SitcomsOnline Digest: New King of the Hill Reboot Details; CBS Makes Late Night Changes

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

Tuesday, February 3

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 2)

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.