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SitcomsOnline Digest: Ben Stiller Teams with Mike Judge for New Apple TV Comedy; Late Show Ends with Spectacular Ratings

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We're headed into Memorial Day weekend with news of a new comedy from Mike Judge and Ben Stiller, news about ratings for the final episode of The Late Show, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Ben Stiller is teaming with Mike Judge for an upcoming Apple TV comedy series called Protective Custody. (Deadline)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert went out with a bang, scoring the biggest ratings that show has ever seen for a weeknight episode. (Variety)
• There are some new Celebrity Wheel of Fortune episodes coming up that will be exclusive to Disney+ and Hulu. (Deadline)
• Grizz Chapman, who played Grizz on 30 Rock, has died. (TVLine)
• The 29th season of South Park has a premiere date. (Variety)
• MeTV is planning some special theme weeks for The Golden Girls. (SitcomsOnline)

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Labels: 30 Rock, Golden Girls, Late Show, MeTV, Protective Custody, Schitt's Creek, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, Wheel of Fortune

Season 29 of South Park This Fall; All-New Peanuts on Apple TV

Comedy Central and Paramount+ announced that the 29th season of the renowned series South Park will premiere Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on Comedy Central. New episodes will be available to stream on Paramount+ around the world, with next-day availability in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Additional new episodes will premiere on Wednesdays: September 30, Octtober 14, October 28, November 11, and November 25.

The hit animated franchise, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2027, debuted on Comedy Central on August 13, 1997. Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny were first seen in the animated short "The Spirit of Christmas," and from there were launched into television history.

Happiness is a warm puppy! Apple TV announced an exciting summer slate of Peanuts programming, including a second season of beloved musical Camp Snoopy to debut on Friday, June 26 and a brand new special Snoopy Presents: There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy, premiering on Friday, July 31. And, for the first time ever, Peanuts classics from Mendelson/Melendez Productions This is America, Charlie Brown and The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show will debut on Apple TV on Friday, July 3 and Friday, July 10, respectively. Apple TV is the exclusive streaming home for all things Peanuts, including the classic Peanuts library, as well as more new original Peanuts series and specials, through an expanded partnership with WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions until 2030.

Apple has been home to the Peanuts classic library since 2020, alongside multiple original programming collaborations starting in 2018, and is currently in production with WildBrain and Peanuts on a brand-new animated feature film starring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. In the upcoming feature Snoopy Unleashed, Snoopy runs away from home, and Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang go on an emotional journey to the vibrant Big City as they search for Snoopy and discover that real friendship means loving each other just as they are.

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Labels: Apple TV+, Comedy Central, Paramount+, Peanuts, South Park

SitcomsOnline Digest: The Paper to Get Linear Run on NBC; Saturday Night Live Announces New Hosts

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's another busy news week, though much of the news is focused on a single late night show that has been the attention of almost all news for the past few days (for which we've only included one story about), but we have other highlights as well. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• We mentioned a while back that it might happen, and now it is confirmed that The Paper will get a linear broadcast run on NBC. (Hollywood Reporter)
• We've learned who the first few hosts of Saturday Night Live will be in the new season. (Variety)
• South Park, which took a two year break before returning and airing on an every other week schedule, skipped a new episode this past week because they missed the production deadline. (Variety)
• A revival of The Muppet Show (just a one time special for now) is headed to Disney+. (Variety)
• It was on September 17, 2001 that Bill Maher made comments on his ABC talk show Politically Incorrect that led to the end of his career at ABC, and he is reflecting on that as ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live exactly 24 years later for similar reasons. (Deadline)
• A launch date has been announced for WEST, the new digital TV network focused on classic TV westerns. (Deadline)
• Please Don't Eat the Daisies star Pat Crowley has died at age 91. (People)
• The Munsters is coming to FETV. (SitcomsOnline)

• The new fall season starts to kick into full gear as fall actually begins on Monday, with many season premieres, but most of them are game shows (The Price is Right, Let's Make a Deal, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, and The Floor, among others). 
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show debuts on UPtv on Monday.
• Catchy Comedy has a "Sally Field Day" binge tomorrow with The Girl with Something Extra and Gidget.

