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SitcomsOnline Digest: Shifting Gears Picked Up for Three Additional Episodes; The Paper Renewed for Season Two

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing more about the Scrubs reboot, the renewal of The Paper (already!), and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Shifting Gears was picked up for a few additional episodes for the upcoming season, but not quite a full season, which suggests that the reboot of Scrubs will be the midseason replacement for it. (Deadline)
• Speaking of Scrubs, we also learned this week that John McGinley will be returning to his role on the reboot. (Variety)
• Hopefully fans are enjoying The Paper, because it was renewed for a second season before the first season even aired. (Variety)
• King of the Hill and Wednesday have both proven to be major hits on streaming. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Kristen Johnston has been cast in the second season of Going Dutch. (Deadline)
• Going Dutch has a new show runner for the upcoming season. (Deadline)
• We have a season premiere date for Crutch, the spinoff of The Neighborhood that will stream on Paramount+. (TheWrap)
• A live staged reading of a Three's Company episode featuring Adam Devine and Kaley Cuoco is set for next week. (SitcomsOnline)

• A new season of Only Murders in the Building debuts Tuesday on Hulu.
• The new comedy series Kiss or Die debuts Tuesday on Netflix.
• After several weeks of multiple show binges on Catchy Comedy, they go back to one series this weekend with Newhart.
• With so many marathons going on last weekend, we forgot to mention some new series and season debuts from last week, including The Paper (the offshoot of The Office) on Peacock and Beavis and Butt-Head on Comedy Central/Paramount+.

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Labels: Beavis and Butt-Head, Crutch, Going Dutch, King of the Hill, Kiss or Die, Newhart, Only Murders in the Building, Scrubs, Shifting Gears, SitcomsOnline Digest, The Paper, Three's Company

SitcomsOnline Digest: Paramount/Skydance Merger Approved; CBS Orders New Comedy From Producers of Ghosts

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a very suspiciously busy news week (especially for summer this week) with more than double the news we usually have, with new merger updates from Paramount and Skydance, a Community movie update, and a lot more that we couldn't even fit in today. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The on-again, off-again story of the Paramount and Skydance merger has finally been approved, and it looks like it actually will be going through, despite all the chaos. (AP News)
• First it was Ghosts, now it's vampires, as CBS orders the series Eternally Yours from the producers of Ghosts. (Variety)
• We were promised "six seasons and a movie" for Community, but we're still waiting on the movie... and it's still on hold. (Deadline)
• South Park returned for new episodes this week (and now an exclusive home on Paramount+), following a $1.5 billion deal with Paramount... and now that they've got their money, they're pushing the boundaries the furthest that they've ever pushed them. (Newsweek)
• Ten new episodes of Futurama are headed to Hulu in September. (Deadline)
• We also have a September release date for the new season of Beavis and Butt-head on Comedy Central. (Variety)
• After shutting down NBC Sports Network four years ago and selling off most of their cable networks earlier this year, NBC is considering creating a cable network for sports, again. (Deadline)
• A new comedy is in the works from Family Guy's Evan Waite and Alex Sulkin. (Deadline)
• It seems that E! News, which you'd be forgiven if you forgot that it or even that the cable network E! still existed, has been canceled again. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Malcolm Jamal-Warner, known for his role of Theo on The Cosby Show, has died. (SitcomsOnline)

• Catchy Comedy has a binge featuring two satirical police-themed shows with two words and an exclamation mark tomorrow: Police Squad! and Sledge Hammer!
• Antenna TV has a Dear John marathon tomorrow.
• ABC has season premieres of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Match Game (with a new host) on Wednesday.

