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SitcomsOnline Digest: Saturday Night Live Hosts Announced; The West Wing Returns to Max After Brief Disappearance

  Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about some Saturday Night Live hosts, the end of a cable network, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• We're getting our first look at the next two Saturday Night Live hosts and musical guests, and one will double as host and musical guest. (Deadline)
• The West Wing was quietly dropped from Max recently, leaving it with no streaming home, but once viewers started to notice, it was quickly restored. (Deadline)
• It's surprising that we aren't hearing more of cable networks shutting down lately, but the cable network Universal Kids is shutting down soon. (Cord Cutters News)
• There is now a weekend version of The View, sort of, at least on streaming media. (Entertainment Weekly)
• Venu, the "all in one streaming service" that was to put all of the sports from ESPN, Warner, and Fox all into one app, has been scrapped. (Hollywood Reporter)
• The Jeffersons turns 50 next week, and Antenna TV is celebrating that anniversary. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JANUARY 11 - JANUARY 17)

• Tomorrow's Catchy Binge on Catchy Comedy is Bosom Buddies.
• Season 3 of Night Court debuts Tuesday on NBC, along with new episodes of St. Denis Medical.
• The new version of Hollywood Squares, which was originally scheduled to air last week (but delayed due to the fires in Los Angeles), is now set to debut Thursday on CBS.

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

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Labels: Bosom Buddies, Night Court, Saturday Night Live, SitcomsOnline Digest, The Jeffersons, The View, The West Wing, Universal Kids

SitcomsOnline Digest: Casting News for Night Court Reboot; Rutherford Falls Renewed for Second Season

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• We have a minor piece of casting news for the reboot of Night Court. (Deadline) 
• The View may be having a re-View, with Debbie Matenopolous (who appeared in the first few seasons before being fired) in talks to return to the show. (TVLine)
• A contestant had to be pulled from the latest season of Big Brother due to a positive COVID-19 test. (Deadline)
  
• Cozi TV has acquired the rights to 3rd Rock from the Sun. (Deadline)
  
• We'll try to avoid any further Bill Cosby news, but he is supposedly planning a standup comedy tour. (Yahoo! News) 
• Rutherford Falls has been renewed for a second season. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (JULY 10 - JULY 16)

• It's a binge of The Monkees on Decades this weekend.
  
• CNN's new documentary series, History of the Sitcom, debuts on Sunday.
• Antenna TV's 10th anniversary marathons on the 10th of each month continue today, with I Dream of Jeannie.
  
• Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail (or the third season) debuts Tuesday on TBS.
  

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

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Labels: 3rd Rock from the Sun, Big Brother, Cozi TV, Night Court, Rutherford Falls, SitcomsOnline Digest, The View

SitcomsOnline Digest: NBC to Bring Late Night to Primetime for New Year's Eve; Candace Cameron Bure Leaves The View

• Carson Daly will be ringing in the new year on NBC as usual, but he'll have sort of a pre-show this year, as Seth Meyers brings Late Night to primetime with a star-studded New Year's Eve special. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Candace Cameron Bure is the latest person to announce her exit from The View. (LA Times)
• Joseph Mascolo, who was best known for his role of villain Stefano off and on over over a 34 year period on Days of Our Lives (as well as many appearances on classic TV series, particularly in the 1970s), died this week at age 87. (Variety)
• William H. Macy is the bigger name and officially considered the star of Showtime's Shameless, but many who watch the show know that the plots and stories are often much more dependent upon Emmy Rosum's character Fiona, and now she not only wants equal pay to Macy, but actually more than his. (Hollywood Reporter)  
• "This is it, this is the trailer, the one you get, so go and have a ball," as Netflix has released the trailer for their reboot of the sitcom One Day at a Time. (SitcomsOnline)

• Newhart - The Complete Seventh Season (DVD, $29.93): The classic Bob Newhart sitcom continues on DVD with this release of the next-to-last season.

Posted by Skees -- SitcomsOnline.com at 3:00 PM

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Labels: Late Night, Newhart, Shameless, SitcomsOnline Digest, The View