“The ratings are shit, it’s dragging down Kathie Lee and Hoda’s hour, but we spent $18 million on this mess … what to do … Hey! People love it when Ellen dances on her show, right? ALRIGHT, START DANCING, BLONDIE. WE DON’T CARE THAT YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR ARMS OR HAVE ANY IDEA HOW TO SIMULATE ACTUAL HUMAN EMOTION, WE SAID, DANCE, PRINCESS. DANCE!”
After consulting my crystal ball (a.k.a. the first couple weeks of Nielsen ratings), I’ve made a bunch of predictions about which shows will be renewed and which will be cancelled this season.
David Fincher let slip what next season of Mindhunter is going to be about, if you’re interested.
Tracy Morgan’s new comedy, The Last O.G., just lost its showrunner and will not premiere until January. The show was originally supposed to premiere next week. However, FX delayed the premiere this summer. Not great signs, guys.
Stranger Things was thisclose to being another anthology series, but was saved by being too late to the game. Speaking of, here are a bunch of Stranger Things costumes — my favorite is the wall with the hand coming out of it.
Here is a long, loving piece about “Shada,” the Doctor Who story that they’ve tried to tell for 40 years.
Sean Penn is super pissed that Kate del Castillo’s Netflix documentary, The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story, basically says that Penn was the one who told the U.S. authorities where El Chapo was. Watch your back, Sean Penn!
Netflix has learned that remaking late night isn’t as easy as they might have thought.
AMC has released some new VR app that will contain extra The Walking Dead scenes which is great if you have a VR headset, I guess.
Here’s Evan Peters as Charles Manson for American Horror Story. I dunno, I think he made a better Andy Warhol.
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Your Harassment Roundup
Nickelodeon has fired the creator of Loud House after a dozen women came forward with stories of harassment.
David Blaine has been accused of rape.
LAPD is investigating Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault.
The Weinstein Company employees would like to be release from their non-disclosure agreements, please.
Lupita Nyong’o is the latest actress to come forward about Weinstein’s gross behavior. And Asia Argento had to leave Italy after being attacked for speaking out about Weinstein. Cool culture you got there, Italy.
Quentin Tarantino is sorry for being such a lousy person and choosing to ignore what he knew was happening. So is this guy.
So how’s sex rehab going for you, Harvey Weinstein?
The source told us, “In one group therapy session, Harvey arrived 15 minutes late. Then, when it was his turn to speak, he launched into a speech about how this is all a conspiracy against him.”
The source added that as others at the clinic shared their personal stories, “Harvey fell asleep in his chair. He was only woken up by the ringing of his smuggled mobile phone [which is banned at the facility] . . . Harvey jolted awake, jumped up, immediately took the call and then ran out of the room.”
And France’s version of America’s Got Talent, La France a un incroyable talent, has been suspended after one of its judges has been accused of sexual misconduct. KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS, GENTLEMEN, EVEN YOU GUYS IN FRANCE. You are smoke, you are not the weather.
Renewals
- Better Things will be back for season three on FX.
- Casual has been renewed for a fourth and final season.
In Development
- NBC is working on Delivery, a family NICU drama produced by Reese Witherspoon’s company.
- ABC is developing the James Patterson Michael Bennett series of books into a cop drama.
- Daddy Issues, an (adult) family comedy from the creator of New Girl, is in the works at Fox.
- Reservations, a Native American family comedy, is being developed by Fox.
- Whistleblower, a drama about a firm that protects whistleblowers, is being developed at CBS.
- NBC bought church comedy Close to Heaven.
- Fox is working on Operation Nexus, a cop drama from an Empire producer.
- Showtime is working on Your Honor, a courtroom drama based on an Israeli series.
- The CW is developing another DC comic series, this time based on character Traci Thirteen.
Casting News
- In one of the strangest recastings ever, Steve Buscemi is replacing Owen Wilson on the TBS comedy anthology Miracle Workers. Apparently, Wilson just walked away from the project that also stars Daniel Radcliffe.
- Erica Ash will star in BET’s In Contempt.
- Oded Fehr and James Ransone have joined Hulu’s The First.
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
RuPaul’s All Star Drag Race Queen Ruveal: This means RuPaul’s All Star Drag Race has to be returning soon, right? That’s what this means, isn’t it? 7 p.m., VH1
1922: This adaptation of the Stephen King novella of the same name looks legitimately TERRIFYING. Can’t wait. Netflix
Red Oaks: In the third season of the nostalgic comedy, Japanese investors want to buy the club. Amazon
SATURDAY
The Watcher in the Woods: Melissa Joan Hart and Angelica Houston star in a remake of the film that terrified every kid of my particular generation. 7 p.m., Lifetime
George Michael: Freedom: This is how bad 2016 was: I forgot that George Michael died last year. I loved George Michael, but because of all the other bullshit that went down last year, I actually had a moment a few months ago when I re-remembered George Michael had died and became depressed all over again. Anyway, this is a documentary about him. 8 p.m., Showtime
Tommy Boy: “Fat guy in a little coat … fat guy in a little coat …” 7:30 p.m., Comedy Central
SUNDAY
The Walking Dead: They are promising this season won’t be as mopey and terrible as last season. We’ll see. Season premiere. 8 p.m., HBO
Outlander: It’s an extra long episode to make room for plenty of sexytimes. 7 p.m., Starz
The Simpsons: Homer cannibalizes himself and Lisa finds a perfect version of her family in the 28th “Treehouse of Terror.” 7 p.m., Fox
Late Night: Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Kameron Westcott, D’Andra Simmons
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Once Upon a Time (new) |
Marvel’s Inhumans (new) |
20/20 (new) |
| CBS | MacGyver (new) |
Hawaii Five-0 (new) |
Blue Bloods (new) |
| CW | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (new) |
Jane the Virgin (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Hell’s Kitchen (new) |
The Exorcist (new) |
Local |
| NBC | Law & Order: True Crime (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 (repeat) |
48 Hours (repeat) |
48 Hours (new) |
News/Local |
| FOX | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | College Football (live) |
News/LocalSaturday Night Live
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| SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | The Toy Box (new) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
Shark Tank (new) |
Ten Days in the Valley (new) |
| CBS | Football (live) |
60 Minutes (new) |
Widom of the Crowd (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (new) |
Madam Secretary (new) |
| FOX | The Mick (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
The Simpsons (new) |
Ghosted (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
The Last Man on Earth (new) |
| NBC | NFL Football (live) |