Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite and Sean Maher, like you, are very curious as to why Netflix hasn’t brought Firefly back yet. Netflix? Are you listening?
ALERT: Angela Bassett is joining Master of None.
Oh, Rick Perry. Honey, no.
ACK! Tatiana Maslany is promising a “tragic” ending for some of the clones on Orphan Black. NOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo
Some post-Emmy news for you:
- Sarah Paulson had Marcia Clark’s name engraved on her Emmy in another show of class. And now Christopher Darden will take Sterling K. Brown’s calls. All it took was an Emmy win.
- Don’t step to Dame Maggie Smith, Jimmy Kimmel, because she will come for your ass.
- Christian Siriano was all over the Emmys last night. And aside from Anna Chlumsky’s DISASTER, everyone looked fabulous.
- You know what is not cool? Stealing someone’s purse while she’s off accepting her Emmy. NOT COOL.
Here is a comprehensive list of how the new fall shows came up with their names. Some, it might surprise you, took less work than others.
In honor of C. Martin Croker, Adult Swim released a whole bunch of Space Ghost episodes that you can watch right now.
Did you enjoy Syfy’s The Magicians but wish it had more cursing in it? Good news!
Donald Trump is already trying to undermine the debates before they even happen.
One of the guys who brought us Preacher is developing The Last Policeman, a sci-fi series for NBC.
In other development news:
- ABC bought a Latino sibling comedy that will star comedians Felipe Esparza and Dustin Ybarra.
- The guys who created Undateable have sold a space workplace comedy called Spaced Out to NBC.
- CBS bought a family comedy from the guy who created Jake in Progress. Fun fact: Jake in Progress aired for two seasons on ABC and you have absolutely no memory of it.
- His Bloody Project, a murder mystery novel, is being developed into a British series.
Here’s The Grand Tour‘s new teaser trailer if you’re interested in watching other people driving fast cars. Don’t worry, my teenage son has already seen it.
Here is the point system that gets you into “The Good Place” on The Good Place. “Maintain composure in line at a water park in Houston.” OMG.
I’m just curious what everyone thought of last night’s new shows — or if you even watched. What say you?
The return of the fall season means the return of looking at ratings and gauging whether a show is about to be cancelled or not. Here’s a good run-down on what it takes for a show to be a hit in today’s TV environment. MATH!
And most of these shows haven’t aired yet, but it’s a safe bet they’ll be back for the 2017-2018 season.
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This is Us: Apparently the tears are flowing over this ensemble drama, so come prepared with plenty of tissues. Series premiere. 9 p.m., NBC
Scream Queens: John Stamos, Kirstie Alley and that werewolf boy from Twilight join the cast this season which is somehow set in a hospital. Season premiere. 8 p.m., FOX
Bull: This new procedural is loosely based on Dr. Phil’s life as a trial consultant, so I expect a lot of folksy colloquialisms. Series premiere. 8 p.m., CBS
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season premiere. 7 p.m., FOX
NCIS: Season premiere. 7 p.m., CBS
New Girl: Season premiere. 7:30 p.m., FOX
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season premiere. 9 p.m., ABC
NCIS: New Orleans: Season premiere. 9 p.m., CBS
Late Night: Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Mark Wahlberg, Sofia Vergara, Mo Late Night with Seth Meyers: James Spader, Jordana Brewster, the Cadillac Three, Elaine Bradley The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Michelle Obama, America Ferrera The Late Late Show with James Corden: Alan Cumming, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nick Jonas Jimmy Kimmel Live: Denzel Washington, Minnie Driver, Usher Conan: Marshawn Lynch, Brian Posehn, Nick Cody The Daily Show: Jeffrey Tambor Watch What Happens Live: Jussie Smollett, Gabourey Sidibe
| TUES. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars (live) |
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (new — PREMIERE) |
| CBS | NCIS (new — PREMIERE) |
Bull (new — PREMIERE) |
NCIS: New Orleans (new — PREMIERE) |
| CW | The Flash (repeat) |
MadTV (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (new — PREMIERE) |
New Girl (new — PREMIERE) |
Scream Queens (new — PREMIERE) |
News/Local |
| NBC | The Voice (new) |
This is Us (new — PREMIERE) |