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Labels: Beavis and Butt-Head, CBS, Community, Eternally Yours, Futurama, Ghosts, SitcomsOnline Digest, Skydance, South Park

TV One Honors Malcolm-Jamal Warner; Comedy Central Season 3 of Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head; Remembering Kenneth Washington of Hogan's Heroes

TV One will celebrate the life of the late actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known as the beloved Theo Huxtable, with two tribute marathons of The Cosby Show this Friday, July 25 beginning at 6 PM ET and Sunday, July 27 beginning at Noon ET. Both marathons will include memorable episodes featuring Warner's character Theo for viewers to indulge and reminisce about his inaugural acting career.

The marathon is an homage to Warner's iconic role and contributions to the series, which originally aired from 1984 to 1992. TV One invites viewers to celebrate his legacy through these unforgettable performances and the beloved character he brought into homes across America. The Cosby Show also airs weekdays on TV One.

Comedy Central announced the return of the hit animated comedy series, Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head. Season three will premiere on Wednesday, September 3rd. From Emmy(R) Award-winning creator Mike Judge, the beloved misfits return with their signature brand of absurd, hilarious, and often painfully relatable antics - cementing their status as enduring pop culture icons. Stream the first two seasons and the critically acclaimed film, Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe, now on Paramount+.

Having originally premiered in 1993, Emmy(R) Award-winning creator Mike Judge has cemented Beavis and Butt-Head as cornerstones in adult animation. Known for its sharp wit and unfiltered take on adolescence, the show remains a significant part of the cultural zeitgeist. Created and voiced by writer, producer and director Mike Judge, the characters of Beavis and Butt-Head originated in Judge's 1992 short film Frog Baseball, which was broadcast by MTV's animation showcase "Liquid Television."

After MTV commissioned a full series around the characters, Beavis and Butt-Head ran for seven seasons, from March 8, 1993 to Nov. 28, 1997. The series was revived in 2011 with an eighth season airing on MTV. During its initial run, Beavis and Butt-Head received widespread critical acclaim for its satirical, scathing commentary on society. The show's popularity spawned various related media, including the theatrical film Beavis and Butt-Head Do America in 1996.

Actor Kenneth Washington, who starred as Sgt. Richard Baker in the final season of Hogan's Heroes, has died. He died on July 18 at his home in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Washington was 88.

Washington starred as Sgt. Richard Baker in the sixth and final (1970-1971) season of the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes. Sgt. Richard Baker assumed the duties of Sgt. James Kinchloe after Ivan Dixon left the series. The cast included Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon (1965-1970), Larry Hovis, Cynthia Lynn (1965-1966), and Sigrid Valdis (1966-1970).

Some of his sitcom guest appearances included I Dream of Jeannie, My Three Sons, Petticoat Junction, and The Paul Lynde Show. He made his final acting appearance as Mercer Gilbert, Whitley Gilbert's (Jasmine Guy) father, in a 1989 episode of A Different World. Mercer Gilbert was originally portrayed by Conroy Gedeon in a 1987 episode before Ron O'Neal took over the role in 1990 for four episodes.

He had a recurring role as Officer Miller in eight episodes of the first season (1968-1969) of the NBC police procedural crime drama Adam-12. Some of his other television guest appearances included Dragnet 1967, Star Trek, The Name of the Game, Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970), O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971), Hec Ramsey, The F.B.I., The Rockford Files, and Police Story (4 episodes). He appeared as Technician #2 in the 1973 science fiction western film Westworld.

Mr. Washington was the last surviving cast main cast member of Hogan's Heroes. We thank him for his work on Hogan's Heroes and television. He will be sorely missed.

We also remember Hall of Fame professional wrestler and actor Hulk Hogan. He voiced The Dean in the Adult Swim on Cartoon Network animated sitcom China, IL. He died of cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida, on July 24. He was 71.

Hulk Hogan starred as Randolph J. "Hurricane" Spencer in the 1994 first-run syndicated action-adventure series Thunder in Paradise, which was later rebroadcast on the TNT cable network. Thunder in Paradise follows the adventures of two ex-United States Navy SEALs, Randolph J. "Hurricane" Spencer and Martin "Bru" Brubaker (Chris Lemmon), who work as mercenaries out of their tropical resort headquarters along Florida's Gulf Coast of the United States. The cast also included Carol Alt, Ashley Gorrell, Patrick Macnee, and Russ Wheeler as the voice of Thunder (their futuristic, high-tech boat).

