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SitcomsOnline Digest: Paramount and Warner Merger on Hold; Paramount+ Cancels Crutch

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, a media merger could be falling apart, a Paramount+ series has been canceled, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The merger between Paramount and Warner, which the parties had hoped to finalize in the upcoming weeks, has now been postponed for several months as legal fights against it play out. (Variety)
• In a world where reboots keep getting developed and falling flat on their face, things are going pretty well for King of the Hill, which has been very well received (some fans even saying it is better than it originally was), getting a good audience, and already has two more seasons under development. (Cord Cutters News)
• Crutch has been canceled after just one season, though it's probably not a big deal to Tracy Morgan as he has another sitcom on the air anyway. (Variety)
• The voice cast for the Family Guy spinoff Stewie has been announced. (SitcomsOnline)

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

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Labels: Crutch, King of the Hill, Nirvanna the Band the Show, Paramount, President Curtis, SitcomsOnline Digest, Stewie, Warner Bros

Fox's Stewie Announces Voice Cast; Clash of the Thundermans Premiere Date and Details, with Ariel Winter Joining the Cast

Fox has announced the voices of the Family Guy spin-off series Stewie, coming in 2027-28. Kenan Thompson (Royal), Vanessa Bayer (Morgan), Mike Henry (BJ), Jessica Lowe (Caroline), Melissa O'Neil (Wanda), and Aaron Lee (Skunk) join Seth MacFarlane (who also voices Bean).

In Stewie, the world's most beloved talking baby steps into the spotlight with the latest Family Guy spinoff from creator Seth MacFarlane. After getting the boot from his old preschool, Stewie is forced to enroll in a new one that's not exactly top-of-the-line. It's attended by a handful of kids he doesn't know, and a 75-year-old class turtle with a half-cocked theory on just about every subject. Stewie's miserable, the other kids are miserable, and even the turtle is miserable... until Stewie begins rolling out his trusty array of devices to take them anywhere in space and time, turning every boring day at school into an insane and surreal adventure. MacFarlane voices Stewie and will executive-produce for Fuzzy Door.

Hold onto your capes! At San Diego for Comic-Con(R) International, Paramount+ revealed the premiere date and key art for Clash of the Thundermans. The new feature-length film from Paramount Television Studios will premiere Thursday, September 3 on Paramount+ and debut on Nickelodeon at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) that same day.

Based on the hit Nickelodeon live-action superhero comedy series The Thundermans, Clash of the Thundermans follows youngest sibling Chloe as she develops a new and unpredictable superpower, causing the Hero League to demand they send her away to a superhero boarding school to learn to control it. Faced with the prospect of sending Chloe away for years, the Thunderman family is split down the middle, with Max, Hank and Nora wanting to hand her over for her own safety, and Phoebe, Barb and Billy willing to ignore orders to keep her with her family.

Modern Family's Ariel Winter (Cognita) joins returning cast members Kira Kosarin (Phoebe), Jack Griffo (Max), Maya Le Clark (Chloe), Diego Velazquez (Billy), Addison Riecke (Nora), Chris Tallman (Hank) and Rosa Blasi (Barb). Dana Snyder (Dr. Colosso), Daniele Gaither, (President Kickbutt) and Robyn Bradley (Mee-Maw) also star.

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

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Labels: Fox, Modern Family, Paramount+, San Diego Comic Con, Stewie, The Thundermans

SitcomsOnline Digest: Family Guy's Stewie Griffin Getting Spinoff; NBCUniversal Cancels Several Daytime Shows, Including Last of the Daytime "Trash Talk"

    Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about a Family Guy spinoff, the end of several long-running syndicated daytime shows, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Even though he'd be nearly 30 years old by the time it happens, Stewie Griffin of Family Guy is getting his own spinoff, Stewie, that'll air on both Fox and Hulu, and it already has a two season commitment. (Deadline)
• Hulu has ordered a comedy pilot, Lex, about a reality star who accidentally films a murder. (Variety)
• We've been seeing this coming for almost 20 years when it slowed down to mostly just Jerry Springer and Maury and even more so in recent years when the remaining big stars had much less name recognition, but the era of "trash daytime talk shows" is completely coming to an end, as NBCUniversal has cancelled new production of the last two talk shows of that type, The Steve Wilkos Show and Karamo, as well as Access Hollywood and Access Live. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Get ready for one less streaming service, as BET+ is being folded into Paramount+. (Deadline)
• How are people watching streaming media? It looks like Roku is the most popular way, by miles. (Cord Cutters News)
• If you want to binge watch every episode of The X-Files in the desert, Pluto TV is looking for you. (Cord Cutters News)
• We have a trailer for the Malcolm in the Middle reboot. (SitcomsOnline)

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

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Labels: Access Hollywood, BET+, Family Guy, Golden Girls, Jury Duty, Lex, Malcolm in the Middle, Paramount+, SitcomsOnline Digest, Stewie, X-Files