SitcomsOnline Digest: NBC Cancels Night Court and Lopez vs. Lopez; ABC Renews Duo of Game Shows

Saturday, May 10, 2025

SitcomsOnline Digest: NBC Cancels Night Court and Lopez vs. Lopez; ABC Renews Duo of Game Shows

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have a pair of NBC sitcom cancelations, some game show renewals at ABC, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Proving that once again that the days of NBC (or really any network anymore) finding a lot of success with long-running sitcoms is over, both Night Court and Lopez vs. Lopez have been canceled. (Hollywood Reporter)
ABC has renewed Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and Celebrity Jeopardy!. (Deadline)
Ted has already been a movie and a live-action TV series, and now Peacock has an animated series in the works. (Variety)
Peacock has picked up a new Amy Poehler comedy, Dig. (Deadline)
The fall lineup for CBS is out, and other than new shows replacing canceled ones, it seems that CBS is sticking to what works. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 10 - MAY 17)

Tomorrow's binge on Catchy Comedy is I Love Lucy.
Antenna TV has a marathon of The Partridge Family tomorrow.
A streaming "Mother of All Marathons" of The Carol Burnett Show is happening this weekend on The Carol Burnett Show streaming channel.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Friday, October 23

Happy's Place - "Office/Space" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Bobbie surprises Isabella with her own office upstairs and reassures her that they'll still see each other plenty; Steve and Takoda try to convince Emmett to stop giving Bobbie so much space after their relationship has moved into the friend zone.

Newlyweds - "Pilot" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Over six weeks and two continents, total opposites Jeanie and James go from blind date to wedded bliss.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 19)

Friday, October 23

Dakota Johnson (Ben and Kate) - Watch Dakota on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Doug Benson (You're the Worst) - Doug is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 11:35pm on CBS.
Natasha Leggero (Broke/Dice/Another Period/Free Agents) and Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Natasha and Tommy will be on a repeat of Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This/Burning Love) - Adam talks about Nobody Wants This on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Téa Leoni (Newlyweds/The Naked Truth/Flying Blind) - Téa talks about Newlyweds on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Jenna Ortega (Stuck in the Middle/Richie Rich) - Jenna, Taika Waititi and Amy Adams and dish on their new movie Klara and the Sun on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Constance Wu (Fresh Off the Boat) - NBC's Today catches up with Constance in the 9am hour.