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.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, August 25

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 24)

Tuesday, August 25

Henry Winkler (Barry/Arrested Development/Out of Practice/Monty/Happy Days) - Catch Henry on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Leanne Morgan (Leanne) - Leanne is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Kevin Hart (Lil Kev/Die Hart/The Big House/Undeclared) - Kevin appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Will Forte (The Four Seasons/HouseBroken/MacGruber/The Last Man on Earth/The Cleveland Show) - Will is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Alison Brie (Community/GLOW) - Alison appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Jennifer Garner (Party Down/Camping) - Jennifer talks about The Five-Star Weekend on a repeat of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Dave Franco (The Afterparty/Scrubs/Do Not Disturb) - Dave talks about Idiots on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Jaleel White (Family Matters/Grown Ups) - NBC's Today catches up with Jaleel in the 9am hour.
Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul talks about Power Ballad in the 10am hour.
Eva Longoria (Only Murders in the Building/Telenovela) and Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair/Malcolm in the Middle/The Louie Show) - NBC's Today has Spy the Lie with Eva and Bryan in the 10am hour.
Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair/Malcolm in the Middle/The Louie Show) - Bryan discusses his Dos Hombres line on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Cafe Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - Valerie is joining Drew and Ross Mathews to hit the headlines and Drew has a special Adam Sandler story in honor of his birthday on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.