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Labels: Gidget, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Saturday Night Live, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, The Girl with Something Extra, The Munsters, The Muppet Show, The Paper

SitcomsOnline Digest: Paramount Looking to Merge with Warner Bros. Discovery; Samsung TV+ Adds Late Night with David Letterman

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a very busy news week, with another possible media merger in the works, more Saturday Night Live casting news, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Media merger talks are in full swing again, and now it seems that Paramount is looking to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. (Deadline)
• For those who have access to Samsung TV+ (either via a Samsung phone or television), there is a David Letterman channel which already had episodes of The Late Show with David Letterman, but now they've added his first talk show, Late Night with David Letterman. (Variety)
• This is a cast exit that we didn't quite see coming from Saturday Night Live: Ego Nwodim is leaving the show. (Deadline)
• It seems that it was a little less than Two and a Half Men when it came to salaries, because Jon Cryer revealed that his pay was about 1/3 of Charlie Sheen's. (Variety)
• Rainn Wilson is talking about the spinoff of The Office focused on Dwight that never happened. (Variety)
• The Emmy Awards tomorrow night will feature a tribute to The Golden Girls. (Deadline)
• ABC is developing a food truck workplace comedy, from David E. Kelley. (Deadline)
• Going Dutch has a new show runner for the upcoming season. (Deadline)
• A current season South Park episode has been pulled in light of current events, though it is still on Paramount+ (for now). (Deadline)
• Polly Holliday, known for her role of Flo on Alice, has died (which also means that every member of the original cast is no longer with us). (SitcomsOnline)

• A new season of Futurama arrives Monday on FXX and Hulu.
• The Emmy Awards air tomorrow on CBS.
• Antenna TV has a Hazel Sunday Special tomorrow.
• The Catchy Comedy binge tomorrow is The Doris Day Show.
• You can stream Law & Order for free now as a FAST channel, available on Pluto TV, Amazon Freevee, and more.

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Labels: Alice, Flo, Golden Girls, Late Night with David Letterman, Paramount, Saturday Night Live, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, The Office, Two and a Half Men, Warner Bros

SitcomsOnline Digest: Home Improvement Cast Members to Reunite on Shifting Gears; The Paper to Have Binge Drop

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have news about a Home Improvement reunion (sort of), an update on The Paper, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• A Home Improvement reunion (including Patricia Richardson, who called Tim Allen a liar in an interview when he claimed an actual reboot series is coming) is happening this season on Shifting Gears. (Deadline)
• The Paper, the followup series to The Office, will have a binge drop rather than a weekly drop. (Deadline)
• We're getting our first look at season 2 of A Man on the Inside. (Variety)
• Lorne Michaels is making it clear that season 51 of Saturday Night Live will include some cast departures, but we don't know exactly who just yet. (Entertainment Weekly)
• South Park, which has had very few new episodes in recent years, will only be having a new episode every other week for the foreseeable future. (Consequence)
• We're not expecting a Family Matters animated reboot, but the idea is out there nonetheless. (Deadline)
• Local broadcast television has been getting a lot less "local" lately, and it's about to go even further, as Nexstar is buying Tegna. (AP News)
• Dave Ketchum, known for his role as Agent 13 on Get Smart, has died at age 97. (Hollywood Reporter)
• George Lopez is heading to COZI. (SitcomsOnline)

• Catchy Comedy has a binge of Square Pegs and Ferris Bueller tomorrow.

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Labels: A Man on the Inside, Cozi TV, Family Matters, Ferris Bueller, George Lopez, Get Smart, Home Improvement, Saturday Night Live, Shifting Gears, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, Square Pegs, The Office, The Paper

SitcomsOnline Digest: Family Guy Specials Coming to Hulu; Jimmy Kimmel Rooting for Emmy for Stephen Colbert

  Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! We have lots of news about late night TV, animated series, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• It isn't leaving Fox, as many speculated when Hulu aired their first Family Guy specials, but two more are coming in upcoming months. (Variety)
• Jimmy Kimmel would rather see Stephen Colbert get an Emmy than himself, and has started a campaign for such. (Variety)
• Meanwhile, Seth Meyers, whom we can probably assume will never get the chance to host The Tonight Show as one would have assumed when he initially took over a decade ago, is concerned that his show could be canceled at any time. (Deadline)
• In the ongoing saga of "streaming actually isn't forever," HBO Max has removed more Cartoon Network library series. (Deadline)
• The Flintstones turns 65 years old at the end of this month, and MeTV Toons is here to celebrate it. (Cartoon Brew)
• And then there were fewer: Spectrum, the cable company formed by the merger of Charter and Time Warner Cable (which had also been built from many, many smaller cable companies), is moving ahead in merging with Cox. (Deadline)
• The creators of South Park are putting Paramount (and incoming parent company Skydance) in a bit of a conundrum, as the show continues to bite the hand the feeds it (Paramount), it is scoring the highest ratings it has seen since 1999. (Deadline)
• The Jeffersons is about to get a new home on cable. (SitcomsOnline)

