Saturday, August 21, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: Peacock Cancels Punky Brewster Reboot; The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet Arrives on DVD from Time Life

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're learning about the cancellation of a Peacock reboot of a classic series, DVDs of a classic sitcom, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

  • Peacock has cancelled Punky Brewster after just one season. (Yahoo! News)
  • After years of hearing it was coming and a Kickstarter, there is finally some progress on DVDs for The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, with a 100 episode collection now available from Time Life (but it's not cheap). (Time Life)
  • Anthony Anderson is talking about the end black-ish and more to Deadline. (Deadline)
  • In part 3 of our ongoing saga of how nobody wants Mike Richards as host of Jeopardy!, he is now out before he could even start, and Hollywood could not be more thrilled. (Deadline)
  • Lifetime's updated take on Highway to Heaven has a premiere date set. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 21 - AUGUST 27)

  • Season 12 of Archer debuts on Wednesday on FXX.
  • Decades has a binge of The Love Boat this weekend.
  • ABC's latest Superstars episode focuses on John Ritter on Wednesday at 10pm.

Friday, August 20, 2021

Fri-Yay: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Is Addressing Police Misconduct On Its Way Out the Door; Netflix Renews Never Have I Ever for Season 3

It's time for another edition of Fri-Yay! That means we will take a look back on some sitcom happenings in recent days or weeks or other fun sitcomy stuff. It's a sitcom lover's paradise! Happy Fri-Yay!

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - The Good Ones

by Vincent

Last week, the 8th and final season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine premiered on NBC. It has been 16 months since the show last aired (the 7th season concluded in April 2020 - the show sat out for the regular 2020 - 2021 broadcast season.) Needless to say, a lot has changed in that time, particularly with the topic of police officers. Just a few months after the 7th season ended, the George Floyd video shocked America, and led to a discussion on police brutality and reforming police systems in the US. Brooklyn Nine-Nine threw out all of their previous ideas for the 8th season, hence the long delay in between Seasons 7 and 8. The show's premiere episode last week directly addressed this turmoil. Not only did Rosa quit the police force due to her uncomfortableness helping a system that has wronged so many, but Jake finds himself being called a "pig" and part of the problem.

In some ways, this isn't new territory for the show, which has always depicted the police officers outside of the 99 to be corrupt in many ways. But this was the first time the show seemed to reckon with the fact that its officers could be part of the problem, or at least that its characters reckoned with it. It was an interesting tonal shift for the show, although the second episode of the one-hour premiere was much more traditional Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Still, the final season certainly seems to have a bit of a darker vibe overall. Not only is the show addressing real world issues head on, it broke up Captain Holt and his husband Kevin, in a move that shocked many fans. The show has always been a generally light-hearted sitcom, although it has dipped its toes into serious issues before (such as racial profiling and the Me Too movement), but this feels like the most upfront and personal the show is getting with these issues, and it seems to also be willing to experiment with messing up its characters' personal lives. Typically, planned final seasons of sitcoms tend to be a celebration of shorts, and are often a little lower stakes, meant to celebrate the show that we love and demonstrate where our beloved characters are ending up. Brooklyn Nine-Nine, on the other hand, might be going in another direction. It'll be interesting to see how the show manages to balance these tones as it finishes out its run.


Never Have I Ever

Netflix has renewed Never Have I Ever for a third season. Netflix's Head of Global TV Bela Bajaria broke the news during her TCA remarks. Never Have I Ever is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with 3 Arts Entertainment, Original Langster, and Kaling International. Returning cast includes: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet, Lee Rodriguez, Ramona Young with narration from John McEnroe. Seasons 1 and 2 are currently streaming globally, only on Netflix. Never Have I Ever is a coming-of-age comedy about the complicated life of a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenage girl. In Season 2, Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) continues to deal with the everyday pressures of high school and drama at home, while also navigating new romantic relationships. Never Have I Ever is created by executive producer Mindy Kaling, with Lang Fisher serving as co-creator, executive producer, showrunner and writer. The Universal Television project is also executive produced by 3 Arts Entertainment's Howard Klein and David Miner.

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Lifetime's Highway to Heaven Premieres November 6; COZI TV's Dog Days of Summer on August 21

Highway to Heaven - Jill Scott and Barry Watson

The Lifetime original movie Highway to Heaven, starring Grammy(R) Award winner Jill Scott and Barry Watson, is set to premiere on Saturday, November 6 at 8/7c. A "first look" trailer for the film has been released by the network in anticipation of the upcoming premiere. A contemporary take on Michael Landon's iconic 80s television series Highway to Heaven, the new movie follows Angela Stewart (Jill Scott), an angel who is sent back to earth to help others in need. In the premiere movie, Angela takes on the role of a temporary school counselor and finds herself working alongside junior high school principal Bruce Banks (Barry Watson) as she intervenes in the lives of a troubled student Cody (Ben Daon), his father Jeff (Robert Moloney) and his aunt Vanessa (Victoria Bidewell), who are grieving the tragic loss of Cody's mother, Melissa (Ashley Ross). As Angela seemingly works miracles with Cody, Bruce is stunned when he learns of the divine nature of Angela's work. Just like the original series, Lifetime wishes to retain the same messages of hope and encouragement for its audience, while exploring social and emotional issues with sensitivity, joy, and humor.

The first movie installment of the Highway to Heaven series is produced by Rain Productions and Propagate for Lifetime. Jonathan Baruch and Rob Wolken executive produce for Rain Productions; Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Gregory Lipstone and Rodney Ferrell executive produce from Propagate; Howard Braunstein is executive producer; Jill Scott and Shawn Gee also executive produce. Stacey K. Black directs from an original script by executive producer/writer Cathryn Humphris and award-winning playwright Angelica Chéri. Cindy Landon and Wayne Lepff are executive producing on behalf of Michael Landon's estate.




10 Secret Stories: TV's Amazing Dogs

COZI TV will be airing its Dog Days of Summer special, a day full of viewers' favorite television dogs, on Saturday, August 21 starting at 9:00 a.m. The special will begin with a Lassie marathon running until 1:00 p.m., followed by a special edition Ten Secret Stories episode, TV's Amazing Dogs, and concluding with a season two episode of Frasier, where fans are introduced to Dr. Frasier Crane's Jack Russell Terrier, Eddie, who will also be featured in the prior special Ten Secret Stories special. All of these animal-friendly episodes are to help kick-off NBCUniversal Local's Clear The Shelters™ campaign. The animal adoption campaign starts on Monday, August 23 and goes through Sunday, September 19.

Ten Secret Stories is a COZI original series that first aired in 2017. The half-hour episodes feature clips from many of television’s most beloved programming along with behind-the-scenes access to many of television's best-known personalities. This year's special is an updated episode from the original series showcasing TV's most iconic dogs. The special episode, TV's Amazing Dogs, will include appearances by The Nanny's Fran Drescher, sharing memories of her beloved dog, Chester, who also appeared on her sitcom, John Roberts from Bob's Burgers, comedian Chris Gethard, and from NBC's 1st Look, Johnny Bananas. Clear The Shelters™ is NBCUniversal Local's campaign promoting pet adoption and is returning for its seventh consecutive year on Monday, August 23. This campaign has nationally helped find forever homes for more than half a million pets. For more information on Clear The Shelters™ including participating animal shelters and rescues, along with details on local events, visit ClearTheShelters.com.

