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Cast Announced for Netflix's A Different World Sequel; Hulu's Sebastian Maniscalco Special Trailer

We're officially heading back to Hillman! Introducing the cast of A Different World, a new sequel series, coming soon to Netflix.

📚 Debbie Allen will return as a director and EP alongside showrunner and EP Felicia Pride (Grey's Anatomy, Bel-Air). Original series writers Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood will return as EPs with Mandy Summers and Tom Werner.

📚 Free-spirited freshman Deborah Wayne, daughter of Dwayne and Whitley, is setting out to build her own legacy alongside a whole new generation of Hillman's best and brightest. Tony winner Maleah Joi Moon (Hell’s Kitchen) will star as Deborah, the free-spirited, well-intentioned yet rebellious youngest child of Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy's characters. Joining Moon are Alijah Kai (Everybody Hates Chris) as Rashida, Chibuikem Uche (One Of Us Is Lying) as Kojo, Cornell Young IV (Doing Life) as Shaquille, Jordan Aaron Hall (The Idea of You) as Amir, and newcomer Kennedi Reece as Hazel.

Hulu has released the official trailer and key art for Sebastian Maniscalco: It Ain't Right.

The latest special in the Hularious stand-up slate premieres Friday, November 21 on Hulu, and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers, in the US, and on Disney+ internationally. Filmed live at the legendary United Center arena in Chicago, Sebastian Maniscalco's It Ain't Right goes all in on family chaos, aging, and the little things that drive us all nuts - with his one-of-a-kind comedic bite.

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ABC's New Game Show The Greatest Average American; Prime Video Christmas Movie

Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze will host the all-new game show, The Greatest Average American, premiering Wednesday, February 25 (9:02-10:02 p.m. EST), on ABC and next day on Hulu.

The Greatest Average American is a hilarious new game show that celebrates the power of being perfectly average. Each round is packed with laugh-out-loud challenges and trivia as contestants try to guess how everyday Americans think and live. In the end, one lucky player will be crowned the Greatest Average American and get the chance to win the ultimate grand prize: the average American salary of $67,920.

Most recently, Bargatze hosted the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on CBS, which was the highest-rated Emmy’s show in the last four years. Bargatze will soon star in the family-friendly comedy The Breadwinner for TriStar Pictures, which he co-wrote with Dan Lagana. He will also serve as an executive producer. The film will co-star Mandy Moore, Colin Jost, Will Forte and Kumail Nanjiani, and will be directed by Emmy winner Eric Appel.

It wouldn't be the holidays without a bit of chaos. Oh. What. Fun. premieres December 3 on Prime Video. Claire Clauster (Michelle Pfeiffer) is the glue that holds her chaotic, lovable family together every holiday season. From perfectly frosted cookies to meticulously wrapped gifts, no one decks the halls quite like Claire. But this year, as her grown kids and distracted husband get swept up in their own seasonal dramas, they make one crucial mistake: they forget their mom. By the time they realize she's missing, Claire's already set off on a festive adventure of her own - one that doesn't involve cooking, cleaning, or coordinating anyone else's chaos. As her family scrambles to find her and salvage their Christmas, Claire rediscovers what the holidays mean when you're finally free to put yourself first.

With a dazzling ensemble cast including Felicity Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Denis Leary, Dominic Sessa, Danielle Brooks, Devery Jacobs, Havana Rose Liu, Maude Apatow, with Jason Schwartzman with Eva Longoria and Joan Chen, Oh. What. Fun. is a spirited holiday comedy from director Michael Showalter and writers Chandler Baker and Showalter. A wink to every overworked holiday host, the film celebrates family, freedom, and the unexpected magic of a Christmas gone off-script.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of November 10, 2025)

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox and Sony Developing Reimagined Bewitched; Samsung TV Plus Launching AFV Channel

  Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have news of a reimagining of a classic series (a trend that has sort of died down lately), a new FAST channel for a long-running ABC Sunday night staple, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Would you watch a reimagined version of Bewitched in an hourlong form? Sony and Fox hope you will. (Deadline)
• A new America's Funniest Home Videos FAST channel is set to launch, exclusively for Samsung TV Plus. (Deadline)
• Freeform, which is now available to many more cable subscribers once again after returning to Spectrum, has unveiled some details for their 25 Days of Christmas. (Deadline)
• Jon Stewart is sticking around for another year on The Daily Show. (NBC News)
• The on-going legal dispute between Sony and Paramount over distribution of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune has finally been settled. (Variety)
• Best Medicine, a new comedy, will debut in January on Fox. (SitcomsOnline)

• The Paper arrives on NBC (after already airing on Peacock) on Monday night.
• All in the Family is tomorrow's binge on Catchy Comedy.
• MeTV has their special presentation of the series finale of M*A*S*H on Tuesday for Veterans Day.

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TBS and TNT Holiday Schedule; Hulu's Back 'Four' More Reasonable Doubt; Remembering Diane Ladd of Alice

Festive films, spirited sitcoms and 24-hour movie marathons return this season as TBS's "All I Watch for Christmas" delivers nostalgic classics and TNT's "Christmas Maximus" showcases blockbuster holiday hits beginning Sunday, November 9.

As part of the networks' annual tradition, TBS and TNT will host 24-hour movie marathons of Elf, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story. Additionally, TNT will air the broadcast premiere of Candy Cane Lane, starring Eddie Murphy, on November 16 along with the network debut of Shrek the Halls on December 2. Other seasonal favorites include Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), The Polar Express, Four Christmases, and many more.

TBS will also air holiday-themed episodes of Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, American Dad! and Family Matters.

Hulu's Reasonable Doubt is coming back "four" more. The hit series has been renewed for season four. Season three is currently Thursdays on Hulu, with the season finale set for November 13. You'll judge Jax Stewart for her questionable ethics and wild interpretations of the law...until you're the one in trouble. Then you'll see her for what she is: the most brilliant and fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles who bucks the justice system at every chance she gets.

Season three stars Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo, Angela Grovey and Joseph Sikora, as well as recurring guest stars including Morris Chestnut, Lori Harvey, Kyle Bary, Rumer Willis, Brandee Evans, Richard Brooks, April Parker Jones, Keith Arthur Bolden and Kash Doll.

Actress Diane Ladd, who starred as Belle Dupree in Alice, has died. She died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at her home in Ojai, California, on November 3. Ms. Ladd was 89.

Ladd starred as Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry in the 1974 romantic comedy drama film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Flo is a hardened, sharp-tongued waitress at Mel and Ruby's Cafe. The film inspired the television series Alice, in which Flo was portrayed by Polly Holliday. Ladd was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for the role. She won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1976.

She joined the cast of the CBS sitcom Alice as Isabelle "Belle" Dupree in the fourth season in 1980. Belle Dupree is a hard-edged but kind-hearted woman. She had been a waitress of Mel's in the past, during which the two had a romantic relationship. Ladd won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for the role in 1980. Despite Ladd's Golden Globe-winning performance, the character was not retained for the duration of the series and was replaced early in 1981 after she had appeared in 23 episodes in the fourth and fifth seasons. Celia Weston then joined the cast as the good-natured, boisterous truck driver Jolene Hunnicutt, who came from Myrtle Point, South Carolina.

Ladd guest starred as Louise Burdette, the mother of Grace Kelly (Brett Butler), in two episodes of Grace Under Fire in 1994 and 1997. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the episode "Things Left Undone" in 1994. Some of her other sitcom guest appearances included Hazel, The Love Boat (3 episodes), and Young Sheldon.

She had a recurring role as Helen Jellicoe, Amy's (Laura Dern) quiet and rather aloof yet protective mother with her own ghosts from the past, in 18 episodes of the 2011-2013 HBO comedy drama Enlightened. In 2004, she starred as Sally Druse in the ABC horror medical drama Kingdom Hospital. She starred as Nell O'Brien in the 2016-2022 Hallmark Channel drama Chesapeake Shores.

