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Live Staged Reading of Three's Company Episode; Freeform Acquires According to Jim for October

On September 12, 2025, join The John Ritter Foundation For Aortic Health on their LIVESTREAM of a live staged reading of a Three's Company episode (Season 7 episode "Going to Pot" from 2/1/83). Laugh. Give. Impact.

This year's gala will showcase a special livestreamed staged reading of Three's Company, featuring original cast members Richard Kline and Priscilla Barnes playing their own characters Larry & Terri, alongside an all-star lineup: Adam Devine as Jack Tripper, Kaley Cuoco as Janet Wood, Jason Alexander as Mr. Furley, Tom Bergeron will narrate, with guest stars Steven Weber, Ron Funches, Reno Wilson, and Holly Robinson Peete.

Pluto TV is set as the exclusive media partner, hosting the on-demand release at a later date. The gala is set for September 12 at the Sunset Room in Hollywood. In addition, Pluto TV, which has a linear channel dedicated to 24/7 episodes of Three's Company, will air a marathon of Three's Company episodes in Ritter's honor.

According to Jim will air throughout the Freeform schedule starting on Wednesday, October 1. Moslty weekday mornings between 10:30am-12pm on most days and in late night from 12am-2am ET. The sitcom joins Boy Meets World on the schedule, which airs in the morning. According to Jim ran for eight seasons from 2001-2009 on ABC starring Jim Belushi. It has been in broadcast syndication and also on TBS on cable in the past. Currently it also airs on dignet Laff TV since 2019.

Belushi plays an easy-going suburban Chicago father who often finds himself in challenging situations due to his slacker ways. He is frequently at odds with his wife, Cheryl, played by Courtney Thorne-Smith, and together they raise their three children, with twins being born in the seventh season to make it a party of five. Cheryl's brother, Andy (Larry Joe Campbell), is Jim's partner-in-crime, while Kimberly Williams-Paisley plays Cheryl's sister and best friend.

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NBC's Password Renewed for Season 3 for 2026; Pluto TV Streaming CBS Shows Ahead of Fall Season

NBC has renewed its hit game show Password for a fun-filled third season of the ultimate word showdown. Get ready for more outrageous clues, wild guesses and comedic moments as Keke Palmer returns as host alongside wordplay master Jimmy Fallon. Filming is currently underway in New Jersey. Episodes will air sometime in 2026 with celebrities including comedian Anthony Anderson and basketball player Josh Hart.

Password is back to build on the classic gameplay elements that made this legendary format a hit. Each episode delivers fast-paced, high-stakes fun as recurring player Jimmy Fallon teams up with a contestant to face off against a celebrity guest/contestant duo. With hilarious one-word clues, teams race to guess the secret password for a chance to win cash prizes.

In a bold celebration of CBS's primetime schedule this fall, Pluto TV, the leading free streaming television service, is teaming up with CBS to launch its largest-ever full-season promotional preview campaign to date. This September, for a limited time, viewers can stream the just-concluded full seasons of six acclaimed CBS Original series for free, offering fans the perfect opportunity to catch up on their favorite series before new episodes premiere on CBS. This cross-platform promotional initiative underscores the power of Paramount's unified ecosystem and Pluto TV's unique ability to deliver premium programming at no cost.

Full seasons of CBS's biggest franchises and current hits available to stream on Pluto TV include:

· ELSBETH Season 2
· FIRE COUNTRY Season 3
· GHOSTS Season 4
· MATLOCK Season 1
· NCIS: ORIGINS Season 1
· WATSON Season 1

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Labels: Ghosts, Matlock, NBC, Password, Pluto TV

2024 Christmas Eve and Christmas Day TV Marathons

Welcome to a special Christmas marathon style edition of the News Blog! That means we will recap all of the holiday episode stunts and marathons on TV this holiday on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

Some of the major TV stunts we mentioned already were Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas 2024 edition, concluding on Christmas Day after 25 days. That is always a fan favorite pick of course! Some of the stuff that will air on Christmas Eve and Day on Freeform include The Santa Clause and Home Alone. However, our pick of the marathons is once again on Antenna TV! Starting Christmas Eve they have a "Classic Christmas Collection" marathon beginning at 10am on Christmas Eve through 5am Christmas Day. Then they will have a "Christmas Through the Years" marathon on Christmas Day running from 10am-5am following The Yule Log. Shows airing during these two events include Father Knows Best to Bewitched to The Facts of Life to Three's Company! Sister network Rewind TV will have similar marathons on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with shows such as Who's the Boss?, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and The Drew Carey Show. The MeTV Network will also have holiday episodes of their series for their A Very Merry MeTV block but also The Ed Sullivan Show Christmas special on Christmas Eve from 1am-3am.

