SitcomsOnline Digest: Saturday Night Live Hosts Announced; The West Wing Returns to Max After Brief Disappearance

Saturday, January 11, 2025

SitcomsOnline Digest: Saturday Night Live Hosts Announced; The West Wing Returns to Max After Brief Disappearance

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about some Saturday Night Live hosts, the end of a cable network, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

We're getting our first look at the next two Saturday Night Live hosts and musical guests, and one will double as host and musical guest. (Deadline)
The West Wing was quietly dropped from Max recently, leaving it with no streaming home, but once viewers started to notice, it was quickly restored. (Deadline)
It's surprising that we aren't hearing more of cable networks shutting down lately, but the cable network Universal Kids is shutting down soon. (Cord Cutters News)
There is now a weekend version of The View, sort of, at least on streaming media. (Entertainment Weekly)
Venu, the "all in one streaming service" that was to put all of the sports from ESPN, Warner, and Fox all into one app, has been scrapped. (Hollywood Reporter)
The Jeffersons turns 50 next week, and Antenna TV is celebrating that anniversary. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 11 - JANUARY 17)

Tomorrow's Catchy Binge on Catchy Comedy is Bosom Buddies.
Season 3 of Night Court debuts Tuesday on NBC, along with new episodes of St. Denis Medical.
The new version of Hollywood Squares, which was originally scheduled to air last week (but delayed due to the fires in Los Angeles), is now set to debut Thursday on CBS.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, February 12

Shifting Gears - "Valentine's" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
A Valentine’s Day visit to his late wife’s grave sparks an unexpected connection for Matt in an unlikely place. Meanwhile, Riley is thrust into the spotlight for a promotional video at the dance studio.

Abbott Elementary - "District Budget Meeting" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Ava and the Abbott teachers plan for the annual school district budget meeting. Meanwhile, Janine and Gregory prepare for Valentine’s Day as a couple.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 10)

Wednesday, February 12

Tina Fey (Only Murders in the Building/30 Rock) and Amy Poehler (Duncanville/Parks and Recreation) - Watch Tina and Amy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Drew Barrymore (Santa Clarita Diet) - Drew is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Brandon Scott Jones (Ghosts/The Other Two/The Good Place) - Brandon appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Jon Hamm (Grimsburg/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Emily Spivey (Bless the Harts) - Jon and Emily are guests on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Josh Peck (Grandfathered/Drake & Josh) - Josh is a guest on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Mikey Madison (Better Things) - Mikey talks about Anora on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Cheri Oteri (Sit Down, Shut Up) - Cheri and Laraine Newman chat with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Ke Huy Quan (Head of the Class/Together We Stand) - Ke and Drew are reminiscing about acting as children and becoming close with Steven Spielberg on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. He's also telling Drew about choreographing stunts for Hugh Jackman, how he met his wife of over twenty years and making an acting comeback for Everything Everywhere All at Once on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Animal Practice/Better with You/Reba) and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - The Drew Barrymore Show has a Date Dish Competish with JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Kee Huy Quan, Sarah Fennel and Marc Murphy. Drew'ss got a date dish competish and Sarah Fennel, Ke Huy Quan and JoAnna Garcia Swisher are judging the whole thing. Team Drew and Pilar Valdes are taking on Valerie Bertinelli and Marc Murphy using three mystery ingredients to make a date night dish. Then, Drew is chatting with Joanna Garcia Swisher about season four of her show Sweet Magnolias.
Amy Schumer (Life & Beth), Brianne Howey (Dollface), Jillian Bell (Bless the Harts/Idiotsitter/Eastbound & Down/Workaholics) - Amy Schumer, Brianne Howey, Jillian Bell, Lizze Broadway, and Urzila Carlson dish about starring in Netflix’s new comedy Kinda Pregnant on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Josh Lawson (St. Denis Medical/Superstore/Romantically Challenged) - Josh talks about NBC's St. Denis Medical on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.