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SitcomsOnline Digest: Law & Order: Organized Crime Ending After Five Seasons; Price Is Right to Get Live Primetime Episode in December

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's not a big news week this week, but we do have news of a cancellation of a Law & Order series, an update on CBS late night programming, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• You'd be forgiven if you have Law & Order fatigue and weren't aware that it was a series, but Law & Order: Organized Crime has, indeed, been a thing for five seasons, but there won't be a sixth. (Variety)
• CBS is planning the first ever live primetime edition of The Price Is Right for December, though Bill Cullen, who pretty much always did it live when he hosted the old version, might dispute it being the first. (Variety)
• Despite leasing the time slot out to reruns syndicated comedy slop from Byron Allen that you're probably not going to laugh at, CBS says they're exploring "other ideas" for the time slot beyond the upcoming season. (Entertainment Weekly)
• Nobody is shopping through TV anymore, and QVC is filing for bankruptcy because of it. (Deadline)
• Sid Krofft, who was half of the duo that made NBC Saturday mornings what they were in the 70s, has died at age 96. (Hollywood Reporter)
• You may have noticed media mergers are going wild lately, but it doesn't look like the merger between Nexstar and Tegna (which would create a local broadcast TV company that would reach 80% of the US) is going as planned. (NPR)
• FETV has acquired Car 54, Where Are You?, and will begin airing it on May 5. (SitcomsOnline)

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

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Labels: Car 54 Where Are You, CBS, Comics Unleashed, Community, Kevin, Law and Order, Nexstar, Sid and Marty Krofft, SitcomsOnline Digest, The Price is Right

FETV Acquires Car 54, Where Are You?; Hacks Events Ahead of Final Season

On Tuesday, May 5, there's a holdup in the streets on FETV, but Car 54, wherever they are, will protect you as well as giving you laughs, as Car 54, Where Are You? comes to FETV! The series will air weekdays at 8:10am replacing an episode of Adam-12.

The comedy follows NYPD officers Gunther Toody (Joe E. Ross) and Francis Muldoon (Fred Gwynne) in the Bronx. The show is also known for its iconic 1961 Plymouth Savoy patrol car. The series lasted just two seasons but produced 60 episodes from 1961-63.

On Thursday, April 9, HBO Max brought all the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to Hacks fans in Los Angeles with a one‑night‑only "Hacks Presents: Diva Las Vegas" fan screening event. Taking over the El Rey Theatre in celebration of the fifth and final season of the Emmy®-winning Max Original series, the immersive experience transformed the venue into a casino‑floor fantasy inspired by Hacks signature Las Vegas flair.

Ahead of the screening of the Season 5 premiere and the exclusive early screening of episode 2, guests were treated to a surprise introduction from Emmy®-winning creators, showrunners, writers, directors and executive producers Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello and Emmy®-winning star Hannah Einbinder. Following the screening, the evening transitioned into a fully realized after‑party experience complete with Las Vegas showgirls, a magician and cocktails at the "hotel bar," a casino‑themed pop‑up with for‑fun table games, interactive photo moments, and an exclusive Hacks-themed gift shop filled with series‑inspired takeaways. A dedicated wedding chapel added to the spectacle, where fans enjoyed playful faux weddings officiated by renowned drag queen Alaska dressed as "Deborah Vance."

The premiere episode of the fifth and final season of the Emmy®-winning Max Original comedy is now streaming on HBO Max. The 10-episode season will debut new episodes weekly on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. ET, with two new episodes on April 30 and May 7, leading up to the series finale on Thursday, May 28.

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

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Labels: Car 54 Where Are You, FETV, Hacks, HBO Max