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SitcomsOnline Digest: Seth Meyers Developing The Game Room for NBC; Glee Reboot Script Written

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a new NBC comedy (hopefully they can get one that'll work), a surprising cancelation at Prime Video, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Seth Meyers is developing The Game Room, a new workplace comedy for NBC. (Deadline)
• Are we getting a Glee reboot? A script has been written and apparently the original cast is on board. (Entertainment Weekly)
• Despite being a hit, Prime Video has decided to not renew Ride or Die for a second season, but Paramount is not giving up and shopping it to other outlets (perhaps Paramount+?). (Deadline)
• There is still some uncertainty on what is going to happen with the Warner Bros. and Paramount merger, but it's entirely possible that it could be a done deal in the next few weeks, or even days, and it could also involve Comedy Central and BET being sold to another entity. (Variety)
• If you're looking for Ken Jenkins to return to Scrubs in his role as Dr. Kelso, even just for one episode, don't get your hopes up too high. (Deadline)
• For many who watch The Price is Right and remembers how elaborate the series used to be, particularly as it climbed in popularity throughout the Bob Barker years, the cheapening of the show has been evident and recent years, and for the newest season the budget cuts are impossible to ignore. (Parade)
• Netflix has a SCTV documentary coming soon. (SitcomsOnline)

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Labels: Gilligan's Island, Glee, Happy Days, I Dream of Jeannie, Paramount, Ride or Die, Saturday Night Live, Scrubs, SCTV, SitcomsOnline Digest, The Addams Family, The Game Room, The Price is Right, The Simpsons, Warner Bros

SitcomsOnline Digest: Clueless Sequel Series Starring Alicia Silverstone Ordered at Paramount+; Tubi Removing Some Warner Animated Series

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a new Clueless series, a the removal of some animated series from Tubi, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• A Clueless sequel has been ordered by Paramount+ starring Alicia Silverstone. (Variety)
• Tubi is removing some of their animated series at the end of August to make room for others. (Cord Cutters News)
• Is it time for a Glee reboot? Creator Ryan Murphy thinks so. (Deadline)
• Pamela Anderson has no desire to reprise her Baywatch role. (Deadline)
• Disney has long been a half owner of A+E Global Media, which includes cable channels such as A&E and Lifetime, but now they're selling their 50% stake to co-owner Hearst Communications. (Deadline)
• We've got fall premiere dates for both ABC and CBS. (SitcomsOnline)

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

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Labels: Alias, Alley Cats, Baywatch, Clueless, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Futurama, Glee, Paramount+, SitcomsOnline Digest, Tubi

SitcomsOnline Digest: Discovery+ Docuseries Looks Back at Glee Controversies; SNL Treats Viewers to Kenan and Kel Reunion

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a light holiday season news week, but we have news of a Glee docuseries, a Kenan and Kel reunion, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The TV show Glee had a dark side to it behind the scenes, and now, a Discovery+ documentary is looking into that. (Deadline)
• Finally, fans got what they wanted on Saturday Night Live this weekend: a reunion of Kenan and Kel. (Entertainment Weekly)
• ABC has pulled a Backstreet Boys holiday special that was planned for next week following some recent allegations against Nick Carter. (Deadline)
• Actress Helen Slayton-Hughes, who is perhaps best known for her recurring role on Parks and Recreation, has died. (Variety)
• Actress Kirstie Alley has died at age 71. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 16)

• Decades is having a Cheers binge this weekend, featuring Kirstie Alley episodes.
• Call Me Kat is now streaming on HBO Max.
• Saturday Night Live is bringing Steve Martin and Martin Short in as co-hosts tonight.
• Remember Miss Cleo, who invited you to "call me now" on cable TV commercials in the late 90s and early 00s? HBO Max has a new movie about her coming on Thursday.

