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The premise of the 1977 sitcom "Three's Company" -- adapted from the 1973 British series "Man About the House" -- would likely never fly in 2024. Roommates Janet (Joyce DeWitt) and Chrissy (Suzanne Somers) require a third roommate to pay rent in their expensive Santa Monica apartment. They stumble across Jack Tripper (John Ritter), an aspiring culinary student whom they get along with. It so happens, though, that the building's landlord, Mr. Roper (Normal Fell), is ultra-conservative and refuses to let unmarried men and women share his apartments. To get around this contrived contingency, Janet and Chrissy tell Mr. Roper that Jack is gay. This satisfies the landlord but opens Jack up to homophobic jibes.

Fell eventually left the series and was replaced by the high-strung Mr. Furley, played by Don Knotts. Mr. Furley, it seems, required the charade to continue. Somers also left the show in its last two seasons and was...

Particularly in the age of streaming, it's hard to imagine another show living a life like the one that "Three's Company" did throughout the late '70s and early '80s. Spanning eight seasons and more than 170 episodes, it's the kind of run that relatively few scripted TV shows can ever claim, but especially now. It also made absolute stars of its cast, perhaps most notably Suzanne Somers, who recently passed away at the age of 76. She played the lovable Chrissy Snow alongside John Ritter's Jack Tripper and Joyce DeWitt's Janet Wood. But it turns out that Somers' life-changing casting happened essentially by accident.

Former President of ABC Entertainment Fred Silverman, speaking in an archival interview shared by the FoundationINTERVIEWS YouTube channel, discussed his lengthy career in television. When the subject of "Three's Company" came up, the executive explained that he "was very involved in the casting of Suzanne Somers.

Suzanne Somers’ death on Oct. 15 ensures a Three’s Company reboot would be impossible. It would have been unlikely before the starlet’s death, but Somers wasn’t against the idea. Now, though, there is just a single member of the original main cast that is still alive. That makes us immeasurably sad.

Joyce DeWitt is the only remaining original ‘Three’s Company’ cast member still living

Joyce DeWitt, who played Janet Wood on Three’s Company, is the last living original cast member. DeWitt appeared in 171 episodes of the iconic series, working with both Ritter and Somers as a main cast member from the pilot onward.

Richard Kline with Priscilla Barnes, Joyce DeWitt and John Ritter | ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

While DeWitt is the only original main cast member still alive, several other actors who appeared in the series are doing well. Both Jenilee Harrison...

Suzanne Somers, known for her role on Three's Company, has passed away at the age of 76. Somers died of breast cancer, which she had been living with for 23 years. She is survived by her husband of over 40 years, Alan Hamel, and leaves behind a lasting legacy in the entertainment industry.

Suzanne Somers has passed away. The actor is perhaps best known for her role on the iconic sitcom Three's Company, which ran for eight seasons between 1977 and 1984. She played Christmas "Chrissy" Snow for the first five seasons before being fired amid backstage drama after she was refused a raise by producers. Although she was replaced by Jenilee Harrison as Cindy Snow, who was then replaced by Priscilla Barnes as Terri Alden, of those three her name is still the one that is most synonymous with the show, which also starred John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt as her roommates.

Per The Hollywood Reporter,...

Over the course of three months, Cindy Snow went from a hot prospect to a shoo-in for series pickup that was announced at Fox’s upfront presentation to a show returned to its producers to shop elsewhere.

As Deadline reported in July, Fox opted not to move forward with the single-camera meteorologist comedy from creator Steve Yockey and Warner Bros. Television after the clock ran out for the network to make a deal in time to have the show ready for a January launch. Fox instead made the decision to go with another single-camera comedy, the Fox-owned Animal Control, from Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg and Dan Sterling, which got a straight-to-series order for midseason.

Fox Day @ TCA: Deadline’s Complete Coverage

One of the sticking points in the Cindy Snow talks was in-season stacking rights as Fox’s deal with long-time in-season stacking partner Hulu is up in 2023 and, faced with uncertainty,...

Fox has waited a long time for its Monarch.

The network’s shiny new Nudie suit is hitting the stage this weekend, initially behind an NFL doubleheader on Sunday September 11 before moving to Tuesday nights behind The Resident.

Fox Day @ TCA: Deadline’s Complete Coverage

Michael Thorn, president of entertainment at Fox, tells Deadline that it was the “right choice” to move the Susan Sarandon-fronted show to the fall after it was initially scheduled for last season.

