All of us riding into 2022.
This is who we all are now
pic.twitter.com/CSlxPvinpy— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 12, 2022
All Other TV News
Writers Guild Awards nominees have been announced:
DRAMA SERIES
The Handmaid’s Tale, Written by Yahlin Chang, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Jacey Heldrich, John Herrera, Bruce Miller, Aly Monroe, Kira Snyder, Eric Tuchman; Hulu
Loki, Written by Bisha K. Ali, Elissa Karasik, Eric Martin, Michael Waldron; Disney+
The Morning Show, Written by Jeff Augustin, Brian Chamberlayne, Kerry Ehrin, Kristen Layden, Erica Lipez, Justin Matthews, Adam Milch, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Torrey Speer, Scott Troy, Ali Vingiano; Apple TV+
Succession, Written by Jesse Armstrong, Jon Brown, Jamie Carragher, Ted Cohen, Francesca Gardiner, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton, Will Tracy; HBO/HBO Max
Yellowjackets, Written by Cameron Brent Johnson, Katherine Kearns, Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Liz Phang, Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson, Chantelle M. Wells; Showtime
COMEDY SERIES
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Written by Larry David, Steve Leff, Carol Leifer, Jeff Schaffer, Nathaniel Stein; HBO/HBO Max
Hacks, Written by Lucia Aniello, Joanna Calo, Jessica Chaffin, Paul W. Downs, Cole Escola, Janis E. Hirsch, Ariel Karlin, Katherine Kearns, Andrew Law, Joe Mande, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, Michael Schur, Jen Statsky; HBO/HBO Max
Only Murders in the Building, Written by Thembi Banks, Matteo Borghese, Rachel Burger, Kirker Butler, Madeleine George, John Hoffman, Stephen Markley, Steve Martin, Kristin Newman, Ben Philippe, Kim Rosenstock, Ben Smith, Rob Turbovsky; Hulu
Ted Lasso, Written by Jane Becker, Ashley N. Black, Leann Bowen, Sasha Garron, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill Lawrence, Jamie Lee, Michael Orton-Toliver, Jason Sudeikis, Phoebe Walsh, Bill Wrubel; Apple TV+
What We Do in the Shadows, Written by Jake Bender, Jemaine Clement, Zach Dunn, Shana Gohd, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, William Meny, Sarah Naftalis, Stefani Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Paul Simms, Lauren Wells; FX Networks
NEW SERIES
Hacks, Written by Lucia Aniello, Joanna Calo, Jessica Chaffin, Paul W. Downs, Cole Escola, Janis E. Hirsch, Ariel Karlin, Katherine Kearns, Andrew Law, Joe Mande, Pat Regan, Samantha Riley, Michael H. Schur, Jen Statsky; HBO/HBO Max
Loki, Written by Bisha K. Ali, Elissa Karasik, Eric Martin, Michael Waldron; Disney+
Only Murders in the Building, Written by Thembi Banks, Matteo Borghese, Rachel Burger, Kirker Butler, Madeleine George, John Hoffman, Stephen Markley, Steve Martin, Kristin Newman, Ben Philippe, Kim Rosenstock, Ben Smith, Rob Turbovsky; Hulu
Reservation Dogs, Written by Tazbah Rose Chavez, Sydney Freeland, Sterlin Harjo, Migizi Pensoneau, Tommy Pico, Taika Waititi, Bobby Wilson; FX Networks
Yellowjackets, Written by Cameron Brent Johnson, Katherine Kearns, Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Liz Phang, Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson, Chantelle M. Wells; Showtime
The rest of the nominees can be found here.
Speaking of Yellowjackets, which, again, I highly recommend: The Yellowjackets creators are reading your theories about the mystery box series, and apparently one of you is getting it pretty consistently correct. Hmm. (Let’s hope it is not the one involving Shauna and the baby and the eating because … just … not that.)
Here are some pressing questions that Yellowjackets needs to answer in Sunday’s finale, please.
Netflix just jacked up their prices.
That Home Work show that was pulled from the Magnolia channel after its hosts were accused of doing shoddy work will return to the schedule after the hosts agreed to make “the appropriate resolutions” for the unhappy former clients.
Jeopardy! just became the most-watched show that isn’t sports, surpassing 60 Minutes which has held that crown for decades now. Of course, comparing ratings for a series that is syndicated and airs at different times on different networks across the country to regularly broadcast network series isn’t exactly comparing apples to apples.
Happy 70th birthday, Today Show!
Pete Davidson will NOT be hosting the Oscars. It’s weird that I even have to write that sentence out, BUT HERE WE ARE.
