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This whole GMA T.J. Holmes/Amy Robach situation has gotten MESSY. Alright — an updated timeline since last we checked in:
After the story broke on Wednesday that he and GMA co-anchor Amy Robach were having an affair (with its own questionable timeline), the two appeared on Friday’s GMA episode. On that episode, Holmes joked that it had been a “great week” and hoped that the week would keep “going and going and going.” Robach responded with a basic, “speak for yourself.”
It was also revealed that Robach went to ABC executives several years ago to dispel rumors that she and Holmes were having an affair then, insisting that the two of them were just “best friends.” ~side eye~
Then came the revelation that Holmes allegedly had a three-year affair with a GMA producer that began back in 2019, and that Holmes had confided in Robach about it. So maybe this was the relationship that ABC executives were concerned about? Unclear.
In any event, it’s no surprise that Holmes and Robach deleted their social media accounts in the wake of this, as past posts are now read in a different light. For instance, on his 10th anniversary with his wife, Holmes posted on Facebook in March 2020 that his wife stayed with him “despite [his] best efforts”:
“That’s not hyperbole. I’m not being dramatic. I gave her plenty of reasons, excuses, and opportunities to walk her fine ass out the doooooooor,” he wrote in the now-viral Facebook upload. “But instead, with her built-in black woman superpower, she showed a grace and patience that’s incomprehensible.”
The Arkansas native continued: “Asking her for another 10 years would be asking too much. Another 10 months? That may even be a stretch. If she gave me another 10 weeks, I should consider myself lucky. If she puts up with me another 10 days, I’d be grateful.”
And in August, Holmes posted on Instagram under “Quote of the Week”:
“End the relationship and cry once. It’s better than being with them and crying daily.”
In the wake of all of this … mess … ABC has benched Holmes and Robach for the foreseeable future until they can figure out what to do (let it blow over).
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It looks like “Max” is the frontrunner for the name of the new HBO Max/Discovery+ streaming service.
Peacock has added three million subscribers since last September, which is good news for the streamer. But I’m also not entirely surprised, either. This was the first quarter where Peacock began streaming some NBC content exclusively, like Saturday Night Live.
And according to research firm Park Associates, Prime Video has surpassed Netflix as the most subscribed streaming service.
David Harbour loved the pilot script for Stranger Things but didn’t think anyone else would. Boy, was he wrong.
Speaking of Stranger Things, Dahmer has joined Netflix’s one billion hours viewed club which only includes Squid Game and Stranger Things.
Fox News has dumped Lara Trump as a paid contributor now that her father-in-law is officially running for President for no good goddamned reason.
Actor Neal Bledsoe has distanced himself from The Great American Family network after the whole anti-LGBTQ mess that Candace Cameron Bure opened up.
Not Sally Field out here dishing the DIRT on Burt Reynolds.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Muppet Christmas Carol, Brett Goldstein interviews the Muppets. It’s as delightful as you would expect.
Thomas Lennon found out Quibi was dead while filming a poop scene for Quibi which is as on-the-nose a metaphor as you can get.
For those of you who love a blooper:
The final season of @BetterCallSaul was a tense one, but the gag reel is full of laughs! Watch the exclusive #BetterCallSaul gag reel: pic.twitter.com/Yxom7HIqFD
— Collider (@Collider) December 5, 2022
Sorry to disappoint you, but Theo James was wearing a prosthetic in THAT White Lotus scene. No word on last night’s newest cast member.
They’ve arrested Takeoff’s killer here in Houston.
Get better soon, Nick Cannon. Your babies need you.
Our thoughts are with soccer legend Pele.
Renewals
- Lopez Vs. Lopez season one has been given nine more episodes on NBC.
- Surface has been renewed for a second season on Apple TV+.
- SAS Rogue Heroes has been renewed for a second season on BBC. No word yet on MGM+/Epix.
Cancellations
- The Midnight Club has been canceled after one season on Netflix. This is disappointing but not surprising, as Mike Flanagan has moved his productions to Prime Video in a pretty big deal. See above for how season two would have unfolded.