Ladd received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her roles as Charlotte Cooper in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman in 1994 and as Carolyn Sellers in a 1997 episode of Touched by an Angel. Some of her other television guest appearances included Naked City (2 episodes), Perry Mason (1963), The Fugitive (1964), Gunsmoke (3 episodes), The Big Valley, Ironside, Father Dowling Mysteries, In the Heat of the Night, L.A. Law, Sisters, Strong Medicine (2 episodes), Cold Case, ER, and Ray Donovan.

She received Academy Award nominations for her roles in Wild at Heart (1990) and Rambling Rose (1991), in both of which she starred alongside her daughter Laura Dern. They were also nominated for dual Golden Globe Awards in the same year. Some of her other film credits included Chinatown (1974), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000), and Joy (2015).

Ms. Ladd was a talented and versatile actress. She appeared in over 200 television shows and films in her career spanning over 70 years. We thank her for her work on television and in films. She will be deeply missed.

We also remember television director Ralph Senensky. He died in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, on November 1. Mr. Senensky was 102.

Senensky's sitcom directing credits included The Courtship of Eddie's Father (9 episodes), The Bill Cosby Show (4 episodes), Nanny and the Professor (6 episodes), The Partridge Family (7 episodes), and Getting Together (3 episodes).

He directed 16 episodes of The F.B.I. from 1966 to 1972, 6 episodes of Star Trek from 1967 to 1969, and 12 episodes of The Waltons from 1973 to 1978. Some of his other directing credits included The Twilight Zone, Route 66 (2 episodes), Naked City (3 episodes), Arrest and Trial (2 episodes), The Doctors and the Nurses (2 episodes), Breaking Point (3 episodes), Dr. Kildare (5 episodes), 12 O'Clock High (4 episodes), The Fugitive (4 episodes), The Wild Wild West (2 episodes), Mission: Impossible, Ironside (2 episodes), Dan August (5 episodes), Banyon (3 episodes), Barnaby Jones (3 episodes), Eight Is Enough, Dynasty (4 episodes in 1981), Hart to Hart (7 episodes), Paper Dolls (3 episodes), and The Paper Chase (7 episodes).

He was interviewed for The Interviews: An Oral History of Television in 2011.

Mr. Senensky was the last surviving person to have directed an episode of Star Trek (1966-1969). He chronicled and discussed his adventures in film and television on his official website Ralph's Cinema Trek. We thank him for his work on television. He will be greatly missed.

Actor Lee Weaver had a recurring role as Brian Kincaid in The Bill Cosby Show and starred as Ricardo Williams in Easy Street. He died at his home in Los Angeles, on September 22. Mr. Weaver was 95.

Weaver had a recurring role as Brian Kincaid in seven episodes of the 1969-1971 NBC sitcom The Bill Cosby Show. Bill Cosby played the role of Chet Kincaid, a physical education teacher at a Los Angeles high school, a bachelor, and an "average cool guy" trying to earn a living and help people out along the way. Brian Kincaid is Chet's brother. The cast included Lillian Randolph (1969-1970), Beah Richards (1970-1971), Olga James, Sid McCoy, Joyce Bulifant, and Joseph Perry.

He starred as Ricardo Williams in the 1986-1987 NBC sitcom Easy Street. The series stars Loni Anderson as L.K. McGuire, a onetime showgirl who manages to nab a young wealthy husband, Ned McGuire, only to have him die and leave her fending for herself against his embittered sister, who's out to get L.K. out of the picture and away from her inherited money. Meanwhile, L.K. reconnects with a down-on-his-luck uncle, Bully Stevenson (Jack Elam) who has been on and off the streets of Los Angeles. L.K. invites him and his pal, Ricardo Williams, to move into her vast mansion, to the horror and consternation of her snobbish in-laws, Eleanor and Quentin Standard (Dana Ivey and James Cromwell).

