SitcomsOnline Digest: Criminal Minds Coming to an End; Baywatch Premiere Date Set

Saturday, October 31, 2026

SitcomsOnline Digest: Criminal Minds Coming to an End; Baywatch Premiere Date Set

Happy Halloween and welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, it's been a very busy week of TV star deaths unfortunately, but we also have news about the end of a long running series, a premiere date for the Baywatch reboot, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Criminal Minds is still running over two decades after premiering, although it is now known as Criminal Minds: Evolution and airs on Paramount+, but it will soon come to an end. (Hollywood Reporter)
Holland Taylor is talking about why she left Two and a Half Men as a regular. (Variety)
Happy's Place will pay tribute to Dolly Parton in an upcoming Día de los Muertos-themed episode. (Deadline)
A premiere date has been set for the reboot of Baywatch. (Deadline)
Susan Saint James, known to sitcom fans from her role of Kate in Kate & Allie, died this week at age 80. (Variety)
It's unfortunately been another one of those weeks with a lot of TV star deaths, as we also lost Patrick Stewart and Barbara Barrie this week. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 6)

It wouldn't be Halloween without a Munsters marathon on COZI, but there is also a shorter one on FETV that includes the movie Munster, Go Home.
Roseanne and The Simpsons are known for their Halloween episodes, and TV Land and FXX, respectively, have marathons of both of those tomorrow.
The annual tradition of a Bewitched marathon on Antenna TV and Sabrina the Teenage Witch on Rewind TV continues this year.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Saturday, October 31

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 26)

Friday, October 30

Kate Berlant (Ghosted/Search Party) - Watch Kate on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This/Central Park/The Good Place) - Kristen appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Joe Manganiello (Mythic Quest/How I Met Your Mother) - Joe is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) - Quinta appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Natasha Leggero (Broke/Dice/Another Period/Free Agents) and Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Natasha and Tommy will be on a repeat of Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Watching Ellie/Seinfeld/Day by Day) and Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Julia and Allison talk about Broadway's Other Desert Cities on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry appears on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Sophia Bush (Partners) - Sophia talks about And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect/Suddenly Susan) - Sherri talks about Broadway's Aladdin on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Karyn Parsons (The Job/Lush Life/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Karyn discusses her new novel, Blue Beach, and her iconic role as Hilary Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Marilu Henner (Taxi/Evening Shade) - Marilu is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York.