Streaming networks like Pluto TV has a nice holiday schedule, too, as we mentioned. Laff, Bounce and ION will air some holiday episodes as well. There is something for everyone, including holiday TV movies on Hallmark, Lifetime and GAC.

Stay tuned this time next week for our annual look at marathons on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day! Join us then but of course keep coming back every day until then for news!

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Labels: Antenna TV, Bounce TV, LAFF, MeTV, Pluto TV, Rewind TV

Pluto TV Holiday Schedule; SNL December Hosts and Musical Performers

This December, Pluto TV is serving up a sleigh-load of Christmas classics, holiday episodes, movies and more. Don't miss the Season's Greetings category, featuring fan-favorite holiday movies and a touch of seasonal ambiance, including special presentations of the Hanukkah Menorah and Kwanzaa Kinara on the Crackling Fireplace channel. You can also binge holiday episodes and movies across the service all month long.

12/19 on Sitcom Legends: The Conners, King of Queens, Rules of Engagement
12/21 on Cheers + Frasier: Cheers and Frasier
12/22 on More TV Sitcoms: Becker, Just Shoot Me, Married... with Children, Wings
12/23 on TV Land Sitcoms: Caroline in the City, Hot in Cleveland, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Exes
12/25 on Black Throwbacks: Everybody Hates Chris, Girlfriends, One on One, The Parkers
12/25 on Black Classics: Moesha; Sister, Sister; Flip Wilson; Webster; Sanford and Son
12/24-12/25 on Classic TV Comedy: ALF, Green Acres, Hogan's Heroes, Maude, Petticoat Junction, Taxi, That Girl, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Odd Couple, The Brady Bunch
12/24-12/25 on Classic TV Crime Drama: Cagney & Lacey, Dragnet, Hunter, In the Heat of the Night, Peter Gunn, 21 Jump Street, The Commish, The Streets of San Francisco, MacGyver, Sherlock Holmes

Paul Mescal will make his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on December 7. The Academy Award-nominated actor stars in Gladiator II, now in theaters. Shaboozey will perform as musical guest for the first time. The six-time 2025 Grammy Award nominee's single, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," has been #1 for a record-tying 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Chris Rock will host SNL for the fourth time on December 14. Rock is an Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian, actor, writer, producer and director. Gracie Abrams will make her SNL musical guest debut. The Grammy nominee continues her worldwide tour in 2025 in support of her newest album, "The Secret of Us." Martin Short will return for his third individual SNL hosting appearance on December 21 and fifth overall. The Emmy and Tony Award winner stars in Only Murders in the Building, streaming on Hulu. Hozier will take the stage for the second time as musical guest. "Unreal Unearth: Unending," the deluxe version of his chart-topping album "Unreal Unearth," will be released December 6.

In addition to the broadcast on NBC (11:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. PT), SNL streams live on Peacock. Stream every season of SNL now on Peacock. SNL will mark its 50th anniversary with a celebratory weekend culminating in a live primetime special on Sunday, February 16.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at New Netflix Comedy; One Tree Hill Sequel in the Works

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have a look at an upcoming Netflix comedy, we're hearing about a sequel for a teen drama from a little over a decade ago, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• We have our first look at the upcoming Netflix comedy, Nobody Wants This. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Seven new channels are coming to Pluto TV in September, including a 24/7 Cheers and Frasier channel. (Cord Cutters News)
• A One Tree Hill sequel is in the works at Netflix, with at least two of the original stars set to reprise their original roles. (Variety)
• Actress Betty Bridges, who has appeared in roles on many series and is also the mother of Todd Bridges, has died at 83. (Deadline)
• For those who still have the channel (which has had significantly decreased coverage following Spectrum's dropping last year), Freeform has announced their 31 Nights of Halloween. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 6)

• Family Guy gets another new cable home, this time on Comedy Central, starting Monday.
• Catchy Comedy has a binge of The Odd Couple this weekend.
• New episodes of The Great North come to Fox on Sunday.
• The new FX comedy English Teacher debuts on Monday.

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Labels: 31 Nights of Halloween, Cheers, English Teacher, Frasier, Freeform, Nobody Wants This, One Tree Hill, Pluto TV, SitcomsOnline Digest

SitcomsOnline Digest: Apple TV+ Renews Loot for Third Season; CBS Developing Area 51 Comedy

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we've got a ton of FAST news, but we're also hearing about the renewal of an Apple TV+ series, some celebrity deaths, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Loot, Maya Rudolph's comedy on Apple TV+, has been renewed for a third season. (Variety)
• We are getting some casting news regarding Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage. (TVLine)
• CBS is developing a new comedy called Area 51, which is (not surprisingly) based upon Area 51. (Deadline)
• Two new FAST channels have launched, featuring Tyler Perry favorites. (Cord Cutters News)
• Pluto TV has become one of the most prominent FAST services, but it seems Paramount may be interested in selling it off. (Streaming Media Blog)
• Warner Bros. Discovery has developed a reputation for cutting corners and being willing to destroy the history of what Warner once was since the merger happened, but it seems that saving the rights to NBA is some place where they're going to keep fighting. (Deadline)
• There have been a lot of sitcom stars who have died in the past week, including Bob Newhart. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JUNE 20 - JULY 26)