He provided the voice of The Dean in the 2011-2015 Adult Swim on Cartoon Network animated sitcom China, IL. The series takes place at the "Worst School in America", located at the edge of the fictional town of China, Illinois. The Dean is the unnamed and impossibly macho head of the University of China, IL.

Some of his sitcom guest appearances included The Love Boat, Suddenly Susan (2 episodes), and The Goldbergs in 2019. He provided the voice of various characters for four episodes of Robot Chicken. He voiced himself in a 2012 episode of American Dad!.

Hulk Hogan's other television guest appearances included The A-Team (2 episodes), Baywatch, and Walker, Texas Ranger (2001). He co-hosted Saturday Night Live on March 30, 1985. He starred in the 2005-2007 VH1 reality documentary television series Hogan Knows Best. In 2008, he co-hosted the revival series of American Gladiators on NBC.

He played the part of the wrestler Thunderlips in Rocky III (1982). Some of his other film credits included No Holds Barred (1989), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Suburban Commando (1991), and Mr. Nanny (1993).

Hulk Hogan was widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005, and inducted a second time in 2020 as a member of the nWo. We thank him for his work in the ring and as an actor on television and in films. The Hulkster will be greatly missed.

Grammy-winning jazz musician and voice actor Chuck Mangione had a recurring role as a fictional version of himself on King of the Hill. He died of natural causes in his sleep at his Rochester, New York, home on July 22. Mr. Mangione was 84.

Mangione had a recurring role as a fictional version of himself being a celebrity spokesman for the Mega Lo Mart in nine episodes of the Fox animated sitcom King of the Hill from 1997 to 2003. His composition "Feels So Good" was heard frequently, including a running gag in which he worked it into whatever he was playing.

Some of his other guest appearances included the role of Jimmy Nolan in a 1984 episode of Magnum, P.I. and the role of Little Boy Blue in a 1988 episode of Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show on CBC.

He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap, achieving international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single "Feels So Good". He released more than 30 albums, beginning in the 1960s. He won Grammy Awards in 1977 and 1979.

Mr. Mangione was a talented flugelhornist and trumpeter. His appearances on King of the Hill were always funny and memorable. We thank him for his music. He will be deeply missed.

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Labels: Beavis and Butt-Head, Comedy Central, Cosby Show, Hogan's Heroes, King of the Hill, Obits, TV One

SitcomsOnline Digest: The Upshaws Renewed for 12 Final Episodes; Beavis and Butt-Head Moving to Comedy Central

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing of the renewal of a Netflix series, new Beavis and Butt-Head episodes (including a third season that will debut on Comedy Central), and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The whole idea of "seasons" and "parts" honestly has us a bit confused, but it seems that The Upshaws has gotten a final renewal on Netflix. (Deadline)
• It may just be a last ditch effort to save cable, but when the third season of Beavis and Butt-Head debuts next year, it'll first debut on Comedy Central instead of Paramount+ (and also, the second season will debut on Comedy Central next month as well). (Variety)
• Christina Applegate is opening up on what life is like living with multiple sclerosis, and not surprisingly, it isn't pleasant. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Dick Van Dyke has become the oldest person to win a Daytime Emmy, for his work on Days of Our Lives. (Variety)
• It seems that Kathie Lee Gifford wanted to be part of the cast of Charlie's Angels, but an agent told her she wasn't pretty enough. (Deadline)
• A reboot of the USA series White Collar is in the works, it seems. (Entertainment Weekly)
• The CW has renewed some series. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 8 - JUNE 14)

• Catchy Comedy has a Family Affair binge this weekend.
• It actually debuted last week, but the FX miniseries Clipped, with Ed O'Neill playing former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, is available to watch on Hulu.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at Beavis and Butt-Head Season Two; Grown-ish Renewed for Sixth (and Final) Season

