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
Tuesday, April 7
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 6)
Tuesday, April 7
- Jon Hamm (Grimsburg/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Catch Jon on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair/Malcolm in the Middle/The Louie Show), Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair/Malcolm in the Middle) and Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair/Malcolm in the Middle/Help Me Help You) - Bryan, Frankie and Jane talk about Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am. Bryan appears on NBC's Today in the 10am hour. Frankie and Jane will also be on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Daniel Radcliffe (The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins/Miracle Workers) - Daniel chats about The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins and Broadway's Every Brilliant Thing on with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Terry talks about Terry's Many Hats on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Halle Bailey (grown-ish) - Halle talks about You, Me and Tuscany on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings), on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am, and on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Bob Odenkirk (The Larry Sanders Show) - Bob talks about Normal on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
- David Cross (Arrested Development/Running Wilde/Oliver Beene) - David talks about The End of the Beginning of the End on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
- Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) - Eva talks about Searching for France on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Wilmer Valderrama (That '70s Show) - Wilmer and Freddy Rodriguez talk about their Dos Amigos podcast on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Guy Torry (Good News) - Guy drops into Sherri's Laugh Lounge on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Lea Michele (The Mayor) - Lea tells Drew about starring in Chess on Broadway plus she gets a surprise from a favorite restaurant of hers on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
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