Oh, George W. I think you’ve found your mission in life for the next four years:
Between saying that he didn’t mind Will Ferrell’s impersonation of him on Saturday Night Live and saying that a free press is indispensable to a democracy, George W. Bush is your very favorite Trump troll right now.
While Stephen Colbert is certainly doing a great job over at the Late Show (and Fallon is trying, guys, but just isn’t there yet) it’s Meyers’ deep dives that really help pull these Trump stories together.
Some genius used Sex and the City for this hilarious comment on the Russia story, and Sarah Jessica Parker was for it:
Sounds like Trump and Morning Joe have broken up.
Tom Hanks has provided the White House Press Corps three espresso machines over the years. AMERICAN HERO.
Oh my God, Alec Baldwin is now fighting with other Donald Trump impersonators. Yet more proof that this is the Darkest Timeline.
Trailer park
Grace and Frankie‘s vibratortastic new trailer is here. It returns on March 24:
Dave Chappelle is back, and you’ll find him on Netflix on March 21st.
Speaking of: from now until the end of the year, Netflix will be releasing a stand-up special a week.
Here’s an intense trailer for Netflix’s Nicholas Hoult war movie, Sand Castle:
Kate Del Castillo — the actress in the middle of the whole El Chapo story — stars as Mexico’s first lady in Netflix’s Ingobernable, an interesting-looking political thriller:
BREAKING NEWS: DuckTales has been renewed for a second season:
In other TV news
The Adam Goldberg feud is the best inside joke on television.
Yes. Next question?
Which Friends guest star said this shitty thing to Lisa Kudrow? All of my money is on Charlie Sheen despite her suggesting otherwise.
“‘Sleepy Hollow’: Ichabod Reveals the Horrifying Truth Behind Davy Crockett’s Hat” is the best headline you’re going to see today. You don’t need to click on the clicky.
In Development
Matthew Weiner’s new Amazon series is going to be an anthology about people who think they are direct descendents of the Romanov family. And! More importantly! He’s brought back as much of the Mad Men creative staff as he could.
ABC is working on a reboot of Battle of the Network Stars, guys. Now if they’d just reboot Fantasy Island and Mork and Mindy, the 8-year-old me would be complete.
Like Water for Chocolate is being developed as a series, but does not yet have a home.
Ellen DeGeneres is turning the games from her daytime talk show into a primetime game show that she will host: Ellen’s Game of Games.
Gross: the guy who created TrumpSingles.com is working on a political competitive reality dating series. Because you know what would make The Bachelor even more painful to watch? POLITICS.
Casting News
- Leah Remini and Jessica Gunning (Fortitude) are going to be the leads in What About Barb? NBC’s reboot of What About Bob?
- Greg Kinnear is going to star in The One Percent, based on Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s movie, but it no longer has a home.
- Grant Show (Melrose Place) is going to be Blake Carrington in the Dynasty reboot, you guys, oh my God, we are all so old.
- Ken Leung (LOST) is joining the cast of ABC’s Marvel’s Inhumans.
- Amy Acker (Person of Interest) will be the female lead in that Fox Marvel pilot and Emma Dumont (Bunheads) has been cast as Magneto’s daughter, Polaris and I wish they’d just give it the X-Men title that we all know is coming.
- Iain Armitage (Big Little Lies) has been cast as young Sheldon in the potential The Big Bang Theory prequel. Interestingly, Zoe Perry has been cast as Sheldon’s mother — Perry’s mother is Laurie Metcalf who currently plays Sheldon’s mother on The Big Bang Theory.
- Claire Holt (Aquarius) will co-star in Doomsday, ABC’s drama pilot.
- Daniella Alonso (Animal Kingdom) will be the star of Las Reinas, NBC’s crime drama pilot.
- Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) is going to be the lead in Hannah Royce’s Questionable Choices, CBS’s comedy pilot.
- Nafessa Williams (Code Black) and China Anne McClain (House of Payne) have joined the cast of The CW’s Black Lightning pilot.
- Prince Doran Martell is joining the Gotham cast as Ra’s Al Ghul.
- Rhys Coiro (Entourage) is joining season five of Ray Donovan. Also to have an arc on Ray Donovan: Billy Biller, General Hospital‘s Jason Morgan. I swear to God, if they fake kill off Jason one more time …
- Fire up the Hot Tamale train, Mary Murphy is back as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance this season.
- It sounds like Netflix is trying to resign the cast of Sense8, raising the possibilities of a third season.
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Emerald City: Dorothy faces off against the Wizard in the season finale. 8 p.m., NBC
The Ring: Remember VHS tapes? Yeah, me neither. 7 p.m., Theater Max
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: It’s better than Rogue One. There. I said it. 7 p.m., Starz Kids
SATURDAY
Saturday Night Live: Octavia Spencer & Father John Misty. 10:30 p.m., NBC
Star Wars Marathon: In case Force Awakens last night left you hungry for the entire shebang. 12:55 p.m., TNT
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: That ear worm really stuck with me when I was a kid. 6 p.m., TMC
SUNDAY
Feud: Bette and Joan: Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange star in Ryan Murphy’s campiest project yet. Series premiere. 9 p.m., FX
The Arrangement: ALERT! THIS IS A SHOW BASED ON TOM CRUISE AND KATIE HOLMES’ SHAM MARRIAGE. Series premiere. 9 p.m., E!
Once Upon a Time: Hey, this is back. Mid-season premiere. 7 p.m., ABC
Making History: In this time traveling comedy, a duffel bag is a time machine back to revolutionary times. Series premiere. 7:30 p.m., Fox
Time After Time: And in this time traveling drama, a dude follows Jack the Ripper into modern NYC in an attempt to stop him. Series premiere. 8 p.m., ABC
Last Man on Earth: Kristen Wiig guest stars in the mid-season premiere. 8:30 p.m., Fox
Shades of Blue: Season premiere. 9 p.m., NBC
Late Night: Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Octavia Spencer, John Lithgow, Luke Bryan The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): Cate Blanchett, Paul Rust, Mo Amer Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Porsha Williams, Charlamagne Tha God
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (new) |
When We Rise (new) |
| CBS | MacGyver (repeat) |
Hawaii Five-0 (repeat) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries (new) |
Reign (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Rosewood (repeat) |
Sleepy Hollow (new) |
Local |
| NBC | Grimm (new) |
Emerald City (new) |
Dateline NBC (new) |
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| SAT. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| ABC | NBA: Clippers at Bulls | News/Local |
| CBS | Ransom (new) |
Boxing (live) |
News/Local |
| FOX | 24: Legacy (repeat) |
APB (repeat) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Chicago Fire (repeat) |
Chicago P.D. (repeat) |
Chicago Justice (repeat) |
News/Local | Saturday Night Live (Olivia Spencer & Father John Misty) |
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| SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
Once Upon a Time (new) |
Time After Time (new) |
Time After Time (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (new) |
Madam Secretary (new) |
Elementary (new) |
| FOX | Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
The Simpsons (new) |
Making History (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Last Man on Earth (new) |
Local/News (new) |
| NBC | Little Big Shots (repeat) |
Little Big Shots (new) |
Chicago Justice (new) |
Shades of Blue (new) |