• Catchy Comedy has changed their binge this weekend to one featuring The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart, and Bob.
• TBS will also have a short marathon of episodes of The Big Bang Theory featuring Bob Newhart on Sunday starting at 8, and if that isn't enough Bob Newhart material, CBS will have a special retrospective tribute airing on Monday night at 8.
• As previously mentioned, BET has launched two new Tyler Perry channels that can be seen on Pluto TV and other FAST streamers.

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Labels: Area 51, Bob Newhart Show, FAST, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Loot, Pluto TV, SitcomsOnline Digest, Tyler Perry

SitcomsOnline Digest: Pluto TV Adds More Channels Including Universal Action; CBS Renews Young and the Restless for Four More Years

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We are in a slow fall news week, but we have news about some new Pluto TV channels, a long-term renewal of one of the last broadcast network soap operas, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The most recent additions don't do much for sitcom fans, but Pluto TV is growing with even more channels yet again (though they did add Universal Action earlier this week as well, featuring some of our favorite 80s action dramas). (Cord Cutters News)
• The Young and the Restless has been renewed for four more seasons at CBS, keeping the nearly dead soap opera industry alive for at least a bit longer. (Variety)
• Cable TV rarely has events that really grab viewers anymore, but Where is Wendy Williams? was a success for Lifetime. (Deadline)
• Actor Richard Lewis has died at age 76. (AP News)
• BUZZR is celebrating women's history month. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 2 - MARCH 8)

• Catchy Comedy has a binge of Mama's Family this weekend, with a focus on the syndicated seasons.
• Animal Control returns for a new season, while Family Guy moves to a new night (you may be getting deja vu from when the series originally got canceled after leaving Sunday nights), on Wednesday night on Fox.

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Labels: BUZZR, Mama's Family, Pluto TV, SitcomsOnline Digest, Young and the Restless

Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen Gets CBS Late Night Run; Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy Special

The comedy talk show Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen will be added to the CBS fall late night lineup for a limited run with nightly airings (two back-to-back episodes per night) beginning Monday, Sept. 18 (12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+. Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, a round-table style comedy talk show featuring a rotating panel of comedians, is hosted by Byron Allen and features comedians such as: Sebastian Maniscalco, Tiffany Haddish, Gabriel Iglesias, Cedric the Entertainer, Howie Mandel, Leslie Jones, Wayne Brady, Roy Wood, Jr., Whitney Cummings, JB Smoove, Billy Gardell, Margaret Cho, Brad Garrett, Sheryl Underwood, Adam Carolla, Gina Yashere, Dane Cook, Sinbad, George Wallace, Caroline Rhea, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, Kevin Hart, Chelsea Handler, Katt Williams, Dennis Miller, Jamie Kennedy, Iliza Shlesinger, Jon Lovitz, Bill Bellamy, Mike Epps, Monique, Tom Papa, Gary Owen, Natasha Leggero, Deon Cole, Lisa Ann Walter, Marc Maron, Anthony Anderson, Russell Peters and many more of today's top comedians.

Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen has been in first-run syndication since its premiere in September 2006 for 18 consecutive seasons and can also be seen on CBS-owned stations in 14 markets. Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen is produced by Allen Media Group. Byron Allen, Carolyn Folks and Jennifer Lucas are executive producers.

Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy is an hour-long tribute to the iconic series that shaped future generations of true crime TV. Sitting down with co-creators Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, along with long-time producers and directors of the show, fans will get to pull back the curtain and experience their favorite show in a whole new light. The crew divulges behind the scenes stories, covering all aspects of the show from research to filming to solving mysteries. With never-before-seen outtakes of beloved host Robert Stack and a look into some fan-favorite cases, Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy honors one of television's most enduring and iconic shows, as well as the fans who were integral to its success. The creators note that it is the loyal viewers who proved what the show always stood for: that someone, somewhere knows the truth.