The following is the episode lineup for the Dog Days of Summer special airing on Saturday, August 21 (check local listings):
Lassie Episodes
9:00 a.m. – "Winged Rescue"
9:30 a.m. – "The Cliff"
10:00 a.m. – "Warm Heart--Cold Nose"
10:30 a.m. – "Whitewater Fury"
11:00 a.m. – "Lassie's Busy Day"
11:30 a.m. – "The River"
12:00 p.m. – "For the Love of Lassie (1)"
12:30 p.m. – "For the Love of Lassie (2)"
1:00 p.m. – Ten Secret Stories, "TV's Amazing Dogs"
1:30 p.m. – Frasier, "The Unkindest Kind of Cut" (Season 2, Episode 2)

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

TBS Acquires Young Sheldon for This Fall; Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life Coming Oct. 26

Young Sheldon

TBS inks acquisition deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution for the hit Warner Bros. Television comedy Young Sheldon. The series will make its debut on TBS on Monday, September 27 at 5:00pm ET/PT. Young Sheldon joins TBS' line-up of fan-favorite and best-in-class series including WBTV's Friends and The Big Bang Theory, the longest-running multicamera comedy in television history. Young Sheldon also will join broadcast syndication this September (stations such as WPIX in NY, KTLA in LA and WGN in Chicago) and started airing reruns on Nick at Nite last November.

For 12 years on The Big Bang Theory, audiences came to know the iconic, eccentric and extraordinary Sheldon Cooper. The single-camera, half-hour comedy Young Sheldon gives viewers the chance to meet him in childhood, as he embarks on his innocent, awkward and hopeful journey toward the man he will become. For young Sheldon Cooper, it isn’t easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn't always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted and somewhat naïve Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him. His father, George, is struggling to find his way as a high school football coach and as father to a boy he doesn’t understand. Sheldon’s mother, Mary, fiercely protects and nurtures her son in a town where he just doesn't fit in. Sheldon's older brother, Georgie, does the best he can in high school, but it’s tough to be cool when you’re in the same classes with your odd 9-year-old brother. Finally, there’s Sheldon’s twin sister, Missy, who sometimes resents all the attention Sheldon gets, but also remains the one person who can reliably tell Sheldon the truth.


Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life

Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life (becker&mayer! October 26, 2021, $35.00 US, $46.00 CAN) is a visual salute to the First Lady of Television, spanning her more than 80 years as a performer and star of such legendary series as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. Packed with photographs from her decades in comedy as well as a contestant on game shows including What's My Line?, Password, To Tell the Truth and Match Game, interviews with friends and colleagues, such as Carol Burnett and Candice Bergen, and a foreword by Gavin MacLeod, the book chronicles 100 highlights from the acting life and passions that have defined an entertainment career like no other.

White's pioneering legacy extends back to the earliest days of TV in the 1950s, when she served as both producer and star of the sitcom Life with Elizabeth during an era that predated glass ceilings. The volume also vividly illustrates the beloved White's lifelong advocacy for animals as well as the masterful comic versatility she displayed even as she closed in on the century mark. Revel in Betty White's talent, elegance, fortitude, and humor with this photographic retrospective of her life told through 100 moments that have defined an entertainment career like no other.

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

The Price Is Right Celebrates 50th Anniversary; Netflix's New Animated Comedy Series Premieres Oct. 22

The Price Is Right

Daytime Emmy Award-winning The Price Is Right, network television's #1-rated daytime series and the longest-running game show in television history, celebrates its milestone 50th season with a weeklong event featuring a game each day where contestants can win up to 1 million dollars, beginning Monday, Sept. 13 (11:00 AM-12:00 PM, ET/10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. In addition, a special primetime celebration of The Price Is Right commemorating the historic milestone will feature a look back at the biggest winners, never before seen outtakes and a salute to Bob Barker. Plus, contestants will come on down to play iconic pricing games for extravagant luxury cars and big cash prizes, Thursday, Sept. 30 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This season, the show will welcome fans back to the studio audience for a chance to hear the famed words "come on down!" The episodes will also be available to stream live and on demand on the CBS app and Paramount+.

The Price Is Right premiered Sept. 4, 1972 with famed host Bob Barker. Since then, there have been 108 pricing games played over the course of the show's history, and the daytime premiere week will honor the lasting legacy with two new games, including a special limited-edition game that will only be played throughout the 50th season, complete with a retro '70s look, "Back to '72." In the game, contestants' pricing skills will be tested on actual items that appeared on the show during the early years of its run on CBS. Drew Carey was named the host of the show in July of 2007.


Inside Job

Netflix's new adult animated comedy series Inside Job premieres Friday, October 22. Ten half-hour episodes have been ordered. Inside Job is an adult animated comedy about the shadow government-- and the dysfunctional team whose daily grind is committing the world's conspiracies. From convoluted coverups to secret societies to masked orgy etiquette, navigating office culture at Cognito Inc. can be tricky, especially for anti-social tech genius Reagan Ridley. Even in a workplace filled with reptilian shapeshifters and psychic mushrooms, she's seen as the odd one out for believing the world could be a better place. Reagan thinks she can make a difference, if only she could manage her unhinged, manifesto-writing father, her irresponsible coworkers, and finally snag the promotion she's been dreaming about. Starring the voices of Lizzy Caplan (Freaks & Geeks, Masters of Sex), Christian Slater (Mr. Robot, Heathers), Clark Duke (The Office, Hearts Afire), Andrew Daly (Review), Bobby Lee (Splitting Up Together), John DiMaggio (Futurama), Tisha Campbell (My Wife & Kids, Martin) and Brett Gelman (Another Period).

Monday, August 16, 2021

Grace and Frankie Final Season First 4 Episodes Available Now; What We Do in the Shadows Already Renewed for Season 4

Grace and Frankie

Let's be honest... It's been quite the year and a half, and we could all use a duo like Grace and Frankie in our lives right about now. So, as a treat, Jane and Lily are giving you the first four episodes of the seventh and final season of Grace and Frankie right now. The final 12 episodes of Season 7 (and the series) will premiere in 2022. It was previously announced that with Season 7's final 16-episode order, Grace and Frankie, produced by Skydance Television, will make history as the longest-running Netflix original series ever, out of both comedy and drama, with 94 episodes. Grace and Frankie stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen, June Diane Raphael, Brooklyn Decker, Baron Vaughn, Ethan Embry, and Peter Gallagher, all who reprise their roles in the seventh and final season.


What We Do in the Shadows

Ahead of its highly-anticipated third season premiere, What We Do in the Shadows has been renewed for a fourth season on FX. The fourth season of the hit comedy series will debut in 2022. What We Do in the Shadows, based on the feature film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén). The third season of What We Do in the Shadows begins with the first two of the season's 10 episodes on Thursday, September 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and streaming the next day on FX on Hulu.

After the shocking season two finale, we find the housemates in a panic about what to do with Guillermo after discovering that he is a vampire killer. This season, the vampires are elevated to a new level of power and will encounter the vampire from which all vampires have descended, a tempting Siren, gargoyles, werewolf kickball, Atlantic City casinos, wellness cults, ex-girlfriends, gyms and supernatural curiosities galore. Plus, Colin Robinson is turning 100. And Nandor, faced with his own eternal-life crisis, tries to inject his life with more meaning. Will he find love or is he destined to be an immortal bachelor with 37 ex-wives?

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of August 16, 2021)

It's Sunday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of August 16-20, 2021, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!


