GIVE ME ALL OF THE OTTER BABIES:
A happy little water sausage. pic.twitter.com/i4CtdE1th7
— In Otter News…. (@In_Otter_News2) September 21, 2022
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
Lorne Michaels discusses this upcoming season of Saturday Night Live as a “year of reinvention” having lost 8 cast members, some of whom were SNL superstars.
This is interesting: House of the Dragon is doing gangbusters for HBO, averaging nearly 30 million viewers every week. However, more people are streaming Game of Thrones than they are House of the Dragon. House of the Dragon came in on the Nielsen streaming charts at number 6; Game of Thrones is number 3. There’s some speculation that House of the Dragon is that low because there aren’t as many episodes available to binge, which makes sense. (And by the way: the series that is the most popular streaming title, Echoes? Is complete and total trash, just so you know.)
Are you a glutton for punishment? Great news: you can apply to appear as a contestant on Netflix’s dating series, Love is Blind!
Holy smokes: Canadian actor Ryan Grantham, who appeared in Riverdale and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was just sentenced to life in prison for killing his mother. Apparently, after shooting her in the back of the head, Grantham left the scene of the crime with the gun and a carload of ammunition with the intention of assassinating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and he considered perpetrating a mass shooting event at his college. He eventually turned himself in to the police, instead. How am I only hearing about this now?
The Kid Mero has opened up a little more about his split with Desus, and it sounds like it had more to do with the show moving from Vice to Showtime than anything personal between them:
“Vice was like Sarah Lawrence compared to some ivy league school,” Mero said that the two companies were so drastically different, that it was harder to control where their show was going. “Vice was a very small crew. If I had any issues, I could go, literally, it was three floors. Vice was a totally different kind of setup and workflow. When you get to the big machine, people wanna put their fingerprints on stuff.”
Abbott Elementary has a pretty big fan:
Sometimes it’s the little things that bring such joy — like catching Abbott Elementary live as we take off for DC after a busy day at #UNGA.@quintabrunson, thank you for the late night laughs ahead of teaching tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/y4zlqn12xj
— Jill Biden (@FLOTUS) September 22, 2022
Chris Rock was apparently offered a “shit ton” of money to host next year’s Golden Globes, but he declined.
After 10 years being sponsored by Pepsi, the Super Bowl Halftime Show has a new sponsor: Apple Music. This feels like an appropriate partnership.
Never forget: Anthony Bourdain was awesome:
Anthony Bourdain on Putin…💯🎯!pic.twitter.com/3RtXkgnQ5R
— Wu-Tang Is For The Children (@WUTangKids) September 21, 2022
Let’s give Bourdain the final word on everything Queen Elizabeth pic.twitter.com/BkYXESYjrJ
— Wu-Tang Is For The Children (@WUTangKids) September 20, 2022
Renewals
- Reservation Dogs has been renewed for a third season on FX.
- Love on the Spectrum has been renewed for a second season on Netflix.
- The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On has been renewed for a second season on Netflix.
In Development
- Vince Gilligan’s new untitled series has been picked up by Apple TV+, and Rhea Seehorn is attached to star.
- Spoonful of Sugar has been bought by Shudder.
- Charges with Rex Chapman is being adapted into a TV series.
- Bishop T.D. Jakes is launching a channel on Freevee.
Casting News
- Ty Tennant, the son of David Tennant, will join House of the Dragon on HBO as a young Aegon Targaryen.
- Chris Diamantopoulos, Ashley Romans, and Katja Herbers have been cast in Mrs. Davis on Peacock.
- Parker Posey and Wagner Moura have joined Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Prime Video.
- Jerome Flynn is joining 1923 on Paramount+.
- Christian Serratos will star in More on HBO Max.
- Martin Sensmeier has joined La Brea on NBC.
- Lukas Gage is joining Dead Boy Detectives on HBO Max.
- Missi Pyle, Stephanie March, Adrienne Barbeau, Peter Riegert, and Manuel Uriza have been cast in Harlan Coben’s Shelter on Prime Video.
- Elizabeth Gillies, Harvey Keitel, Diedrich Bader, and Keith Walker will star in Spread on Tubi.
- Bette Midler, Ron Livingston, Aaron Dominguez, Odessa A’zion, Rish Shah, and Maia Mitchell will star in Sitting in Bars with Cake on Prime Video.
- Martin Short and Shania Twain are in final talks to star in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration on ABC.
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Bruce Campbell has been cast in My Southern Christmas on Hallmark Channel.
- JoAnna Garcia Swisher will host The Ultimatum: Queer Love on Netflix.
Mark Your Calendar
- Rosaline will debut on Hulu on October 14.
- The Devil’s Hour will premiere on Prime Video on October 28.
- Grey’s Anatomy returns on ABC on October 6.
- Celebrity Jeopardy! premieres on ABC on September 25.