- Los Espookys has been canceled after two seasons on HBO. It’s a shame they couldn’t have found a place for this wonderfully quirky series on HBO Max.
stylized comedy with fantastic characters (in both senses), set in a *highly* specific (camp, queer, satirical) universe. It was a bit like What We Do In The Shadows, swashbuckling comedy that never pandered. You'd think I'd be over shows getting axed, but it deserved 3+ seasons
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) December 3, 2022
and the cancellation suggests that HBO is morphing into Netflix under the new regime. Anyway, please check out S1 & 2 of Los Espookys, the moon would want you to
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) December 3, 2022
This. Sucks. I was literally just writing my blurb about why Los Espookys is on my list of the best TV of 2022. What a wonderfully surreal, hilarious, sweet show. We did not deserve it, apparently. https://t.co/SXZKRPcC28
— Alan Sepinwall (@sepinwall) December 2, 2022
Los Espookys has been cancelled. 😢The show "gave us a world in which Latinos existed only in relation to themselves, not as satellites orbiting the United States."
I pen an appreciation:https://t.co/LkFGUMrxBP
— Carolina A. Miranda (@cmonstah) December 3, 2022
getting together a highly specialized group of weirdos and freaks to convince the right HBO execs that they’ve been cursed by a haunted amulet until they agree to bring back Los Espookys pic.twitter.com/0TQA3PaNp2
— Cat Cardenas (@catrcardenas) December 3, 2022
following in renaldo's father's footsteps locking myself in my room and watching the 12 episodes we did get on loop
— beautiful mess.🥀 (@curseddurst) December 2, 2022
(In case you hadn’t figured it out, I really loved this series. COME ON PEACOCK, DO THE RIGHT THING. It’s a Lorne Michaels production — surely you can find a home for it?)
- Moonhaven has been canceled at AMC+ after one season. This comes after it had been renewed for a second season four months ago, and had received strong critical acclaim. It was AMC+’s most-watched exclusive series, so the decision to cancel it is somewhat baffling. Just tough times all around in the business, I guess.
In Development
- Moxie, an action comedy starring Keke Palmer (not to be confused with Moxie, the feminist teen film on Netflix) has been bought by Prime Video.
- Judgement, a legal soap drama, has been given a pilot order at ABC, and it is my obligation to inform you that there is no “e” in the middle of the word “judgment.”
- East/West, a family medical drama, is in development at CBS.
- The World: A Family History, a world history series that examines events through the families that shaped them, is in development at History Channel.
- Piers Morgan’s Killers, a docuseries where Piers Morgan interviews serial killers, has been ordered at Fox Nation. The title, which suggests it’s about the people who killed Piers Morgan, stands to be improved.
- King Con: The Whiz Kid, a limited series about con artist David Peter Bloom, is in the works.
- Fash, a drama about British footballer Justin Fashanu, is in the works at ITV.
Casting News
- Kate Dickie has joined the cast of Loki on Disney+.
- Margarita Levieva has joined the cast of The Acolyte on Disney+.
- Gore Abrams has been added to the cast of More on HBO Max.
- Benjamin Isaac, Joelle, and David Avery have joined the cast of Domina on MGM+.
- Randall Emmett will not be returning to Vanderpump Rules on Bravo.
Mark Your Calendar
- The Last of Us debuts on HBO on January 15.
- Gen V will premiere on Prime Video in 2023.
- The Witcher: Blood Origin debuts on Netflix on December 25.
- Harry & Meghan will premiere on December 8.
- You People will debut on Netflix on January 27.
- Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan returns on Prime Video on December 21.
- Servant returns on Apple TV+ on January 13.
- Teen Wolf: The Movie debuts on Paramount+ on January 26.
- Ticket to Paradise will debut on Peacock on December 9.
- The Cube returns on TBS on January 8.
- Dance Monsters premieres on Netflix on December 16.
- Paradise PD returns on Netflix on December 16.
- The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House will premiere on Netflix on January 12.
- Happy Valley will return on BBC One on January 1. No U.S. date has been set yet.
- Alice in Borderland returns on Netflix on December 22.
- La Reina del Sur returns on Netflix on December 30.
- BattleBots returns on Discovery Channel on January 5.
- Married to Real Estate returns on HGTV on January 12.
- Hillsong: The Newest Revelations will air on December 28 and 29 on TLC.
R.I.P.
Bob McGrath, Sesame Street star
Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of Bob McGrath, a beloved member of the Sesame Street family for over 50 years.
