MICHAEL FLYNN IS PLEADING GUILTY TO LYING ABOUT HIS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RUSSIANS AND THERE IS PLENTY OF GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS PART OF A PLEA DEAL WITH ROBERT MUELLER WHICH WOULD ONLY BE OFFERED TO FLYNN IF FLYNN HAD SOMETHING ON SOMEONE HIGHER UP THAN HIM TO OFFER TO MUELLER AND THE ONLY PEOPLE HIGHER UP THAN MICHAEL FLYNN ARE TRUMP AND PENCE AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TELEVISION OR THE NEWS MEDIA OR THE FIRST AMENDMENT BUT I DON’T CARE, IT’S MY BLOG, I DO WHAT I WANT, AND RIGHT NOW I WANT TO YELL FROM THE ROOFTOPS THAT SHIT IS GOING DOWN RIGHT. NOW.
Delicious. This is delicious. And fucking huge. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
Alright. On to television news.
LOL, the White House still wants CNN to attend their Christmas party. Good luck with that, guys.
So Sarah Huckabee Sanders is willing to defend Trump tweeting fake anti-Muslim videos, but not Trump suggesting that Joe Scarborough is a murderer. Interesting line to draw, Sarah.
Jason Momoa has Game of Thrones spoilers that he is not sharing with us.
“Just knowing how amazing this season is going to be…” Momoa told EW. “It’s going to be the greatest thing that’s ever aired on TV. It’s going to be unbelievable. It’s going to f— up a lot of people. And it was a bummer because I’m a huge fan and I didn’t want to know what’s going on. I was like, ‘Damn, I didn’t want to know that!”
Also, sadly, Drogo will not be making an appearance in the final season. Boo.
Harry and Meghan’s wedding will be televised. Pray for an evening wedding, because I do not want to have to get up at 4 a.m. to watch it.
Maybe every television show doesn’t need its own wine label? Just thinking out loud here.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hill’s Kyle and Mauricio are selling their Bel Air house which, it should be noted, is not in Beverly Hills.
The Exorcist had the second biggest drop-off in viewership from last year? There weren’t that many people watching it last year! WHY AREN’T YOU PEOPLE WATCHING THIS SHOW, IT IS SO GOOD.
No one needs a Moonlighting reboot. Next question?
Apparently that Batman easter egg in Arrow was all Stephen Amell’s idea.
Groper Roundup
NBC’s claim that they acted on the first complaint against Matt Lauer in 20 years is not exactly standing up to the smell test. What did NBC know and when did they know it?
Hey, here’s a video of Meredith Viera teasing Matt Lauer about having a bag of dildos in his office. What fun!:
Israel Horowitz, playwright, and father of Beastie Boy Adam Horowitz, has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct and rape. Adam Horowitz is taking the women’s side, thank God, so I don’t have to cross him off of my diminishing Decent Men list.
Russell Simmons name has been removed from the All Def Comedy specials at HBO.
Three Vice employees have been fired and their Christmas party open bar has been canceled.
Greg Zaun, a Toronto Blue Jays TV analyst, has been fired after multiple complaints.
Geraldo Rivera is sorry. OK. Sure.
Renewals
- Stranger Things was renewed for a third season, which we all expected, but still, yay!
Mark Your Calendars
- Counterpart, the J.K. Simmons sci-fi thriller, will have a preview on Starz immediately following the Outlander finale on December 10. It will regularly air beginning January 21st.
- The Oath, the Sean Bean crime drama, will debut on Crackle on March 8.
- Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid will debut on Lifetime on January 11.
- Meet the Peetes will debut on the Hallmark Channel on February 18.
- HGTV will air White House Christmas 2017 on December 10. And I swear this is true, here is a picture of the crowd at last night’s tree lighting:

In Development
- CBS All Access is developing Tell Me a Story, a dark psychological fairy tale thriller from Kevin Williamson.
- USA is making a miniseries about Ronald Reagan produced by Patti Davis.
- NBC is developing Spirit of the Law, a drama based on the life California pastor Kalvin Cressel who was also a federal agent for 30 years. I’m also pretty sure this was a parody series on 30 Rock.
- CBS has ordered action-adventure series Blood & Treasure for the summer.
Casting News
- Bobby Cannavale will co-star in Amazon’s Homecoming with Julia Roberts.
- Ken Jeong and David Allen Grier have been added to the cast of A Christmas Story Live! on Fox.
- Josh Lucas is joining the cast of Yellowstone on Paramount.
- Ryan Seacrest, Jenny McCarthy, and Ciara will be hosting Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.
- Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castañeda, Robert Sheehan and Aidan Gallagher are going to star in The Umbrella Academy on Netflix.
- Yamiche Alcindor is joining PBS NewsHour.
R.I.P.
Jim Nabors, Actor best known for Gomer Pyle
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Dark: Your next spooky Netflix obsession. Netflix
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: So this is somehow back. Season premiere. 7 p.m., ABC
Voyeur: A documentary about that Gay Talese New Yorker story about the spying motel owner that maybe wasn’t true after all. Netflix
SATURDAY
Saturday Night Live: Saoirse Ronan & U2 headline a very Irish night. 10:30 p.m., NBC
Michelle Wolf: The funny lady who doesn’t appear nearly enough on The Daily Show has her own stand-up special. 8 p.m., HBO
Point Break: The right one, not the shitty remake. 6 p.m., Ovation
SUNDAY
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special: A celebration of one of comedy’s greatest. 7 p.m., CBS
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Larry deals with ungrateful houseguests in the season finale. 9 p.m., HBO
Mad Max: Fury Road: Little did I know when this came out in 2015 that this movie would basically represent my life in 2017. 7 p.m., El Rey
The Walking Dead: Rick, et al, continue to enact their plan. 8 p.m., AMC
Late Night: Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Queen Latifah, Freddie Highmore, Sam Smith The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): Carol Burnett, Lewis Black Jimmy Kimmel Live (Friday): Mark Hamill, Andy Serkis, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Gwen Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Domhnall Gleeson, Rian Johnson Watch What Happens Live (Sunday): Fantasia Barrino, Kenya Moore
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (new) |
20/20 (new) |
| CBS | MacGyver (new) |
Hawaii Five-0 (new) |
Blue Bloods (new) |
| CW | Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer | Masters of Illusion (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Hell’s Kitchen (new) |
The Exorcist (new) |
Local |
| NBC | Blindspot (new) |
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 | Kevin Can Wait (repeat) |
Man with a Plan (repeat) |
NCIS: New Orleans (repeat) |
48 Hours (repeat) |
News/Local |
| FOX | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Will & Grace (repeat) |
Superstore (repeat) |
Dateline NBC (repeat) |
News/Local | Saturday Night Live (Saorise Ronan & U2) |
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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) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
Shark Tank (new) |
Shark Tank (repeat) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes (new) |
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
| FOX | Football (repeat) |
The OT (repeat) |
The Simpsons (new) |
Ghosted (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
The Last Man on Earth (new) |
| NBC | NFL Football (live) |