SitcomsOnline Digest: HBO Cancels The Franchise; Alice Actress Linda Lavin Dies

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

Monday, January 13

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to Daddy Issues" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tina’s newly single father visits. Meanwhile, Dave and Gemma try to curb their spending so they can afford to send Grover to a private high school.

Poppa's House - "Disciplinarian" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Junior and Nina’s son begins acting out, Poppa doles out parenting advice. Also, Poppa suspects Dr. Ivy Reed may be flirting with him.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 13)

Monday, January 13

David Schwimmer (Friends/Intelligence) - Watch David on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan) - Brooke talks about Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am, on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings), and with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Gina Rodriguez (Not Dead Yet) - Gina talks about Will Trent on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Andrew stops by Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Jackie Tohn (Nobody Wants This/GLOW) - Jackie appears on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.