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SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS Cancels The Late Show; Gilmore Girls Headed to Hallmark
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are learning of what could be the end of late night talk shows, hearing of a new acquisition by Hallmark, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- The big (and unexpected) news this week was that CBS has chosen to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and will not even be replacing him with a new host, but the bigger story here may be that we're likely in the last few years of broadcast networks having a late night talk show, and Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers may not go beyond the next three years. (Hollywood Reporter)
- While the current dispute involving the streaming rights for South Park continues to play out in the US, Paramount+ (which is supposed to become the new home to the series in the US) has pulled the series from the service internationally. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Gilmore Girls is headed to Hallmark soon, though given Hallmark's track record with series that aren't Golden Girls and Reba, it remains to be seen how long it'll last. (Deadline)
- Now that they'll be airing NBA games, Peacock is raising the price of their subscription almost 40%. (Deadline)
- Alan Bergman, the lyricist behind the theme songs for Good Times, Maude, and Alice, has died at 99. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Antenna TV is set to celebrate the 60th anniversary of I Dream of Jeannie. (SitcomsOnline)
- Catchy Comedy has a "Christmas in July" binge this weekend, featuring Christmas episodes of classic comedies.
- The new seasons of South Park and Digman arrive Wednesday on Comedy Central (maybe, assuming the creators of South Park don't walk out by then).
- ABC has season premieres of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Match Game (with a new host) on Wednesday.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, October 30
Happy's Place - "Skeletons in the Closet" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Unresolved feelings about their late father arise when Bobbie and Isabella put a photo of Happy on their ofrenda for Día de los Muertos; Emmett tries to avoid Gabby's Halloween pranks at all costs.
Newlyweds - "My Place or Yours" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
A free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor shake up their lives when they unexpectedly get married after a whirlwind courtship.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 26)
Friday, October 30
- Kate Berlant (Ghosted/Search Party) - Watch Kate on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This/Central Park/The Good Place) - Kristen appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Joe Manganiello (Mythic Quest/How I Met Your Mother) - Joe is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) - Quinta appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Natasha Leggero (Broke/Dice/Another Period/Free Agents) and Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Natasha and Tommy will be on a repeat of Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Watching Ellie/Seinfeld/Day by Day) and Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Julia and Allison talk about Broadway's Other Desert Cities on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry appears on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Sophia Bush (Partners) - Sophia talks about And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect/Suddenly Susan) - Sherri talks about Broadway's Aladdin on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Karyn Parsons (The Job/Lush Life/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Karyn discusses her new novel, Blue Beach, and her iconic role as Hilary Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Marilu Henner (Taxi/Evening Shade) - Marilu is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
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02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/16/26 - Difficult People - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Paper - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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