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, November 1
none scheduled
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 27)
Friday, October 31
- Ben Stiller (Arrested Development) - Watch Ben on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) - Tig appears on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Larry David (Curb Your Entusiasm/Seinfeld) - Larry is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Joel Kim Booster (Loot/Shrill) - Joel appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Mary Lynn Rajskub (Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy/How to Be a Gentleman/Veronica's Closet/The Larry Sanders Show) - Mary is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ariana DeBose (Schmigadoon!) - Ariana chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Woody Harrelson (Cheers) - NBC's Today catches up with Woody in the 9am hour.
- Manny Jacinto (The Good Place) - Manny can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
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05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
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