Some of his sitcom guest appearances included Good Morning World, Julia, Love, American Style (1969), Nanny and the Professor, That's My Mama, Sanford and Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Soap, Mork & Mindy, AfterMASH, Diff'rent Strokes, What's Happening Now!!, 227 (2 episodes), Webster (3 episodes), Amen, Dear John, A Different World, The Cosby Show (2 episodes), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Nurses, Night Court (1992), Step by Step, Living Single, Roc, Sister, Sister (1994), Martin (2 episodes), Sparks (2 episodes), The Jamie Foxx Show, Good News (2 episodes), Suddenly Susan, For Your Love, Men, Women & Dogs, My Wife and Kids, The Parkers, The Bernie Mac Show, That's So Raven, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, My Name Is Earl (2 episodes), Community, Family Tools (4 episodes), and Grace and Frankie (2 episodes).

Some of his other television credits included Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (6 episodes), I Spy (2 episodes), The Blue Knight (4 episodes), Flamingo Road (6 episodes), Hill Street Blues (6 episodes), Reasonable Doubts (2 episodes), and NYPD Blue (3 episodes). He was the voice of Alpine in the animated television series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero from 1985 to 1986.

Mr. Weaver was a familiar face who wore stylish hats in many sitcoms. We thank him for the laughs and entertainment that he brought us during his 70 year career. He will be sorely missed.

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Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas 2025 Schedule; Single Drunk Female Star Gets Hulu Film

The holiday magic is back! Freeform’s beloved seasonal tradition, "25 Days of Christmas," returns Monday, December 1, bringing a winter wonderland of timeless classics, fan-favorite films and heartwarming new specials to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

Audiences can cozy up with holiday favorites, including Home Alone, The Santa Clause trilogy and Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000). Disney fans can jingle all the way with family classics such as Disney Animation's Frozen and Frozen 2, as well as Disney’s A Christmas Carol and Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas. The monthlong celebration also features beloved specials like Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and more.

Adding even more festive sparkle, this year’s lineup includes the network premieres of The Legend of Frosty the Snowman, the timeless Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and Disney’s all-new holiday special Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol, also streaming on Disney+ beginning November 28.

Hulu and American High have announced the cast for their upcoming feature film Never Change!. Sofia Black-D'Elia (Single Drunk Female, The Mick), Carmen Christopher (The Bear, English Teacher), Jo Firestone (The Singles Retreat, Joe Pera Talks with You), and Gary Richardson (Saturday Night Live, That Damn Michael Che) will join John Reynolds (OH, HI!, Search Party), who also wrote and executive produced.

Written by Reynolds and based on a story he developed with director Marty Schousboe (Joe Pera Talks with You, A Maine Movie), Never Change! is produced by Jon Watts for Freshman Year; Nicholas Hatton and Jason Woliner for Swindle; Jeremy Garelick, Will Phelps for American High; Billy Rosenberg for All Things Comedy; and Jason Zaro. Filming is taking place in Syracuse, NY using the American High campus and surrounding areas as its backdrop.

The film follows the 2005 graduating class of North Meadows High School, who had their senior year cut short due to a disastrous tornado that wrecked half the school. Now in their mid-30s they're being forced to return home and finish high school once and for all. Old flames, second chances, hidden secrets, this is what nightmares are made of.

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ABC 2025 Holiday Specials; Netflix Renews Nobody Wants This for Season 3

ABC is sleighing this holiday season with festive programming during the most wonderful time of the year. Highlights include joyful episodes of Abbott Elementary, America's Funniest Home Videos, Celebrity Family Feud, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Shark Tank, Shifting Gears and What Would You Do?: Holiday Edition, alongside a new season of The Great Christmas Light Fight.

Dancing with the Holidays will dazzle viewers in a brand-new program joining ABC's annual holiday specials, which include CMA Country Christmas from Nashville, The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular, The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025, ratings juggernaut New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest and the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Also joining the festivities is Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas, which shares the journey of the birth of Jesus.

Holiday favorites including The Wonderful World of Disney presents The Sound of Music, Home Alone and The Santa Clause will air alongside the broadcast debut of Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol, a brand-new Christmas special. ABC will also nationally broadcast a day full of star-studded NBA action on Christmas Day. Additionally, a special edition of Inside the NBA will air from 7:30-8:00 p.m. All five games will also be available to watch on ESPN.

