Saturday, August 23, 2025
SitcomsOnline Digest: Home Improvement Cast Members to Reunite on Shifting Gears; The Paper to Have Binge Drop
Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have news about a Home Improvement reunion (sort of), an update on The Paper, and more. Let's get going!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB
- A Home Improvement reunion (including Patricia Richardson, who called Tim Allen a liar in an interview when he claimed an actual reboot series is coming) is happening this season on Shifting Gears. (Deadline)
- The Paper, the followup series to The Office, will have a binge drop rather than a weekly drop. (Deadline)
- We're getting our first look at season 2 of A Man on the Inside. (Variety)
- Lorne Michaels is making it clear that season 51 of Saturday Night Live will include some cast departures, but we don't know exactly who just yet. (Entertainment Weekly)
- South Park, which has had very few new episodes in recent years, will only be having a new episode every other week for the foreseeable future. (Consequence)
- We're not expecting a Family Matters animated reboot, but the idea is out there nonetheless. (Deadline)
- Local broadcast television has been getting a lot less "local" lately, and it's about to go even further, as Nexstar is buying Tegna. (AP News)
- Dave Ketchum, known for his role as Agent 13 on Get Smart, has died at age 97. (Hollywood Reporter)
- George Lopez is heading to COZI. (SitcomsOnline)
- Catchy Comedy has a binge of Square Pegs and Ferris Bueller tomorrow.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, February 24
St. Denis Medical - "You're in His Bubble Space" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Ron and Matt try to convince a child to get his shot; Alex helps Joyce with wedding planning; Bruce and Serena butt heads over Matt.
St. Denis Medical - "Nod and Agree" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Ron tries to wrap up a perfect visit from his son, Michael; Alex questions Val's return from jury duty; Bruce feels iced out of a juicy business opportunity.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 23)
Tuesday, February 24
- Courteney Cox (Shining Vale/Cougar Town/Friends/Family Ties) - Catch Courteney on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Jenny Slate (The Great North/Big Mouth/Married/Bob's Burgers) - Jenny appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Deon Cole (grown-ish/Angie Tribeca/black-ish) and Alec Mapa (The Villains of Valley View/Half & Half) - Deon and Alec are guests on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
- Daveed Diggs (Central Park/black-ish) - Daveed talks about In the Blink of an Eye on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Sterling K. Brown (Starved) - Sterling discusses Paradise on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
- Sofia Vergara (Modern Family/The Knights of Prosperity/Hot Properties) - NBC's Today catches up with Sofia in the 9am hour.
- Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - NBC's Today catches up with Stanley in the 9am hour. TODAY Food: Pizza with Stanley will be in the 10am hour.
- Michelle Buteau (Survival of the Thickest/Bless the Harts/Enlisted) - Michelle joins the chat on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Oliver Hudson (Splitting Up Together/Rules of Engagement/My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star) and Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G./The Carmichael Show) - It's Drew's News flashbacks featuring Oliver and Tiffany on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- The Cast of Hot in Cleveland - It's a little bit extra with the cast of Hot in Cleveland surprising Valerie Bertinelli and reminiscing about working with the iconic Betty White on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Sherry Cola (Nobody Wants This) and D'Arcy Carden (Barry/The Good Place) - Sherry and D'Arcy talk about HGTV's Wild Vacation Rentals on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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07/22 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
08/26 - The Huckleberry Hound Show - The Complete Original Series (Blu-ray)
09/30 - Touché Turtle and Dum Dum - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/07 - Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - The Complete First Season (DVD)
10/14 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
10/28 - St. Denis Medical - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/04 - Happy's Place - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - Rick and Morty - Season 8 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
11/11 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fifteenth Season (DVD)
11/11 - Two and a Half Men - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/02 - Tom and Jerry - The Golden Era Anthology (1940-1958) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
12/16 - Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
12/16 - Wally Gator - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
01/20 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
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