Saturday, January 04, 2025
SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Cancels The Franchise; Alice Actress Linda Lavin Dies
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're still in that slow Christmas week of news, but we still have a few headlines, including the cancellation of an HBO series and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- HBO has canceled The Franchise. (Deadline)
- Remember when cable companies used to offer free preview weekends of movie channels? Apple TV+ is doing something like that this weekend. (Cord Cutters News)
- Linda Lavin died earlier this week, and she had already finished 7 of the 10 episodes of the upcoming Hulu series that she had a role in, Mid-Century Modern, making it unclear how they will proceed now. (TheWrap)
- Catchy Comedy has a new Saturday lineup, which features a recreation of the 1970s CBS lineup at night. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 4 - JANUARY 10)
- You can catch an Alice marathon as a tribute to Linda Lavin this weekend on Antenna TV.
- Catchy Comedy debuts a new Saturday lineup this weekend, which includes a recreation of the CBS Saturday night lineup from the 70s, today, followed by a Night Court binge tomorrow.
- The crossover event that features the cast of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia on Abbott Elementary airs Wednesday on ABC.
- Shifting Gears also debuts Wednesday night on ABC.
- CBS brings back a new version of Hollywood Squares on Thursday night.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, February 13
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 9)
Friday, February 13
- Christopher Titus (Titus) - Christopher is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Drew is celebrating Valentine's Day and hitting the headlines with Valerie and Sunny Anderson on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. Then it's bestie cooking for two with Sunny, Valerie and Ross.
- Vanessa Lachey (Truth Be Told/Dads) - Vanessa and Nick Lachey talk about Netflix's Love is Blind on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
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