Monday, August 16
  • Megan Stalter (Hacks) - Watch Megan on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly/Samantha Who?) - Melissa appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also talks about Nine Perfect Strangers on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
  • Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony/Trophy Wife) - Bradley is a guest on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Michael Cudlitz (The Kids Are Alright) - Michael appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Jenny McCarthy (Two and a Half Men/Jenny) - Jenny talks about The Masked Singer on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Nick Jonas (Jonas) - Nick appears on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Judy Gold (All-American Girl) - Judy is a guest on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Tori Spelling (Mystery Girls/So Notorious) - Tori guest hosts E!'s Daily Pop at 11am.
  • Kelsey Grammer (Partners/Hank/Back to You/Frasier/Cheers) - Kelsey talks about Charming the Hearts of Men on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Tuesday, August 17
  • Julie Bowen (Modern Family) - Julie guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Minnie Driver (Speechless/About a Boy) - Catch Minnie on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Amanda Peet (Brockmire/Togetherness/Bent) - Amanda is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Jay Pharoah (White Famous/Champaign ILL) - Jay guest co-hosts a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Lisa Kudrow (HouseBroken/The Comeback/Web Therapy/Friends) - Lisa appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Chris Rock (Everybody Hates Chris) - Chris talks about his movie Spiral on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Olivia Holt (I Didn't Do It/Kickin' It) - Olivia chats about the thriller series Cruel Summer on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Patti Harrison (Shrill) - Patti appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method) - Michael is a guest on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Yvonne Orji (Insecure) - Yvonne appears on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Tom Arnold (Roseanne/The Jackie Thomas Show/Tom/The Tom Show) - Tom opens up about the very different turns he and his sibling took in life when she launched a million-dollar drug empire on a repeat of The Dr. Oz Show, so check your local listings.
  • Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) - Soleil talks about her involvement with charity organization CORE on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Tori Spelling (Mystery Girls/So Notorious) - Tori guest hosts E!'s Daily Pop at 11am.
  • Regina Hall (Black Monday/Grandfathered) and Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly/Samantha Who?) - Regina and Melissa talk about their new series Nine Perfect Strangers on
  • Awkwafina (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Awkwafina talks about season two of Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens on E!'s Daily Pop at 11am.
Wednesday, August 18
  • Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/Sean Saves the World/The Millers) - Sean guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Awkwafina (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Watch Awkwafina on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Keke appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Michael Keaton (All's Fair/Working Stiffs/Report to Murphy) - Michael is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about Lionsgate's The Protégé and Netflix's Worth on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
  • Daniel Radcliffe (Miracle Workers) - Daniel appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS. Daniel and Geraldine Viswanathan talk about TBS' Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
  • Connie Britton (Spin City/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Lost at Home) - Connie appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Steve Buscemi (Miracle Workers) - Steve is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys) - D.L. chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris breaks down the TV series The Resident on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Chris Rock (Everybody Hates Chris) - Chris appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Maya Rudolph (Bless the Harts/Forever/Big Mouth/Up All Night) - Maya is a guest on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
Thursday, August 19
  • Sean Hayes (Will & Grace/Sean Saves the World/The Millers) - Sean guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish/Girlfriends) - Tracee appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Cecily Strong (Schmigadoon!) - Cecily is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio/The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton will be on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Dean Norris (United States of Al) - Dean appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Caroline Rhea (Sydney to the Max/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch/Pride & Joy) - Caroline is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Courteney Cox (Cougar Town/Friends/Family Ties) - Courteney appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Francia Raisa (grown-ish) - Francia is a guest on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
  • Candace Cameron Bure (Fuller House/Full House) - Candace will be on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Marlon Wayans (Marlon/The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon talks about Respect on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Friday, August 20
  • Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Sarah guest co-hosts a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) - Watch Kenan on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Regina Hall (Black Monday/Grandfathered) - Regina appears on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Andy is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Chris appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Yvette Nicole Brown (The Mayor/The Odd Couple/Community) - Yvette chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat of ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Helen Hunt (Blindspotting/Mad About You/It Takes Two) - Helen appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Mark Consuelos (Alpha House/Hope & Faith) - Mark guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method) - Michael talks about The Kominsky Method on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Elizabeth Banks (Modern Family/Scrubs) - Elizabeth talks about the game show Press Your Luck on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Mark Curry (In The Cut/Hangin' with Mr. Cooper) - Mark dishes about his comedy tour on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon) - Iain is a guest on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.

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Sitcoms Airing This Week

Sunday, August 15

History of the Sitcom

History of the Sitcom - "Freaks, Geeks & Outsiders" (CNN, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Aliens, geeks, monsters, immigrants, witches… the fresh perspective of sitcom fish-out-of-water give us funny new insights into the ever-changing face of America.

The Simpsons - "The Road to Cincinnati" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Odd couple Skinner and Chalmers embark on an 800-mile car ride to Cincinnati to attend an administrator's convention.

The Great North - "Romantic Meat-Based Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Worried that she's inherited Beef's fear of romance, Judy forces her dad to get back out there by attending a meat auction and singles mixer in hopes of bringing home a new love.

Bob's Burgers - "Bridge Over Troubled Rudy" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Louise finds out that Rudy has a model bridge that explodes, she ropes her siblings into an adventure; Mort tries to teach Bob, Linda and Teddy how to meditate.

Family Guy - "Young Parent Trap" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Lois and Peter are mistaken for young parents by another couple at Stewie's school and are invited to live in a millennial apartment complex, leaving Meg and Chris home alone.

Wellington Paranormal - "Taniwha" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Officers Minogue and O'Leary head for the ocean, joined by Sgt. Maaka, when 10 anglers disappear from around Wellington Harbour.

Dead Pixels - "Healthy Balance" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Nicky and Meg are forced to spend an evening in the real world when an eagerly awaited update to the game takes more than five hours to download.

Johnson - "The Lady" (Bounce TV, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Omar learns the importance of mental health while Keith begins his search for a rental space for his dream photo gallery.


Monday, August 16

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Turnaround" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Gemma’s troublemaking sister, Brittany (Deborah Baker Jr.), returns, claiming she’s turned over a new leaf, thanks to a surprising new business venture. Also, Dave finally convinces Calvin to accompany him to an escape room, where they both get more than they bargained for.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Honest Yak Prices" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)(Repeat)
With Abishola’s husband adamant that he’ll never agree to a divorce, Bob and Abishola grow disheartened that they will never be able to get married.

Young Sheldon - "A Box of Treasure and the Meemaw of Science" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sheldon, Dr. Linkletter and Meemaw team up on a science experiment. Also, Mary is jealous that Pastor Jeff and Brenda (Melissa Peterman) are spending time together, and Georgie has a new side hustle.

United States of Al - "Dog/Spai" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Riley and Hazel bring home a lost dog with the hope of keeping him, which doesn’t sit well with Al. Also, Art goes on his first date with Lois (Rachel Bay Jones).

HouseBroken - "Who Done It?" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Jill's mother is in town and her sociopathic parrot torments Honey; after its cage gets knocked over during a blackout and the parrot goes missing, all of the animals are suspects in its murder.

Duncanville - "Off to the Braces" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Kimberly gets her braces off and finds new popularity; Jack accidentally has his ponytail cut and embraces his new persona of authority.


Tuesday, August 17

Home Economics - "Pilot" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The show takes a look at the heartwarming yet super uncomfortable and sometimes frustrating relationship among three adult siblings: one in the 1%, one middle-class and one barely holding on.

Home Economics - "Mermaid Taffeta Wedding Dress, $1,999" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The Hayworth family is invited to the wedding of longtime family friend Spags. When Connor enlists Tom’s help to write and re-write a wedding toast, things take an unexpected turn between the brothers. Sarah realizes Denise is upset they never had a real wedding, while Marina meticulously plans her drinking schedule for a night out without the kids.

Home Economics - "Bounce House Rental, $250" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Connor invites all the cousins over for an epic sleepover to cheer up his daughter, Gretchen. Meanwhile, Tom is determined to prove he can be a fun uncle too.

Home Economics - "35% of Allied Harness and Sling LTD, $3,000,000" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
After upsetting Marina, Tom tries to help out more around the house. While Sarah tries to find temporary employment, she and Denise worry their son will be corrupted after Kelvin decides he wants to learn all about Uncle Connor’s business.

Home Economics - "The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: An Oral History (Used), $11" (ABC, 10:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Connor invites the siblings to a party he’s throwing for his ex-wife, Emily. While he feels the need to prove that he is cool with their divorce, he is not the only one in the competitive spirit. Tom and Marina try to prove to each other that they still have game, while Sarah finds the perfect solution to the fact that she’s a bad gift-giver.