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

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Labels: Cheers, Glee, Kenan and Kel, Parks and Recreation, Saturday Night Live, SitcomsOnline Digest

SitcomsOnline Digest: Midseason Premiere Dates Set for Reboots of 80s Classics; Abbott Elementary Still Strong in Ratings

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! While there isn't exactly any big news this week, there actually is quite a bit of news, including midseason lineups that will make you think you were time warped about three decades, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• If you're waiting for the second season of The Wonder Years, which ABC picked up as a midseason show this year, you'll have to keep waiting until more end of season, as it will debut in the summer. (Variety)
• You'll forget what decade you're in when NBC brings out their midseason lineup when you look at your TV listings and see Quantum Leap, Magnum P.I., Night Court, and Law & Order on the lineup. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Make no mistake, people are watching Abbott Elementary, and ratings for the second season premiere set some record highs for ABC. (Deadline)
• Netflix is no longer the only streaming service out there, and has to find a way to stand out--and exclusive rights to certain live sports may be that way. (Deadline)
• Rich Eustis, writer and creator of Head of the Class, has died at age 86. (Variety)
• NCIS is preparing for a crossover event between all three of the series. (TVLine)
• Glee creator Ryan Murphy now says that the series should've ended after the death of Cory Monteith. (Deadline)
• Fox has been pretty aggressive about picking up animated comedies (and even giving second seasons to ones that haven't premiered), without any real indication of how they would fit on the lineup if they succeed, and now another one has been announced. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 12 - NOVEMBER 18)

• The Decades binge this weekend is Wonder Woman.
• Season five of Yellowstone debuts tomorrow on Paramount Network.

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

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Labels: Abbott Elementary, Glee, Head of the Class, Night Court, SitcomsOnline Digest, Wonder Years (2021)

SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox Renews The Moodys for Second Season; NBC Preparing to Put Peacock Into Flight

• The sort of odd Fox Christmas limited series, The Moodys, has been renewed for a second season. (Variety)
• Glee actress Naya Rivera is missing and presumed dead, marking yet another tragedy among cast members of that series. (CNN) 
• NBC launches Peacock this week, but much like the HBO Max drama, it looks like it may not be available for the two largest streaming devices. (CNBC)
• If everything else is getting a reunion, why not The Office? (Deadline)
• The Weakest Link is returning to NBC. (SitcomsOnline) 

• Decades is celebrating the life of Carl Reiner with a marathon of The Dick Van Dyke Show this weekend.
• ABC's new comedy United We Fall debuts on Wednesday.
• Spread your wings this week, as NBC launches the new streaming service Peacock on Wednesday.
• NBC is bringing back 30 Rock, as a big promotional piece for NBC at least, for one night only on Thursday.

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

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Labels: Dick Van Dyke Show, Glee, Peacock, SitcomsOnline Digest, The Moodys, The Office, Weakest Link

Welcome Back (to School), Kotter Marathon on Antenna TV; Lea Michele Gets ABC Holiday Movie

School is in session at Antenna TV with the "Welcome Back (to School) Kotter" Marathon of Welcome Back, Kotter airing on Saturday, August 17, featuring everyone's favorite teacher, Mr. Kotter and his Sweathog students, led by Vinnie Barbarino (John Travolta). With 18 episodes, Antenna TV's Welcome Back (to School) Kotter Marathon airs on Saturday, August 17 from 1-10pm ET. Welcome Back, Kotter regularly airs on Antenna TV right after school on Weekdays at 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT. The series is set in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and starred Gabe Kaplan as a wisecracking high school teacher in charge of a racially and ethnically diverse remedial class called the "Sweathogs." The sitcom aired on ABC from 1975-79 and starring Kaplan, Marcia Strassman, John Sylvester White, Robert Hegyes, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Ron Palillo and John Travolta.

ABC announced that it has picked up a special holiday movie Same Time, Next Christmas set to air in December 2019, from Freeform Studios. The movie stars New York Times bestselling author and singer, Lea Michele, who is known for her role as Rachel Berry on the Fox hit series Glee. In Same Time, Next Christmas, Lea Michele will play the lead role of Olivia Henderson, a young woman who met her childhood sweetheart during her family's annual Christmas visit to Hawaii. After being separated by distance and years, the two reunite at the same Hawaii resort years later and the old chemistry between them flares up anew - but circumstances conspire to keep them apart. In addition, Lea Michele is set to release her first Christmas album this coming holiday.

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

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Labels: ABC, Antenna TV, Glee, Welcome Back Kotter