SitcomsOnline Digest: Little House on the Prairie Reboot Headed to Netflix; George Sr. Set to Return on Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage

Saturday, February 01, 2025

SitcomsOnline Digest: Little House on the Prairie Reboot Headed to Netflix; George Sr. Set to Return on Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have news of a reboot of a series that brings fans back to the 1800s, a new digital broadcast network for those who like police chases, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

A Little House on the Prairie reboot is headed to Netflix. (Entertainment Weekly)
The character of George Sr. is set to make an appearance on Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage. (Deadline)
The most binged title of 2024 probably isn't too surprising: The Big Bang Theory. (Deadline)
Free TV Networks has been a bit slow at rolling out some of their promised digital broadcast channels (we've been primarily waiting on the announced VCR Haha, which promised comedy movies and series from the VCR era, but it has yet to materialize) but they are about to launch BUSTED, a network dedicated to police chases and prison documentaries. (Cord Cutters News)
Fresh out of prison in 2005, Martha Stewart was given a chance to host Saturday Night Live, but her parole officer said no. (AV Club)
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends has been abruptly pulled from MeTV Toons at the request of the distributor, but it isn't exactly clear why. (Cord Cutters News)
We mentioned last week that The Righteous Gemstones was coming to an end in the upcoming season, but now we have some more details on that final season. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7)

Norman Lear's final comedy series, Clean Slate, debuts Thursday on Prime Video.
To follow up on last the Happy Days binge from last weekend, Catchy Comedy has a binge of Laverne & Shirley this weekend.
The new FETV weekday lineup, featuring almost all unedited series and the premiere of My Three Sons, starts Monday.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, April 8

St. Denis Medical - "People Just Say Stuff Online" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Ron's bedside manner earns him a complaint from a frustrated patient; Alex insists an unflattering online review was not about her; Bruce confronts his high-school bully.

Night Court - "The Jakeout" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After learning that Jake has never been in a long-term relationship, Abby is determined to find his secret dealbreaker; Dan and Julianne go head to head to prove they don't have feelings for each other.

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "House of Cards" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Calvin finds himself in the middle of a feud he doesn't want to be part of; Jazmine learns she has more time than she thinks to plan her life.

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Who's Bad" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Vinny goes looking for the thief of his missing, mouth-watering ribs, with the help of Jeremy and the entire house is under investigation; while Philip tries to be tough to win over Chilecia's brother and former gang member.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 31)

Tuesday, April 8

David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical/Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Cool Kids/The Carmichael Show/Bad Teacher/Life with Bonnie/DAG) - Catch David on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Woody Harrelson (Cheers) - Woody takes "The Colbert Questionert" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Walton Goggins (The Righteous Gemstones/The Unicorn/Vice Principals) - Walton appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also drops by Live with Kelly and Mark to talk all things The White Lotus, so check your local listings.
Kyle Richards (Down to Earth) - E! News has an interview with Kyle at 11pm on E!.
Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony/Trophy Wife) - Bradley talks about The Handmaid's Tale on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings) and on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Brian Tyree Henry (HouseBroken/Atlanta) - Brian talks about Dope Thief on NBC's Today in the 10am hour He will also be on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Marsai Martin (black-ish) - Marsai talks about G20 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Leslie David Baker (The Office/Still the King) and Kate Flannery (The Office) - Leslie and Kate chat about the 20th anniversary of The Office on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Michael Angarano (Laid/I'm Dying Up Here/Will & Grace) - Michael talks about his film Sacramento on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Carol Leifer (Alright Already) - Carol is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.