Is this why they call them “Boxers”?
@d.inclan91 Anyone else’s alarm clock do this? #boxerdog
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
I am back in the salt mine, working… working on so many bloody things, my head may soon explode. Yes, WINDS OF WINTER, yes, yes. And HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, season two. And several of the other successor shows that we’re developing with HBO. (Some of those are moving faster than others, as is always the case with development. None have been greenlit yet, though we are hoping… maybe soon. A couple have been shelved, but I would not agree that they are dead. You can take something off the shelf as easily as you can put it on the shelf. All the changes at HBO Max have impacted us, certainly).
Great job, David Zaslav! Terrific work threatening your golden goose. You are really good at this, buddy.
So, 2023 is off to a shit start. After assuring Rolling Stone that he WOULD be drinking on New Year’s Eve this year and that CNN’s ban on getting lit only applied to CNN’s correspondents, Andy Cohen has told Page Six that actually he and Anderson Cooper will be staying sober. This is some bullshit. Literally no one watches CNN on New Year’s Eve to watch sober people. We can tune in to ABC for that.
My dad when I told him @Andy & @andersoncooper won’t be drinking on CNN on NYE pic.twitter.com/44avdj6bBK
— Rachel (@roygbiv927) December 29, 2022
Give the people what they want and what they want is Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen throwing back shots as the clock strikes 9pm
— Estefany★ (@honeybadgerstef) December 30, 2022
New Year’s Day is meant for one thing and one thing only: lying half-awake on the couch, nursing a hangover, and watching TV. If you don’t feel like watching football (I know, all red-blooded Americans will only be watching football), here are some marathons to indulge in.
This is a nice little roundup of the streamers and what their plans for 2023 are.
The most pirated shows of 2022 are all the biggest “nerd” shows of the year.
Collider also has a list of 11 TV shows that “sadly” ended this year, and I have to say, I disagree with literally all of them. These are all shows that (with the exception of Westworld) ended on their own terms and at the right time. And some of these shows — like The Walking Dead — should have ended years ago.
Here’s my list of 20 shows that actually “sadly” ended this year (in no particular order):
- Archive 81
- Raised by Wolves
- Close Enough
- Minx
- Mr. Mayor
- Made for Love
- Legendary
- Gentleman Jack
- Rutherford Falls
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Desus & Mero
- Paper Girls
- FBoy Island
- Moonhaven
- Tuca & Bertie
- The Midnight Club
- Los Espookys
- Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
- First Kill
- The Wilds
- Gordita Chronicles
- Becoming Elizabeth
Adios, shows. You deserved better. DAVID ZASLAV, YOU ARE STILL ON MY LIST.
As for the rest of you, Happy New Year, friends! I hope you have a lovely celebration and I’ll see you next year.
In Development
- They F**k You Up, a parenting dramedy directed by Peter Capaldi is in the works at Sky. (You should check out the Philip Larkin poem the title is from.)
- This is not yet in the works but the creators of Wednesday want to make a series about a young Miss Marple, and based on the success of Wednesday, I’m sure someone will let them make it happen.
Mark Your Calendar
- Physical: 100 will debut on Netflix on January 24.
- Doc Martin returns on Acorn TV on December 31.
Christmas comes to Portwenn! 🎄
Celebrate the season with a very special episode of Doc Martin, premiering December 31 on Acorn TV. pic.twitter.com/BDt8gqGJmq— Acorn TV (@AcornTV) December 29, 2022
- La Otra Mirada will return on PBS on January 5; Miss Scarlet and The Duke on January 8; All Creatures Great and Small on January 8; Vienna on January 8; Call the Midwife on March 19; Sanditon on March 19; Marie Antoinette on March 19.
- Blue Bloods will return on CBS on January 6.
R.I.P.
Dame Vivienne Westwood, British fashion designer and “Godmother of Punk”
Bill Pence, Co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival and co-director and president of the National Film Preserve
Neal Jimenez, Screenwriter of River’s Edge, Waterdance and others
Bob Penny, Actor who appeared in Forrest Gump, Sweet Home Alabama, and Mississippi Burning among others
Peter Sealey, Former Columbia Pictures executive
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
White Noise: Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig star in this adaptation of Don DeLillo’s postmodernist classic. Netflix
The Glory: In this new Korean drama series, a woman gets her revenge on her school bully by becoming his son’s teacher. Premiere.Netflix
SATURDAY
Lizzo: Live in Concert: It’s about damn time. HBO Max
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest: You know the routine. 7 p.m, 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., ABC
New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash: Brooks & Dunn, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, and Zac Brown Band ring in the new year with performances. 7 p.m., CBS
A Toast to 2022!: OK, but Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager host this recap of 2022. 7 p.m., NBC
Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party: Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton host this celebration of the new year. 9:30 p.m., NBC
New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen: DO ALL OF THE SHOTS, ANDY. 7 p.m., CNN
New Year’s Eve Times Square Ball Drop Live: Or you could just watch the ball drop without some smarmy host. Hulu
SUNDAY
Kaleidoscope: Giancarlo Esposito stars in this innovative heist series that apparently can be watched in any order you want? Premiere. Netflix
Paul T. Goldman: The director of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is behind this docu-comedy that has been filmed over the past 10 years, following the true adventures of one very unusual man. You need to watch the trailer. Premiere. Peacock
The Simpsons: Bob the Drag Queen, Monet X Change, and Michael Rappaport guest star in the winter premiere. 7 p.m., Fox
The Great North: Moon and the Junior Janitors are involved in a teacher scandal in the winter premiere. 7:30 p.m., Fox
Yellowstone: Fall finale. Paramount
| 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) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (new) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | 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 | Bull (repeat) |
48 Hours | 48 Hours | News/Local |
| CW | Criss Angel’s Magic With The Stars (new) |
World’s Funniest Animals (new) |
World’s Funniest Animals (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | College Football | 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 | America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
Celebrity Jeopardy! (new) |
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (new) |
The Rookie (new) |
| CBS | 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) |
The Great North (repeat) |
The Simp-sons (new) |
The Great North (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Sunday Night Football (live) |
Happy New Year to you and yours!