Today marks the 10th anniversary of the debut of Mad Men. Here is a history of how the improbable show came to be on an improbable network, changing TV forever.
The question, though, is 10 years later, when will AMC find its next Mad Men? It really hasn’t had a breakout hit in a while.
Here’s Kyle McLaughlin making a Twin Peaks-themed bento box, because OK.
And if you want to take a Twin Peaks-themed vacation, these folks will point you in the right direction. Also available: info on Outlander, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, The Crown and Westworld-themed trips.
So, has Game of Thrones finally surpassed The Walking Dead as the most-watched cable show? Well, it’s complicated.
In completely unsurprising news, Game of Thrones is stealing porn’s audience. There is a very bad “winter is coming” joke in there somewhere.
We are going to learn American Horror Story‘s title tomorrow. In the meantime, here are some dumb guesses.
Meanwhile, this very convoluted piece tries to claim that yesterday’s bee picture might suggest the return of Lana Winters, but I honestly couldn’t follow the logic.
Our friend over at Binging with Babish takes on Saturday Night Live‘s taco from Taco Town, and TWIST! he describes it as “pretty good”:
In Development
- Catherine Hardwicke is turning The Raven Cycle into a series for Syfy.
- Dan Harmon is working on an adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Sirens of Titan.
- OWN has ordered Love Is ___. from the creators of Being Mary Jane and The Game.
- The novel White Fur is being turned into a series for Amazon.
- MTV wants to reboot Teen Wolf, and is developing an adaptation of War of the Worlds; a four-hour Faith Evans miniseries; Calabasas, a comedic drama.
- Hugh Howey’s novel Sand is also being developed for Syfy, and the Hugo-award winning novel, Lord of Light, is being turned into a series.
Cancellations
- @Midnight with Chris Hardwick is ending after four seasons, probably because Chris Hardwick can not literally be on all TV shows simultaneously.
Casting News
- Carla Gugino is going to star in The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix.
- Annie Potts is going to be Sheldon’s grandmother on Young Sheldon.
- Kim is coming back to The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
- Paige Davis is returning as host to Trading Spaces.
- Jake Weber, who played the Alex Jones character last season, will be back on Homeland. Also returning: Linus Roache and Maury Sterling.
- Candace King is going to appear as Caroline on The Originals.
- Zoe McLellan is joining the cast of Designated Survivor.
- Sonia Rockwell is joining Being Mary Jane.
- Nick Wechsler is going to be recurring on Shades of Blue.
R.I.P.
Harvey Atkins, actor on Cagney & Lacey among other shows and movies
WATCH THIS
The Real Housewives of New York: The ladies go to Mexico and Ramona and Sonja pull room shenanigans as they are wont to do. 8 p.m., Bravo
The Outsiders: Stay gold, Ponyboy. 7 p.m., IFC
Strangers on a Train: What could go wrong when a psychopath and a tennis player cross paths? 10:30 p.m., TCM
Late Night: Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Harry Styles, Jenny Slate, the Who Late Night with Seth Meyers: Queen Latifah, Zoe Kazan, Dave Portnoy, Matt Johnson The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: James McAvoy, Kenneth Branagh Jimmy Kimmel Live: Jon Favreau, Tiffany Haddish, the Revivalists Conan: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Edgar Ramirez, Lucy Fry, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles The Daily Show: Gov. Terry McAuliffe Watch What Happens Live: Ali Wentworth, Luann D’Agostino
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Speechless (repeat) |
Modern Family (repeat) |
American Housewife (repeat) |
Modern Family (repeat) |
The Goldbergs (repeat) |
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Salvation (new) |
Criminal Minds (repeat) |
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DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (repeat) |
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The F Word (live) |
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The Carmichael Show (new) |
The Carmichael Show (repeat) |
This is Us (repeat) |