Home Economics - "Opus One Cabernet, 2015, $500" (ABC, 10:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The family gathers to try and celebrate their parents’ anniversary without spoiling it – like every other year. However, after everyone learns what Tom’s new novel is about, the celebration may just be the worst one yet.

Miracle Workers - "Oregon Trail: Independence Rock" (TBS, 10:30PM ET/PT)
The wagon train stops at Independence Rock to celebrate the Fourth of July. While Ezekiel and Prudence try to enjoy the holiday, Benny attempts to reclaim his place as the number one outlaw in the west.


Wednesday, August 18

Younger - "The Baroness" (TV Land, 10:00PM ET/PT)
When Caitlin needs help with a Vassar event, Liza is forced to turn to Quinn; Kelsey is unhappy with her time in the spotlight and tries to find a way out of it; Maggie gets cancelled.


Thursday, August 19

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Property" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Calvin discovers a member of the community plans to sell to greedy developers, he vows to find a buyer closer to home instead. However, the Butlers and Johnsons soon realize that the dilapidated property will require more work than they expected.

B Positive - "Inflammatory Response" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Norma (Linda Lavin) moves into Drew’s house after she accidentally sets her room on fire at the retirement home. Also, a romance heats up between Gina and Eli.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - "Blue Flu" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Capt. Holt and Amy manage an understaffed precinct; Jake and Charles investigate.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - "Balancing" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Jake and Amy create a system to balance work and childcare; Rosa gets a new houseguest.

grown-ish - "A Peace of Light" (Freeform, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Zoey's ideas are used by her boss without crediting her, she debates whether to speak up and risk her internship, or sit silently; Jazz seeks medical leave from the track team by going to therapy; Aaron tries to make a good impression.


Friday, August 20

none scheduled


Saturday, August 21

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan - "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'" (Nickelodeon, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Rebecca wants to use her new scooter to make social media posts, and Dylan wants to use it in a rap video, but both need to hide it from their parents if they want to keep it.


Sunday, August 22

History of the Sitcom - "Escaping Reality" (CNN, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Sitcoms have long been the ultimate comedy comfort food, but what sitcoms offer escape from – and what they offer escape to – reveal a lot about the state of the American mind, and the state of sitcom form itself.

The Simpsons - "Sorry Not Sorry" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Lisa calls her teacher, Ms. Hoover, a hack and refuses to apologize; Lisa learns Ms. Hoover's private pain.

The Great North - "Curl Interrupted Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Beef enlists Judy to help coach his adult curling team; Wolf tries to turn the family fishing boat into a sunset cruise for lovers.

Bob's Burgers - "Steal Magazine-olias" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The Belcher kids get caught up in a game of cat-and-mouse when Dr. Yap comes to the restaurant in search of something that was taken from the waiting room of his office; Bob, Linda and Teddy try to clean a huge bird poop off the restaurant's window.

Family Guy - "Meg Goes to College" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Meg deals with a college admissions scandal; Brian embarks on a fitness journey.

Wellington Paranormal - "Fear the Briannas" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Officers Minogue and O'Leary investigate a local girls' high school when three teen witches start threatening students.

Dead Pixels - "Flanks/Yams" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Nicky prepares to meet his love interest Daisy in real life; Meg reboots an old version of Kingdom Scrolls that the three of them can play together.

Johnson - "Mixed Signals" (Bounce TV, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Bianca spends the night at Keith's loft leading him to believe that they can be more than friends; Omar visits his son, Caleb, and his estranged wife, Naomi.

Complete TV Listings

Saturday, August 14, 2021

SitcomsOnline Digest: Judith Light Cast in Role in Courteney Cox Starz Horror Comedy Series; Fox Renews HouseBroken for Second Season

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's not a busy week as we prepare for the fall season, which is just a little over a month away, but we do have some casting news for an upcoming Starz comedy series, news of the renewal of a Fox animated comedy that likely went unnoticed by many, and news of new Jeopardy! hosts (yes, plural!). Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

  • Judith Light has been cast in a role playing the mother of Courteney Cox's character in the Starz horror comedy series, Shining Vale. (TVLine)
  • It probably went under the radar since it was a Monday night animated series as opposed to Sunday night, but Fox has renewed HouseBroken for a second season. (Deadline)
  • Pat Hitchcock, daughter of Alfred Hitchcock who appeared in many of his movies and in several episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, has died at age 93. (AP News)
  • Only weeks after the death of her Night Court co-star Charles Robinson, Markie Post has now died. (NPR)
  • Rachel Maddow is credited with taking MSNBC from a long-struggling cable network to a powerhouse that has at times outperformed Fox News in recent years, but now, she is considering moving on. (The Daily Beast)
  • We mentioned last week that fans weren't exactly thrilled by the Mike Richards, the reported choice of host for Jeopardy!, and he did indeed officially get named for that job this week. But fans are a little more excited by the choice of hosts for the primetime spinoffs on ABC, Mayim Bialik. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 14 - AUGUST 20)

  • The first four episodes of the seventh season of Grace and Frankie can now be seen on Netflix, with the rest coming in 2022 (can we really call that one season though?).
  • Decades is doing a binge of something a little different this weekend, with a binge of the CBS 2001-2004 drama The Guardian.
  • Akwafina is Nora From Queens returns with a second season on Wednesday on Comedy Central.

Friday, August 13, 2021

New Smurfs Series Premieres Sept. 10 on Nick; HBO Max Orders New Comedy Sort Of

The Smurfs

Blue and small, and standing only three apples tall, The Smurfs are set to make their Nickelodeon debut in an all-new series premiering Friday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The news was announced by Nickelodeon, the number-one network for kids, and LAFIG Belgium and IMPS, the worldwide licensors for The Smurfs, alongside the official trailer reveal for the CG-animated series, which follows the beloved characters embarking upon rousing adventures. All-new episodes will continue to rollout Friday nights on Nickelodeon and debut internationally in the fall.

The original series marks the return of the globally renowned characters to television for the first time in nearly 40 years and follows Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, Hefty, Clumsy and the other inhabitants of Smurf Village on all-new adventures, packed with humor, heart and high-stakes action. In the premiere episode, "Smurf-Fu," when Smurfette rescues Brainy from a giant snake, the other Smurfs ask her to teach them "Smurf-Fu." Next in, "Diaper Daddy," when everyone is tired of changing Baby's diapers, Handy decides to invent a robot that will do the job.

The voice cast pushing the charm and absurdity of the original comics to even greater heights includes: David Freeman (7 Promises) as Papa Smurf, the father figure keeping the other Smurfs in line; Berangere McNeese (Matriochkas) as Smurfette, a curious Smurf who is always ready to take part in new adventures; Lenny Mark Irons (No Man's Land) as Gargamel, a conniving human wizard with a bottomless thirst to capture Smurfs; Youssef El Kaoukibi (NRJ Belgium) as Brainy, who considers himself the smartest of the bunch; and Catherine Hershey (Boundary Games) as Willow, the brave and wise matriarch of a new tribe of girl Smurfs.


Sort Of

HBO Max announced a new eight-episode half-hour comedy series Sort Of, created by Bilal Baig (Acha Bacha) and Fab Filippo (Save Me). Commissioned by HBO Max and the CBC, the series is produced by Sienna Films, a Sphere Media company with the participation of the Canada Media Fund. Sort Of follows the journey of Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a gender fluid millennial who straddles various identities from sexy bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore/bar, to the youngest child in a large Pakistani family, to the de facto parent of a downtown hipster family. Sabi feels like they’re in transition in every aspect of their life, from gender to love to sexuality to family to career. A coming-of-age story, Sort Of exposes the labels we once poured ourselves into as no longer applicable...to anyone.