This program will screen in select Alamo Drafthouse Theaters across the country on October 4. It will then be available on Pluto TV on October 5, and widely on other platforms at a later date. For more information, please visit their website.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Pluto TV Adding 6,300 Episodes from CBS Vault; Tuca & Bertie Cancelled

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about new additions to Pluto TV, more cancellations at the hands of Warner Bros Discovery, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Fans of classic TV should be excited to hear this: Pluto TV is adding 6,300 episodes of classic CBS series from their vault to the streaming service, including Frasier, Cheers, and Petticoat Junction, among others. (Variety)
• Because almost everything that is proposed at HBO Max get scrapped now that Warner is owned by a company that believes entertainment should be Chip and Joanna Gaines and/or people who are freaks of nature, it shouldn't be a surprise to know that the anticipated Degrassi reboot has met that fate as well. (Variety)
• But don't worry, as HBO Max continues to bring you less scripted entertainment and more Chip and Joanna Gaines, they have plans to raise the cost of their subscription and double the ads on their ad-free tier. (Deadline)
• Tuca & Bertie got saved by Adult Swim after Netflix cancelled it but now the network (which is owned by Warner Bros Discover, of course) has cancelled it after two seasons. (The Verge)
• Just in time for non-stop Christmas movies, Peacock is now streaming Hallmark Channel (as well as the two spinoff channels) for subscribers. (Deadline)
• CNBC has decided to cancel Shepard Smith's evening news show. (Variety)
• We have a premiere date for the final season of Dead to Me. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 5 - NOVEMBER 11)

• Decades is on the run with a binge of The Fugitive this weekend.
• If you're already in the Christmas mood, it's already that time of the year for Hallmark Channel and Lifetime.

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Labels: Cheers, Frasier, HBO Max, Petticoat Junction, Pluto TV, SitcomsOnline Digest, Tuca & Bertie

Hulu Orders Season 3 of Only Murders in the Building; Pluto Announces New 24/7 Channels Including Let's Make a Deal

Hulu Original comedy series Only Murders in the Building, which hails from 20th Television, has been renewed for a third season. New episodes of the current second season stream weekly on Tuesdays. News is on the heels of a successful first and second season. The first season debuted as the most-watched comedy series in Hulu Originals' history.

Following the shocking death of Arconia Board President Bunny Folger, Charles, Oliver and Mabel race to unmask her killer. However, three (unfortunate) complications ensue - the trio is publicly implicated in Bunny's homicide, they are now the subjects of a competing podcast, and they have to deal with a bunch of New York neighbors who all think they committed murder. Only Murders in the Building hails from co-creators and writers Steve Martin and John Hoffman (Grace & Frankie, Looking). Martin and Hoffman executive produce along with Martin Short, Selena Gomez, This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman and Jess Rosenthal.

As of yesterday, Fremantle and Pluto TV have launched a new streaming channel dedicated wholly to Let's Make a Deal and featuring EMMY winner and multi-talented host Wayne Brady. The Let's Make a Deal channel will be available to all Pluto TV users and will feature episodes 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Pluto TV has also added a Judge Judy channel, and will add Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune channels in August. The classic game show, Let's Make a Deal, features costumed contestants competing for cash and prizes by striking wacky deals. Pluto TV users will be able to get their game show fix as the Let's Make a Deal” channel broadcasts hundreds of episodes from the show's previous seasons. Let's Make a Deal first premiered in 1963 with Monty Hall serving as the original host. In 2009, the show was revived with new host Brady, who has been hosting it ever since. The show also features announcer Jonathan Mangum, model Tiffany Coyne and band leader Cat Gray. This latest version of Let's Make a Deal has received 29 Daytime Emmy Nominations, with three wins including one for Brady as Outstanding Game Show host.

The new Let's Make a Deal channel marks Fremantle’s continued relationship with Pluto TV, providing content across all genres of entertainment from their extensive library of both scripted and unscripted productions. Pluto TV is also home to Fremantle's BUZZR, the nation's first network dedicated to vintage game shows. BUZZR's laugh-out-loud content is available via a real-time live stream on Pluto TV. Also on Pluto TV, The Price Is Right: The Barker Era celebrates one of the most iconic names in game show history, Bob Barker, bringing him back for fans as well as introducing him to a whole new generation. And finally, Fremantle's first dedicated Baywatch linear streaming channel is currently one of Pluto TV's leading third-party brand offerings.

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Labels: Baywatch, Hulu, Jeopardy, Let's Make a Deal, Only Murders in the Building, Pluto TV, The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune

Pluto TV Launches The Price Is Right: The Bob Barker Era Channel; A Very Merry MeTV Every Sunday on MeTV

Fremantle and Pluto TV invite you to "Come On Down" for the most exciting new launch in vintage television history. Beginning today, (December 1, 2020) "The Price Is Right: The Barker Era" will be available to all Pluto TV users and will feature Barker-isms 24 hours a day, seven days a week – "Here's the first item up for bid on The Price Is Right". The new channel will celebrate one of the most iconic names in game show history, Bob Barker, bringing him back for fans as well as introducing him to a whole new generation. Having spent 35 years as the host of television's longest running game show, the beloved animal rights activist had the ability to connect with his audience like no other and was the recipient of 19 Daytime Emmy Awards and also received an Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1999.

