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

Wednesday, April 2

The Conners - "Fame, Flying Fists and Cold Feet" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The Conners get a taste of fame when their family restaurant is featured in a reality TV show, which inspires Becky to become an influencer. Meanwhile, Jackie and Dan meet with a lawyer, and Darlene connects with someone at The Lobo Lounge.

Abbott Elementary - "Ava Fest: Tokyo Drift" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The Abbott teachers turn their open house into a carwash to help raise money for the school.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 31)

Wednesday, April 2

Adam DeVine (The Righteous Gemstones/Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin/Workaholics/Modern Family) - Watch Adam on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Michael B. Jordan (The Assistants) - Michael appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about Sinners on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) - Hannah stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Rob Delaney (Bad Monkey/Catastrophe) - Rob appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Sasheer Zamata (Home Economics/Woke/Robbie) and Greta Titelman (Fantasmas/Search Party/Los Espookys) - Sasheer and Greta are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Wanda appears on Everybody's Live with John Mulaney at 10pm on Netflix.
Jennifer Lopez (South Central) and Jamie Foxx (Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!/The Jamie Foxx Show) - E! News has interviews with Jennifer and Jamie at 11pm on E!.
Chris Perfetti (Abbott Elementary) - Chris talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Jenny talks about Dying for Sex with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Judy Greer (Kidding/Married/Mad Love/Miss Guided/Arrested Development) - NBC's Today catches up with Judy in the 9am hour.
Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Glen Powell (Scream Queens) and Kristin Davis (And Just Like That.../Bad Teacher/Sex and the City) - NBC's Today catches up with Glen and Kristin in the 10am hour.
Tasha Smith (Survival of the Thickest/Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse/The Tom Show/Boston Common) - Tasha, who stars in Netflix's Surival of the Thickest, joins Tamron Hall to discuss how she found her freedom by sharing her story on her own terms and learning to embrace self-love, so check your local listings.
Gabourey Sidibe (Difficult People/The Big C) - Gabourey talks about starring in the new Lifetime movie Give Me Back My Daughter on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Seth Rogen (The Studio/Platonic/Undeclared) - Seth is joining Drew to tell her all about his new show The Studio on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.