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have a preview of the second season of Beavis and Butt-Head, we have some renewal and cancellation news, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• We have our first look at the second season of Beavis and Butt-Head. (Deadline)
• Grown-ish has been renewed for a sixth season, but it will also be the last, putting an end to the black-ish dynasty. (Entertainment Weekly)
• We mentioned a few weeks ago that Wendi McLendon-Covey has been cast in an NBC comedy pilot, and now David Alan Grier is joining her. (Deadline)
• There actually was some doubt, as it continues to have ratings success but the cost to produce it has gotten excessive, but Blue Bloods has been renewed for another season. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Adult Swim is going to be starting at 7 PM beginning in May, a major change from the early days when programming began at 10 PM. (Deadline)
• ABC's summer lineup, which includes season two of The Wonder Years, has been released. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 1 - APRIL 8)

• Catchy Comedy continues binges this weekend, with a binge of Night Court.
• A new season of Schmigadoon! arrives Wednesday on Apple TV+.
• Amazon Prime's new comedy, Jury Duty, debuts on Friday.

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Labels: Beavis and Butt-Head, Blue Bloods, grown-ish, SitcomsOnline Digest, Wonder Years (2021)

SitcomsOnline Digest: Beavis and Butt-Head Gets Second Season Renewal; Roles Cast in Bedrock Series

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, animated comedy series take the spotlight, with news about American Dad!, Beavis and Butt-Head, and a Flinstones reboot. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• It looks like Mike Judge is going to stay busy, given that he has a King of the Hill reboot in the works at Hulu, and now his first-born child Beavis and Butt-Head has gotten a renewal at Paramount+. (Variety)
• Meanwhile, key roles have been cast in the Flintstones reboot/sequel Bedrock. (AV Club)
• While daytime broadcast TV has been changing, Judge Judy still remains one of the top shows in daytime syndication despite being in reruns for two years, and now it seems that her new series on Amazon Freevee may also be coming to reruns on broadcast TV stations. (Deadline)
• Barry is ending at HBO. (Deadline)
• Ben Savage has had enough of just being the boy meeting the world, and he is now running for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. (CNN)
• It's no longer "from Television City in Hollywood," as The Price is Right is leaving the home that it has had for the past 50 years. (TVLine)
• A new season of American Dad! comes to TBS on March 27, and don't worry about Warner Bros Discovery cancelling it before then, because they've allegedly already tried to do so and couldn't get out of the contract. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 11 - MARCH 17)

• Decades is headed to The Streets of San Francisco for this weekend's binge.
• A new season of Ted Lasso arrives Wednesday on Apple TV+.

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Mary Tyler Moore Film Premieres This May on HBO; Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head Returns for Season 2

HBO Original documentary film Being Mary Tyler Moore, directed by Emmy® winning filmmaker James Adolphus (Soul of a Nation) and produced by Lena Waithe (A Thousand and One), Debra Martin Chase (Harriet), and Ben Selkow (HBO's Q: Into The Storm), debuts this May on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. With unprecedented access to Mary Tyler Moore's vast archive, Being Mary Tyler Moore chronicles the screen icon whose storied career spanned sixty years. Weaving Moore's personal narrative with the beats of her professional accomplishments, the film highlights her groundbreaking roles and the indelible impact she had on generations of women who came after her.

