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
Wednesday, September 3
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 1)
Wednesday, September 3
- Mark Hamill (The Texas Wheelers) - Watch Mark on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Andrew Santino (Royal Crackers/Dave/I'm Dying Up Here/Mixology) - Andrew is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Steve Buscemi (Miracle Workers) - Steve appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Malin Akerman (Dollface/Sin City Saints/Trophy Wife/Childrens Hospital) - Malin is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Rainn Wilson (The Office) - Rainn stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Milana Vayntrub (Other Space), Jessica Lowe (Wrecked) and Jason Ritter (Another Period/The Class) - Milana, Jessica and Jason are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Zoey Deutch (The Suite Life on Deck) - Zoey talks about The Threesome on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am and on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Siddhartha Khosla (Composer for Only Murders in the Building) - Siddhartha is a guest on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Katie Lowes (How We Roll) - Katie talks about The Hunting Wives on CBS Mornings in the 9am hour.
- Sabrina Impacciatore (The Paper) and Domhnall Gleeson (The Paper) - Sabrina and Domhnall talk about The Paper on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
- David Duchovny (Californication) - David talks about About Time on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
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