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Mayim Bialik to Host Primetime Jeopardy! Series and Spin-offs; I Know What You Did Last Summer The Series Premieres October 15

Mayim Bialik

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announced that Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik (Call Me Kat, The Big Bang Theory) have been named as the new hosts of Jeopardy!. How both you may wonder? Richards will kick off Season 38 as the full-time host of Jeopardy!'s long-running daily syndicated program. Bialik joins as the host of Jeopardy!'s primetime and spinoff series, including the upcoming all-new Jeopardy! National College Championship set to air on ABC next year, as the studio looks to extend the Jeopardy! franchise to new platforms. Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time winner Ken Jennings will return as consulting producer for the show. Richards will continue to serve as executive producer of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.

More details on the primetime series to come, but Jeopardy! National College Championship is an all-new tournament which will air in primetime on ABC in 2022. Hosted by Mayim Bialik, the competition will feature 15 colleges and universities from across the country battling head-to-head for two weeks of intense competition. Each of the winning students gets a grand prize of $100,000. Jeopardy! National College Championship is produced by Sony Pictures Television. Mike Richards will executive produce.


I Know What You Did Last Summer

Amazon Prime Video announced that the first season of its highly anticipated Amazon Original series I Know What You Did Last Summer will premiere Friday, October 15 on Amazon Prime Video, with the official first-look images out now. The eight-episode Amazon Original series will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 territories and countries around the world, and is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television. The first four episodes will be released on October 15, with new episodes available each subsequent Friday. The series will culminate in a suspenseful, can't-miss season finale on November 12, 2021.

Written and executive produced by Sara Goodman, I Know What You Did Last Summer is based on Lois Duncan's 1973 novel, which was also the basis of the iconic 1997 film. One year after the fatal car accident that haunted their graduation night, a group of teenagers find themselves bound together by a dark secret and stalked by a brutal killer. As they try to piece together who's after them, they reveal the dark side of their seemingly perfect town - and themselves. Everyone is hiding something, and uncovering the wrong secret could be deadly. The series stars Madison Iseman, Bill Heck, Brianne Tju, Ezekiel Goodman, Ashley Moore, Sebastian Amoruso, Fiona Rene, Cassie Beck, and Brooke Bloom.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Shannen Doherty Starring in TV Movie Remake; The White Lotus Gets 2nd Season

Dying to Belong

Lifetime brings the classic film Dying to Belong to a whole new generation, with Shannen Doherty, Favour Onwuka (Supergirl) and Jenika Rose (iZombie) starring. Revealing the harsh realities of toxic friendships and sorority hazing culture, Dying to Belong is a remake of the 1997 film of the same name, which starred Hilary Swank, Sarah Chalke, Jenna von Oÿ and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Dying to Belong will debut this fall on Lifetime. When journalism major Olivia (Onwuka) meets Riley (Rose), a shy freshman who suffers from anxiety, they become fast friends. Riley, whose mother Katherine (Doherty) was a legacy Pi Gamma Beta, decides to rush in hopes of following Katherine’s footsteps and is ecstatic when Olivia joins her. Sensing the opportunity to go undercover to write a story about hazing practices, Olivia soon discovers there are deadly secrets involved in being part of the “sisterhood.”

From 1959 to 2019, there has been at least one hazing death reported each year, and thirty reported within the last decade. 95% of students hazed do not report it to officials. Due to the pandemic, 2020 was the first year no hazing deaths were reported. Within the first two weeks of students returning to campus in 2021, two hazing deaths have already been reported. Dying to Belong marks Doherty’s second movie for Lifetime this year as she also stars in List of a Lifetime, the network’s centerpiece of the Stop Breast Cancer for Life campaign, for which Doherty directed special content that will roll out in October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.


The White Lotus

HBO's critically-acclaimed six-part limited series, The White Lotus, from Mike White, will return for a second installment. With the finale episode debuting this Sunday, The White Lotus is a social satire set at an exclusive Hawaiian resort and follows the vacations of various hotel guests over the span of a week as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. But with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel's cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself. Episodes are available to stream on HBO Max. The next chapter of The White Lotus leaves Hawaii behind and follows a different group of vacationers as they jet to another White Lotus property and settle in temporarily amongst its inhabitants. Currently ranking #1 among all series on HBO Max, The White Lotus has achieved consistent week over week growth for both premiere and digital audience, leading into the finale episode.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Fox Renews HouseBroken for Season 2; Showtime Schedules Back to Life Return

HouseBroken

Fox has renewed the animated comedy HouseBroken for a second season. The brainchild of Veep colleagues Gabrielle Allan, Jennifer Crittenden and Clea DuVall, and featuring the voices of Lisa Kudrow, Clea DuVall, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, Tony Hale, Sharon Horgan, Jason Mantzoukas and Sam Richardson, HouseBroken follows a group of neighborhood pets and stray animals as they work through their issues inside and outside their therapy group. The series airs Mondays at 9pm.

In the series, HONEY (Kudrow), a standard poodle, opens her living room for the group to come and support each other through the misery, mayhem and majesty that is being a pet. Honey also struggles with her own problems, such as her arranged (by her human) marriage with CHIEF (Faxon), a sloppy St. Bernard who enjoys eating socks and licking himself. The group includes SHEL (Will Forte), a sex-positive tortoise with intimacy issues and a knack for choosing unconventional partners; TABITHA (Executive Producer, Sharon Horgan), an aging Persian cat beauty queen, trying to adjust to life off the cat show circuit; THE GRAY ONE (Jason Mantzoukas), a street smart cat who lives with about thirty other cats and has his one eye on Tabitha; CHICO (Sam Richardson), a chonky, co-dependent and very naive cat; and the group's newest member, DIABLO (Hale), an anxious, sweater-wearing terrier whose OCD causes him to hump everything twice. Among the group's other members are ELSA (Co-creator/Executive Producer, Clea DuVall), a power hungry, know-it-all Corgi, and fake service dog, who drives Honey crazy; NIBBLES (guest voice Bresha Webb), a psychopathic hamster who is mourning the loss of her mate (whose face she ate...and everyone knows it); MAX (Hale), George Clooney's pig, a former actor and current status-obsessed a-hole; BUBBLES (guest voice Greta Lee), a horny, teenage goldfish who lives with Honey and Chief, and heckles the animals any chance she gets; TCHOTCHKE, a silent, and possibly magical, slow loris with a mysterious past, who uses a tiny cocktail umbrella to express his emotions; and JILL (guest voice Maria Bamford), Honey and Chief's human owner.


Back to Life

SHOWTIME announced that the six-part second season of the critically acclaimed comedy series Back to Life, created by and starring Daisy Haggard (Episodes, Breeders), will premiere on Monday, September 13 at 10 p.m. ET/PT with new episodes airing each week. All episodes of season two will be available on that day to stream and on demand for subscribers on SHOWTIME. From the producers of Fleabag, Back to Life follows Miri Matteson (Haggard) who, after 18 years behind bars, returns home and stumbles back into adult life in the coastal town she once knew. Miri continues to reconcile with her past while trying to assimilate and make a new life for herself post-incarceration.

Season 2 picks up three weeks after the season one finale, and six weeks after Miri leaves prison. She is optimistic about her future. Her probation officer, Janice (Jo Martin), has gotten her a trial shift at the supermarket, she and her neighbor Billy (Adeel Akhtar) have been spending more time together, and she's found her hair crimper. However, Miri's not talking to her mother Caroline (Geraldine James) after the revelation that she was having an affair with Miri's ex-boyfriend Dom (Jamie Michie), and she'll need a lot of shifts at the supermarket before she can afford to move out. She's also avoiding her best friend Mandy (Christine Bottomley) after learning that Mandy's secret affair with Lara's father, John Boback led to Lara's death all those years ago. Things are about to get a whole lot worse with the arrival in Hythe of Lara's mother, Norah. Still grieving her daughter, it's clear her presence will ensure Miri cannot escape her past.