Moore's career broke boundaries in different eras, most notably in her comedic roles as Laura Petrie in the '60s sitcom, The Dick Van Dyke Show and as single career woman Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the '70s, both of which put her at the forefront of female representation on television and cemented her as a role model for independent working women. Acknowledging that much of herself was woven into her sunny characters, she nevertheless struggled behind the scenes, dealing privately with immeasurable tragedy in her personal life, some of which was echoed in her portrayal of a grieving mother in the 1980 film Ordinary People, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. In the last thirty-five years of her life, Moore went through a transformative period of self-discovery, moving to New York City, finding true love, and going on to become an impactful global advocate for diabetes research. Being Mary Tyler Moore documents the life of a complex artist who shifted the dynamics of how women were portrayed on television, had far-reaching influence on the business through her own production company, and helped affect great change through her work as International Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

Lending their voices to the film are family members, colleagues and those whose lives Mary Tyler Moore impacted including directors Rob Reiner, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Jim Burrows, actors Ed Asner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lena Waithe, Phylicia Rashad, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey, writers and producers Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Norman Lear, Debra Martin Chase, Treva Silverman, Susan Silver, and Moore's husband, Dr. S. Robert Levine.

Paramount+ announced that the second season of adult animated series Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head will premiere two episodes on the service Thursday, April 20 in the U.S. and Canada, and in Australia and the U.K. on Friday, April 21, with further international markets to follow. In the second season of Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head, Beavis and Butt-Head triumphantly return as two guys who like things that are cool and don't like things that suck. Created and voiced by writer, producer and director Mike Judge, the characters of Beavis and Butt-Head originated in Judge's 1992 short film Frog Baseball, which was broadcast by MTV's animation showcase "Liquid Television." After MTV commissioned a full series around the characters, Beavis and Butt-Head ran for seven seasons, from March 8, 1993 to Nov. 28, 1997. The series was revived in 2011 with an eighth season airing on MTV. During its initial run, Beavis and Butt-Head received widespread critical acclaim for its satirical, scathing commentary on society. The show's popularity spawned various related media, including the theatrical film Beavis and Butt-Head Do America in 1996.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Abbott Elementary Given Full Second Season; Preview of New Beavis and Butt-Head Episode

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are getting new details about the renewal of an ABC sitcom, we're hearing about the classic remake that Norman Lear wants as he approaches 100 years of age this week, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• It should come as little surprise that Abbott Elementary, which proved to be a successful broadcast network sitcom in an era where streaming media dominates, will have a full 22 episodes for season two. (Deadline)
• We're getting a full 9 minute preview of one of the new Beavis and Butt-Head episodes, and it is a literal dumpster fire. (Deadline)
• The TCA Summer Press Tour is going virtual due to rising COVID-19 cases. (Variety)
• As he approaches 100, Norman Lear says that now is the time to redo the Maude abortion episode. (Variety)
• Netflix is coming out with an ad-supported version of the service, but don't expect to find everything that is currently on Netflix on there, as it will contain a pared down selection. (Consequence)
• Taurean Blacque, known for his role on Hill Street Blues, has died at age 82. (Entertainment Weekly)
• The 25th anniversary of South Park is coming up (it actually seems longer than that in some regards), and there will be a concert that will air on Comedy Central and Paramount+ to celebrate. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 23 - JULY 29)

• Antenna TV is celebrating Norman Lear's 100th birthday on Wednesday, though it will only include the shows that they're currently airing.
• The Decades binge this weekend is The Wild Wild West.

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Labels: Abbott Elementary, Beavis and Butt-Head, Maude, Netflix, SitcomsOnline Digest, TCA Summer Tour

SitcomsOnline Digest: Beavis and Butt-Head Premiere Date Set; TBS Abruptly Cancels Chad Hours Before Season Premiere

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing about a premiere date for the return of an animated favorite, the abrupt cancelation (as in hours before the new season was set to premiere) of a TBS comedy, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• We have a premiere date and a trailer for the Paramount+ revival of Beavis and Butt-Head. (Pitchfork)
• Last week, we told you that the second season of Chad was set to debut this past Monday on TBS, but TBS abruptly canceled the series just hours before that debut was set to air and won't be airing the second season ever. (Deadline)
• Constance Wu is talking about her reaction to Fresh Off the Boat being renewed for a final season back in 2019 against her wishes, which lead to backlash against her and a suicide attempt. (Variety)
• FX has renewed The Bear for a second season. (Deadline)
• You can own the set from The Office in LEGO form soon. (The Verge)
• Pluto TV has added dedicated channels for Let's Make a Deal and Judge Judy, and Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! channels are coming next month. (Deadline)
• It looks like hosting America's Funniest Home Videos and Dancing with the Stars at the same time is a thing again, as Alfonso Ribeiro will join the latter as a co-host. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 16 - JULY 22)

• Hardcastle and McCormick is the Decades binge this weekend.
• Season 5 of grown-ish arrives Wednesday on Freeform.

