Saturday, May 17, 2025
SitcomsOnline Digest: Netflix Picks Up New Dan Levy Comedy; First Look at King of the Hill Reboot Artwork
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing about a new Netflix comedy, hearing about the reboot of Malcolm in the Middle, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Netflix has picked up a new comedy with Dan Levy and Laurie Metcalf. (Variety)
- Filming has wrapped up for the reboot of Malcolm in the Middle. (Entertainment Weekly)
- It ain't much, I tell you what, but we do have a first look at a poster for the King of the Hill reboot. (USA Today)
- We're learning a bit more about the follow-up project to The Office, which now has a name, The Paper. (Hollywood Reporter)
- You know you never called it Max anyway, but Max is now rebranding back to HBO Max. (NPR)
- Speaking of HBO Max, as South Park prepares to debut on Paramount+, what will happen with it on HBO Max? (Deadline)
- We have the fall lineup for ABC, the only one announced this week with any sitcoms on the fall lineup. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 17 - MAY 23)
- Tomorrow's binge on Catchy Comedy is The Honeymooners.
- Season 50 of Saturday Night Live comes to an end tonight.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, July 31
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Baby Fight" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie’s attempt to break up Missy and her new boyfriend backfires.
Ghosts - "The Work of Retreat" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Trevor, who has catfished his way into a remote financial analyst job, is in hot water when he’s summoned to a mandatory in-person work retreat. Also, Hetty and Sass start a rumor about Pete.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of July 28)
Thursday, July 31
- Fortune Feimster (FUBAR/Kenan/Bless the Harts/Champions) - Fortune guest hosts a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Renée Rapp (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Renée appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman and Sheila Carrasco (Ghosts) - Richie, Asher and Sheila are guests on a repeat of After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Tony Hale (Veep/Arrested Development) - Tony appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Jenny talks about Dying for Sex on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Mario Cantone (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Mario talks about And Just Like That... on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is joining Drew and Ross Mathews for an all-new Drew's News on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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)
07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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