Monday, August 09, 2021

Remembering Markie Post of Night Court, Hearts Afire & More; Bounce Comedy Johnson Scores in Ratings

Night Court

Actress Markie Post, who starred as Christine Sullivan on Night Court and as Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on Hearts Afire, has died. She died of cancer in Los Angeles on August 7. She had been diagnosed almost four years earlier. Ms. Post was 70.

Post made her television series debut on a 1979 episode of CHiPs. Some of her early television guest apperances included Barnaby Jones, The Incredible Hulk, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (2 episodes), Hart to Hart, B.J. and the Bear, Eight Is Enough, The Greatest American Hero, Simon & Simon, McClain's Law and Code Red. She played Chris Brennan on the 1981 crime drama television miniseries The Gangster Chronicles.

Her first sitcom starring role was as Barbara Jane Bookman on the short-lived 1980 ABC series Semi-Tough. The slapstick comedy was based on the 1977 film Semi-Tough, which starred Burt Reynolds. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Dan Jenkins. The series starred Bruce McGill, David Hasselhoff, Hugh Gillin, Mary Jo Catlett, Jim McKrell, Ed Peck, Bubba Smith and Freeman King.

Night Court

Post joined the cast of the NBC sitcom Night Court as Christine Sullivan for the third season in the fall of 1985. She made her first appearance as Christine Sullivan on the second season episode "Daddy for the Defense" in 1984. Christine Sullivan was the public defender at New York's Manhattan Night Court. Post appeared in 159 episodes from 1984 to 1992. The cast from seasons 3-9 included Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll, Charlie Robinson (seasons 2-9) Florence Halop (1985-1986) and Marsha Warfield (1986-1992). Post, Anderson and Robinson reprised their roles on the 2008 30 Rock episode, "The One with the Cast of Night Court".

Hearts Afire

She starred as Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the 1992-1995 CBS sitcom Hearts Afire. The show was set in Washington, D.C., and centered on a conservative senator's aide (John Ritter) and a liberal political reporter (Post) whose professional disagreements masked a growing attraction for one another. The cast included Billy Bob Thornton, Clark Duke, Wendie Jo Sperber (1992-1993), Doren Fein, Beth Broderick (1992-1993), George Gaynes (1992-1993), Edward Asner (1992-1993), Beah Richards (1992), Adam Carl (1992-1993), Conchata Ferrell (1993-1995), Leslie Jordan (1993-1995), Debbie Gregory (1993-1994), Justin Burnette (1992-1994) and J. Skylar Testa (1994-1995).

Odd Man Out

Post starred as Julia Whitney on the 1999-2000 ABC sitcom Odd Man Out. Julia Whitney was the mother of fifteen-year-old Andrew Whitney (Erik von Detten), the only male in a house full of females. The series also starred Natalia Cigliuti, Agnes Bruckner, Marina Malota, Jessica Capshaw and Trevor Fehrman.

She had a recurring role as Lily Reid, the mother of Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke), on three episodes of Scrubs from 2002 to 2006. She played Betsy on the 2014 web series Rack and Ruin. Some of her other sitcom guest appearances included House Calls, The Love Boat (2 episodes), Cheers, Dave's World (2 episodes), Man Up!, Back in the Game, Santa Clarita Diet and The Kids Are Alright (4 episodes as Helen Portollo).

She starred as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels on the ABC action/adventure series The Fall Guy from 1982 to 1985. She had a recurring role as Barbara "Bunny" Fletcher on 18 episodes of Chicago P.D. from 2014 to 2017. Some of her other drama guest appearances included Matt Houston, Fantasy Island (2 episodes), Glitter, Scene of the Crime, The A-Team (2 episodes), Hotel (3 episodes), VR.5, The District (2 episodes), Ghost Whisperer and Soundtrack. She was the voice of June Darby on the computer animated robot superhero TV series Transformers: Prime.

Post was a card dealer on Card Sharks. She was an associate producer of CBS's Double Dare from 1976 to 1977. Some of her game show appearances included Go, Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour, Body Language, The (New) $25,000 Pyramid, The $100,000 Pyramid, Super Password and Hollywood Squares.

She played Mary's (Cameron Diaz) mom in the 1998 film There's Something About Mary. Some of her TV movie credits included Tricks of the Trade (with Cindy Williams and John Ritter), Glitz, Someone She Knows and Visitors of the Night.

Survivors include her husband, producer and writer Michael A. Ross; and daughters Kate Armstrong Ross and Daisy Schoenborn.

30 Rock - Markie Post, Harry Anderson and Charlie Robinson

Ms. Post was a talented and beautiful actress. She was wonderful as Christine Sullivan and in her many other television roles. We thank her for the many laughs and entertainment she brought us during her career. It's been a very sad last month for Night Court fans as we lost Charlie Robinson on July 11. She will be deeply missed.

Share your memories on our Night Court and Hearts Afire message boards. View photos in our galleries.

Night Court airs weekdays on Laff TV from 8-9am & 2-3am and weekends from 6-8am.


Johnson

The series premiere episodes of the newest Bounce original series Johnson were seen by 2.1 million viewers 2+ in their debut telecasts. The first two episodes of Johnson premiered back-to-back on Bounce on Sunday, Aug. 1st from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET and their initial airing burst within 24 hours included special presentation on Bounce's sister network ION Sunday night. Johnson becomes the most-watched half-hour series launch in Bounce history. Johnson is a single-camera half-hour series that focuses on life-long best friends, all of whom share the same last name, centering around their intriguing and sometimes complicated journey of love, friendship, heartbreak and personal growth. The series is produced in partnership with Cedric The Entertainer and Eric Rhone's A Bird & A Bear Entertainment and Deji LaRay (The show's creator) and Thomas Q. Jones' Midnight Train Productions. Johnson's ensemble cast is led by D.L. Hughley, LaRay (Bosch, Greenleaf), Jones (P. Valley, Luke Cage), Philip Smithey (Switched At Birth, The Rookie), and Derrex Brady (NCIS, First). Bounce premieres new episodes of Johnson Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET, with a primetime play for the west coast at 12 Midnight ET/9:00 p.m. PT. They are added to Bounce's streaming service Brown Sugar on Monday mornings.

Sunday, August 08, 2021

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of August 9, 2021)

It's Sunday, so it is time for "Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows" for the coming week. This is where we list what sitcom stars are appearing on talk shows for the coming week, the stars are both current and past sitcom stars, so this is for all sitcom fans of all eras!
For the week of August 9-13, 2021, we have many current sitcom stars and past sitcom stars on TV talk shows! All times listed are Eastern. So get your DVRs (or whatever you use) ready! Ready? Here is all what you need to know for the coming week!


