‘MacGruber’ survives another day on new streamer, Peacock

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized

Another day, another round of TCA stuff.

Peacock, NBC’s new streaming service would like to introduce itself:

HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT PEACOCK YOU GUYS:

It launches on April 15 for Comcast Xfinity X1 and Flex Customers and July 15 for the rest of us suckers. And there will be three subscription levels:

Peacock Free: Next day NBC programming, complete classic series, news including 2020 election coverage, some movies, some sports including Olympics, Spanish-language programming and some – but not all –  original programming.

Peacock Premium: Free to Comcast and Cox subscribers, $4.99 a month with ads for everyone else. With this, you get all the original programming, NBC stuff, early access to late night*, and additional sports, including the Premier League soccer, (which means I’ll probably be forced to subscribe to this one).

Peacock Premium Ad-Free: All of the above for $9.99 a month and none of the ads.

*The early access to late night feature is reportedly a surprise to local stations who pay good money for NBC content. Keep an eye on this one.

And here are some of the original series you won’t have full access to if you don’t pay them good money.

In addition to all that, Yellowstone will stream on Peacock (despite being a Viacom/CBS production), they’ve signed a deal with Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud network, they have a deal for the Law & Order and Chicago series’ library and they bought both George Lopez and Two and a Half Men.

AMC (along with sister companies BBC, Sundance, and IFC) has all this going on:

We’re going to break this down into categories for my own sanity:

Renewals

In Development

Casting

Dates

Time’s Up

Harvey Weinstein’s trial in New York began this week. A jury is halfway chosen, and there was some excitement when model and former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills secondary character, Gigi Hadid, was a member of the jury pool. Ultimately, she was not chosen for the jury.

Oprah has backed off that docuseries about sexual abuse in the music industry. She’s dropped out as an EP and Apple TV+ has dropped it from its schedule.

The Banker, a movie that was shelved at Apple TV+ following accusations against the co-producer, will be released following the conclusion of an investigation.

Leslie Jones, God bless her, was the only big-name comic to stop performing at the Comedy Cellar when Louis C.K. was welcomed back. She took her business over to the Comic Strip instead.

A judge has allowed a lawsuit against CBS from shareholders over the whole Les Moonves mess to proceed.

Renewals

  • Bonding has been renewed for a second season on Netflix.

Cancellations

In Development

  • Bill Prady, co-creator of The Big Bang Theory, has signed a first-look deal with Netflix.

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • High Maintenance will return on HBO on February 7.
  • Cherish the Day will premiere on OWN on February 12.
  • Our Cartoon President returns on Showtime on January 26.

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

Little America: A collection of immigrant stories from producers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon. Series premiere. Apple TV+

Sex Education: Season two of the wonderfully awkward teen comedy. Netflix

American Housewife: Katie and Greg worry about their busy lives and what toll it is taking on their family in the winter premiere. 7 p.m., ABC

Charmed: Maggie and Mel make a discovery that tuns their worlds upside down in the winter premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

Fresh Off the Boat: Jessica becomes the dean of a private school in the winter premiere. 7:30 p.m., ABC

Dynasty: Blake’s trial continues and Alexis is married to WHO? Winter premiere. 8 p.m., The CW

Real Time with Bill Maher: Nancy Pelosi is Bill’s guest on the season premiere. 9 p.m., HBO

SATURDAY

Godzilla: King of the Monsters: Wait, this was really a movie that came out? In 2019? REALLY? 7 p.m., HBO

Starship Troopers: Here’s a better sci-fi movie, I promise. And I will ALWAYS recommend it. ALWAYS. 7:05 p.m., The Movie Channel West

SUNDAY

Avenue 5: A luxury space cruise ship suffers a major malfunction in this new series from the creator of Veep. It stars Hugh Laurie. What more do you need? Series premiere. 9 p.m., HBO

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season premiere. Cue the tuba. 9:30 p.m., HBO

NFL Playoffs: SPORTSBALL IS GETTING SERIOUS. 2:05 p.m., CBS; 5 p.m., Fox

Batwoman: Kate struggles with how to protect Batwoman’s identity. Winter premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

Supergirl: Supergirl continues to deal with the aftermath of the events of “Crisis.” 8 p.m., The CW

9-1-1: Lone Star: Rob Lowe stars in this spinoff of 9-1-1, set in Austin. Series premiere. 8 p.m., Fox

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley McBryde

 

FRI. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC American Housewife
(new)		 Fresh Off the Boat
(new)		 20/20
(new)
CBS Hawaii Five-0
(repeat)		 Magnum P.I.
(repeat)		 Blue Bloods
(repeat)
CW Charmed
(new)		 Dynasty
(new)		 Local
FOX Friday Night Smackdown
(new)		 Local
NBC Lincoln Rhyme: The Hunt for the Bone Collector
(new)		 Dateline
(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 NBA Basketball
(live)		 News/Local
CBS NCIS: Los Angeles
(repeat)		 48 Hours 48 Hours News/Local
FOX Fox PBC Fight Night
(live)		 News/Local
NBC Dateline News/

Local

 Saturday Night Live
(repeat)		 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
(new)		 Kids Say the Darndest Things
(new)		 Shark Tank
(new)		 Shark Tank
(repeat)
CBS 60 Minutes NCIS
(repeat)		 FBI
(repeat)		 NCIS: New Orleans
(repeat)
The CW Local Batwoman
(new)		 Supergirl
(new)		 Local
FOX NFL Playoff
(live)		 9-1-1: Lone Star
(new)		 Local/News
NBC America’s Got Talent: The Champions
(repeat)		 Ellen’s Game of Games
(repeat)		 Ellen’s Game of Games
(repeat)

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