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Saturday, February 07, 2026

SitcomsOnline Digest: Roku Adds New Channels for Bernie Mac, Blossom, and Cougar Town; Catchy Comedy Introduces Catchy Loves Lucy

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a very busy week this week (one of our busiest in a while!) with some new things coming to streaming, a new programming block for Catchy Comedy, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Roku has added some new channels, including 24/7 channels for The Bernie Mac Show, Blossom, and Cougar Town. (Cord Cutters News)
Catchy Comedy is making a few changes starting next weekend, as they will be ending their weekly Catchy Binge and replacing it with a new Sunday lineup that will include (among other things) Catchy Loves Lucy, a weekly block that features curated collections of episodes of every sitcom (even Life with Lucy) that Lucille Ball starred in, as well as other features about and related to Lucille Ball. (Cord Cutters News)
Saturday Night Live is going international, with the launch of a new Saturday Night Live UK, and they've now announced the cast. (Deadline)
CBS is planning to introduce their fall lineup a bit earlier than broadcast networks traditionally do. (Deadline)
The Voice will occupy a two hour timeslot when it returns for a new season. (Deadline)
As daytime talk shows continue to dwindle, Sherri has been canceled. (Variety)
That's not the only daytime talk show that has been canceled, as The Kelly Clarkson Show has been as well. (Deadline)
Many people probably didn't know that there is a Children's and Family Emmy Awards or that they have a Lifetime Achievement Award, but it probably would come as no surprise that Bill Nye is set to receive that award this year. (Hollywood Reporter)
NBC has renewed St. Denis Medical and Happy's Place. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 13)

Every week for the past few years, we've reminded you of the weekly Catchy Comedy (and before that, Decades) Binge, but this will be the last time as Here's Lucy is featured tomorrow as the last planned binge before they switch to a different Sunday lineup.
Although NBC is once again using the Winter Olympics as their post-Super Bowl programming rather than debuting a new series, sibling streaming platform Peacock will be debuting their series The 'Burbs on Sunday.
Antenna TV has a marathon of Designing Women tomorrow.
Buzzr is now airing the Drew Carey episodes of The Price is Right in addition to the Bob Barker ones
As we mentioned, there are new Roku channels dedicated to The Bernie Mac Show, Blossom, and Cougar Town.