According to him, Brian Cox nearly played King Robert Baratheon on Game of Thrones, but it didn’t pay enough. Personally, I don’t see him as Robert as much as I see him as a filthy-mouthed Lord Commander in the Night’s Watch.
Georgia gave out $1.2 billion in tax credits for film and TV projects last year — a full 40% more than in 2019 when it hit its previous record high. Meanwhile, New Jersey is entering the tax break game.
P-Valley is being sued for copyright infringement by a woman who wrote a play set in a strip club.
After weeks of haggling, Alec Baldwin has finally turned over his phone in the Rust investigation.
Please get help, Sinéad O’Connor.
Bob Saget’s funeral was held today in a small service for friends and family.
Today will be the hardest day of my life. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, ⁰courage to change the things I can, ⁰and wisdom to know the difference.
— John Stamos (@JohnStamos) January 14, 2022
John Mayer and Jeff Ross filmed themselves remembering Saget as they picked up his car from LAX.
Finally, America’s Funniest Home Videos will pay tribute to their original host on Sunday’s episode.
Going Viral
Another Friday virus update because it’s still not slowing down out there.
The biggest news is that the Supreme Court has thrown out the Biden Administration’s vaccine or test mandate for companies with more than 100 employees. The vaccine mandate for health care workers at facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid remains in place.
A group of 270 scientists, professors, doctors, and healthcare workers wrote an open letter to Spotify demanding that they address the disinformation podcaster Joe Rogan spreads on his popular show. Which is great, but it will certainly go unheeded.
Because of a production shutdown thanks to Omicron, Fox has moved the premiere of their new country music drama Monarch to the fall from its original premiere date scheduled for this month. It was set to be Fox’s big midseason series.
Chicago P.D. has also paused production after several positive tests on set.
Made for Love has resumed production after pausing following several positive test results.
Late Night with Seth Meyers will return to the studio next week.
CNN is delaying the return to the office until January 31.
The AFI Awards have been pushed back to March 11.
The Producers Guild Awards have been postponed until March 19.
To Kill a Mockingbird is going to close until June 1.
NO, BOB SAGET DID NOT DIE BECAUSE OF THE VACCINE.
But Glenn Beck DID get COVID twice because he refused to get the vaccine.
MORE RAND PAUL:
2) Sickening is that @RandPaul once told a room full of students that “misinformation works”. And sometimes “I spread it”.
This you @SenRandPaul?
HT @Texan_21C
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 12, 2022
kinda stunning to watch this clip 14 months later. Rand Paul couldn't have been more wrong. https://t.co/08gY2Z3tBm
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 11, 2022
Renewals
- One of Us is Lying has been renewed for a second season on Peacock.
Cancellations
- Gentefied has been canceled after two seasons on Netflix.
In Development
- A Quantum Leap reboot is in the works at NBC.
- Justified: City Primeval, a Justified sequel starring Timothy Olyphant, has been greenlit at FX.
- A new Degrassi is coming to HBO Max.
- Found, a missing-persons drama, has been given a pilot order at NBC.
- Unplanned In Akron, a teen parenting comedy, is being developed at CBS.
- Justice U, a new DC superhero series starring David Ramsey, is in the works at The CW.
- The Santa Clause will be turned into a series starring Tim Allen at Disney+.
- A series based on Real Steel is in development at Disney+.
- The Other Hamilton, a series about one of the first Black millionaires is in development at HBO Max.
- They Can’t Kill Us All is being adapted into a series at AMC.
- Bad Habit, a comedy about pot-selling nuns, is being shopped around.
- Navalny, a documentary about Alexei Navalny, is in the works at HBO Max and CNN Films.
- Jenna Dewan will be making two films for Lifetime.
- A PGA Tour golf docuseries is in the works at Netflix.
- A bunch of NBCUniversal series will be made available on Discovery+.
- A biopic about Vicente Fernández is being made by Univision and Televisa.
Casting News
- Murray Bartlett has joined Immigrant on Hulu.
- Mark O’Brien is joining the cast of Perry Mason on HBO.
- Christian Robinson has been added to the cast of Interview with a Vampire on AMC.
- Anna Leong Brophy, Patrick Gibson, Lewis Tan, and Jack Wolfe have been added to Shadow and Bone on Netflix.
- Anjana Vasan, Robert Gilbert, and Marie-Sophie Ferdane have joined Killing Eve on BBC America.
- David Walton, Monique Curnen, and Moriah Brown are joining Power Book II: Ghost on Starz.
