Saturday, November 30, 2024

SitcomsOnline Digest: Desperate Housewives Creator Has Prequel Idea; Finale Date Set for The Talk

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a very slow holiday news week, but we have a few highlights for you. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

  • Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry has an idea for a prequel to the series, but it is nowhere near being a series at the moment. (Variety)
  • A date for the final episode of The Talk has been set. (TV Series Finale)
  • Game show host Chuck Woolery has died. (Hollywood Reporter)
  • Actor Earl Holliman, who had a career that spanned over six decades and appeared in many TV series, has died. (Deadline)
  • Though it still isn't quite the ratings that a hit broadcast network series would get decades ago, Abbott Elementary is continuing to prove to be a big hit across multiple platforms. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6)

  • Catchy Comedy has a binge of The Danny Thomas Show this weekend.
  • Pop Culture Jeopardy! arrives Wednesday on Prime Video.
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will be airing Friday on NBC, a change from the past 60 years in which it has aired on CBS.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, December 5

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "A Regular Samaritan" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Georgie joins a church to sell tires to the congregation and Mandy worries there is more to it than that.

Ghosts - "The Primary Source" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When Sam’s book publisher requires source material for her biography on Isaac, she and Jay take a field trip to find a diary he claims he hid when he was alive.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 2)

Thursday, December 5

  • Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) - Catch Billy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Dick Van Dyke (The Dick Van Dyke Show/The New Dick Van Dyke Show/The Van Dyke Show) - Dick is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Molly Shannon (I Love That for You/The Other Two/Divorce/Kath & Kim/Craking Up) - Molly appears on a repeat ofLate Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Carmen Christopher (English Teacher) - Carmen is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
  • Fortune Feimster (Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Fortune stops by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11:30pm on Bravo.
  • Mikey Madison (Better Things) - Mikey talks about Anora on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
  • Margo Martindale (The Sticky/The Millers) - NBC's Today catches up with Margo in the 9am hour.
  • Stephanie Hsu (Laid) - Stephanie talks about Laid on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Ariana Grande (Sam & Cat/Victorious) - Ariana is joining Drew to chat all about her role in the iconic new musical Wicked on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jurnee Smollett (On Our Own) - Jurnee talks about her new film The Order on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • The Cast of The Sex Lives of College Girls - Pauline Chalamet, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Amrit Kaur, Mia Rodgers and Gracie Lawrence are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Ken Jeong (Dr. Ken/Community) - Ken previews his film A Great Divide on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Wyatt Yang (A Man on the Inside) - Wyatt talks about Netflix's A Man on the Inside on Acess Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This/Burning Love) and Timothy Simons (Nobody Wants This/HouseBroken/Veep) - Adam and Timothy can be heard on The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

Friends - The Complete Series (4K UHD) Young Sheldon - The Complete Series Veep - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

09/10 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-7
09/10 - The Ropers - The Complete Series (VEI)
09/10 - Ted - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/17 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - Video Scrapbook
09/17 - Top Cat - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
09/24 - Friends - The Complete Series (4K UHD)
09/24 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Seventh Season (DVD) / The Complete Series (DVD) (Blu-ray)
10/08 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Twelfth Season / The Complete Series
10/22 - Veep - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)

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Recent SitcomsOnline.com News Blog Posts

12/04 - STARZ Comedy Thriller Sweetpea Renewed for Season 2; Bel-Air to End After Next Season
12/03 - Pluto TV Holiday Schedule; SNL December Hosts and Musical Performers
12/02 - Scripps Networks (Laff, Bounce, ION) Holiday Schedule; First Look at Watson on CBS
12/01 - Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of December 2, 2024)
11/30 - SitcomsOnline Digest: Desperate Housewives Creator Has Prequel Idea; Finale Date Set for The Talk
11/29 - Abbott Elementary Aces the Test on Multi-Platform; Dancing with the Stars' Resurgence
11/28 - 2024 Thanksgiving TV Marathons
11/27 - Henry Danger The Movie Premieres in January; Dexter: Original Sin Trailer
11/26 - The Way Home Returns for Season 3; Matthew Broderick and Son to Guest Star on Elsbeth
11/25 - Peacock's Laid Premieres December 19; Jon Hamm Drama Gets Season 2 Before Series Premiere
11/24 - Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of November 25, 2024)
11/23 - SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Renews It's Florida, Man; Simpsons Voice Actor Announces Retirement
11/22 - NBC's Happy's Place Gets Full Season; HBO Renews It's Florida, Man for Another Zany Season
11/21 - The CW Midseason 2025 Schedule; Voice of Milhouse Leaving The Simpsons
11/20 - NBC Midseason 2025 Schedule; Apple TV+ Announces The Studio
11/19 - Antenna TV's Thanksgiving on the Eastside: The Jeffersons Marathon; Fox Midseason 2025 Schedule
11/18 - Conan O'Brien to Host Oscars for First Time; Celebs for Season 3 of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test
11/17 - Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of November 18, 2024)
11/16 - SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Orders Kaley Cuoco Comedy from Hacks Creators; Reboot of Friday Night Lights in the Works
11/15 - Bookie Season 2 Premieres December 12 on Max; Apple TV+ Mythic Quest Is Back in January
11/14 - CBS Midseason 2025 Schedule; Reasonable Doubt Renewed for Season 3 on Hulu
11/13 - Harlem Season 3 Drops in January; James Acaster HBO Comedy Special
11/12 - ABC Midseason 2025 Schedule; Jim Gaffigan Gets First Hulu Comedy Special
11/11 - We Got Time Today, A New Tubi Talk Show; Bill Maher Gets 13th HBO Special
11/10 - Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of November 11, 2024)
11/09 - SitcomsOnline Digest: Two New Sitcoms in the Works at CBS; The CW Adds Bob ♥ Abishola to Lineup
11/08 - CBS Orders Full Season for Poppa's House; The CW Acquires Bob ♥ Abishola Reruns; Remembering Alan Rachins of Dharma & Greg
11/07 - A Very Merry MeTV 2024 Schedule; Stranger Things Final Season in 2025
11/06 - Outer Banks to End with Season 5; Nothing to See Here Season 2 on Netflix
11/05 - ABC Holiday Schedule for 2024; NBC Holiday Schedule for 2024
11/04 - Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas Schedule 2024; A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin at NJPAC