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Labels: Beavis and Butt-Head, Chad, Fresh Off the Boat, SitcomsOnline Digest, The Bear, The Office

SitcomsOnline Digest: Peacock Renews Killing It for Season 2; CBS Sets Fall Premiere Dates

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're in the slowest part of the summer for news and we don't expect it to get any busier in the next few weeks, but we've got news of a renewed series for Peacock, CBS fall premiere dates, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Peacock has renewed Killing It for another season. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Fall premiere dates for CBS series have been set. (Deadline)
• What do you do when you're the host of a comedy news program and contract COVID when there is major news going on? If you're Samantha Bee, you do your show in the woods. (The Daily Beast)
• Things like this used to have a lot more fanfare that has been lost since the era of digital streaming, but American Housewife is set to come to broadcast syndication in the fall. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 25 - JULY 1)

• Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe is now available to stream on Paramount+, but don't go looking for all of the episodes of the original series just yet, as they have only added a few so far and will be adding more at a slow rate.
• The second half of the fourth season of Stranger Things comes to Netflix on Friday.
• Decades has a binge of Riptide this weekend.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: New Beavis and Butt-Head Special and Remastered Episodes with Original Music Videos Headed to Paramount+

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're in a bit of a summer mode and there isn't a ton of news, but we've got two Beavis and Butt-Head highlights, news of a CBS series that might be saved, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Get ready, a Beavis and Butt-Head feature length movie is coming to Paramount+ later this month. (Yahoo! Entertainment)
• We're hoping the details on this are correct (because we've been burned on things like this before), but it seems that when classic episodes of Beavis and Butt-Head arrive on Paramount+ later this month, they will include the music videos. (Consequence)
• It won't be the first (and in fact, it may be about the third), but an official Golden Girls themed pop up cafe is set to open in Los Angeles. (Food & Wine)
• Magnum PI may be on the verge of being rescued by NBC and/or USA Network. (Deadline)
• It's about time for reality TV season (well, one of four of those anyway) at CBS once again. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 4 - JUNE 10)

• Decades has a binge of WKRP in Cincinnati this weekend, and the series joins the daily lineup starting Monday.
• The MTV Movie and TV Awards airs Sunday night.
• You can now watch Glee on both Hulu and Disney+.
• A new season of All Rise begins Tuesday with a new home on OWN.
• We forgot to mention it last week, but of course you can still watch the latest South Park special, The Streaming Wars, on Paramount+.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Fuller House Comes to Cable TV; Paramount+ Getting South Park and Beavis and Butt-Head Reboot

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! There is a lot of stuff going on this week (we have about twice as much news as we normally do, and we even had to cut some of it out), including the debut of Fuller House on cable, the end of a popular FX series, and a big change that's still a few years away for new episodes of South Park. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Fuller House is about to make a debut on cable, as it joins the GAC Family lineup in a little over a week. (People)
• It's honestly perplexing that CBS sold the streaming rights to South Park to HBO Max anyway given that they were developing their own streaming service at the same time, but in 2025, South Park will move to Paramount+ not only for the library of episodes but new episodes will also debut there instead of Comedy Central (and the new Beavis and Butt-Head reboot, which was planned for Comedy Central, will air there as well). (Hollywood Reporter)
• Paul Reiser, who has starred in a TV reboot himself, is set to be part of the cast in the new Hulu comedy Reboot that is about a TV show being rebooted. (Variety)
• A reunion for Martin is set, for BET+. (TVLine)
• Season 3 is still over a month away, and season 4 is even further off, but both seasons of the FX series Atlanta have already been completed, and they'll also be the last seasons. (Hollywood Reporter)
• However, sister network FXX sees "no end in sight" for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (which has already dethroned The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet for longest live action comedy) and Archer. (Deadline)
• CBS has ordered a comedy pilot about high school newspaper reporters who are left as the only news outlet in a small midwestern town after the local newspaper goes out of business. (Deadline)
• It seems that toxic workplaces have been a theme among daytime talk shows, and now Dr. Phil is the one being accused. (Deadline)
• How I Met Your Father is getting a second season at Hulu. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (FEBRUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 25)