Pluto TV users will be able to get their classic game show fix as The Price Is Right: The Barker Era broadcasts hundreds of episodes from the 80's all hosted by Barker. These game show gems have not been on television since their original air date – nearly 40 years ago. Within the collection of episodes, viewers will get to witness the first-ever unveiling of famous pricing games such as Plinko, and if lucky, may even catch a rare double Showcase winner. Not to mention, The Barker Era will be loaded with additional pricing games that are still gracing the shiny game show floor after all these years including Hole In One, Cliff Hangers, and Range Game. Then as we head into December, holiday merriment will be seen on Bidder's Row with a selection of seasonally inspired episodes airing on Christmas Eve.

In addition to being able to watch these episodes for the first time in decades on Pluto TV, fans of vintage The Price Is Right can also engage with The Barker Era via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Join the social community, re-watch great moments, share memories, and don't forget to control the pet population - have your pet spayed or neutered. Fremantle has a longstanding relationship with Pluto TV, providing content across all genres of entertainment from their extensive library of both scripted and unscripted productions. Episodes included in The Price Is Right: The Barker Era are part of Fremantle's vast portfolio of game show content. The company is also home to BUZZR, the nation's first network dedicated to vintage game shows. BUZZR's laugh-out-loud content is available via a real-time live stream on Pluto TV. In addition, Fremantle's first dedicated Baywatch linear streaming channel is currently one of Pluto TV's leading third-party brand offerings.

Don't forget about A Very Merry MeTV this holiday season on The MeTV Network! It's the most wonderful time of the year! A Very Merry MeTV airs every Sunday all holiday season long. Each Sunday, from 5PM–8PM Eastern/Pacific, enjoy beloved classic holiday episodes, festival specials and heart-warming TV movies. The festivities continue on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with special airings of Scrooge (1970) and Holiday Greetings from the Ed Sullivan Show. Tune in every Sunday to see MeTV favorites like The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days celebrate the season, plus beloved holiday episodes of sitcom favorites such as Cheers, Taxi, Newhart, WKRP in Cincinnati and The Odd Couple. On Sunday, December 6, don't miss A Very Brady Christmas, the 1988 reunion movie that brought the blended family into the Eighties. View the full line-up here.

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Labels: Bob Barker, ME-TV, Pluto TV, The Price is Right

SitcomsOnline Digest: One Day at a Time Comes to an End (Again); SNL Lines Up December Hosts

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're learning of the cancellation (again!) of One Day at a Time, but one of the stars may be landing somewhere else fairly quickly. Also, we're hearing what fans and critics think of the Saved by the Bell reboot, a plan to replace Alex Trebek (at least temporarily, and more). Let's get going!

• One Day at a Time has been cancelled by Pop TV, and looking for yet another platform to air on after being cancelled twice, but.... (Digital Spy)
• ... Isabella Gomez has a new role lined up, effectively filling the role that Howard Hesseman played in the original series in a HBO Max reboot of Head of the Class. (Deadline)
• The Saved by the Bell reboot has arrived on Peacock, and the reviews have been surprisingly positive, meaning a renewal for a second season may come. (Bustle)
• Saturday Night Live hosts for December have been set, and Jason Bateman is among them. (Deadline) 
• Jeopardy! has a plan to replace Alex Trebek as host, at least temporarily, with a series of rotating hosts. (Yahoo! News)
  
• Pluto TV is the place to be for classic TV fans, as the free streaming service now has new channels featuring Gary Marshall sitcoms, The Beverly Hillbillies, and more. (SitcomsOnline) 

WEEKLY PLANNER (NOVEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 4)

• For fans of 30 Rock, there is a marathon on E! (which already started) featuring every episode of the series, that runs through late Monday morning.
  
• Decades has a binge of Vega$ this weekend.
  
• Young Sheldon begins airing on Nick at Nite on Monday night.
• New seasons of MacGyver, Magnum PI, and Blue Bloods arrive on CBS on Friday night.
  

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Labels: HBO Max, Head of the Class, Jeopardy, One Day at a Time, Pluto TV, Saturday Night Live, Saved by the Bell, SitcomsOnline Digest

Young Sheldon Starts on Nick at Nite on Monday; Pluto TV Adds 6 More Classic TV Channels

As we mentioned a few months back, Nick at Nite has acquired the rights to Young Sheldon. The comedy series will begin airing this Monday (Nov. 30). The first night it will air from 9pm-12am, before settling into the every night from 9pm-10:30pm slot leading into a night of Friends from 10:30pm-5am. Mom will air from 5am-6am and Nick at Nite concludes with a half-hour of Full House at 6am. Young Sheldon will also have a marathon on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9pm-5:30am.