• After a 15 year "wait" (which wasn't really a wait, because we never expected it was returning), a new season of King of the Hill arrives Monday on Hulu.
• Catchy Comedy has a binge of Sanford & Son and The Royal Family (featuring all but one episode of The Royal Family) tomorrow.
• Appropriately, a new season of Wednesday comes to Netflix on Wednesday.
• It probably shouldn't even be a big deal when a new episode of a current season show airs, but after already a week off following a two year hiatus, South Park is back for a new episode on Wednesday.

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Labels: Family Guy, Jimmy Kimmel Live, King of the Hill, Seth Meyers, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, The Flintstones, The Jeffersons, The Royal Family

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

SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS Cancels The Late Show; Gilmore Girls Headed to Hallmark

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are learning of what could be the end of late night talk shows, hearing of a new acquisition by Hallmark, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The big (and unexpected) news this week was that CBS has chosen to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and will not even be replacing him with a new host, but the bigger story here may be that we're likely in the last few years of broadcast networks having a late night talk show, and Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers may not go beyond the next three years. (Hollywood Reporter)
• While the current dispute involving the streaming rights for South Park continues to play out in the US, Paramount+ (which is supposed to become the new home to the series in the US) has pulled the series from the service internationally. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Gilmore Girls is headed to Hallmark soon, though given Hallmark's track record with series that aren't Golden Girls and Reba, it remains to be seen how long it'll last. (Deadline)
• Now that they'll be airing NBA games, Peacock is raising the price of their subscription almost 40%. (Deadline)
• Alan Bergman, the lyricist behind the theme songs for Good Times, Maude, and Alice, has died at 99. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Antenna TV is set to celebrate the 60th anniversary of I Dream of Jeannie. (SitcomsOnline)

• Catchy Comedy has a "Christmas in July" binge this weekend, featuring Christmas episodes of classic comedies.
• The new seasons of South Park and Digman arrive Wednesday on Comedy Central (maybe, assuming the creators of South Park don't walk out by then).
• 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: Digman, Gilmore Girls, Late Show, Peacock, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park

SitcomsOnline Digest: Comedy Central Delays South Park and Digman! Season Premieres; Jackée to Appear in Guest Role in Netflix Series

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have more South Park streaming news, a new role for Jackée, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The upcoming season of South Park has been delayed, and now series creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are openly feuding with Paramount on social media. (Vulture)
• Meanwhile, the second season of Digman! (which isn't having any on-going disputes with Paramount as far as we know) has also been delayed on Comedy Central. (Deadline)
• Jackée has been cast in a guest role for the upcoming season of A Man on the Inside. (Deadline)
• Dr. Phil gave up his talk show in hopes of being the next Oprah and turning himself into a media dynasty with a whole network dedicated to him, but now only a year later, Merit Street Media has filed for bankruptcy. (Variety)
• Mark Snow, composer of The X-Files theme song (and more), has died at 78. (Hollywood Reporter)
• FETV has acquired The Rookies. (SitcomsOnline)

• The seventeenth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia debuts Wednesday on FXX.
• The Netflix comedy Too Much debuts on Thursday.
• Catchy Comedy has a binge of Happy Days tomorrow.
• The Twilight Zone that started Thursday on Heroes & Icons continues through Sunday.

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Labels: A Man on the Inside, Digiman, Digman, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, The Rookies, X-Files

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Season 3 Premieres August 6; South Park New Season Moves by Two Weeks

Disney Branded Television announced that season three of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder will premiere Thursday, August 6 on Disney+. Ahead of the summer debut, the series has also been renewed for a fourth season, coming to Disney+ in 2026. From creator and executive producer Bruce W. Smith and executive producer Ralph Farquhar, season three finds Penny Proud and her loyal crew embarking on international escapades, wild adventures, and fantastical stops packed with hilarity, heart, and, most of all, discovery.

