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

Thursday, August 27

Ghosts - "Polar Opposites" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When a Hollywood producer comes to scout Woodstone as a filming location, Sam is prompted to take a creative leap that draws unexpected support from the ghosts. Meanwhile, changing roles among the ghosts spark a heartfelt effort to honor someone special.

Adults - "The Scrub" (FX and FXX, 9:00PM ET/PT)
The housemates uncover Paul Baker's long-kept secret.

Adults - "Fake ID" (FX and FXX, 9:34PM ET/PT)
Billie befriends the 20-year-old who inherited her fake ID. Written by Ananya Hegde; Directed by Jonathan Krisel.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 24)

Thursday, August 27

Bert Kreischer (Free Bert) - Catch Bert on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Josh Gad (Wolf Like Me/Avenue 5/The Comedians/1600 Penn/Back to You) and Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Josh and Andrew are guests on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
The cast of Adults - Jack Innanen, Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer and Owen Thiele are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Leanne Morgan (Leanne) - NBC's Today catches up with Leanne in the 9am hour.
Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Hugh talks about Sheep Detectives on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
D'Arcy Carden (Barry/The Good Place) - D'Arcy can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.