In the single camera, half-hour comedy Young Sheldon, viewers get the chance to meet the iconic, eccentric and extraordinary Sheldon Cooper in childhood in East Texas, as the young once-in-a-generation mind (series star Iain Armitage) embarks on his innocent, awkward and hopeful journey toward the man he will become in The Big Bang Theory. In addition to Armitage, Young Sheldon stars Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, and Raegan Revord, with Annie Potts (Ghostbusters) and Jim Parsons, who narrates as the voice of Sheldon. Created by Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro, the series is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Pluto TV once again added more 24/7 free channels to its lineup. As of November 24, Pluto TV added six more channels to its platform, adding over 60 seasons of classic TV series. Here are the throwback shows you'll find on Pluto TV as of earlier this week:

Garry Marshall
Ayyyy! Flashback to simpler (and funnier) times with the 24/7 channel that brings you three classic sitcoms created by the legendary Garry Marshall. Titles on this channel will include: Happy Days (11 seasons), Laverne & Shirley (8 seasons), and Mork & Mindy (4 seasons).

Wings
Welcome to Nantucket and thank you for choosing Sandpiper Air. Watch Tim Daly, Steven Weber, Crystal Bernard, Thomas Haden Church, and Tony Shaloub in the hit sitcom from the creators of Cheers, 24 hours a day (8 seasons).

Family Ties
The Emmy-winning sitcom that defined the '80s and made Michael J. Fox a superstar is now streaming on Pluto TV all day, every day. Also starring Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Justine Bateman, and Tina Yothers (7 seasons).

The Love Boat
Come aboard, we're expecting you. The crew of the S.S. Pacific Princess is here for you and their all-star passengers 24 hours a day on the one channel that brings you the iconic TV classic (9 seasons).

The Beverly Hillbillies
Y'all come back now to the original fish-out-of-water sitcom, The Beverly Hillbillies! Watch Jed, Granny, Jethro, and Elly May in the classic comedy, now available any time of day on their own channel (9 seasons).

Mission: Impossible
Your mission, if you choose to accept it: watch a channel dedicated to the original '60s spy thriller series starring Peter Graves, Martin Landau, and Leonard Nimoy. And it won’t self-destruct in five seconds (7 seasons).

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Labels: Family Ties, Friends, Garry Marshall, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Mission Impossible, Mork & Mindy, Nick at Nite, Pluto TV, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Love Boat, Wings, Young Sheldon

black-ish Returns with Special Episodes on Election; Shout! Factory TV and Pluto TV Launches The Carol Burnett Show Channel

The Johnsons and black-ish return to ABC with a special one-hour television special on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC. The two back-to-back episodes, which will air ahead of the official season seven premiere, will follow the Johnsons as they navigate the upcoming election, with Junior (Marcus Scribner) embarking on his journey as a first-time voter and Dre (Anthony Anderson) launching an exploration into local politics. The special will be presented in part as an animated episode. Oscar® winner Matthew A. Cherry (Hair Love) is set to direct. An official premiere date for the highly anticipated seventh season will be announced shortly (airdate and timing are subject to the change due to the NBA Finals schedule).

In "Election Special Pt. 1," (10:00-10:30 p.m. EDT), Junior is excited for his first time voting but discovers he has been purged from the voter polls so he does a deep dive into why – trying to understand the systems in place for voter registration. “Election Special Pt. 1" is directed by Matthew A. Cherry and written by Eric Horsted. Then, in a special animated episode, "Election Special Pt. 2," (10:30-11:00 p.m. EDT), Dre's colleague Stevens (Peter Mackenzie) makes an ill-advised decision to run for Congress, so Dre enlists his family's help and campaigns against him but gets caught up with fundraising and private interest groups. "Election Special Pt. 2" is directed by Matthew A. Cherry and written by Graham Towers & Ben Deeb. In its upcoming seventh season, black-ish will continue to tell stories that shine a light on current events through the lens of the Johnson family, addressing the global pandemic, systemic racism and the movement for social justice and equality.

One of the most acclaimed and influential TV series of all time heads to linear streaming with Shout! Factory TV's launch of The Carol Burnett Show channel available now on Pluto TV, the leading free streaming television service in the U.S. Available to Pluto TV's 26+ million monthly active users, the 24/7 linear channel presents episodes from all 11 seasons of the 25-time Emmy® Award-winning series.

The Carol Burnett Show channel launched yesterday on Channel 516, in the newly-launched Classic TV section of Pluto TV, available on all leading digital streaming devices and services, including Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Google Chromecast and more, as well as major smart TVs and game consoles. As a 24/7 linear channel, fans can tune in to watch curated programming anytime. Additionally, for fans looking to stream content on demand, episodes of The Carol Burnett Show will be available on Pluto TV as well as Shout! Factory TV. Shout! Factory TV has been an indispensable content partner for Pluto TV since its inception. In addition to the The Carol Burnett Show Channel, Pluto TV also carries Shout! Factory TV and the Mystery Science Theater 3000 channel, both of which launched in 2015; TokuSHOUTsu, which launched in February 2020; and Johnny Carson TV, which launched last month.