New guest stars Janelle James, Sanaa Lathan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lynn Whitfield, Adrienne Warren, Kirk Franklin, and Bubba Wallace join recurring guests Keke Palmer (Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins), Billy Porter and Zachary Quinto (Randall and Barry Leibowitz-Jenkins), EJ Johnson (Michael Collins), Asante Blackk (Kareem), Artist "A Boogie" Dubose (Francis "KG" Leibowitz-Jenkins), Bresha Webb (CeCe), Aiden Dodson (BeBe), Carlos Alazraqui (Puff), Al Roker (himself), CeeLo Green (Shuggie), Tiffany Haddish (Ms. Hill), Gabrielle Union (Talia), Chance the Rapper (Darrius), Brenda Song (Vanessa Vue), Lena Waithe (College Maya), and MIYACHI (Billy Chang). Season three cast includes: Kyla Pratt (Penny Proud), Tommy Davidson (Oscar Proud), Paula Jai Parker (Trudy Proud), JoMarie Payton (Suga Mama), Cedric the Entertainer (Uncle Bobby), Karen Malina White (Dijonay Jones), Soleil Moon Frye (Zoey Howzer), Alisa Reyes (LaCienega Boulevardez), Carlos Mencia (Felix Boulevardez), Alvaro Gutierrez (Papi), Raquel Lee Bolleau (Nubia Gross), Marcus T. Paulk (Myron), and Melissa De Sousa (Sunset Boulevardez).

Kurt Farquhar returns as songwriter and composer and season three includes 10 new original songs from Grammy winning songwriter and producer, Roccstar. The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder revival picks up the story of its central character, Penny Proud, and her iconic family: parents Oscar and Trudy, twin siblings BeBe and CeCe, and grandmother Suga Mama (and Puff!). By Penny's side is her loyal crew: Dijonay Jones, LaCienega Boulevardez, Zoey Howzer, Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins and Michael Collins.

South Park's 27th season premiere has moved to Wednesday, July 23rd at 10:00pm ET/PT on Comedy Central. It was originally slated to premiere on July 9. The hit animated franchise South Park, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022, debuted on Comedy Central August 13, 1997. Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny were first seen in the animated short "The Spirit of Christmas," and from there were launched into television history.

Co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are executive producers, along with Anne Garefino and Frank C. Agnone II. Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell and Vernon Chatman are producers. Christopher Brion is the Creative Director of South Park Digital Studios. South Park's website is SouthPark.cc.com.

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Labels: Comedy Central, Disney+, South Park, The Proud Family

SitcomsOnline Digest: The Comeback Returning for a Third and Final Season; South Park to Remain on HBO Max

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we have a "comeback" of a show that's been gone for about a decade, news of a new comedy at CBS, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• HBO is bringing back The Comeback for a third (and final) season, two decades after the first season aired and one decade after the second season aired. (Deadline)
• A new comedy is in the works at CBS about a man's biological clock running out. (Deadline)
• The South Park streaming drama is still on-going, but for now, it will remain on HBO Max (and looks like it is possible it'll stream both there and Paramount+ in the future). (Deadline)
• Disney and Spectrum have struck a new deal to provide Hulu to subscribers, and also includes bringing back channels that were previously dropped from the Spectrum lineup, including Freeform and FXX. (Deadline)
• There won't be a second season of Grosse Pointe Garden Society. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Teen idol and Here Come the Brides actor Bobby Sherman has died at age 81. (Variety)
• Legendary news journalist Bill Moyers has died at age 91. (AP News)
• MeTV is making a few minor tweaks in July. (SitcomsOnline)

• Catchy Comedy has a binge of Mayberry RFD tomorrow.
• Antenna TV has a Three's a Crowd marathon tomorrow.
• Antenna TV also has a McHale's Navy marathon on Friday for Independence Day.
• Of course there are Twilight Zone marathons for Independence Day, with a four day one starting Thursday on Heroes & Icons and a Friday only one on Syfy.

