Saturday, May 31, 2025
SitcomsOnline Digest: New King of the Hill Reboot Details; CBS Makes Late Night Changes
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a somewhat busy week, but we've got highlights, including a lot to take in about the King of the Hill reboot. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- Not only do we have a premiere date for the King of the Hill reboot, we've even got opening credits... and we suggest watching them and frequently pausing to catch every little detail of what has happened in the past decade and a half. (Deadline)
- Jenna Fischer is talking about her favorite episodes of The Office, and they're mostly ones after Steve Carell left the show. (Deadline)
- CBS is putting Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen in their post-Colbert timeslot next season... again. (Hollywood Reporter)
- The back and forth between CBS and Sony on who owns the distribution rights to Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! is now back to CBS having the rights. (AV Club)
- Former Simpsons music composer Alf Clausen, whom we actually interviewed nearly 20 years ago, has died. (Variety)
- Loretta Swit, known for her role on M*A*S*H (and who played Cagney in the pilot for Cagney & Lacey, but wasn't able to play the role because she couldn't get out of her M*A*S*H contract) has died. (Hollywood Reporter)
- We have our first look at Leanne, a Chuck Lorre sitcom coming to Netflix. (SitcomsOnline)
WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 31 - JUNE 6)
- Tomorrow's binge on Catchy Comedy is Brooklyn Bridge.
- Antenna TV has an Alice marathon tomorrow.
- Fox has a new season of The Quiz with Balls on Monday.
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.
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)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
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