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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
If Saturday Night Live airs next week — and that’s still a big if with the writer’s strike looming — Pete Davidson promises no jokes about Kim Kardashian.
Fewer than half of Comcast’s residential customers are subscribing to cable. The cord-cutting continues.
Wait, Roman had a wife and kids in the pilot episode of Succession? I need to rewatch it, I guess.
Martin Scorsese had no idea who Ray Romano was when he cast him in Vinyl, which is peak Martin Scorsese.
Don’t be expecting any movie premieres on Max anytime soon. Warner Bros. Discovery will be premiering them in theaters from here on out.
The cast of The L Word appeared at the White House earlier this week to mark Lesbian Visibility Week.
Renewals
- Johnson has been renewed for a third season on Bounce.
Cancellations
- Vice News Tonight has been canceled by Vice Media.
- Though it was canceled by HBO, the rights to The Garcias has been acquired by the producers and they are shopping it around to other sources.
In Development
- A golf comedy series starring Will Ferrell is in the works.
- Little Wing, a coming-of-age film, has been greenlit at Paramount+. It will star Brian Cox, Kelly Reilly, Brooklynn Prince, and Che Tafari.
- Christopher Robin, an R-rated live-action/animation hybrid series about Winnie-the-Pooh character Christopher Robin, is being developed.
- Teton is in development at Prime Video.
- Maritime Masters is in production at Discovery.
- Toya & Reginae, a reality series that follows the ex-wife and daughter of hip hop legend Lil Wayne, Toya Johnson-Rushing, and Reginae Carter, has been ordered at WE tv.
- Turn Your House Around has been ordered at HGTV.
- Bev Is Boss has been ordered at WE tv.
- Death in Paradise and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators have been picked up at Ovation TV.
- Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy is being adapted into a TV series. (Probably not at Paramount+, tho.)
Casting News
- Donald Sutherland has joined Lawmen: Bass Reeves on Paramount+.
- Sarah Goldberg has joined Industry on HBO and BBC.
- Christian James, Megan West, Daniel Abeles, Kimberly Guerrero, and Monette Moio have joined Outer Range on Prime Video.
- Tobias Truvillion, Leon, Jessica “Jess Hilarious” Moore, and Michelle Mitchenor have joined First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story on BET+.
- RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars has set its judges.
Mark Your Calendar
- RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars returns on Paramount+ on May 12.
- Queer Eye returns on Netflix on May 12.
- White Men Can’t Jump will premiere on Hulu on May 19.
- The Kardashians returns on Hulu on May 25.
- Selling Sunset returns on Netflix on May 19.
- Working: What We Do All Day will premiere on Netflix on May 17.
- Spy/Master will premiere on Max on May 19.
- Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss will premiere on Peacock on May 18.
- Belle Collective returns on OWN on May 19.
- Rich & Shameless returns on TNT on May 7.
- Victim/Suspect will premiere on Netflix on May 23.
- Harriet the Spy will return on Apple TV+ on May 5.
- Tiny Toons Looniversity will debut on Max in the fall.
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia will return on FX on June 7.
- The Kardashians: A Billion Dollar Dynasty will air on E! on May 1.
- Act Your Age returns on Bounce on August 5.
- Banded will debut on AXS TV on May 13.
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will air on ABC on May 25.
- Prom Pact will premiere on Freeform on May 4.
- Bad Things will debut on Shudder on August 25.
R.I.P.
Keith Nale, Two-time Survivor contestant
Otis Redding III, Singer and son of soul singer Otis Redding Jr.
Moonbin, Member of the South Korean boy band Astro
Todd Haimes, CEO of Broadway’s Roundabout Theater Company
Michel Dimopoulos, Former director of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Friday): Pete Davidson, Questlove, S.A. Cosby, Peso Pluma
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Citadel: Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas star in this new romantic spy action thriller. Series premiere. Prime Video
Peter Pan & Wendy: The Peter Pan story is told again in this new live-action version. Premiere. Disney+
Couples Therapy: Season three. 7 p.m., Showtime
Grand Crew: In the one-hour season finale, the crew goes to an excluding wine-tasting. 7 p.m., NBC
SATURDAY
Moonage Daydream: David Bowie’s family gave their blessing for this documentary created from materials from Bowie’s own collection. Premiere. 7 p.m., HBO
Tootsie: GROOMERS! And on a FAMILY STATION NO LESS?! ~grasps pearls~ 7 p.m., Showtime FamilyZone
Point Break: I will always point out when the original Point Break is on. 5:30 p.m., IFC
SUNDAY
Fatal Attraction: Lizzie Caplan and Joshua Jackson, who are two of my very favorites, star in this reimagining of the erotic thriller. Yes, please. Series premiere. Paramount+
Tom Jones: A retelling of Henry Fielding’s classic novel. 8 p.m., PBS
Time 100: The World’s Most Influential People: Time Magazine reveals its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. 7 p.m., ABC
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | 2023 NFL Draft on ABC (new) |
| CBS | S.W.A.T. (repeat) |
Fire Country (repeat) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (new) |
The Great American Joke Off (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | Local |
| NBC | Grand Crew (new) |
Grand Crew (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 | To Be Announced | News/Local |
| CBS | True Lies (repeat) |
Bull (repeat) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| CW | Masters of Illusion (new) |
Masters of Illusion (repeat) |
Totally Weird and Funny (new) |
Totally Weird and Funny (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | USFL Football | News/Local |
| NBC | The Fate of The Furious | 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 | TIME100: The World’s Most Influential People (new) |
American Idol (new) |
The Company You Keep (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | The Equalizer (repeat) |
East New York (repeat) |
NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) |
| The CW | Local | 100 Days to Indy (new) |
World’s Funniest Animals (repeat) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat) |
The Great American Joke Off (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | Next Level Chef (repeat) |
The Simpsons (new) |
The Great North (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Magnum P.I. (repeat) |
The Blacklist (new) |