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Labels: HBO Max, Here Come the Brides, MeTV, Paramount+, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, The Comeback

SitcomsOnline Digest: Netflix Picks Up New Dan Levy Comedy; First Look at King of the Hill Reboot Artwork

  Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we are hearing about a new Netflix comedy, hearing about the reboot of Malcolm in the Middle, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Netflix has picked up a new comedy with Dan Levy and Laurie Metcalf. (Variety)
• Filming has wrapped up for the reboot of Malcolm in the Middle. (Entertainment Weekly)
• It ain't much, I tell you what, but we do have a first look at a poster for the King of the Hill reboot. (USA Today)
• We're learning a bit more about the follow-up project to The Office, which now has a name, The Paper. (Hollywood Reporter)
• You know you never called it Max anyway, but Max is now rebranding back to HBO Max. (NPR)
• Speaking of HBO Max, as South Park prepares to debut on Paramount+, what will happen with it on HBO Max? (Deadline)
• We have the fall lineup for ABC, the only one announced this week with any sitcoms on the fall lineup. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 17 - MAY 23)

• Tomorrow's binge on Catchy Comedy is The Honeymooners.
• Season 50 of Saturday Night Live comes to an end tonight.

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Labels: Big Mistakes, HBO Max, Malcolm in the Middle, Netflix, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, The Office, The Paper

SitcomsOnline Digest: Fox Renews Three Animated Series and Brings Back a Fourth for Four More Seasons; ABC Renews Shifting Gears

   Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing of some renewals, a long anticipated return of South Park, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• There have been worries about American Dad! being renewed, as well as questions about the future of The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Bob's Burgers on Fox, but this week Fox made it clear that all four are here to stay, as the network confirmed they renewed all four (which also means American Dad! is moving back to Fox after a decade on TBS). (Variety)
• After two whole years of not having new episodes, South Park finally returns with new episodes in July. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Although ratings have had a significant decline since the debut and it isn't exactly firing on all cylinders in streaming, ABC has went ahead and renewed Shifting Gears. (Deadline)
• Grey's Anatomy is becoming a never-ending show, as ABC has renewed it for season 22. (TV Insider)
• Kenan Thompson really isn't interested in leaving Saturday Night Live anytime soon. (Deadline)
• After 30 years, Deborah Norville is leaving Inside Edition. (Hollywood Reporter)
• A season 8 premiere date has been set for Rick and Morty. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (APRIL 5 - APRIL 11)

• Tomorrow's binge on Catchy Comedy is Cheers.
• A new season of Hacks arrives Thursday on Max.

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Fox Renews Animated Hits for 4 Additional Seasons and American Dad! Returns; South Park Season 27 Premieres July 9

Fox Entertainment has ordered unprecedented, early four-season renewals for 20th Television Animation's hit series The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers, and announced the return of American Dad! to the network. The three fan-favorite series -- all produced by 20th Television Animation, a part of Disney Television Studios -- have each received four additional seasons, continuing their impressive runs on Fox through the 2028-29 broadcast cycle. The renewals encompass the 16th through 19th Seasons of Bob's Burgers, the 24th through 27th Seasons of Family Guy and the record-setting 37th through 40th Seasons of The Simpsons, extending its standing as the longest-running scripted primetime series in television history.

American Dad!, created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, debuted on Fox in 2005 and was a part of the network's animation lineup through 2014. The animated comedy will return to the network for Seasons 20 through 23. Disney+ and Hulu remain the exclusive global streaming home of these four iconic animated series, boasting a collective library of all 2,000 episodes. Last year, both Family Guy and Bob's Burgers were ranked as two of the Top 10 most streamed shows in the U.S., according to Nielsen, with 42.44 billion and 36.79 billion minutes viewed, respectively. Fox is home to the longest running primetime animation block in television history, featuring the reigning first families of animation, the Simpsons, the Griffins and the Belchers, as well as the return of the Smith family in American Dad!

Speaking of long-running animated comedies, Comedy Central announced that the 27th season of the renowned series, South Park, will premiere Wednesday, July 9. The hit animated franchise South Park, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022, debuted on Comedy Central August 13, 1997. Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny were first seen in the animated short "The Spirit of Christmas," and from there were launched into television history. Co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are executive producers, along with Anne Garefino and Frank C. Agnone II. Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell and Vernon Chatman are producers.

