Well, here we are. You know exactly what day it is.
An Arlingtonian shows President Trump a finger as his motorcade makes it’s way back to the White House after a stop at their campaign headquarters in Rosslyn. pic.twitter.com/q3TfGnSusn
— Jay Westcott (@jwestcottphoto) November 3, 2020
Four years ago, I pleaded with you to vote.
Today, I don’t know what to say. 100 million of us had already voted before today; up to another 60 million are expected to possibly vote today; the polls show it will take a mathematical miracle for President Illegitimate to win, but we all know how that goes; the White House is barricaded for the first time on an Election Night in history; and President Low Energy is sounding increasingly like a man who knows he’s about to lose:
An exhausted-sounding Trump on when he'll declare victory: "When there's victory. If there's victory … there's no reason to play games." pic.twitter.com/MiuuPjTe1E
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 3, 2020
Trump says he has yet to think about his acceptance or concession speech yet:pic.twitter.com/skO6cXMltL
— The Recount (@therecount) November 3, 2020
Meanwhile:
This from Pennsylvania along a similar theme. https://t.co/8lLMPUsjab
— Noel Rock (@NoelRock) November 3, 2020
“When you bank your entire election on Election Day turnout, you have to ask people if they’re going to stand in line for two hours," this source w direct knowledge of the Trump campaign's operations says, detailing concern about Election Day turnout for Trump in PA. https://t.co/RWUqWaXGGW
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) November 3, 2020
But who knows, right?
You're not going to learn anything useful about the election outcome on here until 7pm, i.e. when they start counting votes.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 3, 2020
Look, we all have PTSD from 2016 and we have all become experts on the Electoral College map, swing states, and polling in the past four years. I just don’t know that at this point there is anything I can say here that will either make you feel better about tonight’s (or tomorrow’s or Friday’s or next week’s) results. I wish there was something inspiring or hopeful or insightful I could say, but I have nothing.
Instead, just know that the world is watching and waiting with us:
Amazing Grace 🇺🇸 from across the Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland pic.twitter.com/b9wOiNZmwA
— Patrick Dexter (@patrickdextervc) November 3, 2020
And keep hoping for the future.
The kids singing this lovely cover of “Landslide” back in 2009 are now all old enough to vote. Fingers crossed they all did so today. (h/t BoingBoing)
Let’s hope for an early and peaceful night, no matter what happens. ~hugs~
Going Viral
Texas leads the country in COVID-19 cases. Soon we’ll hit 1 million. WE’RE NUMBER 1! WE’RE NUMBER 1!
The Lincoln Project and Harrison Ford are teaming up to let Americans know you can only keep one of them: Trump, or Fauci. pic.twitter.com/WmimV0inTC
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) November 3, 2020
GODDAMMIT, KENDALL JENNER, CARDI B AND (this one hurts) MEGAN THEE STALLION. WHAT ARE Y’ALL DOING?
Ok Kendall Jenner blowing out candles as a masked waiter holds her cake and tries to move out of the way was actually the scariest thing I saw on Halloween pic.twitter.com/o46ri7TJ9W
— Nicholindz Cage (@lolzlindz) November 1, 2020
John Elway and Broncos’ CEO Joe Ellis both tested positive.
Prince William tested positive for COVID-19 back in April.
The last Blockbuster keeps on keeping on, pandemic or nah.
The Bob’s Burgers guys are still determined to bring a movie to the theaters. I mean, I guess — if there still are theaters when all of this is over and done with.
76 Days, an MTV documentary on the virus, will debut on December 4.
The 32nd annual Palm Springs Film Festival has been canceled for next year.
Productions keep on keeping on in Europe despite the shutdowns. However, Strictly Come Dancing and The Graham Norton Show are kicking audiences back out.
The Young and the Restless is resuming production after two new positive tests.
All Other TV News
Not even a global pandemic could stop parents from pranking their kids over their Halloween candy:
For some reason, this Halloween viewers gravitated towards romantic comedies over horror. Maybe because everything is scary enough right now?
Interesting: All children’s programming is being moved out of the Primetime Emmys and into Daytime Emmys.
Iwan Rheon reflects on how the Sansa rape scene in Game of Thrones was the “worst day of [his] career.” As for Sophie Turner, it turned her into an activist.
Tubi, the ad-supporting streaming service owned by Fox, has had a spike in viewership unsurprisingly.
I guess being locked down with someone for 9 months is a true test of a relationship.
Cancellations
- Connecting … has been pulled off NBC with a couple of episodes left. The remaining episodes will stream on Peacock.
In Development
- The Chase has been given a series order at ABC. Sarah Haines will host.
- Borderline, an immigrant-couples comedy, is in development at ABC.
- Uncivil, a lawyer comedy, is in development at NBC.
- The Rig, a supernatural drama, is in the works at Amazon.
- The game show Chain Reaction has been rebooted at Game Show Network.
- Design Star: Next Gen is in production at HGTV.
Casting News
- Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s wife has been cast as Lucille on The Walking Dead.
- Christopher Walken is joining Severance on Apple TV+.
- Jeremy Irons is joining the cast of Munich on Netflix.
- Betsy Brandt is joining Love, Victor on Hulu.
- Tisha Campbell is going to co-star in an untitled comedy on ABC.
- Taraji P. Henson will host the American Music Awards on ABC.
- Eve is leaving The Talk on CBS.
- Kayla Smith is joining the cast of NCIS: Los Angeles.
Mark Your Calendars
- The Blacklist will return on NBC on November 2.
- The Great North will debut on Fox in February.
- NCIS: New Orleans will return on CBS on November 8.
- Bridgerton will debut on Netflix on December 25.
- Veneno will debut on HBO Max on November 19.
- Over Christmas will premiere on Netflix on November 27.
- Valley of Tears will debut on HBO Max on November 12.
- AMC announced its “Best Christmas Ever” Programming dates.
- The Ultimate Fighter returns on ESPN+ in March.
R.I.P.
Jeremy Stevens, Emmy-winning writer and producer who worked on Everybody Loves Raymond among others
John Sessions, Scottish comedian and U.K. Whose Line Is It Anyway? actor
Luis Troyano, Great British Bake Off contestant
Carol Arthur, Actress in Blazing Saddles among others, and Dom DeLuise’s wife
WATCH THIS
I could give you recommendations for things to watch other than election results, but who am I kidding? Seriously, though.
Election Night Coverage: Don’t go in sober. 6 p.m., ABC, NBC; 7 p.m., CBS, FOX; All damn day, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC
Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand; Building Back America Great Again Better 2020: Enjoy your 2016 PTSD with Stephen Colbert. 10 p.m., Showtime
The Daily Show: Or Trevor Noah, your choice. 10 p.m., Comedy Central
Late Night:
- The Daily Show: Votegasm 2020: What Could Go Wrong? (Again)
- Conan: The CONAN Repeat Election Night Special
TUES. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
ABC | ABC News: Your Voice Your Vote 2020 (live) |
CBS | CBS News 2020: Election Night America Decides (live) |
CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Local |
FOX | FOX Democracy 2020: Election Night (new) |
News/Local |
NBC | NBC News Special: Decision 2020 Election Night (live) |