Monday, August 9
  • David Spade (Rules of Engagement/8 Simple Rules/Just Shoot Me!) - David guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Whitney Cummings (Whitney) - Whitney is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC. She also talks about her upcoming Touch Me Tour on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens) - Abigail appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Kristen Bell (The Good Place) and Dax Shepard (Bless This Mess) - Kristen and Dax are guests on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • John Stamos (Fuller House/Grandfathered/Jake in Progress/Full House/You Again?) - John will be on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Jamie Lee Curtis (Anything But Love/Operation Petticoat) - Jamie Lee chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Ali Wentworth (Nightcap) - Ali guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) - Chris appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Rachael Harris (Surviving Jack/Notes from the Underbelly/Fat Actress) - Rachael speaks candidly about putting herself first, her divorce, surrogacy and the latest season of Netflix's Lucifer on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Max Greenfield (The Neighborhood/New Girl) - Max appears on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Michelle Buteau (Bless the Harts/Enlisted) - Michelle guest co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Tuesday, August 10
  • David Spade (Rules of Engagement/8 Simple Rules/Just Shoot Me!) - David guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Molly Shannon (Divorce/Kath & Kim/Cracking Up) - Molly appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Marlon Wayans (Marlon/The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Mr. Corman/3rd Rock from the Sun) - Joseph appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Ali Wentworth (Nightcap) - Ali guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Cecily Strong (Schmigadoon!) - Cecily is a guest on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • Nicole Ari Parker (Second Time Around) - Nicole appears on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
  • Anna Kendrick (Love Life) - Anna is a guest on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Yvette Nicole Brown (The Mayor/The Odd Couple/Community) - Yvette talks about her juicy Twitter relationships and her new Disney+ series Big Shot on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Michael Strahan (Brothers) - Michael joins Drew Barrymore and tasks her with an extra messy stain challenge on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Mena Suvari (American Woman) - Mena appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Wednesday, August 11
  • Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Sarah guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Billy Crystal (The Comedians/Soap) - Billy appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Alan Alda (M*A*S*H) - Alan is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Gabriel Iglesias (Mr. Iglesias/Cristela) - Gabriel appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) - Andy is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) - Hannah appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Regina Hall (Black Monday/Grandfathered) - Regina is a guest on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Daveed Diggs (Central Park/black-ish) - Daveed chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Jaime Camil (Schmigadoon!) - Jaime guest co-hosts a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Ali Wentworth (Nightcap) - Ali guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Sanaa Lathan (Family Guy/The Cleveland Show/LateLine) - Sanaa talks about her new Netflix series Hit & Run on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Trevor Jackson (grown-ish) - Trevor is a guest on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
  • Ed Helms (Rutherford Falls/The Office) - Ed appears on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson ShoW, so check your local listings.
  • Sara Bareilles (Girls5Eva) - Sara talks about Girls5Eva on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
  • Marlon Wayans (Marlon/The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon talks about Respect on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Thursday, August 12
  • Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) - Sarah guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Kenan Thompson (Kenan/Kenan & Kel) - Kenan appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Regina Hall (Black Monday/Grandfathered) - Regina is a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly/Crowded/Drake & Josh) - Miranda will be on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) - Andrew appears on a repeat of The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Marlon Wayans (Marlon/The Wayans Bros.) - Marlon is a guest on Watch What Happens: Live at 9:30pm on Bravo.
  • Mena Suvari (American Woman) - Mena chats with the ladies of The View on a repeat of ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Paul Reiser (Mad About You/Red Oaks/Married/My Two Dads) - Paul appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Susan Kelechi Watson (Louie) - Susan is a guest on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Billy Ray Cyrus (Still the King) - Billy and Firerose perform their new single New Day on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Amber Stevens West (Run the World/Happy Together/Ghosted/The Carmichael Show) and Tosin Morohunfola (Run the World) - Amber and Tosin are guests on a repeat of The Real, so check your local listings.
  • Arica Himmel (mixed-ish) - Arica appears on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • AnnaLynne McCord (Let's Get Physical) - AnnaLynne is a guest on a repeat of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
  • Liza Koshy (Liza on Demand) - Liza talks about the inspiration behind her new capsule collection with clean beauty brand C'est Moi on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • BD Wong (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens/All-American Girl) - BD is a guest on People in 10 at 8am.
  • Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Terry appears NBC's Today in the 10am hour and on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Kristen Bell (The Good Place) and Dax Shepard (Bless This Mess) - Kristen and Dax talk about NBC's Family Game Fight on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 9am hour.
Friday, August 13
  • James Brolin (Life in Pieces) - James appears on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Gina Yashere (Bob Hearts Abishola) - Gina is a guest on a repeat of The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
  • Ali Wentworth (Nightcap) - Ali guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Holly Robinson Peete (/American Housewife/Hangin' with Mr. Cooper/For Your Love/Love, Inc.) - Holly discusses her role on the ABC comedy American Housewife on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie) - Jane appears on a repeat of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
  • The Cast of Girls5eva - Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell are guests on a repeat of The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) - Soleil talks about her involvement with charity organization CORE on Access Daily, so check your local listings.

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Sitcoms Airing This Week

Sunday, August 8

History of the Sitcom

History of the Sitcom - "Movin' On Up" (CNN, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Upward mobility, the American Dream, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps – sitcom laughs have helped generations of Americans come to grips with their place in a supposed “classless” society.

The Simpsons - "Three Dreams Denied" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bart becomes a voice-over actor; Comic Book Guy is humiliated at Comic-Con; Lisa is set up for a fall.

The Great North - "Avocado Barter Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Wolf tries to find the perfect six-month anniversary gift for Honeybee; Judy interviews Honeybee for the school newspaper and learns about her thrilling early years in Fresno, Calif.

Bob's Burgers - "Some Kind of Fender Benderful" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Bob gets into a four-car fender bender right outside the restaurant, he realizes finding out who is at fault will not be as simple as he had thought.

Wellington Paranormal - "Zombie Cops" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Things go awry when a zombie is brought in for questioning; Officers Minogue and O'Leary patrol Wellington to ward off an infiltration of the undead.

Dead Pixels - "Raid Boss" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT)
As Meg, Nicky, Usman and Russell wait in a cue to take down the Raid Boss, drama unfolds in their personal lives; Usman attempts therapy; Meg tries to keep her new beau occupied; Alison tries to keep her own love life on track.


Monday, August 9

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Hero" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Calvin and Dave embark on their first road trip together to a classic car show, only to hit an unexpected roadblock that tests their friendship. Also, while their husbands are away, Tina and Gemma decide to take home repairs at the Butlers’ into their own hands.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "A Tight Ass Is a Wonderful Thing" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)(Repeat)
Thanks to Abishola’s brutal Nigerian honesty, Bob finds himself in a feud with Kemi. Also, after Douglas makes a big mistake on the warehouse floor, Goodwin hates himself for looking the other way.

Young Sheldon - "A Pager, a Club and a Cranky Bag of Wrinkles" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Dr. Linkletter (Ed Begley, Jr.) pushes Sheldon to make friends with his fellow students at college. Also, Georgie gets a pager. Multi-media entertainment mogul Reba McEntire returns as Dale’s ex-wife, June.

United States of Al - "Blackout/Parchawi" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Al fears the worst when he doesn’t hear from his family in Afghanistan for a few days. Also, Riley realizes how hard it must have been for his own family while he was deployed.

HouseBroken - "Who Are You?" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
When Coyote asks Honey to run away with him to Altadena, she agonizes over the decision; Diablo chooses to live with his carefree dad; Max learns he's not the original "Max"; Nibbles brings an annoying mouse back from the dead.

Duncanville - "Who's Vroomin' Who?" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Duncan starts racing stock cars to get away from his mom, but it turns out they make a great racing team; Jing demands a room renovation, and Jack struggles with the project.


Tuesday, August 10

The Goldbergs - "The Proposal" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Geoff shares with the JTP that he is planning on asking Erica to marry him and gives them the engagement ring for safekeeping. Like any good romantic comedy, several miscommunications and misunderstandings between Geoff and Erica’s friends and family result in a potential derailing of the proposal, forcing Adam to step in to keep the couple’s special moment alive.

Home Economics - "Triple Scoop of Ice Cream, $6.39" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Tom and Sarah discover that their parents have been spending time at Connor’s house and not theirs, jealousy rears its ugly head. But when it looks like there might be more grandparent time for everyone, they learn to be careful what they wish for.

The Conners - "Walden Pond, a Staycation and the Axis Powers" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Dan feels helpless when Louise refuses to let him put himself at risk for her. Meanwhile, when Jackie learns the competing restaurants are posting negative reviews about The Lunch Box, she recruits Neville to help her confront them.

black-ish - "Urban Legend" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Dre feels pigeonholed to the urban marketing team at Stevens & Lido and realizes he needs to make some big career changes. Boyz II Men stop by the office to help out the team with a SoFi campaign pitch. Meanwhile, Junior has to deal with the twins who are overstaying their welcome at his and Olivia’s apartment.