1/4 pic.twitter.com/juhlmbHo23
— Sesame Workshop (@SesameWorkshop) December 5, 2022
For the pilot episode of Sesame Street, the opening theme was sung by Bob McGrath
That warm and welcoming voice would bring generations of children countless wonderful memories for nearly 50 years.
Thank you for the sunny days, Bob ❤️☀️ pic.twitter.com/U3uYoAdv5d
— 🎄Muppet History 🕎 (@HistoryMuppet) December 4, 2022
I first met Bob McGrath in 1969 when he & my Dad Matt starred on Sesame Street. He was the nicest, sweetest, kindest man. My brother and I got to be in this scene with him…
Rest in peace , Bob McGrath.
You were so loved all over the world
Say hello to my pops
💚💛💔😢😢😢 pic.twitter.com/eELdtuzYfM— Holly Robinson Peete 💃🏾♍️ (@hollyrpeete) December 4, 2022
He lived to be 90, that is a good, long life but maaan… losing the heroes of my childhood still hurts every time. #BobMcGrath, original @sesamestreet cast member, dead at 90 – @CNN https://t.co/XXtUIK2aIX
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) December 5, 2022
Bob McGrath has died and a lovely part of my childhood leaves with him. His work on on Sesame Street showed me that a grownup man could be gentle and kind. Knowing that it could be true made me think that it should be true. Thanks Bob.
— Dave Foley (@DaveSFoley) December 5, 2022
Did you know prior to Sesame Street, Bob was a recording star in Japan?
Fans would call him and shout, Babu! pic.twitter.com/2WN6XaGHMy
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) December 5, 2022
Most importantly, Bob taught me how to cope with the death of a loved one.
For many of us, when Will Lee (Mr. Hooper) died, it was our first death.
I will never forget this moment.
This picture still hangs on the Sesame Street set. pic.twitter.com/AwHJgwdRHh
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) December 5, 2022
Goodbye Bob. Say hi to Mr. Hooper for us.https://t.co/I0XwomQiF4
— Dave Bowman (@monolith1x4x9) December 5, 2022
Al Strobel, Twin Peaks actor
Kyle MacLachlan responds to the sad news of Al Strobel's passing: pic.twitter.com/TMhHv5ZYIr
— Twin Peaks (@ThatsOurWaldo) December 4, 2022
Silver Saunders Friedman, Co-founder of The Improv
Quentin Oliver Lee, Opera singer and Broadway actor
Julia Reichert, Documentary filmmaker
Cliff Emmich, Actor
Noodle, TikTok-famous dog
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WATCH THIS
His Dark Materials: Will tries to help Lyra get to safety in the season premiere. 8 p.m., HBO
The Neighborhood: Calvin weighs a major life decision in the fall finale. 7 p.m., CBS
Bob ♥ Abishola: Bob is stressed about making the sock factory successful. Fall finale. 7:30 p.m., CBS
NCIS: NCIS investigates the death of a college student. Fall finale. 8 p.m., CBS
NCIS: Hawai’i: Commander Chase is abducted from her home in the fall finale. 9 p.m., CBS
That’s My Jam: It’s an SNL reunion holiday special, with Fred Armisen and Ana Gasteyer vs. Rachel Dratch and Melissa Villaseñor. 9 p.m., NBC
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Selena Gomez, Sebastian Maniscalco, beabadoobee
- Late Night with Seth Meyers: Lea Michele, Janelle James
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: John David Washington, Naomi Osaka, Spoon
- The Late Late Show with James Corden: Kenan Thompson, Annaleigh Ashford, Bazzi
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Brendan Fraser, Haley Lu Richardson, Madi Diaz
- The Daily Show: TBA
- Watch What Happens Live: Teresa Giudice, Ego Nwodim
| MON. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | The Great Christmas Light Fight (new) |
The Good Doctor (new) |
| CBS | The Neighborhood (new) |
Bob ♥ Abishola (new) |
NCIS (new) |
NCIS: Hawai’i (new) |
| CW | The Walton’s Homecoming | Local |
| FOX | TMZ’s Merry Elfin’ Christmas (new) |
The Cleaning Lady (new) |
News/Local |
| NBC | The Voice (new) |
That’s My Jam (new) |