Netflix announced that the hit comedy series Nobody Wants This has been renewed for a third season, slated to premiere in 2026. The series will continue to film in Los Angeles. The second season of Nobody Wants This recently premiered on October 23, 2025 and is stealing hearts once again landing at number one in the Global English TV Top 10 list for the second week in a row. It's now at 18M views through its first 11 days and has reached the top 10 in 82 countries.

The third season will complete production in Los Angeles along with a number of other recent Netflix shows and films, including Beef S2, Lincoln Lawyer S4, Nemesis, the fourth installment of Monster, Worst Ex Ever S2, The Rip and Animals.

First comes love, then comes life. The last time we saw agnostic podcast host Joanne (Kristen Bell) and unconventional (hot) rabbi Noah (Adam Brody), their unmatched chemistry surprised everyone in their lives, including her sister Morgan (Justine Lupe), his brother Sasha (Timothy Simons) and sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), and even themselves. Their spark proved stronger than all of the obstacles trying to keep them apart. Now they're back, and fully committed to merging their lives -- and loved ones - together. But their differences still exist and can't be ignored. The challenge now is not just falling in love against all odds, but staying together in spite of them.

The comedy stars Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, Justine Lupe, Timothy Simons, and Jackie Tohn.

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Fox's Best Medicine Premieres January 2026; Final Season of Bel-Air Trailer

Laughter really is the best medicine! Emmy Award-Nominee Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Annie Potts, Josh Segarra and Cree star in the all-new series Best Medicine premiering January 2026 on Fox! The all-new promo was just released.

The series centers on Dr. Martin Best (Emmy Award-nominee Josh Charles, The Good Wife), a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child with his Aunt Sarah (Annie Potts, Young Sheldon). There, he will meet the eclectic townspeople, including the charming schoolteacher Louisa Gavin (Abigail Spencer, Suits), lovable Sheriff Mark Mylow (Josh Segarra, Abbott Elementary) and Martin's inept but endearing assistant, Elaine Denton (Cree, Twinless).

Unfortunately, Martin's blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, and he quickly alienates the town, even though he's all they've got. Although Martin can expertly address any medical ailment or mystery in this idiosyncratic town, he's really just desperate to be left the hell alone. Instead, he keeps getting dragged right smack into the middle of their personal chaos, feuds and fantasies. What the locals don't know is that Martin's terse demeanor masks a debilitating new phobia and deep-seated psychological issues that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone. But tenacity is the creed of everyone in this small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.

The fourth and final season of the hit Peacock series Bel-Air will premiere on Monday, November 24 with three episodes at launch. Trailer and key art have been released.

In season four of Peacock's Bel-Air, Will tries to balance the fun and excitement of senior year with the expectations that have brought him to this moment. Carlton tests his own resolve as he deals with the fallout of some very big decisions that could threaten his future. Together, both boys will help each other through this pivotal time in their lives. An unexpected power shift will threaten the brotherhood between Phil and Geoffrey, whose loyalties to the Banks family will be tested. Viv struggles with reinventing herself as she looks at motherhood from a different perspective. It's Ashley's freshman year in high school and she's working through a rebellious phase but quickly learns that the status quo may no longer serve her. Hilary goes on a journey of self-exploration.

Inspired by Morgan Stevenson Cooper's viral trailer that reimagined the iconic, culture-defining '90s sitcom, Peacock's successful one-hour series Bel-Air takes a dramatic and raw approach to this world of swagger, style, and aspiration, while exploring Will's complex journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air through a current lens. The series features an ensemble cast led by Jabari Banks as Will and a creative team that includes showrunner, executive producer, and writer Carla Banks Waddles and Cooper, who serves as executive producer and directs the final two episodes of the series.

The series premieres Monday, November 24, 2025 with three episodes at launch. New episodes drop weekly on Mondays with two episodes on December 1 and three episodes on December 8. Starring Jabari Banks (Will), Adrian Holmes (Phillip Banks), Cassandra Freeman (Vivian Banks), Olly Sholotan (Carlton Banks), Coco Jones (Hilary Banks), Akira Akbar (Ashley Banks), Jimmy Akingbola (Geoffrey), Jordan L. Jones (Jazz), Simone Joy Jones (Lisa). Coco Jones, Akira Akbar, Jordan L. Jones, and Simone Joy Jones are recurring guest.

