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

Saturday, May 10, 2025

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

Tuesday, February 3

none scheduled

Tuesday, February 3

Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside/Mr. Mayor/The Good Place/Bored to Death/Help Me Help You/Becker/Ink/Cheers) - Catch Ted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Gabriel Basso (The Big C) - Gabriel is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Guy Torry (Good News) - Guy drops into Sherri's Laugh Lounge on Sherri, so check your local listings.
Kevin James (The Crew/Kevin Can Wait/The King of Queens) - Kevin tells Drew about his new movie Solo Mio and faces off in a rousing game of Ping Pong on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Niecy Nash-Betts (Reno 911!/Getting On/The Soul Man/Do Not Disturb) and Jenifer Lewis (I Love That for You/black-ish/The PJs) - Niecy and Jenifer talk about Audible's Big Age on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Craig Ferguson (The Drew Carey Show) - Craig is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.