SitcomsOnline Digest: Spinoff of The Big Bang Theory in the Works; Velma Canceled by Max

Saturday, October 12, 2024

SitcomsOnline Digest: Spinoff of The Big Bang Theory in the Works; Velma Canceled by Max

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a spinoff of a series that will seemingly never stop getting spinoffs, a possible reboot of Scrubs, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It looks like a spinoff (not a reboot, follow-up, or re-imagining) of The Big Bang Theory is in the works at Max. (Variety)
Meanwhile, we are getting more casting news for the follow-up of The Office. (Hollywood Reporter)
Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence is talking about a potential reboot, but hopefully it won't be anything like the "reboot" (of sorts) that the series did in the final season on ABC. (AV Club)
It's a little surprising that it even lasted two seasons, but now, Velma has been canceled by Max. (Deadline)
Last week, there was a bit of confusion about the ABC Monday night lineup, and now we are learning that ABC is going all in on Monday Night Football once again. (Hollywood Reporter)
Vice TV has announced a new series, Black Comedy in America. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 12 - OCTOBER 18)

It's premiere week on CBS this week, with the series debut of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage and the season debut of Ghosts on Thursday night.
The Family Guy Halloween Special debuts Monday on Hulu.
NBC has the debut of Happy's Place and season premiere of Lopez vs. Lopez on Friday night.
It's Florida, Man, a new HBO comedy series, debuts on Friday.
MeTV Toons has special "Spooktacular Sunday" Halloween programming every Sunday leading up to Halloween, beginning tomorrow.
Catchy Comedy has a binge of Laurel & Hardy this weekend.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, December 15

St. Denis Medical - "A Waste of Time and Marble" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
With the threat of a nurse walkout, Alex is caught between her colleagues and Joyce; Ron and Bruce go above and beyond to help an unexpected patient.

The Paper - "Churnalism" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Ned takes over Esmeralda's advertorials and assigns the staff to test products themselves, but Esmeralda retaliates and covers one of Ned's stories and finds a scandal; Ken turns Adam into a lab rat; Oscar and Adelola compare pain tolerances.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 15)

Monday, December 15

Simu Liu (Kim's Convenience) - Watch Simu on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about The Copenhagen Test on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite/Benched) - Maria is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Andy Cohen interviews Kerry on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11pm on Bravo.
Odessa A'zion (I Love LA/Fam) - Odessa talks about Marty Supreme on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti treats us to an EXCLUSIVE festive performance of It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Kate Hudson (Running Point) - Kate talks about Song Sung Blue on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Rosie Perez (Human Resources/Search Party) - Rosie co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Hank Azaria (The Simpsons/Brockmire/Free Agents/Herman's Head) - Hank and The EZ Street Band stop by for a chat and performance on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - NBC's Today catches up with Ana in the 10am hour.
Connie Britton (SMILF/Lost at Home/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Spin City) - Connie tells Sherri about starring in The Family McMullen, the sequel to The Brothers McMullen, on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Ashley Park (Emily in Paris/Only Murders in the Building/Girls5eva/Nightcap) - Ashley talks about the highly-anticipated fifth season of Emily in Paris on Netflix on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Glen Powell (Chad Powers/Scream Queens) - Glen talks about The Running Man on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
William H. Macy (Sports Night) - William talks about Netflix's Train Dreams on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Andy Richter (Andy Barker, P.I./Quintuplets/Andy Richter Controls the Universe) - Andy talks about ABC's Dancing with the Stars on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.