• Brooklyn Nine-Nine heads to Comedy Central tomorrow.
• Decades is doing a Rhoda binge this weekend.
• Antenna TV has a marathon of The Jeffersons today.

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Labels: Atlanta, Beavis and Butt-Head, Fuller House, How I Met Your Father, Martin, Reboot, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park

SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS Reboot of The Honeymooners in the Works; Remembering Marilyn Bergman

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's not been an incredibly busy week of news, but we have info about a reboot of The Honeymooners, more on the remake of Beavis and Butt-Head, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• CBS is looking to reboot The Honeymooners, but from the female perspective. (Deadline)
• Saturday Night Live has had a rough few weeks due to COVID, but it appears it may be back with a new episode next weekend. (Rolling Stone)
• Marilyn Bergman, half of the husband and wife duo who wrote theme songs to Maude and Good Times, has died. (Deadline)
• A Beavis and Butt-Head remake is in the works, and hopefully it'll go over better than the last attempt at MTV. (IGN)
• USA Network has acquired the series 9-1-1. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 8 - JANUARY 14)

• Call Me Kat and Pivoting both return to Fox tomorrow night.
• The Golden Palace debuts on Hulu on Monday.
• Tributes to Betty White continue this weekend, with Match Game marathons on both GSN and Buzzr, and a marathon of The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Decades.

Posted by Skees -- SitcomsOnline.com at 1:00 PM

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Labels: Beavis and Butt-Head, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Saturday Night Live, SitcomsOnline Digest, The Honeymooners

Netflix Renews Never Have I Ever for Season 2; Comedy Central Reviving Beavis and Butt-Head

Netflix comedy series Never Have I Ever has been renewed for Season 2! But that's not the only thing series star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan wound up telling her co-stars...more on that in the video announcement. In the coming-of-age comedy series from Mindy Kaling about the complicated life of a modern-day first generation Indian American teenage girl, inspired by Kaling's own childhood, after a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular — but friends, family and feelings won't make it easy on her. The series stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet, Ramona Young, Lee Rodriguez and narrator John McEnroe.

Comedy Central announced an expansive deal with Emmy(R) Award-winning Mike Judge to reimagine MTV's seminal, Gen X-defining Beavis and Butt-Head, as well as additional spin-offs and specials. Launched in 1993, Beavis and Butt-Head quickly became a force in pop culture and started a television revolution with its pure, unadulterated, satirical commentary on youth and adolescence. Centered around two teenage couch potatoes, "Beavis" and "Butt-Head," the unprecedented concept immediately became part of the vernacular in a way no other adult animated series had before. Known for tackling social issues including teen obesity, workers' rights and media trends, the show connected with an entire generation, laying claim as one of the most innovative series in the modern-day zeitgeist.

In this new iteration, "Beavis" and "Butt-head" are entering a whole new Gen Z world.Comedy Central has ordered two seasons of the new series with meta-themes relatable to both new and old fans - Gen X parents and their Gen Z kids. Judge is set to write, produce and provide voice over for both iconic characters. 

Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 12:00 PM

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Labels: Beavis and Butt-Head, Comedy Central, MTV, Netflix, Never Have I Ever