Hey, look at this sweet face:
We're having ear rubs this morning. pic.twitter.com/IpFjkK5zY3
— Blue Heron Farm (@BlueHeronFarmTX) December 1, 2022
If you’re looking for a Good Girl, Scrump is looking for a good home.
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
Whoever didn’t choose Lizzo for The Glee Project: you’re fired.
To be fair, I have now come to realize that as stupid as Manifest was, NBC could go stupider (see: La Brea). That said, WHY DO YOU PEOPLE LIKE THIS SHOW SO MUCH? IT IS TERRIBLE.
People are accusing Netflix’s Wednesday of being racist because Burton cast a Black man as the owner of “Pilgrim Land.”
LA BREA. THE ANSWER IS LA BREA.
Mike White snuck a little easter egg in last week’s episode of The White Lotus that doesn’t really mean anything to anyone other than himself, his lawyer, and his lawyer’s son, but here’s a whole article about it.
CNN is canceling all live HLN programming. So that escalated quickly.
GMA is not going to penalize Amy Roback or T.J. Holmes for their little game of footsie.
Mel B. has called James Corden the “biggest dickhead” she’d ever met and … yeah … that computes.
After 55 days during which the GOP lost the Senate in the midterms and barely took over the House, and in which Kanye West threatened to go “DEFCON 3 on the Jews,” and in which Elon Musk managed to single-handedly tank Twitter, and in which Former President Goofus hosted Nick Fuentes for Thanksgiving, AFTER ALL OF THAT, it took Kanye West to go on Alex Jones show and say “I like Hitler” for the Republican House Judiciary Committee to take down their tweet that read “Kanye. Elon. Trump.” This is who the Republicans are.
The House Judiciary Committee Republican account appear to have finally deleted the "Kanye. Elon. Trump." tweet it sent in early October. pic.twitter.com/KmmPkMh4cz
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) December 1, 2022
Cancellations
- The Midnight Club has been canceled at Netflix after one season because … see directly below.
In Development
- This is pretty huge: Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy are leaving Netflix after making some of my favorite series (including The Haunting of Hill House; Midnight Mass; The Midnight Club) and headed to Prime Video where they have signed an exclusive multiyear overall series deal.
- The Trenches, an animated project from Drew Goddard, is coming to FX.
- The Christie Affair, a limited series starring and produced by Daisy Ridley, is being made at Miramax TV.
- Yellow Door: Looking For Director Bong’s Unreleased Short Film, is being made at Netflix.
- David Baldacci’s Atlee Pine book series is being turned into a series at Prime Video.
Casting News
- Rosemarie DeWitt, Rob Benedict, Elliot Knight, and Simon Pegg are joining (and in Pegg’s case returning to) The Boys on Prime Video.
- Riley Keough will star in and produce Under the Bridge on Hulu.
- Cynthia Erivo will star in Running Wild on Apple TV+.
- Michael Gandolfini is joining Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+.
- Andrea Riseborough has joined the cast of The Palace on HBO.
- Mark Strong, Jade Anouka, and Chris Mason have joined Dune: The Sisterhood on HBO Max.
- Ana Cabrera will leave CNN for CBS.
Mark Your Calendar
The CW has released a few more midseason dates:
- Riverdale will return on February 15
- Superman & Lois on January 18
- The Flash on January 31
- The Mandalorian will return on Disney+ on March 1.
The Mandalorian and Grogu return March 1 only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/h0NrVMIT4V
— The Mandalorian (@themandalorian) December 1, 2022
- Call Me Miss Cleo will premiere on HBO Max on December 15.
- Sebastian Maniscalco: Is It Me? will premiere on December 6.
- Nikki Bella Says I Do will premiere on E! on January 26.
- Kings of Jo’burg will return on Netflix on January 27.
- Ginny & Georgia will return on Netflix on January 5.
- Teen Wolf: The Movie premieres on Paramount+ on January 26.
R.I.P.
Frank Vallelonga Jr., Actor who appeared in The Sopranos and Green Book
Brad William Henke, Former NFL player who had roles in Orange Is the New Black, Justified, and Lost
Mylene Demongeot, French actress
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Firefly Lane: The second and final season. Netflix
Hot Skull: In this Turkish thriller, an epidemic of madness is spread through the spoken word. Series premiere. Netflix
Sr.: This documentary film honors Robert Downey, Sr., a director who “set the standard for countercultural comedy in the 1960s and 1970s.” Premiere. Netflix
SATURDAY
World Cup Soccer: U.S. vs. Netherlands 10 a.m., Fox
Saturday Night Live: Keke Palmer and SZA. 10:30 p.m., NBC
Reno 911! It’s a Wonderful Heist: It’s a Wonderful Life but with Lieutenant Dangle. Premiere. 7 p.m., Comedy Central
A New Orleans Noel: Something about busy architects falling in love over the holidays, all I know is that Patti LaBelle co-stars as a praline queen, and that’s good enough for me. Premiere. 7 p.m., Lifetime
SUNDAY
George & Tammy: The tumultuous romance between George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Premiere. 8 p.m., Showtime & Paramount+
The Rookie: Two-hour fall finale. 7 p.m., ABC
Back in the Groove: Taye Diggs hosts this new reality dating series in which three women in their 40s try to find love with men half of their age. Good luck with all that. Premiere. Hulu
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Kevin Bacon; Theo James; Jay Jurden
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 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (new) |
Criss Angel’s Magic With The Stars (new) |
Local |
FOX | College Football | Local |
NBC | Lopez vs. Lopez (new) |
Young Rock (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 | Robbie the Reindeer | Robbie the Reindeer | The Story of Santa Claus | 48 Hours | News/Local |
CW | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (new) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat) |
World’s Funniest Animals (new) |
World’s Funniest Animals (repeat) |
Local |
FOX | Big Ten College Football | News/Local |
NBC | Password (repeat) |
Dateline (new) |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (Keke Palmer & SZA) |
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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 Wheel of Fortune (new) |
The Rookie (new) |
The Rookie (new) |
CBS | NFL Football | 60 Minutes | Fit for Christmas (new) |
East New York (new) |
The CW | Local | Family Law (new) |
Coroner (new) |
Local |
FOX | The Simp-sons (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
The Simp-sons (new) |
Housebroken (new) |
Housebroken (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Local/News |
NBC | Sunday Night Football (live) |
Just a note – USA vs Netherlands kicks off at 9am Central on Saturday
How nice to see that Elvis and Priscilla’s granddaughter has turned out so well. I’m sure that’s a tough mantle to wear.