It was NBC’s turn at the TCAs
NBC is going to launch an initiative to train and hire more female directors. DO YOU HEAR THAT, CBS? CAN I GET AN AMEN, JESSICA CHASTAIN?
This Is Us promises they are going to reveal how Jack died in the second season, so calm down. Here is a spoilerishy post about an upcoming scene. Here’s the story of why NBC changed their minds about moving This Is Us to Thursdays. (Basically because it was a terrible, terrible idea.)
Tina Fey is going to be guest starring on Great News as Diana St. Tropez, the new boss at MMN. This works.
NBC tries to explain why they canceled The Carmichael Show, fails.
They also shit all over the fans that brought Timeless back: “The outcry from fans — I don’t know how many there really were, but like all things [on] social media, it’s a lot smaller than you think.” What? Then why did you bring it back?
Law & Order, original flavor, is never coming back. The Apprentice is not coming back (and that Trump Law & Order: SVU is never going to see the light of day). But the head of NBC would love to bring back The Office, 30 Rock, The West Wing and ER. DO IT THEN.
Rosario will not be on the reboot of Will & Grace as Shelley Morrison has decided to retire. Also, the writers intend to deal with Karen being a Trump supporter and will address the death of Debbie Reynolds. The producers had nothing nice to say about Jeff Zucker whom they sued back in 2003.
Dick Wolf already has plans for upcoming seasons of Law & Order: True Crime.
Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s promising-sounding comedy The Sackett Sisters wasn’t picked up because NBC just had too many other great shows according to them. ~looks at NBC’s lineup, sees that Trial & Error is still on it~
Here are a collection of tweets from TCA about NBC sitcoms. In short: Trial & Error will focus on an older female serial killer and Lithgow will not appear; Superstore will feature an episode about health insurance; Katie on Great News will idolize Tina Fey’s Sheryl Sandberg-esque character.
Steve Harvey apparently thought that insane memo of his was “cute.“
No one is pressuring Jimmy Fallon to do more political stuff, but maybe they should be?
LOVE IS DEAD. The Trump Administration has outlived Tom and Luann, you guys.
Someone OTHER than the original hackers have released Sunday’s Game of Thrones episode — AND NONE OF YOU PEOPLE BETTER SPOIL ANYTHING FOR ME DAMMIT. Meanwhile, the original hackers are threatening to leak more data on Sunday.
Here’s our first Bachelor in Paradise cast photo, and besides DeMario and Corinne, there are some previously unannounced faces in there, including Diggy, JACK STONE!, Iggy and the Penguin guy:
Chris Harrison promises the whole DeMario/Corinne thing will be discussed. IT BETTER BE, HARRISON.
Here is your first glimpse of Mr. Robot season three.
And your Sean Spicer on Dancing with the Stars dreams have just been dashed.
The Kennedy Center Honors are planning to celebrate Norman Lear, but they’ll have to do it without him because Fuck You, Donald Trump.
Fascinating: a third of all adults have no idea that you can get broadcast TV for free. Y’all, come on.
The Young and the Restless is maybe working on its first same-sex romance. It’s the only soap currently without an out character, interestingly enough.
Is this the part where the sexual harassment claims against Fox News start firing up again?
ESPN is actually launching ESPN8: The Ocho, but for one day only. 🙁
Oh, Joshua. I’m so disappointed.
Renewals
- Will & Grace has already been renewed for a second — or is it tenth — season.
- Famous in Love has been renewed for a second season by Freeform.
In Development
- A Karate Kid sequel starring (some of) the original cast is coming to YouTube Red.
- Netflix has ordered Bardo, a Chinese-language thriller.
- British comedian Russell Howard will have his own Netflix special.
- Shudder has bought the German mystery series The Valley.
Casting News
- Sylvester Stallone is going to guest star on This Is Us.
- Viola Davis’ husband, Julius Tennon, is going to be on How to Get Away with Murder this next season.
- David Morse is joining Escape at Dannemora on Showtime.
- Richard Madden is going to be in the Netflix film Ibiza.
- Gabriel Mann (Revenge) is joining USA’s Damnation.
- Teagan Croft is going to be on Titans.
- Jack Griffo (which is just a great name) and Kerri Medders are joining Netflix’s Alexa & Katie.
- Erica Tazel is going to be leaving The Good Fight.
R.I.P.
Robert Hardy, actor
Daniel Licht, composer
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Wet Hot American Summer: Camp Firewood celebrates a ten-year reunion in the second season. Netflix
Million Dollar Matchmaker: Patti sets up two former Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise contestants: Vinnie and Daniel, that Canadian idiot. 9 p.m., We
Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda: That would be half-pterodactyl, half-barracuda, obviously. 12 a.m., Syfy
SATURDAY
George Lopez: The Wall, Live from Washington D.C. : Gee, do you think he’ll have anything to say about Trump? 9 p.m., HBO
Empire of the Sharks: Like Waterworld, but with more sharks. 7 p.m., Syfy
SUNDAY
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming: The Pope is played by Fabio. That’s all you need to know about this installment, I think. Premiere. 7 p.m., Syfy
Ray Donovan: Season premiere. 8 p.m., Showtime
Game of Thrones: We have no description, but we know that the title is “The Spoils of War.” 8 p.m., HBO
Late Night: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): The best moments of the week, with a newly-recorded opening & monologue
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (repeat) |
What Would You Do? (repeat) |
20/20 (repeat) |
| CBS | WE Day (new) |
Hawaii Five-0 (repeat) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | Masters of Illusion (new) |
Masters of Illusion (repeat) |
Riverdale (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | Masterchef (repeat) |
Beat Shazam (repeat) |
Local |
| NBC | America’s Got Talent (repeat) |
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 | Big Hero 6 | 20/20: In an Instant (new) |
News/Local |
| CBS | Doubt (new) |
Doubt (new) |
48 Hours (repeat) |
News/Local |
| FOX | The F Word (repeat) |
Love Connection (repeat) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Dateline NBC (repeat) |
Law & Order: SVU (repeat) |
News/Local | Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
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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) |
Celebrity Family Feud (new) |
Steve Harvey’s Funderdome (new) |
The $100,000 Pyramid (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes (new) |
Big Brother (new) |
Candy Crush (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
| FOX | Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
American Grit (new) |
| NBC | Dateline NBC (new) |
The Wall (repeat) |
American Ninja Warrior (repeat) |
The late season of Game of Thrones is making me choose between Sharknado 5 and GoT. I mean there is no question here, but still. Watching Sharknado and Twitter live is half the fun.