Miracle Workers - "Oregon Trail: Meet the Noonans" (TBS, 10:30PM ET/PT)
The wagon train meets a religious group being led west by a prophet; Benny tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter.


Wednesday, August 11

HouseBroken - "Who's Wild" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Honey invites a raccoon to join the group, but his wild nature causes mayhem; Tabitha decides to tap into her animal nature.

Duncanville - "Stan in the Place Where You Live" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Duncan skips the PSATs to hang out with his grifter Uncle Stan, to the disappointment of Annie and Jack; Jack, Kimberly and Jing clean the creepy attic to stay on Annie's good side.

Dave - "Dave" (FXX, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Dave releases his debut album "Penith" and the rest is history; written by Dave Burd and directed by Alma Har'el.

Younger - "The Son Also Rises" (TV Land, 10:00PM ET/PT)
After an author dies, Charles reconnects with the widow who was the real-life inspiration for his novel; Maggie teaches a class on her past art and is confronted with a big problem.


Thursday, August 12

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - "The Good Ones" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Amy returns from maternity leave; Jake and Rosa work a difficult case.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - "The Lake House" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The squad takes Capt. Holt up on an offer for a weekend getaway.

grown-ish - "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" (Freeform, 8:00PM ET/PT)
The crew hits the streets of Los Angeles to fight for racial justice and equality; Nomi confronts her white fragility; Ana and Javi reach a boiling point in their relationship.


Friday, August 13

none scheduled


Saturday, August 14

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan - "Oceans 11am" (Nickelodeon, 8:30PM ET/PT)
When a valuable collectible that Rebecca and Charlie sneak into school is confiscated by the principal, Dylan must help his cousins pull off an elaborate heist to retrieve it before Myles realizes it's missing.


Sunday, August 15

History of the Sitcom - "Freaks, Geeks & Outsiders" (CNN, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Aliens, geeks, monsters, immigrants, witches… the fresh perspective of sitcom fish-out-of-water give us funny new insights into the ever-changing face of America.

The Simpsons - "The Road to Cincinnati" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Odd couple Skinner and Chalmers embark on an 800-mile car ride to Cincinnati to attend an administrator's convention.

The Great North - "Romantic Meat-Based Adventure" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Worried that she's inherited Beef's fear of romance, Judy forces her dad to get back out there by attending a meat auction and singles mixer in hopes of bringing home a new love.

Bob's Burgers - "Bridge Over Troubled Rudy" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Louise finds out that Rudy has a model bridge that explodes, she ropes her siblings into an adventure; Mort tries to teach Bob, Linda and Teddy how to meditate.

Family Guy - "Young Parent Trap" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Lois and Peter are mistaken for young parents by another couple at Stewie's school and are invited to live in a millennial apartment complex, leaving Meg and Chris home alone.

Wellington Paranormal - "Taniwha" (The CW, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Officers Minogue and O'Leary head for the ocean, joined by Sgt. Maaka, when 10 anglers disappear from around Wellington Harbour.

Dead Pixels - "Healthy Balance" (The CW, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Nicky and Meg are forced to spend an evening in the real world when an eagerly awaited update to the game takes more than five hours to download.

Johnson - "The Lady" (Bounce TV, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Omar learns the importance of mental health while Keith begins his search for a rental space for his dream photo gallery.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Saturday, August 29

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Heartbreak and the Refuge of the Downtrodden" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Georgie, Mandy and the family do their best to lift Connor’s spirits during a rough patch while Connor tries to figure out a plan for his life.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 24)

Saturday, August 29 and August 30

  • Amy Poehler (Duncanville/Parks and Recreation) and Will Ferrell (The Hawk/The Office) - Amy and Will bond over their box office bomb on a repeat of The Weekend View on ABC News Live at 7:30am.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD) The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray) The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD) I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray) Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/16/26 - Difficult People - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
06/30/26 - Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Paper - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/08/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
09/22/26 - Bridget Loves Bernie - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
09/29/26 - The Quick Draw McGraw Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

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Recent SitcomsOnline.com News Blog Posts

08/29 - SitcomsOnline Digest: Not Suitable for Work Not Renewed for Second Season; I Love Lucy to Receive Inaugural Legacy Award
08/28 - Apple TV's Brothers Premieres September 23; Remembering Dolly Parton and Tim Curry
08/27 - Antenna TV's Alice 50th Anniversary Marathon; Catchy Comedy's Family Affair 60th Anniversary Marathon
08/26 - Trailer for The Varnell Hill Show on Paramount+; Kevin Langue Heads to Netflix
08/25 - Tubi's Horror-Comedy Film Buzzkill Premieres September 25; Peacock's Wendy Williams Show Documentary Launching in 2027
08/24 - HBO Max Orders Comedy Series The People v. Gorilla Grodd; Remembering Shelley Fabares of The Donna Reed Show and Coach
08/23 - Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of August 24, 2026)
08/22 - SitcomsOnline Digest: First Look at Trailer for A Different World; SCTV Headed to Netflix
08/21 - Season 2 of Apple TV's Stick Premieres November 4; Canadian Comedy North of North Returns to Netflix
08/20 - Apple TV's Bad Monkey Season 2 Drops December 2; Hulu's Jamie Foxx Comedy Special
08/19 - The CW Mondays This Fall; Lifetime's Powerful September Movie Events
08/18 - Hollywood Arts Premieres October 15 on Netflix; Remembering Hayden Panettiere
08/17 - Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Renewed for Season 2; Randall Park Joins Minimum Wage
08/16 - Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of August 17, 2026)
08/15 - SitcomsOnline Digest: Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Saved for a Second Season; Netflix Renews Seinfeld Rights
08/14 - Hulu's Trailer for Chad Powers Season 2; Freeform's Coven Academy Premieres October 1
08/13 - Trailer for Season 2 of FXX's Adults; Trailer for Season 2 of Peacock's The Paper
08/12 - Brandy to Sing Theme Song for A Different World; Damon Wayans Reuniting with David Alan Grier on St. Denis Medical
08/11 - Peacock's Dig Premieres November 23; Disney+ and Hulu Announce Video Podcasts for Boy Mets World, Scrubs, and Desperate Housewives
08/10 - Conan O'Brien Must Go Season 3; Disney's Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story
08/09 - Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of August 10, 2026)
08/08 - SitcomsOnline Digest: Joe Dirt Animated Series in the Works at Fox; First Look at The Varnell Hill Show
08/07 - Disney's Big City Greens Brings Out the Guest Stars; The New SuperKitty Premieres Today
08/06 - The Varnell Hill Show Coming to Paramount+ on September 1; Hallmark's 3rd Installment of Holiday Touchdown
08/05 - Colin from Accounts Final Season Premieres September 10; The X-Files: I Want to Believe Gets Director's Cut on Disney+ & Hulu
08/04 - Amazon MGM Studios Orders Improvised Sitcom; The CW Renews Game Shows for Season 3
08/03 - CBS Announces Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen 20th Anniversary Special; Hulu to Debut Exclusive Bob's Burgers Holiday Short
08/02 - Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows; This Week in Sitcoms (Week of August 3, 2026)
08/01 - SitcomsOnline Digest: Clueless Sequel Series Starring Alicia Silverstone Ordered at Paramount+; Tubi Removing Some Warner Animated Series
07/31 - Netflix's Leanne Season 2 Trailer; Paramount+ Greenlights Clueless Event Series Starring Alicia Silverstone
07/30 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 18 Premieres August 17 on FXX, FX and Hulu; Chad Powers Season 2 Premieres September 3 on Hulu
07/29 - Ted Lasso Returns to the Pitch August 5 on Apple TV; Hulu Unveils Futurama Season 14 Trailer and Announces Three XXXL-Sized Specials