Many of the episodes included in the linear streaming release have been rarely seen since the show's original broadcast, more than 40 years ago. The comedy legend worked with Shout! Factory to find the long-lost masters of these episodes for their on-demand streaming debut on Shout! Factory TV and now, fans will be able to watch all of the show's episodes and see the evolution of key characters and sketches. 

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SitcomsOnline Digest: New Programming for Pluto TV; Recap of Parks and Recreation Special

• Pluto TV has added some new channels, including one from Game Show Network. (Cord Cutters News) 
• Here is a recap of the Parks and Recreation special, in case you missed it. (Deadline)
• The cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (well, minus Janet Hubert, of course) remembered the life of James Avery this week. (LA Times)
• Sam Lloyd, who appeared on Scrubs and many other series, has died at age 56. (Variety)
• An animated special for One Day at a Time is in the works. (SitcomsOnline)

• It's six hours of Becker today and Coach tomorrow on Antenna TV.
• It's a Barnaby Jones binge on Decades this weekend.
• The eleventh season of Archer debuts Wednesday on FXX.
• ABC has a night of season finales for their sitcoms on Tuesday night.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Pluto TV Adds Special Versions of Popular Viacom Channels; Perfect Strangers to Finish on DVD

• Pluto TV, the free linear streaming service, has added several Pluto TV versions of popular Viacom channels, which feature different programming and lineups than the cable TV versions but still have plenty of your favorites from those channels. (Variety)
• If you've got $6 million, then you can buy the house used for the exterior on Full House, but you might be disappointed to find out that the inside looks nothing like the studio set used for the show. (The Mercury News) 
• Kenan Thompson says he isn't leaving Saturday Night Live, even though he has a lot of projects in the works. (Deadline)
• Sony has named a building on their studio lot after Norman Lear. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Not only has black-is been renewed for another season, it appears to be becoming sort of a franchise for ABC. (SitcomsOnline)

• We never quite knew if this would ever come, but Warner Archive is finally completing Perfect Strangers on DVD with Perfect Strangers - The Complete Seventh and Eighth Seasons. It will be released on May 28.

• Decades as a binge of The Streets of San Francisco this weekend.
• Adam Sandler returns to Saturday Night Live roots as host tonight on NBC.
• The Dick Van Dyke Show returns to MeTV on Sunday night.
• Netflix has a new animated comedy, Tuca & Bertie, coming on Friday.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: What Does Disney and Fox Merger Mean for The Simpsons?; New Step by Step DVDs

• The Simpsons has had a long run on Fox, but soon, it will be a Disney show airing on a network owned by a different company, and the strange economics may mean that Disney will need to cancel the show to maximize the profitability. (Variety)
• Viacom has acquired the free streaming service Pluto TV, but it remains to be seen how this will change the service. (Deadline)
• A lot of naysayers said that continuing Roseanne without the lead actress was never going to work, but things seem to be going fairly well for The Conners in ratings. (Hollywood Reporter)
• The Jerry Springer Show is done, but he will be returning to the air with his courtroom series in the fall as that show has reached 90% clearance. (Deadline)
• NBC has scheduled a premiere date for sitcom Abby's. (SitcomsOnline)

• Warner Archive is moving ahead on Step by Step, with Step by Step - The Complete Fourth Season arriving on February 12.
• That isn't all from Warner Archive, on February 26 they'll be releasing What I Like About You - The Complete Fourth Season.

• Decades is airing 77 Sunset Strip all weekend long.
• Fox debuts their live musical version of Rent on Sunday night.
• New episodes of Will & Grace return Thursday on NBC.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Kenan Thompson Sitcom Pilot at NBC; Sinclair Launches Streaming Service STIRR

• It looks like Kenan Thompson might finally be moving on from Saturday Night Live, as he is set to star in a new sitcom pilot for NBC. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Sinclair Broadcasting has launched streaming service STIRR, which is similar to Pluto TV in that it is a "live streaming" service. (TechCrunch)
• Last Man Standing has been doing rather well on Fox, but regardless, they're adding a new regular character to the series, Jen, a foreign exchange student who will live with the Baxter family. (Deadline)
• It was about time for it to happen: Netflix is set to reboot Unsolved Mysteries. (Deadline)
• Trial & Error is officially cancelled at NBC, but that doesn't necessarily mean it won't pop up elsewhere (though it isn't looking good). (Entertainment Weekly)
• Steve Carell is looking to head back into the sitcom realm. (SitcomsOnline)

• Parks and Recreation debuts on Comedy Central on Monday, with a marathon to kick things off.
• This weekend, Decades has a binge of 21 Jump Street.
• Pluto TV, a free "streaming cable service" (probably the best way to describe it), has launched Pluto TV Sitcoms this week, where you can watch sitcoms all day long.
• As previously mentioned, Sinclair has also launched STIRR, which brings BUZZR (also available on Pluto TV), Charge, and Comet to viewers anywhere in the United States.
• Conan returns to TBS, with a new format, on Tuesday.
• The last batch of episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt will be released on Friday on Netflix.

