SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox Agrees to Purchase Roku; Mickey Mouse Set to Star in Home Alone Remake

Saturday, June 20, 2026

SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox Agrees to Purchase Roku; Mickey Mouse Set to Star in Home Alone Remake

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing of another media merger, (unfortunately) more deaths of classic TV icons we all love, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

The media mergers just never end, and now Fox says it is buying Roku. (NPR)
Disney is bringing us some more "synergy" from their acquisition of 20th Century Fox, as they're preparing for a Home Alone redo of sorts starring Mickey Mouse. (Deadline)
Iconic director James Burrows, who worked on TV series from The Mary Tyler Moore Show all the way up through the recent Netflix series Mid-Century Modern, has died at 85. (Variety)
Anne Schedeen, known for her role of playing Kate Tanner on ALF, has died at 77. (People)
We've got details on Jimmy Kimmel's summer guest hosts. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 20 - JUNE 26)

Mindy Kaling is back with a new comedy, Not Suitable for Work, which debuts on Hulu on Tuesday.
The final season of The Bear arrives on FX on Thursday.
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, a limited comedy series that looks back at 250 years of America created by Larry David and Jeff Schaffer, debuts Friday on HBO.
Antenna TV is celebrating Father's Day with 24 hours of Sanford and Son tomorrow.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Saturday, October 3

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 28)

Friday, October 2

Lauren Lapkus (Stuart Fails to Save the Universe/Crashing/Clipped/Are You There, Chelsea?) - Watch Lauren on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Jon Hamm (Grimsburg/Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Jon appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Sabrina Impacciatore (The Paper) - Sabrina is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Caroline Rhea (Sydney to the Max/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch/Pride & Joy) and Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Caroline and Tommy will be on a repeat of Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
Danielle Brooks (Close Enough) - NBC's Today catches up with Danielle in the 10am hour.
Zach Braff (Scrubs/Alex, Inc.) and Donald Faison (Scrubs/Extended Family/The Exes/Clueless) - Zach and Donald talk about Scrubs with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. Donald chats about Scrubs on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.