It’s Thursday, and I’m off to get my second vaccine today, so all I have for you are some cute, bubble-blowing dogs and some run-of-the-mill TV news. See you tomorrow, unless I’m bedridden! Which may be a thing! We’ll see!
This is Dallas and Hank. Dallas believes any bath can be a bubble bath if you try hard enough. Hank is his lifeguard. 13/10 for both pic.twitter.com/AsjjzDPjb2
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) April 6, 2021
Renewals
- The Chase and The Hustler have been renewed at ABC.
- The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula has been renewed at Shudder.
Cancellations
- MacGyver will end after this fifth season on CBS and the lawsuit against it has nothing to do with it, I’m sure.
- Don’t has been canceled by ABC after one season.
In Development
- They are turning Ancient Aliens into a movie.
- A Keeping Up with the Kardashians reunion hosted by Andy Cohen has been ordered at E!.
- Mabel, a prequel series to Tyler Perry’s Madea character, is in the works at Showtime.
- More Than Just a Game: Baseball Remembers 9/11 has been greenlit by Turner Sports.
- Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly have signed a long-term overall deal with Lionsgate Television.
Casting News
- Thomas Barbusca and Adrienne Wells are joining Black Monday on Showtime.
- Vic Mensa is joining The Chi on Showtime.
- Frank Dillane, Hayley Squires, Clémence Poésy, and Jamael Westman have joined The Essex Serpent on Apple TV+.
- Angela Sarafyan, Paul Schneider, Jacob Lofland, Doug Van Liew, and Lauren Richards have joined the cast of A House on the Bayou on EPIX.
Mark Your Calendars
ABC has announced their summer premiere dates:
Friday, June 4:
- Emergency Call
Sunday, June 7:
- Celebrity Family Feud
- The Chase
- To Tell the Truth
Monday, June 7
- The Bachelorette
Wednesday, June 9
- Press Your Luck
- The $100,000 Pyramid
- Card Sharks
Monday, June 14
- The Celebrity Dating Game
Thursday, June 17
- When Nature Calls
- Holey Moley 3D in 2D
- The Hustler
Monday, Aug. 16
- Bachelor in Paradise
- The Ultimate Surfer
- Disney’s Cruella will debut on Disney+ with premier access on May 28.
- Sons of Sam will premiere on Netflix on May 5.
- Bar Rescue will return on Paramount Network on May 2.
- Anne Boleyn will premiere on Channel 5 in the UK soon.
Your first look at our Queen Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn, coming soon to @channel5_tv#AnneBoleyn #JodieTurnerSmith #Channel5 @MissJodie pic.twitter.com/n8UHymFgW7
— Channel 5 (@channel5_tv) April 7, 2021
- The Tomorrow War, an action film starring Chris Pratt, will debut on Amazon on July 2.
- The Problem with Jon Stewart will premiere on Apple TV+ in the fall.
- Kids Say the Darndest Things is moving to CBS on May 5.
- Crime Scene Kitchen will premiere on Fox on May 26.
- Flip or Flop will return on HGTV on April 29.
- Life at the Waterhole will premiere on PBS on June 19.
- All You Need To Know: Overlanding will premiere on FYI on April 18.
- Riviera will return on Ovation on May 8.
- Project Runway will return sometime this year on Bravo.
- Midsomer Murders will return on Acorn on April 19.
R.I.P.
Ralph Schuckett, Keyboard player for Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, as well as session player, producer, and composer
Walter Olkewicz, An actor who appeared in Twin Peaks
WATCH THIS
Rebel: Katey Sagal stars in this drama series based on the life of Erin Brockovich. Series premiere. 9 p.m., ABC
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay: The charming and honest family comedy returns for its second season. Premiere. 9 p.m., Freeform
No Activity: The Patrick Brammall and Tim Meadows cop comedy goes animated for its fourth season. Season premiere. Paramount+
Them: This new limited horror anthology series explores racial terror in America. The first season follows a Black family as they move from the rural South to a primarily White neighborhood in Los Angeles. Series premiere. Amazon
The Power: A young nurse is forced to stay in a dilapidated London hospital during one of the scheduled blackouts that took place in the 1970s. It looks seriously spooky. Premiere. Shudder
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Carey Mulligan, Caleb McLaughlin, Lil Tjay featuring 6LACK
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Hank Azaria, Cheap Trick
- The Late Late Show with James Corden: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, London Grammar
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Mark Wahlberg, Hunter Biden, the Wallflowers
- The Daily Show: The Daily Social Distancing Show
- Conan: Baratunde Thurston
- Watch What Happens Live: Trishelle Cannatella, Carl Radke
- A Little Late with Lily Singh: Padma Lakshmi
| THUR | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Station 19 (new) |
Grey’s Anatomy (new) |
Rebel (new) |
| CBS | Young Sheldon (new) |
United States of Al (new) |
Mom (new) |
B Positive (new) |
Clarice (new) |
| CW | Walker (new) |
Legacies (new) |
News/Local |
| FOX | Hell’s Kitchen (new) |
Last Man Standing (new) |
The Moodys (new) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Manifest (new) |
Law & Order Special Victims Unit (new) |
Law & Order: Organized Crime (new) |