SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox Cancels The Great North; Everybody Loves Raymond Cast Set to Reunite for 30 Year Anniversary

Saturday, October 04, 2025

SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox Cancels The Great North; Everybody Loves Raymond Cast Set to Reunite for 30 Year Anniversary

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a slower news week this week, but we're learning of the cancellation of a Fox animated comedy, some casting news for a CBS sitcom, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Fans were already somewhat aware that it seemed probable, but Fox has cancelled The Great North. (Deadline)
If you watched The Simpsons last week, you may have noticed that the time warp for Marge and Homer's high school days, as they were now supposedly in high school in the late 90s and early 00s, and are apparently millennials, and the showrunner is preemptively responding to criticism over that. (Entertainment Weekly)
Amber Stevens West has been cast in a recurring role in the final season of The Neighborhood. (Deadline)
Apple TV has extended their rights to Peanuts through 2030. (Variety)
Wanting to avoid the issues that his competitors have been involved in with regards to suspensions and cancellations, Jimmy Fallon has decided to continue to avoid politics on The Tonight Show. (Deadline)
The cast of Everybody Loves Raymond is set to reunite for the 30 year anniversary of the series (though don't get too caught up in counting the years, since the show debuted in 1996). (Hollywood Reporter)
In other Everybody Loves Raymond, the series is coming to MeTV in a little over a week. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 4 - OCTOBER 10)

Saturday Night Live returns for a new season tonight, and we have a feeling they're going to have a lot of catching up to do with current events.
It's a honeymoon weekend on Catchy Comedy with a binge of The Honeymooners.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, September 15

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "Killa" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Staffing issues and new residents collide with family drama when Sandra's love life comes under scrutiny and her boyfriend may not be who he claims to be.

The Ms. Pat Show - "Wild Goose Chase" (BET, 9:30PM ET/PT)
During a family yard sale, Ashley misplaces Lloyd's ashes and his final letter; Pat and Terry barter with a young girl to recover a very personal VHS tape.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 14)

Tuesday, September 15

Alan Cumming (Schmigadoon!) - Catch Alan on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about The Traitors on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Jimmie Walker (Good Times/At Ease/Bustin' Loose) - Jimmie is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Rosie O'Donnell (SMILF/Stand by Your Man/Gimme a Break!) - Rosie appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Chelsea Frei (The Paper/The Moodys) - Andy Cohen interviews Chelsea on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 1:30am on Bravo. NBC's Today catches up with her in the 9am hour.
Joel McHale (Animal Control/The Great Indoors/Community) - Joel drops by to talk Animal Control on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother/Star Raving Mad/Doogie Howser, M.D.) - Neil is joining Drew to chat all about his new movie Sunny Dancer on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Tisha Campbell (Act Your Age/Uncoupled/Outmatched/Dr. Ken/Rita Rocks/My Wife and Kids/Martin) - Tisha and her son Xen talk about The A Word: A Mother's Journey Through Autism and Love on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.