Anderson Cooper needs to take a damn seat.

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Jensen Ackles has launched a Save The Winchesters campaign:

Reports are coming out that The Kelly Clarkson Show executive producer Alex Duda is a “monster” who has created a toxic environment on the show.

Producers under Duda are said to engage in bullying and verbal abuse. One employee quit after a producer “yelled and cursed at them multiple times on stage.” A production manager was observed throwing a stapler across the room, and “would speak in a way that you’re not supposed to in a professional environment—cursing, raising his voice, and throwing a huge temper tantrum,” said a former staffer.

Notably, all the staffers who told their stories to Rolling Stone insist that Kelly Clarkson has no idea the abuse is happening, and would be shocked if she found out. NBCU has refuted the report.

We have the upcoming Black Mirror episode titles and descriptions. CAN’T WAIT.

Happy 5,000 episodes, Deidre Hall!

Give The Boys all the Emmys.

This is a pretty respectable list of 27 shows to look forward to this summer.

NBCU and Amazon have struck a deal to add some local NBC news stations to Amazon’s FAST channels (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV). But not Houston.

Pure Flix and Great American Media are merging.

Reportedly, the woman that Elon Musk intends to hire to be the new CEO of Twitter is Linda Yaccarino, the chief of ad sales at NBCUniversal. And there are some indications based on who she follows on Twitter and her proximity to the former Trump administration that she might be being brought in to turn the site into a “legitimate conservative social media outlet.” Oh brother.

I don’t want to spend any more time on this irritating town hall controversy than needed, but Anderson Cooper’s attempt to defend it has me ornery.

Also, and this is fucking infuriating: the audience was told they were only allowed to applaud, they were not allowed to boo anything Former President Rampaphobe said. Any response, Anderson?

Writers’ Strike Update:

Power Book II: Ghost and Pretty Little Liars: Summer School have halted production; Password has been postponed; filming on FBI: Most Wanted was postponed, but for only a few hours.

Xo, Kitty creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Jenny Han and executive producer and co-showrunner Sascha Rothchild did not attend the show’s premiere out of solidarity with the strike.

David Simon explains what the strike is about.

If there hadn’t been a writers’ strike in 2007, we would have lost Jesse Pinkman at the end of season one. But we also might not have had President Racist Rapist.

Renewals

  • Next Level Chef has been renewed for two more seasons at Fox.
  • Password has been renewed at NBC for a second season … but see above.
  • Lopez vs. Lopez has been renewed at NBC for a second season.
  • Transplant has been renewed at NBC for two more seasons.
  • 61st Street has been saved by The CW. The series, which filmed two seasons, was canceled after only one by AMC. The CW has bought both seasons.

Cancellations

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • The Vanderpump Rules reunion begins on Bravo on May 24.
  • Human Resources will return on Netflix on June 9.
  • iCarly will return on Paramount+ on June 1.
  • The Ride premieres on Prime Video on May 30.
  • Prisoners of the Snow will debut on ABC on May 22 and on Hulu on May 23.

WATCH THIS

FRIDAY

The Great: Peter and Catherine attempt to make their troubled — murderous — marriage work in season three. Season premiere. Hulu

Air: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, and Viola Davis star in this origin story of the Air Jordan. Premiere. Prime Video

The Mother: Jennifer Lopez stars as a former assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she abandoned. Premiere. Netflix

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Season premiere. Paramount+

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie: Michael J. Fox looks back on his life, career, and battle with Parkinson’s. Premiere. Apple TV+

The Power: Season finale. Prime Video

Crater: A group of friends hijacks a rover to explore a mysterious crater on a lunar mining colony in this new sci-fi adventure. Series premiere. Disney+

Mulligan: A cast of stars vvoicesthis new animated sci-fi comedy. Series premiere. Netflix

Queer Eye: Season 7 heads to Netflix

SATURDAY

Alien marathon: Ripley is the only hero I need.  3:39 p.m., Starz Encore

Fatal Attraction: Now that the new Joshua Jackson/Lizzy Caplan series is out, watch the original.  9:20 p.m., MGM+

SUNDAY

Fear the Walking Dead: Season premiere for most folks. 8 p.m., AMC

East New York: Haywood’s leadership is questioned in the season finale. 8 p.m., CBS

Superstar: Elizabeth Taylor: An exploration of the life of the violet-eyed icon. 9 p.m., ABC

FRI. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Jeopardy! Masters
(new)		 20/20
CBS S.W.A.T.
(new)		 Fire Country
(new)		 Blue Bloods
(new)
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 That’s My Jam
(repeat)		 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 XFL Football Playoff
(live)		 News/Local
CBS FBI: International
(repeat)		 NCIS: Hawai’i
(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 MLB Baseball News/Local
NBC The Wall
(repeat)		 Weakest Link
(repeat)		 Saturday Night Live
(repeat)		 News/
Local		 Saturday Night Live
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ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos
(new)		 American Idol
(new)		 Superstar
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CBS 60 Minutes The Equalizer
(new)		 East New York
(new)		 NCIS: Los Angeles
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The CW Local 100 Days to Indy
(new)		 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)		 Housebroken
(new)		 Local/News
NBC Dateline Magnum P.I.
(repeat)		 The Blacklist
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One thought on “Anderson Cooper needs to take a damn seat.”

  1. I can see Cooper’s reasoning here. It helps to know the other side’s pov. But in learning that pov you don’t have to listen meekly and accept silently what they say. You should challenge false or misleading statements. Caitlyn Collins tried enough of that to be called “nasty.” She should have done more.

    (I read that Chris Licht – who came over from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert! – wants to move CNN to the right, to appeal more to conservatives. This is not how to do it.)

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