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
Saturday, June 28
Mind Your Business - "The Boy Is Mine" (Bounce TV, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Alfonso tries to maintain his newfound bromance after Aaliyah breaks up with his new friend; Kim goes the extra mile to inject luxury into their lifestyle to impress the moms of a Black Excellence club.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of June 23)
Friday, June 27
- Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory/Happy Family/Welcome to New York/Cybill) - Watch Christine on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) and Fortune Feimster (FUBR/Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Tig and Fortune are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Reneé Rapp (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - NBC's Today Citi Concert Series features Reneé sometime between 7-9am and catches up with her in the 9am hour.
- Topher Grace (Home Economics/That '70s Show) - NBC's Today catches up with Topher in the 9am hour.
- Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) - Liza talks about The Bear on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Liz Gillies (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/Victorious) - Liz is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:40am.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
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02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/08 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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