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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: Tim Meadows to Star in New Sitcom DMV; Casting for The Office Followup Series

  Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're hearing about some new CBS comedies, some casting news for the followup series to The Office, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• Tim Meadows is set to star in a new CBS comedy, DMV, which is (not surprisingly) about a guy who works at the DMV. (Variety)
• CBS also has a new single camera comedy called Feebs in development. (Deadline)
• The followup series to The Office at Peacock has some "new hires." (Hollywood Reporter)
• Get ready for more nostalgia tomorrow night on the Emmy Awards, as some cast reunions from Happy Days and The West Wing will be included. (TVLine)
• We have our first look at the new cast members for the new season of Saturday Night Live. (NBC)
• DirecTV has resolved their two week carriage dispute with Disney, but unlike Spectrum, it seems that Freeform and FXX were not removed. (Variety)
• MeTV is getting ready for Halloween. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20)

• There is a Catchy Comedy binge of Taxi this weekend.
• MeTV Toons is airing The Flintstone Kids on Sundays starting tomorrow, as part of their Flintstone Family Sunday block.
• These awards ceremonies just aren't as big of a draw as they once were, but the 76th Emmy Awards airs Sunday on ABC.
• Season 2 of Frasier arrives Thursday on Paramount+.

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

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Labels: DMV, Feebs, Flintstone Kids, Frasier, Happy Days, SitcomsOnline Digest, Taxi, The Office, The West Wing

TNT Airing The West Wing Reruns on Fridays; Kate Mulgrew Joins Star Trek Animated Comedy

To support the importance of voting and to raise awareness for HBO Max's A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote, TNT will air Friday marathons of The West Wing, in October leading up to the general election in November. This installment of election-themed episodes from the Emmy®- and Peabody Award–winning hit Warner Bros. Television drama series serve as a valentine to voting. The marathon will begin and end with "Hartsfield's Landing," the same episode penned by creator Aaron Sorkin that will be enacted by the original cast on the Orpheum Theater's stage during the HBO Max special, which premieres October 15. A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote marks the first time in 17 years that the original cast of The West Wing will come together with creator Aaron Sorkin and executive producer/director Thomas Schlamme. The West Wing stars Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford, and Martin Sheen will reprise their roles from the episode.

Additionally, A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote will include act breaks with guest appearances from When We All Vote co-chair Michelle Obama, President Bill Clinton, Lin-Manuel Miranda and more. Fans will also be treated to the musical talents of legendary Emmy® award–winning composer W.G. Snuffy Walden, who will take to his guitar to play the iconic score for The West Wing theme song. Folk rock band, The Avett Brothers, will also close out the special. The creative team and cast organized this historic production in order to raise awareness for and support the vital mission of When We All Vote, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization co-chaired by Michelle Obama, which was founded to increase participation in every election in America. In honor of the special, WarnerMedia will make a donation to When We All Vote.

Nickelodeon and CBS Studios announced that Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek: Voyager) will reprise her role as Captain Kathryn Janeway in Nickelodeon's all-new animated comedy series Star Trek: Prodigy. The news was revealed as a surprise announcement during the Star Trek Universe virtual panel at New York Comic Con. Additional casting news will be announced in the coming months.

Developed by Emmy(R) Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman (Trollhunters and Ninjago) and overseen for Nickelodeon by Naito, Star Trek: Prodigy follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation. The CG-animated series will debut exclusively on Nickelodeon in 2021 for a new generation of fans. Star Trek: Prodigy is from CBS' Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios' new animation arm; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Katie Krentz, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth will serve as executive producers alongside co-showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman. Ben Hibon will direct, co-executive produce and serve as the creative lead of the all-new animated series. Star Trek: Prodigy joins the expanding Star Trek franchise for ViacomCBS as the first Star Trek series aimed at younger audiences for Nickelodeon. The Star Trek Universe on CBS All Access currently includes hit original series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and the development of a Section 31-based series with Michelle Yeoh.

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

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Labels: HBO Max, Nickelodeon, Star Trek: Prodigy, The West Wing, TNT