Saturday, April 19, 2025
SitcomsOnline Digest: Clueless Reboot in the Works at Peacock; King of the Hill Cast Reunion and Revival Preview at ATX TV Festival Next Month
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a new Clueless series, (a little bit) more about the revival of King of the Hill, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Although she didn't play the role in the ABC/UPN sitcom, Alicia Silverstone is looking to bring her movie role from Clueless to a new TV series at Peacock. (Variety)
- We still don't know when it's going to debut, but we at least have a cast reunion and revival sneak preview set for King of the Hill at the ATX TV Festival next month. (Deadline)
- NBC has Foreign Service, a workplace comedy about working at a U.S. embassy abroad, in the works. (Deadline)
- The back and forth drama between Sony and CBS over distribution of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune continues this week, and now CBS has once again regained control of distribution (at least temporarily), and there are rumors that Sony may be looking to move (or at least offer same day streaming of) the shows to streaming once they regain full control. (Variety)
- We all knew that DVD and Blu-ray sales have dropped since streaming became mainstream, but just how bad is it? A whopping 90% in the past ten years. (Cord Cutters News)
- Nicky Katt, known to TV audiences for his role as Harry Senate in Boston Public, died this week at age 54. (Variety)
- Wink Martindale, one of the last surviving game show hosts from the golden era of game shows, has died. (NPR)
- Classic TV comes to life at an event at the Paley Center in New York City, if you can get there in the next few days. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 19 - APRIL 25)
- Tomorrow's binge on Catchy Comedy is The Monkees.
- Antenna TV has a Becker marathon tomorrow.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, May 12
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 11)
Tuesday, May 12
- Nicole Byer (Grand Crew/Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Catch Nicole on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Andrew appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Watching Ellie/Seinfeld/Day by Day) - Julia is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - Tiffany stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Alfonso Ribeiro (In the House/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air/Silver Spoons) - Alfonso appears on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- John Leguizamo (The Brothers Garcia) - John talks about Hulu's Dear Killer Nannies on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Lamorne Morris (Woke/New Girl) - Lamorne chats with the hosts about Spider-Noir on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Chris Perfetti (Abbott Elementary) - Chris talks about Abbott Elementary on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Donna Mills (The Good Life) - Tamron Hall has a DAYTIME EXCLUSIVE with Donna clapping back at comments about wearing “too much makeup for your age,” sparking a powerful conversation, so check your local listings.
- Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair/Malcolm in the Middle/The Louie Show) - Bryan discusses his Dos Hombres line on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Scott Foley (The Goodwin Games/A.U.S.A./Scrubs) - NBC's Today catches up with Scott in the 9am hour.
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07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
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