The End of Days?

by Therese Odell, posted in Uncategorized

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

After 57 years on broadcast TV, Days of Our Lives is moving from NBC to Peacock. A daily news program, NBC News Daily, will take the timeslot on NBC stations, with an option to add local news. The move will take place on September 12.

And, listen. I understand people sounding the alarm about this: the Venn diagram of Days of Our Lives‘ viewers and people who use streaming services is not close to a circle.

But to play the devil’s advocate for a moment, there’s a chance that this is not as dire for the soap opera as it might first appear. Reruns of Days are already streaming on Peacock, and two Days of Our Lives limited specials were explicitly made for the streamer. I can only assume that NBC has looked at the numbers and decided that it makes more sense for the soap opera to be platformed there. I assume the calculation is that a news program is cheaper to make, that affiliates will want to use the spot for local news, and that if they can get some percentage of the 1.8 million Days viewers to subscribe to Peacock, it would be worth it. My one piece of advice to everyone involved would be that Peacock should make the back catalog of episodes available on Peacock: people really want to rewatch that insane Marlena possession storyline.

The bottom line is that the soap opera has not been canceled, and as long as that remains the case, it has a sliver of a chance.

An update on the whole HBO Max/Warner Bros. Discovery meshugganah. It looks like HBO Max is not dead … yet. After this week’s bloodbath at HBO Max, it was expected that Warner Bros. Discovery was going to announce that HBO Max was going to be folded into Discovery+. Instead, they announced that some Magnolia Network programming and HGTV hit Fixer Upper will be available on both HBO Max and Discovery+, which, of course, suggests that there is going to be an HBO Max available to watch those shows on. They also revealed that CNN Originals will be available on Discovery+.

There are still many fears that HBO Max’s original scripted series might be cut in Warner Bros. Discovery’s mission to cut debt, and there were rumors yesterday that up to 70% of the development staff was going to be laid off. At least as of now that has not been announced, and some scripted shows, like Peacemaker, are assuring fans that they are safe. But if I were on shows like Sex Lives of College Girls, Minx or Gossip Girl … I’d be biting my nails right now.

This is obviously still developing. Pray for HBO Max.

Over on ABC’s Station 19, a writer submitted a script outline that featured a racist character using a racist term. It was not well-received by the writers room, which was shut down, and meetings were convened to deal with “recent harm and systemic issues.” An anonymous comment on the article notes: “My friend is a writer on this show and I can’t say much because I don’t want them to get in trouble but this is one of many many issues they’ve had on this set. The writers maybe went overboard but they’ve been putting up bs for years.” So, it might not just have been about the one racist term.

The She-Hulk team is feeling very defensive about their CGI. (And maybe they should? I mean, it’s not great.)

So, Moon Knight is getting a second season?

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The Boys has taken Ryan Butcher’s story in a very different direction than the comics. Here Collider outlines the difference in the storylines, and notes the nod the show made to Ryan’s original fate.

I’m sure by now you’ve heard all about the Alex Jones trial, and how his idiot lawyers accidentally sent the contents of his phone to opposing counsel representing the Sandy Hook families, and then those lawyers used texts from the phone to prove he was perjuring himself on the stand AND those same lawyers announced they are going to send said contents of the phone to both federal investigators looking into January 6, and the January 6th Committee, right? Delicious.

Congratulations and good thoughts to Chrissy Teigen and John Legend.

Renewals

Cancellations

  • Little Ellen has been canceled at HBO Max after three seasons — only two of which aired. The third season, which was scheduled to premiere in June, has been shelved for tax purposes.

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendars

  • Big Sky will return on ABC on September 21.
  • Dated & Related will debut on Netflix on September 2.
  • Growing Up will premiere on Disney+ on September 8.
  • House of Ho returns on HBO Max on August 25.
  • Tell Me Lies will debut on Hulu on September 7.
  • Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory will premiere on Disney+ on September 8.
  • Jack Osbourne’s Night of Terror: UFOs will premiere on Discovery+ on September 3.
  • I Am a Killer returns on Netflix on August 30.
  • Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days will debut on Peacock on August 12.
  • Super/Natural will debut on Disney+ on September 21.
  • Viagra: The Little Blue Pill That Changed the World will debut on Discovery+ on August 12.
  • Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel is streaming now on Disney+.
  • Royalteen premieres on Netflix on August 17.
  • Dragons: The Nine Realms returns on Peacock Kids on August 18.
  • The Tiny Chef Show will debut on Nickelodeon on September 9.
  • Santo will premiere on Netflix on September 16.

R.I.P.

Tom Wright, Rock photographer and tour manager

WATCH THIS

Beavis and Butt-head: These idiots are back. Series premiere. Paramount+

FBoy Island: This trash show comes to a trash end. Season finale. HBO Max

Wedding Season: Asha and Ravi pretend to be dating to get their parents off of their backs in this new romantic comedy. Premiere. Netflix

Luck: The unluckiest person in the world finds herself in the land of Luck in this new animated feature. Apple TV+

Prey: A Comanche warrior protects her people from an advanced alien in this well-reviewed prequel to Predator. Premiere. Hulu

The Outlaws: Season two. Prime Video

Late Night:

  • Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Joel McHale, Zoey Deutch, Saucy Santana
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: James Taylor, Colman Domingo
  • Late Night Seth Meyers: LL Cool J, Cristin Milioti, Giulliana Merello
  • The Daily Show: Amandla Stenberg
  • Watch What Happens Live: Kathryn Dennis, Olivia Flowers
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CW Walker
(repeat)		 The Flash
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FOX MasterChef
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One thought on “The End of Days?”

  1. Sad for the Days actors. I watched it and other soaps from the 1960’s through the 80’s then got a day job instead of working nights. No more soaps. Loved the characters and the storylines.

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