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Apple TV Holiday Schedule; Another Week and Dancing with the Stars Rises Again

Celebrate with the all-new special The First Snow of Fraggle Rock, as well as free windows for beloved Peanuts classics A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas Plus, highly anticipated Apple Original film The Family Plan 2 and blockbuster hit F1 The Movie debut on Apple TV just in time for the holidays. Get in the spirit with Apple TV Originals including The Velveteen Rabbit, Spirited and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, and themed specials from The Snoopy Show, Frog and Toad, Shape Island, Fraggle Rock, Eva the Owlet and more!

Apple TV celebrates the most wonderful time of the year with an expansive lineup of programming for the whole family, including the all-new holiday special The First Snow of Fraggle Rock, premiering on December 5, and beloved Peanuts classics A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas, streaming for free on November 15 and November 16, and on December 13 and December 14, respectively. Plus, just in time for the holidays, catch the premiere of action-comedy sequel The Family Plan 2 on November 21 and the global streaming debut of Apple's record-breaking blockbuster hit F1 The Movie on December 12.

Dancing with the Stars hit another season high with its annual "Halloween Night," scoring 6.74 million Total Viewers and rising for the sixth straight week since season premiere (+2% vs. 6.63 million on 10/21), despite airing against Game 4 of the World Series on Fox. Making history once again, Dancing with the Stars is the only fall show to increase its overall audience for six consecutive weeks following its season premiere - since September 1991, the start of Nielsen electronic measurement.

In Adults 18-49, Dancing with the Stars scored a 1.36 rating, earning its second-highest performance of the season (basically tied vs. 1.38 rating on 10/21). On a competitive night with the World Series, Dancing with the Stars stood as the No. 1 non-sports program of the night on broadcast and cable among both Total Viewers (6.74 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.36 rating). The show also towered over last year's "Halloween Night" by double digits in Total Viewers (+41% - 6.74 million vs. 4.77 million) while nearly doubling in Adults 18-49 (+97% - 1.36 rating vs. 0.69 rating). In fact, Dancing with the Stars delivered its strongest "Halloween Night" episode among Total Viewers in seven years and its top Adults 18-49 performance in eight years - since 10/29/18 and 10/30/17, respectively.

Fan voting on the night rose to a new high of 55.26 million (+4% vs. 53.10 million on 10/21). Dancing with the Stars was the No. 1 most social television program across broadcast and cable, scoring 3.3 million total social interactions, up +1% over last week's episode (vs. 3.2 million) and up +12% over the show's season-to-date average (vs. 2.9 million). Dancing with the Stars returns Tuesday, Nov. 4, for "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night" (airing at 8 p.m. EST/PST on ABC and Disney+, streaming next day on Hulu). Get ready to rock! The remaining couples dance to classic hits celebrating the legends of Rock. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Flavor Flav joins the judges panel for a night packed with pure rock energy - yeah, boyee!

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of November 3, 2025)

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SitcomsOnline Digest: King of the Hill Renewed for Two More Seasons on Hulu; MTV Cancels Ridiculousness

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a bit busier this week, with news of a multi-season renewal of a reboot of a popular animated series, the end of a seemingly never-ending MTV show, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• It looks like King of the Hill is proving to be just as successful as (if not more than) the original, as two additional seasons have been ordered on top of the one that has already aired and the one that is coming up (bringing it to four new seasons total for Hulu). (Variety)
• After 46 seasons (we question how they count seasons, it has only been 14 years, though 14 long years) and 1700 episodes, MTV has canceled Ridiculousness, but don't get too excited yet because there are still unaired episodes and they never said they were dropping reruns. (Variety)
• John Dickerson, who just recently came to CBS Evening News, is leaving (as are many other CBS News staff), and now there are questions about the future of the operations of CBS News overall. (Variety)
• If you subscribe to YouTube TV, you've lost your Disney owned channels. (USA Today)
• June Lockhart, one of the very few remaining stars from the black and white era of television, died this week at age 100. (SitcomsOnline)

• Crutch, the spinoff of The Neighborhood starring Tracy Morgan, debuts Monday on Paramount+
• The second season of St. Denis Medical starts Monday on NBC.
• NBC has the season premiere of Happy's Place and the series premiere of Stumble on Friday.
• Here Come the Brides starts airing today on FETV, though there is no fanfare of a special marathon or anything just yet.
• Laugh-In is the Catchy Binge on Catchy Comedy tomorrow.