These stars are ready for primetime – are you? 🌟 Watch the season premiere of #CelebrityJeopardy! Sunday at 8/7c on ABC, and stream on Hulu. pic.twitter.com/jNaqNjxNdl
— Celebrity Jeopardy! (@CelebJeopardy) September 22, 2022
- The Vow Part II will premiere on HBO on October 17.
- Gangs of London returns on AMC+ on November 17.
- Wahl Street returns on HBO Max on October 6.
- Into the Deep premieres on Netflix on September 30.
- Everything Calls for Salvation debuts on Netflix on October 14.
- Love During Lockup returns on WE tv on October 21.
- Abominable and the Invisible City debuts on Hulu on October 5.
- Glitch debuts on Netflix on October 7.
- Wednesday finally has a premiere date on Netflix — and it’s not next month after all — November 23.
- Fleishman Is In Trouble will premiere on Hulu on November 17.
- White Lotus returns on HBO and HBO Max on October 30.
- Cops will premiere on Fox Nation on October 1.
- The Great Holiday Bake War will debut on OWN on December 3, A Christmas Fumble on December 10.
- Masters of the Game will premiere on TheGrio on September 30.
- Wedding Talk will launch on Crackle on October 13.
- Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story will debut on Netflix next year.
R.I.P.
Hilary Mantel, Author of the “Wolf Hall” books. The BBC will continue with production on the adaptation of The Mirror and the Light, her final novel.
Cherry Valentine, Drag star and contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Shark Tank: Season premiere. 7 p.m., ABC
20/20: Season premiere. 8 p.m., ABC
Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?: After the implosion of CNN+, Chris Wallace was given his own interview show on HBO Max which will then air on CNN a couple of days later. Series premiere. HBO Max
Minions: The Rise of Gru: OK, but are the teens going to dress up to watch it in their own homes? Premiere. Peacock
Lou: Jurnee Smollett and Allison Janney star in this film about a mysterious loner who is drawn out of her isolation when her neighbor’s child is kidnapped. Premiere. Netflix
SATURDAY
The Conversation: This brilliant paranoid thriller is one of the most influential movies of the 70s. It’s one of my favorites. 7 p.m., Epix Drive-In
Final Destination marathon: True Fact: when you become a mother, you start having Final Destination sequences play out in your brain in every situation you are in with your children — like, you are able to see exactly the Rube Goldberg sequence of events that will end with your child hurting themselves (even if it never happens). It’s the main reason I have spent the last 18 years yelling some version of “GET DOWN FROM THERE!” 6 p.m., Starz Encore
SUNDAY
Celebrity Jeopardy!: Series premiere. 7 p.m., ABC
The Simpsons: Homer seeks community on an internet group — HOMER, NO! Season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox
The Great North: Honeybee and Wolf find a new restaurant they become obsessed with in the season premiere. 7:30 p.m., Fox
Bob’s Burgers: Louise is jealous of Tina’s hands. Season premiere. 8 p.m., Fox
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: Season premiere. 8 p.m., ABC
Family Guy: Season premiere. 8:30 p.m., Fox
The Rookie: Serial killer Rosalind is not done with Nolan. Season premiere. 9 p.m., ABC
Big Brother: Season finale. 7 p.m., CBS
The Circus: Here come the midterms. Season premiere. 7 p.m., Showtime
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Jon Hamm, Smashing Pumpkins
FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
ABC | Shark Tank (new) |
20/20 |
CBS | Big Brother (new) |
Secret Celebrity Renovation (new) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
CW | Killer Camp (new) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat) |
Local |
FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | Local |
NBC | Capital One College Bowl (new) |
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 | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
CBS | FBI (repeat) |
FBI: International (repeat) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
CW | College Football (live) |
Local |
FOX | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
NBC | Quantum Leap (repeat) |
Dateline (new) |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
News/ Local |
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 | Take Action Now (new) |
Celebrity Jeopardy! (new) |
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (new) |
The Rookie (new) |
CBS | 60 Minutes | Big Brother (new) |
The Equalizer (repeat) |
The CW | Local | World’s Funniest Animals (repeat) |
World’s Funniest Animals (repeat) |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Local |
FOX | The OT (live) |
The Simp-sons (new) |
The Great North (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Local/News |
NBC | Sunday Night Football (live) |
My family was randomly chosen by Nielson. We got an unsolicited flier from them about how much they pay and how it works. The strange part is you wear what looks like a smart watch and it keeps track of what you’re watching. I had no idea thats how they did it.
Ooh, that’s new technology. Interesting! They used to make you manually log everything your household was watching.
-T
So, Ty Tennant is the adopted son of David Tennant (10th Dr. Who) and grandson of Peter Davison (5th Dr. Who) and will play opposite Matt Smith (11th Dr. Who). And the episode which introduces him has a time jump. The Universe is playing with us again.
HA! Perfect.
-T