SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Orders Kaley Cuoco Comedy from Hacks Creators; Reboot of Friday Night Lights in the Works

Saturday, November 16, 2024

SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Orders Kaley Cuoco Comedy from Hacks Creators; Reboot of Friday Night Lights in the Works

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing of a new HBO comedy that is in the works, the reboot of Friday Night Lights, some unexpected game show success for Fox, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

HBO has ordered a new comedy series, Kansas City Star, starring Kaley Cuoco. (Deadline)
A reboot of Friday Night Lights is in the works. (Variety)
Believe it or not, the Rob Lowe hosted game show The Floor is proving to be a ratings hit for Fox. (Deadline)
It's hard for a broadcast network sitcom to get a full season anymore, but Happy's Place and Lopez vs. Lopez have at least had a script order for 3 additional episodes, which would bring the number of episodes for the season to 16. (TVLine)
Local PBS stations are headed to Amazon Prime. (Variety)
Chris Wallace is done at CNN, but the bigger news may be that CNN, with their combination of being owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and facing a sharp decline in post-election ratings, may be making other major cuts. (Adweek)
ABC has announced midseason premiere dates, including a highly anticipated crossover. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22)

There's a whole lot of Brady Bunch stuff this weekend on Catchy Comedy, including The Bradys, The Brady Brides, reunion movies, and the original series itself
Season three of Night Court starts Tuesday night on NBC.
The new Netflix comedy from Michael Schur, A Man on the Inside, premieres Thursday, and includes familiar faces from comedy including Ted Danson and Sally Struthers.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Saturday, January 31

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Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 26)

Friday, January 30

Anthony Anderson (black-ish/Guys with Kids/All About the Andersons) - Watch Anthony on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie) - Jane appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Jessica Williams (Shrinking/Love Life/Just for Kicks) - Jessica is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Alan appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Garcelle Beauvais (The Other Black Girl/Survival of the Thickest/The Jamie Foxx Show/Merry Happy Whatever) - Garcelle talks about Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Jason Biggs (Outmatched/Mad Love/Drexell's Class) - Jason talks about Untitled Home Invasion Romance with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Katherine LaNasa (Three Sisters) - Katherine chats about The Pitt with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Kevin James (The Crew/Kevin Can Wait/The King of Queens) - Kevin talks about Solo Mio on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Joel McHale (Animal Control/The Great Indoors/Community) - Joel talks about the new season of Animal Control on Fox on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Sarah Shahi (Teachers) - Sarah tells Sherri about her new book, Life is Lifey: The A to Z’s of Navigating Life’s Messy Middle, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Laura Dern (F Is for Family/Enlightened) - Drew chats with the legendary Laura Dern on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.