SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair; Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery

Saturday, December 06, 2025

SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair; Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a busy week, with news about the Malcolm in the Middle reboot, a massive media merger, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

We are getting our first look at Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair. (Variety)
Media mergers are getting bigger and bigger all the time, and this week, it was announced that Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery (but not the cable channels). (AP News)
Meanwhile, Versant (the cable channel spinoff of NBCUniversal) has announced some changes for them, including acquiring Free TV Networks. (Deadline)
CBS is developing Auntie Supreme, a new comedy about a life coach who decides to co-parent her nieces with her brother-in-law. (Deadline)
As we mentioned last week, Mad Men is now on HBO Max... but as it turns out, they were given some alternative 4K versions that included errors that audiences were never intended to see. (Hollywood Reporter)
The CBS Evening News is about to be completely anchorless, as now Maurice DuBois has announced he is leaving. (Variety)
MeTV has announced their new January lineup, which includes four new shows. (SitcomsOnline)
Unedited episodes of The Carol Burnett Show are coming to FETV. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 6 - DECEMBER 12)

As Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday approaches, PBS has an American Masters special about him on Friday.
Saturday Night Live is back tonight with host Melissa McCarthy.
Catchy Comedy has a binge of Christmas sitcom favorites tomorrow.