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Labels: American Dad!, Bob's Burgers, Comedy Central, Disney+, Family Guy, Fox, Hulu, South Park, The Simpsons

SitcomsOnline Digest: Only Murders in the Building Renewed for Fifth Season; Plex Adds Knots Landing and More

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! Depending upon where you are, you may be seeing a blast of fall weather this weekend, and it's just in time for the beginnings of the new TV fall season! We have news of a renewal of a Hulu series, some changes with The Tonight Show, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Only Murders in the Building has been renewed for a fifth season. (Deadline)
• You can now stream the entire series of Knots Landing, Falcon Crest, and more on Plex. (TVLine)
• The reboot of One Day at a Time ended with unproduced scripts, but a table read of those scripts will be part of an upcoming charity event. (Deadline)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon was the last late night talk show to run new episodes five day a week, but that's about to change in the new season, as new episodes will no longer air on Friday. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Just as was the case in 2020 (though for somewhat different COVID related reasons then), South Park will not have new episodes for the presidential election season as had been tradition in the past, and will not return until 2025. (Variety)
• Modern Family is coming to Nick at Nite on September 19, though it appears that some of the rumors that it was being pulled from broadcast syndication this month (which is been happening with an unusually high number of long-running broadcast network stalwarts this season) may not be true. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 7 - SEPTEMBER 13)

• We previously mentioned that Plex has added Growing Pains and The Drew Carey Show to their free offerings, but as we stated today, they seem to be adding even more content from the Warner library, including the complete series of Perfect Strangers, Knots Landing, Sisters, and Falcon Crest... and we hope that more is on the way!
• Catchy Comedy has a binge of Night Court this weekend.
• A new season of Wheel of Fortune arrives on Monday, and it'll have something that it hasn't had in four decades: a new host, Ryan Seacrest.

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Labels: Falcon Crest, Knots Landing, Modern Family, One Day at a Time, Only Murders in the Building, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, Tonight Show

SitcomsOnline Digest: Another South Park "Event" Coming Next Week; Latest Development in Paramount Sale Could Split Up Company

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing of another South Park "event," hearing that Disney is making some major cutbacks on cable, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• It's been a while since we've had one, but another South Park "event," South Park: The End of Obesity, is coming next week to Paramount+. (Variety)
• In another sign that cable TV is dying, Disney has announced a "dramatic" cutback on what they'll be spending for their cable networks. (Cord Cutters News)
• Paramount is still for sale, and the latest development suggests that CBS may possibly be split up from the studio itself, which would be history repeating itself yet again. (Deadline)
• Dabney Coleman, who was more of a film actor but also starred in several short-lived sitcoms, has died at age 92. (NPR)
• Antenna TV is celebrating the Father Knows Best 70th anniversary with a marathon of 70 episodes, on (appropriately) Father's Day Weekend. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MAY 18 - MAY 25)

• Catchy Comedy wraps up their rural comedy binges with a binge of Petticoat Junction this weekend.
• Fox is having season finales for their Sunday night animated lineup on Sunday.
• ABC has season finales of Abbott Elementary and The Conners on Wednesday.
• South Park: The End of Obesity debuts Friday on Paramount+.

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Labels: CBS, Father Knows Best, Petticoat Junction, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park

The CW 2024-25 Schedule; South Park: The End of Obesity Coming to Paramount+

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Labels: Comedy Central, Paramount+, South Park, The CW, Upfronts

Paramount Media Networks Holiday Marathons; Kevin James Gets Prime Video Special

Paramount Media Networks announced a festive and fun programming slate for the holidays beginning today - December 20, 2023 and is scheduled to air across Paramount Media Networks (MTV, CMT, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Smithsonian Channel and TV Land). Audiences can get into the holiday spirit with holiday films from Love Actually to Scrooged as well as marathons of beloved series such as The Office, Seinfeld, South Park, and The Daily Show. Viewers can also catch Yellowstone - TV's #1 show - during the week-long Yellowstone marathon. Comedy Central will have marathons of The Office, Seinfeld, Parks & Recreation, South Park, Futurama, The Cleveland Show, and The Daily Show and more. Highlights: Wed 12/20 - Friday 12/22: "Festivus" Seinfeld marathon and Sun 12/24: "Silent Dwight" The Office marathon on Christmas Eve.

TV Land will have its annual Merrython on Sun 12/24- Mon 12/25 - Christmas themed episodes of all TV Land's sitcoms to air: Golden Girls, Mike & Molly, Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens, Seinfeld, Two and a Half Men, and The New Adventures of Old Christine.