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Pluto TV Launches Sitcom Channel; The Last O.G. Returns for Season 2 on April 2

Pluto TV (the leader in completely free, streaming television with 10 million monthly active users) is launching two new channels on their platform as of yesterday (January 15)! Pluto TV Sitcoms (Ch. 255) and Pluto TV Cine (Ch. 69) will bring in new entertainment for every viewer to enjoy! Catch Spanish language movies like Casa De Mi Padre and Amor Letra Por Letra playing 24/7 along with the beloved families, quirky characters and hilarious catchphrases from your favorite sitcoms with these new channels. In Pluto TV Sitcoms, looking for laughs? Come home to Pluto TV Sitcoms featuring the beloved families, quirky characters and hilarious catchphrases of shows like 3rd Rock From The Sun, Roseanne plus classics like The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Lucy Show. Pluto TV is the leading free, television streaming service offering over 100+ curated channels featuring live, linear news, entertainment, sports highlights, lifestyle, comedy and more, and thousands of hit movies and television available on-demand. With millions of monthly users, Pluto TV is available across all streaming and mobile devices, internet and connected televisions.

Comedy superstars Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish are back for a second helping of The Last O.G., which debuted as 2018's #1 new cable comedy and the biggest cable comedy premiere since 2015, reaching 43.1 million viewers across all platforms in season one. The series, co-created by Jordan Peele, will return to TBS on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 10:30pm ET/PT. After losing his job, Tray (Morgan) goes all in on his dreams of becoming a chef. Tiffany Haddish stars as Tray's ex-girlfriend Shay, who has an intriguing business venture of her own on the horizon. Season two also features returning series regulars Ryan Gaul, who plays Shay's affable husband Josh; Allen Maldonado, who plays Tray's goofy but well-intentioned cousin Bobby; and Taylor Mosby and Dante Hoagland, who play Tray and Shay's teenage children, Shahzad and Amira.

Among the new guest stars joining the cast in Brooklyn are legendary hip hop artists Method Man, Rev Run, Talib Kweli, and Rakim, as well as Bresha Webb (Marlon), Diarra Kilpatrick (American Koko), Anna Maria Horsford (Amen, The Bold and the Beautiful), Joshua Rivera (Escape at Dannemora), Dan Hedaya (The Usual Suspects), Brian Sacca (Wrecked), and Jack McBrayer (30 Rock).

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Comedy Central Acquires Animated Comedy Favorites; Shout! to Release Saved by the Bell Collection With Previously Unreleased Episodes

• Comedy Central has acquired King of the Hill (which will begin airing on Monday) and The Cleveland Show (which will begin airing in the fall), but for now, it appears that King of the Hill will be limited to late nights at awkward times. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Pluto TV, a free live streaming service that you can watch on smart TVs and various streaming media devices, has announced a deal with Sony, and it will include TV titles such as Bewitched and Charlie’s Angels. (Deadline)
• The Magnum, PI reboot and Hawaii Five-0 will have a crossover event to bring both shows in to the same universe. (TV Guide)
• If you’ve got $1.85 million, you can buy the house used for the exterior on The Brady Bunch, and we’d really like to see somebody buy it who isn’t planning to tear it down. (Deadline)
• Freeform and Up TV have both acquired reruns of Fresh Off the Boat. (Broadcasting & Cable)
• Roseanne has made a video on YouTube that she recorded from her “own personal studio” (we assume that it’s her living room) where she explains why she thinks that she was fired, and it is clear that all is not well with her. (Deadline)
• Rugrats is returning to Nickelodeon with new episodes. (SitcomsOnline)

• TVShowsOnDVD.com no longer exists as a website, but they do still exist on Facebook, and this week, they brought us news about Shout! Factory’s upcoming DVD release of Saved by the Bell - The Complete Collection, which will not only include every episode of the series, but will also include the previously unreleased Good Morning, Miss Bliss episodes as well as the long out-of-print Saved by the Bell: The College Years.

• Knots Landing - The Complete First Season (DVD, $47.99): No word on when or if we'll see new seasons of this released on DVD, but the first season is being re-released by Warner Archive in this set..

• The sixth season of Orange is the New Black comes to Netflix on Friday.
• King of the Hill begins airing on Comedy Central very late on Monday night (or early Tuesday morning, depending upon how you look at it), at 3:40 AM.
• This weekend, Decades is airing a binge of Ripley's Believe it or Not.

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