Look, today is a hard day. As I am typing this, the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh is happening. I’m not ignoring the story, I’m just postponing my comments on it until this particular part of the story itself is concluded. So instead of thinking about Kavanaugh and how the Senate Republicans want to put a man on the Supreme Court who has been credibly accused of being sexually and physically abusive towards multiple women, let’s talk about meaningless TV stuff and this cute dog:
From the good souls at Boing Boing:
Game of Thrones cast members keep trying to prepare us to not like the finale. OH MY GOD, IS IT GOING TO INVOLVE A GIANT BATHTUB PLUG AND A WEIRD PURGATORY CHURCH OR WHAT?
Meanwhile, Kit Harington didn’t get to keep Longclaw which is some bullshit.
The premiere of This is Us was Hellerized in the Midwest — and y’all, I FEEL YOU.
The Good Place creator Mike Schur answers all your questions about the afterlife, like, “who works at the yogurt place?” and “is there money?” and “do people go to the bathroom?”
There is an auction of The Office happening right now, so if you need Phyllis’ mousepad, today is your lucky day.
Which not-network drama is going to do a 20-year time jump when it returns in 2019? Some guesses: Star Trek: Discovery, Stranger Things, Handmaid’s Tale, 13 Reasons Why or The Affair (but probably not The Affair).
Brace yourselves for a darker Veronica Mars when it returns on Hulu.
This new season of Doctor Who featuring the first female Doctor will feature more standalone episodes making it easier for new viewers to jump into the series. So, if you’ve ever been Whocurious, now is the time to get into the TARDIS. It’s bigger on the inside.
Conan O’Brien is launching a stand-up tour in November. He will be joined by various comedians in 18 different cities. It’s the first time he has done stand-up since 2010.
Freaks and Geeks is leaving Netflix next month, so time to binge this weekend.
A Parks and Recreation writer is really really sorry for “Treat Yo Self.” He shouldn’t be. That was a God damn gift.
CBS just crushing some Star Trek fans hearts.
Fandemic was in Houston earlier this month — here is some awesome cosplay from the event.
This isn’t strictly TV news, but you need this today.
Joy Reid is being sued by a Trump supporter for defamation.
Kim Richards is off of probation. Best of luck, Kim! We’re all rooting for you!
Renewals
- Goliath has been renewed for a third season by Amazon.
- America’s Court with Judge Ross, Justice for All with Judge Christina Perez, Supreme Justice with Judge Karen, Justice with Judge Mablean and The Verdict with Judge Hatchett have all been given an additional 130 episode order.
In Development
- H-Town — a cop drama set in ~GASP~ Houston, the fourth largest Goddamn city in the country — is in development at CBS.
- Patty’s Auto is being developed by Fox.
- Knightfall season 2 is in production and here’s your first look at Mark Hamill.
- Rejoicing At Her Wondrous Vulva the Young Woman Applauded Herself is being developed into a TV series by the producer of Killing Eve.
- More than 300 hours of international scripted television will be available on PBS Masterpiece on Amazon Prime.
- College Humor is launching a streaming subscription service.
Casting News
- Evan Handler, Mike Dopud, and Monique Gabriela Curnen are joining Power on Starz.
- Rosie O’Donnell and Carrie Ann Inaba are going to guest at The Talk table, possibly as an audition to fill Julie Chen’s spot.
- Margot Bingham is joining New Amsterdam.
- LaMonica Garrett has been cast in the CW DC crossover event which has been entitled “Elseworlds.”
- Billy Lush and Juliet Landau are joining Bosch on Amazon.
- Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Lucy Fry are joining Godfather of Harlem on Epix.
- Vanessa Bell Calloway is joining Unbelievable on Netflix.
- Toby Huss, Anna Baryshnikov, Ella Hunt, and Adrian Blake Enscoe have been cast in Apple’s Dickinson.
- Laci Mosley, Melanie Field, Patty Guggenheim, and Laura Chinn are set to star in Florida Girls on Pop.
- Sara Ramirez says that she could make an appearance on Grey’s Anatomy … if ABC wanted her to.
Mark Your Calendars
- House of Cards returns on November 2, and the age of the middle-aged white man is OVER.
- Daredevil returns on Netflix on October 19.
- Saturday Night Live is returning this weekend, guys.
- Kemper on Kemper: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer will air on Oxygen on October 20. Trailer in the link.
- Splitting Up Together returns on ABC on October 16.
- The Bisexual will air on Channel 4 in October and will stream on Hulu … at some point.
- A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway will air on NBC on October 29.
- Dynasties will air simultaneously on BBC America, AMC, IFC and Sundance on January 19.
- Exeter will debut on Sundance Now on October 25.
- Welcome to Waverly will premiere on Bravo on October 22.
- How Far is Tattoo Far? will premiere on MTV on October 11.
- Unsung Hollywood and Uncensored return on TV One on October 7.
- Family Time returns on Bounce on October 1.
- RX: Early Detection, A Cancer Journey with Dr. Lee will debut on HBO on October 8.
Some #MeToo News Because Real Life Is Still Happening
When Family Guy returns on Sunday, it will be with a double episode in which Donald Trump preys on Meg. Jesus Christ, Seth MacFarlane, this isn’t helping.
Scottie Nell Hughes’ lawsuit against Fox News alleging that Fox Business host Charles Payne raped her and that she was blacklisted from the network has been settled.
WATCH THIS
The Good Place: “Michael intervenes in the near-death accidents of Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason on Earth, in hopes that a second chance at life allows them to become better versions of themselves.” Season premiere. 7 p.m., NBC
Grey’s Anatomy: “The doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial vie for a new position.” Season premiere. 7 p.m., ABC
Law & Order: SVU: “Benson and Rollins confess to some major life changes.” Season premiere. 8 p.m., NBC
Mom: “Christy has second thoughts about law school.” Season premiere. 8 p.m., CBS
Murphy Brown: “Murphy decides to return to the airwaves as the host of a cable network’s morning news show.” Series premiere. 8:30 p.m., CBS
How to Get Away with Murder: “Annalise selects students for her new legal clinic at Middleton.” Season premiere. 9 p.m., ABC
S.W.A.T.: “The SWAT team engages in a standoff with human traffickers holding child hostages when a major earthquake hits Los Angeles.” Season premiere. 9 p.m., CBS
Late Night: Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Ricky Gervais, Shawn Mendes Late Night with Seth Meyers: Pete Davidson, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Zainab Johnson, Ben Sesar The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Jeff Bridges, Cedric the Entertainer, Mark Leibovich The Late Late Show with James Corden: Damon Wayans Jr., Gina Rodriguez Jimmy Kimmel Live: Casey Affleck, Jay Ellis, T.I. featuring Yo Gotti Conan: Jim Gaffigan, Seann William Scott The Daily Show: America Ferrera Watch What Happens Live: Terrence Howard, Elle Macpherson
| THUR | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Grey’s Anatomy (new) |
How to Get Away with Murder (new) |
| CBS | The Big Bang Theory (new) |
Young Sheldon (new) |
Mom (new) |
Murphy Brown (new) |
S.W.A.T. (new) |
| CW | Supernatural (repeat) |
The Originals (repeat) |
News/Local |
| FOX | Thursday Night Football: Vikings at Rams (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | The Good Place (new) |
Law & Order: SVU(new) |
Will it actually be filmed in Houston? I can see the cactus and hear the bad accents already.