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
Saturday, January 18
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 13)
Friday, January 17
- Jamie Lee Curtis (The Sticky/Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Watch Jamie Lee on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) - Quinta appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Matt Rogers (No Good Deed/I Love That for You) - Matt is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Broad City/Baby Boom) - Susie chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) - Nick will be on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show/Cosby) - NBC's Today catches up with Phylica in the 10am hour.
- Zach Cherry (Duncanville/I Feel Bad/Crashing) - Zach is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
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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)
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02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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