SitcomsOnline Digest: FX Sets Premiere Date for Adults; Netflix Picks Up Monopoly Themed Reality Competition Series

Saturday, April 12, 2025

SitcomsOnline Digest: FX Sets Premiere Date for Adults; Netflix Picks Up Monopoly Themed Reality Competition Series

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a bit of a light week, but we've got some highlights including a new FX comedy, a Monopoly competition series, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

FX has set a premiere date for a new comedy called Adults. (Deadline)
Netflix has picked up a Monopoly themed reality competition series. (Variety)
It's more of a technical thing that most viewers wouldn't know or care about, but after distributing Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune for decades, CBS (which took over distribution rights after acquiring Paramount, which in turn had previously acquired King World) has lost distribution rights to both series to Sony (which took over production rights from Merv Griffin Enterprises years ago) following a lengthy court battle. (Variety)
Jay North, best known for his role as the titular character in the classic sitcom Dennis the Menace, has died. (AP News)
Bounce TV has renewed Mind Your Business. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 12 - APRIL 18)

Tomorrow's binge on Catchy Comedy is Taxi.
You can now stream both Columbo and CHiPs on Amazon Prime Video.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, March 31

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 30)

Tuesday, March 31

Zendaya (K.C. Undercover/Shake It Up) - Catch Zendaya on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Dan Levy (Schitt's Creek) - Dan appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Arsenio Hall (Arsenio) - Arsenio stops by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Paula Pell (The 'Burbs/Girls5eva/Mapleworth Murders/A.P. Bio) - Paula appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Julio Torres (Fantasmas/Los Espookys) - Julio talks about his HBO special Color Theories on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
Amanda Peet (Brockmire/Togetherness/Bent) and Jon Hamm (Grimsburg/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Andy Cohen interviews Amanda and Jon on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 9pm on Bravo.
Luke Tennie (Shrinking/Abbott Elementary) - NBC's Today catches up with Luke in the 9am hour. He also talks about Shrinking on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia joins the chat on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Dan Bucatinsky (The Comeback/Marry Me/Web Therapy) - Dan talks about HBO Max's The Comeback on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Lela Rochon (The Wayans Bros.) - Lela tells Sherri about her Lifetime movie The Dating App Killer on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney guest co-hosts The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.