- William Levy will star in Montecristo on Pantaya.
Mark Your Calendar
- Atlanta returns on FX on March 24.
- Welcome to Flatch will premiere on Fox on March 17, and release the first seven episodes on Hulu, Fox NOW, and On Demand.
- Inventing Anna will premiere on Netflix on February 11.
- Raised by Wolves returns on HBO Max on February 3.
- In From the Cold will premiere on Netflix on January 28.
- All of Us Are Dead debuts on Netflix on January 28.
- Love Is Blind returns on Netflix on February 11.
- MLB Tonight: A Conversation will air on the MLB Network on January 17.
- Take Out with Lisa Ling will debut on HBO Max on January 27.
- Ready to Love returns on OWN on January 28.
- The Fix will debut on Roku Channel on January 21.
- I Am Georgina premieres on Netflix on January 27.
- Ms. Pat: Y’all Wanna Hear Something Crazy? will debut on Netflix on February 8.
- Moses Storm: Trash White debuts on HBO Max on January 20.
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder premieres February 23 on Disney+.
- Supernatural Academy debuts on Peacock on January 20.
- Kid Cosmic returns on Netflix on February 3.
- Against the Ice debuts on Netflix on March 2.
- Twenty Five Twenty One will premiere on Netflix on February 12.
- Anne+ The Film will debut on Netflix on February 11.
- Suburban Nightmare: Chris Watts debuts on Tubi today.
- The Critics Choice Awards will now take place on March 13. It will air on The CW and TBS.
- Murderville will debut on Netflix on February 3.
- Lincoln’s Dilemma will premiere on Apple TV+ on February 18.
- Polar Bear; Explorer: The Last Tepui; and The Biggest Little Farm: The Return will all premiere on Disney+ on Earth Day, April 22.
R.I.P.
Robert Allan Ackerman, Director, and five-time Emmy nominee
Clint Arlis, Former Bachelorette contestant
Sam Adams, Literary agent
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Archive 81: A video archivist uncovers the work of a journalist and her investigation into a deadly cult in this creepy-looking new series that I will absolutely be bingeing this weekend. Series premiere. Netflix
After Life: Third and final season. Netflix
The House: Helena Bonham Carter, Matthew Goode, and Miranda Richardson lend their voices to this new, eerie stop-animation series. Series premiere. Netflix
Ray Donovan: The Donovan family legacy comes full circle as the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face their past. Premiere. 8 p.m., Showtime
SATURDAY
Saturday Night Live: Ariana Debose; Roddy Ricch 10:30 p.m., NBC
The Suicide Squad: The movie where John Cena’s Peacemaker was introduced — in case you needed some reminding. 7 p.m., HBO
Igby Goes Down: Kiernan Culkin didn’t get his start on Succession. Check out this wry, funny, Catcher-in-the-Rye-esque film in which Culkin shines. 6:57 p.m., HBO Zone West
SUNDAY
Somebody Somewhere: The hilarious and audacious comedian Bridget Everett stars in this series about a small town girl struggling to find her place and her people. Series premiere. 9:35 p.m., HBO
Yellowjackets: Season finale of the most unexpectedly fun, weird show of the fall. 9 p.m., Showtime
Brittania: Season premiere. 8 p.m., Epix
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Cecily Strong, Raanan Hershberg
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: (Friday): Corey Stoll, Geese
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (new) |
20/20 |
| CBS | Undercover Boss (new) |
Magnum P.I. (new) |
Blue Bloods (new) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (new) |
Nancy Drew (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | Local |
| NBC | That’s My Jam (repeat) |
Dateline |
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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 | America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
Abbott Elementary (repeat) |
Abbott Elementary (repeat) |
The Rookie (repeat) |
News/Local |
| CBS | NFL Football (live) |
News/Local |
| FOX | Next Level Chef (repeat) |
Call Me Kat (repeat) |
Pivoting (repeat) |
News/Local |
| NBC | The Wall (new) |
Dateline (new) |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (Ariana Debose and Roddy Ricch) |
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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) |
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (repeat) |
Supermarket Sweep (repeat) |
The Rookie (repeat) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 60 Minutes | The Equalizer (repeat) |
SWAT (repeat) |
| The CW | Local | Legends of the Hidden Temple (new) |
Two Sentence Horror Stories (new) |
Two Sentence Horror Stories (new) |
Local |
| FOX | The Simp-sons (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
The Simp-sons (repeat) |
The Great North (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Sunday Night Football (repeat) |
Saw the preview for All Of Us Are Dead this morning and…holy crap that looks amazing