After filming for 16 hours, K.J. Apa, the star of Riverdale, fell asleep while driving home and was in a car accident. Don’t worry, he’s fine. His car, not so much. But the accident has “ignited a firestorm of protest” from the cast and crew, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Cole Sprouse, Apa’s co-star, reportedly asked production for transportation for cast members — suggesting that transportation was not previously provided. But now that SAG-AFTRA is headed to the set to check things out, the studio is loudly claiming that of course they offered Apa a ride, anyone can have a ride if they just ask for one. Momma smells a lawsuit.
Here is a good piece arguing that the most recent Game of Thrones spinoff that was announced will be about The Dance of Dragons, the Targaryen civil war. Of course, considering there are five spinoffs in the work, it’s a preposterously safe bet that one of them will be about The Dance of Dragons.
Gal Gadot and Kumail Nanjiani will host Saturday Night Live this season with musical guests Sam Smith and Pink.
Your precious David S. Pumpkins almost never was.
thirtysomething is literally thirty-something because that’s how old you are.
Oh, and a part of your childhood is about to be destroyed.
HEY, ASSHOLES WHO HAPPEN TO BE RICK & MORTY FANS, CUT THAT SEXIST SHIT OUT.
Why aren’t you folks watching Marvel’s The Defenders on Netflix? Is it Marvel superhero fatigue? Because I’m fatigued just hearing about all these Marvel series.
“See the complete series.” So … if it’s complete, does that mean it’s complete complete? As in already canceled?
Hey, speaking of Inhumans, for a while there yesterday it was leading in the polls. The polls are still open! Which of these terrible shows should I have to blog? You tell me:
Renewals
- BoJack Horseman will have a fifth season on Netflix.
- The Great American Baking Show is returning on ABC.
- Frontier has been renewed by Netflix for a third season.
In Development
- The President is Missing, a novel by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, is being turned into a series at Showtime.
- Fox bought Step Strangers, a step-sibling comedy from Elizabeth Banks.
- NBC purchased a doctor comedy from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s production company.
- Fox News is launching Fox News @ Night, a new late night news program.
Casting News
- Emma Kenney, better known as Debbie Gallagher on Shameless, is going to be Darlene and David’s daughter on the reboot of Roseanne. This is just very good casting.
- Matthew Broderick is joining the cast of Fox’s A Christmas Story Live as the narrator.
- Jessica Williams is going to star in a series being developed for Showtime.
- Neil Gaiman is going to guest on The Simpsons.
- Mark Hamill, Lena Headey and David Bradley are adding their voices to Trollhunters on Netflix.
- Dylan McDermott and Dermot Mulroney, together at last!
- Preet Bharara is going to be a contributor on CNN. Good.
- Kathryn Hughes and Ryan Lee have been cast as the leads in AwesomenessTV’s My Dead Ex.
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FRIDAY
Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas: A Benefit Concert: Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Leon Bridges, Lyle Lovett, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and Ryan Bingham perform to raise money for Texas. 9 p.m., CBS
Transparent: The Pfefferman family is back. Season premiere. Amazon
Fuller House: Season premiere. Netflix
Gaga: Five Foot Two: A documentary following the making of Lady Gaga’s last album and her appearance at the Super Bowl. Netflix
SATURDAY
Ghost Adventures: These dummies who scream at ghosts are back. Season premiere. 8 p.m., Travel
Prince: Sign o’the Times: Alright, confession: this debuted on Showtime last week AND SOMEHOW I MISSED IT, but here’s our second chance to catch it again. 7:45 p.m., Showtime
Saturday Night Fever: “I work hard on my hair and he hits it.” Greatest line of dialogue from the 70s, true story. 12:30 a.m.
SUNDAY
Star Trek: Discovery: The newest Star Trek series debuts here but will move to CBS Access, so if you like it, prepare to pay up. Series premiere. 7:30 p.m., CBS
Teen Wolf: Gerard begins his final attack on the Supernaturals of Beacon Hill. Series finale. 7 p.m., MTV
60 Minutes: Oprah Winfrey debuts as 60 Minutes‘ newest contributor on the premiere episode of the 50th season. 6:30 p.m., CBS
Who Shot Biggie and Tupac?: Ice-T is on the case, you guys. 7 p.m., Fox
Late Night: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): Bobby Moynihan Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): XXX
| 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 | MacGyver (repeat) |
Hawaii Five-0 (repeat) |
Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas: A Benefit Concert (new) |
| CW | Masters of Illusion (new) |
Masters of Illusion (new) |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (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 | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | NCIS: New Orleans (repeat) |
Criminal Minds (repeat) |
48 Hours (repeat) |
News/Local |
| FOX | College Football: Notre Dame vs. Michigan (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Dateline NBC (repeat) |
Saturday Night Live (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) |
Star Trek: Discovery (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
Hawaii Five-0 (repeat) |
| FOX | The Simpsons (repeat) |
Who Shot Biggie and Tupac? (repeat) |
| NBC | NFL: Raiders at Redskins (live) |