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
Friday, June 6
Happy's Place - "Ladies' Night" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After Gabby's latest heartbreak, Bobbie and Isabella throw a Ladies' Night at the tavern to show Gabby she doesn't need a man to be happy, but things don't go as planned; Steve and Takoda tease Emmett about his sudden interest in dating apps.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 1)
Friday, June 6
- Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Watch Paul on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Ike Barinholtz (The Studio/The Afterparty/Bless the Harts/The Mindy Project/Eastbound & Down) - Ike appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- David Oyelowo (Government Cheese), Bokeem Woodbine (Government Cheese/Battery Park) and Simone Missick (Government Cheese) - David, Bokeem and Simone are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney appears on Real Time with Bill Maher at 10pm on HBO.
- Sarita Choudhury (And Just Like That...) - Sarita talks about And Just Like That... on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Mark Hamill (The Texas Wheelers) - Mark chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Brianne Howey (Dollface) - Brianne chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Steve Guttenberg (No Soap, Radio/Billy) - Steve talks about Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Andrew talks about I Don't Understand You on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour.
- Lena Waithe (Master of None) and Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show/Cosby) - Lena and Phylicia talk about The Chi on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Mark Hamill (The Texas Wheelers) - NBC's Today catches up with Mark in the 9am hour.
- Natasha Rothwell (How to Die Alone/Insecure) - Natasha talks about The White Lotus on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/08 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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