, Kotter, has died at age 81. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Susan Olsen claims that CBS cancelled a proposed revival of The Brady Bunch due to her political views, although it doesn't seem that there were ever any public rumors of a proposed revival. (Deadline)
- The next Family Guy Hulu special is planned, which given that the series is now a midseason series for Fox, leads us to continue to wonder if the future of the entire series might be on Hulu. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 1)
- Catchy Comedy is having a binge of Lucy this weekend, with a day of the rarely seen (and oddly, not available on streaming... see why we say to hang on to your DVDs?) Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour today and I Love Lucy tomorrow.
- A new season of American Dad! on debuts Monday on TBS, and with this new season, the series will have officially aired more episodes and seasons on TBS than Fox.
- Cozi TV is having a six hour marathon of The Munsters on Halloween.
- As always for Halloween, Antenna TV is celebrating on Thursday with a day of Bewitched while Rewind TV is having a day of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, September 9
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 7)
Wednesday, September 9
- Mariska Hargitay (Can't Hurry Love) - Watch Mariska on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Chris Kattan (The Middle) - Chris is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Jon Bernthal (The Class) - Jon appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Stephanie Hsu (Laid) - Stephanie is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Joey King (Bent) - Joey talks about Practical Magic 2 on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Zachary Levi (Less Than Perfect/Telenovela) - Zachary talks about The Fix on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever) - Maitreyi talks about Best of the Best on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Minnie Driver (Emily in Paris/Speechless/About a Boy) - Drew shares more from her interview with Minnie including a round of behind the scenes on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Jackson White (Mrs. Fletcher) - The Drew Barrymore Show has a little bit extra from Drew's interviews with Brittany Broski and Jackson White on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect/Suddenly Susan) - Sherri talks about Angel in the Rubble on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Dondre Whitfield (Girlfiends/Inside Schwartz/Between Brothers/The Crew) - Dondre talks about Angel in the Rubble on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Bert Kreischer (Free Bert) - Bert discusses his Permission to Party tour on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Phil Rosenthal (Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond) - Phil talks about his Phil Rosenthal World brand on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Jay Hernandez (Hang Time) - Jay appears on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/16/26 - Difficult People - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Paper - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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