Critically acclaimed actor and comedian Kevin James is set to release his first comedy special for Prime Video, Kevin James: Irregardless. The one-hour special will premiere in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on January 23, 2024. The highly anticipated, family-friendly special Kevin James: Irregardless delivers a hilariously unfiltered take on parenting, marriage, and getting older. As only James can, he covers a range of topics, from motivating children to put down their video games, to why he doesn't trust technology, and how many Tater Tots he can fit in his mouth! James began his career as a stand-up in the Long Island comedy scene. After being discovered at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom, The King of Queens. The series ran for nine seasons on CBS with James starring and executive producing, and garnered him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. James brought his stand-up act to TV with Sweat the Small Stuff, a one-hour special for Comedy Central. His second comedy special, Never Don't Give Up, premiered on Netflix to critical acclaim.

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Labels: Amazon Prime, Comedy Central, Everybody Loves Raymond, Golden Girls, King of Queens, Mike and Molly, Old Christine, Parks and Recreation, Seinfeld, South Park, The Office, Two and a Half Men

SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS to Air Second Season of Yellowstone; Showtime Getting Out of Sports Business

 Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a bit of a slow week (and the SAG-AFTRA strike is on, but there are no developments in resolving it this week), but we're here with news about what CBS is doing to fill those gaps created by the strike, news of a late night talk show that is already on hiatus (for non-strike related reasons), and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Airing the first season of Yellowstone was such a success for CBS that they'll be airing the second season now as well. (Deadline)
• Just as soon as everybody was getting all excited about all of the late night talk shows returning to TV, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is already on hiatus due to Colbert testing positive for COVID. (Deadline)
• When premium cable channels debuted in the 1980s, boxing was a huge draw for them, but now that aspect is coming to an end as Showtime has announced that they're getting out of the boxing business, just as HBO did a few years ago. (Deadline)
• Bally Sports, the group of regional sports channels that used to be known as Fox Sports, has recently shutdown one channel and the entire group is on the verge of collapsing, so what would happen to the sports they air if that does happen? (Cord Cutters News)
• Apple TV+ has cancelled The Problem with Jon Stewart, and a lot of it has to do with some controversial topics that he wanted to address, particularly regarding artificial intelligence. (The Verge)
• Actress Suzanne Somers has died. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 21 - OCTOBER 27)

• Catchy Comedy is having a binge of The Three Stooges this weekend.
• South Park: Joining the Panderverse comes to Paramount+ on Friday.
• If you're in the holiday movie mood already, Hallmark and GAC Family are already in full swing.
• There's a new Nickelodeon 90s Kids channel available on Pluto TV, with all of the 90s favorites.

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Labels: Bally Sports, Late Show, SitcomsOnline Digest, South Park, Three Stooges, Yellowstone

South Park: Joining the Panderverse Drops October 27; Prime Video Gets Batman Animated Holiday Movie

Paramount+ announced that the service's next South Park exclusive event South Park: Joining the Panderverse will premiere Friday, October 27, in the U.S. and Canada and Saturday, October 28, in the U.K. and Australia with further international markets to follow.

The first four South Park exclusive events – South Park: Post Covid, South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid, South Park The Streaming Wars and South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2 – are available to stream exclusively on Paramount+. In South Park: Joining the Panderverse, Cartman's deeply disturbing dreams portend the end of the life he knows and loves. The adults in South Park are also wrestling with their own life decisions as the advent of AI is turning their world upside down.

In 2022, South Park the series celebrated the 25th anniversary of its August 13, 1997 debut on Comedy Central. Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny were first seen in the animated short "The Spirit of Christmas," and from there were launched into television history. Co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are executive producers, along with Anne Garefino and Frank C. Agnone II. Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell and Vernon Chatman are producers. Christopher Brion is the Creative Director of South Park Digital Studios.

It was announced that Merry Little Batman will be available to stream on Prime Video beginning December 8 in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Merry Little Batman is an animated family action comedy destined to join the rogue's gallery of classic holiday movies.

When young Damian Wayne finds himself alone in Wayne Manor on Christmas Eve, he must transform into "Little Batman'' in order to defend his home and Gotham City from the crooks and supervillains intent on destroying the holidays. More details to come!

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