Let’s talk about the perfectly sweet (and maybe a little tiny bit corny) ‘Ted Lasso’ finale.

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I won’t spill any spoilers, but I will say that while Apple TV+ is still refusing to confirm that it was the series finale, the Ted Lasso third season finale certainly felt like a show-ender. And Jason Sudeikis seems pretty firm on the fact that it’s a series finale:

“This is the end of this story that we wanted to tell, that we were hoping to tell, that we loved to tell. The fact that folks will want more and are curious beyond more than what they don’t even know yet—that being Season 3—it’s flattering. Maybe by May 31, once all 12 episodes of the season [have been released], they’re like, ‘Man, you know what, we get it, we’re fine. We don’t need anymore, we got it.’ But until that time comes, I will appreciate the curiosity beyond what we’ve come up with so far.”

Sudeikis leaves open the possibility of spinoffs (but it sounds highly unlikely):

“Yeah, I think that we’ve set the table for all sorts of folks…to get to watch the further telling of these stories,” he said. “Again, I can’t help but take the question as flattery for what all of us that were working on the show has tried to do. It’s really kind of folks to even consider that because you never know what’s gonna happen when you make things. The fact that people want more, even if it’s a different avenue is lovely.”

Personally, I thought the finale was fitting, lovely, and that we can probably leave the Ted Lasso universe at that.

Although, for obvious reasons, there are plenty of people who would disagree with me:

AND DON’T PLAY THIS ONE IF YOU DON’T WANT SOME SPOILERS:

But if you DO want to know what happened, here’s a brief roundup of each character’s fates (including the delightful and blink-and-you’ll-miss-it reveals of some minor characters via tabloids); here’s a longer recap if that’s what you’re looking for; and if you have watched, I urge you to read my buddy Andrew’s piece about it, it’s quite lovely.

Happy Pride Month! Most straight people are totally fine with seeing LGBTQ people in commercials because what’s the big fucking deal anyway?

There’s more Discovery on Max than HBO, which while irritating is also not surprising, considering Discovery used to be comprised of around 16 different channels and HBO was HBO and HBO Max.

You know, I was wondering why the celebration of Carol Burnett aired on NBC instead of CBS, where her classic show was originally broadcast. Turns out, she pitched it to CBS and THEY PASSED. Were they drunk that day?

Dawson has become a hero at Fox News. Team Pacey 4eva.

Fox News’ ratings have dropped since they fired Tucker, but they’re still the top in terms of cable news.

This is interesting: Dana Carvey once vetoed doing The Church Lady with Robin Williams on Saturday Night Live, worried that Williams would overshadow the character.

The cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent is agitating to bring back the series.

Sounds like the Jeopardy! folks regret making those Daily Doubles visible to the home audiences.

Verizon is offering a Netflix Premium and Paramount+ with Showtime bundle for $25.99 a month, which isn’t a bad deal, actually.

Well, this is dark: a man who joked about his marriage on Family Feud has been convicted of murdering her.

Cancellations

In Development

Casting News

  • And Just Like That … Kim Cattrall WILL cameo in the upcoming season on Max. According to sources, she will only appear in one scene, and she filmed her dialogue in New York without seeing or speaking to any of the other stars.

Mark Your Calendars

  • Justified: City Primeval premieres on FX on July 18.
  • World’s Best will debut on Disney+ on June 23.
  • Match Me in Miami will debut on Roku on June 9.
  • Our Planet II premieres on Netflix on June 14.
  • Teenage Euthanasia will premiere on Adult Swim on July 23 and July 24 on Max.
  • Delete debuts on Netflix on June 28.
  • Celebrity will premiere on Netflix on June 30.

R.I.P.

Sergio Calderón, Actor known for his roles in Men in Black, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, The Ruins, and others

Jessie Maple, Director and producer and the first Black woman to write and produce an independent film

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Scripps National Spelling Bee: And in other big competition news, the 95th National Spelling Bee is here. Related: I’ve never understood why it’s called a “Bee” and Wikipedia’s etymology entry doesn’t really clarify anything. 7 p.m., ION

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