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Labels: CBS, Crutch, Here Come the Brides, Hulu, King of the Hill, Lassie, Laugh-In, MTV, Ridiculousness, SitcomsOnline Digest, St. Denis Medical, Stumble, YouTube TV

Hulu Renews King of the Hill for Seasons 16 and 17; FX Renews Adults for Season 2; Remembering June Lockhart

Hulu has renewed the adult animated series King of the Hill for seasons 16 and 17 with a 20-episode order. King of the Hill was initially revived in January 2023 with a 20-episode order. Season 14 streamed its 10-episode season on Monday, August 4 following its world premiere at San Diego Comic-Con which included an activation recreating the show's famous Arlen, Texas. King of the Hill premiered at No. 2 on Nielsen's Overall Top 10 Streaming Chart. The upcoming 15th season of King of the Hill will premiere on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the US, and on Disney+ internationally in 2026.

In Season 14, after years working a propane job in Saudi Arabia to earn their retirement nest egg, Hank and Peggy Hill return to a changed Arlen, Texas to reconnect with old friends Dale, Boomhauer and Bill. Meanwhile, Bobby is living his dream as a chef in Dallas and enjoying his 20s with his former classmates Connie, Joseph and Chane. The Emmy(R)-winning series ran for 13 seasons with over 250 episodes on Fox and all seasons now stream on Hulu. Season 14 Cast: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root, Lauren Tom, and Toby Huss.

FX's Adults, the ensemble comedy that The New York Times called "Friends for a new generation," has been renewed for a second season. All episodes of season one are available to stream on Hulu. Adults is created by Ben Kronengold & Rebecca Shaw, who are Executive Producers and Writers. Comedy veterans Nick Kroll, Sarah Naftalis, Jonathan Krisel and Rob Rosell are Executive Producers. The series stars Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao and Owen Thiele.

Adults follows a group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people, despite being neither "good" nor "people" yet. "Samir" (Malik Elassal), "Billie" (Lucy Freyer), "Paul Baker" (Jack Innanen), "Issa" (Amita Rao) and "Anton" (Owen Thiele) are five friends crashing together in Samir's childhood home, where they share their meals, anxieties and, occasionally, toothbrushes. The series puts a slightly heightened twist on the wins, losses and humiliations of starting out in the adult world. Whether they're trying to get ahead at work, navigating the healthcare system, hosting a dinner party or dating in the age of Find My Friends, the group is finding that nothing about the real world is simple, and all their best intentions tend to make things worse.

Actress June Lockhart, who starred as Ruth Martin in Lassie, as Dr. Maureen Robinson in Lost in Space and as Dr. Janet Craig in Petticoat Junction, has died. She died of natural causes at her home in Santa Monica, California, on October 23. Ms. Lockhart was 100.

Lockhart starred as Ruth Martin in seasons 5-10 (1958-1964) of the CBS adventure drama Lassie. The series follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie dog named Lassie and her companions, both human and animal. Ruth Martin is the wife of Paul Martin (Hugh Reilly) and the mother of Timmy Martin (Jon Provost). Lockhart replaced Cloris Leachman, who in turn had replaced Jan Clayton. In 1959, she was nominated for an Emmy for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series for her role. She had earlier starred as Priscilla in the 1945 film Son of Lassie. She guest starred as Mrs. Chadwick in a 1989 episode of The New Lassie.