In an interview with Deadline, he also talks about its midseason slate, the future of shows such as 9-1-1 and The Resident, its comedy plans and how it plans to proceed with its anthology project Icon following the death of country icon Naomi Judd.

It comes as the network gets into business with Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry with his first new broadcast project in a number of years.

Monarch, a multi-generational...

Exclusive: Fox has given a straight-to-series order to Animal Control, a single-camera workplace comedy from The Moodys co-creators Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg, Dan Sterling (Long Shot) and Fox Entertainment Studios. Animal Control, slated for a midseason launch, marks Fox Entertainment Studios’ first fully owned live-action comedy. (Fox’s first fully owned comedy series overall is Dan Harmon’s upcoming animated series Krapopolis.)

Animal Control, which had been heating up for a pickup, was developed as part of Fox’s script-to-series model. Three scripts have been written, and casting is set to begin immediately.

2022 Fox Pilots & Series Orders

At its May upfront, Fox announced straight-to-series dark comedy Cindy Snow, from Warner Bros. Television, as a new midseason replacement. As Deadline reported last week, the deal for that series never closed over various issues, making a January launch for the show impossible. As a result, Fox is not going forward with...

Exclusive: Announced prematurely during Fox’s pre-taped 2022 upfront presentation in May, dark comedy Cindy Snow will not be airing on the network this coming season after all. Following months of back-and-forth between Fox and series producer Warner Bros. Television, the network has allowed the studio to shop the project from creator Steve Yockey to other outlets, and Wbtv is expected to do so. Depending on how that goes, I hear there is still a possibility for Fox and Wbtv to make a deal for Cindy Snow to air on Fox in fall 2023.

This marks a major twist in the Cindy Snow saga, which has involved — directly or indirectly – two Hollywood mega-mergers, a new production model and the soaring importance of digital rights in the streaming age.

As Deadline has reported, the single-camera meteorologist comedy Cindy Snow emerged as a strong contender for a straight-to-series order at Fox in the weeks...

Fox is finalizing a straight-to-series order to a black comedy about a meteorologist whose life unspools after a freak injury at work. Cindy Snow, from The Flight Attendant creator Steve Yockey and Warner Bros TV, was teased by Call Me Kat star and EP Mayim Bialik during Fox’s upfront presentation.

As Deadline has reported, the single-camera project had been in strong contention for a series order at the network under a lower-cost model, with the goal to film the show for about 2.2 million an episode, likely in Atlanta. The deal for the show could not close in time for the Fox upfront and Cindy Snow was not included in the network’s content slate released Monday morning but the Fox presentation was pre-taped so likely Bialik’s comments could not be edited out.

Yockey is writing, exec producing and serving as showrunner for the project, which is produced by...

Steve Yockey, the creator and co-showrunner of HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant,” has developed a new dark comedy series that has gotten a script to series order at Fox.

The single-camera project is titled “Cindy Snow.” The series follows the title character, who is the most popular local meteorologist in Savannah, Ga. But behind the cameras, she’s — not nice. When a freak head injury at work triggers surreal glimpses of the future, Cindy’s life quickly unspools. Cindy is then cosmically dragged towards being a better person, kicking and screaming the entire way.

Yockey will write the series in addition to serving as executive producer and showrunner. The show will be co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television.

Yockey developed “The Flight Attendant” for television, based on the book of the same name by Chris Bohjalian. Yockey was an executive producer on Season 1 of the show and...

Fox is developing a pitch black comedy about a meteorologist whose life unspools after a freak injury at work.

Cindy Snow comes from Steve Yockey, creator and showrunner of HBO Max’s Kaley Cuoco comedy drama The Flight Attendant. He will write, exec produce and serve as showrunner for the project, which is produced by Warner Bros Television and Fox Entertainment.

It follows Cindy Snow, who is the most popular local meteorologist in Savannah, Ga, but behind the cameras, she’s– not nice. When a freak head injury at work triggers surreal glimpses of the future, Cindy’s life quickly unspools. In this pitch black comedy, Cindy is cosmically dragged towards being a better person, kicking and screaming the entire way.

Yockey is currently working on backup material on the project, which Fox is looking at as a possible straight-to-series order.

It is Yockey’s latest project; he recently landed...