Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi have ended their openly hostile charade, love is dead, how will we go on, etc. etc.
Game of Thrones: The Rock Musical, an Unofficial Parody is headed to off-Broadway. I’m pretty sure I’ve already seen it.
Everyone is naming their dogs Nymeria and Shaggydog for some reason. This is also a good time to remind you that Tyrion thinks you shouldn’t adopt a direwolf.
Hey, if you HBO subscribers are curious, you can stream The Deuce today on HBO Go.
The Walking Dead is threatening to “thin the herd.”
The Walking Dead appears to be fans of Taylor Swift:
No:
Walmart’s streaming service, Vudu, is coming to Apple TV. Still no word on when Amazon Prime will arrive. ~sigh~
Your new favorite Trump administration character to hate, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s AWFUL wife, Louise Linton, was once on a reality show called Hopelessly Rich where she demanded a 6-carat diamond ring from a suitor.
Don’t fuck with Bill Nye, Disney.
Andrea Zuckerman is still president.
Renewals
- Fleabag has been renewed for a second season which is a good reason for you to go watch the first season.
- Room 104 will have a second season on HBO.
- Netflix renewed Last Chance U for a third season.
- Puppy Dog Pals has been renewed by Disney Junior.
Cancellations
In Development
- Starsky and Hutch is being rebooted and the script is by the guy who wrote Guardians of the Galaxy.
- Jumper is being turned into a TV series.
- History of Them, a multi-cultural comedy, is being developed at CBS.
- Let’s Get Physical, a comedy from the creator of Workaholics, and starring Matt Jones, Chris Diamantopoulos, and AnnaLynne McCord, has been picked up by Pop.
- Hulu bought All Night, a graduation comedy.
- Humans of New York is going to be turned into a docuseries on Facebook.
- Gaga: Five Foot Two, a documentary about Lady Gaga, is coming to Netflix.
- Showtime is airing Whitney Houston: Can I Be Me, a no-holds-barred documentary about Houston’s life.
- ABC is developing a female-led Marvel project. Let’s hope it’s given more love than Agent Carter, which deserved better.
- The novel The Blinds is being turned into a series.
- Shudder has acquired Missions, a French sci-fi thriller.
Casting News
- Ryan Gosling and Jay-Z will kick off the 43rd season of Saturday Night Live. This will be Gosling’s second time hosting.
- Orlando Bloom is headed to TV in Amazon’s fantasy drama Carnival Row.
- Hamish Linklater is going to star in Deadlier Than the Male on TNT.
- Diane Guerrero is joining the cast of Superior Donuts.
- Richard Flood will recur on Shameless and will be another of Fiona’s doomed love interests.
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen, who is not Jake Gyllenhaal, is joining The Haunting of Hill House.
- Mark Ballas, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd, Emma Slater, Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev, Lindsay Arnold, and Alan Bersten will be the pros on Dancing with the Stars this season.
- Merit Leighton is joining Netflix’s Alexa & Katie.
- The casts of the upcoming Black Mirror episodes have been announced.
- Augustus Prew has joined the Netflix film Ibiza.
- A Very English Scandal, a BBC One miniseries starring Hugh Grant, has added Ben Whishaw.
R.I.P.
Jay Thomas, actor and comedian known for Cheers and Murphy Brown. He is mourned by David Letterman, Bryan Cranston, Jay Duplass, Rob Lowe and others.
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
The Tick: The guy who does Sassy Trump is our new Tick. Series premiere. Amazon
Disjointed: Kathy Bates stars as the owner of a pot dispensary in this new Chuck Lorre series that I will never watch. Series premiere. Netflix
Death Note: This film is based on the graphic novel of the same name about a teen who finds a supernatural notebook that grants its user the ability to kill people. Netflix
Dark Matter: The Raza’s crew tries to unite Ferrous’ enemies. Season finale. 8 p.m., Syfy
Wynonna Earp: Wynonna is running out of time to defeat the widows in the season finale. 9 p.m., Syfy
SATURDAY
Mysteries of the Missing: Terry O’Quinn, appropriately enough, hosts this new series about mysterious disappearances. First up: Flight MH370. Series premiere. 9 p.m., Science
Jackie: Natalie Portman stars as the First Lady in this biopic that earned her wide acclaim. 7 p.m., HBO
Children of Men: Relevant. 9 p.m., Starz Cinema
SUNDAY
Game of Thrones: HOW IS IT THE FINALE ALREADY? HOW CAN YOU GIVE US (spoiler alert) AN ICE DRAGON AND JUST BE LIKE, “LOL, BYE GUYS! SEE YOU IN 2019!” 8 p.m., HBO
MTV Video Music Awards: Sure. OK. 8 p.m., MTV
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (repeat) |
What Would You Do? (new) |
20/20 (new) |
| CBS | NFL Football: Chiefs at Seahawks (live) |
| CW | Masters of Illusion (new) |
Masters of Illusion (new) |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | Masterchef (repeat) |
Local |
| NBC | American Ninja Warrior (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 | NFL: Texans at Saints (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | NFL: Chargers at Rams (live) |
News/Local |
| FOX | Mayweather vs. McGregor (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | American Ninja Warrior (repeat) |
Dateline NBC (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 (repeat) |
Big Brother (new) |
Candy Crush (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
| FOX | Football (live) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
The Simpsons (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
The Simpsons (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
| NBC | Dateline NBC (repeat) |
NFL: 49ers at Vikings (live) |
I swear, to the old gods and the new, if Harvey causes me to miss the GOT finale, I cannot be held responsible for my actions!