She starred as Dr. Maureen Robinson in the 1965-1968 CBS science fiction series Lost in Space. The series follows the adventures of the Robinsons, a pioneering family of space colonists who struggle to survive in the depths of space. Dr. Maureen Robinson is biochemist who is often seen preparing meals, tending the garden, and helping with light construction while adding a voice of compassion. She is the wife of Professor (Lt. Colonel) John Robinson (Guy Williams) and the mother of Judy (Marta Kristen), Penny (Angela Cartwright), and Will (Bill Mumy). Lockhart had a cameo role as Principal Cartwright in the 1998 film Lost in Space.

Lockhart starred as Dr. Janet Craig in the sixth and seventh seasons (1968-1970) of the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction. Lockhart's character was essentially brought on as a surrogate mother figure to fill the void left by the death of Bea Benaderet (Kate Bradley), and takes up a medical practice at the Shady Rest Hotel and also serves as a counsel of sorts for the girls. The cast in the final two seasons incldued Edgar Buchanan, Linda Kaye Henning, Meredith MacRae, Lori Saunders, Mike Minor, Frank Cady, Elna Hubbell, Byron Foulger (season 6), Rufe Davis (recurring in season 7), and Jonathan Daly (season 7).

She appeared as Miss Wiltrout, Michelle Tanner's (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) kindergarten teacher, in two episodes of Full House in 1991. She had a recurring role as Helen Lambert, Frank Lambert's (Patrick Duffy) mother, in three episodes of Step by Step in 1996. She appeared as Misty Kiniski, Lewis's (Ryan Stiles) mother, in two episodes of The Drew Carey Show in 2002.

Some of her other sitcom guest appearances included Bewitched, Family Affair (1968), The Beverly Hillbillies, Love, American Style (1973), Happy Days, It's Garry Shandling's Show (as herself), Get a Life, Nurses, The John Larroquette Show, The Mommies, Roseanne, Fired Up, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Rock Me, Baby (2004), and Complete Savages (2 episodes). She provided the voice of Martha Day for the 1974-1975 Hanna-Barbera animated series These Are the Days.

She had a recurring role as Mariah Ramirez in General Hospital. Some of her other television guest appearances included Justice (3 episodes in 1954 and 1955), Have Gun – Will Travel (2 episodes), Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Wagon Train (2 episodes), Perry Mason, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Branded, Death Valley Days, Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974), Adam-12 (2 episodes), Quincy, M.E. (3 episodes), Vega$, Magnum, P.I. (1981), Falcon Crest, Knots Landing, The Greatest American Hero (2 episodes), Murder, She Wrote (1985), The Colbys (2 episodes), Babylon 5, 7th Heaven, Beverly Hills, 90210 (4 episodes as Celia Martin), Las Vegas, Grey's Anatomy, and Cold Case.

Lockhart made her film debut with her parents in a film version of A Christmas Carol in 1938. Some of her other film credits included All This, and Heaven Too (1940), Sergeant York (1941), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Yearling (1946), and Troll (1986). In 1948, she received a Special Tony Award for Outstanding Performance by a Newcomer (a category that no longer exists) for her role on Broadway in For Love or Money.

Ms. Lockhart was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, with a career spanning nearly 90 years. She was a two-time Emmy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner. She did a great job portraying mothers on television. She will be deeply missed.

We also remember actor Ed Williams. He starred as Ted Olson in Police Squad! and in The Naked Gun films. He died in Los Angeles on October 2. Mr. Williams was 98.

Williams starred as Ted Olson in the short-lived 1982 ABC sitcom Police Squad!, which was created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker. A spoof of police procedurals and many other television shows and movies, the series features Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker's usual sight gags, wordplay, and non sequiturs. Ted Olson is a lab technician at Police Squad. The series also starred Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Peter Lupus, and William Duell.

Some of his sitcom guest appearances included Madame's Place, Hooperman, and The Loop. Some of his other television guest appearances included MacGyver (1986), Matlock (1989), L.A. Law, Sisters (2 episodes), and House.

He starred as lab scientist Ted Olsen in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), and Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult (1993). Some of his other film credits included The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991), Father of the Bride (1991), and Carnosaur (1993).

Mr. Williams was a science teacher for many years and had some previous acting experience when he landed the Police Squad! role. He was funny and memorable in Police Squad! and The Naked Gun films. He will be greatly missed.

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