SitcomsOnline Digest: The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* Coming to DVD; American Dad! Moving Back to Fox

Saturday, March 22, 2025

SitcomsOnline Digest: The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* Coming to DVD; American Dad! Moving Back to Fox

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We've got two rather huge news stories for you on this incredibly busy news week, as well as a few other tidbits. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

It has been a very long time since we've been able to announce a major sitcom coming to DVD for the first time ever, but we've got one this week, as The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series*, one of the most wanted unreleased series out there, is finally coming to DVD on May 13, but pay close attention to that asterisk because Warner Home Video has already made it clear on the packaging that not only will music be replaced, but entire music intensive episodes will not be included at all. (Reddit)
It's been known for about two years that TBS (thanks to cost cutting measures by David Zaslav) has been trying to do everything they can to get out of their contract to air American Dad!, and with the final episode set to air on TBS on Monday, it was unclear what the future would hold for the series, but now in a surprising twist, it looks like it may be headed back to Fox. (Variety)
Max removed Looney Tunes from the service this week, but the bigger story may be that Warner Bros. Discovery is actually considering selling off their entire Looney Tunes library. (Yahoo!)
We have our first look at Tina Fey's new upcoming Netflix series, The Four Seasons. (TVLine)
The unnamed Stuart-centric spinoff of The Big Bang Theory that is headed to Max now has a name. (Deadline)
NBC has ordered a new comedy pilot about a Native American community center. (Variety)
Bobby Moynihan has joined the cast of Tracy Morgan's upcoming NBC pilot. (Deadline)
Even though the headlines constantly tend to be about how home media and cable TV are dying, the reality is that streaming apps aren't profitable either, and this week we learned that Apple TV+ is losing a billion dollars a year. (Deadline)
Despite the streaming service losing money, though, a new season of Ted Lasso is coming to Apple TV+. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 15 - MARCH 21)

Tomorrow's binge on Catchy Comedy is Newhart.
New episodes of House of Payne and Assisted Living come to BET on Tuesday.
The final season of The Conners arrives Wednesday on ABC.
Disney+ now has a 24/7 streaming channel for The Simpsons, but only if you have the ad-free version.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, January 29

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Dirty Hands and a Barbed-Wire Fence" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie and Ruben are forced to get their hands dirty when Fred Fagenbacher (Matthew Letscher) tries to run them out of business. Meanwhile, Mandy grows suspicious of Georgie’s lies.

Ghosts - "Soul Custody" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sam, Jay and the ghosts attempt to extricate Jay from his deal with Elias Woodstone (Matt Walsh), the devil. Also, Isaac helps Patience (Mary Holland) through a crisis of confidence and Pete and Alberta navigate the fallout from their kiss.

Animal Control - "Lost Dogs and Bar Flies" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Roman Park takes Frank's beloved dog away from him; in an effort to get his dog back, Frank and Shred find themselves on a late-night rescue mission; Patel's house sale spirals.

Going Dutch - "There's No PX Like Home" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
With the celebration of the U.S.'s 250th birthday coming up, the base's festivities are on the line when their supplies are held up by a petty and vengeful Davidson; Team Shiny must pull off a daring undercover mission.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 26)

Thursday, January 29

Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory/8 Simple Rules/Ladies Man) - Catch Kaley on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Kermit the Frog (The Muppets) - Kermit the Frog appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Patrick Dempsey (Fast Times) - Patrick is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about Memory of a Killer on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Joel McHale (Animal Control/The Great Indoors/Community) - Joel stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He also talks about Animal Control on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
J.C. Currais (Just Roll with It) - J.C. is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Kyle Richards (Down to Earth) - Andy Cohen interviews Kyle, Kathy Hilton and Paris Hilton on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.
Katherine LaNasa (Three Sisters) - Katherine appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm. She also talks about The Pitt on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Michael Urie (Shrinking/Krapopolis/Partners) - Michael talks about Shrinking on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Kevin James (The Crew/Kevin Can Wait/The King of Queens) - Kevin talks about Solo Mio on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Annie Potts (Young Sheldon/Over the Top/Love & War/Designing Women/Goodtime Girls) - Annie tells Sherri about her role in Fox's Best Medicine on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Will Forte (The Four Seasons/HouseBroken/MacGruber/The Last Man on Earth/The Cleveland Show) - Will tells Drew all about his awareness campaign for Huntington's disease on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.