I love this penguin. I love her.
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♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeod & Kevin The Monkey
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
The Netflix ad-supported tier will debut on November 3, and will cost $6.99 a month.
The new option will feature much of what’s available with Netflix’s current $9.99 a month Basic plan, but will include an average of four to five minutes of commercials per hour.
Those ads will be 15 or 30 seconds in length and will play before and during TV series and movies.
I’ll give you one guess as to what was the most streamed series for two weeks running. And no, it’s not House of the Dragon. It’s also not The Rings of Power. (There’s actually a math reason for this: the total number of minutes viewed applies to all episodes of all seasons of these series. The series that is currently number one has 50 episodes available to stream, which is more hours by a factor of five than either House of the Dragon or The Rings of Power. If anything, this just shows how popular those other two shows are right now, because they have fewer than 10 episodes each, and are # 2 and 3.)
If you’ve started watching or plan on watching The Watcher on Netflix, this is an interesting interview with the reporter who originally broke the story for The Cut, and over on The Cut, they provide an update to the story. Still bonkers.
Oh my god, please let Ryan Reynolds play Mac’s boyfriend on Sunny. PLEASE, TV GODS, HEAR MY PRAYER.
John Stamos wants to make a TV show about his bonkers Tiger Beat days, 10/10 WOULD WATCH. He also reveals this creepy detail:
Oh no, Ryan Murphy and Netflix are going to do a Richard “Night Stalker” Ramirez series now, aren’t they?
Succession is filming in Norway this season.
The video below is best enjoyed contextless:
maybe my favorite thing ever pic.twitter.com/zEXoVvc4tS
— Jeff-o'-Lantern 🎃 (@usedwigs) October 12, 2022
I don’t tend to take anything Rob Schneider says seriously, but I do believe that Bill Murray disliked Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, and Schneider himself. That all tracks.
Keep taking care of yourself, Brandy!
Renewals
- Dino Ranch has been renewed for a third season at Disney Junior and Disney+.
In Development
- The Gangs Of New York is being adapted into a TV series and Martin Scorsese will executive produce and direct some episodes.
- The Abandons, a western series from Kurt Sutter, has been ordered at Netflix.
- Interior Chinatown, a limited series drama starring Jimmy O. Yang, has been ordered at Hulu.
- Heatwave, a limited series, is being developed at HBO Max.
- Pretty Freekin Scary has been ordered at Disney Channel and Disney+.
- Operation: Kickboxer, an espionage kickboxing series based on the Kickboxer movies, is being developed.
- Sylvester Stallone and Bear Grylls have teamed up to create a “genre-bending” adventure series.
- God Family Football, a docuseries about a Louisiana football coach has been ordered at Freevee.
- The Derby, a docuseries about the Kentucky Derby, is in the works.
Casting News
- Indira Varma has been cast in Dune: Sisterhood on HBO Max.
- Timothy Dalton has joined the cast of 1923 on Paramount+.
- Jake Choi will co-star in Honeymoon Friends on Hulu.
- David Rysdahl, Sam Spruell, Jessica Pohly, and Nick Gomez have joined the cast of Fargo on FX.
- Adam Copeland, Suzanne Cryer, and Jessica Parker Kennedy have been added to the cast of Percy Jackson on Disney+.
- David Meunier and Dee Wallace have joined Fatal Attraction on Paramount+.
- Andrés Delgado has been cast in La Máquina on Hulu.
- Molly Parker and Brian J. Smith have joined the cast of Essex County for Canadian ITV.
Mark Your Calendar
- Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical will debut on Netflix on December 25.
- The English will premiere on Prime Video on November 11.
- Warrior Nun returns on Netflix on November 11.
- The L Word: Generation Q will return on Showtime on November 20.
- Save Our Squad with David Beckham debuts on Disney+ on November 9.
- Fixer Upper: The Castle premieres on HBO Max on October 14.
- Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune will debut on Netflix on October 25.
- Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues will premiere on Apple TV+ on October 28.
- The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself will debut on Netflix on October 28.
- Lost Bullet 2 will premiere on Netflix on November 10.
- Cici premieres on Netflix on October 27.
- The Apology will debut on Shudder on December 16.
- Happy Valley will return on AMC+ and Acorn soon.
- The Sentence of Michael Thompson will premiere on MSNBC on October 30.
R.I.P.
Jeff Barnaby, Horror filmmaker
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season premiere. 7 p.m., The CW
Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Season premiere. 8 p.m., The CW
X: A group of young filmmakers plans to film an adult movie on a rural Texas farm, until their elderly hosts find up what they’re up to, and soon the filmmakers find themselves fighting for their lives in this surprisingly well-reviewed slasher movie. 8 p.m., Showtime
SATURDAY
Saturday Night Live: Houston’s own Megan Thee Stallion! 10:30 p.m., NBC
Scary movie marathon on AMC: Fright Night, Christine, Poltergeist, Child’s Play, Friday the 13th among others. All Day Long, AMC
The Lord of the Rings marathon: Missing the Rings of Power already? 2 p.m., Paramount Network
SUNDAY
Magpie Murders: A book editor is drawn into a murder investigation when she receives an unfinished manuscript in the most British-sounding mystery series ever. Premiere. 8 p.m., PBS
Sunday Night Football: Cowboys at Eagles. There is only one town who hates the Dallas Cowboys more than Houston and that is Philadelphia. Trust me, I’m married to a Philadelphian. Go Iggles. 7 p.m., NBC
Scream Marathon: Did you know the original Scream was loosely based on a real serial killer? It’s true. 3 p.m., VH1
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (new) |
20/20 |
| CBS | S.W.A.T. (new) |
Fire Country (new) |
Blue Bloods (new) |
| CW | Killer Camp (new) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (new) |
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 | TBA (repeat) |
TBA (repeat) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| CW | College Football (live) |
Local |
| FOX | College Football | News/Local |
| NBC | College Football (live) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (Megan Thee Stallion) |
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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 (new) |
Celebrity Jeopardy! (new) |
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (new) |
The Rookie (new) |
| CBS | NFL Football | 60 Minutes | The Equalizer (new) |
East New York (new) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (new) |
| The CW | Local | Family Law (new) |
Coroner (new) |
Local |
| FOX | The Simp-sons (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
The Simp-sons (new) |
The Great North (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Sunday Night Football (live) |